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FRIDAY JUNE · 27 · 1921.

REFINED TORTURE.

SULTAN'S EFFECTIVE USE

OF THE DRUM.

It was almost worth going all the way to Marocco to receive the wonderful certificate, written with a pointed wooden stick in thick black ink by El Raisli, the Sultan of the Mountains, and reproduced by Mrs. Rosita Forbes at the beginning of her book, El Raisuli

CHILD SACRIFICE"

SHOCKING CALCUTTA

TRAGEDY.

BIG-BRAINED" MEN.

SKULLS OF BRUCE AND. BURNS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Comparisons between the skull There was a stoking tragedy at [of Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns, fung George's Dock, Calcutta, on Sir Thomas Browne, and Dean Jme 5, as the result of radars Swift were drawn by Professor Sir among coolies that two children Arthur Keith in a lecture delivered in Edinburgh University on May 9. lad been sacrificed to propitiate visitor, on examining Sir the spirit of the new dorks.

Stories of human sacrifices to Thomas Browne's skill at Nors w buildings and bridges are still ich spital, said Sic Arthur, comm among uneducated Indian Hade joined that he would rather workers, but the tragedy in the gribe it to a fat-headed Indian art of Culentia is nexampled for than to a Lenins like Sir Thom the frenzy and leterminations of the Browne, crowd.

In the story of her journey to the mountain she describes a snake- eating gipsy. The snake struck its fangs into the man's tongue, whereupon he ate the snake alive! A companion" gipsy passed the time eating glass, while another A crowd of 50 coolies, "inflamed beat hiniself upon the head with by the baseless runs, seizel an iron mace-anusements that and bent a man until the herume are hardly likely to become a insensible. The staff of a neigh craze in the West.

houring iflice resgued the man, bio Raisuli began his career as the crowd. mex numbering on brigand by the capture of Sir Henty Maclean, whom he torturedolies, surrounded the office, and

The respuers were aruspelled, to t by posting native drummers out side his door day and night. h treat under a hail of brickbats

The jufuminted ob then sto five days Maclean'gave in.

the hailing and secret their victim again, only dispeceing

arrival of a police force. The injured in died in hospital a few

murs, later.

The Kaid told Mrs. Furbes that before Abd es Salaam Raisuli ad no regard for a man's life, but patthe since that day he had killed no man save in war, or by ordersf a tribunal.

A similar eillent creurred, in a Even his cousin who rebilled against him did not lose his lead.hdwring dock, where the He was seat up to the mountins, Punjabis, searching for employs and pur into a covered con pian, were gupied of the Saai dug in the ground with only one small hole for him to breath."

He lived in the pit, for three. months, but did not die, so taisuli released him, concluding hat his death was not pleasing to aliah,

TO ALTAR, NOT TO JAIL.

BRIDE-TO-BE SAVED' BY

LOVER.

Dealing with Bruce, he said there was no doubt as to his racia type: one had but to look at the gast of the skull, disinterred in 1879, to recognise in hing the kind of man who began to settle along the stern shores of England and They Scotland about 2001 1.C. were non with onssivé, strong are, frosting and burly supraor bital ridges, of great strength of body; and with peculiarly flattened refputs. The size of the brain of Robert the Bruce was 00 'cubic

above the

Byorage centifnetres un, and just a little over Dean Swift's "The Skull of Bruce, was i of size and strength which wir in sekioji sern amongst men; he was big hitel,

Robert Bars had a head and fee of children, and wgres set o by a mob and severely injured. brain of musual mass. He Ind a massive brain. It measured al They were, mounted to huspital.

Akter "inessage wys dat least 1.680 cc.--200 c.r. move this igation to the cirena stances the average Reotsman, 140'' leading me the brutal murder of more than in the Great King of Punjabs at King Borges Dick Scotland, 150 cas more than in the most witty of Dennsy and 180 cr. revented an antizing situatiear.

The minor bad rapidly galindore than in the meditative Sir credence among the inihamed Thous" Browne,

What value were they to attach modies that the gods of a pariini,

WEATHER REPORT.

SHY OF SERMONS.

PARSONS.

"Sermans are not listened to as

June 27d. 11h 10m.-Pressure CLERGYMAN'S ADVICE TO has decreased slightly at Chefoo and from Hongkong to Formosa and S.W. Japan. It has increased slightly at Wladivostock and is nearly stationary at other reporting The Yellow Sea depression is stations, now centrel over S. Korea.

Gridients are

shallow from Hongkong to the Philippines.

Hongkong rainfall for these non sading at 10 am to-day, o'of incl. Total since January let. 52.76 kuches; Forecast for the 24 hours ending against an average of 37.44 Inchet.

Formon Oborrel, S.W. wind. on June 18, 1994. moderate, equally; får,

2-guth met Ohio bat Hokong and merks. B. W. sinis, moderate, aqraily; fair.

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PEOPLING EMPIRE.

MR. CLYNES ON LABOUR'S CONVERSION.

Empire migration and seitle-

were discussed at

British a conference at the

ment

Mr. J. R. Clynes, M.P., the Lord they are tolerated rather than gladly as they used to be; now Empire Exhibition at Wembley welcomed. It is not because there Privy Seal, said he was confident are no good preacliers left. But that before long they would incet this is a practical age, and people with a large measure of success is are very distrustful of moral Imperial settlement. Even labour exhortation: it seems to get so was being converted, or perhaps diverted, from its former groove little done."

to the wider.view.

So declares the Rev. H. R. L Sheppard in a little volume, "The The most helpful form of trans Human Parson," which he has ference was group settlement of young mantud or published through Messrs. John people in "Murray

youth, it was a good thing to Religion, too," Mr. Sheppard settle in the new land in early has become more and life. Transference of surplus write 5.W.more a matter of inward and per population to Canada, Australia,

sonal experience. Authority is and other lands would he questored and distrusted. This advantage to the working classes was summed up as tersely as possi-remaining here, just as it would to ble by the midshipman who wrote those who went. from the North Sea: 'Our Padre is no damned good; he begins all his sermons with 'This is the day on which the Church bids

doug, ko was Rock.

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SW. wind Hongkong and Have moderato, aqually; fair.

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ROYAL OBSERVÄZO

DAILY WEATHER" RÉPŰZT.

JUNE 27, 1924.-

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bur piece of ground where the dock to volume of brain? If the brain

20.73 28,80 is under construction have de were merely an intellectual organ, manded the sacrifice of 150 unit would be difficult to explain whyisland.

the brain of Robert Burns wa Cheloo B. $4.06 72

Hackow... _khyud before the dark radi be The faith of a man in his bride-Recent arrest inath in the ordinary bigger than that of Dean Swift,

One must infer that the brain araba.. to-be, although he had heard her course of law have lent a gruesome

28.68 72 100 20.09 73 05 NNE Intela... plead guilty to theft, o touched colour to this rumour, the belief was an emotional as well as intel-hal

harp P.7 4.52.79 80 81 the Marylebone magistale that he being that the men arrested willlectual organ, and that such muss

29.88. 80 92 saw 20 placed the girl probatio..

as was seen in the case of tuberk Awes form part of the sacrifice.

Burns was connected with the in-stow

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99,81 13 tonsity with which all emotions---

29.76 75 all those primitive functions which have come down to us from an

ancestry were animal realised. and enjoyed. A big brain might not signify the possession of high intellectual faculties or of genius, but only a capacity for up- precisting and realising the sources of emotional enjoyment,

The girl in question, Emily Green, of East-street, Walworth, was charged with enteng a shop, 31, Westbourne-grove trying on various garments, and stealing a black silk dress and lue and red silk guns,

A solicitor said thatat her own expense she had revered "one garment she had soid.

The lover, a carmarand contrac tor at Waworth, said that they had. _beer_betrothed a gat, and the

wedding was. fixed for June 1.. LOVE STRONGER TIAN PRISON. The Magistrate: Y I send her in prison will you marry her afterwards?-That fould not be very nice, would it But it would

withi

Eight arrests have been made in confation

The uriler, but great excitement tinues among this, labourers, wium "the authorities are unable to convince of the fantasi mature of the stores exciting them.

SUNDAY CLOSING:

-10,600,000 WHO WON'T SEE WEMBLEY.

Ford Stevenson, chirman of the

MUSICAL RADIO.

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CURE FOR INSTRUMENT

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Later the delegates were enter tained at a Government, huncher Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Colonial Secretary, presiding, said: When

Folks asked, as in the House of In his advice to preachers Mr.Commons the previous day." "1. Sheppard lays down some things this British Empire Exhibition 011 a balance-sheet going to to avoid.

successful?" Fe had "It is not necessary to say, prove Brethren or 'Beloved, or even My friends and it had better be remienbered that to begin a sermon with the words 'The point of view of the Church has always been' is almost fatal in the hearing of the modern congregation."

MURDERESS OF $20.

POISONED PASTRY POW HUSBAND.

Mmo. Fernando Antonieur, 25 penal servitude at the airud has been sentenced to w

sizes for the murder of her te

band, a war invalil.

Married in 1920,«sèn left shih ime 1992, and failing to get is asser to u divorce, determined to get tä of him.

Having doctored son poitry' with strychnine, she went with cam of her sisters to her,hushand, suu ing she would return to linaire. few days, and, adding She had lead

excellent, persuaded him to try it, some of the pastry, which ridienling his remark, that it tasted: bitter. She then left his.

Antonucu died in the street a few minutes later, but not befons telling his suspicions to passers-by- The woman was arrested, finally confessed, and unsareessfully tried to kill herself

THE PENINSULAR "AND QRIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

to that type o no answer

He was not going to del mind. fend the balance sheet of ineste and expenditure of pounds, shill- ings, and pence on an issue-nch as the exhibition represented. I it' brought home to the handlest citizens how great had been the past of the Empire and witt TRONG BULLS OF LAHING isst 1997- mense possibilities there were for POR EGYPT. MEDITERRANEAR

STE HER FOR SINGAPORE. PENANG IN LOMBO &

- BOMBAY

ANDY

its future, no balance sheet need || CONTINENTAL PORIS AND LONDON

Other words which mean, no doubt, a great deal to those who use them from the Bulpit, but öre dot understood by the majority of those who are listening, are be presented." "Incarnation, "Sanctification," "Justification" "Mediation," and even phrases like The Blood of the Lamb" of The Holy Ghost,"

ELEPHANTS' TRAMP

BABY GIANTS LENT TO

WEMBLEY.

Sunderamoni and Sunderamalah -two young Barmese elephants- came to London under a vow which has just been kept.

LONGER HUMAN FACES.

ROOF OF MOUTH SHRINKING.

1E Steamshig

KIDDERPORE"

Crying His Majesty's Mailsi will h despatched this pot at Yos TUESDAY, the Ti Joly, Basings Cargo for the lever Ports

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Bake. France and onion (auder nerings

Strange changes are oversking the human face. One of them is that it is growing longer, „

Such is the conclusio: of Sirment will be onveyed by This SixARMT Arthur Keith, the famoasaratonist, proceeding ts Bombay si there tipn who has spent a lifetime studying shipped to the unenstig Steamer for the humati skulls of all res Marseillen and London.

In an address to the Dental Board of the United Kingdom at the Royal College of Surgeons lie said that the bune of the mouth was growing downwards, and currying They were presented to the with it the teeth, as a result of Zoological Society by Dr. Saw which there had been an increase pomin, who is president of an im-of-half an inch in the length of the portant Burmese body known as modern face, the Karen Association, on condi- tion that they were lent to the Burmese Section of the Empire Exhibition throughout the sum-

mer.

These changes were also affect- ing the upper bones "of the face, giving it a downward tendency. They correlated with the change in our industrial conditions, and he believed that they were due to the absence of Hight-in-our-big

cities.

Among other noticeable changes in the modern skull which he mentioned were:

A contracted palate. Downward growth of cheek bone, Teeth sinking backwards.

Dose.

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For further particulars apply to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Ageurs. Hongkong 23rd June, 1994.

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO S. N. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEET. THE Steamship

b-The-two-baby-giants, on foot, started on their pilgrimage to Wembley at 5.15.a.m. on Sunday morning: Sunderamalah headed the procession from Regent's Park with a Burmese mahout seated on her neck. Sunderamoni followed. not prevent e marrying her, sic.ard of the British Empire Ex-

She was led by the ear. Dr. G. M. I would do everything could tohibitinu, las admitted in corres-

After marvelling it the trans- pondence with Admiral Sir Guy

Vevers, superintendent of the prevent her going ♥ prison.

think 1. mission of music by radio, the next Yon are willing reimburse the Banni, M...

Gardens, accompanied the party, which went off at the rate of four prosecutor? an willing to do people will be able to see the interesting step is to listen to music

and a bit,miles to the hour. Near anything.

eslabitigi it is not opete on actually produced by the radio ap The Magistrate (to Miss Green); | Sundays.

paratus. That this is a rare boon

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 31 degree.Willesden the pace slowed.

These changes are not any You have only your lover to thank. Sir (tuy Guin is a letter to any wiroless enthusiast will con-Fahrenbelt, on the level of the sen

firm, for who has not been troubled chee, tenthe and hundredtha. Had he not come forward you Lord Stevenson, referring to a

lived on the country in true mili- thing like finished," "sald Sir 1. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in dr

He was convinced the would have gule to prison.

tary style. Boughs of trees were Arthur. He placed her on probation, it nesting of the exhibition board by "noise" which are now only to

1. HENGITY,

taken by the elephants land wel- misplacement of the teeth and the on the humidity of air started t

comed home. The escort plucked resultant contracted palate, was be handed by the lover to the 's, furned to press for Shidaymusic.

The latest device, the "staccamofstore being 100.

casual "vegetables"-such as connected with such disorders as

adenoids, 4. DIRECTION OF WIND,, to two pijet. opening, said it is not opened

8 FORCE OF WIND, according t

thistles, chickweed, and nettles- The girl gate one affectionate ou a Sunday, gather from you tone is thus described in the

Sicadford Serie. glance at her betrothed and left that prosinately

10,00 Radio World:

U. STATE OF Wizon, b' bias »ky.

for people, principally from the pro-

detached cloud, d drizzling rain, vinces, will

the

ginomy, b hall. 1 lighting, o overcast exhibition."

passing showers, a squall, fiain, a mow thandor y viability w dew, w

7. Rai to kochen teuths and nu

being agreed that £7 108. would with the sub-committee of 50f be heard in the guise of sweet rees Fahrenhell nergentage of satur

prosecutor.

the court.

EMIGRANT WELFARE.

UNITED STATES INSPECTION

OF PORTS.

кес 80%

"The officially admitted inct that 10,000,00 people will never see the nibition if it is closed on Sunday is a regular eye-opener," said Sir "A strik. Chuy

Every one who has played with circuits calling for an oscillating vacuum tube has noted the bother In reply: Lord Svenson sait hese bowls and squeals produced agreed with this statement, but by its improper manipulation. that in view of the fact that legis Mr. H. Gernsback, editor of lation would be necessary and that Science and Invention, is the organised opposition would have to originator of a circuit in which be faced, he felt the whole project these once annoying noises can be was rather impossible.

made to produce music, much like an organ but with a Bute-like note Mr. Henry Curran, the United

peculiar to itself and agreeably States Immigration Commissioner, has arrived in England on a tour

surprising. of inspection of the European

"In Practical Electrics, Mr. Gernsback says: "The characteris embarkation port

Mr. Curran has already inspecteding object-lesson in the Feasibility tic squeal rising in pitch from zero Atlantic Park, of Eastleigh, nearul Sunday opening was prd to a high note beyond the limit of

vast hostel vided recently, when enormous audibility is familiar to organised by the Cunard, White crowds passed through the This range of frequencies Star and C. F. R. lines, and after grounds to attend the Empire Sun- much higher than can be obtained visiting Liverport, Glasgow, and other British por ts he will continue day celebrations in the Stadium, from any known musics! instru- scuts had to ment If properly controlled. we is investigations on the Con-where reserved

If the law allowed have a musical instrument tinent. Antwerp, which at present

be paid for, holds the record in emigration to people to visit the exliibition usurpasses in tonal Canada and, the States, Cherbourg, Empire Sunday, why not make musical instrument. Bremen, Bad Hamburg will be in the law silow people to visit it several vacuum tubes, harmonie

Southampton

the

cluded in the tour.

Mr. C

Gavul,

every Sunday if the general public arran is apt anxious to wishes and demands the privilege" make comparisons between Ellis

"What can be done on one Sun

Island and Atlantic Park. He's day can be done every Siulay." highly pleased with what he saw

at th

has

English "Ellis Island," and

nothing but praise for the way

which it is conducted.

Moscow, June 26.-M. Joffe

park, but it is hoped to lay out one Soviet delegation new negotiating Ellis Island has not a recreation has been appointed a member of the

As soon as a submerged portion of in London.--Reuter.

the island has been reclaimed.

HONGKONG KEGISTER.

الاخله

Wherever possible the column

" GERANIA"

rick into

Teeth now 12 millimetres below FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, SPALATO, the teeth of primitive peoples. BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSAUA, ADEN, Appearance of a sharp ledge of

COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE. bone between the teeth and

CONSIGNEES of Oargo are hereby formed that all Goods are being

at their landed loon Wharf and Godown Company. Godawne of the Hongkong and" Kow-

the wharvas delivery may be obtained. Ltd, at Kowloon, whoace and/or from Optional Cargo, will be forwarded dhless notice to the contrary be given. before 22: irat.

and banded them to the eager MUSIC AND JOKES. trunks. All were accepted save the nettles.

Thistles, curiously FUNNY STORIES DELIGHT

CHILDREN. enough, were quite a success.

Wembley was reached at 7.15 a.m., and the pair were installed in a little elephant, house which duplicates the stalls at the Zoo- even to the "escape ladders."

No claims will be admitted after the Goods-hard left the Godown, sad all Good remaining undelivered after The second Children Concert the 28th inst. will be subject to rent.

All clairon against the steamer must was given at Westminster Central Hall, conducted by Mr. Walter be pre-cuted to the Undersigned Damrosch, the veteran American or before the 8th pox, or they will

not be racuguized. musician.

The racy style of his elucida tions and his numerous jokes Johannesburg, June 26.The captivated the children, of whom Rand Daily Mail understands that there were more than 1,000 present. He conducted Weber's "Oberon" the Nationalist government intends overture, the Allegretto from the Berlioz's

Pretions Os dato

date At

At 7p.m.

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that range uny With

chorda can be developed."

"This device makes use of the

By Hartley oscillator circuit. means of correct capacities, induc tances, and controlling keys, the full-scale range can be obtained.

and the instrument played through piano or an organ.

loud apeaker in the manner of

This staccatone, as the device is

called; is simple in arrangement

This is the only way in which Ellis' Paria, June 26.--Professor and any experimenter can build and Island can be enlarged, and Calmette of the Pasteur Institute operate one. As the present the Congress has voted a certain sum has, invented a vaccine against

Richart open wir Kemperature on the zith '37 Lewin opra de Tomperstore on the 7th

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory June 27, 1994

HONGKONG TIME SIONALS:

The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal Bill

dropped daily at 10 p.m. and 4

except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 16...and 1 p.m., and on Sundays

and Holidays when it is dropped st

4,201,

The Ball is holsted hall wast at · 65th minute and fali mant at the 87- minete. Should the ball fail to drop s

the correct time it will be lowerod at i

the inventor is stalling a model minutes past the hour and the ordinary

towards the construction scheme: tuberculosis cómposed of baciti in one of the moving-picture | routine repeated at the following bour

carefully enfeebled by 20 succtheatres with a view of demon-if possible.

The Need Is Very Urgent ̧

An at nak dysentery often results from indigestible food, polluted drink ing water, of sudden changes in weather' of climate. Chamberlain's Colio and Diarrhoea Remedy should be in every

sive cultures. A hundred expert- strating its usefulness in playing the above routine will be carried one

ments were made on animals before 217 newborn children pre- sonting symptoms of predisposition to tuberculosis were given the vaccine administered by mouth.

full orchestrations.

Take This E. fare doing Do you want a to that undoriun- to wise cue frig at church, con

t lecture er thuire, bot out the berlin's Cough Hewery he pathuso am-

All the babies were under observa- | ≈nd we most win to hurt Cham

home, avery travelior's bag, every tion during 18 months and so fur barseri nas, quickly pite an end in none has showed signs of the oorghing and ticklin, throat. For aso

averywhere. disease developing-Reuter. ¦

tion kit. A valuable medicine, dependi Able in emergencia aboma or when travelling. For sala everywbore.

Should the Time Hall be out of sexier. with the flag "Z, on the Storis algus mast.

Time Bignals are also given at nigh by means of three white lampa monnier Tortically on the Obervatory. wirele mark

brom 6.60 to 9.00, p.m. the lampa extinguished momentarily at the ever seconds, except at the End, zath, 50th Atad, wird beth of sach minuta.

The has fet to Hongkong tandan

bours Rust of Gifenwiem,

to appoint a European Ambassador 8th Symphony, and

All broken, chafed, and danged: Goods are to be left in the Godown where they will be sanmained on the 28th inet. at 10 Ara, by our surveyors- Mears Goddard & Douglas,

for Bouth Africa with headquarter Hungarian March, among other by

in Holland. The name of the things. This was a typical jest legislator, Mr. Grober, is men from his large assortment: "Why tioned in this connection.-Reuter. is there so much poetry in Scot

land? Because it is a gift."

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SHIP REPAIRERS.

BOILER MAKERS.

FORGE MASTERS,

OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.

MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL

No Fire Insurance has boon affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned

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Agents.

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