Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES

London, June 14.-Captain Cecil G.
Rawling, the explorer, has. recently
given English scientists some inter
estingsaccounts of q new tribe of pyg-
mics, found by his expedition in south
west Dutch New Guinea.
These little people, known as the
Tapiros, average four feet eight and
three-quarters inches in height They
were found living in the low-lyirg
hills of the Kapare river. On the APP
proach of the white men they ran
away, but the expedition succeeded in
capturing these whose curiosity
brought them near camp. At first
they were greatly frightened, but kind
ness won them over, and few months
later the explorers were enabled to
establish trading relations with the
/ tribe and were allowed to visit and
stay in their village of Wombirrli. This
/ village is hidden away in the forest
/ high up the mountain side and was
only found after many fruitless at
tempts. While no open hostility was
shown to the whites, they were not
exactly received with open arms. OF
/ the women and children they saw
nothing, but their shrill cries could
be heard as they fed up the noun
tainside on, the approach of stranger.
Describing the men Captain Raw
ling says, taken as whole, that they
are well made and why, while their
color is a dark chocolate. The hair,
.N-sfh n
touch of brown or even red, is worn
short Many grow boards, the older
men dyeing theirs red. Like all ma
tive tribes they wear neckletS of ami
NAL bones and other small possessions
Their only clothing consists of a COW
ering around the loins.
Their houses and surroundings"
says Captain Rawling, ARE consider
ably in advance of those of their large
framed brethren of the plains. To the
list of Negritos, which with the Ne
grillos are the known tribes of pyg-
mics inhabitaing the earth, must nov
be added the newly discovered tribe
of Tapiros who, so far as their stature
is concerned. take rank next above
the Congo pygmies."
Nearly five miles of merchant Ship
ping, composed of all kinds of vessels
from great transatlantic liners to the
little tugs which nose them into their
berths, will great King George and
Queen Mary when the royal couple
pay their state visit TO the city and
port of Liverpool July II.
Since his accession to the throne
the king has visited practically every
part of the united kingdom, taking as
he does a keen interest in the great
industries of his country. He has beef
down coal mines and through the great
steel and iron works and other factor
les that bring prosperity to England
His next visit is to Lancashire, from
which county he derives his title OF
duke of Lancaster, and where he
owns great estates. 1t is to inspect
the cotton mills, factories and com
merce of England's most populou!
county. however, that he intends u
spend a week there in July.
I" Liverpool, the capital of Lancashire
and the most important shipping port
will be the center of the festivitie.
4 in connection with the kings visit
The merchant ships forming a grea
feet, the centre of which will be the
Mauretania, will be drawn up in the
MCrsey, and the king on the Mersey
Harbor Boards yacht Galatea, will re
view them as he does his fleet of war
ships at Spithead. All the great line!
are endeavoring TO have their bes
ships in port on the day OF the re
! view. and TIE feet will represent il
value something like S100,000,000.
Sir Edward Carson, the leader O.
the Ulster unionists, has again taker
up the fight from which he withdrew
recently on account of the illness anC
death of his wife. He opened hi:
< summer campaign. in Belfast by declar
ing again that Ulster would fight
rather than submit to home rule. anC
by urging his compatriOts to drill fol
the day that they might haze to battle
for their right to remain within tn,
union
There is no man better able to in
still enthusiasm into his followers
4 thar Sir Edward Carson ~ Ulster
Z lite through AID through there IS M
more bitter opponent of home ruiz
I throughout the whole county than thii