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THE LATE MRS. STAPLE.
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BAD LUCK.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1926,
BOY SCOUTS.
COBHAM INDEFINITELY DELAYED.
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CHINESE POLITICS.
THE STRIKE AT HOME.
NEW PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION.
At the Invitation of His Ex-
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thecess of formation. :
ADMIRAL TSAI'S RESIGNATION,
Palding July 6.
Reuter.
THE COST TO THE TAXPAYER.
London, July 6.1
RAILWAYMEN'S CONFERENCE.
PRESS ACTION,
The funeral of the late Mrs. and charm by avondon, July 6, K. K. Staple, who died on Monday.A Times message from Rusca celloney. Sir Cecil Clément K.C. The resignation of Admiral Teal In the White Paper, mentioned took place at the Protestant Ceme- says Cobham's Alght to Australia M.G., Chief Scout of Hongkong, Ting-kan from the Revenue yesterday, the total supplementary tory yesterday evening, the Rev. 15 Indefinitely delayed, because his the Hon. Dr. RH. Lotowall, LL.D., Connell and the Chinese Tariff estimate fs 23,433,000, of which G. T. Waldegrave conducting the mechanic, Elliott is seriously in his accepted the office of President Conference Delegation, which was £433,000 is for purposes arising jured owing, to the bursting of a of the local Boy Scouts Associa-reported on the 2nd Instant is from the general strike, and three Among those present were, Mr. Petrol pipe when the machine was tion in succession to the late Mr possibly explained by the fact that millions is required for the pur-
It is reported on good authority chase and intportation of cont K. K. Staple, Mr. R. S. Logan Aying through intense heat and P. H. Holyoak.
sandstorms from Baghdad to The members of the Association that he will take up the Foreign (brother) as chief mournera,
consider themselves extremely Affairs portfolio-Reuter, Messrs. FFR James, C. Sara,
Cobham consequently alighted fortunate in having secured so The first mooting of the Tu-Hal- W. L. Walker, J. Fraser H Kynock, T. W. Carr, T. Bolt, Fear Basra, and Elliott was remov-keen and sympathetic a President uel Cabinet was held this aftor- Wheeler, S. A. Roberts; J. Med to the Air Force Hospital and as Dr. Kotewall, who has con-noon. No change has been made tinually given practical proof of in Tu Hsi-kuel's position. It was un operation performed, Jack, R. S. Vergette, T. V. Hur-
Cobham is much, upset, and his interest in and desire for the resolved that he carry on as Taili mon. A. E. Clark and many
tributes Elliott's
fortitude.welfare of the movement, which Pranier and Minister of the Navy. others.
is steadily extending among the Tsai Tiag-kan has been appoint- Wreaths were sent by the fol-
Baghdad, July 6.boys of the Colony. Most of the ed acting Minister for Foreign lowing. Husband, mother, bro-1 The cause of Elliott's injury is already existing twenty Troops Affairs, his resignation, as Turan thers and sisters, Win and George uncertain. One report says he report increase in numbers and of the Shulwichu being rejected."
London, July 6, and Lawrence, Jess and Bob, was hit by a rifle bullet whilst vigour, and three more Troops are It is understood Wu. Pel-fu per-
Pressmen refused to attend the Betty and Betty Jean, Mr. and passing Hammar: Laké. He is either already in being or in pro-suaded Tsai Ting-kan to accept the resumption of the Railwaymen's Mrs. R. Bell, Mr. G.W.C. Burnett, progressing favourably in
Foreign fortfolio ao as to expedi- Conference to-day, until the resolu It is not yet fully realised that to the Tariff Conference-Router bion to admit only representatives Mr. and Mrs. Bigg, Mr. and Mrs. Air Force Hospital at Basra.— A. E. Clarke, Mr. D. ...Cameron, Reuter.
the main object of the Scout, move-
of trade union papers be rescinded. Mr. and Mrs. H. Connant, Mrs.
ment is character training with a] J. I. Callanan, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
view to producing good citizenship, should not grow by leaps and The Union has replied that the Douglas, Mr. E. H. Edmonds, Mr.
hot of one particular State or form bounds, provided men can be conference will sit privately to-day, and Mrs. W. J. Edwards, Mr. and
of Government, but of the world. found who, will follow Dr. Kote and public business will be resumed Mrs. W. Farmor, Mr. A. Gibson,
Once this fact is grasped by the wall's example, and from already to-morrow, but the Conference has Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Goodwin, Mr.
many who still view the move-busy lives spare just a little time) L. B. Gomes, Mr. and Mrs. R.
ment with suspicion, there is no for the benent of this great World-not withdrawn or rescinded the Hynas, Mr. E. E. Hagger, Mr.
reason why Scouting in Hongkong) wide Brotherhood.... ·
resolution-Reuter. A. W. Heron, Capt. and Mrs.. It.
Marblo crosses aracted on the Innes, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Jones, graves of the late wives of Mr. M. PP.R. James, Mr. and Mrs. George Philips and Mr. Charles E Kern, Mr. and Mrs, C. R. Wanderleach, both of the Chinese Labrum, Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Maritime Customs Service, in- Pakhoi foreign Longbottom, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. terred in the Labrum, Mr. O. Lambert, Mr. and cemetery, were destroyed by un- Mr. B. Pasco, Mr. and Mrs. D. J.known miscreants between the Purves, Mr. S. A. Roberts, Nr. G. B. Slipper and Mr. F. Wheele Mrs. J. L. Weil, Bira. P. Wheeler and Annie Mr. R. S. Verguite, Members of the Kowloon Cricket Club, the European Staff (1.0.6.)
P.W.D.
OBITUARY.
TWO STRAITS RESIDENTS.
FOREIGN GRAVES DESECRATED.
PAKHOI CEMETERY AGAIN RAIDER.
of last month, 26th and 27th according to a report which has reached the Colony.
Not long ago when similar acts were committed, the Canton authorities were approached and promised to see that in future the graves of foreigners should be respected, but apparently no- thing has been done in the matter.
Since the 19th of April the two headstones on the graves of the late Mr. Lowry and Mr. W. Brenan of the Customs, service have again been torn down, and the warning posted at the cemetery has been taken away. Marble crosses with inscriptions on them, have been hammered to pieces
The death, occurred at Johore Bahru Hospital, near Singapore, of Mr. T. Vosper. barrister-at-law, formerly of Singapore, who had been practising on his own account at Batu Pahat since the beginning of the year. Death was due to heart failure, the probable indirect result of a recent serious motor accident which occurred while Mr. Vosper was on his way from Batu Pahat to Johore Bahru, and in from which he received severe rib. and leg injuries.
acts of desecration that have These are by no means the only been committed of, late in this miscreants, finding the cemetery, for since that date the securely padlocked, climbed the low gate wall and, wrenching an iron bar
granite cross on the grave of the a fence, destroyed B
infant Oliver Hall. They threw Mr. Vosper belonged to an old down, and broke the headstone Devonshire family. He was called on the grave of the late Mr. Wel- to the Bar of the Middle Temple burn; and the granite headstone about, 1908, and practised in Lon- on the grave of Mr. Brenan, which don and Devonshire until the out-had been replaced, was again re- break of war in August, 1914. En moved and thrown on one side, Isting in the ranks he served in and an attempt had been made to Egypt and Mesopotamia and rose dig down to the coffin but had the rank of major. It was in failed for lack of spades, the 1919 that Mr. Vosper first came to criminals having nothing but the the Far East, upon his appoint iron bar to work with. ment as Legal Adviser to the The Roman Catholk Cemetery) Government of Siam. He remained which was some time ago assailed in Siam until 1925, when he joined in like manner, was again visited the legal firm of Messrs. Logap by these same miscreants, who and Ross, in Penang. He subset broke several crosges and did quently joined Mr. A. V. L. Davies other sundry damage..
The foreign residents in Pak-
in Singapore and went to Batufioi and Canton are faturally very.
Pahat in January.
much incensed at these acts, and strong representation will un- Gen-doubtedly be made to the Canton Government in the matter.
Mrs. R. Graham, The death occurred at the eral Hospital, Penang, on the 28th ult., of Mrs. Graham, wife of Mr. K. Graham, Superintendent of Malls, G.P.O., Penang..
Deceased, who was 31 years of age, was admitted to the hospital about & month ago with an internal complaint.
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