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HONGKONG TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925.

AMONG THE PYGMIES.

EXPLORERS PASS THROUGH HONGKONG.

AERIAL INVESTIGATION PLANNED,

“China Mail” Interview With Deputy Leader.

There' passed through Hongkong yesterday, members of an expedition to New Guinen despatched by the Smithsonian Institute (the National Museum of Amories) who have set themselves a task which has all the elements of the greatest hazard and romance.

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MOTOR SMASHES.

EUROPEAN'S SEVERE INJURIES,

ANOTARE'S LUCHT 28CAPY..

By the fortunato circumstance that the motor car he was driving did not overturn when it came into violent collision with a tram car at the foot of Garden Road at 8.25 p.m.. yesterday. Mr G. H. M Bannerman, of the Hongkong Electric Company, with a Chinese chauffeurszlet, beside him. escaped injuri

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LENGTHY CROSS-EXAMINATION,

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MUKDEN ARMY AVOIDS A FIGHT.

NOW AT CHULIUHO,

(Reuter's Sero100 Y

Tokyo, Dec. 21.

It is reported that the Mukden Army is abandoning Hsiamunfu without fighting, though General Kuo's troops, have not yet entered the town. Kuo's rearguard yes- terday arrived at Paikpo

Sir Henry Cowper Gollan in (Chief Justice) aftting. Criminal Sessions this morning in the continuation of the "Are

A Kokusal message from Muk- wood murder case, reproved defending counsel on s point of dan states that the cavalry, under "an order to a Crown witness. Marshal Chang Tao Lin, who

Lance-Sergeant Usuf Khan, retreated to Hsingmuntu yester who was with the deceased Indian day later fell back as far as constable, was cross-examined Chulluq very minutely by Mr. Eisley Zaitlyn (instructed by Meaars. G. K. Hall Brutton & Co.)...

Shortly after witness had re- entered the box, His Lordship Mr. Hall Bruttot he must not interrupt. Then when Mr. BELATED MAIL AFTER TEN DAYS.

Peking, Dec. 19, Zeitlyn once or twice repeated in

For the first time for ten days, structions. to witness to turn and look at His Lordship, the Chief the mall reached Peking from Tustice said to counsel: There Tientsin this morning. It was in as need why you should tell brought by couriers, whp bicycled proceeding east along the Hong-him (witness) what he has got to most of the way, taking three do; I can tell him if I want todays on the journey. It is hoped kong Cricket Club ground.

Witheas produced a notebook. the International train will leave tram car struck the motor car on After a series of questions he for Tientsin to-morrow ur Mon- the mudguard and rear wheel, admitted that an entry relating to day, but will take no passengers dragging the carissine distance the shooting was not in his own except those on official business.

handwriting. and swerving it round Damage

The motor car which had pra- left by the time that he eventually ceded a trant car going vest with made the shore again after is the intention going up Garden terribly trying ordeal.

very

The

In 1911 & British expedition logical measurements. If success under Wallnaton set out into their attained these will provide very interior from the shores of Now valuable data, for Wollaston was Guines in an endeavour to obtain not able to get snapshots of any information with regard to a of the women or children- fact pygmy tribe,photos and mes, he only had two general snapshots

ursments which would be of con siderable ethnological importance Actual touch was eventually gained with the tribe and a few. Mr. Pack told the "Chins Mail" | Road had beek prought to a halt photographs were taken. But as representative yesterday that near the sentry box across the over a year, had been thus spent the expedition would work inlund tramway track with the rear por- and the supply of provisions for far as 150 miles from the base tion fouling the line of the cars the return journey was a matter Asked if it was not. a. of anxiety Wollaston had to leave hazardous undertaking view of before gaining the full data which the possibilities of forced descent was requirod

in an unknown and perhaps hostile Two Years' Wandering.

country, Mr. Pack smilingly ~ re` The entire expedition occupied marked that it was perhaps the a period of close on two years, the elements of risk which had chiefly great handicap being the food attracted them. They were all probiero, personnel of the expedi-ex-army men and they were pre was austained to this portion of tion totalling 100, inclusive of pared for any emergency. The the motor car and also the petrol carriers. The magnitude of the elements of risk had, however,

isk of carrying provisions for been reduced to the minimum, and tank which commenced to empty two years for such a large party is the plane was fitted up with radio its contents on the road.

equipment for maintaining com- The tram car continued on its asily to be realised..*

Efforts to get into fouch with munication with the base or in-journey shortly after none the the pygmy tribe have since fall-opendently of it.

worse for the mulahap. ed, and the Smithsonian Institute. Fever Risks Eliminuted. is of the opinion that the solution

of the problem of discovering

With the risks of fever elimin-

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The case is proceeding and 'ia- unlikely to finish by to-day.

The Hon Mr. J. H. Kemp (Attorney-General) is prosecut ing instructed by Mr.. T. S. Whyte-Smith (Assistant Crown Solicitor).

SHOOTING CASE.

KOWLOON DOMESTICS GET 9 MONTHS.

TODAY'S SESSIONS: VERDICT,

This Morning's Smash. A Matchless motor cycle com them is along the lines of aerial ated by the aerial approach and bination presented a pitiful sight the necessity of taking huge Wollaston has pro- exploration. vided approximate data with restocks of provisions obviated, the at the same spot this morning fard to the locality and the expodi expedition, in Mr. Pack's opinion after it had come into contact with tion passing through Hongkong and a good chance of success. Sanitary Board lorry. The side- yesterday is to endeavour to locate They all had condence in Mr.Stir- car was smashed to matchwood the tribe in the mountains by ling who had had extensive experi and the front portion of the ence in that kind of work.. Ha means of a reconstructed. Breguet had not long returned from an ex-machine including the wheel auf -aeroplanie:------

A "China Mail": representative

pedition along the west coast offered badly. The outfit was lying chatted in the lounge of the Hong the Pacific, over the Andes and near the sentry box for a consider kung Hotel yesterday with Mr. down the Amazon in the course of ably long time after the accident E. K. Pack, the pilot of the ex- which most interesting data had until it had to be lifted clear of pedition and deputy leader the bean furnished with regard to the the road..

The driver of the motor cycle. director of the expedition, the native Indians.

Mr. Tack left our representative Mr. W. C. Clark, engineer of the famous ethnologist, M. W. Stir- ling, being on board the 8.8. "Pre-with an impression cool Telephone Company, was, it is Hicent Van Buren" at the time efficiency. He appeared to realise feared, badly injured in the knee fully the dangers the members of and upper part of the leg and had the expedition would have to face to be taken to hospital. und to be prepared for them all.) The motor cycle was travelling Tai O Arms Cage. Mr. Peck paid tribute to the The members of the party were from west to east and was turn efficient manner in which Mr. Stir-going to have just a "mild dising into Garden Road, when the ling had organised the expedition sipation in the form of a Grill lorry came and was optimistic as to the out-room dinner" and then they would direction and collided with it.

from the opposite come. A base was to be establish have to "get down to business." ed somewhere on the cons of New The "Van Buren" left with the Guinea in Dutch territory and the members of the expedition early Dutch authorities had promise this murting. protection for the bans from which the expedition was to set out in- land by aeroplane.

The aeroplane

and not available.

Dutch Protection:

of

coming by TRAFFIC OFFENCE.

the "Grace Dollar" which was to land it at Sourabaya The ex pedition was to start from Batavia

and to work from the south shore.

It would, take aix weeks to unpack the aeropline from the crate ar set it up, and six weeks to re-pack

MR.SP.FLETCHER FINED.

Mr. E. P.Fletcher, of the

STUDENTS PROTEST.

Tokyo, Dec. 21. Yesterday the Chinese students here: held a meeting, protesting against Japan's action in rein- forcing the Manchurian garrison. They passed a resolution, de- manding the withdrawal of the Japanese troops.

Afterwards they visited the Foreign Office, the War Office, and the General Staff Office and presented their resolution.

PRESS COMMENT.

London, Dec. 21. The "Daily Telegraph," refer- ring to the Japanese action in Southern Manchuria, saya - that Its effect on public spinion, in China proper is sure to be bad.

The Telegraph," whilst sym

pathising with Japan in a most difficult situation, hopes that her interferance will be limited to the very minimum possible

MATARNING FROM: POWERS.-Y.

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Two domestic servanta in the employ of Captain L. D. Joll, M.C RA. (who lives at Kowloon) were sentenced to nine months hard labour each at the Criminal Sessions by Mr. Justice J. R. Wood

Peking, Dec. 18. (Puisne Judge) this morning.

On behalf of the Foreign Li Kán had been found "not Pawers, the Dutch Minister, Sir guilty of shooting at Sergeant W. Judendijk, K.C.M.G., has Clark but guilty of possession of handed a Memorandum to the arms, Li Chun was found guilty Foreign Office to-day acknowledg of possession of ammunition, the ing receipt of a Memorandum only charge he was indicted upon from the Waichisopu, dated

December 16, containing a com Mr. S. Fitzroy applied for a remunication from Marshal. Feng mand in the case of six Chinese on Yu Hsiang relating to firing by a count of possession of 5 revol- Chinese troops on two moters fly- vers and 129 rounder of ammun- ing a foreign flag and going to tion at Tal O on November 80. Tientain from Peking.

Mr. Fitzroy asked for bail. His Sir W Oudendik says that he Lordship granted bail in the sum has not failed to lay this mem MRS. DIANA WATTS, 6 $1,500 for each of two prisoners orandum before other Ministers and $500 for each of the others and they desire that he should all personal bonds and remanded state that whilst they are pre the case sine die.

pared to warn their nationals ne the danger of crossing the battle line during the present hostilities, they feel constrained again to insist that safe communication, by

·SECOND LECTURE THIS

.. EVENING.

YESTERDAY'S MISUNDERSTANDING

Owing to a misunderstanding which led to a certain amount of confusion, it was erroneously stated

who lectures to be given by Mrs. Diana Wette in the Theatre Royal last night and to day bud be a can

fit, but excluding this time, it was P.W.D., was fined 30 at the Cenin that night's "Chica Mail that

thought that with Wollaston's tral Magistracy this mening, for directions it would be possible to driving at excessive speed Gar get into touch with the tribe in a den Road working time of two months and a half

His car was an Austin 7 and telled. The lectures bad, at ane was stated by Traffic. Sergt. Baker Moving Pictures.

it is a fact, been caficplled, that defendant turned into Lower the apparatus for taking moving miles an hour, passing stationery

The expedition, has with it all Albert Road at a speed owing the belief that Mr.

Diana Wat had beer delayed pictures of the life of the pygmies care which were awaiting signals, Shanghar Mrs. und for taking physical and ethno-

Fatal Accident

An accident attended with fatal results was enquired into this SMUGGGLING OPIUM.morning, failure to report the In- cident being, the charge brought against the Chinese driver of the car in question

CHINESE PANTRY BOY

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$2,000 FINE TAPORED

arrived here by ant steam unannounced through over her telegnin from the Nor The lau moment intimation that he had arrived and would give her lecture in the Theatre Royal yesterday after all, was und He stated that he asked the in- funately not fully, understood Jured man to go with him to the the nonce of:

Jation duly ap station but that the latter refused peared in print,

The injured man died in hor" However, MrsDiana Watta

A fifteen-year old Chinese serv-1-pital Ave days later. The case was giving Ing as a pantry boy on the Macao adjourned for a week, ball being Thestre steamer Sai On" was arrested at allowed in the sum of $100,

the wharf by a Chinese revenue officer yesterday following the discovery of 18 taels of illicit opium which he attempted to smuggle ashore. The opium was found tied round the wälst in three packets

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BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. and road be restored without

A REQUEST. REFUSED BY MR. BALDWIN,"

NO CHANGE IN ATTITUDE

Reuter Service.)

further delay between Peking, and the sea in accordance with Article IX. of the Protocol of 1901.

They, therefore, urratuar all necessary measures be taken at once in Péking to the effect that the so-called International train resumé Its, service forthwith in,

That an early change in the order that foreigners. parquing British attitude toward Russia is peaceful and neutral ocellpations unlikely was indicated at ques may do so without hindrance, and tlou time to the House of Com-that the foreigh Legations and forbign, nationals may again re- mong when Mr. Baldwin Gh a reqdant to appoint a Committee.

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