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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1929.

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HINTS ON STALKING.

(By "ET. GEN. SIX ROBERT BADEN-POWELL)

[Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press," All Rights Reserved.]

How to Hide Yourself.

In this, the firet of my weekly "pow wows," I am going to tell When you how to hide yourself, you want to observe wild animals you have to stalk them, that is, to creep up to them without their secing or emnelling you.

under which you are standing, for instance, you will be clearly deaned against it.

In making use of hills as look-out places, be very careful not to show yourself on the top or eky-line That is the fault which a tenderfoot generally makes.

A hunter, when he is stalking

How the Zuha Does It, wild animals, keeps himself entirely hidden, so does the war scout when Zulu Scout making use of a hilltop It is quite a lesson to watch a watching or looking for the enclay.

or rising ground as a look-out place. A policeman does not catch pick. He will crawl upon all fours, lying pockets by standing about in uni-fat in the grass; on reaching the form watching for them; he dresses tap he will very slowly raise his ike one of the crowd, and as often head, inch by inch, till he can see as not gazes into a shop window the view. and sees all that goes on behind bim reflected as if in a looking glass.

If a guilty person finde himself being watched it puts him on his guard, while an innocent person becomes annoyed.

he will have a good looks, and it If he sees the enemy on beyond he thinks they are watching him he will keep his head perfectly steady for an immense time, hoping to be mistaken for a stump or a stone,

Any quick or sadden movement of the head on the sky-line would be very liable to attract attention, even at a considerable distance.

If he is not detected he will begin So, when you are observing a very gradually to lower his head, person, don't do so by openly star-inch by inch, into the, grass again, ing at him, but notice the details and crawl quietly away. you want to at due glance or two, and if you wish to study them more wak behind them; you can learn just as much from a back view-in fact more than you can from a front vic-and, unless they are scouts and look round frequently, they do not know that you are observing them.

Walk Warily.

At night keep as much as possible in low ground, in difches, etc., so that you are down in the dark,

"STARTING OUT.".

War scouts, and hunters stalking while anybody who comes near will gume, always carry out two import-be visible to you outlined against ant things when they don't want to the stars on higher ground. be seen one is, they take care that the background behind them of the bush at night and keeping By aquatting low in the shadow of trees, buildings, or so on-is of the same colour as their clothes..

The other thing to remember is that if the "enemy" or deer is seen looking for them, to remain per Fectly still without moving so, long as he is there.

In that way a scout--even though he is cut in the open-will often escape being noticed.

Choosing Your Background.

quite" still I have let an enemy's scout come and stand within three feet of me, so that when be turned his back towards me I was able to stand up where I was and ding my arms around him.

CHINA'S POSITION.

THE AMERICAN VIEW,

SOVIET UNDER DISADVAN. TAGES,

[By J. W. T. Mason,

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New York-China i "in a better strategic situation to engage in" hostilities in the Far East than Russia. A conflict between the two. countries would favour the "Chinese at the outset and unless Russia were able to develop an unexpected military genius or the Chineso were' to collapse through internal dissen- sions over army commands, it is im probable Russin could ever regain possession of the Chinese Eastern Railway by force of arms.

Neither the Russians nor the Chinese are Grst clasa military: nations. The fighting competence of both is much lower than any of the important western nations. In respect to army leadership, Russia outranks China, but there would be the heavy handicap of having of fight + Manchurian war threg thousand miles or more from the Russia, too, would be unable to give base of general direction in Moscow. her entire military attention to the oriental front.

Chinese Concentration.

On her western flank is her potential enemy, Poland. A strong held at home to Russian reserve would have to be ensure security along the Polish front. I Russia were to encounter a debacle in a Manchuria campaign, it is probable Poland would find some pretext for starting an offensive of her own.

The Poles did so soon after the ending of the world war but were defeated" because the Russians were

able to throw their major strength against Poland.

Russia, having to guard against a duplication of Polish aggressive- ness, could not afford therefore, to throw more than a part of her mili- tary equipment against China. The Chinese, however, could concentrate their "national army along the Man- churian front and would largely outnumber the Russians.

In addition to the forces under direct control of China's Nationalist Government, the Manchurian Chi- nese army, believed by some obser. vers to be the best in China, would be in a position to co-operaté. This united body would have the advan- tage of being thoroughly trained for war; because of the recent conflicts that have been waged in China.

It is now imbued with the victory spirit through the success of the Nationalists, which would be un important factor.

..

Wide Estimator. Only wide estimates can be made of the actual 5ghting strength of Russia and Chinese. It is probable the Chinese have half a million men ready for first line fighting. Russia's army is theoretically 502,000, with perhaps two million in roserve.

China's reserve is placed at 150,000,000, but it would be impose sible to equip ten per cent. of that number.

were

If hostilities

prolonged China might be able to muster even- tually million troops, while Russia would have to show remarkable ability to supply less than half that number in a Manchurian campaign.

If the Russians could keep a quar. ter of a million troops in effective fighting form three thousand miles from home, with the poor facilities of the trans-Siberian railway, it would be a distinct accomplishment.

Both Russia and China are finan- A point also to remember in cially embarrassed. But there is keeping hidden while moving is to much wealth in the two nations walk quietly. The thump of an which could be topped in an emer- ordinary man's beel on the ground geney, and war provides ways of can be heard a good distance of, doing so,by duress. China can get but a scout or hunter always was along with less money than Russia In choosing your background con- lightly, on the ball of his foot, not for the Chinese are more accustomed sider the colour of your clothes on his heels; and this you should to a lower living scale.—United Thus, if you are dressed in khaki | practise whenever you are walking, | Press, don't go and stand in front of aby day or by night, indoors as well whitewashed wall or in front of ana cut, so that it becomes a habit dark, shaded bush, but go wherewith you to walk as lightly and as there ir khaki,ecloured sand, or silently as possible. grass, or rocks, behind you, and You will find that as you grow remain perfectly still It will be into it your power of walking long very difficult for anyone to distin-distances will be increased; you guish you, even at a short distance. will not tire as soon as you would If you are in dark clothes get if clumping along in the heavy-foot- among dark bushes, or in the led manner of most people. shadow of trees or rocks, but bo Onc. last tip: when hiding behind { visional Court, charged with steal- careful that the ground beyond you a big stone or, mound, don't look is also dark. If there is light. over the top, but round the side coloured ground beyond the trees of it.

CLIFF DEATH FALL.

WOMAN KILLED IN SIGHT

OF HER FRIENDS.

Penzance. Misa Annie Langdon, aged thirty, of Truro. fell 60ft, over

$3,000 FINE FOR CHINESE.

LOTTERY CRAZE IN SINGAPORE,

a detective in New Bridge Road, Singapore, Aug. 23-Arrested by a Chiness was charged before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Fourth Police Magistrate, with possession of chap-ji-kee lottery tickets and Alice Hall and another friend, assisting in the management of the Miss Dyer, of Truro, Miss Lang lottery.

a cliff at Mousehole, near Penzance, and was fatally injured.

When out for a walk with Miss

don went to a headland called fined $2,000

He was convicted and

Point Spaniard. Her foot slipped, and she fell from the top of the

cliff to the rocks below.

DARING THEFT BY RUSSIANS.

BRIBE OFFERED TO POLICE.

Shanghai-A Russian named L. Fooks, living as No. 131, Range Road was brought up at the Pro- ing 830 in notes off & Chinese in Szechuen Road. Two Russians were concerned in the theft and one had made his escape before it was discovered. The accused was found guilty and sentenced to four months imprisonment.

The complainant was walking in Szechuen Road after he had de posited a sum of money in the bank. He was stopped by two Russians and while one asked him W35

to read an address which written on a large sheet of paper the other who was arrested relieved

him of 830.

The victim discovered the theft

after, the two bad moved off, and informed P. 8. Mason who was on patrol duty of the incident at the The detective's suspicions were p: S. Mason arrested him while same time pointing out the accused. arcused by the accused attempting the ether, escaped. Accused offered to conceal a letter. On searching Two young men, Philip Worth the letter it was found to contain the policeman 830 as a bribe to let and an American friend named 11 tickets.

A previous conviction Lev. heard the cries of Miss Lang for a similar offence was traced don's friends, and ran to the spot, They descended the cliff, and found against the accused. Mis Langdon unconscious and ter ribly injured.

a boat, in which Miss Langdon was

him free.

offer of a bribe. After sentence had been passed counsel for the de- fence asked that the term of im- prisonement should be angpended.

Mr. Bryan opposed this and said that the accused had one previous

him,

Accused denied the theft and the

Mr. Worth took off his shirt, and taken back. She was taken to Pen- this was used for bandagce. He zanca Hospital in à motor-lorry, then ran to Mousehole and fetched but died shortly after reaching conviction already recorded against (Continued at foot of next column). | there.

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