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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926.
DAY BY DAY.
VOWS ARE ALL UNNECESSARY FOLLY BECAUSE THEY SUPPOSE" A PRESCIENCE OF THE FUTURE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN US-Johnson.
CHEQUE STOLEN.
watch.
SCAVENGER THIEF.
YOU provision of two big. matsheds, picles. That, MUST each with sixteen OWN IT our opinion, le by no means
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN WING PLEA OF INADEQUATE WAGE. suficient. True, it is added that
LOK STREET the provision thus made should be.
A scavongor coolfe in the employ extended if found, necessary, but.
Amongst the articles which have of the Sanitary Department was in view of present congestion it 18
The Rev. F. G. Svindall, Arch-ben reported to the police as shown at the Central Follca Court difficult to son that much more can deacon of Singapore, has been or havlag bean stolen are a telegraph this morning to have boon, livhig cable, a cheque, and a rolled gold dauble life. When not engaged on sweeping streets, he became a be done if the present sheds re-dered three montha medical leave.
| species of "cat-burglar” and it was main. What was obviously need- A Straits paper says that a let According to the reports made, in respect of this role that he whe ed for Repulse Bay was a complete ter addressed to David Lloyd 600 feet of telegraph cable, valued called to account before Major C reformation of the present system, George" lies unclaimed at the Gen- at $400, have botn stolen from Willson this morning.
May Road Bowen Road, and.
The man was arrested on the and the laying out of a big schende, cral Post Office, Singapore.
"Garden Road.
12th instant, in the small hours either by private enterprise or the It is announced that the Presi
A shop keeper, living at 16, Des of the morning, after he had slip- Government Such & scheme could dont Cleveland will leave Hong-Voeux Road West, ground floor, ped down a waterpips and was kong for San Francisco vin ports reports that at about 10.30 yester caught on the sharp anda of a be made a paying proposition 10 am on Sunday next, instead whilst at the same time adequate of noon as previously advertised. day morning he was walking along spiked gate at Fat Hing Street. Wing Lok. Street, and, when near He was speared in both thiglia and ly serving the needs of the pub-
A committee of the Singapore Bonham Strand, a Chinese cams was removed to hospital; being itc:
Municipal Commissioners has dis- from behind him and took a cheque detained until yesterday. approved the suggested-appoint from his pocket, after which the ment of European sub-officers in thiof ran away in the direction of the Western Market. The cheque the Fire Brigade...
was drawn on the Kwok Man Bink, Dos Voeux Road Central, in favour
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In our report of the wedding of Mr. Handley Pegg yesterday, we incorrectly stated, that he was the Excentive Engineer in charge of the Ronds Office of the P. W. D. This post is held by Mr. P. Dou- glas Wilson.
It was stated in Court by Detec tivo Sergeant Macdonbid that de fondant was seen at 3 a.m. on the verandah of the home of a tele- phone operator, Mise Kwok Yim
of a Chinese, for $678.78 kow, on the 12th instant. On The theft of a rolled gold watch being discovered, he scrambled on accurred on board the Empress of to the next house, eventually fall- Canada. It appears that between ing on a spiked gate in attempting. 12.30 and 3 o'clock yesterday morn to escape down a waterpipe. ing someone entered the room of a Chineso, saloon waiter while he was asleep, and stole the wate from a box which he used as pillow. The watch is valued at $48.
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To our way of thinking, the Committe
has made the mistake of too slavishly adhering to exlat- ing systems, and in no respect is "It is proposed to hold two com- this more evident than in its de-petitions in design each year fence of matsheds. The Commit among the drawing offico staff of teo thinks that, whilst these the Singapore Municipal Architect,
at an annual cost of about $250 structures are not beautiful, they.. serve a useful and beneficial pur- poan to picnic parties. It adds they could not be adequately re- placed by any form of buthing boxes, tents or machines. No-one,
It was reported yesterday that far as we are aware, has sug-"
while Mr. Fremoulet, 239, Nathan gested that they could. But we The wedding is to take place on Road; and Mr. Foquot, 241, do
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emphatically assert that September 18th at the Prospy-Nathan Road, wore having a bathe terian Church, Singapore, of Miss at Ting Kau, various articles, to they could_be_replaced by struc-Lillian Mary Hutchison, younger the value of $58.96, were stolen tures of a more permanent and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Graham from their car which was left. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926. less unsightly character. Ugly Hutchison, and Captain G. A. attended. With the exception
Stephenson BATHING FACILITIES.posed to perpetuate them at Re. pulse Bay and other beaches on
large somewhat
dimensions,
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The Telegraph
Whilst the thanks of the com-
as these sheds are, it is even pro-
ture..
The forthcoming wedding is announced of Miss Dorothy Muriel Holyoak and Capt. C. D. Ari strong, M.C, 1st East Surrey munity generally are due to the whereas a far better type of struc-Regiment. Mrs. Holyoak and her could easily be evolved. daughters are, returning to the. members of the Bathing Beaches", Committee for their pains in in-Hongkong has surely progressed Colony by the Blue Funnel liner
Antenor, due on October 13th. vestigating the question of the beyond the matshed idea. There ia, as we say, a distinct need for Colony's, bathing facilities," we doubt, whether there will be wide reform of the existing facilities spread approval of the main lines of the recommendations put for ward. For a Colony possessing
Mr. A. E. Bord, Collector of Cus- toms and Vice-President of the Mayo Marine Institute at Rangoon,
at the more popular beaches, and has reported to the police, necus we are hoping-that--some-entering G Forest, late Secretary, of criminal breach of trust in rea prising private concern will yet pect to Rs. 4,075 belonging to the
of the driver's licence... all the articles have now been recovered
ALLEGED BIG THEFT.
CHINESE ACCOUNTANT
CHARGED.
Tho accused said that a scaven gor's wage of $10 was not sufficient? to maintain him in comfort. He pointed out that of this sum 35 was spent on food, leaving him with very little for other necess ities. Consequently he had to steal. Sentence of two months' hard labour was inflicted.
LONG SUBMARINE CRUISE.
DUTCH BOAT AT SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, Aug. 25. The Dutch submarine K. 13° which is touring the world, arrived here on Tuesday and, will remain twelve days. The retum to Hol Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the land will be via the Dutch East Central Magistracy this morning. Indies--Routers American Ser. Lui Kai-ching, an accountant em-rice.. ployed by the Nanyang Tobacco Co., pleaded guilty to a charge of steal-
Mr. D. L. Strellett, prosecuting ing 70 bales of glassine paper,
formal remand of the, accused, in
for the Company, asked for the
the natural advantages of Hong- come forward with a scheme Institute. Forest has been ar police custody for a week. He said
which, whilst catering fully to the rested. public at reasonable rates, would'
kong, so far as sea-bathing is con- cerned, the facilities at present available are far from adequate. Apart from those fortunate enough to own matsheds, the accommoda- tion is extremely limited, and It was on this point that we, had hoped to have had some helpful suggestions from the Committee. The Report, however, cannot be said to have dealt with this issue
ment.
The many friends of Mrs. Bar yield a good return on the invest-ton, wife of Mr. Li, A. Barton, of the Hongkong Treasury, will be interested to hear that she has succeeded in passing the London College of Music examination for plano-playing She has been created an Associate and has re- seived the College diploma,
A locomotive on the Kowloon-
Canton Railway (British Section)
The League Problem. At the moment it looks as though a serious crisis in connection with the meeting of the League of Na- tions. Council at Geneva were inevitable. The attitude adopted by Spain during the past few in anything like a thorough-going, weeks has been all against har- manner; in effect, it advises a per-mony, and one cannot help sus petuation of the existing system of pecting that it is dictated mainly private sheds, with a few conces-with the object of disconcertinged by eleven o'clock, the 120 pas- Great Britain, which has pledged itself to secure Germany's optry into the League and her election to
| sious, by no means sufficiently comprehensive, in the interests of the general public.
ran off the line at Tsim-sha-tauf on Tuesday morning. The enginė.| was being shunted on to the train for Lowu. The matter was right-
sengers on the train suffering little inconvenience
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there was a passibility of further. defendant, after the books had been charges being brought against the examined
OBITUARY.
·MANAGER OF RAFFLES", HOTEL
Singapore Aug. 26. The death is announced of Mr the defendant was reminded un- A. F. Pente, the manager of Raffles til September 2rd.
Hotel.
The Very Idea!
Thinking, declares a Chicago E. Phillips, Oppenheim once sold physician, will lengthen the life leather soles, and heels. span just think, say fifteen minutes a day, about anything Liza-"Dat certainly is a beauti- from the obliquity of the ecliptic ful engagement ring. What size to the propriety of going fishing is dat diamon'?". on Sunday. And, according to the Rastus "Dat is de twenty-year doctor, the thinker will lengthen installment aize his life,
a permanent seat on the Council. The Kuomintang Party has The Tangier dispute is not un-made public a letter written on Public interest in this question connected with Spain's refusal to July 16th by Mr. Wang Ching-wei, is most marked, a point which is attend the Geneva meeting and late Chairman of the Kuomintang, fully proved by the fact that there her threat to resign from tlic resigning his senta in the Kuomin
Dr. Coue was a thinker, and ho Irate Shareholder at share- were nearly a hundred replies eest League altogether if Germany be tang Councils and Committees.
given a permanent seat. CertainThe present address of Mr. Wang devoted far more than fifteen holders' meeting "Mr. Chairman, in by residents in response to the it is that the Council never met friends believe that he is now in he was getting better) and better. Smith, the rentest fool in the is not given, but some of his minutes a day to the thought that I consider your colleague, Mr. Committee's invitation to the pub-under more critical conditions. France
Yet Dr. Coue died died at an age town!" The Chairman, pomp- lie to submit suggestions. Noth-Germany has decided to send no delegation unless it is definitely
when most men are putting in ously: "It is most disrespectful ing, however, is said in the Report established beforehand that there endeavouring to get the Central about whether or not they should
It is reported that M. Borodin is fifteen minutes a day thinking to say that in my presencel" as to the ground covered by these will be no obstacles-to-her admit Executive Committee of the Kuo retire from active life.
Brazil has already resign:mintang to disband the General
There was no greater critic of replies, but we cannot imaginetance.
And anyway, the Chicago doctor the minister sacrmons in a pariah ed, but Poland will doubtless co- that they were merely confined to sent to a compromise on the lines Labour Union. As this Union is certainly is in error in saying that then the beadle, and he had no the recommendations now put for of the suggested Ceci plan; largest labour arganisation in crease longevity. How about the plaints before the minister ana
one of the largest if not the thinking about anything, will in- compunction in laying his com ward by the Committee. It will which was explained in a British Kwangtung, it is said that the boy who thinks the gun isn't load At long lust the m minlater said
Wireless message from Home have been seen from the Report yesterday. It is expected that members are preparing to resisted, or the motorist who thinks he wonder, John, If you would take that the private matshed system is Viscount Cecil Will make it quite
the scheme with force if neces can beat the feain to the crossing? the pulpit some Sunday and TI
carry the book A still advocated for the Repulse clear that the British Government
Wonzan: My husband uses auch Na, na, that wid never due, sir." Bay, Castle Peak, Stanley, Shek O desires that Germany's admission
bad language that I often feel I'ken ma place better; but, I widna to the League and the allocation and Cheung Sha beaches, but that to her of a permanent seat on the
thankful that our cat is deaf. mind glein a word or tws at the some little provision for the gen-Council' should be given priority
prayer meetin some nicht. And. so it was arranged. eral public is suggested in the over everything else, and that be will then propose the creation of case of all these places excepting certain semi-permanent seats" for Castle Peak. We do not think, the purpose of satisfying those however, that the proposals made nations which, not being Great Powers, are claiming the right to in this respect are by any means permanent seats. Some such com adequate for the meeting of public promise is regarded as being the needs, especially since no scheme only way to bring about agree
There was, at the Kowloon world acknowledged them authors were signs of laughter.
The Jobs they had before the. has been advanced for transportment Germany will doubtless Magistracy this morning, a sequel have to swallow her objections and to a recent seizure of arme and
Jeffery. Farndl worked in's facilities to the majority of the console herself with the reflection ammunition made by a party of Taluted scenery in New York,
and fron foundry in England and frat beaches. In the case of Repulse that she is again recognised as a revenue officere at No. 4, Tuus-William Patterson White has ta en oot Bay, which is by far the most Great, Power and is, ipso facts, Street Five persona were arrestean a holegraph messenger, apl
vo, come up here given a fully permanent scat. Ifed in connection with the affair popular beach in the Colony, the Spain dogs back out there will not but were later released, and this hilroad and a lumber han. with minor brentes: Wo
mula skinner, a bookseller, and 1 fágistrate, to womak charged congestion caused by the erection only be keen disappointment, but, morning Revenue Officer Fowell of private sheds is admitted to be also, not a little criticism for her applied for the confiscation of so acute that no more licences vision Brazil's breakaway was pistols, all of which were fally obvious lack of large-hearted seven revolvers and five automatic should be granted. The public, bad enough, but Spain's would be londed. His Worship made the however, is to be entered for by the | even more regrettable,
necessary order,"
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The following vessels are ox- ectod to be in wireless communi- cation with Hongkong to-day Pres. Oloveland, Emprese Cannada, Tiikini, Fingal, Kalyan, Hinang, Protesilaus, Tjikembang. Kumsang, Asphalion, Fushima Maru, Takasago Maru,, Hellore, Hallken, Glenamoy, Hanoi, Fook- sang,, Daviken, Sunning, Sinklang and Jeypore,⠀⠀⠀
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