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QUARRY BAY SCHOOL MALAYA JOURNALISTS.
THE ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL
SINGAPORE LOSES TWO. EDITORS.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has just received a bank note for £1,000, sant in a registered envelope, with the message: One thousand pounds I enclosed for the National Lifeboat The Quarry Bay school held ita Malayan Journalism will be-Institution," and underneath the This is tho 4nnual Spring festival yesterday 'come the poorer during the next word"Bath." morning, and the time honoured two months by the loss through sixtoonth successive your in ceremony of crowiring a May Queen retiremont of its two ablest and which this anonymous gift has and dancing at the may-pole made most esteemed uembers On the resohed the institution. In six an interesting and extremely 27th ult. Mr. A. W. Still left for of the 16 years it arrived twice, pretty function.
England after having occupied, the so that the institution has now) The May Queen was little Miss editorial chair of the Straits has no clue whatever to the recoivod altogether £22,000. It Betty Dineley and she was herald-Times for the past eighteen years generous donor beyond the fact ed by four daffodil children who with an ability which requires no that the gift comes from Bath. were in turn followed by the rest omphasis. In the nuddle of June;
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of the "scholars dressed uppro- he will be followed into retire" |
priately as country lads and lassesment by Mr. Walter Makepeace, per bag, for the purpose of mak in cotton frocks and sun bonnets. who has been associated with the ing samahu. Empty gunny bags They carried garlands of flowers Free Press for the past thirty-are being sold at four mace ench and shepherds crooks.
nine years.,
and the small quantity of tin bars that was on board is also being disposed of it what are stated to be remunerative prices.
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This happy holiday procession To mark the occasion, members danced round the maypole and of the Malayan Press met at a then grouped themselves round farewell dinner at the Europe their elected Queen on a'stago gay Hotel on the 24th under the chair- with green wreaths and flowers, manship of Mr. A. P. Ager, of the There the four heralds crowned Straits Times. The gathering her and welcomed her with the was a representative one. song "The Queen o' May is Crown- The event, by the representa- nd to-day," this being followed by tive character of the gathering folk songs and dances, the cheer-and the dual purpose for which ful note of Spring being the fore-it had ben arranged, unique in most point of them all.
the history of the presa in Malaya, Towards the end of the morning was a very successful one, but Miss Cotton, the headmistress, enjoyable though it was, realisa- thanked all those who had taken antion of the gap that will be creat- interest in the school, especially ed in the ranks of the profession Mr. G. M. Young, Mr. K. E. Greig, in the country was never absent. Mr. Price, P. O Francis, Mr. and The splendid example set by Mr. Mrs. Cressey and Mr. Webber. Still and Mr. Makepeace during She also thanked the parents of their long periods of service in scholars for their willing
co-Malaya to the younger members
operation.
own.
of the profession was the princi- Mr. A. E. Wood, Director of pal theme of the happily worded Education, congratulated. Mias speeches by Mr. Welham, who Cotton and her staff for the enjoy proposed the health of the guests, able exhibition the school had and the subsequent speakers-Mr. given that morning. Quarry Bay Wilson, Mr. Granville Robert, was a young school but it had Mr. Roland Braddell Lieut. already earned a tradition of its Colonel Tste, Mr. Banks, Mr. Whitehead und Mr. Nicholls. Subsequently the purents pre- Mr. Stin and Mr. Makepeace sent were given apportunity of replied in turn, Mr. Make- inspecting the work of thd school peace declaring that the and the morning concluded with happiest memories of Malaya, the singing of "May Time" and both of Mr. Still and himself, the Queen and all her subjects would be those associated with danced away to the music of "Come their fellow workers in the craft. Lasses and Lads."
There was a brief function at the office of the Straits Times, in the afternoon, when the Asiatic staff of that journal presented Mr. Still with a portrait in oils of himself, painted by Mr. Low, Kway Song. The presentation, which took place in the presence, of the subscribers, was made by Mr. Tan Kok Tiong, chief clerk, and equally felicitous speeches were anade by Mr. Muthusamy, wad of the job printing and pho-
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
JAPANESE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
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A Japanese named Koreyoga Shimada was committed for tria, at the next Criminal Sessions by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when he was charged with being in posses sion of a dagger and with stealing from a Chinese "boy" and a female teacher.
The complainant in the firs charge adid he was returning t Felix Villas when he noticed de- fendant and another man sitting on a rock by the roadside. When he drew level with them, both men approached and while one man held him, the defendant pointed a dagger at him and went through his pockets. Complainant estimat ed that the defendant stole $1.50. The two men then ran away, and later complainant went to look for them.
process departments, and Mr. Thiruvangadam, overseer of the composing room,
WRECK OF THE TUNGSHING.
SALE OF THE SALVAGED CARGO.
"We understand that the work' of removing the wreck of the In- de-China S. N. Co.'s str. Tung- shing which was sunk near Black Point, Shanghai, on the morning of January 10 last after a colli-
As he was returning home, he again saw them on Jubilee Road,sion with the C.P.S.S. liner Em but persult proved fruitless.
preas of Asia, is not proceeding as quickly as had been expected, A Chinese policeman said he
says the N. C. D. News. was on duty near Lower LasearThe remains of the Tungshing Row.when he hoard a whistle are being practically "picked" to sounded and then saw defendant pieces and it is stated to be im running. He gave chase and possible that the contractors will have the work finished by June 15, caught the man.
A female teacher said she was 9 was promised in the orginal We are informed undertaking. walking in Queen's Road Westhat-after June 15 the wreck will when defendant snatched her bux be handed over to another con which contained a $5 note, cigar-tractor, who states that he will ette case, and a powder box.. He be able to clear away everything also stole two books she was carry-by December 15, t.c., in six months ing. She blew her whistle and from the time he commences. the policeman gave chase and caught the man,
Defendant, in answer to the charges, said he was hungry and therefore committed the crimes,"
The present owners of the wreck are said to have been very successful disposing of such of the Tungahing's cargo as has been salved Rice is being dis- posed of to local buyers at 11s.
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