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RAFFLES COLLEGE.
CENTRE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.”
PROGRESS OF SCHEME.
PRAPS-PRAPS NOTI
The visiting golfers at Fanling The Raffies, College sahome in appear to have been Shanghaied
yesterday.
Taking Shape.
staying here all my life?"
Max: "Dinna ye kon I am no
*
One evening a young surgeon re- ceived a telephone call from a col. make up a fourth at bridge. league who invited him to come and
wife, sympathetically.
"Going out, dear?" asked his
grave reply; "It's a very important "I'm afraid so, dear," came the
caso. There are three doctors there already."
LOAN TO OFFICER. WHO - LATER DEFAULTED,
"A FRIEND'S DEBTS."
A loan made to an officer of an association which was described Singapore is making good progress on by counsel as "a charity created both its architectural and adminis under Royal Charity by Earl trative sides, and the College is ex
to open with thirty or Haig" was the subject of an posted
Overdressed Youth: "Aw, I aup action heard in the King's Bench more students in June. The main poso, you don't keep puppy biscuits Division, London, by Mr. Justiceince of the $1,800,000 building in this beastly village?" MacKinnon.
sulieme are alrendy appearing, and
Shopman (sweetly): "Oh, yes, The plaintiffs, the Officers' A8-nd lay-out of the site ja given below, sir?”
n description of the College buildings air. In a bag or eat 'em here, sociation (Auxiliary) (Limited), The Collego will be the first institu- of Eaton Square, London, sued tion of its kind in this part of the Major John Gardiner Chapple, of world, and the project which is now just taken a house): "Why have Visitor (to Scataman who has East Halton Camp, Wendover, nouring completion, after over two you pinned the wallpaper, Max, in- and Mr. Isaac Fairclough Thomas, years' work, first came into being a stead of pasting it?" of Blackheath, to recover £227, the result of proposals to celebrate the balance of a loan made to the centenary of the founding of Major Chapple by the Association. Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles. Judgment had beon signed The College Bolieme comprises an dgainst Major Chapple.· ́
ministention block, a science block, Electrical Business.
two halls of residence for sixty stud For the plaintiffs, Mr. W. B. with a gymnasium and swimming ents each, a sporta pavilion equipped Franklin said that one of the bath, and ten acres of playing fields. Association's activities was lend Further developments now hold up ing money, on which no interest for lack of funds include arts and on- was charged, to ex-officers who gineering buildings and a third hall desired to purchase business. In of residence. June, 1926, Major Chapple applied for a loan to enable him to pur Amid the confusion of half-finished chase an electrical business and buildings, aleared jungla, cuttings was granted 5231, after he had for roads, and all the impedimenta
He landed home late from a signed an agreement and obtained of the building contractor the first hat drive. He brought a prize-- the signature of Mr. Thomas as contre of higher education in the a large oll lamp. He handed it surety.
Malny Archipelago-apart from pro- proudly, if unsteadily, to his wife. The agreement provided for fessional institutions-is gradually "It's so like you,” commented his the repayment of the loan by taking shape on the wooded bluff at wife, and John looked pleased. monthly instalments of £7, but the junction of Cluny Road and Then she continued: "It's good- Major Chapple defaulted imme- Bukit Timah Road, and by June of looking and wants a lot of atten diately. Eventually the Associa-this year Raffics College will be open tion.
It's unsteady on its lega tion wrote to Mr. Thomas asking and at work. for a cheque for $281, and Mr. scheme and lay-out of the Collego sionally;
The main line of the architectural alined to explode; flares up occa- when full, and when half ofled in. Thomas replied that it was impos-grounds are already apparent, sible for him to pay, as he had no present two roads lead into the site,
bedtime, and capital and no assets.
from Dalvoy Road and Cluny Road, "Matter of Form." but when the scheme is completed He stated that when he signed the main entrance will be from Bukit chunk out of me leg, sir" of the two "criminals" obtained the agreement he was told by Timah Road. The swampy bluker his discharge here upon proving Major Chapple that it was a mat land will be cleared, drained, and ing me. I was just going to feed Mr. Johns: "Oh, thanks for toll- his British citizenship; yesterday ter of form, and he did not realise filled, and when Sir Hugh Clifford' the other was freed, the court, that he was taking on any liabil formally opens the new College, it is despite claborata legal argument,
ity.
hoped that he will eater by a broad road sweeping through an expanse of Giving judgment, Mr. Justice green playing-fields to the buildings quite naturally refusing to lend MacKinnon said that in any ordin-finely situated on the slope of the its machinery for the adjustment ary case one felt some sympathy ill. Somo thirty-six acres are avail of a political difference outside for a defendant who was sued onto for athletic purposes, but only its sphere of action and with guarantee a promise which he ten mores will be used immediately. made out of kindness of heart-toThe object of delaying the opening which it had absolutely no con-be responsible for a friend's debts. ceremony for some time after the gagement is broken off, old chap!" Pal: "Sorry to hear your ep. cern.
But, continued the Judge, I am College is actually in operation is to satisfled beyond any shadow of allow of the buildings and grounds, it. But the worst blow was when Rejected Lover: "I shall get over The interesting point in the doubt that both in his affidavit which at present aro in the condi- she returned my ring marked,
and in the witness-box Mr. tion usually associated with building Glass-with care." matter, however, is not the arrest Thomas has told deliberate lies, of the two political.refugees, an aud has committed perjury. incident that may occur any day There would be judgment for of the week in Hong Kong, but the Association for the amount
claimed, with coats. the revelation that a considerable The Judge added that he had no part of the money which was doubt that the Association was an removed from the Central Bank excellent institution, and that its was destined for Chiang Kai-shek.activities had munificent results. In itself a small matter and one which would not have been
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SATURDAY CAUSERIE.
brought to public notice but for UNKNOWN BRIDE.
Hong Kong, Saturday, Jan. 28, 1928. | the efforts of interested parties to secure the bodies-and loot of these two men, it is, we em- phasise, a straw, and Li Chai- sum may adjust his sails accord- ingly.
The outstanding political event of the week so far as the South is comrned has been Chiang
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The site is a magnificent one, and
A Magnificent Slie. in itself it represents a very consider to the cause of education in this able gift by the Colonial Government country. Certainly the future in telligentsia of Malaya could ask for
out at smokes too much,"
Tramp: "Your dog just bit a
him."
"Why all the 'urry, George?”-- "Squire be fallen down well.”. "Be ye after a rope?" "No, 'is car-trumpet. shouted down, but he can't 'ear."
*
Ol'vo
wall in house): "I'm speaking Foreman (testing newly-built quietly, Bill; can you hear me?”
yer! Lumme, I can see yer in Blil (on the other side): """Ers three places.".
"There is nothing really wrong
no more attractive or suitable sur- roundings in which to spend their nendemic three years. From their with you," said the specialist to the halls on the crown of the hill they taciturn patient. "But your nerves will enjoy a fine view of open coun- are a little frayed. What you need try. Bukit Timah Road will pro-in a holiday apart from your friends vite ready access to town,, and on and family in some quiet, restful its other sides the site is bounded spot."
Then his
talking to himself when he's alone. Jack-"I hear Bill has a habit of
Jim-"I'm sure I don't know."-/ Jack Why, I thought you two
him when he was alone." were intimate friends."
Jim"Yes, but I was never with
want some powder for my sister." Chemist (jokingly): "Some that goes off with a bang?"
Small Boy (to chemist): "Please
by the suburban seclusion of Cluny "Well," said the patient, "I will Road and Dalvey Roud. The College get back to work. I'm a light- grounds comprise over fifty acres, house-keeper." An amazing story of a man ac-which wore formerly the Govern cepting a fee of £300 for marrying inent Económic Gardens, and it is a girl whom he had never seen be- to reflect that when work first temperance concert, stood up to do Percy, being down to recite at a Feng Yu-halang, according to fore she entered a Registrar's office, began on the site, over two years or die. He got along all right until Kai-shek's more or less definite reports, is again to make an at- was told to the Manchester City ago, Chinese coolies, engaged in he reached the words, "He stood repudiation of the Kwangsi fac-tack upon Peking. Last heard of
Magistrates.
olenring and removing timber, with beside the bler 17 out the permission of the authorities, tion now governing Canton. The he was some three hundred miles T. I. Hinchcliffe, in opening; as planted in the Colony,
The case was described by Mr. cut down the first rubber tree over memory failed him. "He stood be- most outstanding military event from his objective. And this is one of the most extraordinary that
Bide the bier," he repeated, trembl over the same period has been Li about as near he is likely to get had ever come before a court of Kow, it was raised froin the first back benches murmured to one an Originally a seeding brought from ing. Some of the audience on tha Chai-sum's succession of victories to it. Victories have been law. He represented Henry Gun-historie shipment of rubber seeds other. "He stood beside the bier," over the Ironsides and the result claimed on behalf of the KuominPemberton Street, Hightown. boon the veritable Adam of the hand across his forehead. ··
der, living with his parents in from Brazil, and it is said to have groaned Percy, and drow a moist ant decrease in danger to Swatow. chun, the army which is fighting Gunder accused his wife, Bessie Malayan planting industry. Fortun- "Go on," cried a voice from the Politics, as any student of Chin- under the banner of the "Chris Gunder, living with her father In ately this indiscriminate clearing was rear, "It'll go flat while you're ese affairs knows, predominate in tian General," but it is difficult to her father, David Halfern, of as other rare and interesting trees which
Knoweley Street, Cheetham, and stopped in time to save many of the waiting." the scheme of things and their believe that these successes, if sault. The wife counter-charged are to be found in the grounds, and battles, though bloodless, are of authentic, were the fruits of Gunder with thrashing her. these will be prosdrved and used,,se far-reaching import. Pacts be battle with legitimate Fengtien Mr. Hinchcliffe said that when far as possible, by the gardeners who tween various factions are con- forces. Peking itself has said no the marriage took place in the Re-will set to work as soon as the build- stantly being consummated, seem- thing about these engagements. had never seen the girl before. The lay-out of the College build
gistrar's office last August, Gunderore have departed.
College Buildings and Grounds. ingly lightly. Each pact, how- On Thursday, as a matter of fact, He recalved £50 at the ceremony, inga is vory successful, and well ever, provokes a counter-pact we had it on reliable authority and £250 later. The money was adapted to the different levels of a General Chiang Kai-shek, what that the Fengtlen leaders-Mar-drawn by the girl by a subterfuge, the schemo provides for a spacious paid into the bank, but it was with difficult site. On the top of the hill ever his personal feelings toward shal Chang Tso-lin, Chang Tsung- and "the hire purchase system quadrangle, some thres hundred feet Canton may be, has been compell- chang, Sun Chuan-fang, Chu Pune Mr. Hinchcliffe said he would square, formed by three halls of re- ed by political exigencies to de-yu and the rest of them were call it came to an end,
sidence and the solence building. At clare his repudiation of his form- still in conference in Peking..
present funds are only available for er lieutenant who now holds the
two halls, and the fourth side will bo reins in the Southern.capital.
foring the fourth sido of a second and Hpsticks?" Feng Yu-hsiang, whatever the
left open. The sujence block again BettyDo you have any green strength of hia Honan force may His wife came to see him after miministration building and long cor- sticks?".
smaller quandranglo made up of the Drug-stors Clerk-"Green be-and he has little else behind it had been suggested that they ridors connecting it with, the science Betty"Yes; a railroad man is him-has small hope of getting should come together. She was in block. anywhere
near the capital him as he lay in bed she ran to road will open out and sweep right First Coloured Lady "Yo' hus-
a nasty temper, and after striking From the brain entrance a circularing to call on me to-night. expression of the door shouting "Murder and round the two quadrangles, and out ban's in de hospital? Ah thought opinion was made in these "Police!" She came back and side this road again, but at lower columns in regard to the law entered the room armed with a will be seven staff houses and the
struck him again. The father-in-levels on the slopes of the hill, there he was jus' only off on a lag" Second Similar (with pride) announcement of Chiang Kai-shek poker and struck Gunder President's house. The architectural "He was, but Ah Interrupted him." that he would undertake a march Gunder, In protecting his head, scheme, as it exists on papper, also the Instrument of the ruling pow upon the Capital. The fact of the received a blow on the arm, and provides for arte building and an on Little Arthur was getting ready to do with the running of theter is that there does not through a window half naked and right and left of the lower quan suger," he said. "I can have lots WAS, BO frightened that he jumped gineering building branching out to to go to the zoo, I want some exist a force in China-or even a escaped Bank during the few days the
drangle, but those are developments of fun with a bag of lump, sugar Ironsides, had control of the capi-ben
combination of forces-likely to The defence was that Gunder of the future, dependent upon the and the elephants.”
lind paid no maintenance towards amount of financial support which "When I was your age, remark tal. Of these few days, of course, the power of the little man from whole story was a pure fabrication of Malaya after it line actually come of fun with a bag of lamp sugar prove strong enough to overthrow the upkeep of his wife, and that as the College receives from the public ed his father, "I could have a heap, they made the most, and the Mukden. sequel was their arrest in Hong
without any elephants. Kong. By this time, it is almost unnecessary to add, the Ironsides have lost their power and L
Sir Alfred Dent Chai-sum and his Kwangsi cronies recorded recently were back again in Canton One Reuter.
A straw which shows the way the wind is blowing was the prosecution of two ex-officials' from Canton in the local courts on a charge of embezzling funds of the Central Bank of China which, as every one knows, is
er in Canton. These men had
A
similar
BIR ALFRED DENT
Never Had a Kiss. These young people, he said, have never lived together or had a kiss yet..
designed to evade his obligations. Into being →→ Etraits Times. It was not true that as husband
and wife they were absolute strang
shouting threats at
summonses were
The landlord of the house atat
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Small Boy: "No, the sort that goes on with a puff.”
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ake the em