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NAVAL AFFAIRS.

INTERVIEW WITH ADMIRAL WASHINGTON, U.S.N.

MANŒUVRES, THE SINGAPORE

BASE, AND JAPAN.

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Playing on the Garrison ground ab Sookunpoo yesterday afternoon, the Enst of Sve goals to wil Surreys beat the RA. by the large margin

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Rear Admiral · Thomas Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, who has been visiting The E.A. fielded a weak side, the East Singapore for a few days on his flagship, regular side. Peskitt replacing Mackle Surreys making che change from their the Heron, expressed interesting opinions worth on the left wing. The game open- with regard to the Singapore naval based in favour of the East Surreys who were two goals up in the first five minutes of in conversation with a Straits Times re the game. After a couple of tree kicks presentative.

for offside against the East Surreya, Hum- berstone received close in and with Little is seen of the American Asiatic well placed shot, gave Clayton no chance. Fleet in the Southern waters, the Admiral Following up from the centre kick, the remarked, because their principal work right back, to put the hall into his own East Surreys forced Whittington, the R.A. is the protection of American interests in Hoa The RA broke through a couple China. The Admiral has just been shooting Following a well-placed corner- of times, but their forwards were wild in

ing one of his infrequent visits to Java kick by Peskitt, Eaton headed the ball ports, with three or four destroyers, and into the net with Clayton well out of goal. The East Surreys then forced two the farm is going to Saigom.

edrners but the R.A. cleared, the interval arriving with the Surreys leading hy three

goals to nothing.

The US. Asintie Fleet is constituted very diferently to the Chinn Squadron. of the Royal Navy, since the United States keep all their most powerful and modern battleships in what is known as the Pacific Firet, and they only maintain la destroyer and submarine Foro in the

Far East

The vessels under Admiral Washington consist of twenty-one lustrugars, six

On re-starting, the R.A. got away bat Harris was beaten close in. The East Surreys were soon attacking but Humber- stone missed close in At the other end, Sowter missed a good opening, shooting from Mitchell well forward and sent back outside the

Eaton took. a. pass posts. to Humberstone, who gave Clayton no hance with a fast rising shot. The R.A. wards hacked understanding and the East had several good openings, but their for

Surrey lefence ensity cleared. Butler

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Clayton cleared the shot just as the whistle sounded for time leaving the East Surreys winners by five goals to wil,

The teams:-

East, Surreys.Douglas; Cooper and Jordan; Petter, Mitchell und Bristowe Charlesworth, Eaton, Humberstone, Bat ler and Peskitt

R.A.-Clayton : Whittington and ¿Dol- hear; Lacock, Roade' und Viccars; Harris,. Christie, Bradley. Sowter and Harwood.

Theferee Mr. Tovey..

Questioned with regard to the annual maneuvres of the United States Navy to be held this year Letwern: Hawaii and the American coast. Admiral Washing. ton pointed out that for sour years it has hip the policy of the American | naval "Authorities to concentrate thei

best ships in the Pacife, and to keep" their older vessels in what was known as IE-PING LAU DEFEATS CH. E. R. A. the Scouting Flees in the Atlantic. Ever since the Panama Canal was opined it had been the practice for the two fleets to ineet every year in the neighbourhood of Panama and hold manet Vyes

What justification is there for du suggestion that the holding of the manoeuvres near Hawaii is au aggressive (strp against, Japani" the Admiral was.

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Nour whatever, plied There is no question of as a gressive step against Japan. It is no nore a threat against Japan than the raising of a regiment in Ohio would be?

THE SINGAPORE BASE.

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Su-I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant and am desired by the Prince of Wales to thank you for the copy of the 60th annual edition of "TE DraxcTORY & CHRONICLE POM China, Japan, tHE STRAITS SETTÜRMENTS,. IIC, Szo.." which His Boyalı Highness has been pleased to accept, and which will be extremely useful during the remainder of the tour.

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THE YANGTSZE, INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.

APPLICATION las been made to thy

Directors of this Company to iexte be CED, KWONG LAN of 31 Des Your Bod

Central, Hongkong, Daplicate Certificate for Eight Shares in the Company or other Certi ficabo. Certificates in hed thereof, upon the statement that the Original Certificase No. 1907, for Shares numbered 12 to 1.428, both 24/444 and dated Thirtieth day of November, DESTROYED; and Notice is Hershy Giren inclusive and 7107 has been LOST

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Ch. E. R. A. Furneaux: 3, 35. 217. former champion, will play against E. D. To-night at o'dock P. Yvanovich, da Roze, and to-morrow night 2.0. Ogden will meet L-Cot F. S. Montague Bates.

- SHANGHAI CHILD LABOUR.

MEETING OF RATEPAYERS.

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At the forthcoming special meeting of) ratepayers, to he held at the Town Hall, Shanghai, on Wednesday, April 15th, the thaietan of Council will propose a re- solution moving the adoption of Part III. of the Report of the Child Labour Com- mission.

ratepayers.

within Thirty Days Frora the Wate hereby No Claim or representation in respect of wach Original Certificate is made to the Directors, they will then proceed to deal with. such application for Duplicate or other new Certificata or Certificates,

Dated, Shanghai, 27th February, 1925.

T. A. CLARK, 1953]

Secretary and Manager.

THE YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.

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Asked for his opinion about the sig- gestion which has been made by the Liberal and Labour parties at home that [the Singapore naval base violates the spirit of the Washington Treaty, Admiral Washington remarked, I can only say that anyone who talks like that has never read the simplest sort of book about the Treaty, which distinctly excludes Singa pore, and places no restriction whatever on the schemi for a hase here.".

This Commission was appointed by the see the unity, I should be Jery or child labour in Shanghai and the vicinity. A Directors of this Company-to is to ALLO SCUZZZANO...th

conditions of Personally glad to Council to enquire into the matter of that, build a base any- and to make recommendations to what CHU WING ON of 312, Des Voeux Road where in their own territory, the Ad-regulations, if any, should be applied to Central, Hongkong, a Daplicate Certificate for miral added.. I think the more buses child labour in the Foreign Settlement, Eight Shares in the Company or other Carl-UIT Scenes Neapolitaine...... Massenet one has the less likelihood there is of any and to local conditions generally

having regard to practical cotisiderations Scate or Certificates in list thereof, upon the 7-SELECTox.The Martyr of Antioch Bullizam one coming down here to bother you."

The statement that the Original Certificate No. Commission's Report was duly submitted 4/456 and dated Thirtieth November 1907 for TONE PORN Finlandia. BARCHE AVN PLAMBEAUX. to the Council, and received its careful Share numbered 6478 to 6492 both inclusive ***What do you think of the argument and sympathetic ousideration, as the and 7707 has been LOST & DESTROYED that the bay is an aggressive act against make the above recommendation to the any days from the Date hereof No Claim er outcome of which it has been decided to

and Notice is Hereby Given that it within In Japan?" asked the interviewer.

"I don't see why Japan has any sor

representation is respect of mck Original Certificate The Council's announced policy

is made to the Directors, they will hers Adiral Sangoes than it is sympathetic with any reasonable pro-ppliced to deal with noch giccate for have," Admiral Washington replied. "It posals directed toward child welfare,

Duplicate or New Certificate or is several thousand miles from Japan, the prevention of the industrial employ

Certificator, And it is outside the limit prescribed by ment of children of tender years, to the

Datad, Shanghai, 27th February, 1925. * the Treaty. You have a perfect right to humane treatment of child workers, to

T. A CLARK, build a base in your own territory, whethe appointment of a trained foreign in-

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Secretary and Manager. ther at Singapore or Penang or anywhere spector who will pay periodical visits to Jardue To me it

thing to do. Ma a very natural all mills and factories, and generally i toward prevention of the exploitation of Is that the opinion of most Ameri-child labour. can naval men1 asked the pressman. It is its aim that those humanitarian "Of all Americua naval men," Ad considerations which govern the indus miral Washington replied, Great trial employment of child labour in West- Britain could not object to our building ern countries shall, ed far as is practic a hase anywhere on the west coast of the able, have application in the area under United States, and I don't see why waits administration, and it accordingly should have any objection to any base attaches importance to the sdoption of you choose to build in your own terri-regulations such as might reasonably be tory!

imposed to achieve that social welfare The only comment have to make which is generally desired. about the Singapore base," the Admiral concluded," in that it seems to me a very

proper and natural step to take a

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