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Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 5, 1932.

China's Future.

The body of a Chinese man was found hanging from a tree in King's Park yesterday. He has been identified aa Wai Nam-pun,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1932.

ASCENT OF MT. KINABALU

SEARCH OF PLANTS

IN

aged 28 years of 29 Nanking ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST BOTANICAL

Street.

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Mr. C. M. Preshaw, of 520 The Peak, has reported to the Police!

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Personal Pars.

TREASURE HOUSES.

pro-

that on Wednesday night some per- the Botanical Gardens, Singapore, spent at the newly almost completed Mr. R. E. Holttum, Director of The night before starting up, we son or persons entered his house gives the following brief account of "Jungle Lodge" (The name by severing two panes of glass, kis ascent of Mt. Kinabalu, British posed for the new lodge). That was and stole property to the value of $225,50.

North Borneo, in November of last, November 12.1 On the thirteenth | year.

we reached Lumu Lumu, and spread Notwithstanding many warnings, our canvas under a hard, steady I ventured to the summit of Mount rain for the afternoon and night. Kinabalu in November. The spirits On the 18th we reached Paka, again The forthcoming marriage is an-

of the mountain were kind and pro-; in a hard shower. On the 14th we nounced of Henry Frederick West-vided fine weather on all the im- ascended the great mountain, a lake, living at Volunteer Headquarrain for times when camp was al- and returned to Paka in the after- partant days, reserving most of the goodly company without accident, ters, and Elizabeth Lillias Mc- Cance. of Woodbourne, Dunmurry,

ready pitched. The only exception noon, again under a hard rain, al- Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, en Tenompok, on

wax the first day's march from though the members of our com-

which We route to Hong Kong on the s.3. drenched before arriving at Lumu extra plants escaped the rains, the wero pany who did not linger to collect Rajputana.

www.

Lumu.

<

me

last two days, and reached the One of the oldest members of

Before making the ascent, I spent, shelter of the eave dry shod. the Indian community, Mra, A. Fpany of Chaplain and Mrs. Clomens, Į

a very enjoyable week in the com-

Evil Spirita Mollified. el Arculli, passed away yesterday

Of course the going aloft was AC- at Dallas. I then moved on afternoon, at her home. 58. Kennedy Mr.

to companied by the usual. Dusun Clemens' Road, at the age of 70 years, after Tenompok, in which he and his wife pitiate the supposedly evil spirits. new house at: ceremonies by the Priest to pro- a protracted illness. She was the are planning to spend a year or more of the mountain to make it safe for widow of Mr. A. F. el Arcull while making their She leaves five sons, Mr. A. elections on Kinabalu.

botanical col-; the visitors. He was careful to Arculli, solicitor, Dr. Hassan el

hasten ahead bf us lest we step over Arculli, Messrs. A. K, E. and O.

A Dangerous Path.

the danger line at which he must el Arculli, and two daughters.

Mr. Clemens accompanied

scatter rice, place eggs, or leave One of the latter is married.

from Tenompok to the summit. He chickens. At the sacrificial rock, then returned to Dallas, leaving me eggs and other food were left and to descend more leisurely by way of Prayers offered while we made pie- Kamborangoh and Lobong to Kiau,

tures of the proceedings; and at As I came down the step path from various offerings, the most pitiable tho sacrificiul pool were left Kamborangsh to Lobong, I was thankful that we had not ascended the legs, with their heads drooping that way, and my admiration went forth to all those brave adventurers down as if they were freezing to who were not deterred by that de- pictures of the sacrifices, the priest death. At this place, we tried sporate ascent. The oki Lobong with his bunch of charms, or cave was reported to be closed by a

DIARY OF HIS DYING HOURS.

Student Watches His Disease Develop.

con-

of which were two chickens tled by

country has ever faced in all her tains no more heroic tale than/encing there the heaviest rain of, had hoped to be able to ascend the

long history."

The science of medicine the life and death of Alfred Sey- These are significant utter- mour Reinhart, of the Harvard ances on the eve of a New Year aware that he must soon die, de-

Medical School, who,

fully

our journey.

for China a year that may voted his time to studying his forest covered slopes rise steeply on and on the back part of the mighty

of

covered

trees and rocks on its banks: are

mountain. In about a month we expect again to ascend the mount to make a study of the flora of St.

Clemens expects to accompany us to collect what our less trained eyes- overlook.

about 60 not found lower down.

recent landslide, and we camped amulets, and some of the scenery, Just below the lower rock, experi- especially Lowe's Guly, up which wo mountain from behind; but were convinced of the impossibility. We The River Kadamaian between do hope later to work our way up Lobong and the Menetendok gorge

the rivers to study the flora behind: is a magnificent apectacle.. The witness either a great step for- own disease for the benefit of either side and the moss ward or a movement in the op-

mankind.

Despite Sincerity alone impels us to posite direction. China will not during his last days, Reinhart Botanically I found this stretch of

excruciating pain laden with Ferns and orchids. John's peak. At which time Mrs.. follow precedent of 87 years in lack good counsel and sage ad-refused drugs lest he should lose the river exceedingly interesting, wishing for Chin and the vice. In all that she does for the the opportunity

we were favoured with a fine gaining and Chinese, in this Colony and in uplifting of herself and of her knowledge of his case.

day and fairly low water.- The

60 Orchid- China itself, the time-honoured people, she will ever find Great October 26, it is only now that limit of cultivation.

Although he died, aged 24, on Menetendok gorge is the present

Perhaps Mr. Holttum has report- Below It greeting: "A Hammy New Britain and Britons oversens as his story has been published.

we came out upon a ladang of young of different species. I specialized ed the finding of at least 250 ferns Year." The outlook: at the staunch friends as in the past. Reinhart was only a boy when rice, beside which we pitched our noment, it is true. is not exactly Even Japan, when the present heart valves.

rheumatism injured one of his camp. After returning to Kiau I on orchids and brought samples of At Havard he ascended the Marai Parai ridge, and They will be sent to the British promising, owing to the unfor- mist has evaporated, will be became aware that bits of the saw the celebrated Nepenthes rajal, Museum, in a few days, as I could. tunate clash with Japan; but] found ready to work shoulder to scar on his injured heart, were the giant pitcher plant.

not prepare them in time to go. difficulties arise only to be over-shoulder with China for the breaking away and lodging in

Marvellous Mosses. his blood vessels.

with a large shipment to them on come eventually. Five or ten betterment of the Orient as af

My guide informed me that a very November 25. The Symptoms,

large landslide in the Ulu of the years hence the present em-whole. There is not one gesture

I think Director Holttum is of my His diagnosis correct, Rein- Dahombang river, in August, caused opinion that no place in the world is broglio will be but a memory. that foreign Powers will with- hart knew he must expect the such a quantity of earth to be car- ao prolific in plant species as this The rights and the wrongs will hold if that of itself can be streptococcus germ to permeate ried down the river that all the great mountain and its ridges. repose in the archiven of the deemed helpful to China.

his blood system and end his fish were killed. When we came to We are now trying to finish the life by dissolving the red blood the Dahambang river, it presented study of the plants | respective nations; and a new lane of tribulation and trial may corpuscles.

on the higher The signs of this an extraordinary contrast to the and lower parts of the Dallas- China may have arisen able and be a long and dreary one, but would be red blotches on his Kadamaian. The boulders beside Tenompok mountain range, after qualified to maintain her an- the turning must be reached one skin.

its bed, instead of being smooth and which we shall make Jungle Lodge Last July, while seated at din-water worn or covered with mosses our base of operations, to study the day, one year; and then Peace in ner, Reinhart recognised these and ferns, were all newly scoured higher part of the mountain. Dr. Sherwood Eddy, who has the Orlent will be an established symptoms. He determined to and roughened, and not a particle of spent more than 30 years in the fact and Chinese New Year Days use every moment of the few moss was left on them.

A step into Orient, has written a book en-shall be brighter and happier months of life left to him. He the forest however brought one into entered Boston City Hospital contact with garlands of mosses and titled "The Challenge of the' than that which dawns after and proceeded to study each new ferns, hanging from

You can't get much of an out- the lower look If you keep looking down. East." From a lecture he re- the last stroke of midnight to pain as he traced the ravages of branches of the trees. Finally I

the germ through his body, cently gave in Hankow copious night.

crossed the valley to Dallas to say He once described the agony good-bye to Mr. and Mrs. Clemens,

Ten Years Aro. he endured as equal to that News in Brief.

suffered by six women in child. and to pick up specimens left there. I returned to Kota Belud by the birth. He was writing notes

most inch of rain was recorded in Kow-examination be made.

four days before his death, and usual route, having had a For the first time this year 0.60 he directed that a post-mortem from many other points of view. memorable month botanically and

loon yesterday.........

cient traditions.

extracts have been published by the Canton Gazette. Particularly appropriate on the eve of the Chinese New Year is a passage in which he declares:

The

greennnnnnnnnnnakan. To-day's Thought,

...

[From the "China Mall" of February 5, 1927.1

To-day's dollar is worth 2/6%.

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"I believe in the future of China. It will be greater than The lowest open, air temperature

It will yesterday ap to 4 pm. was 61. de SEEING BRITAIN'S TUBE TRAINS.section of my travels, to which I of Connaught's statue opposite the

China's glorious past.

grees. The humidity was 88 at 10: some day be an honest China, but a.m, and 88. at 4 pm.

Three Chinese constables and

it will be a United China, but we! have got to begin, to go ahead-- very, very dark. Japan has hard-two other men charged with mak- log illegal exactions from hawkers

At Kota Belud I was greated by the A motor year belonging to the hospitality of the District Officer, Canton Nanyang Brothers Tobacco who kindly arranged the concluding Company collided with the Duke

proceed, fortified by a pleasant and Blake Plar yesterday afternoon restful week-end spent at his bun- and was severely damaged. The driver had his faca cut and an- other man with him, was so bad- Another account comes from Mr. ly hurt as to necessitate his re- Joseph Clemens.

moval to hospital.

Russians Gather Ideas On The galow.

Underground.

ly begun: she is going to extend were again at the Kowloon Magis A special commission of the Mos- her conquests. The Communists tracy before Mr. Fraser yesterday cow Soviet has been to London to sfternoon when the hearing was study municipal services and parti- have hardly begun; they are go-continued and adjourned. cularly the orgaufsution of London's ing to extend their activities. It

transport Ne will be a dark time, for China, a Further reductions, in the prices Moscow is planning to build an very humiliating time. But I trésors John D. Hutchison & Co. vast tube network was of special of cigarettes are advertised by underground railway, and London's take it that we all love Chim, so as agents for Godfrey Phillips, interest to the Commission. They let us work together, let us Ltd., London, and associated Com visited the Acton Underground over stand together to save China. panies. A list of the particular haul works, and Lot's road Power

hina brands, with the new prices, will Station. Let us build up integrity of be found elsewhere in this issue. The Commission was led by the character. Let us build up a new ASAP vice-chairman of the Moscow Soviet co-operation and; unity

The annual Chinese fair has been BA Sternberg, and included, the Let us ividen these areas of good Gov-moved to Wanchai for the first time general director of Moscow's tram- this year Stalls have been preparways, AE Hende-Rote, and the ernment, believing that in the ed, numbering about 600, to cope director of the central repair shops end in this old world we are go with the demand for florists, toy in Moscow, F. G. Sokoloff, ing to have liberty and just

lers, and all Chinese goods but They previously visited Germany, sponse has been, poor. The Austria, and other Continental

Co, are offering their fifth countries. alxth doors to forists who spe.

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I believe in the future of China, but there is no time to be lost Let us stand together build new China In this day the most sarto

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