THE MISSING LINK.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1925, Page 1

THE MISSING LINK.

Australia A* N.Z, Cable? Association.]

LONDON, September 1

Sir Arthur Keith, before five hundred of the world’s cleverest scientists at ihe Hriti-li Assoein lion Congress, delivered his eagerly awaited judgment on the Galilee skull, lie said Hint Turville Petrie’s spade,, in a rohher’s cave, had laid hare the records of a people living in Palestine twenty thousand years he fore Abraham trekked eastward. The discovery showed that the dominant typo of mankind had spread abroad from a cradle land, carrying their methods ol lile with them until they hud covered a large area ot the world. The evidence favoured Europe being that cradle land. Ihe owner of this -Tknil was a cousin to mir ancestors, and yet was not an ape, tint a man with a hrain as large as that of the modern man. lie was amplest handily the primitive missing link. At tli(‘ liritish Associntiou iih'H itiii. Sir Arllmr Keith :'ulilo<l tho (talilee skull that the skull belonged to a Miecic- of mankind which was profoundly different in struct tire from till living races. It was another breed ot Neanderthal man. having narrow head amt Hat cheek bones. It was not me actual ancestor, hut it was a profound mistake to regard the Neanderthal man as an ape. It had tt brain which, in point of size, reached modern standards. even though t lie development was not the same. It was most difficult, to estimate hrain possibilities. I'.ven man did not use more than one tenth "I his hrain jiowoi*. Or William Boyd Hawkins joining in the discussion, said all that the Neanderthal men were missing links, bit! it must he realised that there was a vast gap existing between them and its. They were cousins of our ancestors. and their race had perished from the earth. He added that ho was representing the opinion of scientists in saying that this was one of the most interesting discoveries in the last -0 ye a r >.