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PECULIAR WEAPONS.

MAN-TRAPS IN THE

SOLOMONS..

POISONED ARROWS.

CHILD LABOUR.

LADY SIMON TAKES, UP CAUSE OF NATIVE CHILDREN.

NEW EMPLOYMENT ACT.

Man-traps were among the pecu- Lady Simon, wife of Sir John Instrumental in far weapons with which the war-Simon, who was riors of Bassianos village, in the securing the emancipation of 220,- Solomon Islands, opposed the naval 900 slaves in the British Protector- force from H.M.S. "Adelaide" that ate of Sierra Leone, is actively inflicted punishment for the recent Identifying herself with efforts to massacres of whites, writes Jack prevent the indenturing of native McLaren in the "Daily Mail."

children in South Rhodesia

Lady Simon said: '

Ever since the war the number

and of visitors to the Gardens has been steadily increasing and this year

The traps are huge bows and ar- | legalised whipping of boys.

The now Native Juveniles En- will easily be a record, in spite of rows, strung back and aimed in the continued bad weather. The readiness, carefully concealed in theployment Act passed by the Legis previous record total of 2,057,146 | Jungle bordering the narrow paths lature of Southern Rhodesia pro- in 1924 was passed over a month approaching the village. They are vides that boys and girls under the sprung by a piece of jungle-vine so age of 14 may be employed under For certain offences girls To cope with these ever increas-placed across the path that anyone contract. ing crowds, the number of entrance approaching is compelled to thrust may be fined and boys given

corporal punishment. turn-tiles has had to be more than doubled. Last winter, Baw the completion of a new South Gate in the Park, and the previous winter the North Gate in the Albert- Road was likewise extended. This winter the Main Gate, which is used for the most part by Fellows of the Society, will be onlarged and made much more imposing. The design will be in keeping with the New Reptile House and Mankey Houso, and will have, in addition to the ordinary gate houses, an en- trance court enclosed by a semi- circular pergola, out of which roads will lead to the main parts of the Gardens.

There will also be an attractive rock garden surrounded by a ditch and wall, which will become a house for such snakes and lizards 48 can survive the rigours of our climate. As the new gate will be needed to cope with the crowds at Easter, the work will be put in hand almost immediately.

Bedrooms For "Hippos."

The birth of "Jimmy," the little. hippo, last year, has led to conges- tion in the Hippopotamus House, and an additional wing consisting of three new bedrooms is being built on to the existing house. The inside pond, which is usually occupied by "Diana," the Pigmy Hippo, and her consort; "Percy," is also to be enlarged to twice the When this fa com- present size. pleted "Jimmy," who has been tem- the Wild porarily banished to Asses House, will be able to re- turn to his old home; he will, how- ever, never again be allowed to see his father and mother, as his presence is the cause of much discord between "Bobby" and "Joan," and they are only just be- ginning to forget about him.

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Heated Fonds.

The Exhibition House, which in 1826 to house the sacred White Elephant and his companion, is to be converted into a house for Tapira.

An instrument so delicate that fly wings are employed to record its impressions is being used in experi- meats conducted at the Mt. Wilson Chaurvatory near Pasadena, Cali fornia. Dr. C. G. Abbott, of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, is the inventor of the device, the purpose of which is to measure the heat of the spectra of stars. The fly wings in the shape of a tiny vane" are suspended from quarts fibres in a mirror about the size of a couple of pinheads. When a ray of starlight, passing through a prisms, is trained on the blackened fly wings, the vane turns the fibre. The amount of the turn is registered by the tiny mirror that reflects another beam of light along a calibrated arc. Photo showa Dr. Abbott with his instrument..

Under the new Act children would have no voice in the matter when they were indentured, and it seems that they could be employed at any age under 14. In fact they might be indentured at birth.

We have got to look after these children and soẻ that they are not made use of as cheap labour in the production of the tobacco to which we in this country have given a preference. We eannot allow child- ren of the most tander ages to work under contract and run the risk of being logged.

Mr. Travera Buxton, hon, secre- tary of the anti-Slavery and Abori- gines Protection Society, said that that body was determined to do all in its power to get the law in quea- tion amended.

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Members of the Congregation of St. Peter's Church held a recep- tion yesterday for the, new Dean of Hong Kong, Rev. Mr. Swann, The Rev. Mr. Halward, Chair- man of St. Peter's Young Men's Club, presided. The new Dean was welcomed in speeches by Mr. Griggs and Mr. Mow Fung.

A programme of music in which Mrs. Ealean and Mr. Glover were the contributora was given.

In reply Mr. Swann said he hoped the work of the diocese now centred in the Cathedral would extend to St. Peter's avoiding a cleavage and making of both places one centre for Christian. service. He hoped to see mem- bera of St. Peter's at the Cathe- dral, and expressed his gratifica- tion at the warm welcome extend. It aside in order to pass pa. The ed to him and Mrs. Swann, assur- lightest touch is sufficient, and the ing the St. Peter's members that arrows are so aimed as to get their he would give them his fallest victim in the cheat. As jungle-support in the work of which the vines atray everywhere across the foundations were laid by his pre- paths the one, which releases the decessor. death-dealing arrow is not notice- Four ponds able. will be provided, two inside and

Usually the arrows are polsoned. two outside the house in an enclo I once had the dreadful experience sure adjoining the terrace of the of seeing one of these traps sprung. Monkey Hill. The water in the in- The victim, one of my native port- aide ponds will be heated by steam,

ers, was struck in the shoulder, and so that the animals can live in their favourite elements all through in less than two hours, after ter-

rible agony, he was dead. the winter. The Soclety has Another trick of these savages is several examples of both the South to bury spear and arrow-heads in American and Malayan species but the paths so that the, needle-sharp an opportunity of showing them

points will be just level with the side by side has never before of surface and impale the enemy's feet. curred as they have never had any But of course this is only effective definite home in the past, but have against natives, who are barefoot been shown wherever there has ed. I remember the astonishment

" of the warriors of one village be-like no other I know.

cause I could walk over the spear- This kind of thing, coupled with points unharmed. Boots were new the fact that they have to make to them.

been space available..

Courageous Fighters.

tary formation as we know it; but

usually it is a kind of guerilia war-

fare. Large drums, made from hollowed wood and the skins of animals, are beaten most of the time, and there is also a terrific yelling: But now and again there is a strange and menacing silence, broken only by the flicking of spears, and arrows through the foll- age-a queer "Ait-Ait" sound that is

their way over some of the densest jungle-clad inountain country in the world, will make the naval party's task no easy one.

Tortoises were not considered to be suitable Inmates for the new Reptile House, so when it was built no provision was made for them. However, now that the old Reptile They are courageous fighters, but House and Tortoise House are be- cunning, and ambush is a favourite ing given over to the Bird Section device. A common trick is to stand There are a fair number of rifles new accommodation has had to be so covered with leaves and bushes among the Savages obtained provided for the tortoise As that to even the most expert bush-secretly for the most part, some of

man they soon as the birda have been trans-

Bre indistinguishable them from the German traders In ferred to their new home the old from the surrounding jungle, what used to be the German Solo- Small Bird House is to be convert- Sometimes they will do this in mons but is now British-but they ed into temporary

An-are mostly old-fashioned Sniders, Tortoise groups of a score or more. House. This work will probably other trick is to perch, concealed, and of little. account. There is also begin at the end of February, by in the trees beside the paths and the difficulty of obtaining ammuni- tion. The natives rely more on which time it is hoped that the new attack the enemy from above: Bird House and Aviaries will be Mass attacks are often made, their clubs, spears, traps, and other ready for occupation.

with something approaching a mili- devices.

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