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AUTHOR- DIRECTOR WELLS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21,

Upheaval That Led To Appearance Of

The Human Race

The renowned author, H. G. Well, is accuppied as co-director of the production of "Things to come", & film version of one of his workı. The picture shows the author direc- tor discussing a poke with one of the actrossen in the play.

King Zog's Magna Carta For Women

THE VEIL TO GO

Tirana, Oct. 1. KING ZOG of ́Albania is

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to present the women of his country with a social "Magna Carta" to bring them into line with the rest of their European, sisters.

First steps in this emancipa- tion will be their freedom to:

Discard the veil (or yash mak);

Go to special schools; : Enter departments of the Government service now bar- red to them; and

Marry the choice.

man of their

As more than 70 per cent, of the Albanian women are Moslems, liv- Ing under social conditions un- changed since the Turkish domina- tion and subject to strict purdaḥ, the baldness of King Zog's plan is sensational.

He in bucked by all the younger Albanians who have been abroad, but he will have opposed to him all the fanaticism of the old- fushioned elements in this tiny Balkan kingdom.

Secluded Lives

At present, most-Albanian women live a life of almost com pleto seclusion. They are never seen sitting in the cafes of Tirana. even when accompanied by men.

When they travel they must hire their own cars, as only the poorest women travel by motor-ominibus, and then in a seat to themselves it the back. At the cinemas they are railed off from the men' in a special enclosure.

Albanian marriages are all are ranged beforehand by the parents, and even the young men are seldom consulted. The idea of an Alban- ian woman choosing her own hus- band is unheard of, even in upper class families.

In a striking speech to the United Youth Organisations, which is believed to mark the beginning of a new era for Albania, King Zog stated:

"Some of our Albanian customs, are a heritage of the various for- eign occupations that our country has undergone, and it is not right that we should keep them any. longer.

"We must ndopl the latest methods to reach with giant strides that degree of civilisation shown in other countries of the world to- day,

"Radical Changes"

"But at the same time we should not fail to develop our own proper national culture.

"Our real, national customs are to be found more truly in the vil- luges, whereas in the towns there exist still Oriental custoins such as covering up the faces of women and their being kept in 'ignorance.

"We should not mention these things," added King Zog significantly, "had we not the intention to make in the or- ganization of the State such radical changes as will fulfil in this direction our most urgent needs."

This speech has made a deep impression in the country, but has been overshadowed somewhat by the consequinces of the Fieri revolt.

The young men, needless to say, are enthusiastic about the King's intentions, but among the women there are many who declare they do not want the new treedom prom- ised.

They prefer to have their hus- bands chosen for them instead of having to compete for them-with others.

King Zog's sisters, all of whom

FORCED OFF TREES IN ASIA 60,000,000 YEARS AGO

Another Scientist Calls "Natural Selection" a Fraud

Norwich, Oct.

APPARENTLY Man is merely the result of an accident.

"If a number of apes in Central Asia had not been compelled by chance to spend their time on the ground instead of in trees, we might not have been here at all.

That, at any rate, seems to be the opinion of Sir Arthur Smith Woodward; the eminent anthropologist, who spoke at the British Association to-day on "Recent Progress in the Study of Early Man.”

According to him, the accident that led to the appear. ance of the human race was the upheaval of the Hima- layan Mountains about 60,000,000 years ago.

The east to west ridge of these mountains, he explained, was raised up at the time when Northern India was covered with a great forest which swarmed with apes of many kinds.

The formation of the ridge cut off a northern portion of the forest, which then became sub- ject to comparatively inclement conditions.

The apes stranded in this northern portion were disturbed by the extensive destruction of the trees, and the survivors were compelled to be ground apes and change their habits of feeding.

"They would thus be modified," declared Sir Arthur, "in the diree- tion of man."

How It All Came About

Presumably he meant that the necessity of changing their mode of life caused them to think pretty hard and so develop their brain.

Being unable to climb a tree to escape from an enemy, they natur- ally had to think out other means of defence.

Being deprived of the shelter of) trees, they had to produce some other form of shelter.

Anyhow, Sir Arthur seemed to be satisfied that we were the re- Isult of the disturbance of apes by the eccentric behaviour of the Himalayas.

Professor E. W. MacBride was still more insistent on the impor tant part played by surroundings. in evolution.

Speaking during a discussion on "The Specios Problem"

he threw over the Darwinian theory of evolution through natural selection and argued that environment was the vital factor.

Natural selection assumed, he said, that small inheritable varia |tions were constantly occurring und the chance correspondence of one of these random variations with the needs of the environment determ- ined the survival of the individual,

This, so far as modern research went, was simply not truc. Deve-

lopment was in response to the tiemand of environment,

Chance did not enter into it. | The Darwinian theory of na. tural selection was a complete fraud.

"Against All Biological Opinion" Professor E. D. Poulton protest

1935.

THEY STOPPED HIM THEN

Even Hi Dere is not unstoppable, He has been held up before now. Here he is bring keld tẹp by Hatian police in 1915. Cause of future Dicta- tor's argest was kis udvogncy of revolutionary action at piblic meeting- not probable at prorat dog,"

Doorn Lover Tells

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His Story In London

TERR GEORG WUNDERLICH, nine years secretary to the ex-Kaiser's wife, Princess Hermine, with whose daughter, Princess "Carmo," he fell in love, has arrived in' London.

DIPLOMATS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE FLYING KITES

When Autumn breezes bogin at Home, the kiddies conte into their own. The photograph will bring memories to many

Hongkong people, long past real kite flying days.

ed that Professor MacBride' stood

against the opinion of practically Criminals

the whole biological world. They admired his courage, but could not follow him in his opinions.

THE "RESURRECTED" SPY

Says Firing Squad Used Blanks

Capetown, Oct. SOUTH AFRICANS are trying to solve the riddle of a man who says he is Commandant Gideon Scheepers, notorious Boer spy executed by British troops af Graaff Reinet.

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The claimant says he was led out at dawn to be executed, but

Are Made Before Birth

WHY DILLINGER DIED AT HANDS OF 'U.S. POLICE

Last November he left the castle at Doorn on an indefinite “holiday” because he had pro- posed to the princess.

For months he has been liv-

ing in Berlin, still drawing his full salary-about £800 a year- hoping that Princess Hermine would relent and allow him to marry her daughter.

He wrote to Princess Carmo continually in response to his appeals she left Doorn and flew to Berlin, taking apartments there.

But the Princess followed her, and from her room In the old palace in the Unter den Linden called the daughter to her. Carmo

canic.

Since then she has been locked up in a castle in Silesia-the castle Sabor. Thence Wunderlich follow- ed her, but, unable to see her, un- able to get a reply to his messages, he returned to Berlin,

Princess Hermine, finding that her daughter had been pursued to Blesiu, took her back to Doorn, Herr Wunderlich again followed her.

One day he tried to see her at the castle there, but the gates were shut in his face.

He tried to telephone: he was told that no communications be- tween himself and the princess would be permitted.

"She is as much in love as she was when I first knew her nine years ago," he said. "Her mother knows this, and, if I can get a good job, a job that will give me salary enough to support her she should be supported, I am certain she would give her consent.

"That is why have come to England.

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"The ex-Kaiser is opposed to the marriage, and though I put it to him last time I saw him as an appeal from a man who really loves the girl, he shook his head. Well, after all, he is Kaiser, and one must bow t his wishes.

Chicago, Oct. 8. CRIMINALS can be appre- ;

hended before they are "While I was in Berlin I spoke to born, Dr. L. E. Bracken told the ex-Crown Prince. He listened members of the American As-to me very sympathetically at first, sociation of orificial surgeons, but I could see after a while that he did not like the idea of my Improved prenatal care of ex-marrying 'Carmo." a friendly sergeant distributed pectant mothers is the best re- "The position now is that I have

lank cartridges and allowed medy for crime, he said.

been put on one side... But I love tim to escape after he had In the lives of nearly all crim-Carmo, and I know that she loves

jinals can bo

found some "Despite the gates closed in my abnormality which can be traced face, despite the conditions lald It is known that Scheepers' back to the prenatal period, ho down by her mother, I am young "grave" was opened by a com-¦added.

and so is she, und' I am determined mission of inquiry after the If an expectant mother is tem-not, to give her up." Boer war. It was found to be peramental and given to fits of empty.

imulated death.

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SAVED HIS LIFE

unger, the unborn child "goes. through the period of gestation in KICK IN PANTS Samo Handwriting

devil's hotbed," he said. Every irritable baby, and es. Mr. Wilfred Harrison, former-pecially one in which tantrums are ly of the Coldstream Guards, frequent, he said, can be suspected now swears that he saw Schee-of incorrigibility and criminal ten-

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dencies.

pers shot through the heart, The criminal's attitude that be saw the doctor certify him to be can do as he pleases is reflected in the child who regards the regimen- dend, and then assisted at the tation of school as an invasion of burial.

his right," Dr. Bracken said. "It is because of their attitude that Harrison explains. Scheepers' criminals feel no remorse for their body was not found because the victims. searchers did not dig deep enough.

But many people who have examined the man's story say

of progrcas by wearing, European not less than 2,200 rooms. Construc-ho bears a strong resemblance dross, including riding breeches, tion of this hotel, così more than to Scheepers, His handwriting and by playing tennis.

Win identical with that of the spy.

$47,000,000,

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Hollywood, Oct. 15..

Ted Healy, the comedian, was navod from the claws of a giant bald eagle recently at the e2- penas of being kicked in the pants. The here, was Charles (Chuck) took direct action to save his lead Reisner doughty director, who

ang man when the eagle,

giant bird

with an 8-foot wing spread, broke loose in a balloon gondolu, being used for a motion picture scene, Reisner kicked Honly, out- of the

"John Dillinger wanted to be aristocratic and a leader of

save himself. then turned to "The received several scratches about the face and men. To achieve these ends he needed money. This led urme: Healy got a skinned nore him into a life of crime. Di couldn't afford to lose Healy, and his 5-foot sprawl to the floor. linger, apparently was devoid of fear and conscious of a sex appeal."United; Press,

now," the director explained, "You soc, too haven't finished. the pic

ture yet.United Press. A

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