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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925.

SOME LIFE

LIFE STUDIES OF

THE

PRAYING MANTIS.

This series of pictures presents the praying antis in action. The mantis is something like a grasshopper, is always. hungry, and can turn its head and look over its shoulder-something no other insect can do. Above it is shown exercising this last prerogative, fneing the camera in a straight- forward nanner. It is fairly common. insect in Hongkong. The name is derived from the peculiar, prayor-like attitude of the forelegs.

This shows the mintis attacking its prey,

à succulent caterpillar. The powerful forelegs, fitted with saw-like tooth, are doubled up un- der the head when not in use. When u caterpillar, bee, y or other small creature "comes within range they shoot out suddenly and the victim is secured, The sections of the forelegs fit into one another like a clasp-knife.

Here the mantis is consuming the caterpillar it has seized. A word about the mantis mating customs might be well. The foniale does the courting, generally eating a fly or two first. Whon sho has selected her mate and the honeymoon is over, she calmly shoots out her arms and slices off his head, Thon, by way of adding insult to injury, she eats him. The mule mantis has very little to say about anything.

This puse, adopted by all regular man- tises when at enso, is the reason why they are called "praying" mantisos. Instead of being wrapped in devotion, however, the mantis is really keeping its eyes open for something to eat. Lot a fly alight, and zip! those arms will shoot out like lightning and there will be one fly less. It is a pity trained parts mantises cannot be used in some of the New Territories.

Pier Fire Blinds New York.

Klan at Funeral of Murdered Leader.

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Three fire-hoats, ten tug-boats, and 350 firemen fought an all nighChattle with the flames that hud broken out on the pier of the Furness-Bermuda Line at New York City.

Flames spread to a var, o of olive oil on the wharf, The

moke from the burning oil east a cloud over the entiro

city, chiking and, blinding résident: withii two mites of

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The funeral of Mrs. Myrtle Cook, murdered W. C. T. U. leader of Vinton,, T., was conducted by Klansmen and Klänswomen. Rev. A. A. Wright, local "kleagle" officiated.

Italian Troops Reviewed by Mussolini.

Last French Soldier Departs.

Benito Mussolini, Italian Premier, accompanied by General Eadoglio, reviews the trengers who make up the garrison at Romo.

Just a Happy Family.

Feeding the Baby.

This baby elephant was one of the prize finds of Mr.

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and Mrs. Lou C. Hutt on their recent camera hunt of wild animals in Borneo. It is shown being fed by its Malay keeper.

French Vietors In Davis Cup.

This shows the last of the French Aray of Occupation

in the Ruhr loaving Gaiman territory and crossing the

Rhino River into France at Dusseldorf, the final man, leav

ing on his bicycle. This was in accordance with the ternis of the Dawes plan, after Germany had paid her first instal-

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Here is a cat that kissos" rats, a dog that will not chase a cat or a rabbit, and a rat that loves both dogs and cats. A scientific nutrition experiment at Creighton University has tamed this happy family,

The French tennis fuam defeated the Australian tos

in thres games out of four, in the finals of the inter-zone

tennis tournament for the tight to play the United Babes

for the Davis Cup, Left to right: Rene Lacoste and Joan

They went down in the challenge confess to the

States tosm

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