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1988.
"Missing Link" Animals
LATE NEWS In Hongkong En Route ALHAMBRA
WUCHANG OCCUPIED, REPORT
Wuchang, Oct, 20,
To American Zoos
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species arrived in Hongkong yesterday in the care of Clifford M. Pressnall, American free-lance photo- grapher, aboard the freighter Granville.
He was warned in advance of the
temperature might affect his animals
SEVEN FEMALES AND ONE
MALE, they came from the manner in which a sudden change of The city of Wuchang was con- pletely occupied by the Japanese Malayan jungle, from where when one of the females had a baby Army unita at 11 o'clock this morn-they were taken in a packing which died two months ago. The jing, Immediately following their came to Singapore. It took Mr. young aulmat was born fully furred,
arrival in
the
walled elty, tho
ounces, with a set the Japan-Pressnall more than a year to weighing about 5
of teeth and within half-an-hour of ese troops opened mopping-up opera-catch them.
the birth was slowly crawling up tions 10 complete their occupation. "I don't know what sort of animals wire mesh of the cage in front of its
The Wuchang airfield, 24 miles they are," he said to-day. He has mother, who apparently
thought south of the city, was also occupied sent photographs of them to the nothing of its astonishing precocity. by Japanese troops at 11.30 o'clock
Later the young one was trampled ente even largest zoos in the world, but this morning. Various establishments the animals cannot be classified. Dr bitten :0 death In the cage. [ attached to the airfield as well as the The animals are something between Presnall has it preserved in a boltle
barracks in its neighbourhood are badly damaged, partly as the result racoons and squirrels, but move with of alcohol aboard the ship.
the slow Jethargle case of an Aus- of the repeated Japanese serlat nt- tacks and partly by the hands of the trallan koala beat. They have paws Chinese troops evacuating the dislike human hands, bodies like beat- |trict.—Domeí,
monkeys, eyes like an owl and have Continuing their mopping
claw on the index finger of tnefrj operations alt last night, the Japanese feet with which they seratch them
selves. troops which entered the city on
Mr. Pressruil is inking the animals |Tuesday evening at noon to-day
occupied the railway station a mile to an American zoo to let scientists east of the Japanese Concession.characteristics of the missing link.”|
determine if they have the necessary
Domet,
FIRES BURN FIERCELY
Stole Camera From Car
Mr. J. T. Wilson of St. Jolita's Cathedral was the complainant in a PETS FOR HOLLYWOOD
larceny case against man named Yuen Kau, 20, before Mr. E. "I think they would make ov pets for some of the movie stars inimsworth at the Kowloon Magis-
tracy to-day Hollywood," said Mr. Pressnall, who
Yuen admitted having stolen a hopes to pose onc of the lending
Kodak camern and leather case, the actresses with his animals.
property of Mrs. Wilson, from a car
Nathan Road, on October 22, parked near the Central Radlo Shop,
He
was arrested in Canton Road by
Shanghai, Oct. 20.
Ife exhibited! thumb, which the Reports from Hankow Indiente that the central district of Hankow con-cat-like fangs of one of the little taining buildings of
Chinese animals had penetrated the nail and
bone. the Central Government is still in flames, flesh to
been
the
of the theft, with the camera wrap- The Japanese Consulate-Generat and The animals don't like to be pleked Chinese detective on the evening the headquarters of the Japanese up and will bite when lifted from ped up in a parcel. Taken to the naval landing party are said to have the ground, although appearing curi- Water Police Station he was on his appearance In Court, charged dynamited and burnt down, ous when left to crawl up an arm fret
with unlawful possession of the while the Kuomintang Headquarters or leg at their will.
The male one is Presnall's special camera. He was remanded
for 48 and the Hanyang iron work are ako
pet. It burning up-Demei.
crawls all over him when hours as the owner of the camera hnd allowed to do
to do so and is the most not then been located. affectionate of
of the bunch. None of This morning, Det-Sergeant A. F. HANAWA FLIES FROM then have been numed, as it is too Cochrane withdrew the unlawful possession charge and substituted In NANKING TO HANKOWard to tell them apart.
Presnall said he would not sell its place one of larceny. Nanking, Oct. 20. them at any price though he could Acting on instructions from his no! give any idea of what each hone Government, Mr. Yoshinori unimal was worth. Hanawa, newly-appointed Japanese Consul-Generai in Hunkow, left here for-Hankow by acroplane at U o'clock this morning.
Domci,
brown animal.
350
Yuen, who had a previous con- viction, was sentenced to two months
hard Jabour.
Rehabilitation For Dollar
FORMER G. O. C. try, Inland from F. nnng; Liner Taft
about
FROM SIAM BORDER
The animals have several names though none can be taken as seientl- He will stop on his way at Kiu- neally authentic. The natives of the klang to make arrangements with the Malayan district where they were Japanese authorities on the spot found call them "Kong-hang", which means a slow movie Shakki coun-
They came from the
miles north of Singapore and 100 miles
south of the Siamese border. Presnall,
a heavy bullt, bearded man
Oakland, Cali£, Oct. 25. 40, says the animals will only live
The General Engineering Dry-Dock on bananas. They
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RETIRES
London, Oct. 20. Lt. General Sir Oswald Borrett, former General Officer Commanding the British Troops in South China,
has retired.--Reuter.
st
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which are like a teeth. the other tongue, a semi-cartilagen-make Taft conform to the Safety at ous ane, underneath the red tongue. Sen lawa-United Press.
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long and weigh about 1⁄2 lbs. each. They are
sleeping in the nocturnal, day-lime and prowling about their cage at night.
natural state In their they vary seldom descend from trees. The aulmals are friendly, and on After a successful tour of Malaya and the South Seas, the Hongkong board the ship have come to know Aquatic Stars returned to the Colony to-day by the B.I. steamer Tilawa. rier, who goes up to their enge and tion in the resumed sensational Noz!
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At
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In the course of his cross-examina-
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the up
strange the United States malls on the liner rabbits, and Europe, while at sea, were complicat- Swimming Club in Penang on October when playing with each other they ed, and must have taken a long time 10, the tourists Won Ove events agalast Penang's two and Singapore's and have limbs of a monkey.
growl. They have short falls, to reproduce.—United Press.
The reason for the preservation of Singapore's solitary win W:15 through Sim Boon-hoon who, in the species is a mystery to Presnall, winning the 100 metres backstroke, as they have no apparent means of established a new China record of self protection. Their colouring is min. 19 4/5 secs. The second not protective, and although trong inan, Kee Sono-bec, also beat the and able to bite they live among al sorts of predatory animals, including China record of 1 min. 23.3 secs.
and wild-cats. smokes, birds an
The ship Granville will sail from It is semi-officially stated that the port this afternion for Los Angeles State Protection Bills, ngainst which direct with its strange animal cargo. the Memel Diet protested, have been When the ship gets into
colder substantially altered, and that in latitudes, Mr. Presnall will take their revised form they will replace
In the same meet, Ng in broke another China record when he swam the 100 metres free style in 63 2/5
The old mark was 65.7 sees.
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STATE PROTECTION BILLS REVISED
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