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New York's skyline will be replaced by polar wastes when Admiral Richard E. Byrd takes this huge plane on his Antarctic exploration. When pontoons are installed, the ship will be the largest seaplane in the world. It will carry 1100 gallons of gasoline, giving it a non-refueling radius of 1800 miles.

Louis

De Rougemont

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world-renowned galleries in Maryle- They decided, however, that the bone-road. It is impossible for us and joy of arriving there immediately to reply to even a tithe of our de after such arduous journey Rougemont

ALIT would be too much for them, and Monsieur de Rougemont himself is up his scientific they therefore lunded on an island, busy working

correspondents,

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ject to reut. the 16th November, 1933, will be sub-

or

in the mouth of a large bay, and bero material for the learned societies The Steamship

Consignees of cargo are berkby 18- Yamba hi fires which were to serve, tracing his relatives in

formed that all goods are being land- 1.8 a signal to her friends un the and Paris, etc."

The duties of a prospective Can-ed at their risk into the hazardous mainland.

The result was that when, after nibal Chief were as painful, at mo- and/or extra hazardous Godowns of

Awn Co. Godown Lid., whence and/or from few days complete rest, they ar-ments, as they were arduous, and The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and rived in sight of Yamba's native M. de Rougemont gave the appalled the wharves delivery may be obtained country, Monsieur de Rougemont renders of the "Wide World Mags- was much impressed by the sight of zine" a description of the sequel to a huge shouting crowd of negroes, a battle. Having explained that the jexcited, singing, and gesticulating, dead were placed on litters made out

All clans against the steamer muas pouring down to the shore to wel- of apears and grass and carried into

The enthusiasm, the the camp, he tells us that "the chiefs he presented to the Undersigned on or come them.

with gorgeous before the 30th November, 1933,

will be recognised. friendliness, the respect of this sim- decked themselves

They cockaton feathers, and painted their the womply with the General Bond- ple people knew no bounds. insisted indeed that Monsieur de bodies in stripes with red and yeled Warehouse Regulations consignees home low ochre and other glaring plg must have a Revenge Officer in at datiable tendance Rougemont must make his

when damaged with them, and to this he agreed, menta" The narrative continues:

signs to goods are examined, Mr. "There were so many

All broken, chafed, and damaged because, as Mus Barton and Sitwell inform us cynically enough, presage what was coming that Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the "he had no alternative."

15th November, 1939, at 10 a.m., by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been affect- Bills of Lading will be countersign- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.. Agents. Hong Kong, 9th November, 1933.

To

knew a cannibal feast was about to His new friends then instated on take place; but for obvious reasons the I did not protest against it, nor did finding a wife for him, but

notice whatever. The ed. faithful M. de Rougemont would I take any look at nobody but Yamba, and so, women (who do all the real work) after some amount of amicable bar-felt on their knees, and with their ed by gaining with her former husband. Gngers scraped three long trenches in the sand, each about 7ft. long) he married her.

The marriage was a happy one, and Sft. deep.

"Into each of these ovens was for M, de Rougemont had high

the bodies of the have roused a kind of furore of ex- and Yamba placed one of ideas of womanhood,

natural-history fulfilled these to a remarkable de- fallen warriors, and then the trench citement amongst

with stones, societies. For he tells us that, “One gree. Her husband tells us, "Often was filled up--firstly

has that heroic creature tramped on and then with sand. On top of all day I decided to go and explore onu foot a hundred miles to get me a huge fire was built and maintain of the islands in search of wombats, few sprigs of saline herbs: she had ed with great fierceness for about whose skins I wanted to make into And two hours. There was great re-sandals for myself. I knew that heard me say I wanted salt." later, as we shall see, she proved joicing during the period of cook-wombats haunted the islands her devotion in a manner éven moreing, and apparently much pleasur-countless thousands, because I had anticipation among the seen them rising in clouds every striking and even more grateful to able

way

:

in

the masculine belief in that wise triumphant blacks. In due time the evening at sunset. As usual, Yam- predilection of Providence for the signal was given, and the ovens loid ba was my only companion, and we

soon reached a likely island." "The battle open once more... heavier battalions.

"The women are not very pre- Misa Barton and Mr. Sitwell, inj goes to the strong," cries Heaven. And Heaven may not easily be put possessing, and not nearly so peace a note, remark, with justice and ad- in the wrong.

ful in their bearing and gait as the miration, that "A wombat is an Life amongst the subjects of M.men. Poor creatures, they did all animal closely resembling a smell de Rougemont was extremely aim-the hard work of the camp-build- bear. The existence of flying wom waiting, and bats, it may readily be imagined, ple. We are assured that "Every ing, food-hunting, morning I was astir by sunrise, and, serving-occasionally, however, the caused a stir among naturalisis."

once men did condescend to go out fish-i

Whilst engaged in the search for hope springing eternal, I at Bearched for the faintest indication Ing, and they would riso organise this volatile quadruped M. de Next I would battuca when a big supply of food Rougemont met with an adventure of a passing sail bathe in a lagoon protected from was wanted. These great hunting-which would have ended hadly for sharks, drying myself by a run on parties were arranged on an im- any man less intrepid than this But, like all Mon- Yamba mense scale, and fire figured largely great traveller. the beach." Meanwhile would have gone out searching for in them. The usual mutine was to sieur de Rougemont's other adven roots for breakfast, and seldom re-met are to the bush, and then as the tures, it only brought him more turned without supply of my terrified animals and reptiles rush honour and a greater fame amongst 27th Nov. Favourite water lily roots.......The ed out in thousands into the open, his chosen people. Let us tell the natives themselves had but two each party of blacks speared every story in his own words.

He explains that, "I had not gone meals a daybreakfast, between 8; living thing that came its and 9 o'clock, and then an enormous within a certain sphere. feast in the late afternoon, their "The roar of the fast-spreading many yards along this frack (in the forest) when I was horrified to see, 7th De ordinary food consisting of kan-fire, the thousands of kangaroos,

The great reptile was 'alligator. 3rd Jan. garoo, emu, snakes, rats and fish, un opossumus, rats, snakes, iguanas and right in front of me, an enormous

especial dainty being a worm found birds that dashed hither and in the black avia tree, or in any thither, to the accompaniment of shuffing along down the path

bawildering shouts from the men wards me, evidently making for the decaying trunk.

from the water, and not only blocked my ad- *These worms were generally and shrill screeches grilled on hot stones, and eaten women, who occasionally assisted, Vance, but also necessitated my im 6th Dec. several at a time, like small white-fitting Hither and thither, like eerie mediate retreat. The moment the ped, and began snapping his jawa 4th Janbalt I often ate them myself, and witches amidst the dense pall of Brute caught sight of me he stop-

fonnham most palatable." black smoke, all these made up 'a

viciously.

"I confess I was quite nonplussed 19th Nov. point the readers of the picture which is indelibly Imprinted

"Wida World Magazine", became so in my mind. dis Desviolently excited by the prospect of "As to the hahing-parties, these for the moment as to how to cons seeing the hero of these adventures went out either early in the morn- mence, the attack upon the unex 20th Nov, face to face that the Editor Insert-ing, soon after suurino, or in the pected visitor. It was impossible for End Dac. ad this notice: He was receiving, evening, when it was quits, dark, me to get round him in any way, ba Iwa are informed, "shoals of 'letters On the latter occasions, the man account of the dense bush on either dally from all quartern asking carried big torches, as they wided side of the narrow forest track. 1 24th Nov, whether M. de Rougemont is likely out into theater with their spears decided, however, to, make a bold Hisse to Impal the dash for victory, having always in 8th Dec. to ford the British public an op- poised in

prestige that was bo nácie

tence amongst the 12th Nov, portunity of seeing him in the flesh. first big dah the 19th Nov. To these correspondents we can only Sometimes hund

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