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HONGKONG, 31st Oct, 1923.

LOCAL NATURAL HISTORY.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1923.

nearly a year ago; hi a coming|| togather of local residents inter- ested in botany and zoology, to form an association of a semi- scientific nature, which would be jable to co-operate in research work and studies that might have valuable results. We know from personal experience how easily species of the mammalia or in-] sectivora naw to science can be discovered in these regions by even the amateur zoologist, pro- vided he works in conjunction with a society that places valu. able assistance and necessary material at his disposal. Other important places in the East have their Natural History Societies and branches of the Royal Asiatic Society, so why should not Hongkong as well?

Sun's Position.

Chinese and foreigners as well; are speculating as to whether the reversas now being suffered by the Cantonese troops, coupled with the disappearance from | Canton of several cruisers of the former Northern squadron, mean the beginning of the end of the Sun Yat-sen regime in the South. Ever since Dr. Sun's return to: | Canton early in the year, he bas been in the position of a man fighting with his back to the wall. Military operations, necessitated by the pressure of outside forces, have almost exclusively occupied This attention; there has bean

little or no opportunity to settle down to really productive work. Canton has become a militarised

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city, in which all other factors i have been subservient to military necessities. The people The effort to collect various have suffered much 4.3 Hongkong reptiles for the Zoo consequence, and there bave has fostered interest amongst been enforced orders and edicts local naturalists, and we know of which should have no place in a well-governed community. The several residents who are now on military have bean rop-dogs, the lookout for snakes and the possibly much against Dr. Sun's various kinds of lizards, which will and desire.and we have never envied the position in which the they hope to capture alive. civil authorities have found them- selves. Dr. Sun has been able to accomplish nothing.

Future Prospects.

DEATH OF MR. BONAR LAW.

BRITAIN'S FIRST BUSINESS-MAN PREMIER.

Warm Tributes from Empire Leaders.

DAY BY DAY.

WHEN THE BOSS ASKS YOU WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT A MATTER, TELL HIM WHAT YOU THINK AND NOT WELAT YOU THINK HE THINKS-Coleman Car.

Cricket notes, by "The Arm- chair Critic," together with two cartoons will appear in to- morrow's Telegraph,

The following telegram has been received from His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Amoy

Quarantine imposed, on arrivals from Hongkong on account of small pox."

The two sampan women before Mr. Justice Gompertz, at the Criminal Sessions, yesterday, on

la charge of unlawful possession of a revolver and 86 rounds of am- munition, were each sentenced to six months' hard labour,

For being in unlawful posses- sion of 21 automátic pistols, six revolvers and 3,574 rounds of ammunition, a Chinese was sent. enced to four years" hard labour, by Mr. Justice Gompertz, at the Criminal Sessions, yesterday afternoon.

Meetings of the shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd., and the Shanghai Hotels, Ltd, were held this morning, Mr.

A Reater message received over-night records the death of the J. Scott Harston presiding. Re Right Hon. Mr. Andrew Bonar Law.

A further cable says numerous messages of regret at Mr. Bonar solutions confirming the decision of recent meetings with regard to Law's death have been published.

Mr. Baldwin writes saying Mr. Bonar Law sacrificed his life in dinary resolution were passed, amalgamation, and an extraor-

the country's service.

Dame to changing the Mr. Brace, the Australian Premier, says the Empire felt the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, utmost confidence in him. "We have seen no nobler courage than Limited his, and no more gallant self-sacrifice."

The

"Hearts are Trumps." showing at the Coronet this week, lends

Mr. MacKenzie King, the Canadian Premier, writes that Mr. Bonar Law's unblemished career, unfailing courage, sound judg meat and administrative capacity have been of incalculable service to the Empire.

General Smuts says Mr. Bonar Law's partnership with Mr. itself admirably to the require- Llore George was of priceless value to the country and the ments of the cinema. There are world. where his sanity and caution would have prevented some of our particular, of the Royal Academy "I deeply regretted his absence from the Peace Conference, several striking scenes two in on opening day, and a view of an

worst mistakes."

A New York message says Mr. Lloyd George has arrived there. avalanche, being fine examples of In a statement to the press recalling his and Mr. Bonar Law's close stagecraft. Alice Torry, of "Pri- co-operation during the last years of war and the first years of 500er of Zenda fame, has the peace. he said:-"Nobody could wish for 2 more nyal, more leading role, and the direction is

Lloyd George, hushed their songs of welcome and sang a hymn in sagacinus, or more helpful partner in times of emergency." by the now well known Rez Hundreds of Welsh singers, assembled at the station to greet Mr. Ingram.

memory of Mr. Bonar Law.

In a speech at Swansea, Mr. Baldwin eulogised the late Mr. Bonar Law, whose loss was, he said. irreparable.

have had one report of a very big. ground lizard seen in the vicinity of Magazine Gap, and of green vipers at Black's Link, so pass the news on to enthusiasts: who might desire to know where If General Chan should become What are the portents now? to search for their quarry. There victorious and Dr. Sun is again is one thing about the effort compelled to flee, what will being made on behalf of the Zoo happen? Are we to have the same old business over again; which immediately strikes

the samme tussle between the

A somewhat pathetic figure has, had proved his capacity for very local naturalist that it is a great "ins" and the outs: intrigue passed away in the late Rt. Hon. high office indeed, and the pity similar, or greater, energy and spring, with Hongkong Andrew Bonar Law. P.C.. LL. D.. constitutional struggle of 1911 a base for these the first business man to become gave him further opportunity. cannot be devoted towards the possibly as

undesirable activities? formation and stocking of a local hope not.

We Premier of Great Britai, and oneHis first reward was to be elected Owing to the heavy rains, it but

We fear that who pluckily took up the reins in that year leader of the Union-was impossible to continue the zoological gardens, not necess-f would be the prospect, At any of office at a critical period in theist party.

King's farewell boxing tours- arily on a large scale. A nucleus rate, that has been the history of country's history despite almost When the stress of war fell meat last night. The programme

Canton ever since the Republic chronic ill-health.

LOCAL BOXING.

THE REGIMENTAL TOURNAMENT.

of sorts already exists in our was established.

upon the Liberal Government of arranged for that date, however, It has been a Mr. Bonar Law was born in Mr. Asquith, he responded with will take place to-night, the semi- public botanical garden. Later. city which has known little peace. New Brunswick in 1858, the son out hesitation to the invitation to finals on Thursday and the finals something might be done to re-and the wonder is that long before of a clergyman, and was educated share the responsibilities of on Saturday, commencing each

this it has not reached the point later at Glasgow, his mother's government Bud organise the Hongkong museum.

of national night at 8 o'clock. of economic exhaustion. Only home town. He entered "politics" defence. It requires half the present the wonderful resourcefulness of about the beginning of this cea The first Coalition saw him Some fine contests are promised, specimens destroyed, and re- remarkable people has prevented tury, becording Parliamentary Secretary for the Colonies, and and to-nights events will com- such a calamity. What a picture Secretary of the Board of Trade later a member of the War Prise novices welterweight, placed by new ones, proper is conjured up by thoughts of this in 1902: but his Parliamentary Cabinet: the second gave him the regimental middleweight, regi arranged and labelled, and then great city, enjoying an uninter- career began in 1900, when he Chancellorship of the Exchequer mental lightweight. novices* efficiently displayed and careful-rupted spell of peace and pro-was elected Unionist M.P. for the after he had refused an invitation featherweight, regimental feather- ly preserved. It is a shame tha: gress Theo real prosperity Blackfriars division of Glasgow. to form a Government after Mr. weight, regimental welterweight,

would come, and the people He became Leader of the Asquith fell in 1916. the present collections, such as would all share in the good times. Opposition in 1911, was Secre- cial genius grappled successfully son open welter and novices'

His finans regimental bantamweight, garri they are, should ever have been Such is the possibility. We tary of State for the Colonies with the problem of raising lightweight. allowed to get into the deplorabie would that it were soon to be from 1915 to 1916, a member of money for the war.

Unhappily, personal the War Cabinet from 1916 to state of decay which characterises realised.

enmity prevents the rapproche-1919, and Chancellor of the Ex- them. For a

someone start, twice the ment to such an outcome. There chequer from 1916 to 1918. These

with winning manner, who could present accommodation will be was a time when Dr. Sun and were only some of the various A friend of the late Mr. Bonar set forward a business care required.

General Chas worked in harness posts he held, moze or less Law contributed a sketch of the with 2 certain modest Con- together. If they would but sink successfully. He became Pre- new Premier to the Times on his fidence which began by securing We know that there is money their differences and come to mier officially last November, appointment a year ago, and the attention and ended by making available for a properly conduct-gether again, both working for after the General Election and following extracts give an inter-converts. This naturally pleased ed museum. It is an institution the common weal, then there defeat of the Lloyd George party esting impression of the man- the Unionists, but I doubt if they of such educational value when fondest dreams coming true.

would be strong hope of our As was anticipated, his health **It may be said at once of Mr. would have made Bonar Law gave way, and he resigned last | Bonar Law that if he is not a their leader had there not been a efficiently run, that it would not

May, in favour of Mr. Stanley great party leader he is certainly hopeless party split as to whe Baldwin.

an astute parliamentarian Mr. ther Mr. Austen Chamberlian or When he became Prime Mini-Bonar Ley won his spurs in the Mr. Walter Long should assume ter, a political writer said of him House of Commons by one the mantle of Mr. Balfour. As that "though not popular himself. extraordinarily clever speech. there was no possibility of agree- The wields as much power over I well remember the occasion. ment on the several claims of

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also know that there are several The following will represent the imagination as any states- One night in the early nineties, Mr. Chamberlian and Mr. Long, people in the Colony who possess Division League match against pleasantly popular."

the Club Reserves in a 2nd. man who is personally and in a half-empty House, he rose Mr. Bonar Law was called in as from a back bench and spoke for a sort of general compromise. sufficient technical knowledge H. M. S. Hollyhock on the Navy The late Mr. Bonar Law bent half an hour on the fecal ques-There is no doubt that Mr. Bonar of different branches of zoology ground, Happy Valley, on Satur himself quite early to the cultion. Without a scrap of manus-Law was an unremitting worker, to give most valuable assistance day. kick-off at 2.45 p.m.tivation of politics. His grasp cript, he reeled off a speech tight- and he never spared himself in AF. Paul H. T. Baxton. D. of economics, a passion forly packed with facts and grappling with his tasks. in the forming of an up-to-date Lyon; J. Gardner. G. de Man, statistics, and a subtle and configures, never hesitating for The most valuable years of his museum. Eventually, Hong-S.H. Garrod; T.A. Barclay, vincing style in debate, carried a word or a Egure from public life were not spent as the kong might have a paid expert to A. Ferguson, J. Roberts, EW. him into office in four years the first sentence to the last. It leader of the Unionist Opposition devote his whole time to direct-Railton, V. Ramsay. Reservas most fittingly at the Board of hypnotised the House. On the They were spent when he joined A. J. Douglas, R. W. Williamson. Trade. When the Unionist de Treasury Beach sat Josepb the Coalition Government, sank ing the establishment, with a

The following will represent bacle came in 1905, he turned his Chamberlain. almost the only all self with native sincerity, and trained Chinese curator for the Club 1st. Glaven in a 1st. attention in the leisure of Minister in the Chamber. He worked with untiring energy and assistant. It would not be a very H. M. S. Diomode on the Navy Tarif Reform, a cause for which round to the new M.P. inquired of Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd Division League match against Opposition to the support of adjusted his monocle, turned patriotiem under the leaderships expensive charge on our revenue, "A" ground, Happy Valley on he held almost lifelong his name, and at the close George for the common good and the benefits would outweigh Saturday, kick-off at 4.16 pm, affection: He proved to be a cheered warmly. Boner Law had against the common enemy." any considerations which parai--R. Hutchison; W. Gerrard, stronger man in Opposition than deeply impressed the great Im-

It can truly be said of him that, mony might indicate as

an perialist leader, and his political "dif-

C. E. Bishop; G. Angus, J. even in office, and he w*

while not brilliant, he nobly did Stewart, J. W. R. McPhail opponent that the Liberal Minis future was assured. Colony really wants first of all, Howard, G. Watson, S. D. Begg. By the time the great Budget House, and the House liked the and that is as fine on epitaph as as we stated in a leading article Reserve Mair.

struggle of 1909-10 was reached he man. They found in Boner Law one could wish to have.

ficulties in the way. What the R. Bell, A. 8. Forsyth, H. G. tere learned to walk warily with. From the first be loved the his duty to the best of his ability,