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A MONKEY HUNT.

SPORT WHICH LASTED A' WEEK.

ON A LINER.

ANCIENT CULTURE.

HERCULANEUM PROVED BY

FINDS.

RARE MOSAICS.

Róme. Mystery and secrecy BUY- Officers of the Elder Dempster liner "Appam," which arrived at round the new excavation of Her- Plymouth fron: the West Coast of culaneum, the ancient city destroy- Africa, told an extraordinary ed in the eruption of 79 A.D., when story of a monkey hunt on the work was begun seven months ago, in the presence of the King. Pro- outward voyage.

Before leaving Liverpool the fessor Maluri, who is in charge "Appam" took on board 40 young of the work, has been given free monkeys for inoculation experi-hand by the authorities regarding ments in connection with yellow the manner of excavating and the They were in publication of results. No one is fever research.

three boxes, and when one escaped allowed near the excavations and it was decided to transfer them military police surround the, dis- all to the ship's live-stock room.trict.

This was done, but by some means

An enterprising cinema opern- the whole tribe.escaped from this for succeeded in getting through room and scattered all over the and took pictures, but he was ar

rested when he was leaving thei ship.

Some swarmed up the masts, place and his machine was taken others sought refuge in the wire-from him. less room, some found their way

In spite of all these precautions

to the bridge. Officers and pas-it has been possible to find out how sengers, of whom there were work is progressing. The excava about 100 on board, all joined in tions were begun in May, in what the hunt, but it was not until a is known as the De Bisogne farm, whole week hid, passed that all here former work had been sus pended. The owner of that pro- the monkeys were rounded up.

Then, to the amazement of perty, Marchese de Bisogne, placed everybody, when the monkeys no obstacles in the way of the ex- were counted it was found that propriation by the government. there were 44 instead of 40. It is This point was chosen as the vol mistake was ennic material, though lying to a assumed that a made in the number when the depth of nearly eventy-five feet. was not voleatic tufa and is simi monkeys were shipped.

The monkeys were landed at Jar to the ashes and pumice which

buried Pompeil. Lagos.

SECRET TRIALS.

NO JUSTICE WITHOUT

PUBLICITY.

Method of Excavation.

While the greater part of ller. culaneum was destrayed by a mix -jure of pozzolana, lava, pumice,

Mr. Fry, the Bow-street magis trate, expressed the opinion that justice could not be done in the courts without complete publicity.

volcanic ashes and uncalcined lime, which, in a short time. owing to its being mixed with volcanic vapour and water, hardened into

tufa atone, there were certain dis- triets which felt the effect of this lava much less than others,

The system used is no longer the He was dealing with the case in ahaft system adopted by the Bour- which Lieut-Commander Colin Mayers, R.N.,.retired, summoned bons in the eighteenth century, I the police for the return of docu-and by which they excavated the ments and plans relating to sub-marvellous collection of marble marines which were seized when statues and bronzes now forming he was arrested last March for an the greatest treasures of the Na offence under the Official Secretsonal Museum of Naples, but the horizontal, which has been so suc Act. Commander Muyers was

cessful in excavating the Street of subsequently bound over for the 'technical offence of retaining Abundance at Pompeii. papers contrary to his duty. The

The present excavations have.

Admiralty applied that the docu-been undertaken not so much for

the purpose of digging out statues for the ments should be given to them.

The case had been adjourn and bronzes but rather

consider finer idea of throwing light on the ed for Mr. Fry to the application of the Solicitor history of the city. For this rea- General, Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C.son all volcanic material is remov ed in layers, and houses, gardens

for the case to be heard in camera and all edifices are cleared and left

Mr. Fry now said that to con sent to the application involved anstanding in their original position. Herculaneum was closely linked invasion of the rights of the public anti of the Press who represented with Greek culture. Its inhabitants them. Power to hear cases in were the leisure class from Rome caméra under the Official Secrets and the nearby Neapolis-poets, Act was limited to an offence un-scientists, members of the imperial der the Act or proceedings on family and of the court as well as appeal. This would appear to con-all those wealthy Romans who the sought quiet and solitude in this clude the matter, but Solicitor-General contented that marvellous city. Its climate was summary courts also possessed ideal, and though Ovid in his writ- the inherent rights of all courts inga propaganded for the near-by

there

類 cool breeze to try cases in camera. He (Mr. city of Pompeii, where in the aum-. Fry) could find no precise author mer

the plane trees, the ity that summary courts possess.through

Romans preferred Herculaneum. ed such powers.

Was City of Villas.

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It was a city of villas, unlike ing this case in camera would be Pompeli, which was a commercial to defeat the very cbject of the city, and underneath must be buri legislature which empowered the ed many wonderful houses. Dur court so to hear the originaling the excavations of four cen- the charge, and he therefore agreed turies only five houses have been

From one to sit privately. Mr. Fry added: [excavated.

But I hope I may not be houses, which belonged to Lucius taken to assent to the proposi-Calpurnius Pisone, excavated more tion that a summary court nay than a century ago, was taken a lightly or upon a notion that library consisting of 1,800 papyri. justice may more conveniently This house had a wonderful peri

Unlike work had to be interrupted at this room, the garden and peristyle, as the smaller or decently be done in private style, with twenty-six columns and

a portico with twelve columns. side streets intersecting.

the ground had been well as the other rooms, were en-idea of how much marble was used

"LINER." were tirely excavated. These show that in Herculaneum is given in the close its doors to the public.

Indeed, it is with consider. Ancient writers also mention the streets of Pompell, which were point as

London, Feb. 1. able reluctance that I agree Villa of Agrippina, of the imperial not in particularly good state of weakened by shafts which

the eighteenth con- built on the Roman plan, but in-eighteenth century examined the with the particular circum. family, and one of Appius Claudius preservation, these of Herculaneum dug during the excavations of the houses in Herculaneum were not memoirs of De Voga, who in the Herculaneum descendant the show that greater care was taken Bourbons in

The first air passage to the Cape tury. The whole section threaten stead from the front door one en- ruins and drew the only accurate

was a forgotten city from the date has been booked. stances of a peculiar case to Pulcher,

ed to collapse, so work was con-tered a roofless atrium, with the map of the city. make what at first sight ap-Tribune, who brought about the in paving the city.

peristyle to one alde.

Mr. Van Lear Black, a Dutch- Buildings Yet Uncovered.

tinued in another direction.

the houses of the eruption until the sixteenth The streets around pears an inroad upon, the in- banishment of Cicero from Rome,

When this street was unearthed Professor. Maiuri, realising that veterate rule of publicity for Owing to the possibility of finding

each side were this building must be of great im- have been cleared. In the House century. Over its ruins towns had American millionaire, has char- The very existence of in which he will leave Croydon summary courts which, for these and many other villas,, the nearly 80 years, Parliament present excavations capture the in- the buildings on

examined. They are still covered portance, decided to resume the ex- of the Mosaic Pavement seven been built and farms and vineyards tered an entire K.L.M. air liner,

One Herculaneum was almost a fable. shortly on his 6,000-mile flight.

Mr. Van Lear Black is a re has enjoined and the judiciary terest of all archaeologists.

There is considered to be strong with volcanic mud and stand like cavations from another direction. rooms were found, all with admir-laid out.

A marble merchant was crossing enforced, being convinced by experience that without the pro-likelihood that one day soms won two walls on each side, bat it has Besides a great, accumulation of ably preserved pavements.

two boys playing with spread business interests. Wher- tection of complete publicity derful discovery may be made. been ascertained that eventually earth and volcanic mud there is marvellously beautiful one is in justice cannot properly be done. The excavations. have been slow, they can be explored without great also a villa which will have to be black and white mosaics, with a the acids in this district one day markable man. He has wide

There is also a marble marble tiles. His expert. eye re ever he wants to go he flies.

He has covered more than The hearing was then continued as the present method necessitates difficulty. Besides the main street demolished as underneath lie an- design of black clover on a white and saw in camera, and at the close of the not only removing all the volcanic a cross street leads north toward cfent baths which have never been ground. evidence the public and Press material carefully, but also examin- the other principal streets, and explored. It will take many staircase leading to a second floor, cognised that they were not ordin-

ing and docketing the finds and along this was cleared the upper months before the work in this which is now being cleared. Adary marble, but, rare African. He 40,000 miles by air in the past be resumed as the jacent houses have been explored asked the boys where they had year, including a trip to Batavia were again admitted.

photographing the spot where they portion of a gate belonging to a section can

work of expropriating and de- and their frescoed walls examined. found their pinythings. The boys and back, which occupied thirty- Applications Dismissed. were found. While electric drills large building.

Herculaneum was full of por-molishing the modern houses will Necessary preparations have to be pointed to a mound in the farm- nine days, and included stops at made for their unearthing dur-yard: The marble cutter for a few Bagdad, Calcutta, and Bangkok, Mr. Fry then stated that except have made it possible to clear

Ing the next few months, as close coppers bought what lay there, and a stay of a week in Java.

The accommodation for passen- for the documents which the Ad-away the hardened covering, the ticos, like other Greek cities. In take at least a year.

Two Houses Cleared.

by on the modern level are the To transport the fragments of

marble it was necessary to load gers is removed from the cabin of the air liner for Mr. Van Lear. miralty had agreed should be re-work must be slow. An idea can a freaca discovered there are views

A.. marvellous decoration was houses of the town of Resina. turned he was not prepared to be gathered of the care with which of these porticos, which served the

Unless elaborate precautions are seven or eight donkeys. The mer- order the return of any of the the new excavations are being un-purpose of a forum. Pedestrians papers and

both applications dertaken by the fact that only 155 were sheltered from the sun and cleared on the wall of the ancient

stituted. feet of the street has been entire rain and here merchants, brought edifice excavated. Near by was taken the risk of damaging the chant made a fortune when he Black, and easy chairs, a cane would be dismissed.

ly cleared in the seven months that their wares for sale. The dis- cleared a shop, with its wooden frescoes is great. The usual pro brought the fragments to Naples lounge, and small tables are sub- for the churches. Dutch pilots, Geysendorffer and the excavations have been in pro-covery, of the principal streat and windows still in place but char cess is to strengthen each wall be- and sold them to make altars and

the cross street is important, as it red by the molten volcanic ashes fore the removal of volcante pavements

all sides ments of the rarent marbles. They fight as on the previous trips. Bronze and terra colta utensile fixes the topography of the city in 79 A.D. Another house was material. When the wail is clear. There were large and small frag Scholte, on his forthcoming Cape Four shop burglaries in High.

with a special preparation to pre had been brought up by the plow The machine will be a type of street, Bromley, Kent, believed to have been, found which show that just as ancient writers said it was. cleared with an Iron grating; the ed it is reinforced on

So far only twelve feet of this windows were intact.

when the farms had been tilled. Fokker, fitted with three British Work was begun in another vent its trumbling into dust.

What he obtained that day suc Jupiter engines. be the work of a gang of youths, the spot was a place of residence.

a few days The original level was reached, in gate has been exposed and its ar-

Work Progresses Slowly. have occurred within

ed for work which lasted as long front of the buildings, and the chitrave of wood, though charred, direction for the purpose of clear-

The discovery of mosaic pave as he lived.. of each other.

street was found to be intact, with still remains in place. A portioning two houses which had been

are ments in every room demonstrates Mr. P. K. Suckling, 4.8.4.A. Its evenly cut paving blocks of lava of a lofty cornice has been partly brought to light during the

excavated and there are also former excavations. They general manager of the Hong Kong stene,

buildings. and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., return- The ancient city was laid out columns in brick without their called the House of the Skeleton that Herculaneum was rich in ed to the Colony on the Prezident geometrically and divided-into red stucco. facing, which leads to the and of the Mosaic pavement, be-marble; in Fompell only the enter the excavationss that even the have decided not to allow dog ziga blacka of buildings by two ballar that this was the portico in cause there such pawg was clear- taining rooms were paved in this cellare were lined and paved with racing in the Alexandra Park:

alfalum,

or dining way. Here they were used-in-ali marble main stredi

gress.

+

It has been discovered during

He will have the same two

The trustees of Alexandra Park