The Archive · 1936

ANCIENT CHINA'S SECRETS

History Traced by Recent Archzeological Finds "The three most important factors! {in the archmological finds of northern. China can be summed up in three words oracle slones, manuseripis, and pottery" said Professor Tsu, professor of sociology at' St John's University, in a talk before the American Association of University Women, on Oct. 28, at St. iMbry's School for Girls. "At Anyang, in Honan, near the old capital site of the Shung Dynasty, stone implements recently had been discovered, but more Important than these were the oracle bones, whose carvings had revealed the entire life of the people in the Seventeenth Century B. C. Symbols designating their social activities, their laws, and their ceremonies had been deciphered.

Tunghuang. in the northwest, of Kansu, had given up its scerels held since the Fifth Century A.D, In temple caves were found hundreds of manuscripts, some in Sanskrit, Turkish, and Herbrew, (alling of religious history Altherio unknown. Yangshao city, also in Honan, buried its secrets Jin 000 B.C. in the form of exquisite pottery, paper-thin and beautiful in colour. It was one of the highest forms of ancient polychrome known to the world to-day escaped with is life while under bombardment at Dessie. "He came to China with his wife, who is a painter and who accompanied him when he left. Denmark in June. They trae versed Siberia, Manchuria, Jeho! and spent some time in North China, visit= ug, amongst other places, Kalgan and Tatung, then going to Japan where they passed two months, Mfrs, Tillge-Rasmussen painting the while. She does not expect to accompany her husband to the interior, but. will remain In Shanghai. The couple are due to return to Copenhagen next February.

Mfr. and Mrs. Tillge-Rasmussen and Mr, Hellsson are being entertained by various members of the Danish community while in Shanghai. Mr, Hellssen does not Intend to start his Journey into the heart of China for The two Japanese destroyers, Fumitsukt No, 22 and Nagalsuki No. 22, which have been moored at the Japanese Naval Jetty, Oct. 27, Following the Japanese destroyer, Shihokaze No, 3, which arrived In port on October 26 and moored at the Japanese Naval Jetty, three more came in-on Oct. 27; the Shimakaze No, 3 at 650 destroyer; the Jinteu at 8.25 um. a cruiser; and the Nagara at 830'am,, also'a cruiser. The Tints is now moored at the Japanese Naval buoys and the Nogura at Buoys 9 and On October 26 the American submarine mother ship Canopus and six submarines, 96, 97, 98, 39, 40, and 4i, left port for Manila, The USS. Isabel, sloop, sailed on the same day for Hongkong and the USS, Pigeon No, 6, destroyer, departed for Mfanil

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