Hunt, also known for his athletics interests, left Glasgow to preach in the far east in 1919. Reports, as yet unconfirmed, blame Kuomintang insurgents for his death. The Foreign Office is declining to comment on this case. Robert Hunt is the fourth missionary to die in China this year. Fishermen report basking whales in Dogger Members of the Natural History Museum, London, were surprised by reports of basking whales in the Dogger fishing waters.
Fishermen report having sighted large, peculiarly pale shapes moving beneath the waves.
Despite local fears of underwater creatures, e xperts have concluded that the fishermen simply saw basking whales, unusually far north for this time of year. New Discoveries in Egypt Telegrams are arriving in London reporting the discovery of a huge ancient city in the deserts of southern Egypt. An expedition, jointly funded by the British Army and the British Academy, has reportedly come across huge stone remains in the desert. Parti ally covered by the sands, pillars, columns and remarkably advanced architecture can be seen. Excavations are believed to have already commenced earlier this week, communications in the area being primitive and relatively slow.