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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY
DECEMBER 19, 1936.
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Forgotten Isles Are
Wanted Now
UNION JACK CLAIM
Britain To Train Malayan Troops
Singapore, Dec. 5,
TEST IN
AIR AGE
A
GROUP of tiny coral islands in the Pacific, almost exactly ̈ ̈ ̄half-way between Hawaii and Aus- tralia, regarded as value-
The newest regiment in the Bri-less five years ago, are now tish Empire-the Maky regiment-coveted as if their coral will leave its experimental stage and
become an effective part of the Im-were gold.
month.
perial defence forces in Malayn this The advance of the airplane has sent their importance soar- Sir Shenton Thomas, High Coming. They lie in a strategic misaloner of the Federated Malay States, shortly will present swords position on the Pacific air route of honour to four Malay officers at and many of them embrace Kuala Lumpur, the Federal capital lagoons where a flying boạt can They are the first members of their "and" in safety, race to hold commissions in the Bri-
Both Whitehall and Washing- Ulah Army. Among them is Lieut. Raja Lope,. son of the Sultan of ton are devoting a lot of time Perak. The Sultan himself will and thought to these islands. attend the ceremony.
Latest American move in this The new officers have received special training in a staff course at friendly rivalry is a tentative ques- the Singapore garrison. The com- tion on Britain's right to Christmas mandant of the regiment, Licut. Col.land, which has been flying, the This, the Union Jack since 1888. is returning
the Pacifs, Malaya from leave this month to richest coral island in supervise the final stages of their has two British settlements, and ap- pears in the British Colonial Office training.
list. Raja Lope was one of the first Malay soldiers recrulted in 1933. In THREE MORE CLAIMED the following year the regiment con-
Three other Pacific islands-How- 160 strong. sisted of one company, Now the total establishment is nearly land, Jarvis and Baker were colo- 700, and the military authorities at nised and claimed by America re- Singapore art extremely pleased cently. Before that they had always with the progress of he Malay appeared as Brilish possessions on ared that the map. America wanted thern for soldiers. At first it wa
the Pan-American Airways service the lazy, pleasure-lo. 4R
Malay, the character would prevent them from between San Francisco and Auck- becoming good soldiers, but training
land. under British Army officers brought
G.MCT, S. Bruce,
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a fighting spirit of the race. Trained to use all the modern ap- paratus of warfare instead of the daggers and spears of old-time war- fare, the regiment will become an in- tegral part of the defences of British Malays and of. Singapore, the great British fortress, naval and air base In the Far East United Press,
Same islands in the group are Lin- inhabited and. nameles
The status of the Estas ban been complicated by the different theories of annexation. To satisfy
· British law it is necessary only to discover an island and plaut the Dap on 11. For the Americans con. **us possession must be estab- 1. L
CYCLIST CHAMP
The German cycllst shown above was adjudicated European Champlon at a recent meeting in Zurich.
Scottish Court
Sets 5 Per Cent.
Value On Honesty
Glasgow, Dec. 4. Value of honesty has been placed at 5 per cent. by a Scot- tish police court.
Mrs. I. Lynn found two £20 notes on a sidewalk and notified police. The money was claimed by Miss Alexandra Cameron whic offered to pay 1 shilling on the pound sterlino Mr Lynn in- sisted the wate shot 1 be 2
miling on the pound
MILES Cameron. retained ‘a awyer who, probably D od. herence traditional rottish thrift, sald honesty should, bo ts own reward
The police court ruled & per cent was adequate, reward.— United Pre
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