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The Guarda glving a rehearsal of "Lodging the Colour" at the Tower of London in proparation for the Royal Tournament. It is a striking dri in the uniforms of the Res-" toration Period, with old mus kets and pikes. Photo shows King Charles 1st faking the salute.

U.S. AND WAR,

OBSERVATIONS ON WAR

DEETS.

CLUB EXPULSION.

SINGAPORE BASE.

(Continued from Pays 1).

The coolie lines are situated at the head of a valley of attractivo grass land, adequately drained, which has taken the place" of the jungle and swamp which existed there before the site was taken over. There is little to be

COURT AWARDS CAPT. P. WRIGHT $100 DAMAGES. Some pertinent observations on London, July 17-Captain Peter the Allied debts to America are set Wright was awarded £100 damages forth in a petition to the U. S. by a special jury in the High Court green Congress by Mr. Frederick Pea-against the Bath Club for the loss body, an eminent New England of amenities owing to his expul- lawyer. In this locument, which sion from membership, and £25 is bristling with facts Mr. Pea-damages for loss of reputation. body boldly asks Congress for the The case was a sequel to the hot cancellation of the war debts owed controversy with Lord Gladstone seen to the westward of the valley. to America by Great Britain and last July, arising from a passage The pile driving plant is visible her allies. He appeals to his in a book by the plaintiff reflecting above the trees and further still countrymen to see that the United on the moral character of the ex-to the westward, on the Wood States acts in this matters "as be Premier, Mr. W. E. Gladstone. comes the land of our fathers." Mr. Peabody argues that the ad- vances from the United States to

How It Arose.

The Bath Club took Captain

lands side of the five miles of coun- |try separating Seletar from Wood-

is to link up the Base with the lands, work on the railway, which

the Allies were not made to be re-Wright to task for using the Club's paid, but to provide more effect-note-paper for purposes of a con- ally of American security and de-troversy, and later expelled him F.M.S. Railways has for some time fonce. Ife quotes an army report for having declined their request been in progress. An outlet from as placing the cost of the Ameri-to resign. ean wounded during the war at

the valley is at present under con- The plaintiff complained that no! juat over £600,000,000, and the opportunity was given total cost of killed and wounded stating his case, or explaining metalled road leading back to the him for struction in the form of a wide at £1,100,000,000. He also quotes justifying his conduct. an American army officer as sny-}

Seletar Road to a point where the ing that "the Allies did our fight-that the defendants did not deny

Mr. Justice Horridge pointed out offices have been constructed and ing for Ave-sixths of the time that the plaintiff was not properly the seaward edge of the aren were in the war." This officer, expelled. It according to Mr. Peabody de-principal of English justice that the Seletar Road on which the re was a fundamental stretching a mile and a half down clared:

a man should never be condemned sidences for the European person- unheard.

Since the enemy was on the run during the greater part of our active participation in the fighting.

it is fair to assume that our lossex per month were less than they world is more artistic than a nuk Paris, June 28-Nothing in the would have born for the five-sixthsed feminine body," said Lee Shu- of the time and before the enemy bert, the New York, theatrical had been broken. To be conserva manager, to a reporter of the Paris tive, however, let us assume they edition of the New York Herald would have been the same. Then Tribune when asked concerning our losses in men killed would Flo Ziegfeld's campaign have been 300,000, and in wounded modesty от 1,200,000, or expressed in £6,600,000,00. The saving to us is £5,500,000.

nel of the Base will eventually be built. A great deal of much more!

however, before the development important work has to be done,

of that area will be taken in hand.

I

ANTI-MALARIAL WORK.

In his office, surrounded by for struggling specimens of mosquito world has no objection to nudity site, and by latex cups accommod- the stage. "The life collected from all parts of the in sculpture or painting," said

Mr. Shubert, so why object to it ating larvne of the anophilene and Dealing with the United States behind the footlights? Words less objectionable types of the entry into the war, the petition and actions may be vulgar, but the species, the writer encountered one says, "It was perfectly plain to the human body never is. Nudity is of the two naval M.O.s who have "United States Government that on the stage to stay, I believe." their headquarters at the Base.

we were not to be.

Al Woods, another New York pro. At the moment he was giving his ducer, questioned regarding Mr. attention to the question of dealing Ziegfeld's ideas, said, "I do not with a mosquito breeding ground believe he will keep up this pose in a rather inaccessible swamp on very long."

Left to Face Germany Alone. our associates, Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Italy, must be maintained by us with all) necessary supplies until we could

the neighbouring rubber estate. It is the boast of the medical authorities there that it is difficult to find a mosquito on the naval buse alte itself, and, while the small hospital of fourteen beds at present accommodates one or two

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RETURN TO THE

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in

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THE WHITE SISTER

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SHOWING

at 2.30, 5.15,

join them in the field. The Allies that every dollar was advanced needed them for their own. interest, and used for our benefit, and that of course, but they needed them it benefited us incalculably." before we went into the war, and Mr. Peabody might, enys the only got them when they would be News of the World, have gone fur cases of malaria, these are attri of banent to the United States. ther without straining at the truth, buted to breeding grounds with He might have pointed out that out the confines of the Base. The The President committed America to the contribution of everything American troops were brought to native village on the east of the we had towards fighting the war. this country by British transports, Seletar Boud is being moved back About £1,900,000,000 was advanced protected by British battleships, with the object of assisting anti-7.15, & 9.15 p.m. to enable our war-cary Allies to that they were drilled and trained malarial measures on the site, prosecute the war alone against by British officers, and fought with Keen carried out on a the enemics of the United States Suns and equipment paid for by thorough scale. until we could join them, and thus us. And without analysing the cos have had the advantage of the The naval medi- causes which kept America but of

knowledge acquired by Sir Mal- dozen years time.

where the anti-malarial work has

very

THE

WORLD

Bave us either from having to fight the war, without saying that it colm Watson and other authorities are mosquito-proof and, while fqur bombs were exploded by some."

BOY:-

In the market place of Sofia unknown persons, causing severe

Germany without Allies or from

The quarters having to crawl on our knees at was just as much the right of in the country in the matter of the fine meshing tends to darker her feet." Mr. Peabody goes on to America to defend the mainten-anti-malarial work. Quite apart the rooms, the latter are spacious injuries to many people.

ance of International Treaties, or from the drainage and oiling that enough to be healthily airy. They Constantinople, June 30-Mus- The total exaction by the United to defend its own honour after the has been done all over the site are better than the bulk of resi States from its late associates ex-sinking of the Lusitanin, when so the authorities are doing a lot of dences in Singapore in that they tapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkiali coede £1,200,000,000, or more than many valuable American lives rescach work which explains have modern sanitation and the dictator, has let it be known ho the amount of our national debt. were lost, he might have insisted the extensive entomological collée long zinc baths which area rarity will not tolerate unlicensed criti- Franco has begged that the United upon the duty of his countrymen, tion with which the M.O. and his in Singapore itself. The quarters cism of his religious and dress re- States should make the payments as some recognition of their obli- ataff were busying themselves. are supplemented by two comfort-forms by women. He has order dependent upon France's collec- gations, to share our financial tions from Germany. We have in- burdena from the moment war sent housed under exceptionally verandah and dining room, a de- make such criticism in public. A The European staff are at pre-able mesues, each having a fine ed the arrest of all women who sisted upon prompt payment, ac broke out, Mr. Peabody's petition comfortable conditions. Their cent billiard room, and reading special aquad of policewonten has cording to the bond, whether, Ger- appears, however, to have fallen quarters, running parolled to the room. Thus, the attractions of been created. Several Meslem many pays France or not. What upon barren ground. Only one Seletar road, overlook the Straits, Singapore town being practically women in Constantinople havo an exhibition of America's concep American paper has had the cour and although only of a temporary out of reach, except for week-ends, been fined $10 each because they tion of unalterable gratitude! age to publish it and as Congress, nature, they are built of kapor on much has been done to make living declared condemnation of the veil "For all this America has to in the words of Mr. Peabody, brick pics above concrete founda- conditions for the personnel om- and approved of short skists of thank Congress," he adds. "Its knows that its action, is morally tions and are roofed with French ployed at the Base as comfortable fonded good taste and violated members well know its action to indefensiblo," It will, no doubt, tiles, they give the impression that as closely scrutinised expenditure tenets of the Koran. The women be morally indefensible; they know alao boycott it..

they will still be serviceable in a will allow. Singapore Free Press. were threatened with imprison-

ment for a second offense.