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THE FAMIL

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, 30th. MAY, 1925.

EXPLORING SARGASSO SEA. Secrets of the Deep Sought by

Women.

Off for the mysterious and much fabled Sargasso Sea are these intrepid girl- scientiste, who accompany the William Beebe expedition of 24 fanied scientific specialists. At left are Miss Ruth Rose, historian, and Isabel Cooper, artist, shown with a giant boa killed during a previous expedition to British Guinea. At right is close-up of Miss Rose who will record, as historian, the secrets of the Sargasso.

zest for discovery and a talent for accurate recording.

In what few places romain to be explored and in the search for the fow unfound objects thoy will probably play important roles.

Also they go about their trips and work without foar..

"You know I never carry a gun. 4 butterfly not is my weapon," anys; Miss Rose, who already has been into Africa on an exploration von- ture and who, before the present trip is over, will have, penetrated fever district and jungle. :-

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In exploring the Sargasso Son every implement of modern science will be employed.

Thus far the reports of this strange floating mass of seaweed and sea life have been extremely vaguo. It lies between the Azores and Bahamas, though the exact location is indefinite.

"The extent of it. it seems, varios with the winds and cur- rents," says Beebe. "It has been placed variously anywhere from Morocco to the Gulf and from the Equator to the temperate zone."

It is believed to be as large as the contient of Europe. Number- less tales of disaters and sea mysterios have been written about it until it earned the name of "Port of Missing Ships,"

IN ANCIENT EGYPT.

The Cost of Mummification."

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DOOR OF TUT-ANKH-AMEN'S TOMB

To bo mummified like king Tut-ankh-amen.cost the equival- When the Arcturus returns the ent of $6,000, exclusive of the time-hidden secrets will be re- ven'ed.

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FREDERICK W. PATTERSON, PRESIDENT *NATIONAL SELECTED MORTICIANS

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expense for jewels, gold work, And, wore it further necessary carving and enamel on the outer What does he think of women for woman to prove worthy of and inner mummy cases and the New York-In the future it New York Zoological Society,

emancipation, the story of this coffin, according to Mr. Harry G. will probably be “Mlle. Columbus! and Isabel Cooper, artist, and in exploration ?

If it were feasible I would ages-old mystery will be jotted For, although it cause the they are part of the intrepid

own eternal preservation and for As a matter of fact the annual bones of Cortez, De Gama, scientific crew that eails away in bave my entire scientific party down by a dainty, sun-burned Samson of Pittsburgh, of the Na- tional Selected Morticians, in an

a magnificent residence for his mortuary expense of the United Magellan, Marco Polo and all the laboratory-ship Arcturus to made up of them, just as readily hand.

he smiles in reply..

address hore at Chicago.

mummy.

States is only one-half of 1 per the rest to turn in their graves, strip the Sargasso of ita legend as not.” and fable.

"Fine minds are as necessary

"If the United States were to cent. The code of ethics of tho "Ordinarily wealthy ancient Egyptians were embalmed at practice mummification on the National Selected Morticians, an It is easier

a cost approximating. $1,500," scale of ancient Egypt the cost organization of members of the Mr. Samson." Ancient Wouldabsorballthesurplus aation profession throughout the United Egypt was a tomb. Forty-two al wealth. Our great public build- States, assures economy and pro- million mummies were preserved ings would be mausoleums. Fifth priety in honours to the dead. in her mausoleums and rock Avenue and Lake Shore Drive The morticians organization is sepulchres. An Egyptian of would be lined with low, massive, on record against antiquity would mortgage every marble and granite buildings, the elaborateness and declares for thing he possessed, even to the ornate tombs of the mummies of funeral ceremonies on a scale mummies of bis ancestors, to the rich. Huge mortuary statues appropriate to the means of the propare on a vast scale for his would line the boulevarde.

COULD NOT COME DOWN.!

it must be reported that a Heading the scientific party, in modern research exploration woman's hand will be. first to record the secrets of one of the Which includes geologists, botan- ae fine courgage. great romantic mysteries of all iste, sculptors, photographers to find fine woman than fine".

and what-not, is William men." time the Sarasso Sea.

Booba who for 20 years has The modern young women, it And another woman's hand followed the trails of strange appears, ie as well prepared for will paint for posterity the birds, rare insects, animals and the scientific trail as are mon Aeroplane Blown Upward. replicas of these now-solved

sea life; who tracked the Darwin and some of them better. In the secrets.

bolt in Galapagos and who has pursuit of butterflies and insects Rising Itail first when he at The two young women are written a half dozen authoritative they are more patient; they have tempted to lard was the recent Miss Ruth Rose, bistorian of the works on his explorations. an inexhaustible onthusiasm and amazing experience of an airmen

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Hugo air currents sweeping from the Pacific Ocean and, strik- ing the Australian coast, flow upwards in great air-tides to a vast height.

The airman, who was piloting a moderate-powered aeroplane, flow into, one of thesa vertically- rising air-streams without know- ing it.

When he dippad to land be was astonished to find be was gaining' altitude instead of losing it.

"Even when he dipped his machine at a steeper angla, be still found be was climbing tail firat."

This queer experience persisted for some time till he got into a nfore normal current of air and managed to effect a safe landing.

The story was told by Wing- Commander S. J. Gablo, winner of the Britannia troppy for the nir race round Australia.

Ho described in vivid language the air bumos, or pockets, which The encountered while on the

flight.

"We were shot up as much as 100ft on occasions," he said. Tho, bumps ware colossal. We had experienced nothing like thom before.""

MR. SARGENT'S FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Mr John Sargent, R.A., took place last month at Brookwood Comet ery. The body, which had boon lying in the private mortuary at the Necropolia station at Water- loo for the past few days, was conveyed to Brookwood by special, train, which also carried the two mourners Mies Sargent and. Mrs. Ormond, Mr. Sargont's slaters, and a fow of the dead artist's porsonal friends. Although a re- quest had been made that there should bono flowers, several baautiful wreaths were sont those baing from the Directors of the National Gallery, the Royal Academy, and other similar bodios. In defence to the wish of the relatives, and In view of the fact that a public memorial ser vlog will take place later, the obsequies were kept as privato as possible.

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