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SUMMER HOLIDAY'

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FORTY-TWO YEARS IN

SINGAPORE.

PAREWELL TO MR. MAKEPEACE.

"FATHER" OF THE SWIMMING CLUB.

SINGAPORE ASSAULT.

EUROPEAN STRIKES A POLICE

*MAGISTRATE,

AN ALLEGED “VEXATIOUS

PROSECUTION.

TENANT AND SANITARY INSPECTOR'S VISIT.

CORRESPONDENCE.

KING'S COLLEGE, HONGKONG.

[TO THE EDITOR of the

'DAILY' PRESB.""}

HONGKONG

Sia, I read with interest your leading

The assault caso in which two Euro-

In the course of, a summons by the paans, Mr. W. D. Tait and Mr. C. H. E. Breyer, were charged with assaulting Sanitary Departinent, in respect of the Mr. Walter Makepeace, for many years Mr. H I. Bull, Second Police Magia alleged insanitary condition of a lavatory article on King's College the new name 088ociated with the Singaporé Free Prem | trate, at Sea View Hotel, was concluded (at. No. 81, Wongneichong Road, before of Sai Ying Pun District School. I do and who is about to leave for England in the District Court on June 18th, each Major Willson at the Central Magistracy not know who chose, the name, but ven yesterday, Mr. M. K. Lo, for the defence, tave to suggest that, in these days when

on retirement after nearly 42 years re- of the accused being fined 850. sidence in Singapore, was entertained

In convicting the areuaed Mr. Dagia i said that, it was a "vexnlious" prosecu-most students seem to auffer from conceit to tin by the members of the Swinaming said that it was, a regrettable case. He tion, because the occupier had complain-and swollen heads, it would have been | Club, of which Mr. Makepeace was one thought that the accused had been 'the fed to the Sanitary. Departeient of the wiser to have kept the word "School *** of the original founders and a past pra aggressors, and he would therefore re, rude behaviour of Inspector John Hughes and to call the students "Schoolboys."

sident.

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Some filty members were present, and

or one of his visits.

This Colony might well sot the example cord a conviction on the charge of, as

Inspector Hughes denied that he know

in little points like this which are all the occupier of the house, as the person significat; and in this particular point. 1. aault. The charge of house trespass was dropped.

Mr. Breyer said that he had not had who had written the complaining letter. the difference is all the more significant. As a token of the affection and esteem in more than four drinks. He went into He contended that the latter had nothing when the Chinese language is used.

| Mr. Makepeate was handed a very and some silver cigar box, suitably inscribed,

which he is held by the members. The Occasion was by way of being a milestone in the history of the Club, for the Club which Mr. Makepeace helped, to found, and which was housed in an attap hut, now possesses a commodious clubhouse fitted with all amenities, and a concrete pagar which is gradually ap prouching completion. The function was a very cheery ate, and soy nota of sad- nesa there may have been was scon banished by the genial personality of this most popular of Singapore residente

FATHER OF THE CLUB,

In the unavoidable absence of Mr. W. A. White, president of the Club, Mr. H. L. Manchester, vice-president, presided, and after the loyal toast called upon Mr. H. R. W. Lobb, the genial secretary, to propose the health of Mr. Makepeace.

Mr. Lobb said that Mr. Makepeace was the father of the Club. He was ita foun- der in 1603 and as long ago as 1809 he

was its president. Moreover, he was a fine swimmer and the winner of very many races, ca their records showed.

Mr. Makepeace had always taken a very active interest in the Club, and on the eve of his departure it would be very gratifying to him to see the Club which he started years ago in such a flourishing condition. The members wished him

fong life and prosperity in his retire

ment. (Chcore.}

.

Mr. Lobb then handed to Mr. Make- peace the cigar box, and the health of the guest was drunk with musica!

honours.

ME MAKEPEACE'S MEMORIES.

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vein in his reply. He said that he was deeply touched by the words of Mr. Lobb. Looking back ho really did not feel that he had ever done very much for the Club. He had sat on the com- mittee, and they had a good many in- cidents in the younger days which were amusing and perhaps a little expensive. He remembered the first regatta which the Swimming Club held. It was held lower down the coast than the aite of the present enclosure, and they had no pagar in these days and no diving stage, but they enjoyed a fine "series of races and they had a very good

time.

It was decided that the prizes should be presented at a dinner at the Raffles Hotel., The Raffles Hotel was a very much more modest place in those days than it was now, with the billiard room in one corner of the building.

The ther secretary of the Club was Mr. Harry Lake Cooghlan, who had since risen to great heights in the City of London as an authority on rubber and coconuts and other things.

Mr. Cooghlan was entrusted with the duty of bringing the prizes from the Club 'to the Rafles Hotel, for distribution, and

he brought them down in a gharry. Like most of the members he had been en- joying himself, and he took out his pencil and wrote on the whitewashed wall the number of the gharry, leaving the prites in the vehicle. He then went in and had a very comfortable dinner. Afterwards he went out to get the prizes, but the gharry had gone and the num- bor had been rubbed off the wall. Those prizes were nover given. (Laughter.),

to do with the case.

Witness also remarked that as a matter Every nucans possible should be made to the sitting room, where he found Mr. Bull sitting, to get some cigarettes. Mr.

their proper places and such terms ast Bull told him he had no right there. Heof fact the letter was not written by the keep the School boys and School girls in "colleges" and "graduation ceremonies" boarder in the house. answered that he had every right there. occupier, but by a relative, who was a Then he was struck in the face. Mr.

Mr. Lo oaked if, in that case, know. should be rigidly avoided.

I met a boy recently who told me he Tait thin came into the room. He him-ing as much as he bad disclosed, witness self did not strike any blows, but he tried did not know the name of the actual bad Matriculated and Graduated at the to step between Mr. Bull and Mr. Tait, occupier. Mr. Lo suggested that the let-Hongkong College. On enquiring I found ter should have been of considerable that this "college" was a small`private while they were fighting.

school a few years ago which prepared assistance to the Inspector.

Two witnesses, Mr. J. Evans and Mr. R. F. Lamb gave evidence to the effect that Mr. Breyer was not drunk.

Mr. Bull and Mr. Breyer were seen to shake hands at the conclusion of the

case.

SEVEN LIVES LOST IN A

PERAK FIRE. "

on

the

A tragedy occurred early morning of June 13th, when a lonely attap hut at Tasek, a few miles from

Ipoh, was burnt down.

The occupants were an old Chinese woman squatter and her family of four os and three daughters. Three of the lattor were little children:

"Apparently the occupants were taken unawares, for all except the eldest son were trapped and burnt to death.

The son escaped with severe burns, and is in hospital.

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Next morning, when the police arrived;

Replying to His Worship, witness said boys up to what is known as Clay & or that he did not know the naine of the 4-in Schools in Hongkong: that standard - accupier, before he had applied for the is at least four years below the standard required at any recognised Matriculation summons.

The Inspector then asked for an ad- Examination.-Yours, etc., journment to enable him to call witnesses

to give evidence concerning the latter.

Mr. Lo objected to the application. His Worship over-ruled the objection. Mr. Lo objected to what he termed the

DISCIPLINE.

LEAVING TO-DAY.

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creating of an undesirable precedent, but PASSENGERS ON THE "EMPRESS on hoing tok by the Magistrate that the adjournment had been made on the ground of personal convenience, as he bad several more casos to go through,kong to-day at noon on tho F.M.S. Em- Mr. Lo withdrew his objection.

press of datu arc. the following:-

The case was adjourned until next Monday afternoon.

SENTENCE QUASHED.

Recently a Chinese workman was sen-

on the scene they found only the charred tenced at the Kowloon Magistracy to one

remains of seven persons.-Straits Times.

DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN

SARAWAK OFFICIAL.

Neys is to hand from Sarawak record- ing the death at home of Major J. C. Sarawak Government.

Moulton, O.B.E., Chief Secretary of the

It appears that Major Moulton's death was subsequent to an operation, and as he proceeded home only about six weeks age it must have taken place very shortly after his arrival.

Among the passengers leaving Hong-

Mr. H. Taggart,, Senior Managing Director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., who is leaving the Colony on five months' holiday. Mr. Taggart has booked to Shanghai, and will leavo there on a later boat for San Francisco.

Mr. P. I. Newman, Manager of the Hongkong Hotel, is going to Shanghai on. a business trip.

month's hard labour on a charge of steal- ing gunny bags, which wore claimed to

Mr. G. B. Archbutt, of the Union In- belong to the contractor responsible for suranes Society of Canton, Ltd.,” and, work at the Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon Mrs. Archbutt are en route to Vancouver. Yesterday, Mr.Somerset Fitzroy, for

Captain W. Davison, Marine Superin the defence, applied for re-hearing tendent of the C.P.S. in Hongkong, is of the case in view of being in a post-going to Vancouver on holiday. tion to call fresh evidence.

Mr. P. W. Massey, Managing Director at Shanghai of Messrs. Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd., is returning to Shanghai, after a business visit to Hongkong.

His Worship consented to re-open the case, and a auf-contractor was called, who stated that defendant, who had been

Chief Detective Inspector J. Grant' is employed by him, did not steal the bags, but that he (witness) gave them to deten going Home vid Canada to Scotland on Major Moulton's death, at the early age el 40, deprives Sarawak of a valu- dant himself. The bags, witness said, retirement, after over, thirty years service. alle offeer, who had also rendered able were purchased by him from the contrac-in the Hongkong Police Force. servie to the Straits Settlements. He tor and were not stolona.

Hia Worship held that a misunderstand- originally went out to Sarawak in 1909. At the outbreak of war be resumed his commission in the 4th Wiltshire Regi-ing probably arose in the matter, and ment (T.F.) and served in India. From that as the haga were used in the work Officer to the Local Forces, Straits Settle- Helierefore quashed the 1916 to the end of the war bo was Staff it was concluded they had been stolen. ments and P.M.B., and he was awarded | paised.. the 0.8.E. (Military).

Later in 1919 Major Moulton was ap nointed Director of Raffles Museum and Library, a position which he filled with acceptance up to about three years ago, when he again went to Sarawak, taking up the post of Chief Secretary to Gor ernment. He rendered very good ser vice to Sarawak, and the news of his death was received with much regret by a wide circle of friends.

think that that suggestion would be quite neeeptable, but he asked, the committee to nat Tuesday at the same time at the padre's disposal. (Laughter.)

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Mr. and Mrs. Crookdale, Miss F. Fothergill, Mra 8. H. Galo, Mr. C. V. Guest, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hill, Mr. A. Jilott, Miss E. Rapley, Miss M. Roche"}, and Commander B. L. C. Sebastian, R.N. Booked for Hongkong on the P. & O. 8. Macedonia, which left: Southampton on June 10th, are:-

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Romola. Judging by the advance. Miss J. Eckinson, Sub-Lieut. Good- bookings, there should be well patronised enough, M.C., R.N., Mr. A. Mackenzie, houses for the remainder of the week.

As previously mentioned in these and Mr. Pivetsau. columns," Romola" deals with the life of the Italian Renaissance in Florence, when, that city was in her golden age the ego of the splendid de Medici and of the martyred reformer,, Savonarola;

The story is especially adaptable for screen use, and while it might be called a costume picture, the charactors are The following letter, under the above such that one has no trouble in keeping heading, appears in the N0. Voily their identity in mind, which is a big drawback to many films of a spectaculares to hand-

.PROFESSOR.

Mr. Makepeace added that he had been very much touched by the reception they had given him, and he would carry away from Singapore very happy memo ries of the Swimming Club from the time when it was a little attap but to the days when they boldly dared to buy the land on which the present clubhouse stood. He was extremely glad to have heard their good wishes and to have had an op- portunity of saying that there would

Sia In your Hongkong correapon- The Gish sisters are together in this dent's letter which appears to-day I always be a soft spot in his heart for a Club that promoted sociability and friendship and provided the very finest picture for the first time since the "Or

phans of the Storm," and Lillian appears notics an error in the brief account of exercise in the world. (Applause.)

The function concluded with the sing-as Romola and Dorothy as Toss, the the departure of Professor Wilfred J.

littlo pensant girl who lives so happily ing of Auld Lang Syne.

naturo.

SHALL BEGINNINGS, They had started from very small be ginnings in the Club, Mr. Makepeace proceeded. He had not done very much, though he guaranteed an overdraft at the bank on one occasion, and he had beer. a trastes for a good many years, but that was all forgotten in the pleasant comradeship and healthy exercise which they had got out of the Club,

Mr. Makepeace mentioned that at one time he used to' he secretary of the land sports held on: New Year's Day; but he was removed to the ses sporta, and he An interesting ceremony, took place in promptly passed the duties on to the the othee of the Singapore Free Press, committee of the Swimming Club duties | Robinson Road, when presentations were makes a welcome re-appearance in this and the founder of the Association of

made to Mr. Makepeace on his retire ment from the position of editor after tonry thirty-seven years** Barvich,

THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS EDITOR.

until she falls in love with the wicked Hinton, Professor of Political Economy Tito, and thon is swept into tragedy. in the University of Hongkong Profes

• Honald Colmann, who appeared as the or flinton is correctly mentioned n

hero in Miss Gish's "The White Sister, having been Registrar of the University which they had carried out very efficient

icture; while William H. Powell is an "attractive sort of villdia,

Past and Present Commercial Students, ly ever since.

The settings are very gorgeous, but but he is not known to have ever Mr. Makepeace also recalled that there

apart from being a flm of beauty, the was once & padre in Singapore who was. On behalf of the editorial and report picture is also one of strong dramatic the post of Deas of Lugard Hall...”?. very auxions to come across to the ing staff, Mr. B. D. Davies, managing appen.

cause there has never been such a post Romola" Swimming Club and me how they spent director and editor, presented Mr. Make-

will be shown at the their Bunday mornings. He was invited peace with a focal plane camera. Queen's Theatre again today, tomorrow in, the University Professor Hinton was to como along, and he came.“

From the mabordinate staff the retiring and Saturday, the performances beginning at one time Warden of Lugard Hall, and, He was received just like anybody else, editor received an address printed on at 2.30, 5 sharp, 7.38 and 8.30 each day until last year was Dean of the Faculty and all went wall, but eventually he silk and enclosed in a beautifully munde said. "How do you think a little service silver enakot resting on the trunks of two would go between 11.30 and 121 Heebony elephants and suitably mounted (the, penker) knew all the members of on an ebony stand.

the Club, and he replied that he did not

Felicitous speeches were made and Mr. (Continued on urst column) Makepeace was garlanded.

THE STAR TREATRE.

At the Star Theatre, Kowloon, to-night "Carl Laemmle production, "Under Western Skies, will be shown. This picture will be exhibited until Saturday.

of Arts. Perhaps your correspondent confused the two offices.-I an, etc.,

PAUCAS PALLABH IN, - Bhanghai, Jumo 15th, 1920.