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8:30 p.m. JEWISH REFORMED CONGREGATION, 241 Rue Copernic: Service on Fridays, 6 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Ditmars—curator of reptiles—believes that they are the last great find of the zoologists who are combing the world for living descendants of the prehistoric age. A Chinese author described the dragon as having “the head of a camel, the neck of a snake, the body covered in scales of a fish, the eyes of a devil and the paws and claws of a tiger.” The heads of these giant monitors are large and fierce. Their large jaws are full of sharp, curved teeth. They do not kill their prey like other reptiles; they hold it in their jaws and shake it and tear it apart. The dragon has a narrow, long, flat, incredibly mobile forked tongue. It darts out like a yellow flash of lightning. The dragon has an extraordinarily long neck which allows the head to move in every direction. This is of great use to the beast, as it is deaf. There are skin folds round the neck which the great lizard can inflate. They resemble the pouches of the frog in a larger scale. The skin of Varanus komodoensis is typically that of the lizard except that its scales are not flat and superimposed but have the form of beads or metal nailheads. They have well-developed feet and are capable of moving with rapidity—faster than a man can run—with the body high over the ground and the tail lifting up. The beast runs on the balls of its feet—proven by the hardened tissues of the flat surface of the feet and by footprints. The claws are large and hooked like those of birds of prey. The monitor can climb and swim as well as run. Not so remote from the dragon described in antiquity. Of course, the Chinese dragon of art and legend has horns, can fly, and breathes fire. But among the twenty-five hundred species of reptiles now existing there are flying lizards and horned lizards. And when Alan Cobham flew over Java on his way
Varanus komodoensis is typically that of the lizard except that its scales are not flat and superimposed but have the form of beads or metal nailheads. They have well-developed feet and are capable of moving with rapidity—faster than a man can run—with the body high over the ground and the tail lifting up. The beast runs on the balls of its feet—proven by the hardened tissues of the flat surface of the feet and by footprints. The claws are large and hooked like those of birds of prey. The monitor can climb and swim as well as run. Not so remote from the dragon described in antiquity. Of course, the Chinese dragon of art and legend has horns, can fly, and breathes fire. But among the twenty-five hundred species of reptiles now existing there are flying lizards and horned lizards. And when Alan Cobham flew over Java on his way to Australia this summer he saw two young monitors in the Buitenzorg Museum and reported that when they were aroused there issued from their mouths a dense vapor that looked like smoke. And although most reptiles are silent creatures the giant monitor emits a hissing sound when approached. The fact that the monitor so long escaped capture or even notice is due to the small number of persons visiting Komodo. The island is four hundred miles southwest of Borneo. Its barren extent of thirty-eight miles by twenty-one is used by the Dutch Government as a site for prison settlements. The first report of the Varanus came to white men’s ears in 1910. Natives told of strange and fabulous creatures 20ft. long seen on the Island of Komodo. First Lieutenant J. K. H. van Steyn van Hensbroek was then Dutch Civilian Administrator on the island of Flores. He investigated and succeeded in killing a young lizard seven and a half feet long. He sent the skin and a photograph of the beast to Major P. A. Ouwens, director of the Zoological Museum of Buitenzorg in Java. An expedition from the museum brought back two specimens of 9ft. and 8ft. and two
that the monitor so long escaped capture or even notice is due to the small number of persons visiting Komodo. The island is four hundred miles southwest of Borneo. Its barren extent of thirty-eight miles by twenty-one is used by the Dutch Government as a site for prison settlements. The first report of the Varanus came to white men’s ears in 1910. Natives told of strange and fabulous creatures 20ft. long seen on the Island of Komodo. First Lieutenant J. K. H. van Steyn van Hensbroek was then Dutch Civilian Administrator on the island of Flores. He investigated and succeeded in killing a young lizard seven and a half feet long. He sent the skin and a photograph of the beast to Major P. A. Ouwens, director of the Zoological Museum of Buitenzorg in Java. An expedition from the museum brought back two specimens of 9ft. and 8ft. and two very young ones about 40in. long. Another Dutch hunter killed a specimen 13ft. long. Major Ouwens described the sensational discovery with typical scientific modesty in three pages of an obscure periodical published in Java. He named the creature Varanus komodoensis. This was sufficient to arouse the zoologists of the world. A number of expeditions were sent to Komodo. Whereupon the Government of the Dutch East Indies ordered a protective ring about the habitat of the giant lizard and prohibited capture and export without a special permit. Jesse Metcalf and Douglas Burden—trustees of the American Museum of Natural History—headed two American expeditions that took out dragon-hunting licenses this year. The Burden expedition captured three of the fabulous creatures by means of snares and lassos. One of the dragons put up a fierce struggle and had to be shot. In its belly was the hindquarter of a deer. The Varanus are voracious but particular. On their way to America they were fed thirty chickens. When plucked flesh is thrown to them they hurl it back. They do the same with boned meat. No committees from the Mayor’s Office met the man who brought the live dragons to New York. No ticker tape
A number of expeditions were sent to Komodo. Whereupon the Government of the Dutch East Indies ordered a protective ring about the habitat of the giant lizard and prohibited capture and export without a special permit. Jesse Metcalf and Douglas Burden—trustees of the American Museum of Natural History—headed two American expeditions that took out dragon-hunting licenses this year. The Burden expedition captured three of the fabulous creatures by means of snares and lassos. One of the dragons put up a fierce struggle and had to be shot. In its belly was the hindquarter of a deer. The Varanus are voracious but particular. On their way to America they were fed thirty chickens. When plucked flesh is thrown to them they hurl it back. They do the same with boned meat. No committees from the Mayor’s Office met the man who brought the live dragons to New York. No ticker tape was flung on him from Wall Street Windows. No crowds cheered him to his hotel. It’s a funny world. But if Douglas Burden is a true soldier of science he will set out on the trail of the lion-hunting unicorn, the horrendous kraken of Norway's seas, the gorgon, the hydras and a chimera or two. THE TALK OF LONDON 2LO Warns of Approaching Gale—Submarine Goes Aground in Stormy Sea. A gale has struck the West Coast of Britain. But not before the Meteorological Department sent out a warning through the British Broadcasting Company’s station in London. Ships at sea picked up the warning and many hurried to port, but the submarine R4 received the message too late and she was washed aground near Exmouth, in Devon. When the storm had subsided a destroyer came to her assistance and towed her safely into deep water. The gale was of the freezing variety and the rain which it brought put out many a little boy’s bonfire to the immortal memory of Guy Fawkes. The cold seemed to blanch even the brilliant coloring of the flowers at the show of the National Chrysanthemum Society in Westminster and many of the little dogs competing
and a chimera or two. THE TALK OF LONDON 2LO Warns of Approaching Gale—Submarine Goes Aground in Stormy Sea. A gale has struck the West Coast of Britain. But not before the Meteorological Department sent out a warning through the British Broadcasting Company’s station in London. Ships at sea picked up the warning and many hurried to port, but the submarine R4 received the message too late and she was washed aground near Exmouth, in Devon. When the storm had subsided a destroyer came to her assistance and towed her safely into deep water. The gale was of the freezing variety and the rain which it brought put out many a little boy’s bonfire to the immortal memory of Guy Fawkes. The cold seemed to blanch even the brilliant coloring of the flowers at the show of the National Chrysanthemum Society in Westminster and many of the little dogs competing in the Metropolitan and Essex Canine Society show in the Alexandra Palace were forced to put on fur coats. P & M Broadcasting showed itself genuinely useful by sending out the gale warning, but it continues to be abused for its effect on music. When Sir Thomas Beecham announced his intention of migrating to America, he said that “concerts have no future in this country,” and he blamed the radio for decadence in public taste. There seems to be a great difference of opinion among leading musicians of Britain on the influence of broadcasting. Sir Landon Ronald says that it has a beneficial effect. The proprietors of the Queen’s Hall think as Sir Thomas does. * * * Mr. James Agate, whose dramatic criticisms by radio made his name known to many who never read his newspaper articles, has brought an action for libel against a newspaper for the way it criticized a book by him. The case was heard in the King’s Bench Division. It seems that the remark that Titian was a “lousy foreigner” irritated the literary critic of the newspaper. Well-known men in the theatrical world were called as witnesses, including Mr. J. B. Fagan and Mr.
intention of migrating to America, he said that “concerts have no future in this country,” and he blamed the radio for decadence in public taste. There seems to be a great difference of opinion among leading musicians of Britain on the influence of broadcasting. Sir Landon Ronald says that it has a beneficial effect. The proprietors of the Queen’s Hall think as Sir Thomas does. * * * Mr. James Agate, whose dramatic criticisms by radio made his name known to many who never read his newspaper articles, has brought an action for libel against a newspaper for the way it criticized a book by him. The case was heard in the King’s Bench Division. It seems that the remark that Titian was a “lousy foreigner” irritated the literary critic of the newspaper. Well-known men in the theatrical world were called as witnesses, including Mr. J. B. Fagan and Mr. C. B. Cochran. After a statement by the latter, Mr. Justice Avory said: “I can’t see why a competent critic should have criticized the voice if the show was a song-and-dance one, and if the ladies’ legs and et ceteras were all in order.” This referred to Mr. Cochran’s testimony regarding Mr. Agate’s criticism of a production at the London Pavilion. * * * Mr. Cochran was among the guests at a dinner given by Mr. Richard Temple to Mr. Osbert Sitwell on the occasion of his departure for America. Mr. Sitwell is an ex-Guardsman and a poet whose poetry and other literary works have come for a good deal of criticism on account of their extreme modernity. The works of his brother and sister, Sacheverell and Edith, have also shared this fate. There was a curiously mixed gathering at the dinner. Among others there were the Right Hon. Augustine Fitzgerald, Mr. Arnold Bennett, the Marquess of Carisbrooke, Mr. H. G. Wells, Sir William Arbuthnot Lane and Lord Wimborne. Mr. Sitwell caused some amusement by making the mistake of drinking his own health. It was not clear whether this was accidental or not. Rex Beach, Gilbert Frankau, Eden Phillpotts, Geoffrey
regarding Mr. Agate’s criticism of a production at the London Pavilion. * * * Mr. Cochran was among the guests at a dinner given by Mr. Richard Temple to Mr. Osbert Sitwell on the occasion of his departure for America. Mr. Sitwell is an ex-Guardsman and a poet whose poetry and other literary works have come for a good deal of criticism on account of their extreme modernity. The works of his brother and sister, Sacheverell and Edith, have also shared this fate. There was a curiously mixed gathering at the dinner. Among others there were the Right Hon. Augustine Fitzgerald, Mr. Arnold Bennett, the Marquess of Carisbrooke, Mr. H. G. Wells, Sir William Arbuthnot Lane and Lord Wimborne. Mr. Sitwell caused some amusement by making the mistake of drinking his own health. It was not clear whether this was accidental or not. Rex Beach, Gilbert Frankau, Eden Phillpotts, Geoffrey Moss, E. F. Benson, Sabatini, Katherine Tynan, and now Nat Gould (the greatest of “bestsellers”)—this is not a bad list of writers for a single publishing firm. M. Hutchinson and Co. when they took over the firm of John Long, Ltd., acquired not only the right of Nat Gould’s novels but those of Edgar Wallace’s books as well. Mr. Long, although he notices a change of taste among the book-reading public, still considers Nat Gould to be among the most popular of authors. “It would seem that scarcely anyone can go on a journey,” he says, “without buying a Nat Gould.” Mr. Long himself intends to take a well-earned rest. The producers of the film depicting the naval engagements off the Falkland Islands and Coronel are to have the assistance of the German Admiralty in obtaining accurate details from the German side, particularly of the Falklands battle in which Admiral Count von Spee perished. London Hospitals are always in need of money. Every year these institutions accomplish an enormous amount of good work with little publicity and very often in the face of great financial difficulties. Very often some philanthropist, realizing the urgent need of London for its hospitals, will
but those of Edgar Wallace’s books as well. Mr. Long, although he notices a change of taste among the book-reading public, still considers Nat Gould to be among the most popular of authors. “It would seem that scarcely anyone can go on a journey,” he says, “without buying a Nat Gould.” Mr. Long himself intends to take a well-earned rest. The producers of the film depicting the naval engagements off the Falkland Islands and Coronel are to have the assistance of the German Admiralty in obtaining accurate details from the German side, particularly of the Falklands battle in which Admiral Count von Spee perished. London Hospitals are always in need of money. Every year these institutions accomplish an enormous amount of good work with little publicity and very often in the face of great financial difficulties. Very often some philanthropist, realizing the urgent need of London for its hospitals, will send a cheque anonymously. Such a one has arrived, in a plain unregistered envelope, bearing the Leeds postmark, at the Western Ophthalmic Hospital, Marylebone, and the authorities there (who, of course, know the name of the donor) have decided to regard the gift as anonymous, as it was not accompanied either by letter or by address. A sum of $40,000 was urgently needed by this hospital for rebuilding and £14,000 had already been collected. Now the hospital needs only another £6,000 as the cheque was for £20,000. ❖ Two of the men charged in connection with the robbery of registered letters from a mail-van near Hatton Garden have appeared before the magistrate at Clerkenwell Police Court. A witness who identified one of the men gave evidence. He was with his son, a telegraph boy, who suddenly drew his attention to the men in the van. “Dad, they’re pinching the registered-letter bags,” said young Sherlock. The hearing was adjourned again. Quatre cents convives entouraient la table d’honneur à laquelle avaient pris place comme hôtes spécialement invités par le chef de la corporation: M. Regis de Oliveira, ambassadeur du Brésil; Sir Douglas Hogg, ministre de la Justice; le comte de Wharncliffe, le
either by letter or by address. A sum of $40,000 was urgently needed by this hospital for rebuilding and £14,000 had already been collected. Now the hospital needs only another £6,000 as the cheque was for £20,000. ❖ Two of the men charged in connection with the robbery of registered letters from a mail-van near Hatton Garden have appeared before the magistrate at Clerkenwell Police Court. A witness who identified one of the men gave evidence. He was with his son, a telegraph boy, who suddenly drew his attention to the men in the van. “Dad, they’re pinching the registered-letter bags,” said young Sherlock. The hearing was adjourned again. Quatre cents convives entouraient la table d’honneur à laquelle avaient pris place comme hôtes spécialement invités par le chef de la corporation: M. Regis de Oliveira, ambassadeur du Brésil; Sir Douglas Hogg, ministre de la Justice; le comte de Wharncliffe, le Lord-Maire de Sheffield, Sir Samuel Roberts; le général Sir Edmund Ironside; le vice-maréchal de l’aviation Brooke Popham; l’amiral Sir Arthur Leveson; le général Sir Frederick Sykes; Sir Arthur Balfour; la duchesse de Norfolk, ainsi que les représentants des autres corporations de la monarchie. Au dessert plusieurs discours ont été prononcés. L’ambassadeur du Brésil a prononcé un discours très apprécié et chaleureusement applaudi par tous les assistants. Le distingué diplomate a fait allusion aux immenses ressources de son pays; il a parlé longuement des richesses minérales du Brésil, des grands progrès qu’il a réalisés au cours des dernières années dans l’industrie sidérurgique et a rappelé que les innombrables chutes d’eau disséminées dans tout le pays peuvent lui assurer une puissance de trente millions de chevaux-vapeur. Le Lord-Maire a répondu aux souhaits de l’ambassadeur par une allocution fort aimable dans laquelle il a remercié le représentant du Brésil d’être venu s’asseoir parmi les représentants les mieux qualifiés de l’activité britannique. C’était la première fois qu’un représentant étranger était appelé à prendre la parole à ce banquet. Pendant les deux jours qu'il a passés à Sheffield, l’ambassadeur était l’hôte du chef de la corporation en sa propriété des environs de la ville. Le
L’ambassadeur du Brésil a prononcé un discours très apprécié et chaleureusement applaudi par tous les assistants. Le distingué diplomate a fait allusion aux immenses ressources de son pays; il a parlé longuement des richesses minérales du Brésil, des grands progrès qu’il a réalisés au cours des dernières années dans l’industrie sidérurgique et a rappelé que les innombrables chutes d’eau disséminées dans tout le pays peuvent lui assurer une puissance de trente millions de chevaux-vapeur. Le Lord-Maire a répondu aux souhaits de l’ambassadeur par une allocution fort aimable dans laquelle il a remercié le représentant du Brésil d’être venu s’asseoir parmi les représentants les mieux qualifiés de l’activité britannique. C’était la première fois qu’un représentant étranger était appelé à prendre la parole à ce banquet. Pendant les deux jours qu'il a passés à Sheffield, l’ambassadeur était l’hôte du chef de la corporation en sa propriété des environs de la ville. Le lendemain du banquet, le Lord-Maire a reçu l’ambassadeur à l’Hôtel-de-Ville, dont il lui fit les honneurs, accompagné des échevins. L’après-midi, l’ambassadeur a visité les grandes usines Vickers et Balfour et déjeuna aux usines Vickers. M. Sitoon Patino, le nouveau ministre de Bolivie à Paris, accompagné de M. Costa du Rels, conseiller de la légation, et de M. Granier Ballivian, attaché, fait un séjour à Londres. BRILLANT CONCERT DE Mlle SOFIA DEL CAMPO Il faut signaler tout spécialement le très grand succès remporté par Mlle Sofia del Campo, la cantatrice Chilienne, qui s’est fait entendre pour la première fois à Paris, en un concert donné à la Salle Gaveau. Sa science du chant, l’art infini avec lequel elle interprète les maîtres anciens et modernes (le programme de son concert était composé avec un judicieux éclectisme et réunissait les noms de Paërlliello, Julliani, Mozart, Beethoven, Manuel de Falla et Granados) ont été très vivement appréciés et lui ont valu de justes applaudissements. L’air de la Reine de la Nuit, de La Flûte Enchantée, particulièrement, a été pour elle l’occasion d’un véritable triomphe, ainsi que l’air du Barbier et la scène de la folie du Lucille. Rappelée par une salle qui montrait un
conseiller de la légation, et de M. Granier Ballivian, attaché, fait un séjour à Londres. BRILLANT CONCERT DE Mlle SOFIA DEL CAMPO Il faut signaler tout spécialement le très grand succès remporté par Mlle Sofia del Campo, la cantatrice Chilienne, qui s’est fait entendre pour la première fois à Paris, en un concert donné à la Salle Gaveau. Sa science du chant, l’art infini avec lequel elle interprète les maîtres anciens et modernes (le programme de son concert était composé avec un judicieux éclectisme et réunissait les noms de Paërlliello, Julliani, Mozart, Beethoven, Manuel de Falla et Granados) ont été très vivement appréciés et lui ont valu de justes applaudissements. L’air de la Reine de la Nuit, de La Flûte Enchantée, particulièrement, a été pour elle l’occasion d’un véritable triomphe, ainsi que l’air du Barbier et la scène de la folie du Lucille. Rappelée par une salle qui montrait un enthousiasme extrême, Mlle Sofia del Campo a dû chanter, outre les morceaux inscrits au programme, un air de Gounod : J’ai vu passer l'Hirondelle, qui a été salué des mêmes chaleureux applaudissements. INFORMATIONS SPORTIVES DE L’AMÉRIQUE LATINE A Maisons-Laffitte, Larce, appartenant à M. J. A. Fernandez et entraîné par Juan Torterolo, a remporté le Prix des Sablonnets, handicap, 12.500 francs, 2.600 mètres, avec une facilité extrême, et il a rapporté à ses heureux preneurs le joli denier de 298 fr. pour 10 francs. LES CHANGES COURS DE LONDRES Argentine (peso) .... 45 27/32 Brésil (milreis) ..... 0 27/32 Chili (piastre) 39.45 Mexique (dollar) .... 23.50-24.50. Pérou (livre) 33 1/4 % de prime Uruguay (dollar) .... 49 1/4 COURS SUR PLACE Colombie... Pesos par £20 ..27 oct. 99.73 Equateur... Sucrés par £1 .. 26 oct. 24.10 Guatemala.. Pesos par £1 ...25 sept. Nicaragua., cordobas par £1 25 sept. San Salvador Colones par £1. 25 oct. Vénézuela.. Bolivares par £1. 22 oct. A RIO-DE-JANEIRO francs ............. 242 à250 rels 1/2 rels 1/2 .... 31/32 27 oct. 99.73 26 oct. 24.10 25 sept. 292.00 25 sept. 4.80 25 oct. 9.80 22 oct. 25.95 La Curiosité LES LIVRES À L’HÔTEL DROUOT Poursuivant la vente