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2,000 CRIMINALS FOR FRANCE

When Devil's Island

Closes

Minister of Justice.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

of the Empires of

of

Should be

Studied as a Cautionary Tale

pro

-Professor H. L. Hawkins

●ROFESSON, H. L. Hawkins, Pro-i fessor of Geology at Reading University, thinks that the history of extinct empires should be studied us

"cautionary tale."

In an address on Palaeontology and Humanlty to the Geology Section, he BRIC:

"It is difficult to and any type of animal behaviour in which 11011

excel.

the Whether in cannot alrictly mechanical processes, such as locumotion or building, or in the nubile qualities of affection and he stands revealed an on

more

not onimat. There are no

activities, constructive or destructive, and no habits, pleasing or loathsome, in which he cannot outdo the most; accomplished animal.

"It would be wearisome to reiterate the various fentures wherein the history of human affules corresponds with the course of evolution in other groups.

Whether we consider in-

dividunt lives, dynasties or empires, the same depressing story applies. Some races, once dominant in their particular Ephere, have dkappeared entirely:

others, fallen from high;

estate, Unger in Inglorious decay.

"But all of those, brave civilizations and empires of which we have have shown k records atem to suceresion of similar historien. They

UR

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1936..

the

Past

Some of the Addresses. at the British Association

A year ago Deputy Sheriff Martin Lange put up a 'desperate but futile fight to save a prisoner in the Siskiyou County, Cal., fail -shown ave—from a mob that lynched the prisoner. Now hundreds of men are scouring tac hills for two brothers accused af killing Lange and two others of an arresting party. Author- illes fear another lynching should the men be captured alive and returned to this priɛon.

ITALIAN VILLAGE

TRIES SINCE 1630

TO MAKE AMENDS

FOR DEATH OF 40

Trento, Oct. 10.

for

ceremony.

disease.

re-

RADIO BROADCAST

Continental Trio From The Studio

7. E. K. PROGRAMME

From Z, B, W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (045 kilocycles):

6-8 p.m. European Programme. 5-7 pm. A Ray of Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the long- kong ligtel.

7 p.m. A Reeltal by Richard Crooka (Tenor), Amelita Galli. Curci (Soprano) and Wilhelm

snehaus (Piano).

Songs I love thee (Grieg), Parted (Tosti), Richard Crooks; Plano- Military March in E Bat (Schubert), Triona-"Iberia" (Albeniz, Wilhelm Bachnus: Songs Chanson Indoue (Rimsky-Korsakov), Bolero (Delibes, Amelita Galli-Curci; Plano-Wel* desrauschen (Liszt), Wilhelm Bachaus; Song-A dream of paradise (Gray), Richard Crooks.

p.m. Closing Local Stock

7.33 p. The Continental Trio. 8 p.m. Local: Time, Weather Re- port and Announcements.

8.05 p.m. A Chinese Concert.

Studio

Pro-

11 p.m. Close Down, 8.05-11 p.m. Euronenn gramme From Z, E. K. on a Fre- quency of 640 k.cu,

3.05 p.m. A Variety Program-

me.

this have risen from obecurity through The populace of the small village In 1830, forty workmen of

Song I'm a fool for loving you, possession of successful attributes, of Conding ling just celebrated village cmigrated to Venice. A and have reached the peak of their quaint and plous religious ceremony plague had

Dinah Miller; Instrumental--Mauna spread in the floating

Log, Kanul and Lula; Vocal Gems- the workinen were to their hearts for the last 300 city, and dear power only to pass it. Paris, Oel 10.

fused entrance. They Immediately Six Hit Medley (No. 5), Harry

ely "The Knig Steps Out"; Organ Solo- Abolition of the notorious prison "Human nature has the curious years.

The procession of faithful left returned to Condino but were not Groudson; Vocal-I'm putting all my Rettlement in French Gulana by the trait of gambling against the laws end of next year is contemplated by of cause and effect. We always the small vilinge on a recent Sunday permitted to enter the village for

one basket, The Loswell caught the S the Government, according to M hope that the fate that befelt our morning and slowly climbed the tear they might have

Sisters: Instrumental-Haleiwa, will pass

by, slopes of Mount Meilno, reaching a of predecessors

So they built their homes papaina Lahilahl, Ray Kinney, Marius Moutet, the Minister

with Colonier, and M. Marc Kucur, Babylon,

Spala ali tiny, picturesque chapel where they on the outskirts of the village on to Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawallans; Egypt, Roine, traversed the same track: anti to-day dropped Willen and prayed

30 of Mount Melino.

Song The Seene Change, Hildegarde. Their relatives living in Coudino we follow in their footsteps licping minutes.

8.40

Orchestral Music. In Interviews published to-day in to reach seme different guni.

this carried food and water to them hif Paria Soir, these Ministers state "If this were all, man's outlook

up the mountain ride. The 40 that the necessary legislation will be would indeed be durk. But "the

hermits lived in isolation for nearly introduced in Parliament during the human mind is more than a fabrica-

three months, when suddenly one of next session. In the meantime no tor of evanescent institutions. It con

them fell sick with the plague. furuler convicts will be sent out to transcend utilitariantom (wherein it

Swiftly all died, praying God to the colony. The number at present but exaggerates animal

pardon their selfish compatriots who, stricken with grief, buried them on Cerving sentences there is believed to and can form idealistic conceptions. be between 6,000 aud 7,000.

“Learning, piilosophy and art are

the mountain top. "The penal settlement in an abcessities to which men will devote

their Hves,

iting rather than copy- creating

abandoned.

aim,

qualitler)

A sad legend la Hinked to

BIBLE DEPOT

CLERK

PRISON TERM FOR FRAUD

on the body colonial. All other with nu ulterior or mercenary

have

this well arts and virtues bring a countries absurd system," M. Moutet said. new and incalculable feature into the

An Australian Chinese, Chan Wal- Previous efforts to abolish theory of evolution. Some, at least,

of their achievements outlive king-man, 20, clerk of the Bible, Book and settlement have uzuolly received

Queen's Road, ttle sympathy from the Minister of doms and empires, reeming Immor-Tract Deput, No. 6

appeared before Mr. K. Keen at the Justice, but M. Itucart is whole-tal."

Central Magistracy this morning, heartedly in favour of it and recalls

obtaining the sum of £2 118, Bd. by nature of a forged draft.

that he Best became convinced of the PROFESSOR HAWKINS, in the charged with intent to defraud by

necessity of dolny away with the system when he investigated it as a member of a Salvation Army com- mitter.

In suppressing the penal colony." he said, "France is, only following plher nations' example. England re- placed it by imprisonment in gaols In the United Kingdom, and nobody the complained, except, perhaps,

erg This reference to the prisoners. prisoners preferences brings to the front the fact that, despite the colony's rim reputation, prisoners usually depart there joyfully, buoyed up by the prospect of escape, or, at the worst, at freer Intereaurse with their fellow-prisoners,

course of his address, sald:

The limpet was ancient before the first vertebrate appeared. Its humility has been its salvation,

Simplicity is a characteristle of Nature, and complexity a reper of human lynorance.

the

The Rev. F. Short, employer of defendant, was the complainant.

Det-Sergi. Bentley, giving facts of the case, said that sometime in May the Rev. F. Short handed to The mating of most creatures, defendant cheque for £2 31s, Bd. particularly of marine inverte-to be sent to a person in England. brates, achieves a degree of pro-Defendant did not do so and kept miscuity unattained even in itötly the cheque till the 12th of this ส wood.

month, when he

1. presented to

thue Shanghai Commercial

Savings

Dank saying that he had received it from England and handed it in for pay- ment The cheque was endorsed with his name. As the name of de- fendant's firm was on the draft, the Bank accountant communicated with the complainant about the cheque the defendant, suspecting

Polar "Lands” That Never Were

-Professor W. H. Hobbs POLAR mirages, which deceive the

experienced explorers, and

most

!

he, on

p.m.

Toy Symphony (Haydn), "Aida"-- Grand March (Verdi), Procession of

the Sardar (Iwanow), Carissima (Elgar).

9 p.m. News and Announce-" ments from London.

9.20 p.m. Song Memories by the Maestros,

Kirl

A shepherd one cold winter 1. Little Annie Rooney (Nolan); morning brought the mirneulous 2. Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow- news to Conding that Tilies had wow (Tabrar); 3. Because grown out of the snow on the ('Hardelot); 4. Moire, my workmen's graves and, henceforik, (Altken). pilgrimages were organized- every

Rawicz and Landauer summer to venerate and cover with likes the tombs of the hermits.

In 1800 a chapel was built by the faithful of

Condino on

Mount Melino, and this year, plans for new road leading from the village to the mountain top have been opproved by the mayor.-United Press.

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WOODEN SHOE AS WEAPON

9.33 p.m. on Two Pinnos,

Chopinezza: Liszt in Rhythm; Schubert Time; Waltz Memories from Vienna.

9.16 p.m. Four Violin Solos by Albert Sandler.

Moon

J. Pale

Kreisler).

(Logan, arr.

2. Allegro (Flocco, arr. Bent &

O'Neill). 3. The Violin Song (From "Ting")

(Paul Rubens).

4.

The Child and his dancing doll (Jonny Heykens).

10 p.m. Big Ben trom London. 10 p.m.

Dance Music by Billy

-SELF-DEFENCE PLEA Cotton and Itis_Band.

IN COURT

Ng Chuen, 30, unemployed, was charged before. Mr. E. Himsworth this morning at the Kowloon Magis- tracy with assaulting Sun Tam, 23, It is expected that a mixed com-P

stallholder, in Argyle Street, and mission representing the Ministries were discussed by Professor W. H. made a report to the police. When causing him bodily harm by striking of Colonies and Justice will be sent Hobbs (Michigan) in the Geography detendant was questioned by the him on the head with a wooden shoe. to Cuyenne this autumn to study the Section

police, he frankly admitted having Defendant stated that complainant situation carefully with a view to

kept the cheque and cashing it for hit him first, and he hit back merely recommending measures to be taken

in self-defence. for closing down the settlement.

Sub-In

b.-Inspector Regers, appearing

- PROBLEM OF LIBERE

One of the most dificult problems

the deseri mirage had long been

He said that the phenomenon ofhis

familiar to travellers. It was due to

own use,

The Rev. F. Short snid he was not

a quiet condition of the lower atmos-pressing the case and only brought for the prosecution, stated that de- duit up from ELL sehse of duty. He fendant was alleged to have gone phere during the heat of the day, added that the defendant had been up to complainant's stall at 10 am. is Unit of the "libere." Under the the ground with cooler layers above.

which made hot layers of air next in the Depot for ten moriths and that on October 10 and taken two pieces present wystem, known as "doublage," within the polar regions at reverse during that time his work had been of bread. A fight started in which when a transported man has served condition, where the warmer layer tant, he said, the defendant had a juries.

extraordinarily good. In addition to complainant received the worst in- his term he must also remain for an of air was above the cooler one, was wife and three children. equivalent period in the colony.

His Worship: If a fellow his you This seml-liberty and the miserable

Mr. Keen said it

very with his fist, hit him back with your conditions under which he lives

"Thus objects which may be far serious offence, but, taking into con- fist, not with a clog; that's not al- usually serve only to confirm in the below

presideration defendant's good charac-lowed. "hugnard" the vicious and brutal brought into view and appear relater, he sentenced him to two monthis! Defendant habits developed by his prison life. Lively near. This effect is greatly hard labour.

common.

the

natural horizon

increased by the noteworthy clarity

There are about 2,000 of the of the atmosphere within such re- liberes in Gulans at present. Agions, and it has been ascertained plan for returning them to France that objects have been clearly seen and scattering them through the much in excess of 200 miles away. country on a ticket of leave system

Is under consideration.

Was n

sum of $10

bound over in the i six months.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

new

"This quite remarkable pheno- THE TRULY STRONG AND FOUND MIND, H.M.S. Cumberland, the menon explains the gross under-18 THE MIND THAT CAN EMBRACE | flagship of the China 'Station, is due statements of distance which have equally GREAT THINGS AND SMALL-- | to arrive here at noon to-day,

The penal colony was established been made by polar explorers and Johnson.

in 1852, and in the following 15 years the fact that in so many Instances

18,000 criminals were transported. Inter explorers have been able to

During the 48 hours ended yester- unemployed and one of diphtheria were notified.

For the next 20 years, however, the salt over the lands' which they have twi

For stenting 13 magazines and day, two further cases of typhold

Island of Now

an news inpera,

Caledonin, in the put upon the maps and so bring man, Lau Yan-fat, 22, was sentenced South Seas vas preferred,

dand

it iheir discoveries. quite without war-

rant, into discredit."

was not unul 1887 that French Gulana was re-established for the reception of confirmed criminals and for prisoners sentenced to more than eight years hard labour.

In the public mind it is most pro- Minsatie geensintiy), with the im prisonment of Dreyfus at the end of

the century.

F

DREYFUS' PRISON'

Devil's Island, where Dreyfus was kept in solitary 'confinement, then became synonymous for the whole settlement. Actually, however, Dovil's Island is only n very small .station with accommodation for some 5 prisoners, who for various reasons Lis desired to keep apart from the others

The main settlement is on the mainland at Cayenne, although there is another island settlement in the same group for the reception of the more recalcitrant criminals. The outstanding criminals who are await- ing transportation in the annual December voyage of En Martiniere are the three Ustacha terrorists sen- stenced to life imprisonment for erm- plicity in the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia.

Mexican Returns

Rattler's Bite as

Rotan, Tex. Oct. 10.

to invee months' bard labour by Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning. The complainant was a boole-seller, Lee Kin, of No. Je. D'Aguilar Street,

Wong Cheung, aged 32, and TEC

Leung Yin-kam, a 14-year-old girl,

yesterday committed suicide

by Jumping from the roof of No. 118 Des Voeux Road Central about 3.45 pan. Her body was removed to the public" mortuary.

Central, So

Fook, aged 34, both unemployed 138 Connaught Roud

For keeping, a gaming house in Check on Poison carpenters, were charged before M Ho-suey, 32, bourding-house runner;

| Macfadyen át the Kowloon Magist-

racy this morning with possession of was arrested and brought before Mr. a revolver and #ve rounds of K. Keen at the Central Mopistrov ammunition at Lalchikok Road near this morning, where he pleaded. Boundary Street on October 17. On guilty. Defendant, who was on bail the application of Detective-Sergeant of $30, was fined that amount, while J. S. Riddell, both accused were re- with him for gambling were finert $3 four other Chinese who appeared manded for 40 hours in police custody.

cuch, in default, to remain in prison for nine days,

- A Mexican labourer has made news--he bit a rattlesnake.

He was working on the ranch of J. C. Stribling, Jr., when struck on the hand. The labour- er halled fellow workers who hastened to kill the reptile.

"Wait," eried the Mexican, "let me kill him, then I get well."

He snared the snake with his hands, held it back of the head, wrapped a handkerchlet about its middle, then bit through the cloth. The rattler was relented and it dled in a few minutes.

The ranch owner forced the Mexican to take

scruit and

the next day he was at work, insisting his own method cured him-United Press.

Appearing on remand before Mr.

Before Mr. K. Keen at the Central | Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magist-

racy this morning, on a charge of Magistracy this morning, an unem driving without due care and caution ployed man, Chan Yim, pleaded along Tung Chau Street on October guilty to the charge of possession of 10, Ip Wah, aged 20, lorry driver, was 50,000 heroin pills, found in his room remanded a further week, on the at the Great Eastern Hotel in Con- application of Crown-Sergeant Nolan.naught Pond Centrul after a

raid

due

On his first appearance in Court last to Information received. Revenue Saturday, defendant was stated to Oficer O'Brien, acting for Chet have knocked down a man who had Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt. since died, and there was a possibility asked for a week's formal remand. of a more serious charge, being This was granted and ball was fixed brought against him.

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Orchesirs.

335 p.m. Selence Talk (Nm. 1).

4.10 p.m. Menningar In Melady.** 4.28 p.m. Jadith."

435 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time fizwal at a pum. Transmission 2

(0.5.0. G.S.H.

"Nantica Nonsense."

pm. ' change.

7.32 p.m.

7:47 pm. "The Old Polka at Home"--No.

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with Time 8ipal at 9 pp. ⚫p.m. The News and Announcements. 9.20 p.m. A Recital on the B.D.C. Orgon.

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10 p.m. ' Ilen. Arthur Salisbury and

his Orchestra.

18.20 p.m. "A Night Among the Pines." 19.13 p.m. Variety."

11 mm. Musical Interlude.

11 p.m. "Judith,"

11.35 vim. The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra.

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