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THRILL ROMANCE!

10 Stars! 10 Song Hits! 100 Thrillst Cast of

10,000!

Jeanet

MacDONALD Nelson EDDY THE GIRL of the GOLDEN WEST

A ROBERT Z. LEONAR pradacian with WALTER PIDGEON LEO CARRILLO BUDDY EBSEN Directed by Robert 2. Leogant Produced by Whathony McQuire

ده الله سوم

TOMORROW

AT THE

KING

SINGAPORE SCOUTS AND GUIDES DIE FOR CHINA

Highest Traditions Of

Movement Fulfilled

The highest traditions of the Boy Scout and Girl Gulde move- ments have been heroically fulfilled by 16 overseas Chinese scouts and guides from the Straits Settlements, 10 of whom have been "killed, two wounded and the remaining four reported mising while engaged in front line service with the Chinese armies.

The only one in the group whp at present can graphically relate the epic sacrifices is Ng Chee-keng, a boy of 19. He is now. lying in a Hankow military hospital recovering" from two bullet Hounds and a fractured skull.

His sole remaining contrade is Miss Chong Yeng Tack social secretary of the ualt known as, the Singapore Chinese War Front Service Corps, who had her right leg amputated as a result of a severe machine-gun wound while serving in a Arst aid feld station on the Shansi front.

strong and

GENERAL

Women Are

The Stronger Sex

LIVE LONGER

LORD CROMER

Takes Over New Appointment

The Earl of Cromer, for 18 years Lord Chamberlain. retired from

that office early. this month.

The King had appointed him to Women are the he-men of the be a permaient Lord-in-Waiting. family now,' The old tale about

the weaker sex is finally exploded. Lord Cromer was received in Look at the 1938 "Statistical audience by the King at Bucking- Year Book" of the League of Na-ham Palace, and handed to His Majesty the three symbols of his tions. Just published.

office:" his white wand, his gold key, and his badge.

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The averago man and man today, it says, can expect to live longer than those of 1910.

Women are stronger at birth, and a smaller propor- tion of girl babies die in their first year.

Lord Cromer is an old friend öf the King as well as a high 'Court official.

The brief audience over. Lord

A few moments after receiving the symbols the King presented them to Lord Clarendon, who Illustrating the increase in the succeeds Lord Cromer as Lord belittled average length of life, the book Chamberlain, Angered by Japan's invasion of their own safety and their homeland Jast summer. their own lives "when things of says that in England and Wales the average boy born today can enthusiastic Chinese greater importance" were to ba

expect to live 60.13 years, though Cromer took leave of his Sovereign, scouts and guides in Malaya im- performed.

the boy born in 1910 could expect and left the Palace on foot, receiv- mediately decided to return to The evacuation of the Chinese to live 51.50 years.

ing once more the "salutes of the China.

troops from Shanghal found three Under the banner of the War of their comrades dead. including land and Wales can expect 64.39 Green Park:

The average girl born in Eng-Falace Police as he crossed to the

a girl

Front Service Corps, 16 youths nine boys and seven girls, all" in their teens and mostly students in Singapore. salled for their mother-a land on a mission of service.

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TRUSTED ADVISER

Lord Chamberlain, Lord Clarendon takes over all the duties connected with the arrangements of Courts and other State functions at the Royal Palaces.

years of life compared with 55.35 One of the scouts was killed by years for those born in 1910. stray bullet while carrying a message from a captain in an advance outpost to battalion girl guide, was reported missing They represer.ted the cream of

kilometers in and was never heard of again. headquarters ten overseas Chinese scouts and guides

Although their hearts ·were in that British colony in the South the rear. The other scout died

Lord Cromer is the second trus- when the Japanese bombed a grief stricken the living members Seas. They brought messages of

Red Cross truck carrying wound. of the doomed Corps, now num-ted adviser of his father, whom cheer and unwavering faith from

bering only seven. remained stole King George VI, has appointed a China's patriotic citizens In Mala-ed to a deld station.

and non-chalent. They were more permanent Lord-in-Waiting. The Death come to the girl guide, determined than ever to carry on. other is Lord Wigram, who was Most of them came from faml-Cheng Kong-tee, from a Japanese les of high standing in the Penin-plane while she was directing the They considered it would be a private Secretary to King George

disgrace to return to their homes V. sula. Led by capable and beastl-evacuation of war refugees around

In Singapore alive while their

Lord Wigram's appointment was ful Miss Mack Swee-cheng.

the Lotien. The bomb killed 45 more comrades had made their supreme announced in December. 1938,, tm- only daughter of a wealthy Chi-civilians and wounded another 80 sacrifices for the nation.

mediately after the King's acces sugar merchant in Singa-

REPORTED MISSING

slon. pore, the group reached Canton The withdrawal from Soochow on October 1, where they were took the lives of two more scouts. sent for further, first aid and armyOne was fatally wounded in

training by the Overseas Affairs motorcycle accident when he was Commission officials there.

driving to the front on an errand. FRONT LINE SERVICE The other one died of a Their plea for front une service wound while rescuing the wound- was quickly answered and they jed under fire. were detailed for duty at Lotien, The fall of Nanking increased The four remaining girls act- scene of severe fighting or the the toll of the Service Corps by tally took part in guerilla warfare the only known survivors of the

more. including another while the scouts were again co- Corps

Miss Chong Shanghal sector.. Besides rescuing three the wounded and giving them girl. The girl was the talented cupied in dispatch-running and Yeng-tack is still receiving treat- fist aid, the boys were used as Captain Mack Swee-cheng. They rescuing the wounded. dispatch runners while the girls were trapped-in the capital, as acted military intelligence they stuck to their job of caring workers.

→

TOOK PART IN WARFARE :

With Lord Cromer and Lord During a short rest in Cantor, they were recommended by the Wigram constantly in attendance representatives of the Eighth upon him the King will be able to Routh Army to serve as partisans call for the advice of these exper

lenced counsellors whenever,need Hence last shell on the Shansi front.

spring their trail led to China's may arise. ,,Northwest.

of sixteen.

ment in Sian following the loss) Thus they carried on their work of a leg. and Ng Chee-keng, who until all of them were put out of was recently sent to Hankow from

missing and two others were action-two more were killed. wound.

three minssig and two others were of the two wounded. who are wounded.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1938–PAGE 3

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