The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-16
LATEST NEWS
FROM LONDON
London, June ls.-capt. ceeiI q.

aAWWA AWlVWWIV
London, June 1s.-Capt. Cecil G,
RaWling. the explorer, mas recently
given English scientists some interest
ing accounts of a new tribe OF pyg-&
mics. found by his expedition in
Southwest Dutch New Guinea. #
These little people, known as the
Tapiros, average A feet 81 inches in
height. They were found living in the
RloW-lying hills of the Kapare river. on
the approach of the while men they
ran away, but the expedition succeed
ed in capturing three whose curiosity
brought them near camp. At first
they were greatly frightened, but
kindness won them over, and a 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 Wombirmi.
This village is hidden away In the
forest high UP the mountain side and
was only found after many fruitlesss
attempts. While no open hostility was
shown to the whites, they were not ex-
Hactly received with open arms. OF the
women and children they saw nothing,
but their shrill cries could be heard as
they fed UP the m~ountainside on the
approach of a stranger.
Describing the men, Captain Raw
ling says, taken as a whole. that they
are we'll made and why, while, their
color is a dark chocolate. The hair,
usually black, but sometimes with a
touch of brown or even red, is worn
short. Many grow boards. the older
men dyeing theirs red. Like all native
tribes they wear necklets of animal
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
Negrillos are the known tribes of pyg-y
mics inhabiting the earth, must now
be added the newly discovered tribe of
Tapiros who, SO far as their stature is
concerned, take rank next above the
Congo pygInies.'
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 greet King George and
Queen Mary when the royal couple
pay their state visit to the city and
port of Liverpool on July IL.
Since his accession to the throne the
king has visited practically every part
of the United Kindom, taking as he
does a keen interest in the great in-
dustries of his country. He has been
down coal mines and through the
great steel and iron works and other
factories that bring prosperity to Eng
land. His ext visit is to Lancashire,
from which country he derives his title
of Duke of Lancashire, and where he
owns great estates. It is to inspect
the cotton mills, factories and COM
merce of England's most populous
county, however, that he intends to
spend a week there in July.
Liverpool, the capital of Lancashire,
and the most important shipping port,
will be the center of the festivities in
connection with the kings visit. The
merchant ships forming a great fleet,
the center of which will be the Maure-
tania, will be drawn up in the Mersey,
and the king on the Mersey harbor
boards yacht Galatea will review them
as he does his fleet of Warships at
Spithead. All the great lines are en-
deavoring 20 have their hest ships in
port on the day of the review, and the
fleet will represent in value something
like 500. 000. 900.
Sir Edward Carson, the leader of the
Ulster Unionists, has again taken up
the fight from which he withdrew
recently on account of the illness and
uSoth VI III VILE ~ I1S OpGuEu HIS Sulll-a
mer campaign in Belfast by declaring
again that Ulster would fight" rather
than submit to home rule, n by
urging his compatriots to drill for the
day that they might have to battle for
their right to remain within the
union.
There is no man better able to in
still enthusiasm into his followers
than Sir Edward Carson. An UIsterite
through and through, there is no more
bitter opponent of home rule through
out the whole country than this clever
lawyer, who is at the top of his pro-
fession in Englond. His remarkable
power of cross-examination, relent-
less and searching, something new in
English courts, has made his services
much sought after, N hardly a big
case comes on now in which he is not
engaged.
In politics also Sir Edwards ability
as a fighter has brought him to the
'front.' In spite of i'll health he has
fought yea after year against home
rule, and in the days of the conserva-
tive governments he took part in those
measures of coercion, which made
every conservative hated in nation
alist Ireland. He has come to be
known throughout Ireland as ttCoer-
cion Carson and a priest once said
to him: Sir, If the Irish only hated
the devil half as much as they hate
you my trade would be ruined
Sir Edward is not a great orator
but he has a delightful brogue and the
ready wit of his countrymen, which
always auses the house Of commons
to fill when he is down for a speech.
The humor, however, is omitted when
he is on his favorite subject of Home
Rule Lint nothing but bitter denuncia-
ton falls on those who would tear
Ulster from the union
While China has been beset by her
great neighbors in the north and has
been on the verge of Bankruptcy, she
has nevertheless found the time and
means to continue to wage her war
against the Tibetans of Eastern Tibet,
and this in face of the protests Of
Great Britain.
Early this year the Tibetans sue
ceeded in driving back the Chinese
forces, capturing their. rifles and
mountain guns. and established them
selves in q strong position. The
Chinese have. however, not been dis
couraged by this reverse, and al
stronger army, with better guns, is
advancing from Szechuan towards the
TIbetan stronghold. Great Britain's
protest against this advance has been
fiouted by the Chinese government.
and today England Is demanding the
withdrawal of all Chinese troops from
Tibetan territory as the price OF re-
cogn1tion of the republic. Englandss
fear, Of course Is that q regenerated