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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1928.

ROMAN BURIALS IN SHOE-LANE,

DISCOVERY OF ROWS OF URNS.

FOUNDERS OF LONDON.

The frst Roman cemetery discoverd weaved the Fleet River has been found "underneath the extension of the Daily Express offices in Shoe-lane,

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This is an archæological isovery of the first importance. The presence of first century buriale so far west of London Bridge means that archeologists and historians must reconsider their aplains on the growth, and development of Roman Londen,

..t Que

the Workmen digging eighteen te

feet below the modern archæuligical restorers in the cou Czy gribad level in order to sink fry took charge of the urns and foundations for Low tially Repere subjected then to treatment.

achine ronts canté ou rows of managed to preserve eight perfect France the question arese TJIKINI

as to whether or not he would be TJISAROEA

S'HAL KLUNG. TJIMANOEK gent'back. u urinis tightly engilded in forus, with cheir contents.

TIPANAS The magistrate said if that was Sloplag Meadow.

JAVA, MACARPAN 16th TJITAROEM trial pits, three or four urus to It is perhaps, the hunian interest looked as if Gaston would TJISALAR

spend the rest of his life voyaging

BATAVIA TJISONDARI between France and TJISAROEASTA KLUG. 23rd Erach it. The tens utained the of such a thievery which appealajin wone gestion of the

Sansea.

ANOT galeined bates of Romans who were most vividly to the vagination.unigration authorities was to send | TJIBODAS JAYA, MACASSAR 30th

were placed in him to South America, where he TJIKEMBANG When these mus

BATATIA 2nd Feb. positiem more than 1,500 years ago could land without a passport.

TJISONDARI... S'u, K'LONG. eth Shoe lane was a sloping grand Ciaston until a ship could e tinhtely it was decided to re- meadow on the banks of the Fleets found to take him back to Frame and eastward rase the first Landou." Enfortunately many of the urns a little, busy, growing Winnipeg had suffered severely froin earth ut the Roman Empire, is rod-tiled pressure, and when removed fell tots struggling down from London less Night burinis were taken Bridge towards Ludgate Hill. It was as set, not circled by London Wall

FORES

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eneinated in London more then 1,500 years ago, shortly after the foundation of the City, foliewing the orrupation of Britain under the Emperor Claudius.

ost intact.

The Daily Repress has presented the interesting lies to the Lon Han Museum, St. James', wher they will be on viewi

The decks Were busy with galleys, from Bom and Gaul The streets wren vivid with the polyglat erands which Bon drew to her cities: Svardshi cavalry setting out for St. Albans and auxiliary legion of Belgians on the march for Colches

DAYS OF THE LEGIONS. [ H. V, MORTON, } The public spirited action of the Body Express in presenting a high civil official in his two- horsed schanioti Begro slaves: these valuable relies to the Lead Egyptian soothsayers: Jewish mer- Museum should de more than pre-chauts army contractors: jerry

said Dr. Mortier them." Wheeler, curates of the Condonders: yellow-haired Gaulish fur Museum. It should give a leaderchants, and-whe shald deny it

few "Greek" tourists →possibly a to all owners of property at the

wandering raund the public. "City" "Tf" Lindon."

digmaares, gazing at the statues of

Casa ementing on the Younint

Every day relics are being evered during rebuilding which of the Britons and the pas should go into safe custody.

The generation which follows us will not bind one stick op <inpe| of angivet London, because the modern buildings which, are going up all over the City have pushed

the. down their foundations to primeval clay. Relies of Roman Ländon are being discovered for ¦ the last time. Let us hope that all who find them will follow the exhau ple, of the Daily Erpres, and ser hat they are preserved for the benefit of the public.

First Century. This collection of buriais is in- elasting for

than more renson, continued Dr. Wheeler.

One

fal Pnterprise of inevitablej Rome. Galley Slaves,

There were still men living whe bad seg Christ, and the slaves who sweated on river, chained to the Kalley

have oars, might even fought the first whisper of Chris tianity to the young Roman velty

Lidt Hill.

were

about them.

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Was he a Young

And as far away as the green meadow on the slopes of the Fleet River the first citizens of Rome being burned on Inserat pyres thilones, collected" and led each the London el in little 2: af gry postery-the beters of the founders of Endo

T handful of these To the first place is represens brittle hores, and wondered the 61st Roman cemetery, found to the west of the old River Fleet-Roman who had come to this cold although scattered burials havyand of the world-to-make his fer- been kund as far afield as Tralai-

tone, as young Englishmen go to -square and Regent-street. The Canada? Was he a merchant or a Shoeline urns are in many cases prospector who had followed the of first century date, and may

legions with the phrase Trade therefore contain, the remains of fellows the Engles

on his lips? those who took part in the founda. Possibly the Toons were then ofps

it of London. Other urns are of

waman-a Roman wil whi bad thed entury date, and prove thatlowed her husband m Betain the monsters" was long in use.

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THE Motor Vensel

It was probably an extension with the vuld sween af "the frogmuis: No. G Buny, Carlisle JAVANESE PRINCE"

of the large Roman cemetery which stretched from the western end of heapside to the neighbourhood f

the Old Bailey. The fact the

extended the west side Flene la the first, cratury is new and remarkable evidente, of the growth of the Roman til

Thames before her and behind he the outline of the Hampstead Winds, and notes to remind her Rone but the creak of willeys coming a river with news and wine and lives.

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THE MEN LINE STEAMERS",

LIMITED.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO", ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITE.

The Stam hip "BENARTY."

MONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being lauded at their risk into the hazardous acrilor extra bazardous Godowns of the

Bad/or

Whench

from

Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and the harves, Delivery DayY be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the

Goods have left the Godowns, and a Goods remaining andelivered after the at 10th inst.

will be subject to Rent All Claims against the steamer must All broken, chafed and damaged be presented to the Undersigned on or Goods are to be left in the Colowns, before the 24th inst, or they will not be where they will le examined da

recognized,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods Monday, 9th instast, nt 10 m..

All Claims must be presented within are to be left in the Godowns, where they Fifteen days of the Vessel's arrival will be examined on the 10th inat., at Bere. After which date they cannot be 10.a.m

7 Buoy, Titania, S/M, de lad, L; No. 10 Bust having arrived from the above Fort Spuy, Seraph: No. II Busy.

on 2nd instant, Consignees of Sapie, Sirdar No. 15 Buoy.

hereby informed that tiroir Godown Co., Ltd., Thurian. Szeme: No. 13 Buoy Godowns of the Hong Kong and are being landed at their rist into the Brure: No. 20 Buoy, Fortal, Belgut: Row con Wharf and God wn Company, No. 20 Buoy. Kharki

Limited, Kowloon, and stored Foreign Mea of War: U.S.S. Consignees risk and expense. arials were disc.vered. by boown what it w to walk the Pampanga, Sacramento. workinen in a great it eighteen to streets of the first London twenty feet below the" "level of man or woman had seen the legions addern London. They were driving London Bridge across Li ing down foundations for new Thurs: tad see the stered prove HONG KONG METEOROLOG10AL achine resous, and had only a few of Diana on Ludgate Hill; had fort to uc before they statek tag heard the stoneroasons put up the Lmden day. One of them noticed first statue to Casar in Lalon s substancekken sign that at last all the earth peculiar bard

was cited by a Roman DuraL fotballs "covered in clay as he

What is the message of three expressed it-tightly embedded. In the side of the pil.

burials? They seem to tell us that These were removed with kelas within twenty or thirty years of Barometer... When the clay and caled her foundation London had grown Humidity.... Temperature sofI had been washed away the urog larg thai her. itizens had to were revealed, fuit to the neck enss the Fleet River for their with brittie, calcined human bones. hertul.

The lanes were dry and light as

Sections of vertebra: that touchwood. were plainly recognisableg so were koreaps and fragments of large joint bones.

care.

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Hong Kong Observatory, January 3rd.

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Te has always been considered Weather.

when Boadicen destroyed Rain Landon in A.D. 60 the north- western limit of the City was the best open-ar Temperature, 2nd: 65 Lowest open-air Temperature, 3rd: 64 Cheapside to Old Bailey cemetery. There were perhaps twenty or These now burials suggest that this

have first Loudon may more burials in the small sparr

bewa much Most of the sms had endured larger; that the boundary should heavy earth pressure for centuries, he put forward as far as Shoe-lane, and when the clay which held them They tell us that London was an together was dissolved they crum-instantaneous commandal success: bied to pirers.

mushroom city full of vigorous The position of the burials Rug, initiative: a city which within the gested that only a small section of first few years of her foundation A great cemetery, had been opened grew like a Canadian town in This cemetery may still lie which thousands of men have sud- ap. beneath the buildings of Shoe-lane, denly seen a new and profitable and even further west.

rams of livelihood.

VESSELS IN PORT,

Vessels in port yesterday wore British-Pumpenh,

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Panama-Pavice

German-Kathe.

Japanese-Tain Moru, "Tottori Kong Maru, Malay Maru, Taikra Mara. fang, Santhin, Tyndaresa, King Kwaya foru, Feijun Maru, Haku Yuan, Man Sang, Shantung, Kiho Marn, Ryuko forus: Menado king, Kung Sang: Kanchor, Maru, Taisei Maru." Yuen Sang, Kuangelow, Empress of Russia, Gorgietan, Wing Hong, aldis, Toming, Shan Si, Sumatra, Taikan, Hai Yang, Tu Song, Borned, Benarty, Javanete Prince,

Baikong

Mexican:-Cham Chik. Norwegian-ketrand,

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Thunder.

HONG KONG TIDI TABLE.

From January 4th to 10th, 1928 Keur Waren.

LOW WATEX.

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Chinese-no Lee, San Sai Kai, Tong Lee, Toistema, Chung Fong, Bat. Hoi Chrong, Haimun, Confucius, Derwent, Ban Foo Soon, Poo Tyc, Lee Cheng, Gen, H. Hunt, Gen. H. Kusz, Han S49.

Height

b. m. 424148m 1 2620

7 0 72 03131

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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

S.S. "ANGERS."

BRINGING CARGO FROM KARSEILLE§, &c., ALSO CARGO FROM LA PALLICE & COGNAC, Ex 9.8.COM. PIERRE LECOCQ," TONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Co., Ltd.

Kowloon,

whence

5 im 45 m O IG N All Claims must be sent in to me ou

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.. LTD.

Agent

Hong Kozy, 3rd Jan., 1928.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.

AND

UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI GATION CO., LTD,

PacM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE.

MONBIONEES per Co's Steamer

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are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloos, where it will lie at Con- signees' risk and mabject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's What. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from #odown on and after 3let December, 1927.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extende.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined oz Bay Tuesdays and

and Neem, within the Free Storage period. · Fridays between the house of 10:45 A.M. No Claims will be admitted, after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown,

7 39 7 6 1 1039 or before Thursday, the 12th January and all Goods remaining undelivered after

49 45m 3508 1928, as they will not be recognized.

A 1879 +1 4733 4

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Damaged Package will be examined by Surveyors, tears, Goddard

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274

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0 104 8

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4 1735

of the Consignees at 10 am. on Monday, the 9th January, 1928.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by

in any case whatever,

J. LIMAGE,

Agent. Hong Kong, 3rd Jan., 1928, (57830

the 8th January, 192, will be subject to Beat

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on ez before the zist January, 1928, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente

31st December, 1997.

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