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4. TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926.
INTERPORT DINNER.
HONGKONG AS GUESTS AT SINGAPORE,
DICK HANCOCK'S SPEECH.
Victors and vanquished gather- ed together at the Europe Hotel on Saturday May 29) evening. when the Hongkong and Malaya cricket teams were entertained to dinner by the Singapore Cricket Club. The President. "Mr. R. J. Farrer, occupied the chair and on his right was His Excellency the Governor, Sir hurence Guil lemard, those also present includ ing the G.O.C.." His Excellency Theodore Sir Mujor-General Fraser, the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, the Colonial. Secretary, Mr. Hayes Marriott, the Attorney-General, Mr. M. H. Whitley, Mr. G, Hemmant, the captains and members of the Hongkong and Malaya teams and a large number of supporters. Mr. R. H B. Hancock, the seated on visitors' captain, was
the left of the chairman and Mr.
Capt. George H. Wilkins, Polar explorer: who temporarily disuppoar Alaska, to Point Barrow, from which ha hope to fly to the Pole.
N. J. Fester, Mainyq's-skipper, aned whilst fixing from Fairbanks, the right of His Extellaney the Governor.
The function was festive in character and marked by good humour and geniality, and the brief speeches were admirably worded, the occasion, in every way, proving a pronounced suc-
cess,
THE GENIUS OF MILAN.
TOSCANINI FEARED AND ADORED..
Milan boasts that it maintaina
the best opera in Europe, and Milan is probably right.
THE CHINA MAIL.
MOROS KILL MORE SOLDIERS,
CONSTABULARY CLEAN UP COTTAS AND KILEED SUCH
Dansalan, May 27-Colonel Stevens with Majors Fletcher and 3 hnson returned to Tugaya... on May 26 at 6 am, with constabu läry sodiers, on board the launch "General Blanco."
The fight started at 9 a.m. and the constabulary cleaned the cot- tas in Makayong As a result of
SNAKE YARNS..
EQUIVALENT, TO THE ENGLISH "TALL STORY."
Snake yarns are not necessarily about snakes. The term is merely the African equivalent of the English "Enll story,"
remember
A SELF-MADE SHAH.
CAREER CULMINATES IN
CORONATION."
BANDIT-SQUIRE OF CORSICA.
HILLSIDE DEATH FIGHT
WITH POLICE..
Romanetti; a Corsican bandit, who for 20 years has kept to the hills and eluded capture, fell in
*Str feet in height, 50 years of age, with strong features and rather severe expression, Reza Shab, whose dramatic career First the house-the historic Scala. It is huge-half as big
True, there are plenty of genuine culminated in his coronation at an ambuscade laid for him by the snake yarns, says Captain Ian Teheran, lar an imposing police. again as Covent Garden-and, with
McLaren. Itx six
once, figure. Used to command, he is He had been twice condemned to and itr .tlers
-groat
when on a shooting expedition in primarily a man of action and, un death in his absence for murder, prosceniam arch, truly majestic.
It is no building for scanty
the Transvaal, meeting three Aus-like his predecessors, he has audiences or mediocre perform the encounter, one constabularytralians whose hobby it was to shown that he will not be content but the peasantry refused to be WAN killed and BOVEN catch poisonous snakes by the to look on and lead a life of luxury, tray him. He was one of the most ancos. In such a space the dia-soldier
back of the neck. They, then A postal motor lorry was recently important personages in Corsica malness of the second-rate would others wounded,
Four officers were also wounded, waggled a glass container in front robbed by brigande near Kerman and used to attend to his private bo unendurable. But audiences at
of the reptile, rausing it to fury shah. The Shah hurried to the affairs and vinit the Scala are nowadaya never cluding Captain Olimpia
market towns" and caualug it to bite again and Ministry of War early in the scanty. The house is always full. Lieutenanta Tumelden. Villanueva
and Lelis.
again, leaving, each time a drop of morning, ordered the Minister to whenever he chose. Although a stall costs about #1 (or
poison on the glass. This poison proceed immediately to the scene, He was actually shot down while on special occasions . good deal
u high price among and dismissed the general comon his way to visit a wine, collar more), it is not caay to get a seat.
chemicals, and the Australiana manding the troops in that dis-which he was having built as he The box-office exhibits, the sign: exhausted sold
made a tidy sum out of their hobby. trict for allowing such a thing to had just bought one of the largest Pesaurito"
But it was a most bloodeurling happen. The brigands were
vineyards in Corsica. out), and you must go to the traders
operation to watch: The sudden caught and dealt with, and tho who haunt the portico.”
pounce on the snake, the teasing looted postul matter was recover, it to frenzy," and then, when itsed.
Every passing traveller wants to see a performance at the Scala. There is good reason. The Scal under Toscanini.. is first-rate.
I heard there the other night erdia Trovatore" an opera_at which some too clever folk may sniff. I am a convinced Verdian, but I never before realised what a fery masterpiece, beautiful and matches between Malaya, Shang-thrilling, that "Travatore" is. But hai, and Hongkong had always in England none but the elderly been played in the very best spirit. have seen the "Trovatora" in When they went home to Hong Arat-rate performance, and never kong they would carry away with haa.anyone seen thare such a per-
gave.
Toscanini is a conductor of genius. He is more like Nikisch than anyone else living.
The toast of The King was hon-them nothing but the very hap-formance of the work as Tocanini oured on the call of His Excel-piest recollections of a delightful lency the Governor, and the chair-time. Old friendships had been man, in a humorous speech, prc- renewed and many new ones had posed the health of the Hongkong been made that day and would be Cricket team. Mr. Farrer thought made in the coming week in Kuala It was a rather pitiable thing that Lumpur. (Applause).
man should be a wonderful "silly-point" and able to bat, yet
A
Hongkong's Invitation,
What an experience it was to wit ness his unfurling of the splendid old score! On such terme there is.
G tyrant brave future for early" Verdi.
here. Opera at the Seals proves that tyranny (if the power is in the right hands) is the best regime for opera...
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He must be both feared and ador-
Muzio s bariton our robust,
the
and
The soldiers returned to camp Keithley at. 4 p.m.
At 7 pm. yesterday the rebels attacked the constabulary detach
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Mr. Frederie C, Bird, Pittsburgh, prohibition administrator, testified before the Sonate Judiciary -Com- mittee that he owed his job to Mr. Elbert H. Gary, of the U.S., Steel Corporation, and in addition to his Government pay of $500 a month, was receiving $15.000 a year from the steel concern.
ment luft at the church in Tugaya Two soldiers died and two others were wounded.
could not bowl By that he He thanked them all "most meant that Mr. Foster had re-heartily for the reception accordToscanini is a dictator, fused to make the speech proposed the Hongkong team and the ing the toast of the visitors.comfort and entertainment pro. vided. The Hongkong team, would (Laughter).
carry away with them the most Cricket a Funny Game His Excellency was deeply dis-delightful memories of a charm appointed that, owing to pressure ing visit. They would welcome a The spring and zest in the or of work, he had not been able to visit from Malaya in November orchestra told us that. The singers extend to the Hongkong team the December either this year or next,included a superb soprano, Claudia measure of hospitality he would und would try, in some small way, have liked, but he hoped that the to return the hospitality shown to ardent Covent Garden friend, Ben-
lent tenor. Partile; and us visitors would grace the proceed the Hongkong team by the people venuto Franci: a rather less excel-
(Loud cheers). ings at the King's Birthday Ball of Malaya.
Amid much cheering Mr. Han-gipsy w fine dramatic contralto with at Government House on June 3.
cock then handed to Mr. Foster an uneven scale, Elvira Casazza.
Everything on the stage was AN (Applause). This visit of Hong- kong was a tardy one, but Malaya the Hongkong flag, and expressed was all the more pleased to welthe hope that Hongkong would handsome as handsome could be. preparation. But the crowning
Three more Eonstabulary soldiers come them on this occasion, and soon be given an opportunity of Infinite pains had been spent on the Rift was Toscanini's. He it was
were killed, and two lieutenante he hoped that the interval would trying to win it back.
Bostock-Hill Gets "the Ball."
who seized and brought to light the and five, enlisted men severely not be so long before the next
Calls for the Malaya captain essential poetry,, hot and palpitat-wounded when the constabulary visit of the Hongkong team. Cricket was a funny game, and brought Mr. N. J. Foster to his ing of the old masterpiece-stormed the Macauycnga "cottar they knew that the light condi-feet and in the course of happily Richard Cafeil in the "Daily last Wednesday according to re porta received at Constabulary tions in Singapore were not what worded speech he mentioned that Mail" they were expected to be, but the Malaya in the game just conclud Hongkong tears were full of good-ed had the luck of the toss.. It wil in order to play the game, was the proudest moment of his win or lose, without any rankling. life to captain the Malaya side. He noticed in the afternoon paper (Applause). He had never had that the Canton boycott had been the pleasure of going up to Hong- lifted and it might have been that kong, in a Malaya side, but those this news reached the ears of who had gone had come back so that Hongkong team, by some enthusiastic about the hospitality means or other before--it-had-they received that he wished he reached theirs in Singapore. had gore instead of trying to (Laughter)
In conclusion the chairman ex- pressed the hope that the Hong- kong team in future would come Malaya much sooner and oftener. (Applause).
To
Value of Interport Contests, The toust was received with
enthusiasm
Mr. great
and. Hancock or rising to reply, was
grow a bit of rubber. (Laughter).
With regard to the match they must have noticed the absolute doggedness of Mr. Hancock in boch innings when he went in to bat. There was not the usual smile on his face when there was something to be done. His whole intention was to stay at the wicket and make some runs. (Applause): The Malaya side was fortunate in greeted with much cheering. The the game just finished in, winning. company might think it funny, the toss, and he patted himself on stated Mr. Hancock, that he the back.' (Laughter and ap should have pleasure in replying plause).
On behalf of the F.M.S. he for the Hongkong team after their performance that day, but wished to thank the S.C.C. and he had two very good reasons.everybody concerned in Singapore The first was that they were hon for the excellent manner in which oured that evening by the pre-the arrangements had been made sence of His Excellency the and carried out for the match and Governor-and a brother Car- for the admirable entertainment thusian. (Applause). The second provided. The S.C.C. were very reason was that the first interport kindly presenting the ball-suit -match in which he participated in ably mounted-used in Hong- the Far East was against Malaya kong's first innings tor Mr. in Hongkong in 1901, and he Bostock-Hill (Loud cheers). He thought on that occasion he made hoped to go up to Hongkong with
between
Berlin, May 19. Captain
Dr. Harry W. Martin, a physician, has filled a divorce suit against. Sylvia Breamer, a cinema actress, declaring that she slapped him, called him a brate, threw furniture at him, and even. tore the coat off his back when he insisted on attending 'n medical meeting.
headquarters yesterday morning.
The killed: Private Tamayo, Second Genera: Service Company.
Private Ballaran, First Com puny
Private Belaro, 04th Company. The wounded: Lieutenant Lelis. Lieutenant Tomelden. And five other enlisted men. Colonel Stevens also reported that the last cotta would be taken within this week The number of Moro casualties is estimated at 56 persons.
The telegram from Colone
Stevens follows:
ed atop night twenty-fifth Lleuten-
ant Ramos and detachment attack ed by Moros Tugaya killing Pri tate Ballaran ninety-first Company and Pvt. Belaro ninety-fourth Com pany stop expect take remaining cottas this week. stop Impossible escertain exact number Moros k31 ed to date and friendly. datus re- fuse go lato 'infected region estimate fifty person."--"THE"
commande
Every morning he rode down from his hillside refuge to inspect This vineyards, Recently, police polson gland was exbausted," the Born of humble parenta, Reza were posted on the roadside.. quick shifting of grip from the has spent practically his whole life Early in the morning Romanetti, neck to the tall and the cracking in the Army, which he joined at mounted on a pony and preceded of it, like a whip lash, to break its the age of 12. He passed through by a mastiff, rode down the road. -neck, make-my blood run, cold even all the ranks of the Cossack When the dog barked,-warning him Brigade, until 1921, when, of the police, he unslung his
a. colonel at the carbine and opened fro. head of some 3,000 troops, he marched on Teheran from Kazvin
now.
That is a story about snakes; hero, however, is a "snake. yarn" in the true or perhaps I had better say "untrue"--sense of the term
It is told of an old Dutchman
who lived in Pietersburg. It was his delight to waylay shooting parties in the bar or on the ver Anda of their hotel, and regale
them with marvellous tales of the hunting exploits of his youth. Hla alm, of course, was liquid refresh
ment.
He spoke in a mixture of South African Dutel, Kafir, and English. and ils most famous tale trans- latad--ran like thles
Let
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All Several Times.
and effected his memorable The police returned his shots, coup d'état, his first aim being the Romanetti was hit, several times, re-organisation of the army as a but, throwing his carbine down barrier against the threatened he pulled out a big Mauser platol Bolshevist incursion,
and carried on the fight until he When the fell from his saddle. police came up they had arat to shoot his dog, which refused allow them to approach, and they then found that the bandit was dead. He had a bolt of antmunt tion on him and was wearing grey corduroys and a soft felt hat.
Reza's first open rupture, with the deposed Shah occurred when the latter was proved to be im plicated in a plot against his life at the end of 1923. The Prime Minister was exiled and the Shah himself went on a protracted tour of Europe from which he never returned.
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"Lions in the Bushveld? me tell you. Once I was camped In the following year the present near by Leydsdorp. I had a plen Shah, then Prime Minister, realis did wagon in those days, drawn bying that it was hopeless to expect eight span pair] of donkeys: the country to make any real pro was sitting by the fire when I gresa under an absent monarch noticed great eyes gazing at me out who was Shah in name only, move in of the darkness. I looked around; started his ill-advised there was a ring of eyes surround- favour of a Republic, no doubt en- ing me-lions, thousands of them. couraged and influenced by Musta-
to
Romanetti was. one of the most of the Corsican picturesque bandits. He was kind to the poor and he had a keen sense of hon- Whan two of his guards were ear. found guilty of bullying peasants And thieving from in his name them, he gave them summary judg ment and shot them out of hand.
He also killed two police officials who tried to arrest him, and so ordera, had been given Yor him" to
WHY LOOK OLD
1 got my rifle; 1 fired again and pha Kemal'e success. This move again. at those eyest Lion after was frustrated at the last moment llon fell dead; counted eighty-by the hostile demonstrations of be shot at sight. geven. But others took their the people, egged on by the clergy. last October Parliament places and the ring drew closer But and closer. My ammunition was unanimously voted the deposition running short, so I decided we had of the Shah and appointed Rezh we had great trouble inspanning visional Government.
A few weeks later the Assembly harnessing the donkeys, who vere plunging and rearing with met and the Crown was bestowed on Reza Shah, who thus succeed- terror.
"I shot a. lane through the hardsed in emulating the first Napoleon of lions and we set off: Nover by rising to a throne from the have I known donkeys go so fast. same humble beginning."Daily Imparts to the Old and Middle-nged:
better go. In the pitch darkness Khan Pahlavi head of the Pro- YOUNG AT 50
Three miles an hour la their usual Mail." speed; these were doing thirty! Like racehorses they were, and the great wagon bounded along like x fire-engine.
"Hour after hour they kept up this break-neck speed," and } could not understand it at all for the lions had not followed us and the donkeys' terror should have sub- sided long ere this. 1. was more frightened clinging to that sway ing wagon than I had been among the lions.
Then, at last, the dawn came, and I saw the reason for it all.
TWO CHIVALROUS CHINESE.
DEEDS THAT MAKE FOR FRIENDSHIP.
"The"""North-Chha Dally New***
June 1, writes: The chivalrous behaviour of two inknown Chinese during yester day's, rioting, by saving small for
eign children from the hands of
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POLICE ACCUSED OF BRIBES,
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We heartily concur with the amount. writer in this last sentiment, It
Obtainable
only from
is incidents ench as this that lead" DR. LEGARD'S LABORATORIES,
to truer feeling between Chinese and foreigner, and vice versa, and which do much to offset the bad Impression created by crowds of vicious hooligans and loafers.
more rans than he did that day. a Malaya side in a year or two
Four members of the police (Laughter and applause.) One of and give the visitors a chance of
force of Caloocan are under in the members of the team was pre-regaining the flag. (Cheers). sent that night the attorney- The remainder of the evening.
vestigation for alleged dereliction General, and he believed that Mr. was spent in a festive manner.
COOLIE KILLED BY SAILOR.in duty and acceptance of bribes, says the "Manila Bulletin of Whitley was responsible for get- Singapore "Free Press."
May 81. Charges to this effect ting him out when he had made nearly 100 runs. ("Shame.")
Nanking." May 29-A dispute were filed recently by a citizen of These trials of skill between the Arnold Rechberg head of Gere over a ricsha fare led to struggles Caloocan two ports, said Mr. Hancock, add-many's great potash Trust and between negro sailors of a ship The complaint allages that on ed a very welcome and valuable leading advocate of a Franco belonging to the International February 28, four policemen raid- variation to the monotony of German alliance, declared in an Export Company here and Chinese ed a house and took thres Filipina
Major W E. Dover, of Chicago, local sport and also tended interview to-day that he was ricsha coolles at 9 o'clock yester and three Chinese girls to the to establish more firmly "absolutely opposed to any dis-day afternoon at Hala Kwan, municipal building for investiga doules that city le crime or of the bonds which should exist | armament." "In a few years, he which resulted in a ricake coolie tion for alleged violation of the that the polica wink, at violations of
Two gold medals were awarded communities in the said, most of Europe will need being shot dead. The negroes vagrancy law. No entry was
at the National Rose Society's Far East. (Applause) Perhaps every gun and every ounce of am were on their way to their ship made on the police blotter and it there were a few disgruntled per munition against the Russian from the Chinese City when the is charged that the girin were det The repurchase by the Navy of spring show for new roses-Dame sons who thought it an unjusti- hordes. Why should, we disarm trouble occurred.
at liberty upon payment of P180TNT trinitrotoluene) at profits Edith Helen (after the Marchion- flable procedure for two or three while Russia le preparing for theThere were at first rumours In connection with this case an to the contractors pr from 50 to ess of Londonderry) and Lady weeks of hard-working time to be final struggle?
that the Chinese here would prob- officer of the intelligence division 60 per cent is referred to by the Margaret Stewart both sweetly given up to visits of that. kind,
ably spread anti-British handbilla of the constabulary has been sent Comptroller and Auditor Coneral scented the regret of Messrs. but he believed that they were
on the ground of the sailors being to Calooca to investigate the in his comments on the Navy Alex, Dickson, of Newtownards, CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, AND very few in number. He did not
of British nationality, and that alleged Illegal possession of a re-propriation Account for 1924-27 County Down, Ireland, who show- DIARRHOEA REMEDY, think that any harm whatever re
The Chinese workers of the Inter- volver by Faustino Pascual. It which was issued recently red them, being that, as they were sulted, but nothing but good CHAMBERLAIN'S Colic and Diarr national Export Company would was reported to the constabulary 1924, it in stated, the Admiralty not first exhibited this year, they (Applause). Whether they won unique characteristic among medicines go on strike. But due to the that Cornello Cordero, Chist of required 450 tons of Arst-grade cannot be entered in the com or lost the match did not much it is made solely and only for the one strict precautions taken by the police at Caloocan, has been lend TNT, and more recently a further petition for The Daily Mall's matter, so long as the game was purpose of immediately relieving over Chinose authorities, there has so ing his pistol to s
not quantity of 672 tone. The ex-gold cup for the beat new acented played in the right spirit. pain in the stomach and bowels, for far arisen no disturbance of any licensed to carry
plosive was supplied by the con rose of the present year, to be (Cheers). His experience went intestinal cramps. whatever the End With the May 30 incident! Pascual, is suspected
tractors from a stock bought by awarded at the society's special cause) colic and diarrhoea. Dvary.
them from the Diapoant and exhibition of new roses on July back a good many years and hemils should keep it handy. For sale, directly ahead, the populace here recipient of the had always found that those avórywkerel A
are feeling very uneasy,
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