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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

SONGKONG HOTAL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Telegraphie Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG." AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

IKALEE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL Lelegraphie Address; "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI,”

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hote

Des Wagons Lits, Peking,

KOWLOON HOTEL

THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.

First Class Billiard Room and Saleon Bar.

Electric Lift and Telephone to each Floor, 21s. K.608 & K.609. Cable address: KOWLOTEL, Hangkong. Under the ersonal Supervision and Management of

FRANK L. COOKE

Propofotor.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

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CENTRAL LOCATION

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HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS

... Central $73.

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THE EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE,

FOR

COMFORT-FOOD-MUSIC-DANCING

The

Terms: A la carte or Inclusive.

after-dinner dances are held every Tuesday..

Thursday and Saturday. Telephones in every room

The Europe Orchestra playa nightly during Dinner, and for Tiffin on Saturdays. ROOM

GRILL

Tekram "Europe Singapore".

Telephone 2740.

POST

OFFICE

I

ARTHUR E. ODELL

Managing Director.

NOTICE.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

THE MALAY JUNGLE.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1935.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OFFICERS' "RAG."

HELP FOR WAIFS.

LIEUTENANT'S FATAL

STORIES.

FALL.

WHERE WEST MEETS I

VALE EAST.

SOME EXTRAORDINARY

inga

Washington, Deo. 16,-Chief Extraordinary stories of the The story of a "rag" which Malay jungle were told by Mr. anded in tragedy at the Royal Justice William Howard Taft to- Carveth Wells on Nov. 10 dur- Marine Officers Moss, Chatham, day joined the secretary of war, lecture at the Central was told at an inquest at the Dwight F. Davis and the socrot- [Y.M.C.A. Hall. Mr. Wells has Royal Naval Barracks recently ary of commerce, Herbert Hoover, just roturned to London, aftor bo-an Submarino Lieut. Donald in ondorsing the campaign to raise a $2,000,000 endowment ing eurveyor for the British rail- Charles Deucon, 24, of Brighton. rond, which now runs through Liont. Lionel Arthur Taylor fund in the United States for the tho. jungle.

said that he and Doseon attend care and education of neglected abandoned children of Mr. Wolls admitted that many led the mose as guests. Aftor and

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of the facts in connection with dinner they played pool and had American blood in the Philippine

Island. the jungle were so remarkable as a sing-song.

About midnight there was a Chief Justice Taft in a letter to to cause incredulity. Darwin,

Colonel Gordon scrap, in which tho Lieutenant who visited the jungle, called it general "Topsy Turvy Land," but it is officers chased one another from Johnston, formerly of Governor the first time that a full account room to room. Deacon, to avoid General Wood's staff in the Phil- has been brought to London. his pursuers, ran into a sub-way,ippines, acting obairman of the organization and "Naturo, said Mr. Wells, from the balcony at the end of Washington

which he apparently over campaign, declared that the 'seems to have been completely balanced, and fell into the water American Guardian Association upset by the absence of any mark-

through which the income of the od seasons, You will find birds on to some steps 30ft. below. nesting in one tree, and tho same kind of bird moulting in another. You may have a tree in your garden with fruit on it while your neighbour has the same kind of tree blossoming. One of the Malay birds, a small paraquet, called the Serindit, Another sleeps upside down.

bird, the Bustard Quail, is peculiar because the female is larger than the male. She lays the eggs, but he sits on them, and during the mating soagon the females do the fighting for! the males.

NEW ACROBATIC BUILDINGS.

PROFESSOR'S SARCASM.

Surgeon-Liout. Goofrey Now-endowment will be exponded, is man and Lieut. Edward Ashley composed of fine American men Brown agreed that the ragging and women who have devoted was of a friendly nature.

themselves to the care and educa-1

Chief The jury returned a verdict of tipn of these children.

Justice Taft added: accidental death.

"Where the white and other races come in contact, particular- ly in the tropics, there is No- Man's Land between them in which many children of mixed blood are born. Their lives are undirected, thoy aro without Christian influence, and they are most liable to go astray. On the Planding for harmony in street contrary when brought in tender Professor L. P. years, under fine influence there design, Abercrombie, A.R.I.B.A., in his are seeds of character sown cap- presidential address at the gen-able of accopting Christianity cral mooting of the Town Plann- and making fine men and women. ing Instituto in London, thei "Certainly it is not the fault of other day, criticised severely those children that they are so "The most coveted fruit of the the variation of design in the unfortunatoly placed. Thore- Malay jungle is tho durian.now buildings in Rogent-street,fore, there is all the more reason Sometimes whole villagos fight)

"We can watch any day in why they should be given some and slay one another over the Regent-street," he said.. "archi-chance to make their lives worth possession of the fruit of a single tects some of the foremost in while."-Asaciated Press. tree. A durian tasty to me like this country-porforming a series mixture of sweet custard, of acrobatic tricks in stone, cach turpentine, and rotten onions.

attempting to outdo the other) The most amazing animal is with an ingenuity and vorvo the native fish which is soldom worthy of a better cause. No. seen in the water. I naw one music-hull audianco would come out of a hole in the ground; tolerate an individualistic dis- hop, skip, jump, and walk up to play of so many mutually de- a tree, climb up, and deliborately structive artists appearing wink its eyes at mo. The fish simultaneously.

"The jungle is still the home of tigers, panthers, elephants, rhinoceroses, and snakes 30 ft. long. Butterflies are over a foot wide.

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AFTER THE BLUE:

TIGER.

EXPEDITION IN NORTH- CENTRAL CHINA.

seem to fool the hout, because The architect (adds Professor

Mr. Floyd Tangier Smith, ac- one can see them walk down | Abercrombie) has not yet ad- from the trees and walk to the vanced beyond the stage of companed by an expert Russian cinematograph operator and two pools, where they will take social development of the Chinese taxidermists, has left for shower baths. This fish has been speculative builder of 40 years Foochow on a scientific oxpedi- named hy scientists the ago, who used to lay out his own tion under the auspices of the "periopthalmus," or Funny Fish. building plot with sublime un-China Socisty of Science and "Crabs oat coconuts, fish eat concorn for that of his neighbour. Arts, this being one of the most

On Friday, the 1st Jununry, 1926, and Saturday, the 2nd January, coral, and rate live in the tops of! hu-Gi Branch Post Offices will be open as follows:-

The G.P.O-Friday 8 n.m. to 9 a.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to neon. Kowloon Branch-Friday 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 a.m.

Wantrai, Sheungwan, Saiyingpun and Yaumati Branches-8 a.m. to 4.m. each day,

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There will be one collection from the pillar boxes, and one delivery of ardinary correspondence each day as on Sundays, and also one delivery of registered correspondence each day at 9 am,

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays. " "Postage "étauryn should be affixed in the right-hand top corner of Mo address side of all postal articles.

The Radio Service has reverted to normal hours of working. Messages may be handed in at any hour of the day or night during moral Post Office hours at Radio Counter, Mala Hall, at all other tire angen should be taken through the corner entrance at Pedder Strect Des Voeux Road to the Radio Ofice on the 3rd floor of the building, These doors will be closed after 10 p.m. but admittance may be obtained

ging the night-bell

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Radio Traffic with Canton is suspended until further notice. Anterport Radio Telegrams are subject to delay.

Messages in Code must have name of Code used included in text. The parcel post service to Canton is resumed.

From

Per

INWARD MAILS.

Pres. Wilson Kama Muru

Janila Vapun Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Emp. of Russia

Pres. Jefferson "Marrila

. S. A., Honolulu, Japan Shanghai

Japa

Shanghai J. S. A., Canada, Japan and Shang-

bai

Korea Maru USA Honolulu, Japan and S'hai.. Pres. Hayes

Arafura Amboise

President Grant

President Lincoln St. Albans

....

IL S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hai Australia and Manila

For

OUTWARD MAILS.

Swatow, Amoy and Formos

oihow & Haiphong

Shanghai

Saigon and Bangkok

Saigon

Shanghai ¡Amoy

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Bhunghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.. Canada, C, and S. America and Europe via San Francisco and Europe via Siberia (lotters and postcards specially superscribed

in Siberia" only)

Due. January 1

tall trees. There seems to be

CATTLE BREEDER WHO

FOUND PARADISE.

ambitious ventures yet attempted

by that vigorous and rapidly." the largest and smallest of every- EASTER ISLAND FILM.growing organization, reporta o The primary thing. There is

Shanghai paper. the biggest

intention is to collect zoological insect in the world-13 in. long -and the smallest mammal in

specimens by trapping and shoot- ing. which will be sent to the the world, which weighs, less

China Society of Science and than an ounce.

Arts and classified in co-opertion Mr. Wells showed slides of all

"Fairylands of the Southern with the Smithsonian Instituto, the animals and conditions he described. He also demonstrated Seas," the British film now at and eventually they will help to how the natives make their fire the Philharmonic Hall, is the make a nucleus for the museum by compressing air to such a do-record of the voyage of the which the society still is hopeful gree of heat in a little bonetenin yacht St. George, sent by of some day establishing in the Scientific Expeditionary Re-Shanghai. Mr. Smith hopes alvo,| cylinder that a spark is produced. search Association to the lessor by means of the cinematograph known islands of the Pacific. und cameras, to getan interesting.

Tho expedition spent some pictorial story of the trip, timo on romote Easter Island,

SHANGHAI ACQUISITIONS.

FIRE FLOATS ORDERED.

where they found an English-

man from Birmingham engaged

The expedition will be away Starting about four months.

in cattlo breeding. He went from Foochow, the Min River away, he explained, to be clear of will be traversed almost to its source, with side excursions up politics.

various tributaries and occasion- The picturo is a fascinating January 1. It has been decided by the story of endless variety. Dragon ally leaving the river for trips into the mountains. This route Jamary 2 Changhai Municipal Council to like Iguana lizards on the rocky will take the travellers right January 3. purchase from the British Admir share of the Galapagos, pictures through the region said to be

alty two motor launches, with a showing the capture of sharks| January 4. January 4.

full range of spare parts, at a and sword-fish, and the dances most favoured by the elusiva blue January 1 total cost of Tis. 1.787.50, to be of the flower-wreathed Tahiti tiger. Everyone in China has fitted up as fire floats. These natives are sufficient in them-heard of this mysterious animal, January 6.

Vossels were purchased by the acives to prove again the un-but Mr. Smith says no hunter January 7. Admiralty in 1917 and 1918, as rivalled ability of British cine-ever has succeeded in bagging "Ajax' is propared to part of an order for some hun-matographers to make travel one.

wager that, if there are blue tigers January 8. dreds, at G.$80,000 each. The films of outstanding. intercet.

anywhere near his line of march, length is 80 feet, beam 13 feet,

Shanghai will have at least one specimen.

January 7.

draft 5 foot and height above Per

Date, water line 5 foct, and the con- Kots Maru..Wed., Dec. 30, p.m.struction is sound throughout. Fausang..Thurs., Dec, 31, 10.30 am. The engines in each are two Tjikarang Thurs., Dec. 81, 10.30 am."Standard"220 h.p., using a mix- Sekkow Maru

Thurs, Dec. 31, 10.30 a.m. turo of kerosene and gasoline, and Pheum Penh

thore is also a 35-40 h.p. electric Thurs., Dec. 31, 12.30 p.m: generator, lighting set, and com- The Chenan...Thurs., Dec. 31, 2.30 p.mpressor for easy starting. Fook Sang

Fri, Jan. 1, 9 am:

space on board is ample for gear and crew's quarters, and there is Kamo Maru...... Sat., January 2. also plenty of room for installing

Registration Letters... (Due Marseilles 31st January, 1926.)

Pres. Wilson.

8.45 .m. pumps.

..9.30 a.in. In overy respect the boats aro

considered to be admirably adapt-1 od for conversion into fire floats and capable of long and efficient service. The estimated cost of Sat, Jan 2, the pumps and necessary fittings Parcels

..Noon is from Tls. 5,000 to Tls. 6,000 Registration Nonu bach, so that the total expondi- Lettera

Neon. ture will be only a fraction of the (Due Francisco, 27th Jan., 1026.) Emp. of Russia..Sat, Jan, 2, Noon. original cost of the vessels. More- Kiungchow Sat, Jan. 2, 9 a.m. over, it is estimated that new boats specially bought and fitted] up as fire floats would cost not less than Thu, 120,000 each.

Munila "Bangkok

Swatow, Amoy and Fermesn...... Hozan Maru ..Sun., January 3, 9 am: Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.,

G. and S. America and Europe

Pres. Jefferson .. via Victoria, B.C. ................

Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

.Mon., Jan 4,

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 11, Ice House Street, In the City of Belettoria. Hongkong..

The small motor boat recently purchased will be sold at cost price, and the two small pumps which were also purchased will be utilised on land equipment.“

FLAPPER FANNY says

Many a girl who has tried without avail to catch a hus band might do better with a veil..

AFTER GOAT-ANTELOPES. Mr. Smith has not definitoly settled on bis return route, but) thinks it likely that he will de- cido to leave the Min River at the upper roaches, cross the mountain passes, and get to tho upper course of the Chientang River, returning down that water- way to Hangohow. If this plan is carried out, the party will make an excursion to the mountains of Chokiang, where it is known there are serow, or gost-antelopes, and Mr. Smith hopes to secure some specimens and learn some more of the habits of these interesting! but little known animals.

The cinematograph operator accompanying Mr. Smith is Mr. George T. Krainukov, whose Sox- vices have been secured by spoci. al arrangement with the British- American Tobacco Co. He is a woll-known expert with the camera and his work should as Buro the success of the moving pictures, which ought to be not the least interesting outcome of the expedition:

Entertainments.

D.W.

GRIFFITH

PROF EUSTACE MEGARGLE

Presentia

SALLY

OF THE

SAWDUST

with

CAROL DEMPSTER. and W. C. FIELDS

Adapted by FORREST HALSEY a story by DOROTHY DONNELLY

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