"Peiping Man" in Cave Some time ago it was announced that the Shanghat Museum (R.AS.) had received, as a donation from the National Geological Survey of Chin an exact replica of the now famous cranium of "Peking Man," or, a3 it happens, "Peking Woman," the discovery of which by Mr. W. C. Pel fon December 2, 1928, roused such Interest in sclentife circles through= out. the world.
At the same time it was announced that Mr. D. W, Wagstaff was busy on a diorama'showing @ restoration of Peking man in his natural surround~ ings as nearly as imagination could depict them. This realistic piece of work has now been compleled and Installed in the Museum, while the cranium hasbeen mounted - and placed on exhibition together with the skull of a modern Chinese from the "Shanghai area and another (without Jaws) of a Tibetan from Batang. "Adjacent are mounted specimens of a young gibbon and a young organ-tang, the two Asiatic members of the group known as an. thropoid apes, as well, as severe monkeys. The complete skeleton of Chinese macaque, the short-talled monkey commonly seen with traveling showman, is also shown In an adjacent coze, Glimpse of Our Ancestors The diorama shows a male spect men of Sinanthropus pelainensis, og Peking man was gelentifeally named bby the late Dr. Davidson Black, in the act of attacking a prowling sabre~ toothed tiger (Machairodus sp.), one of the many savage carnivores with which our primitive ancestor had. to contend, while behind im in the mouth of a cave stands his mate Tu the distance may be seen a wide plain bordering the sea with hills on {he horizon and herds of herbivorous animals, such as he might have hunted for his food, grazing on, the, banks of a river, 'The whole, illu. minated with indirect Lighting, resents a very pleasing and intoresting. pletut along with the other specimens' already mentioned, makes @ group of exhibits well worth a visit to the Museum to se.
Forthcoming Museum Tatks Considerable interest tas been_ia/—shown in a series of what have been called "Museum Talks," which Mr. A. de C. Sowerby, the Director, and his associates are' giving. 'The' frst two have already been given, one entitled "A General View of the Museum" on Wednesday, March and the other on the "Mammals in the Museum," both by Mr. Sowerby, and were well attended by both adults and, school children, The next of these "Talks" will be given by Mr. HE, Gibson, Keeper" of Archoeoiogy, on Wednesday, March This subject being "Chinese the one following th will "be by Mr 8. Wilkinson, Wil be on Wednesday, Merch 27, the lectures beginning at 430. ana being open to the public.
'Recently a very fine' collection of ly @ thousand Chinese cash coins periods was presented to the Shanghai Museum "by Mr, He. Chang, ana these, with certain coins ready in the Museum's collection, Ihave been arranged by Mr. Gibson f0'as to form an almost. complete series from the earliest spade, knife and pt money of the Chou Dynasty (B. C. 1122-265) down 0. the Ching (fanchud Dynasty." "This ser lee 1s now on exhibition.
Entomology Re-Classifed ite, Museum hag been very fort ate in securing the services of Mr. Jorephson' Bernier, Entomologist ihe Telen Museum, Oslo, Norway, arranging, classitving and. preparing for hibition ite collections Dutte.es, moths, beetles and other insects. This ie something. that has Jong been needed, Not since Mr. SD. D. La Touche, the wall known thority of Chinese birds, arranged some of the butterflies and. other. insects in a special case Iabelled sects of a Shanghai Garden" In 1007 has anything been done in this direc tion though a, Homme has from Une of butterflies ime done work on various gramme for the dedication ceremony [wil consist of opening remarks by Dr. F.C. Yen, superintendent of the Kiangwan Ching. Chung Memorial Hospital, a brief review of the erect tion of the memorial hall, a response en bebait of the US. Consul-General S, Cunningham by Dr, E, Gale, an intimate friend of the late Mrs.
Among those present were:—Sirs, Milton J, Helmick, Me, Ling HKong-hou, Mr. J. Sun. Mise Ting SSbusching, Mr. Wang Shao-a, Dr. yx. eu. Br. TI. D. Clo, Ins Doo Yuet: sen, BIN. A.V. Wu. De. Li Tingsan, Mee jg, Wedeworth: Mis. W. H. Plant, De: RIY, 8. teco. Me. 8. U. Zaui. Dre, Yen, atr. Jabin issu, Mr. T- 8. Chen. IE. Mosse. a member of the Child Health Committee, was specially invited,
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