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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 3, 1939.
American Britain Asks Release ALHAMBRA
Expedition Of Hongkong Steamer
Mammals Captured
In Burma
"We wanted mammals of all sizes from the mouse right on up, ex- plained Dr. H. E. Anthony yesterday when he told the history of the ex- pedition which he has just led into
Burma on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
TOKYO, May 2.
SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE, the British Ambassador to Japan, called at the Foreign Office to-day, and on behalf of the British Government requested the release of a British mercantile steamer scized by the Japanese not far from Canton.
The Japanese allege that the
"I think it can be considered a steamer was smuggling arms successful expedition," he added, re-into China. porting that he and his four white companions had bagged 1,000 mom-
No Retirement
mal specimens, 1,500 birde, The deputy Foreign Minlater For Army Men
and Mr. Sawada, took cognisance of the British representations,
2,500 plants, along with perhaps a million plant seeds which may come
to blossom in American and English without, however, defining his War Office Will Not
gardens.
attitude to them.-Trans-Ocean.
Accept Papers
LONDON, May 2.
A WAR OFFICE letter has
Dr. Anthony, who is Curator of the Department of Mammals at the
The Trans-Ocean" message up-} American Museum, arrived in Burma Parently refers to the Douglas Steam- In November. There he joined two ship Company's Sagres, which WOR Englishmen, Captain Kingdon Ward, recently detained by the Japanese noted botanist, and Mr. J. K. Stan-held by them, although the crew been sent to all Army Com
qurd naval authorities, and is sill being ford, ornithologist and former De-
were released last week, after being manda saying that it is not puty Commissioner in Durma, and the arrival of Mr. A. S. Vernay and subjected to severe questioning. deemed expedient that Officers Mr. Suydam Cutting. Muscum trustees, who had sponsored the ex-
At the pnnual meeting of the should be allowed to retiro pedition, completed the party.
Douglas Steamship Company last voluntarily at present. week, Mr. W. E. Kirby, Secretary of Big game hunting experience and
the China Coast Omcers' Guild, pro- participation in several earlier ex-
As a temporary measure, no appli- peditions equipped Mr. Vernay for the Japanese naval authorities, claim- be approved, except where the Army tested strongly against the action of cations for permission to retire will the undertaking.
ing that the detention of the Sagres Council consider that undue hardship tion which captured
unwarrantable as the ship's would be caused to an Omeer by his pandos in Tibet, had done much ex- He then advocated a stronger line of his retirement is considered to be in several giant papers had been found to be in order retention on the active list, or where ploring In both Tibet and Indie.
While chiefly
nction by the Imperial Government the Interests pursuing
the Service.- Miseum's aim to make a represen- tention of British shipping by the
regarding the intervention and de- British Wireless, tative collection of mammals from Japanese mivy. all over, the world, the expedition was charged to collect also such birds and plants as they encounter- ed.
who was with the Roosevelt expedi-was
and Mr. Cutting,
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"We were quite a party," recount- ed Dr. Anthony. "With coolles, car- times 110 people in our camp and maybe as many as a hundred mules. We pushed northward from Burma's northernmost and pressed on and upward the snow stopped us. There was sometimes a foot of snow in our camp. The farthest point of our WAS 15 days' march from Myitkyina.
rail
trek
There were known heud-hunters on each side of us,
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Allegations Refuted
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LONDON, May 2-The Secretary of the Admiralty announces that it "There is deanllely no truth in the has been decided to extend the allegation that the Sagres was carry-national service scheme for the regis- Ing arms," said Mr. S. T. Williamson tration of ex-naval ratings and Royal this morning.
marines for service in war, to men up to the age of 53.-British Wireless. 46,000 Recruits
she was seized, and this was her only. "The Sagres was loading salt when.
caro."
Japan Dissatisfied
London, May 2.
joined
More than 40,000 recruits the deld force of the territorial army SILANGHAI, May 3. last week, bringing the total recruit- Japanese dissatisfaction with the Ing figure for thefleld force in April alleged lack of good faith on the part to approximately 84,000 officers and of the Settlement and Concession men. authorities in curbing political
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but they did Japanese Army and Navy issued a cont defence also progressed, another NEW WEIRD CHARACTERS . . NEW THRILLS! trouble. In fact,
not give us any we found the hill tribes, who are very distinct types from the lowland Burmans, very friendly and we en- gaged them as porters. They wear colourful costumes and were excel- lent subjects for the colour pictures which we took.""
joint statement supporting the recent 1,000 men being added, representations made by Mayor Fu Sino-en on the Shanghai and French quired to bring the territorial army Well over 120,000 men are still re- Municipal Councils.
up to the required strength.--Reuter
Included in
the joint statement Special. were demands for the prohibition of fying of Chinese Nationalist fags,! suppression of netivities of lawless elementa and the transfer of law
courts the Chinese Municipal Government.
S. Africa Register
Dr. Anthony said that along the border of Yunnan and Burma they
Pretoria, May 2, found growing
to the talwonla tree
de must register on the South Africa All men between the ages of 17 and which is the real name of the comn tree for whose wood the Chinese are
Union's national reserve, according to willing to
The statement pay exorbitant rates for
an announcement issued by the De- said: "I: because their reliance on the pollee
Waspartment for Defence, The tree is use as con, planks. quickly disappesting and such trees
power and good faith of the Settle-. The notice upples ment and Concession authorities that between those ages who is not serv as remain are already earmarked, Ühe
The expedition found the poffe authorities from the very beginning of the South African defence force, Japanese Army and
Navy
ing, or who has not served in a unit was the medium of quite a profit-of able undertaking business. Growing of the present hostilities have
Compilation of the register will begin on May 8-Reuter Special,
lo
10 the
a height of 200 feet, it yielded the numerous tactical handicaps in as many as 80 comin
their operations for the drive against planks. The
the Chinese forces in the Shanghal Maru tribe sold a tree to the Chin- brought in a gang, ese for 40 rupees, The Chinese then area and have subsequently left the cut down und judicial to peace and order in the task of eradicating elements pre- transported the tree at a cost of Settlement and Concession 300 rupees, and secured a return in coffin planks of 1,200 rupees-max- respective authorities. ing a handsome profit. The tat wunia grows only in Formosa and Burma. Captain Ward, said Dr. Anthony, proved to his own satis- faction that it does not grow in England, where, he considers, a plot of trees grown from seeds brought home from Burma are actually juniper trees.
Rhododendron Trees
is
We
"It is therefore much regretted that the local situation tended to become -worse than it was at the time of the retreat of the Chinese forces from Shanghal and its vicinity.
to every man
European Ladies Held Up By Gang
hill-
Two European ladies and a five- "For notwithstanding the frequent year-old child were the victims of a representations we have made, not during armed hold-up on the only have outbreaks of terrorism alde at Beacon 1, Kowloon Tong continued until this day but yesterday afternoon, numerous organs of the Chungking They were Mrs. H. Lord and Miss Government are carrying on their Davis. With the two various activities both in the Settle- Mrs. Lord's son, ment and Concession. Domes,
Klukiang Blockade
British
The
Mrs.
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at
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Referring to their seed collections, Dr. Anthony said: "We collected the seeds of many plants already intro-
Incident occurred England. duced Into
found many of them up in the snow coun-
o'clock yesterday afternoon. iry where only hardy plants survive.
Lord and Miss Davis, accom There we came upon rhododendrons
London, May 2.
panied by the child, had climbed growing on trees several feet thick.
Mr. Robert Morgan asked the Beacon Hill and were resting above Captain Word
Premier in the House of Commons suddenly approached by three
tunnel when they were the railway certain that examination will disclose
10-day whether former several new types among these planta.
residents and merchants at prmed with knives, "Mr. Stanford said that the birds return to their property, and if not, arm with his knife, at the same time Kiuklang had yet been allowed to One of the men pricked Mrs. Lord's included some
of the finest speci- what steps were being taken in the motioning the European party to re- mens he had scen. There sume which had never before been taken in Burma, and some which,
Mrs. The gangster then relieved Mr. R. A. Buller replled, in perhaps, had never been taken any negative to the first part of the ques-wedding ring. He turned out the the Lord of her gold wristlet watch and where in the world, For my own part, I am satisfied that examina-ity was being taken to press the threw away.
tion, and added that every opportun- contents of her purse, which he then tion of skulls, still to be made will matter with the authoritics concern- reveal that our collection includes a ed-Reuter, number of hitherto unrecorded mam-
mial"
were
Dr. Anthony is the last member of the expedition to leave the East, Messrs. Vernay, Cutting and Ston- ford having flown to England and Captain Word having
by gone steamer. Dr. Anthony sails for Amerien to-day by the Tatuta Maru.
HONGKONG REFUGEES Latest Position in The Government Camps
The numbers of refugees and des- titutes accommodated in Government camps in urban and rural areas are given officially as follows:
In urban areas, civilians King's Park-1,000 for the week ending April 29 as compared with 1,816 on April 22; Matauchung 020 with EG; North Point 1,005, as com- as compared pared with 1,070,
In urban areas, soldiers-La La!- chikok Hospital (Upper Ward) 10 on April 29, as compared with 13 on April 22; and Matauchung 763 As compared with 772,
In rural areas-At Kam Tin 4,380 on April 20 ns compared with 4,329 on April 22; Fenling, North 721 as compared with 745; Fanling, South 850 as compared with 883 and Min Kom To 78.as compared with 977..
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