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FEATHERED IMMIGRANTS

OF ENGLAND.

By E. M. NICHOLSON. WHY la it that every autumn

of birds make journeys up to ten thousand miles in length rather than spend the whole year in the British Isles?

Many people will remember the experiment inst autumn of taking over Prusafan storks which nore mally migrate south-eat and re- leaning them in the Rabe, with the result that they failed to hit their proper routi to Africa, Au American ornithologist bas just published an account of an even more ambitions series of experi ments, which tell us more, although they are not so spectacular,

He has set out to fad exactly what it is that makes a country habitable for a bird at one time of the year and not at another. Obviously in some cases the fan supply fails about this time of year, and hirða relying on such a diet ar winged insects cannot pick up a fiving during the chilly months. We used to imagine that cold itself was often. fatal, until an experimenter succeeded in keep ing some fairly delicate migratory Anches in Canadian aviary with out effects at a temperature 62 degreen below zera Fabrenheft.

The new Amerienn work showa quite plainly that for some birds at any rate the worst obstach is the long cold winter night.

HARD TO KEEP WARM

During the hours of darkneus

small birds are not able to and their weight und body perature drop considerably. itself is not serious, but it

feed,

tem

Cold

puts

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Tough! Frank Richards of Los Angeles Ints them about 140 b. cannonball at him. He claims it

keeps his weights down.

heavy, detuands on the body of a small bird, which has ta' be kept up to what wo would eunstilbe fover heat, whatever the weather outside-may be like. If long boites. of darkness, or a snowfall, or hard frost prevent a bird from getting food, the temperature of its body falls and it becomes torpid.

In September, 1931, this happen. ed to thousands of Central Euro- pean swallows; many were picked up by hand during the cold spell, and some were sent on south by train and neroplane. This ex- plains why a bird such as the wheatear, which ca stand the occasional cold snaps of a semner in Greenland 'perfectly well, Andy- it necessary to go much further south than the British lates in winter.

SURVIVAL OF FITTEST.

Why is it worth while for birds which cannot stand our winter to

months avery year?

THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL MONDAY,

MURDERED DRAMA

TELEVISION WILL BE A BLOW

HANDICAPS

IN PLENTY

Here, again, the difficulty of standing up to extremes of climats seam to play a part. Getting

Thirty years ago, the theatre excited, or eating, or moving about muck, senda up the body tempera-was "dead"-killed by the munte- Lure of a bird to 112 degrees hall: to-day the theatre was "dead" Fahrenheit or more tempernkilled by the cinema; thirty ture which would spell death for years hence it will be "dead"

most of us,

killed by television, said Mr. Jevan] Brandon Thomas, of the Brandon- The hotter the weather, the more Thomas Repertory Company, in an a bird's body temperature rises. address to members of the Scottish anlegs the bird keeps still. This Arts Club on the theatre, past, accounts for the well-known fact present, and future. that birds in warin climates do

He had no reason, however, to not sing or move about much complain of the public interest the hont of the day, so that Eng-shown in the theatre as far as the, lish people who are used to bird attendances at the Lyceum Theatro song and movement at all hours where his company was present- often get a wrong Impression that ing its thirtieth production this! a place abroad in birdless when season were concerned. really it has plenty of blids.

Whenever there was a flourish-

While the northern days are ing and interesting time in the long and warm, and the northern Country there had been a good nights are short and not to cool theatre. During the War. every- they have great attractions for the managers found they were thing stagnated. After the War, birds which are equipped to make making so much money they did the journey. Moreover, the north- era summur gives a for larger t know what to do with it, and margin of foraging hours above they fooled the publle up to the what are needed to keep a bird tilt They thought the public falive, and so Jenves it free to venri

more young.

WHERE THEY GO

would stand for anything. Mean- while, the cinema was presenting things to them in a pleasant way. In the theatre, they were at that time giving imitations of London We know now a great deal about playa, Glasgow and Edinburgh,, when and where birds migrate, Manchester, Newcastle, and Bir- except within the troples, and we mingham berame much nearer to are idso getting a Indrly clear idea London.

much of what they gain by migrating quicker

traveling WIM One of the most mysterious point; cheaper. More people went up to joutstanding is exactly what it is London, and saw more of the Lon- that pulls the trigger and gets a don shows, and they would put migrant going, He may stand stand for what they were getting

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gain by the journey, but he still in the provinces. needs at impulse to begåre it.

does that spise reagh him?

ます

were

REFUSED YOUNG WOODLEY"

There came a young fellow, Nord! This is a question which we ena. Coward, one of the hardest workers not yet answer. We can, however, he ever met in his life, who sinrtlet my that birds have a powertui "verybody's ideas of what a play daily and seasonal rhythm of re, should be. He had his fallares which artificial hi and heat, and He went to New York, and starved the ability to retch foot from over-

while. Everything - 1} A, au ses, have helped me to get that he had achieved since then Changes in the length of day, in hul to the result of his wo gm intensity, temperature and afforts and ability, and had been in forth, have a powerful inBuence on the fare of appalling apparition their way of life, and even in their from the ring in Lomulus which

controlled the theatres. physdeal condition,

RESERVES OF ENERGY

He remembered Van Drutena coming to him in Oxford and nahe ing him if he read plays. to told Quite small climatic changers, him he did, and Ván Druten grave which we hardly notice, may lead in play to him, which he gave tol birds to pily up extraordinary his reader, who turned it down. reserves of energy which have fond sal what rubbish it

be worked off in migration, in con! That play was “Young Woodley," in fighting or play, or in rearing (Laughner.) young. With a battery of eom-¡ He rend everything himself now. Joned instruments we are gradu. The plays he received were not all ally contriving to measure the bad. Nearly everybody had a good climatic changes and to find out idea for a play. The trouble was how they affect the nimble and de- That play writing required a high Heate rhythm of different birds. teclmique. He could not under:

stand why the theatre one mit s But the bird needs no instrument

to measure these things: he senses always look to London for... them and responds to them direct, plays. London was a very smail. lying off wherever they tell him, place in the theatre sense. and leaving the unfortunate selen-! that to plod along as best he canlar stars, and plays were written

In the wake.

:

AUSTRALIAN EFFICIENCY

People went to see their particu.

round these Mars. The plays without the stars did not seem the same and the stars often would not leave London.

SMOKING AND LATE COMERS

In the course of the discussion: which followed, a question was put as to smoking in the theatre, Mr. Brandon-Thomas said there was a Brisbane is building what is tetheter in England where it was acribed 15 the most modern a rule that on Tuesdays there women's hospital in the world.

should be no smoking, and that heatre was empty, Morning sunshine will be on night the very wing and every ward. The Caughter.) He had heer asked building itself will eliminate noise why they did not keep out fate- and will be fitted with mechanical comers, and the reply was that if ventilation. Ante-natal service they did they would not come at will be provided, and the poorest fall. (Laughter.) janether in Quy nsland will have

NOVEMBER

1934.

When an apprentise cooper änishes his term in England he must go through "the ordeal dry firs" being dropped into, a barrel of smoklar. smouldering shavings, soused with water and then rolled about the enom. Then he is a master of the craft and wins in all its mysteries.

"YOUNG SIKI” NEEDS LEAD

BOXER - SLATER · TURNS THIEF.

A well-known Liverpool boxer,; known as "Young Siki," appeared In Court, al Liverpool, charged with stealing lem valued at 58.

He was arrested at Birmingham

test,

£20,000,000

·FOR AIRCRAFT

LORD LONDONDERRY EXPLAINS PLAN

Lord Londoniferry, Secretary for Air, speaking at Darlington recent- fly on ate defence, said:

are

Air

following a stressful boxing enn- ! "The measur which we ¡Taking to expand the Royal It was stated in Court that he Force have no element of panle in failed to surrender ball, and them.

Nothing waZES warrant was issued.

"The additional experuiture over including the heard of him patil an advertise-five years,

at

present

ment showed that he was fighting | fannefal year for which provision

¡

.

The late King Alexander of Yugo Slavia was responsible for the erection

of this and other splendid "Young Peoples Homes", where the children of poor parents are given training to fit them for responsibilities of life.

Birmingham. The Liverpoof 1has already been made, will amount police phoned to Birmingham, and to £20,000,000 and will be so dis the boxer was arrested after his tributed as not unduly to embarrass contest and charged as Andrew the national finances. Devine with En address in' Coventry.

Referring to people who are cry-

The police prosecutor stated fing out for a vast armament of that Devine went to Coventry tucroplanes immediately, he asked work as a slater, following his or what erisis, were they intended remand on a lead stealing charge.

He obtained lead after his wife and how they were to be manned. got the key to an empty house, saying she wanted to inspret it with a view to tenancy.

In Greenland I have seen this

On the question of India's future and other small birds active at all

The said no one could deny that hours in June, when it never gets 'dark. The ability to survive with

Devine's salleiter stated that the vitality and the prosperity of A member complain that at a

WHA prisoner's first out food for twelve ог sixteen the same efficient treatment as the recent performance by a London

dishonest the British Empire had been the hours at a low temperature may wealthiest.

company in Edinburgh half the fence. He had a high reputas fresult of the trust and ronfilence make all the difference for a bird The first baby to be horn there play was inaudible and the other tion in the ring.

which British polier had placed in. between being able to winter will receive a silver cup. If twine, half was in a strange language, - The Magistrates

'jits component parla. England or not.

there will be two cups.

without consonants. (Laughter.) Devine with a caution.

discharged

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