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MALAYAN FASCISTS.

INTERESTING GATHERING IN SINGAPORE.

SEVERAL LADY MEMBERS.

TEN YEARS FOR HYLAMS

"COMMUNISTS, AT SINGA- PORE ASSIZES.

"HECTIC LITERATURE.”

SINGAPORE, May 23rd.

1928.

TWO GUNMEN ARRESTED.

PLUCKY-SINGAPORE-

INSPECTOR

LIFE SAVED BY PÍSTOL MISFIRING.

GOLF NOTES.

Without wishing to appear top, much of a pessianist, it is safe to say that next week-end parts of Fanling will be in a very tiring and difficult state. The 0th and 15th fairways were top dressed last week,

At the Singapore Assizes two afteravon captured two Chess the 13th very heavily, and it was

SINGAPORE, May 2nd. There was an interesting cere mony at the residence of the Italian Cohaul, Mr. V. Fini, in Paterson Chinese, Goh Joon Pong and Lies Road, when the Singapore and Low Jang, wore charged with Johore members of the Malayan possession of seditions literature branch of the Fascist movement The first accused pleaded guilty gathered to inaugurate their new and the second accused claimed Bag."

In opening, the D.P.P. (Mr. Most of the members of the small N. H. P. Whitley) said that Italian community in Singapore Inspector Kemp, of the Central Station, visited the house of Lt present, and the Fascist

Wilson

and at Mount Faher uniform consisting of black coat, inspected the boys' quarters.

quantity of literature shirt, and trousers, was much in found

which was of a most appalling

were

evidence. The Malayan branch hus

about 26 members, of whom 16 are located in Singapore and Johore, and there are also several lady members, who also wore a black uniform yesterday..

Italian Tricolour. The Bag, which consisted of the Italian tricolour, with the symbols of the fasces and sxe in the centre, was blessed by Father Ruaudel and inaugurated by little Miss Emma Pini.

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SINGAPORE, Alay 21st.. Unarmed and singlehanded, a European police officer yesterday

as tiring to walk and play on sa gunmen, after having been fired at several times at pointblank range. a ploughed.field. The heavy rain The officer was Mr. B. Scott, of should have done wonders in wash- the Police Weights and ensures Department, and the pluck and ing the dressing well in, but by determination he exhibited may be next Sunday these faitways will bë gathered from the fact that after like young jungles. Many of the knocking down with his at a man who had fired three shots at han greens had a part under repair too, from a distance of twelve lost he and there was a thick cover of grass turned and went after another gun-

on them. men, who, but for the fact that his automatic missed tire, would have shot Mr. Scott in the back while he was tackling the first gunman.

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Gunmen At Work. Inspector Scott, who was off

There was, one must admit, a great deal too much rain over the week-end to make golf a very pleas

ant amusement. Yet Fanling stood up to it very well, and a last round

duty at the time, was driving along on Saturday evening, when things Arab Street about three o'clock had quietened down, was easy and

afternoon, when yesterday

he pleasant, though a bit "sploshy."

One of the documents produced in court was an extract from a "bectie" publication called "Blood light This was written against the British Government and called upon the people to take the reins of Government into their own noticed a crowd gathered, on the hands.

tive-foot way. He did not know it Another document discussed pro-at the time, but what had hap- Parandh and what the people ought in do to free themselves. It urged the destruction of the Imperialists and their running dogs" (the police), the preferred method being by assassination. Besides the "red bodyguard, da was urged that the people should get ready for war, the best weapons for this purpose being homis, revolvere and daggers. For riets the use of bombs and revolvers was recommended.

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Intended Victims. Among these singled out for assassination were the Conrule, the secretary for Chinese Affairs, and particularly the Governor of the Straits Settlements.

pened was that two gunmen, alter shooting down a man in Fraser Lane, were making their escape. followed by a crowd.

Happy Valley, as is to be ex- pected, did not live through the downpour on Sunday quite sa well. On Sunday night one could see the reflection of every street lamp right

Seeing a Chinese draw a pistol, Mr. Scott, without waiting to stop across the course, and there was his car, relinquished the wheel to still a lot of casual water about the syce at his side, and sprang yesterday morning. In spite of this out of the car. He jumped soress the dram running between the road and the five-foot way and as he landed on the other side the gun

man fired.

Not Four Paces Apart.

were then facing each other, not Laspector Scott and the gunean our paces apart, and the inspector ducked as the man ared, the shot going harmiessly over his head. The gunman fired again, and again Mr. Scott ducked and escaped the bullet

there were a fair number of enthus iasts on the course who appeared to be playing a more or less normal round. Quite how they managed it I don't know.

The number of entries for the Whitsun meeting were rather limit- ed, and I expect the number of returns were almost infinitesimal Yesterday, judging by the weather in Hong Kong, must have been far)

afr. G. Vaccaro, secretary of the branch, in a short speech, remind ed his hearers that the date which they had chosen for the inaugura tion ceremony was the anniversary of Italy's entry into the war. He recalled the state of Italy in May, 1920, when ex-soldiers who had been wounded in the war were insulted

The documents were found in the by the populace, with the

room of the first accused. In the cognizance of the weak Government room of the second accused rolls of then in power. The morale of the paper, similar to that es, which the Italian maskes sank to a very low terature had been printed, and

As the gunman fired his third pitch after the war, he said, and part of a cyclostyle printing set,shez Inspector Scott jumped be- was found. The printing-set was

for gall, but probably most people the memory of those days was bit still wet showing that it had behind a pillar to his left. Shipping and away the best day of the three

round the pillar before the ter, but the reaction that had fol- recently used. The other part of could are again the inspector had given up the idea of playing

the priating set was found between lowed had been glorious. At the oven and the wall in the cook's sprang at him, bringing him down after the rain on Sunday night. It

with a blow on the jaw. time when the antional life was room. under a cloud, and when the un Both accused were found guilty," and his Lordship, without, com- certainty of Italy's future was menting on the case,

une affecting the energy, spirit, and both of them to 10 years penal strength of the nation, Italy pray-servitude. ed for & Garibaldi or a Crispi to save the country, and there had come one who was greater than either of these men-Mussolini. It was the duty of all Italians to de- fend to the utmost the faith and unity of Fascism.

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CHINESE BASEBALL LEAGUE.

COMPLETING ITS SEASON

"DURING THE WEEK-END.

The Chinese Baseball League

As Inspector Scott bent over the would be idle to speculate upon the man; he heard the click of a returns that will be made, when one pistol misfiring. An indian police knows of nothing which Charity mon vame running up at this moment, and Inspector Scott, after would allow one to reveal, but one banding is captive over to this can at least hope that they will under the auspices of the South policeman, turned to Sed a second be better than last week. Then, China Athletic Association will.com- Chinese facing him with a pistol. in perfect conditions, four men tied He immediately weat for the man, and the gunman tarned and, Tan. Inspector Scott followed, and as the gunman rau along Arab Street towards Beach Read he fired twice at his pursuer. The shots missed; Mr. Vaccaro then gave the stir- W. J. Locke's novel of London and when the man stopped Inspec ring. Fascist salute, "Eja, Ej and Algiers, "Simon the Jenter" tor Scott arrested him. Eja, alala," which was vigorously is the story of a wealthy young

Four Miafires. echoed by the members.

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The Stirring Fascist Salute.

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SIMON THE JESTER AT THE QUEEN'S

for the bogey competition with a plets its season next week-end at return of a sort. All four are sound | Caroline Hill, when Kaori Club and and worthy citizens for all I know, the South China Boy Scouts will but that anyone should win that competition on that week-end with play a deciding match for the run- ners-up position. The South China that score is lamentable.

Association beginners who include

Golf Illustrated, in a recent issue. pays the Royal Hong Kong Golf members who have played neither Club the compliment of devoting the for the "Dragons" nor for the When the pistols were later centre sheet to a two page photo-Tigers," have won the champion- Afterwards badges sent from MP, who in the prime of life, is Rome were distributed to the mem- given only six weeks to live. His examined it was found that the graph of Fanling, with a comment ship of the season and will receive bers, and the toast of prosperity friend is in love with a circus second man's pistol had two empty below on the magnificent surround-

It was ings in which golf is played by our the silver cup offered by the All artiste, and the condemned man shells and four misfires. to Italy was heartily honoured by are to break the engagement as these misfires that saved Inspector exiled brothers in the Far East Chinese Athletic Club of Honolulu, the gathering.

a last good action before he dies. Scott's life while he was dealing or something of that sort, The The Singapore branch has been

Hawaii, a team from which played approved by the Registrar of When he himself falls in love with with the first gunman, oblivious of photograph is good, as a picture, Societies, and the objects of the the woman, there begins a train of the fact that a second man was but scarcely does justice to Fanling in Hong Kong Inat summer. Visit From Canton? branch, according to the particu- strange events involving the lives trying to shoot him in the back at as a golf course. The chosen view

is from above the 18th tee on the It is hoped that the Boy Scouts lars supplied to Government, are of many people and ending finally close range.

The accused were brought before New Course, looking out over the the promotion of social intercourse, in an exciting climax. The cast of the development of patriotic feel this unusual film includes Lillian the second police magistrate and paddy fields to the bills in the dis of Canton, under the auspices of ings, the co-ordination of in Rich, Eugene O'Brien, and Henry charged with the attempted mur tance, and it would not be very Scout Commissioner Hung Hsin der of a Chinees in Fraser Lane, easy to tell from the picture alone Chao, of Sun Yat Sen University, dividual support tending to the B. Walthall, in the leading rôles. help of destitute members, and

in Arab that the foreground was part of a The Grand National. and Inspector Scott

Street-Straits Times. generally the promotion of favour-

Among the news items shown at able reciprocal understanding be the Queen's Theatre to-day and to- tween the English and Italian com- morrow is a wonderful record of

munities.

A MANILA MYSTERY.

golf course: the 15th tee is just will visit Hong Kong some time in. discernible to the man with local June to play one or two games with knowledge, but nothing much else. the Boy Scouts of Hong Kong. The Even carefully annotated photo

graph of this part of the course Canton Boy Scouts also play base could not help anyone to understand; ball, although they are not up to

A copy of the rales of the Over-spills in the Grand National Races" sens Fascist Association, which has as Aintree, when, out of a field of its beadquarters in Rome, and to over thirty starters only, one-an

the Malayan branch is outsider named Tipperary: Tim," BRITISH SUBJECT'S DEATH that the Old Course is the finest the standard of the Hong Kong

which afiliated, was also sent to the Re-managed to complete the course.

Pugilists In Society. gistrar of Companies, and this

IN LADY'S FLAT.

MANILA, May 22nd.

Chinese.

The Hong Kong Baseball League-

course in the Far East. On the other hand, to take a philosophic view of it all, even the finest and most spectacular holes in real life games will begin about the middle have a way of becoming watered of June, soon after the completion down into an appearance of fiaccid of the Chinese Baseball League

document states, inter alia,' that The film version of a play which Considerable mystery surrounds the Fascist Associations in foreign enjoyed a long run in New York, the death of Cecil Drew, cashier of countries are to he operated in full will be shown at the World Theatre the Insular Life Insurance Con- respect and observance of the laws to-day and to-morrow. Is Zat So" pany, Manila, who fell dead at the mediocrity in a photograph Better games. and institutions of the countries in tells of a pugilist and his manager, home of Dolores Harding at 645 to have a good view and call it which they are established, and for who, when down and out, suddenly Inverness shortly after midnight Fanling than to see a hole like the the good of the Fatherland and find themselves mixing with high to-day. His body was removed to Gema debased until it looks as if the prestige and defence of Italiana-Straits Times

MISS DOROTHY GISH.

£1,000,000 SUIT AGAINST FILM

STAR.

society.

NEW YORK The £1,000,000 suit for alleged breach of contract, brought against her by the film producer, Mr. Charles Duell, was won by Miss LIFE RISKED FOR DOG. Lillian Gish, the cinenin, star, at Los Angeles.

years old:

first class golfer, but he is now sure of an early place in the Walker Cup Team which will go to America in the near future, an

Probably most people would have preferred to see Wethered win His second Championship, but at any

ALL-NIGHT SPORT.

THAMES ISLAND CLUB OF PERPETUAL SUNSHINE.

the City Morgue early this mornit might be reached by a topped A Lost Diamond

ing and an autopsy will be per- putt and a bit of luck Raymond Griffith's burlesque, for

formed.

Drew Was 49

The victory of T. Perkins of resided in Boom Castle Bromwich in the Amateur at the Star Theatre to-day and to married, and morrow. The story begins with the 306 at the American-European Championship is well deserved, and

A new "sport resort for Lon- theft of a valuable diamond which YM.C.A. He was a British sub marks him as a really first class

player. The fact that he won the doners is being contructed on mysteriously disappears. An equally ject

According to information glean English Native Championship last Tagg's Island in the Thames, near mysterious murder follows. Ray mond Griffith, as coroner, is called ed by detectives of the Secret Seryear and reached the imal this year Hampton Court.

vice, Mr. Drow's death was pre-proves that his triumph is not in There will be three covered tennis in to unravel the mystery,

ceded by no indications of illness any way a fish in the pan. He has courts, which will be open for the With Miss Harding, he left the been looked upon before this more whole of the 24 hours, two racquets Delmonico Botel at 8.00 p.m. for as a powerful hitter than a really courts, an ice skating rink, golf a short automobile ride

They arrived at Miss Harding's home at 10.00 p.m. Mr. Drew re BINGLE HANDED ROPE

mained there until midnight. As be stood up to leave, Miss

Harding DESCENT IN SHAFT.

said, he asked for a glass of water The water was procured and he LONDON, May 1st. drank. A moment later he started by lowered himself on Sunday by a and toppled over to the floor, final. A year or two ago the two rope 100 feet down an old drift in Neighbours were notified by the Wethereda had made a niche for Mr. Duell to obtain damages from Derrick Brandellow lead mines, on frightened sist annet them themselves in golf, but now they the film star on the ground that the side of Lake Derwentwater, to there was a conspiracy to deprive

pine General Hospital. Upon him of her services and ruin him rescue & terrier. The drift had not called Dr. D. Ordenez of the Philip: are so rarely seen in big events that professionally. The previous suit been used for 300 years, and the arrival, Dr. Ordens ou os mais legend Roger Wethered certainly in 1995, when My Duell sought to walls were in dangers of collapsing already dead. The physician was was finding that restricted practice restrain anyone else from employ at any moment, unable to decide the cause of death had very much taken the edge off On reaching the foot of the shaft and left instructions for the re his game, and it was fairly widely said that he would not go to ing Miss Gish, was dismissed by Judge Mack, when he ordered that Pepper had to lie on his back and moval of the body to the Mr. Duell bs beld for perjury coz the terrier through a small Morgue

America with the Walker Cup Team hole in a mass of debris. According to E. W. Schelled of After reaching the final of the connection with the trial

Pepper drew himself up unaseist the Insular Life Insurance Com Amateur Championship he cannot ed with the terrier under one arm. pany, Mr. Drew is survived by his very well refuse, and he always By new Lighting features of in It had been lost underground for wife, at present living in England carries an immense amount of contense rays we hope to create the

-Manila Times.

Adence from the general public. a week,

The court instructed the jury that all the issues in the case had previously been adjudicated in, the Federal Court, New York, and s verdiet for Miss Gish was returned. Accordingly,

This was the second Tom Pepper, & Keswick labourer, to walk toward the door, stumbled rate it was good to see him in the many London theatrical vontures,

The jury, however, disagreed on the perjury charge, and the United stes Government dropped, the

putting greens, a specially con- structed bathing bench, and, a new island will be covered. ballroom. Nearly the whole of the The scheme is being run by a Devonshire, man, Mr. Herbert Ovril, who has been engaged in and was one of the founders of the Co-Optimists company.

Mr. Cyril mid to a press re centris my idea to found a sports day or night, whatever the wes terry, from the mainland capable ther. We ate putting in a new

of taking six cars at once, and there in parking space on the inland for 200 cars and for 1,000 on the mainland.

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