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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927.

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received inatructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,

on SATURDAY,

the 8th October, 1927,

commencing at 11 am.

8.

CORRESPONDENCE.

"OUR DESCENT FROM APES."

(To the Editor," Hongkong,

Telegraph.)

POST OFFICE NOTICE

GENERAL HOLIDAY,

On Monday, the 10th inst, the G.P.O. will be open from 8 am, to noon, the Kowloon Branch Post Qea from 8 a.m. to 11 am, and the other Branch Post Offices, from 8 am, to 9 a.m.

There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes, and ono delivery of ordinary correspondence as on Sunday, and also one delivery of register ed correspondence from the G.P.O. at 9 am."

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

Manila

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Diomed Pros. Pierce

Sir. In raising the controversy of man's supposed, descent from apes, your correspondent "R.P." has opened up a discussion that is at present being argued by some Japan and Shanghal

Shanghai of the greatest minds in the world. Europe via Negapatam (Letters and at their Sales Room, Duddell There will always be two sharply

Papors London 8th September) Street.

divided schools of thought-those who maintain, that our remote an U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai Taiyo Maru About 10,000 Ibs, Steel Various cestors were apes, and those who U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai Pres. Jackson

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go by the Biblical declaration that U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai Pres. Wilson

Ap-Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghai Emp. of Russia "He made man in His image. parently "R.P." leans towards the Australia and Manila latter proposition. However, ono Swatow 3500 Pieces Condenser Tubes need not challenge the statements Shanghai

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in the Bible, most of which' are Straite allegorical, and yet at the same

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I could write at very great length on this subject, for there are many facts, theories, and divers argu- Hoihow ments to choose from in making up an opinion on the vexed question

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Py Valley to the Entrance Gates.

Vehicles will return to town via Morrison Gap Road and Queen's Road East:

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E. D. C. WOLFE, Capt. Supt. of Police. Hongkong, 6th October, 1927.

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The eighth bi-annual race for ships lifeboats will be sailed on Wednesday, the 9th November next, starting at 4 p.m.

Each ship may enter any num- ber of boats.

tion,

on TUESDAY, the 11th October, 1927,

at 11 o'clock a.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

(for account of the concerned.)

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of man's ape ancestry. It will

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To begin with, while there is much truth in the arguments which your correspondent has put for- ward, he goes a little astray in as- serting that it is far more reason- able to assume that there were two Saigon distinct orders of created things, existing side by side. It is almost definitely provod, from a study of common evolution, that such a dual existence of closely allied species, is impossible in nature. some form or other has existed on the earth for countless millions of years, and the evolvement of types, of species, of genera, and then orders and classes of the fauna, in- cluding the mammalia, and the two groups with which we are con- cerned, the apes, or Quadrumana (1.e. four-handed), and man, the Hum sapiens of scientific nomen- clature, hus come about- in the The Undersigned have received course of those many billions of gorilla, aprimitive aboriginal, improper intimacy!

Let us take the matter instructions to sell by Public Auc-years from one single source.

If and a modern European or other we are to accept the evolutionary cultured type of man, in a row, somewhat higher plane. Without. processca as they are unfolded by he would see in the central figure presuming to question Sir Arthur research into the origin of life it a very striking proof that there Keith regarding man's ancestry, as who still adheres to the self, every living creature on this are such things as improvement! one

In his ap-Biblical record of the creation, I earth had its first being in a spot or deterioration. of jelly, floating on the surface pearance, in the slope of the take leave, with your permission, of the water, and in its most pri- forehead, and in the stature and to say, that while the findings of mitive form, perhaps, seen in the manner of carrying himself, even science point to the former diree- stagnant film which forms on a in the elongation of the toes, the tlon, it is unlike that the mystery pool of still water.

aboriginal would appear much of man's origin will be revealed in However, there is no space nearer the ape than the cultured the near or distant future.

In his address to the British a comparatively short, and man standing alongside him. Yet, deliberately condensed, article because one has a thinking brain Association the great anthro- the present one, to deal developed in his skull, not more palogist observes: "Our geologi- with every aspect of life and perhaps than was the brain in the cal search, which I have summaris- evolution. We must pass over all skull found in Java or those ed all too briefly, has not produced the questions affecting other ancient skulls found elsewhere far the final and corclusive avidence・・ of man's anthropoid branches of living animals, such yet, because of this brain develop origin; we have not found as yet as the discussions of affinities be-

the human image emerging from tween birds and reptiles, and even

its anthropoid encasement;" and, birds and ourselves, and rebume the point of man's affinities with the

again, there is so much we do not yet understand."

Course: Start from Channel Rocks, thence to Kowloon Rockton, (P), Mark of Yacht Club (5), Cust Rock Cas Buey (P), finish at the Yacht Club across the line from West to East.

Competing boats should be in position at the starting line by 3.30 p.m...

Ships proposing to enter-boats

on TUESDAY, the 11th October, 1927,

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

Stamps.

are requested to notify the Hon. A Valuable Collection of Postage- Secretary, Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, not later than noon, on the 7th November.

F. J., EASTERBROOK, Hon. Secretary, R.H.K.Y.C. Hongkong, 6th October, 1927,

HONGKONG, CRICKET

CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- The charge for admission forING will be held at the Pavilion Ladies to the Members' Enclosure on THURSDAY, the 13th October, will be $2 per day. Each mem-1927, at 5.30 p.m.

(Particulars from Catalogue.)

On View from Saturday, the 8th October, 1927.,

Terms --Cash on Delivery.

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Auctioneers.

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

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Officer in Charge of Works, H. M.ber can obtain upon application to NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN If you have anything you would

PREMISES TO LET.

TO BE LET.-Immediately, Second Flag, No. 38, Wyndham Street. Apply 2nd floor."

TO LET.-One European FLAT Wanchai. Gap Rond, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.

TO LET.-Office Rooms 2nd Floor,. New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building. COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Contral, also two small offices in 1A, Chuter Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.

the Secretary, Badges for admis- that and on THURSDAY, the 13th like to sell, exchange or advertise sion of 2 Ladies Tree of charge.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac

day of October, 1927, immediately send it to the CHINA AUCTION men after the holding of the GEN-ROOM. etcetera-will not be permitted to ERAL MEETING, a drawing for operate during Race Meetinga.

the redemption of thirty (30) De-

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA. bentures will be held.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Miscellaneous Proceedings.

No. 28 of 1927.

1

IN THE MATTER of THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED, & REDUCED

and.

IN THE MATTER af} the Companies Ordinance,

1911.

TO LET.-No. 2, Bisnee Villas, Victoria Road, Pokfulam. A most NOTICE IS HEREBY given that desirable semi-detached country ¦ a Petition presented to the residence with tennis court and Supreme Court of Hongkong on the large grounds and also private 13th day of September, 1927, for garage. Excellent situation cool confirming the reduction of the and shady with commanding view. Capital of the above mentioned Immediate possession. For terms and further particulars. Apply to Company from $6,000,000.00 to J. E. Joseph, 2nd floor, Prince's $8,000,00.00 is directed to be heard John Bulldog, Des Voeux Road, Tele-before His Honour Mr. phone No. C.916.

Roskruge Wood, Acting Chief Justice, on Monday, the 24th day of October, 1927, at 10.30 a.m.

Dinner DanceJat-! Lane, Crawford's Restaurant

TO-MORROW NIGHT

Saturday October 8th.

Any creditor or shareholder of

BANK HOLIDAY. ·

in

like

apes.

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ment, the aboriginal stands there a man, Homo sapiens, while the other, the gorilla, is animal. It is not asking too much to assume that they both had a common ancestor.

on a

SEEKER.

This is at least clear to me, To begin with. It is necessary to

that the human brain is incapable correct the prevalent and erroneous There is one school or argument of discovering the moving Spirit impression that Darwin's theory, as which takes embryology as a behind the universe, or of proving it is loosely called, is that man has means of tracing man's evolution. its kinship with the lower creation descended from apes. In his

If We раза over the more What we call evolution may only broadest contention, Charles Dar- win, in dealing with such matters abstruse points of reference, and be a process of change-& process as the origin of species, of natural confine ourselves to the newly-destined, through the cycles of selection, and so forth, evolved the born child of man, we find charac-time, to go on repeating itself possibility of mankind having risen teristics of a telling nature, without approachment to finalit from an ape-like ancestor. This is, which bring the ape theory im- being accomplished-Yours, etc., I hold, amply proved by the dis- mediately to mind. In its early

Hongkong, 7th Oct., 1927. covery of ancient skulls of differ-e the child of upright-walking ent ages of this earth, practically man goes on all fours. If it were The numbers of the Debentures

all of which show a primitive type. never taught to stand upright, it drawn will be published in the

Yet in every case the brain capa would permanently prefer the DOG SHOOTING ON PEAK.

Sir If the police must shoot Hong Kong Government Gazette

city has been such as to raise this all-fours attitude, only occasional, In Accordance with Ordinance form of Ancient Man above the mon- ly standing up, and then with stray dogs, and the dog is only two and the local Newspapers, and holders of drawn Debentures may, No. 5 of 912, The Exchange Banks key tribe as we know them to-day. some discomfort, as in the case of feet away, should not the police- Any anatomist will tell man be able to kill the dog at the upon giving notice to the Trea- will be CLOSED for the Transac-"This has led to talk of a possible the apes. Surers waiving the six months' tion of Public Business on MON- missing link, the halfway stage one that man has not always walk-first shot? Is it really necessary between the Piltdown skull, say, ed upright. The formation of to take two shots, and then only notice to which they are entitled, DAY, the 10th instant.

and that of a modern chimpanzee. his bones still gives him away. be able to wound the dog, so that Apply on the 31st October, 1927, to.

Hongkong, 5th October, 1927.

The more likely theory is that the Necessity, which developed his he Jimps away with one maimed the Treasurers, Messrs. Percy

most primitive types of skulls which brain in the thousands of years leg? Not being versed in the Smith, Seth & Fleming, for pay-

have already been found actually of evolution, also required trim to laws of Hongkong, I appeal to ment of the principal and interest

supply the link which is being stand upright. The ape, pro-you for further information. to the 31st October, 1927.

sought, for the theorists have most-bably a deteriorated type that took The policeman who came down By Order

ly forgotten, when dealing with to the trees, and developed pre- the slope opposite the Peak Hotel evolution, that it works both ways, henslle tails in some species, and at 8.40 this morning can perhaps and just as improvements have elongated toes with which to give further details Yours, etc.,

ENQUIRER. occurred through better environ grasp the boughs, has found its ment and the need, in the struggle own environment and its own. line of existence, for evolving a better of evolution.

The more primitive, tribes of type, so has deterioration. There are countless examples of this savages existing to-day, with very throughout naturo.

of the Committee,

L. S. GREENHILL,

Hon. Secretary.

NOTICE..

THE HONGKONG & CANTON. ICE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE.

1, the undersigned, have this day admitted to partnership. in my firm, Mr. Paul Mary Hodgson, Solicitor, which firm hitherto carried on in my name will hence forth be carried on under the name of "T90 & HODGSON" at Pedder Building, 3rd floor, Pedder; Streat.

S. W. TS'O.. Hongkong, 1st October, 1927.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

MESSES. RAVEN AND BASTO.

ENGINEERS.

Hongkong, Oct. 6th.

Another Protest.

Sir, There was a case of doug

It is therefore far more likely to little brain development, have be true that man and the apes had taken to the thick forests, to caves shooting outside the Peak Hot 4.common ancestor, but while one and in some cases, even up to just before nine o'clock this morn- the ing in which the police officer Improved in the many thousands of now, to tree-dwellings. If years that have passed, the other theorists claim that modern cul-concerned made no display of skill man was created as he In the use of firearms such officers: retrograded to the ape forms which tured we know to-day: Thus, it is nearer stands to-day, they will have to are supposed to have..

A big sandy "Chow" dog was the truth to say that man has as find some apology for his human cended from an ape-like ancestor cousin of the New Guinea jungleb. the victim-a good large mark, a kind of man-ape vastly superior. But I have already taken up a sure enough. But the officer, hav

the Company desiring to opposeNUAL MEETING. of SHARE-

THE SIXTH ORDINARY AN ARCHITECTS SURVEYORS AND to the gorilla or orang outan of our great deal more space than I in- ing fired twice from very close the malding of an Order for the re-HOLDERS in the above Company duction of the capital of the said will be held at Company under the above Ordin Town Office 2, Lower Albert Road, the Company's

Are removing to Prince's Build ance should appear at the time of Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 22ndling top floor (Corner of Des Voeux hearing by himself or his counsel Day of October, 1927, at Noon, for Road Central and Ice House for that purpose.

the purpose of presenting the Re-Street), as from the 1st of Octo- A copy of the Petition will be port of the Directors and State- Lift entrance next Alexan-

dra Cafe. furnished to any creditor or share- ment of Accounts to 31st July, holder of the Company requiring 1927. the same by the undersigned on payment of the regulated, charges for the same. Dated this 17th day of September, 1927.

DEACONS.

Solicitors for the Company.

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong

times than that he has descended tended. I trust, nevertheless, that range only managed to wound the from apes.

The whole point of I have not failed to show the animal, leaving it able to dash the matter is the loose tendency to likelihood of a common ancestry away on three legs, howling with assume that the apes of to-day are for man and apes, and the many agony. The officer, putting his just what they were so many ages affinities of the two, which have gun under his arm, then walked ago. It is well to keep in mind the merely diverged in the course of away in the direction the dog had deterioration factor in evolution natural selection, and evolution taken presumably to find it for To go a little further, bmateur through environment, during the final dispatch. I can "hope propounders of theories on so-called countless centuries. Yours, etc., that he made a better job of it, Darwinism should take into account

V. HUGHES, I contend strongly that this is. A man who tried to get a drink the fact that even mankind offers,

Hongkong, October 7, 1927.. not the way in which to destroy The TRANSFER BOOKS of the from a fire hydrant raised a foun- In our very times, some startling

stray or unwanted doge Lam as Company will be closed from the tain 50 feet high and flooded Adam-contrasts. If "R. P." has ever seen

concerned as any in the preven- 8th October to the 22nd October, street, Strand. He turned the tap the wild aboriginals of certain lands

Sir, It was with much interest, tion of rables and have noobies 1927, both days inclusive.

of the hydrant too far. When the living to-day, especially the negrito water rushed out passers-by turned dwarfs of New Guinea, or the not unmixed with disgust, that Ition to dogs being killed in that up their collare and fled. The dwarf tribes of Central Africa, and read "R.P.'s" letter in your issue cause, But for the love of our water was turned off by Mr. John mentally places them alongside the of yesterday. As a student of self-respect and in loyalty to those Sadler, of Alpha-plaes, King's northern European, he will née al- "Peychic Research" he surely dumb friends of ours, let's do the Cross, N., who was drenched to most as great a contrast as occurs went beyond this province when job as painlessly as possible. the skin in reaching the tap of the in one's mind when comparing man he suggente that the likeness Yours, etc.,

MOUNT. KELLETT- hydrant..

and the apes. If ho placed between man and the anthropofd

ape may have been the result of Hongkong, Oct 6th, 19272

By Order

of the Board of Directors,

J. D. THOMSON,

Acting Secretary Hongkong, 6th October, 1927.