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SATURDAY,“ JANUARY 5, 1929,

Sport Columns

DOGS

WHY SO MANY KINDST

CHEQUERED PEDIGREES

which only a false taste can toler ate..

GOLF

COMPSTON'S NEW

· POST.

AT COOMBE. HILL

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHOOTING RULES

PAN-AMERICA

WHAT THE CONFERENCE IS DOING

(Continued from Page 1.) cupation, address, the locality

"PACTS FOR REPUBLICS", where he wishes to hunt, enclos- ing two half-length photos 4 inches

Washington, Yesterday. a fee of $2' (Central Archie Compston has been a long, and We have no sympathy with pointed professional to the Coombe Bank notes). On approval the The arbitration and conciliation the propagation of canine defec-HI Golf Club, Malden, Surrey, in Civil Administration Bureau will treaties drawn up under the aus Lves, but the big fact of the dog succession to Arthur Havers, who issue to him the required hunting pices of the Pan-American Confer show is the wealth of excellencies. is at present touring the Argen-cortificate, which shall be renew-once, which only require formal Those who share our appreciation tine

The in company with George ed annually. The form of such rabification, are multilateral. will extend it also to Mr. Ash's Gadd,

certificate, shall be specified in a former establishes the principle of book, which is almost worthy of its Compston was born at Wolver- saparate schedule.

compulsory arbitration in all inter- subject.

harpton 35 years ago, stands six

Traps Forbidden

ational controversies in the Ameri- Let us look around in this Na-feet three inches high and is of Tho holder of a hunting certi- can Republics to which the recog•. [By Professor J. Arthur Thomson]

He has held ficate shall, before he actually goes nised principles of international law Some animals are very conservational Dog Week, and with biologi-powerful physique. tive, and, as the rock-records prove, cal as well as sympathetic eyes, for professional appointments at Kid-hunting, make due report to the are applicable, the only exceptions have remained unchanged for mil- we see many a dog that man- its derminster, Coventry, and North Police as to where he wishes to being controversies involving do- lions of years.

The Lampshell creator may well be proud of. Manchester, but of recent years

if it appears to thom necessary to volving third parties. Individual Linguin, the Pearly Nautilus, and What a motley crowd-(1) Esqui- he has been a "fme-lance" player: hunt. The Police in such places, mestic jurisdiction and those in- In the British Open Champion- the Lung-fish Ceratodus may be maux dogs, Samoyedes, and Pomer-

shall have other exceptions. ппу говвод, mentioned as examples of persist-anians! (2) greyhounds, whippets, ship Compston finished second to prohibit hunting for the time be- nations however are allowed to make ent types, so old-fashioned that and Borzols; (3) Dalmatians, Great James Barnes, U.S.A., in 1925, and ng for

living Danes, and sheep-dogs; (4) poodles, third this year, when Walter power to prohibit it accordingly. The conciliation pact establishes Darwin called them

While such matters lie within the the principle of compulsory sub- He beat fossils." They appear to have reach-spaniels, setters, pointers, and re-agen, U.S.A., won. ed a position of very perfect equlll-trievers; (5) terriers of many Hagen by 18 up and 17 to play in duty of the Police, the Authorities mission of all disputes of any kind" brium in a particular environment, sorts, fox, Scotch, Irish. Airedale, n 72-holes match at Moor Park in in all places where no police sa- between the American Republics and have remained the same for Sealyham; (6) bloodhounds, mas- the apring, but Hagen had landed tion has been established, shall," for any reason." The conciliating commissions organs will be tho long ages. On the other hand, tiffs, bulldogs, and puge; (7) New-only two days previously.

The holder of a hunting cert!-established in 1923 by the Gondra As Compston won the "News of the such an animal as the Fruit-fly foundlands and St. Bernards. Drosophila, or such a plant as

seven is the perfect number, we World" tournament in 1925 and ficate shall take with him the cer- treaties which hitherto were only 1927 and the Gleneagles tourna-tificate when he goes hunting, and authorised to act as organisations Lamarck's Evening Primrose, had better atop here.

ment in 1925

shall produce it for examination for finding out fachs, seems to be at present in an extra-

when asked for by the Authorities The fact that the arbitration ordinarily sportive mood, giving

concerned.

treaty does not contain the usual rise to mutation after mutation.

Places Prohibited

clause excepting disputes falling un- Everyone knows how difficult it to get two ruffa which are quite the

No hunting shall be carried out der the vague and undefined head- by dynamite, poisons, high explo ing of disputes affecting "the na- same in plumage, and the snap

sives and traps. In case any of tional honour and constitutional dragons in the garden are always

these are necessary on account of provisions" of the signatory govern- showing us some new grimace.

any particular circumstances, due ments is considered as a great adj approval of the Authoribles in the vance-Reuter's American Service. locality shall be obtained and due notice shall be published in ad-

Many Varieties

There are many different breeds of pigs, but there must be some good reason why these are, as it were, within a narrow radius as compared with dogs. There are many races of domesticated rab bits, but nothing to what we find among the rabbits' natural enemies. There is grent diversity among domestic fowls, but there is not that exuberance of variability that is in evidence at a dog show. Toy terrier and wolfhound, poodle and Alsatian, dachshund and greyhound are farther away from one another than any two varieties of domes- tic eat. Why are there so many different kinds of dog?

The first renson for the large number of different races of dog is probably to be found in the mul tiple pedigree. For it is very like- ly that dogs arose from several wild species of wolf and possibly also from some of the jackala. It is different with the European Domestic Cut, which, according to most authorities, is derived from the Caffre Cat (Felis caffra), often tamed and mummified by the an- cient Egyptians. If this is true, the Domestic Cat has a simple pedigree. But it is otherwise with dogs.

Wolves and Jackals

For if all the European races aro traced back to Studer's "Stone- Age dog (Canis putiatini), whose ancestor was a wolf, there is strong reason to suppose that in early days there were frequent fresh intro- ductions of wolfish blood and of different species. Jackals may also have made their contributions from time to time. In a previous article we have spoken of three pre- historic dogs in Europe-all deriv able from Studer's "Stone-Age dog" namely, the "Peat dog," the "In- termediate dog," and the "Best- mother dog," leading on respec- tively, let us say, to Scotch terriers, foxhounds, and collies; but after their differentiation these races of prehistoric dog may still have crossed now and again with wolves and jackals.

Some evidence of recent bybridi- zation is considered in Ash's state- ly book, "Dogs, Their History and Development" (Ernest Benn, 1927, five guineas). The general idea that we are seeking to emphasize is that the domesticated dog's in- heritance was like a very complex pack of cards, so that in the course of millennia of shufflings many re- markable "hands" turned up, each

Individuality of Dogs.

A well-established true-breeding race, such as terriers or greyhounds, is the artificial analogue of what would be called in Wild Nature a species. It is marked by a unified assemblage of characters that hold well together in heredity. Plato rightly said, a new apecies is a new idea. A greyhound is a creation quite different from a ter- rier; and this holds for the mind as well as for the body.

Aa

For we

we miss half of the charm and half of the problem of these puzzling varieties of dog if we do not realize that each is a psychical, as well as

bodily, individuality. They dif fer not only anatomically, but in moods and manners, in morale and mentality.

Every true-breeding

race is itself and no other, in mind as in body., More than that, each individual dog is a sub-personality, a unique product of hereditary na- lure and external nurture. "John O' London Weekly."

TO-DAY'S SOCCER

Division I.

Kick-off 4 p.m.

Athletic v. Kowloon, Hong Kong F.C. ground. Referee, Capt. Austin, M.C., M.M.

Police v. R.A... St. Joseph's ground. Referee, L.S.B.A.. At- kinson.

Queen's. v. Navy, Chatham- road. Referee, Mr. W. E. Hollands.

Small Units v. Recreio, Soo- kumpoo ground. Referee, Mr. F. Smith.

S. China v. H.K.F.C., Caro- line Hill. Referee, P.O. Cowan.

Division IL

Kick-off 2.80 p.m.

St. Joseph's'v. Recreio, St. Joseph's ground. Referee, A.B. Swallow.

S. China "B" v. China “A”, Caroline Hill. Referee, ERA. Anderson.

R.A. v. Small Units, Sookum- poo ground. Referee, Pte. Lamb,

Y.

Navy R. A. F., King's Park. Referee, Cox. Willis,

Eastern v. Kowloon, Athletic ground. Referee, Mr. T. G. Stokes.

RACE WEEK

QUEEN'S-ROAD EAST: ONE WAY TRAFFIC

Jack Sharkey

Bee to them.

vance.

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AERIAL FEAT

RE-FUELLED

THE CREWS' HOPE

No hunting shall take place in STILL IN THE AIR AND BEING prohibited mountains, Government i cemeteries of all dynasties, public gardens, public roads, monasteries and temples, thickly populated! places and other places which the

Los Angeles, Yesterday. Auktorities have appointed for The "Question Mark" (the 3- special purposes or where hunting engined Fokker monoplane which- has been suppressed on applica- went up on Jan. 1) has already tion.

broken the world record for a re-

ега.

(Friday)

No person shall enter any gar-fuelling flight. It had been aloft den or enclosure in parsuit of any for 61 hours, 7 minutes at 8.30 on bird or animal, unless permission Thursday evening and was still in has been obtained from the own the air this morning..

The crew now hope to surpass Hunting shall only be allowed "Graf Zeppelin's" record of con- between Oct. 1 and the end of tinuous Bight. March, which period may be ex 170 gallons of patrol were put on tended for not more than a month board just before midnight when the "Question Mark" was travel- on the recommendation of the local ing at 70 miles an hour. Reuter's Authorities for any particular rea-American Service.

Bons.

Fines range between $5-to-$10. MR. H. V. HIGGINS

$10-to-$20, $20-to-$50.

Supplementary Rulea

to the

The time during which hunting is carried on is limited period between sunrise and sun- set.

The varieties

of birds

"WHISPERING” CHAIRMAN

OF FAMOUS HOTELS

Mr. Henry Vincent Higgins, and chairman of the Carlton Hotels, animals which are protected and Ltd., and of the Ritz Hotel (Lon the seasons during which hunting don), Ltd., a director of the Ritz Hotel, Paris, Ltd.; and an ex- is prohibited are as follows:-

chairman of the Covent Garden DIRDS:

Crane, swallow, marsh-tit, cale-Opera House Syndicate, died last Mr. Higgins overcame the Who is to meet Young Stribling in tit, great-tit, nut-hatch, wagtail, month in London, aged 73,

wren, little cuckoo, common cuckoo, February. The winner is to box Jack barn-owl, kite, vulture or condor enormous handicap of losing his sidered retiring from public life. Dempsey for the world's champion--hunting prohibited during the Voice 24 years ago. He then con- He was persuaded to carry on and ahip, it is stated.

Pheasant hunting prohibited became, with his whispering from Feb. 1 to Oct. 91.

voice, one of the best-known men Bulbul, starling, sky-lark, shrike in the hotel, club, and theatre ptarmigan, quail, hazel-grouse, life of London. dove, snipe-hunting, prohibited from April 1 to Oct. 31.

THIRD TEST: 6TH DAY ·

whole year.

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Two years ago it was revealed that great faith was placed in Mr. A remarkable day's play (or, ANIMALS:

Higgins, who was a solicitor, by Deer, mouse-deer, antelope, scaly the Lord Chamberlain in connec- rather, part of a day's play; the

tion with the censorship of plays. game did not restart until 12.30 ant-eater.

[Note:All the above-mention- Among his friends was King p.m.) was provided in the third' "Test" match at Melbourne yester-ed birds and animals eat noxious Edward. day, Australia losing their two insects and animals and their Mr. Higgins's first wife, who was farm produce and the the daughter of Lord Winchilsea, remaining wickets on a wet pitch value to for the addition of but four runs, growing crops is very great. The died in 1893. He married Mrs. being all out for 351, leaving Eng-seasons during which hunting is William Breeze, of New York, in land to get 332 runs to win the prohibited, apart from the category 1895. Mrs. Higgins's daughters match and retain the "Ashes." By which should be protected during by her first marriage are Lady are the breeding Ancaster and Lady A. Innes- close of play the visitors had secured the whole year, 171 of them for the loss of Hobbs, seasons of these birds and animals Ker. who made 49, leaving Sutcliffe (83) during which hunting should bel and Jardine (18) at play when the prohibited entirely.]

Only one way traffic in Queen's-game re-opened this morning with

the possible beginning of a new road East from Arsenal-street to England wanting 162 runs for vic-

strain or breed,

The Friend of Man

the Monument will be permitted on tory and nine wickets in hand. "race days" (February 25, 26, 27

England 2nd Innings.

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and March 2) between the hours J. B. Hobbs, l.b.w., Blackle of 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. The one. Sutcliffo, not out way traffic will run from west top. R. Jarding, not out east from 11 am to 3 pm. and from east to west from 8pm, to

Extras

The second reason for the large number of races is to be found in the many sidedness of the qualities for the sake of which man has look ed after the dog-some valued for strength and others swiftness, some 6.30 pm. Kennedy-road will be their keen sense of smell and others open to east bound traffic from '11 for their hearing, some for ferce am to 3 pm, and to west bound) (Hobbs). ness and others for gentleness, traffic from, 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. some for brains and others for

beauty. Therefore when a novel pattern or mutation appeared there was an unusually big, chance that man would have some reason to give it his protection. In other words, the survival value of novel. ties among domesticated dogs is unusually diverse.

for

NO LICENCE

ANOTHER ARMY MAN FINED

Sapper R. Williams, of the Royal

HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS

January 3, 1929.

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Mr. B. M. Armstrong. Messrs. D. G. Bruce, M. Bolton, R. C. Bradley.

Mr. E. J. Carmichael, Mr. A. G. Ellinger. Messrs. S. P. Gray, W. Golding, Miss V. M.. Gill.

Messrs., A. F. Henry, H. C.

21 Artillery, Wellington Barracks, waa, at the Contral Magistracy this Total (for 1 wkt.) 171 morning, charged before. Major 'C. Fall of wicket: 1

105 Willson, O.B.E., with driving motor Hutchison.

car No. 209 in Queen's-road Cen-

Mr. J. E. Joseph. Mr. S. G. Kok. [Scores at close of play, to-day tral-without a driver's licence. [Note:-The full

week will be in the subscribers' edition.] | race traffic regulations appear in the "Gazette" to-day.)

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CHURCH NOTICES.

A CHARGE OP ONE. DOLLAR

TH MADE FOR ALL NOTICES HEADING UNDER THIS

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, KOWLOON

Sunday, January '6. The Epiphany.

8.15 a.m., Holy Communion.

10 am, Sunday School Services. 11 a.m., Morning Prayer & Ser-

mon.

Preacher: The Vicar. 2.45, p.m., Sunday Schools. 6 p.m., Evening Prayer & Ser- mon.

Preacher: Mr. J. H. Hunt, O.B.E.

A Social Hour for members of the congregation of friends will be held at the close of this service. Wednesday, January 9.

6 p.m., Short Evening Prayer &

Defendant admitted the offence. Inspector Nicholls, of the Traffic department, asked His Worship to Mestra. R. Robotti, M. Ray.

Messrs. J. A. Scott, L. Schulman, take a serious view of the case.

His Worship sald that he under-W. Vander Steen, Mrs. M. PAddress. The following will represent stood the defendant was being dealt Smith. the The first eleven, of the Hong!

University against LR.C. with by the Army, authorities, and Meaara. E. Timmermann, D. L

at 2 p.m.. on the therefore in the circumstances, Thomson. Kong Hockey Club met a side from to-day

former's ground: F. Hiptools he would impose a fine of $5 or 7 A few similar varlante bred to- the Beda. and Horts. Regiment yeв- gether start a strain; inbreeding of terday afternoon on the U.S.R.C. Capt.), M. B. Osman, A. Baker, days.

H. T. Barma, A. B. Sulieman, G. E.

To Meet H.KSRA.

The Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock.

Wednesday Evening Meeting at

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST. "Messrs. R. P. Whitham, G. T.【Branch of The Mother Church, Wheatcroft, H. L. Ward, T. B.The First Church of Christ, Scient- ist, in Boston, Mass., USA] Wilson, L. Watson, W. Wood.

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen similar strales and careful woeding ground, the Club being strongly Yech, K. T. Loke, A. A. Aziz, H. E. While on his way to visit -his

Road Tram Station, › out of undesirables leads to a stabla | represented. The result, after a

Mr. W. J. Masters, aged 57 Sunday Service, 11.15 am. breed; by a patient persistence brisk game, was a win for the Adams, D. Roy and F. Fernando, wife's grave, Capt. C.-J. Green,

agèd · 82, retired master-mariner, stoeplejack, was thrown to the

Subject: "God." of the same processes of breeding Club by one goal to nil

was knocked down and killed by a ground and killed when a portion and woeding, highly differentiated

Captain A. J. K. Todd, the motor car at Flymouth.

of a chimney-stack crashed at! true-breeding races have been ea-

Gloucester. The secret fountain of The following will represent the Conservative agont, has been re tablished.

Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Davey, of variability continuce still to flow second eleven of the Hong Kong commended by tlie Berwick (North-

Conserva Loughton, Essex, all of whose Mr. Parnail Kerr, the defeated 5.80 o'clocks and Mendolism is giving some as Hockey Club in their match against umberland) Divisional sistance to the breeder in the com.the H.K.S.R.A. second team on tive Association as prospective family are alive, have six sons, Liberal candidate at the Epsom Readfin Room at above address,

En place of Mrs. seven daughters, and 42 grand-by-election in July, is to stand open bination of good canine qualities. Monday at the Marina ground at candidate

again at the general election." Man's fancy has sometimes, fed 445 p.m.-A. O. Howell, J. E. Hilton Phillpson, M.P., who is children. him to foster novelties which the Henry, L. F. Nicholson, L. A. B. retiring at the general election: unsympathetic biologist would have Duncan, L. M. 8. Lloyd, E. L. Sta,

The "PIAN speedily eliminated. We refer to T. Whitley, W. A Nowers, G. R. Several Small-pox cases have the recovery of Jewellery valued at Eastern Department of the Foreign semi-pathological delicate, dull Vallack, T. J. Price and E.-C. occurred recently In Lambeth, £1,000, alleged to have been stolen Office, has been appointed Gorman to attend the

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from a saloon car in Birmingham. Ambassador in Moscow. witted, partly deformed straine, Fincher.

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