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PROVISIONAL COURT.

LECTURE GIVEN BY DR.

'CHINA' OBJECTS TO CHOICE G. A. C. HERKLOTS....

OF DELEGATES,

Impressions gained during

Nanking, Nov. 19. Two wartime enantes, Captain | month's visit to Java this year

The Chinese staff of the Tug and Shanghai Provisional Court has | "BENRINNES""".

The conference regarding the wore described by Dr. A. CLighter Co. have resumed work been postponed as none of the Consignees of Cargo are hereby in-

Ernst Hashagen, a German fermod that all Goods are being land. U-boat commander, and Command. Herklats, reader in Biology at the this morning. ed at their risk into the hazardous or Norman Lewis, who command be delivered at the Helena May In- from their union yesterday

Hongkong University, in a lecture Demands which

were received and/or extra hazardous Godowns of

British The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharted a

anti-submarine Qstitute yesterday evening Dr. extravagant, and are under con- and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or ship, spoke in the cause of peace

sideration.--Reuter. from the wharves delivery may be at the League of Nations meet obtained.

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Capt. Hashagen sank Lewis' ship, and captured him, treating him with chivalry and kindness, which Comdr. Lewis is now repaying "by entertaining him is England.

Science Conference, hold in Java. representing the University. Mr. A. II. Crook represented the Clov ernment of Hongkong.

Herklots attended the Pacific

the

were

rived here and disagreement has delegates of the. Powers have ur

tion of certain of them. also arisen regarding the qualifica.

On the 11th inst the Foreign Ministry received a telegram from or on the feet of migratory birds Mr. W. J. Oudendijk, Minister for Describing a trip to Lang Eiland the Netherlands, stating that Bri- and Rakata, Dr. Herklots showed stain, France, Japan, the United tions made during his stay, Dr. Describing some · of "the expedi-

magnificent photograph of the States and Brazil were sending lands at sunrise and said that from delegates, but that there was no Herklots said those attending the the shore to the summit of the representation of the Netherlands, | conference were the guests of the

peak there was nothing, but The Foreign Office telegraphed teh Government and of scientific associations in the Nether being only visible on

vegetation, bure areas of cock in reply to Mr. Oudendijk on the the pre-13th requesting that new delegates Fle showed a cipitous northern faco. Both officers were loudly cheer. lands East Indies ed by the audience, which sang number of lantern slides illustrating below the latter was covered with selected from the Consular Body The shore be appointed in the place of those. the British and German national the stums of the Javanese people. rooks Idosed from the precipice in Shanghai, and no reply has

pointing out the beautifully pattern

and material thrown up from the been received.... el warongs, the thin shawls or veils

sea Plants with which they were

The reason why Japan was not and the occasional sunshade. Ho

all familiar grew there

invited is said to be that her said that many of the whabitants

Treaty with China has expired, wore" Mohamedons, their religion

and inviting her would have meant being indicated by the little red Tex

inviting other countries In a which was worn

similar position-Reuter,

anthems.-British Wireless.

AUSTRALIAN PARTY.

-DISRUPTION IN RANKS. OF THE NATIONALISTS,

Canberra, Nov. 19. Mr. J. G. Latham, former At torney General, was to-day elected Party In succession to Mr. Bruce. leader of the Federal Nationalist

Mr. Maxwell, who was expelled from the party yesterday, entered to-day's meeting and denounced Mr. Bruce for wrecking the Gov. ernment and decimating the party. Mr. 'Hughes, Mr. Maxwell 'and other rebels subsequently, met

and discussed the formation of new party.

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Further evidence of the Na tionalist Party disruption is the re- signation therefrom of Senator Massey Greene-Reuter,`,

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Dr. Herklota said that as rick- shaws were prohibited. their place was taken by little carriages drawn by one or two pohies, the sound of

the ponies' hoofs on the macadam road being music to the ear of the China resident who was familjar

only with the pud-prat of the rick shnw coolies' bare feet or the 'ex- aruciating screech of the klaxon.

hus

Giant Banyan Trees.

Dr. Herklots showed slides of two natives with a travelling kitchen nad of a boy, carrying a innd, of gray by a method somewhat dif- ferent to that employed in China. Another slide showed part of an enormous banyan tree outside the Hotel des ladies in Batavia. Dr.. Herklots saying that the hunyan, irees of Java put those of Chung Chau and Hongkong in the shade. literally * Well A> cally.

The biologists in the party land. ed on the south west side of the island and examined the beach and forest flora and also the fauna Dr. Herklotas said it was a curious night to see a beach entirely com- posed of volcanic ash. In the forest he was struck by the num- ber of papaya trees and lantana ahruba

Delegates Waiting.

Peking, Nov. 19,! Regarding the postponement of the Provisional Court conference, the Powers' delegates are at pre- sent in Shanghai ready to enter

Among Coral Islands. He nike showed slidos ilustrat-the conference. ing an excursion to the coral is- lands in the Bay of Batavia and spoke of the fascination of warting about in the blue lagoons, walking an crunching eural reefs Dr of standing in the warm water of the open "ጌ submerged to the shoulders and gazing downward through a glass bottomed bucket' at-Reuter. the extraordinary sights below

However, the Foreign Office's point regarding the qualifications of some of the delegates, after discussion by. the Diplomatic Body, has been referred to the Governments concerned, and the delegates in Shanghai are waiting for further instructions.

now

['A message dated the 17th Slides were also shown of an, ex-. stated that the Central Govern pedition made to Tjiboglas in the ment had decided to have six re- mountains of Buitenzorg. The first presentatives for the coming con- part of the journey was made sonnference with the" Powers" repre- After five o'clock in the morning by train. Then a car took the party to metaphort-Tjipanas, about four miles from and

1.00 feet below Tjibodas

Dealing with the volcanic island of Krakatau, situated in the Sunda Straits between Java and Sumatra. he said that originally there must have been a anglo voleans of about 6.000 feet in height, the island hav- ing, a diameter of about six miles Further notivity in the 10th and 17th centuries resulted in the break- ing up of the main island into one Island, length about six miles, und two smaller islands. In 1983, after tremendous rarthquake ard vol. canic activity, the half of the larger. island was blown up and all life. plant and animal, on the three, is lands was completely destroyed by being buried under many feet of hot wahrs Since 1883 there has been a little activity, during 1927-23 in particular, båt most of this was of a submarine nature taking placó in the sen between the islands.

Problem for Biologists,

:

The great feature of interest to biologist was that owing to the complete destruction of life in 1853 all plant and animal-life found. ön the islands since that date must have been brought in from out- side, It is the study of the mode of entry and of the establishment of successive phases of biological life on these islands that affords

sentatives with regard to the re- organisation of the Shanghai Provisional Court; the Foreign Office and Judicial Yuho each.ap- pofnting three, while it to stated that the Powers will have nine representatives.

The conference was scheduled to open yesterday at the offices of the Judicial, Yuan.]

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Slides shown at this part of the lecture revealed that the vegetation consists of tree ferns. Two other

New York, Nov, 19. xlides illustrated the plants in the

Amerienn artificial silk pro- botanic gardens at Tjibodes and ducts will be at a decided disad- another showed Dr. Baum,,, the vantage under an Anglo-Argen- Czecho-Slovakian. with his spider tinian agreement whereby Britain catching, apparitua *

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TAKADA | Photographs' he considered the fineat of vegetation he had taken in the Enst.

Dean Swann took the chair, and, in moving vote of thanks to the lecturer, called the attention of the gathering to the journal which Dr. Terklots and Mr., A. H. Crook are

a problem of unusual interest toproducing next year on the natural the biologist.

The islands are how a nature reserve and no man is allowed to dwell there AN plaats and animals found on these islands must then have entered them from Javn

or Sumatra na a result, of seeds, spares, egg larvae, etc.. being carried there on logs pcean current, in the air by wind,

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RECEIVED FROM HIM

BY BISHOP,

: Hankow, Nov. 19 history of this Colony. Someone The Franciscan Bishop of Wu-] had said it was difficult to get that chang has received a letter from journal going. If there were as Father Kreutzen stating that he many species as the hundreds that is safe and well but giving no bospective authors had describ-clue to his whereabouts. Another ed, it was obvious" that that journal Father has been despatched to could go for many years, given Hwangshihkang to endeavour to sufficient support. He (the speaker) arrange for his release, but his was sure that the audience would captors are firmly holding out for give that support. (Applause). the nayment of a ransom.-Reuter.

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