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Oshawa Daily Times, 20 Dec 1929, p. 9

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4 THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 20, 1929 PASE NINE ESE) CH TRIP OF 30,000 MILES ENDS Trois w m 3 Tehehts Mam (hirey-thounand ifs. expedition of issn mile expe 0 solentif reh a the ord "Museum 'of hiengo onded when {He auxiliary brigantine yacht Miyria returned to this port, Mer log book rends like a volume of high romance pnd adventure, hyrin sailed from Doston fast Nov under command of ember, Captain - D, Boutilier, & native of Newfoundland, She carried « orew of 18 und u selgntific matt of mine, The selentifie staff; Corneliug Crane, 24 years old, lender; Kar) P. Behmidt, chief of selentifie staff and herpetologist; Walter A, Web- Wo orinothole ogin and artis; rc order, Texidermist; Dr, W, L, Mots ship's Hodtor and anthropos MA Pr. A, W, Herre, leythyo- Iogiat and botanist; § N, Bhurtioff, Notion pleture photographer, M, Vairband and C, 1, Peavy, gon- hy wonistants, Some of the high #pots of the ex- pédition. tn brief, were as follows: Halo During a visit of 8 days a collection of birds, buts, and Jie ards wag mada, My, Bolmidt slso wp some Httle known snakes onsiderahle series of fishies wey . AY ected: by Dr, Herve, Panama~="The Illyria was laid up at Panama for three weeks while repairs were mpde, Hpecimons Bocured During this time the selentitle wtaff made a visit to Barro Colors ado Island in Gatun Lake and se oured specimens and photographs of the following: two-toed sloth, three-toed sloth, Derby's wooly ope possum, marmoset, armadillo, silky ant eater, crocodile, and many birds, Cogeos Talaid--=A two dnd stop wis made at thir favorite hunting ground of seekers for buried pire ate treasure, A collection of birds was made, Cialapagos Ieland---A wtop of 12 days was made « 4 the following specimens colleoted; 2 <alapngos Cilamt land tortoises (yore, cape tured sllve), 20 warine Iguanss many over 40 feet long; 4 land iguanas, 2 Galapugos Penguins, b urge pen turtles, 8 Sghtiobn cor ELDIZZYp gs ilius, 4 sonst! Tole pig ih vegeta fri will have you fesling fine by morning, You'll enjoy rough bowel action with. oot rh slightest slgo of aviping or discomfort, rent A ar NR TO-NIGHT HROW Al (EN morepts snd many species of fish and birds, oN q ues Islay du Dgtwoen Wd lapsgos and Muerqusens Lelands, : 1% of 3,000 wiles, the Illy ris cruleed 18 days without slight Ing lund or nother shilp, Vish nnd birds were sollgeted at the May (bag, Tabitt und Mogyew-=Vaine wes Subres but beautiful specimens of sh, Longiniied Bat Vijl Islends==Dr, Moss secured some enthropologleslly valuable measurments of the skulls of rep. resentative nuwves, with blood samples, Fifty specimens of u eur fous long-tatjpd fruit bet were takon, New Hebrides The natives are still very wid and warlike in many places and connibalism Is not 6% tinet, Members «f the expedition inspected 6 eannibe) village ever before visited hy white men, They were accompanied by the English distriot officer, ou Mr, Adam, folomon Islandse--Tlare nine day stop. As nitives of some of the Islands were so warlike they were not visited, New Britain--#tlop fuel, New Guines--=The heart of thid enormous island Is still unknown to white men b.eanse of diffienl. ties of transportation and warlike natives, Vorty days were spent here, Three members of the ex pedition flew over rortions of the tingle in an airplane, With ¥r, frschbaum, u Catholic missionary, ueting ug pilot, the Lyris ascend: eo the Wepik Wiver, 1ergest in New Gunes, o distance of 450 miles, farther than ( ' vessel her glze had gone hefore, The party then proceeded in small bosty #5 miles to a point never visited by white men excepl by the German exped|- tion of 1014, Tho nua'lves were found to be still iu tho stone ake, undecided whether to run or tight, Presents banished=thelr fears and no blood was shed, Mora than 600 specimens were obtained In Now Guiness, made for A ------------------ brids | and lizards were captured during a |} NO DUTY CHARGED in Canade and United States a aul Montreal, Dec, 1A visit to theol fice of British Board of Trade Come that Knglish plum yuddings are ub wwed Into Canada free of all duty, which Is truly a Santa Sou wet on the part of the Canadi.i government, Consultation of i recipe book will reveal the fact that a plum pudding must contain not only an extravagant quantity of eggs und candied fruity, but also a pint or so of sherry and un goodly dose of brandy, tho Innocent guise of plum puddings, large. dusntitles of Nqnor are entering 1 the country, free of excles and free of custom's duty=~the Canadian gov« ernment's generous Christmas present to the eounty; Even the Volstead Act cannot keep | tum puddings out of United States, and eltizens of that country seem to nrefer the good old English kind to ag own version of it, judging by the wholesale Iraportation of pud- lings from England to the United States, In feat, the anclent dish seems to grow in favor every year, Yardley whaving Bowls #1 Yordley (lots , "00 Yardley Mots ...... $80 Yardley Mots . $8.00 Also Mhnving Bots for Men by Colgate, Palmolive , William's, ete., 7B¢ up. Karn's Drug Store Phone B78 frag | Noxt ¥, 0, TRAGES ORIGIN OF CHINESE WRITING Dr. Rosse of McGill Library Addresses Students' Gathering v hai The death of Admiral Sir led worth Meux recalls a story told of alm at the time when be was In come mand of King Edward's yacht at Cowes, A certain yuchtaman camd close to the royal yacht and saluted the King, who wag standin ut the rad, "Deo you know himi"" King Ld. ward asked of Sir Hedworth, who re- plied that he did not, but that ke un- derstood the Individual In question whs & rank outsider, "Are vou aware that I have Just conferred the Royal Victorian Order upon him?" asked King Edward, Montreal, Dee, 17 "Writing was In vented in the reign of Emperor Hu unpetl, 2704.2505 B.C, by u Chiffon Youngster, nt buek-door of nelgh- Bour's house "Good morning, "Good morning, Jimmie "I. came to tell you something" "Well, what Is itr" "Last night Pa was angry because the water bolled out of the steamer under the rolled oatr" "Ty that sot" "Wes, and then he said he'd fix the teamoe 50 that It couldn't happen Mes.) 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Life' To guar lst the burning of "Have you, sir?" replied Sir Hed "Serve him damn well right 1" Judge---What brought you here! Accused=="Two policemen, Tudge-1 don't mean that resiine, Accused=Both of them A young farmer who is only twens drunk, 1 ON PLUM PUDDINGS Old English Recipe Popular Thus, Wy books dn China, classics and other noted works were carved in moge, the lecturer oald, Several Chinese stone libraries were founded during the eenturies following the death of Christ, Dy, Rowse outlined the devélop: ents in Chinese writing vr print completing his talk with a description of the Gest Chin exe Research Lib. vary which contained when EheAed on February 13, 1925, ubout 8000 vol i umes, which have since increase ton) about 85,000 volumes, he said, a --- J, D, ROCKFELIER'S GRANDSON T0 WED Miss Mary T. "Clark of Phil ¢ adelphia Is Bride. 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