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-BIRTH.

MARRIAGES.

CAMERON MURRAY. On January 17, 1925, at Shang- hai, William Gatrell, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cameron, of Shanghai, to Annie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Murray, of Clyde- bank, Scotland, LUPTON BRANTINGHAM,-

Eclipse Wonders.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1925.

might be lost or irretrievably

POPPY DAY.

HONGKONG'S MAGNIFICENT

· EFFORT.

BABL HAIG'S APPRECIATIIN

SLINGING THE SHOTS.

A SOLDIER'S. TERM MAKES TROUBLE.

Claimed to be a term which was regarded' as a standing jokë iu a

to have been used by a private to a sergeant, a phrase was brought up at a District Court Martial' at Murray Barracks this morning, the Court having to decide the construction that could be placed on this poser.

company of infantry and alleged

Four thousand years ago there damaged. The responsibility for was a solar eclipse, the earliest any damage naturally lies with noted in history, Ancient Chinese the Egyptian Government. records report that the two State astronomera, Hp and Hi, were both very drunk. Consequently, they were unable to conduct the usual! rites for frightening away, the greedy dragon that was attempt- ing to swallow the sun. This little Indiscretion cost, both astronomers their lives. Later history men- tions many picturesque incidents The resulting from eclipses. Greeks record one in 685 B.C., which occurred during a battle into enclose a copy of a letter ditel a war which had been waging foreruber 27 1924, which have top" were the words stated to received from Field-Mursitul Bur! have been used by Private George. some years between the Lydians Haig. The letter speaks for itself. Henry Alexander Davis to Lance- and Mades. The sudden dark and shall be very gmteful if you Sergeant Garland on the Kowloon ness stopped the fight, and the will kimly publish is in your rifle range, when told by the non- break in the conflict led to peace. columns in order that all who helped commissioned officer that he would Another eclipse occurred in 431 and contributed so generously on have to do more musketry parades B.C., the first year of the Armistice Day may know how: Peloponnesian War. The pilot of greatly their assistance is appreR.A., presided: Captain W...D Pericles ship was greatly tinted

frightened but the Athenian

statesman calmed him by holding

a cloak before his eyes, saying

(To the Editor China Mai Dear Sir,-1, luve the pleasure

Youre etc.,

H. GLANVILLE,

Chairman,

that the only difference between Poppy Day Sub-Committee, 1924, this and the eclipse was that (are of. Onion Insurance Society something larger than the cloak prevented his seeing the sun for the time being. Even now, in these days of general education,

of Canton, Ltd.) -

(Copy).

Legion.

people are sometimes terrified by Appeal Departanent for British eclipses, as witness the death from fright of a woman in the United States only a few years

· ago.

In certain villages of the Solomon Group the eclipse of the sun will have been credited to the machinations of sorcerers, prob- ably with murderous results.

145, Piccadilly, "W. I

December 22, 1924. H. Glanville. Esq.,

cure of Union Insurance Sonely

of. Canton, Ltd., - Hongkong.

"Slinging the shots over the

Major:A. L. Cruickshank,.D.SO,

Bacon, 24th Bombay Grenadiers, and Leit G RaChillings, RA, ware the other members of the Court.

Four cases came up before the Court, the accused in each case being of the East Surrey Regi ment. Lieut. P. H: Drake-Brock- man, East Surrey Regt., acted as prosecutor in all four cases.

Lleut Chidson, M.C., acted as prisoner's friend" for Pte: Davis, who was accused of refusing to obey an order given to him on the range.

LCpl. Masters, L/Cpl. Alder- man and L/Sgt." Garland gåve evidence for the prosecution.

Accused handed in a statement Dear Mr. Glanville-I write to on oath and called two other for my heartiest congratulations privates in his support. His de- and warnest thanks to yourself fence was to the effect that the and all who co-operated with you order by L/Cpl. Masters wes to attempt to "put out the sun" securing so splendid a response not personal but given to 2 toner appeal for assistance for disgroup of men, and he did tressed British ex-Servicemen, not know If it applied 19 their depurwhints, and the widows bim. When he informed L/Sgt and ghildren of the fallen,

Garland of his score, he was told

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Without the benefit of counsel, Private William George Astling faced charges of (1) desertion from October 1, 1924 to January 24, 1925; (2) losing his equipment through neglect and (3) escaping from detention on January 25.

Several times has one tribe attacked another in the belief that the enemy had employed sorcerers in revenge for an injury, chiefly the stealing of women In the last instance many men on both sides were killed, a village was hurned; and only the opportune arrival of The amours already received that he would have to undergo a gunboat prevented the trouble £2.553-represents, I understand. further musketry parades. He spreading to other tribes. In the Contribution of Hongkong alone, used a term which had been used the Gilbert and Ellice groups and am informed that they are by more than one man on the range obscuration of the sun is regarded my cities in Chinar whose con about "slinging the shots over the by husbands as certain indication tribitions have yet to rone in.top" and denied that he had any of the unfaithfulness of their The support given will be of the intention of slinging the sergeant wives-in thought, at least. But greatest help in the alleviation of over the top. gunishment is none the less severe distress, and in the pane of our

necessitous comrades on that account. The pigmies of many the mountainous interior look should like to assure you that the Hongkong, Tuesday, January 27, 1928. upon eclipses as signs that male generosity of those who have given

births will greatly outnumbers freely is gratefully appreciated. female births during the following Clearly the organisation through year. Eclipses, however, are more which this handsome collection has important for. their scientificeen made must have been paina- interest than for their power to taking and have necessitated many inspire terror among the ignorant.acrifices, and I will ask you to do The death of Mr. H. A. Cart- Were it not for the extraordinary your best to convey to each one of coincidence which makes a solar your helpers my very sincere thanks."

Believe me, wright this morning will come as eclipse just possible-the sun and

Your very tamly," `a shock, "not merely to the news- moon being relatively so distanced

(Sgd), HA.

F. M. paper eommunity of Hongkong, as to look about the same size-- mun would never have gained but to the whole Colony. As

much of the knowledge he now Managing Director of the "Daily possesses about the sun.

Conse- ANCIENT AND

MODERN. Press," Mr. Cartwright held a quently, but for this same coin- } semi-public position, and there cidence totally hiding the sun's MAN'S PROGRESS THROUGH

were few questions of the day with blaze, a couple of years ago, for a which he failed to identify him- few minutes (the longest possible

At the Helena May Instituto, fast period is eight minutes) over a self. Perhaps he was best known track across the world never more night, a lecture on Prehistoric to the general public for his work than about 165 miles in width, it Anthropology" was delivered by in connection with constitutional would have been impossible to Dr. Davidson Black, of the Univer- reform, of which He was an ardent have made that test which finally sity of Peking.

confirmed the greatest philosophi advocate.

He was a member of cal idea of the day Einstein's the Committee of the Constitu- famous theory of relativity. tional Reform Association, and his | !

VALE!

death will cause a gap that will

be hard to fill. Mr. Cartwright Tut's Tomb.

also took a very active part in thei

Tutankhamen's temb seems

THE AGES.

Dr. Black illustrated his lecture with a series of excellent slides, comprising maps, charts, photo. graphs, etc.

Accused pleaded guilty to the not first and third counts and guilty to the charge of losing his kit by neglect.

Evidence was given by Liert" Drake Brockman and CQ.M.S Stripp as to accused absenting himself from barracks since October and to his subsequent arrest. The missing articles were many and diversified,, ranging in value from peanies and ha'pence pound. apiece and

to

over a

totalling f11-1-034.

Pier Astling maintained that the kit was locked in his box when he absented himself.

Pie. Francis George Webb was brought up on similar charges and tendered the same pleas.

The case against Private Arthur Plnim had not been heard when our reporter left the Court.

Finding in the other cases will be promulgated.

JI

ONLY RUBBISH!-

FIRE BRIGADE'S USELESS OUTING.

TEN TO ONE.

He opened his lecture with a short explanation of the several periods of time, from the Archaen or earliest and so far unknown, through the Palaeozoic or primary, local campaign for improving the fated to attract as much attention the Mesozoic or secondary to the status of "mai tani" and the now that it is closed as it did when Tertiary subdivided into Eocene, MONIE-On January, 20, 1925. at campaign for improving the con- open. Yesterday's cablegrams in Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene and or Recent.. He Shanghi, con and Mrs.ditions of child labour in Hong-formed us that MF. Howard Carter Posted t

Some excitement was caused in E. N. Monie, a daughter:

"has taken over Tutankhamen's traversed the long interval be. kong. "These were only a few of tomb and the adjoining workshops tween the dawn of history and the the business area this morning commencement of the recent shortly after 10 o'clock when the the matters with which he identi- whose contents were found to be

man Central Fire Brigade was racing epoch, and showed how fied himself personally, and there undamaged, except the royal pall through long ages, unmarked by along Queen's Road in, a westerly were, of course, hundreds of others a unique treasure to preserve periods of years as we know them direction.

which the greatest efforts were to-day, was built up as was the A call was put through by No. 7 which he took up in connection made last year, but which was human language, by the process Police Station on a report being with his 'work as Managing found when the coverings were of development,

received that a fire had broken out Director of the "Daily Press.”

removed to be completely ruined Dr. Black detailed his own in a lane between Second and from the exposure to sun" and personal investigations" in con. Third Streets. Mr. Cartwright was a man who weather, as it was left all through nection with other scientists in

Oo arrival at the spot, the' had firm, faith in the Colony's the summer outside the tomb of the Yang Shao Tsun district Brigade found, that the fire, which destiny, and he was unflagging in Seti II. The news of the destruc where there has been discover turned out to be a heap of rubbish his efforts for the Colony's good. tion of the pall was tohpered by ed a culture as old as 3,000 which got alight in a back yard,"

the announcement that it was B.C., a period during which the had already been put out by the

of homo Inmates. On January 17, 1925, at Progress was his watchword-badly deteriorated, and practically pithecoid ancestors Shanghai, Thomas Arthur. progress along the steady, con- beyond recall when it was origin- sapiens began to make useful use Mr. Howard of their cerebral matter and to son of Mrs. A. K. Lupton, of fident lines that have made Hong- ally discovered. London, to Doris, younger kong great, and will make it still Carter a year ago removed the slowly improve their condition

Much owing to force of circumstances. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, greater in the prosperous times Spangles and Rosettes.

The position of man in geologi- time and skill were expended in "Brantingham, of Sunderland ahead. During Mr. Cartwright's the almost hopeless task of pre-cal classification was Hilustrated DAYLIGHT ROBBERY NEAR LARTER-ROSE-On January period as Managing Director, theservation. Mr. Howard Carter's Java so-called missing link was with some excellent charts. The 17, 1925, at Shanghai, Mary Howarth Rose, of Liverpool, Daily Press" has freely voiced previous decision to cease work mentioned and the wonderful dis- An unmarried Chinese women,

and the Egyptian Government's coveries of the Neanderthal man England, to Wilfrid John this faith, and through its wise action in rafusing him and his and of other prehistoric fossil who was walking along a path Larter, of Clacton-on-Sea, counsel has done much to help our staff access either to the tomb human remains were explained.

leading from Hunghom to Youmati Essex, England,

rulers in their onerous task of or to the laboratory, olicited a The entire lecture was listened yesterday, was pounced upon by a shaping the Colony's future. Mr. strong protest leading to with intense interest by a fair gang of about ten men who were seated on a bridge by the pathway. Cartwright, both as a private archeologists, who declared that audience.

Jewellery valued at $153 was the attitude of the Egyptian Mr. W. W. Hornell, Chairman, citizen and as a semi-public man, Government, constituted a pre- proposed a hearty vote of thanks quickly removed from the woman's impressed all with his quiet cedent calculated gravely to to Dr. Black, He said that Dr. person, and the robbers dispersed. CARTWRIGHT-At the French

Hospital, Causeway Bay, on dignity, his tact, and his unfailing jeopardise the whole future of Black, as they all know, was here 27th January, 1926, Henry courtesy. To meet him in busi-archaeological work in Egypt. In connection with the Medical police, but no arrests have resulted

Moreover, it was anticipated that Conference. He and three others so far. Adolphus Cartwright, aged ness was a pleasure, to know that attitude might load to serious were his guests and he could 47 years. Funeral will pass him in social life was a delightful consequences as far as the con- assure these persons that they had the Monument at 5 p.m. privilege; for in both he was tents of the tomb and laboratory not had an idle time. They were to-day. GIOULIS-On January 21, 1925, that most admirable of figures were concerned. The lid of the grateful to those participating in sarcophagus is still suspended by the Conference for the aeries of

During the four days, ended at-Shanghal Constantine Jan English' gentleman. The news rod as it was on the day it was popular lectures. What they had [**, Glouis; aged 75 Years of Mr. Cartwright's death will be lifted. If, as might happen, the seen represented was a fraction of yesterday the following tofflable.

((formerly of the French

their work. It was an Inspiration diseases occurred:- received with a real sense of loss ropes should break, and the huge to hear the first-hand reports of Smallpox-Two cases (both Police and Parkkeeper at the by a wide circle of friends who top of the sacophagus, the result Bast, sspgolall in China, and granite slab should crash down on scientific researches Ind the Far

Chinese).... French Park)...

Scarlet fever-One case (Bri- is in expressing would be that the contente, so they for sure: Hongkong: would tish) | PANTHAKY, —On January 22,

Enteric fever.-One cáso, Immy 1925, at Shanghai, Rustomjee)

to his precious as providing archeologjike to have its proper share in

ported (British). Kelobad, aged 60 years. widow and two young daughters. I'cal data never before obtained, I furthering that work.

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