"The Pre-History Of The
Far East"
(Continued from Page 7).
o much earlier time than we had come the same as the hotch-potch thought they were. Last year I you have found in Hong Kong un received a letter from Prof. Selig til now. Happily for me the time man stating that the matter had between the two distinct divillsa- been gone into carefully and de- | tlons which I discovered there was Anite proof had been obtained that the Chinese beads did not belong to the Tang Dynasty per- lod but were much older and dated from times B.O. 96 there we have in China and Java the Greek, in- fluence of B.C. and the industry of glass beads B.C. Until a few years ago everyone Was agreed that no glass was made in China before the beginning of AD and later still. More conclusions can be drawn from this fact.
The study of pre-historic ands proves that no inquence from the West through India arrived in the Malayan Peninsula and the Dutch Archipeligo after
the be- ginning of the Christiani era,
When I found in that grave 200 B.C. Grecian beads I knew they could not have come by way of the trade with India. When I found the imitation of those Greek heads not only in Java but also in China, it was proof that the old
trade route was not by India, but by China, from the Mediterran- can, through Central Asia, along the route used. by Marco Polo. Then a second route brought the beads from China, perhaps through the Philippines, to the Dutch Archipelago. The Anding of that one necklace with a few beads on it is enough to establish that old trade route. It even makes its clear that China knew glass and made glass beads long before it has hitherto been sup- posed.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1935.
GOOD WORK OF
THE S.P.C.
A Flag Day" To Be Held
Mr. G. P. de artin was appoint- far longer than the time betweenulttee for 1935 in succession to Mr. ed Chairman of the Executive Com- the different civilisations which you have found here in Hong Ki Lo at a recent meeting of Rong. I found on that site all Protection of Chlidren.
the General Committee for the kinds of roughly shewn stones and
Mr. Thomas Tam was elected a lot of polished Implements of
Vice-Chairman. quite a different type with ต A warm tribute was paid to the beautiful Anish. I found two difcommittee by Mr. Lo in the course ferent kinds of pottery, one very of the meeting. thick and course" and
very bad
and without any sign of orna mentation on it, and the other one very fine with beautiful ar- tistic, goemetrical ornamentation. Both implements and pottery pointed to the fact that we had to deal with two different civilisa tions with between 1,500 and 2,000 more. I found also very tiny stone chisels and spear and arrow-heads made from store. The arrow heads were highly polished. When I found my first stone arrow-head I squatted down in the mire and could not smoke a cigarette for half an hour because up till then
Fears between them.. But I found
AS
A SHANGHAI LETTER
First Anniversary Of New
Life MovementTM.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Shanghai, Feb. 25, mister of the Royal Society of St.
In an address at the Sun Yat-George on February 21st Mr. C. F. sen weekly memorial service at the Strickland was welcomed as an Central Kuomintang Headquarters Englishman visiting China under on February 18, President Wang the Universities' China in London Ching Wel used the occasion to Committee. Some encouraging commemorate the first year of the points about rural reconstruction New Life Movement. This Move-
in China wère contained in his ment, he declared, is a social force speech as under. which aims at regulating and Mr. Strickland is an expert on elevating the life of the Chinese | rural co-operation and thrift so- populace. Two main forces regu- cleties, having had considerable late the life of a nation, namely, experience of this type of work in political force which is embodied in India. By way of introduction, he the laws of a nation, and social declared that he wished strongly to force which is embodied primarily refute the idea that his sole con- in the moral standards of society. cern was with rural reconstruction The latter is adopted by the New problems, important though they'
ware. Th fact that day he had
thrift societies in urban areas. been invited to address a company of bankers on the advantages of Chinese who found their livelihood evil in big, towns, where all the luxur
At the same meeting. It was de- cided to form a permanent Finance Committee, comprising the Chair- man and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee, the Hon. Treasurers, Sir Henry Pollock, Sit Willam. Shenton, Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, Mr. A. ei Arculll, Mr. F. E. Barker and two delegates from the Women's Aufe Movement because it is con- Steele nas been appointed Hon in effecting the national rejuvena
sidered that the utilization of moral of the Society. Miss suasion is more certain of success Secretary of the Finance
lion than political and "legal mea- sures. Eradication
xiliary
Com
to be asked to become Honorary mittee, whilst Mr. P. E. Barker is General Secretary of the Society, thus relieving the Hon. Director of no polished stone arrow heads Part of the routine work. Mr. 6. were discovered south of Mongoare at present holding office as V. Boxer and Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg la and Manchuria, and how the devil I should get polished arroW-
Joint Hon. Directors. heads in central Celebes. rear the Equator, absolutely. thrilled me. Had I to do only with these ar- rowheads and very tiny chisels only it for wood carving? Had I to do with implements belonging to that first rather primitive civi- lisation? Or had I to do with im-
Other Changes
Mrs. N. L" Smith, as Chairman of the Women's Auxiliary, has been General and Executive Committee, co-opted to the membership of the
whilst Mr. G. P. de Martin has been co-opted on the Women's Auxiliary.
of the
Practice of foot-binding, for in-les and attractions of urban life stance, is a proof of the powerful were present, required just as much influence of social thought. "
direction in the co-operative so- National rejuvenation depends ciety ideal as the farmer in the in- much upon the psychological re-tertor, and Mr. Strickland felt that construction of the people, and this could not be better effected. than by the New Life Movement, which fosters a new spirit among- the people and regulates their life by the influence of society's moral
sanetion. In conclusion, full sup- ort of the movement by every citi- zen of the Republic is urged by the President of the Executive Yuan:
there was great scope for work of"
t kind in Shanghai. His ex- perience in China, short as it was, had been intensely interesting. The Chinese farmer was a very stout fellow, and if Chinese, properly trained, could be encouraged to go into the rural areas and show the farmers how to go into the rural arees and show the farmers how to plements belonging to that second
dispense with the moneylenders, stone age civilisation with highly
they would be doing a great work polished axes? Or had I to do ence of their impending depar- In order to expedite an early re-
in helping to solve some of the ture from the Colony, and bothvival of rural prosperity in the re-farmer's most with that third wave?
Hong Kong and the Phillippines have been thanked for their ser- covered Red areas in various re- Mr. Strickland felt
difficult problems. that agricul- ture in China could be developed without some which existed, for instance, in In- of the handicaps dia, where he had spent so much
Mr. J. L. McPherson and the Rev. Dean Swann have resigned from the General Committee, in conse-
vices.
Soldier-Farmers.
glons of Central China, Chiang Mr. R. C. H. Lim has found it Kai-Shek, Chairman of the Mil- necessary to resign his post as tary Affairs Commission, is encour Joint Hon. Secretary of the Kaw-aging soldiers engaged in the ban- Icon branch of the Society, but is dit suppression campaign to co- concentrating ед work for the operate with the vilagers Hospital for Children at Sham-ploughing the fields. shulpo. His past services have The following is a set of measures been much appreciated. There is promulgated by General Chiang for prospect of Toch H furnishing a enforcement in Huhah, Hupeh and successor to Mr. Lim.
Anhwei:
The Second Fact The second fact is that even finds of only typological value are often very important. In 1923-24 have given the solution for one the French discovered in Northern side of the question. Both in Tonkin on the Chiese Border, and South Luzon and Lama Island I myself discovered in Sumatra, were discovered exactly the same a very primitive civilisation which type of small chisels and exactly proved that the tall, black negrold the same type of pollshed, arrow- inhabitants of new Guinea and heads so that we have to do here the Mclanesians originally came with a wave of civilisation that from somewhere in the north and came from somewhere in the migrated through the Malayan north from Mongolia and Man- Peninsula, and through the Dutch churla and came down! to the Archipeligo to places they live now. south to Central Celebes is, after The cases for the month of Janu- A few years later I discovered in these Ands, not impossible. It is ary were also reported in which Japan, at an excavation between even possible that this highly de-it was stated that 87 new cases Yokohama and Tokyo, exactly thecorated pottery I told you about were dealt with involving 157 same type of civilisation.
does not belong to very
the second children.
to us that these black Australoid Melanesians went through Japan. Ainus
(1) In recovered bandit areas here manual labor is scarce on account of abundance of waste land, the bandit-suppression troops should try their last to assist the farmers in agricultural' work. -
(2 In recovered bandit areas where rural district rehabilitation societies are in existence soldiers should consult the societies con- cerned before attempting to help
the farmers.
of his time.
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Comparison with India
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Citing India by way of compari- son, Mr. Strickland "declared that progress in, rural agricultural me- thods in that British Dominion was very difficult because two men could not sit down to a meal together because of caste restric tons. There it was impossible to get rid of inferior cattle because o a religious convention that' all cows, whatever their quality, were sacred; It was impossible to make proper use of the pig because the pig was an unclean animal. Those disadvantages which applied to India did not exist in China, and therefore, if the farmer here could. be shown how to cultivate his land without the distracting influence (From Our Special Correspondent) of the moneylender, the bandit and the grain buyer, a great ad-
crude and very rough stone imple-period of civilisation but to the The financial report of January ments of a special type which were
age of the chisel and stone arrow-showed an excess of expenditure carried by the ancestors of the n
heads. The only problem is that over income by $1,592.80. Melanesians from Malaya and the both in the Philippines and in His Excellency and Lady Feel Dutch Archipelago during their Hong Kong the finds up till now showed their practical apprecia- migration. Unfortunately we tild
are that same Lancashire hotch-tion in the work of the Society by not find any skeletons or any hu- patch. I talked to you about several donating $100 towards its funds. man remains which could prove
times before., The, types of stone
The Society is afranging to hold
(3) Soldiers are to submit re- with those Mongolian and Man- Saturday, March 30, the event the results of their efforts in rals- axes found on the same beachesa Flag Day on the morning of ports to their superiors regarding churian KITowheads and
tiny having been arranged by the Wo-ing crops which will be taken as But they by the finds of Pro- found in the Philippine Islands that there will be a good publle (4) The standards for giving cance would be made in the rural
chisels and types of store AXAS men's Auxillary, and it is hoped the basis for rewards.
rewards are as follows:
(a) A sum of $100 will be given
to those who have plough ed 50 mow of land; (b) A sum of from $100 to $200 for those who have plough- ed 100 mow of land; (c) A sum of from $300 to $400 for those who have ploughed-200-mow of and
fessor Shellshear, Dr. Heanley and Father Finn bere in Hong Kong and by the discovery of the same types of implements in Formosa
of stone axes I found in Central are quite different from the type Celebes.
and Lu Kiu Islands, we have It is only the discovery of a site traced the way by which it is in Hong Kong where you Have possible that civilisation reached real stratigraphy that we can find
Japan. These discoveries may have settled not only the question of the civilisation but also of the
these civilisations which used tiny what other implements belong to
heads of the Mongolian and Man- chisels, highly polished" arrow
response to this deserving cause..
THE LG.P. AS DEFENDANT
race, because they throw light on churian types which can establish Sued For Wrongful
the hitherto unsolved problem of
the facts and give us the solution
the Ainus the oldest inhabitants to the riddle. That is why, dur
of Japan. When I was young, about ing my fourteen days in forty years ago, the idea was they Kong. I have tried had something to do with the Cau-beach-combers
casian race.
we have
Hong
to
to gat the leave their
Detention
The Hon. Mr. T. H. King figured as the defendant in the Supreme Justice; Mr. A. D. A MacGregor Court yesterday before the Chief when John Lamont, formerly a Sergeant of the Hong Kong Police
At that same" age it beach-combing alone and try to was also pointed out to us that find a site where there is a pos- the same similarity existed also sibility by excarating of finding between the Australian bushmen such stratigraphical layers which and the Caucasians, but after will give us the facts, and enable sued him for damages for wrong- wards it was proved that there was no relation between the Cau- us to divide all the implementsful detention. This was in May casians, the Alnus in Japan, and civilisations, one following on the
found In separate last year. the Australian bushmen. Further other. I am convinced when the
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, KC., and Mr. Investigation proves that the finds Honourable Society of
Leo: d'Almada, Jr., instructed by in Japan, in the Llu Klu Islands combers has found such a
Beach- Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, and in Hong Kong are an indica- that the few dollars needed-1 do
site appeared on behalf of the plain- tion of a human migration, and not think it will be
tir, while Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, there, perhaps, the solution of the $1,000 to $1,500-will be provided. Crown Solicitor, was for the defen- than instructed by Mr. H. K Holmes, Ainus problems may be found.
If Hong Kong cannot find them I am convinced that Father Finn will use his magic powers to get
Excavation Necessary Although up till now the finds
in Hong Kong have proved cf them. (Applause). great scientiae value it is neces sary to have excavations where real stratigraphy can be found. A
more
PROFESSOR SHELLSHEAR':
dant.
and
(d) A sum of $400 to $500 for those who have ploughed
300 mow of land.
Co-operative and Thrift Societies
At the monthly tiffin of the com-
fore given the plaintiff a Charter- ed 'Bank note for $100; but could not identify it as he had not taken the number thereof.
DOIHARA IN CANTON
Call On Officials
FINANCIAL AID FOR CULTURE
Monthly Grants Approved
Nanking. Feb, 24. The budget estimates for Basis- tance to cultural institutions and schools in the outlying terrtiories in the 24th fiscal year were passed' by the Mongolian and Tibetan Af- fairs Committee at its meeting yes- terday.
Canton, Mar. 5. Major-General Kenji Dothara, development of the country. Mr. who visited Canton Incognito, call- Strickland, indeed, thought he had ed on military and municipal offi. been recently represented as de-ciais yesterday and expressed to siring to introduce reformed hens them Japan's desire to be triendly into China. An ancestor of his, with China based on their new who sailed with Sebastian Cabot, policy. He left by air for Kwangs! brought back the turkey from
this morning. "
Intense Interest was taken here America to England, and hence its family crest bore that bird over the visit of this Japanese According to these estimates, the ever since. He was hot sure - Keneral ho is the Chief of the three Associations, namely, the ther he could take back a reform-Intelligence Bureau of the Japan Association for the Promotion of ed Chinese hen to England in
Kwantung Army. General Education among the Mohemmed- memory of his visit here, but he Dothara takes a keen interest in ans, the Association for the Fro- China and is travelling over all motion of Culture in Mongolia, and felt that, whether the reform of
parts of the country in order to the Association for the Promotion a hen lay in its laying more or meet the provincial leaders. He of Culture among the Tibetans are less eggs, such an achievement would not be unpleasant.
took a leading part in putting each to receive a monthly grant Henry P Y on the throne of of $300. The "New Mogolian Manchukuo,
Monthly" will receive a monthly General Dolhara is the second subsidy of $100, the Esikang Nor Japanese officer to visit Canton,mal School $200, and the Chengta the first being Lieut.-General To- Normal School $600. shimichi Susuki, Japanese Military
THREE CHIEFS PRESENT AT GATHERING
The difficulty of deciding which Chief is to have place of honour at such functions is settled in more amicable manner than might have been the ones in earlier days. Ac- cording to the custom since 1911, when a solemn legal pact was en- tered into, the Chiefs drew lots," and were piped into the hall in the following order:Chief of Glen- garry, Chief of Sleat, Chief of Clansanald.
Excellent Becard
(Special Air Mail Service) "The plaintiff bore an excellent record in the Force; he has in fact
Edinburgh, Feb. 12. never
The meeting for the first time of been charged with the all three Chiefs of the Clan Donald offence of issuing this note "know-lent a unique interest to the annual evidence whatever that he "did" present were:-Major Aeneas ing it to be forged; there exists no gathering of the Clan Donald So
ciety of Edinburgh The Chiefa know: he protests and has always M'Donell Chief of Glengarry: Bir Mr. Jenkin said:
protested his Innocence "The plaintiff makes no com- respect to this note, and his only Bt.; and Angus MacDonald Chief with Godfrey MacDonald of the Isles, plaint as to the lawfulness of his complaint is that his detention, of Clanranald. arrest on May 16, 1934. He though Justified at first, was pro- admits that on May 11 he had longed beyond a necessary period. In moving a vote of thanks to passed a $100 note of the Charter He recognises, however, that the few years ago I was excavating in the speaker, Professor Shellsheared Bank. He further admits that defendant in prolonging that de Central Celebes among some old said he was grateful to head-hunting tribes the
Dr. that note was subsequently dis tuation was acting, as the defen- nicest Callenfels for having mentioned covered to be a forgery. But he dant believed, in the best interests gentiemen I have ever met in my the work of that great scientist, denies and has always denied that of the plaintif himself.... life (Laughter). The site for ex-Dr. Heanley. Professor Shellshear he "new" of the forgery. cavation was a very poor one. I assured the meeting that a search
"In these circumstances the Clover Forgery got hundreds of objects but no was being diligently made for a
action has now been settled on the "It is admitted that the forgery terms of the plaintif taking out stratigraphy. It was only the top stratigraphical alte for further was an exceptionally clever one the sum of $1,000, which was pald layer which contained any pre-excavations. He would like to see and that the mere appearance of in on January 22, 1935, and with Sherif substitute Macdonald," history objects and that top layer in the University one geologist the note would rouse no suspicion costs taxed up to that date," Edinburgh, president of the so- was at some places only four in- without students who would be except in the hands of a banker or His Lordship. I am very glad,ciety, presided, and a distinguish- ches thick, and was nowhere more free to make a geological survey. other expert than one foot and a half thick the absence of such a survey was
Mr. Jenkin, that those who advised, ed company included-Lady Alice. This site I was excavating had a weakness in University work tiffs favour that upon being ques- come to this settlement, and the Ronald of the Tales Cap
It is also admitted in the plain the parties in this matter have MacDonald of the Isles, Lady been used until the last genera- At least it was a sign of wisdom tioned about the note he at once record will be withdrawn on the Mr Angus MacDonald secretary Ranald MacDonald, of Balranald; tion for agricultural purposes and in those who founded the Univer- gave information as to the person terms that the plaintiff may with of the Glasgow society and all of you will know what pre-alty that they left suficient time from whom he stated that he had draw from the Court forthwith Agnes MacDonald, secretary of
latorie Ands in a layer of only in the year for a vacation in received it. That person (another $1,000 paid in by the defendant Edinburgh society- a few inches thick used for agri-which to do salentine work in British member of th
the Force) and have his costs tazed up to Each of the culture will be. They would be addition to teaching during term, confirmed that he had shortly beJanuary 22 last,
short speech
ese
Compared with the expenditure Attache at the Legation in Shang-for the 23rd fiscal year, which hal. He surprised Shanghai news- paper men when he told them, amounted to $40,000, the estimates after his Canton visit, that the for the 24th year show an increase Southern leaders were also in
of over $20,000,
not yet reached any definite terms at Affairs Council is contemplating favour of co-operation with Japan. eanwhile it is learned that the It is reported that Japan has Mongolian Local Autonomy Polifle with Nanking and in the meat- the establishment of Customs Sta- after he has visited Kwangs. The The chief sources of revenue the tine General Dolhara will report tions along the Mongolian borders. proposals under discussion include Council has to view are the Balt close economic and military co-revence and the duty on "animat operation it is said.
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION
Yesterday'
skins, and hides. Prince Yun-Tuan- Huang-Chu-Ko, Chairman of the Council, has despatched represent atives. to discuss the matter with the Provincial anhorities of Char har, Butyuan and Ninghsia, China United Preis (by Mail),
Meeting and
Peel, KCMG, KEE preside
there was - gathering present including-1 Peel Capt. Walter ADC.
Biz
Branch of the English Association Mr. and Mrs N. L. Smith, Mr. held at the Helene May Institute Edgar Davidson, Mr. G. P de Mar- yesterday, Mrs. Christopher Chan- tin and many others. cellor of
vered an Owing to pressure of space, ome Later full account of Mr Cha
Ex-address has been held ger callency the Clovernor, Bir William will appear in to-morrow
At a meeting of the Hong Kong Thomas and Lady Southor, Hon
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