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Krakatau was just one of those small islands in the Pacific, like so

Even now on the shore the fruits of Barringtonia, Gerbera, Crinum, Cocoa and other palma can be fourid in abundance. Those plants whose séeda are caried by fruit-eating birds arrived later.

Epiphytic plants, llanas and various, climbers and eroepers are now abundant, so nuch so indeed that many of the big casuarina trees and others are be- ing choked and killed by climbers.

There is, as far as I know, only one eyead on the Island, and this is of especial interest. In the cycads

MOTOR FATALITY.

CHINESE DRIVER CHARGED

WITH MANSLAUGHTER

STORY OF AN EYE-WITNESS

As the result of a motor accident in Nathan-road on July 6 in which a Chinese pedestrian was killed the Chin- ese driver. of a six-wheel, Ford motor lorry was charged with manslaughter before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith,

The case for the Crown was conduct- ed by Mr. L. R. Andrewes whilst Mr.

Company's Office, 3; Chater Road, many others, which had once been the sexes are separate, and the plant H. J. Armstrong was for the defence. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the active volcanoes but had now ap is a mate: so that there will be no A watching brief on behalf of the de- Company wil!

be CLOSED from parently settled down into quies- more cycads on SATURDAY, the 20th July, to cence-a chimney which had ceased another aced which produces a M, K. Lo.

the island unless ceased's. relatives was held by Mr. THURSDAY, the 1st August (both to smoke-till one fine morning in female plant arrives on the spot. Mr. Andrewes said that the accident SITUATION WANTED days inclusive) during which 1883 fresh volcanic activities started This seems to point to the mistake occurred at the junction of Nathan and period no Transfer of Shares can in the old erater. And then with which nature. made in trying the Waterloo-roads. Evidence would be. be registered.

out too much preliminary warning equivalent of sex in animals in the given to the effect that after the lorry there followed the greatest explo- plant kingdom. Sex as a repro-struck the deceased it carried him about sion on record since humanity ar-ductive system in plants is more or over him coming to a halt about eight two or three yards and then passed rived on this planet.

less of a failure. Where there is "On Augus: 28 (1683) a succession distinct sex there needs to be in front and there was a conflict of yards further on. Another lorry was of paroxysmal explosions began which locomotion. lasted till the morning of the 28th, The

evidence as to whether it gave a signal four most violent took. place

There are other aspects in which that it was going to turn into Waterloo- on the morning of the 27th. Krakatau presents deep interest. road or whether it motioned the de- The whole of the Northern and The vulcanologist, seismologist and fendant to pass. The defendants lower portion of the island of Krakatau, geologist all find it deeply fascinat-lorry was stated to be going at an ex- lying within the original crater ring iTag. Will the physicist of the cessive speed and charged across the

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the pavement at the time.

Extent of Injuries

the Northern part of the Cone of future be able to harness its im-road and hit the deceased who was on Rakata almost entirely disappeared, leaving a vertical cliff which laid the inner structure of the volcano.

Care The amount of material discharged dur ing the two

days of paroxysmal energy was enormous, though there are no satisfactory data for even apore- zimately estimating it, A large cavity was formed where the island had previously stood, and the sea bottom around this Crater was covered with

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Dr J. E. Dovey, said that he held a post mortem examination and found that six left ribs had been fractured. From the marks it appeared that de cessed had been crushed between two objects. He did not think the wheels went over the body, but that it had been dragged along the ground.

Sergeant's Version

Evidence as an eye-witness was

a wide and thick sheet of fragmentary mense power as nature has now materials. Some of the surrounding harnessed the atomie disintegration given by Q.M.S., W. J. Chidgey, islands received such a thick accumu

lation of ejected stones and dust as to of the sun? Will he find that this Somerset L.I., who was waiting for a bury their forests and greatly to in-apparently haphazard wantonness hus outside President Apartments at crease the area of the land. So much of energy has a periodicity of its the time of the accident. He saw a was the sea filled up that a number of own which may be calculated and large lorry speed up to pass a smetler new islands rose above its level. But

a vast body of the fine dust was carried foreseen just as an eclipse now is ? one. After it had got clear the driver far and wide by aerial currents, while For it must be remembered that in of the bigger lorry appeared to lose the Boating pumice was transported the past eclipses were just as my side of the road.

control and the vehicle swerved to the for many hundreds of miles on the sur-sterious and terrifying, as volcanoes face of the ocean, At Batavia 100

The front wheels hit the kerb and miles from the centre of the eruption, and earthquakes are now, and the deceased, who 19, the eky was darkened by the quantity Zadkiela of antiquity took them as

was on the sidewalk, of ashes borne across it and lampe had omers of the final collapse of all He fell either on the back of his neck near the kerb, was hurled into the air. to be used in the houses at mid-day. things (the sun shall be turned into or on his head and the wheels of the The darkness even reached as far as darkness. and the moon into blood lorry appeared to pass over him. Bandoeng a distance

of nearly 150 miles. It was computed that the before that great and terrible day of

The case was adjourned. column of stones, dust, and ashes pro- the Lord come). jected from the volcano shot up into the air for a height of seventeen miles

But in the future may not the or more. The ner particles coming study of these phenomena elicit not THE Undersigned have received into the higher layers of the atmos only Tinstructions to sail by Paolic phere were diffused over a large part which may turn them into our ser a periodicity but a utility of the surface of the earth, and showed vants and bring them under the con- Auction

their

presence by the brilliant sun- set glows to which they gave rise trol of man? (Engel. Brit. article, "Krakatau"). They may indeed be in league

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Peking, Yesterday.. Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews stated to-day that the fact that the Cultural

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9 square miles of with those curious bodies, the sun Association of Peking had prevented the old island of Krakatau spots, and thus in some way affect his expedition going to Mongolin this | hal disappeared.

The explo- our weather conditions.

But as year to complete eight years, scientific sion left the remaining part of yet we can bardly say that because work there, would not stop their scien- Krakatau covered in a mass of ash, Krakatau was active this year and tific work in Asia. pumice and glowing cinders to a that we have had a severe drought

The Cultural Association had sought depth varying between 90 ft. and in Hong Kong that there must have to impose conditions which were un- 200 ft. Verlaten island was made been a about twice its former size and was Hong Kong in 1883 when Krakatau they sought probably existed in other more severe drought in acceptable to any scientific institution covered in ash to depths, in some had its worst eruption. Nor can parts of the Central Asian plateau, and we satisfactorily conclude that in he hoped in a few years the expedition On Krakatau itself, so far as it 1975 both Krakatau and Hong Kong would be working for the benefit of the known, every living. thing, animal will be in severe straits again. › and plant, was destroyed. It seems imposible that even earthworms and tree-roots which were buried deep in the ground, could have survived. The Island thus affords one of those anique opportunities in biological history the chance of studying the nature, and history of plant and we or our descendants would have animal succession on a new-born accomplished much. Island. Man was not directly pre-

kindred mysteries and say as his If we could co-ordinate the notaries said of Michael Scott:

"Him listed his magic wand to wave,

The bells would ring in Notre Dame!"

world of science in other parts of that plateau.----Reuter.

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The "Mail and Empire" published this dispatch from Kingston,

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Some writers have thought that Onterio rangements. The

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House once suggested that wars partment of national defence. were due to weather conditions. Which classes of plants and

"After extensive trials at Peta animals will be must likely to reach And some have even suggested that wawa camp, artillery officials here such 8.11. island 7.

such vents as Krakatau are among refused absolutely to disclose de- What me- chanisms in animal or plant will en- the great safety valves of nature; tails of its discovery. The matter is able them to pass over

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