Staff Officer,
HE the Governor, Sir Shenton
.ALL SUCCESS Thomas, received the ship on be- Commodore Mark Wardlaw's half of the Straits Settlements words were few. He said: "Your Government from the Commo-Excellency. I have the bonnur, dore, HM. Naval Establishments. on behalf of the Lords Commis- Singapore, Commodore W. P. sinners of the Admiralty, to hand Mark-Wardlaw.
over to your. HMS. Laburz
PLEASING INFORMALITY
The ceremonial was impressive but afterwards. there cams
visitors,
an
equally pleasing informality as officers and ratings, climbed the 'gangway, paced the trim decks of this sturdy 1,165-ton ship and later raised glasses to her happy future.
Two guards of honour met the Governor on his arrival,
Ng Sze, aged 41, ricksha coolie, was charged before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy yester- day with stealing a pocket book for use as the drill ship and train-containing certificates, the property ing ship of the SSRN.V.R.
of E. J. Maloney, an American seaman, of the steamer Dryden. Mr. M. K. Lo appeared on behalf of accused, while Detective Ser- geant Guild was for the prosecu,