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SWIMMING SIMPLIFIED.
LEARN TO FLOAT ON WATER IN STARTING
TO SWIM.
Showing how to practice gliding. The photograph at top shows the correct form in gliding, and the photograph on the side shows the position to take to shove off. --
The first step in swimming, gliding motionless on the surface in prone position, teaches the cor- rect position for swimming the crawl.
Stand with back to any upright surface which affords a resting placerfor one foot. Bend one log at knee, resting other at pool side. Stoo forward from the waist, head near surface with
arms thrust forward at water level, palms down and hands touching.
As a deep breath is taken, push. off with upräised foot and stretch to full length. The body should form a straight line from fingers to toes,
Hold this as long as possible. If you need air'or start to sink, lift the head, press downward with both arms and lower one leg like you were stepping forward.
The push should result in a glide of several yards. After a few glides, try moving the "legs up and down alternately so that as one rises the other drops. Keep legs Make atraight but relaxed. Keep feet pointed pigeon-toed. movements rather fast, in an easy thrash. Don't let the feet lift the water."
When you perfect the leg movements, try the arms. Thrash them forward.
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Don't try to do too much at first, but perfection of this exercise, although one may not realize it, should result in the ability to swim a few yards after the first lesson.
POLICE RESERVE
ORDERS.
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M.C.C. TOUR IN S. AFRICA.
1927:
FOOLISH PRANKS BY PROPAGANDISTS.
ATTEMPTS TO EMBARRASS SHANGHAI FIRMS.
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DISSEMINATING RUBBISH,
IMPERSONATED SON OF SULTAN.
JOHORE OFFICIALS SENT TO GAOL.
A remarkable story of how a young Malay employed In the Johore Prison Dispensary, acting in concert with another Govern- One of the most awkward atment employee, in a clever ruse to tempts which we have yet seen deceive a Chinese seeking to pre- made by the communist agents to
vent the banishment of his wife, sway the English-speaking public impersonated the third son of the against the foreign imperialists, Sultan, was related before the the Chinese militarists, and the First Magistrate, Mr. F. C. Mar- Shanghai Municipal Council came shall, last week, when two Malays, to light yesterday, says last
Tuesday's N. C. Daily News, when Rejab and Mustapa, were charged two local, foreign business firms with cheating and thereby induc- and the Criminal Intelligence De-ing the delivery of property. Both the accused were Government partment of the Shanghai Muni- cipal Police were flooded with en- employees, Rojab being a ser- velopes containing exceedingly in-geant warder in the Johore Bahru flammatory and illiterate litera- Prison with over ten years ser- vice, while Mustapa was employed in the Prison Dispensary.
ture.
ment.
!
The scheme which the would- be propagandists struck upon was
The D.P.P., Mr. R. Moor, ap to counterfeit the envelopes of the peared for the prosecution, whose two firma, fill them with two evidence, as related by the com pamphlets and send them through plainant, Chey Ah Lir, a garage the posts to local officials, courts, proprietor of Batu Pahat, was to business, houses, police stations the effect that in February the and heads of the police depart-complainant's wife was arrested The two firms which suffered nexion with a charge of procuring on a banishment warrant in con- from counterfelting were Messrs.young girls as prostitutes, and Kelly & Walsh. Ltd., and Messrs.was brought down to Johere Hirsbrunner & Co. The repco Bahru Prison. Efforts of various. kinds wore made to get the woman released, the first accused being intimately concerned and he paid several visits to Ah Lin's house at Pahat,
ductions of the names on both were distinctly amateurish. Kelly & Walsh's envelope of many years standing was changed to rend The Kelly & Walsh Publish- ing Co., while the street number of Hirsbrunner's read "96, King- ae Road" instead of "36, Klangse Road."
Not Enough Money for Stamps.
1
Handed Over $450.
On June 13 Rejab went to Batu Pahat and told the complainant that he must come to Johore
The first intimation, that their Bahru at once and go to a certain envelopes were being counterfeit-lodging house, where, nt, ten ed and used through the mails o'clock on the following morning, was yesterday morning when the he would meet the third son of Post Office returned a dozen and the Sultan, to whom he must hand a half envelopes to Hirsbrunner over $450 and two gold bangles. marked insufficient postage. On Ah Lin did as suggested and at being opened the two pamphlets the appointed time and place he were found and the matter turn-found a Malay, who said he was the Sultan's third son, waiting ed over to the police.
A short time later about 70 en- for him. To this Malay, who velopes were received from the was, of course, deceiving him as Post Office by Kelly & Walsh with to his identity, Ah Lin handed the the same marking. On opening $450 and the bangles, hoping that London, Aug. 8.
them the envelopes were found to his wife's release would thereby Ernest Tyldesley (Lanes), Free-contair. "nothing which the pub-le effected. Subsequently be dis- Iman (Kent) and Elliott (Derby-lishing house or any other self-covered that he had been made respecting publishing house the victim of a very clever ruse;+ shire) have accepted invitations would send out, not only on ac-information was given to the to tour South Africa
count of the context, but because police, and the two accused were 31.C.C. team.
of the literate character of the arrested. The Malay who actual- editing" as an official of the firmly received the money was declared.
second accused. Ah Lin's wife is One of the pamphlets in ques-now in China, the banishment- tion is entitled "Stingy Shanghai having been duly carried into Ladles out Last Minute Hero effect.
Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. THREE MORE ACCEPTANCES. Wolfe, Captain Superintendent of Police.
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Strength.
The following have enrolled in the Chinese Company and are posted respectively as under:-
Constables R.66 Lawrence S.-Y. Wong, 67 Chow Ching Chiu, 68 Lum Sam Yuen, 69 Kwong Loong. 71 Wong Chun Fook, and 72 Marius Woo. Fok Hong to No 3 Section.
"
Constable "R.70 Francis Man Chong Wong to No. 2 Section.
Training Part I.
The following Police Reser-
with, the
AERO CLUB OF INDIA.
SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S PROPOSAL.
Calcutta, Aug. 8. The Englishnian's London
cor-
vists have been passed out as respondent states that, according efficient in Part I of Training to the Morning Post, Sir Victor
Sassoon,
Course:
accompanied
Stuff' to Her 'Gallant-Savours'
い
the
(saviours?) Fails to Treat the For the defence, represented by Soldiers like Men while here. Mr. W. E. Demuth, it was contend- Troops Reply-To Hell With ed that the whole case was - A Your Christmas Pudding."
false one, and evidence to prove
This purported to be a letter an alibi was called. from a British soldier to "Shang-
fai's, Exploiters," and among the The Magistrate convicted both other ridiculous things acaecused and sentenced them to by euses the "Shanghai Mind" of six months' rigorous imprison-
valting equally the British soldier ment each. and the Chinese coolie.
Chinese Company.-L. Sergts. 7 Squadron-Leader Simpey, have left NK Kai Wing, 25 Tsui Kwing London for Simla, with the object Kong, Constables, 8 Tso Tsun Un, of establishing the Aero Club, of 13 David Loie, 14 Harry Loo, 15 India, and co-ordinating the Flying Ow Yeung Kin Heng, 16 Chung Clubs of Calcutta, Karachi and Maa la, 17 Leong Yue Sang,, 18 Zombay. Hwang Hong Yeh, 21 Luk Pik Hing. 26 Tsui Kong Chau, 27 Chan Wai Leong, 29 Tsui Tong, 35 Yuen Kwok Yan, and 45 W. G. C. Ham.
Indian Company. Constables, 214 Chanan Singh, 219 Ghulam Mohay ud Din, 222 Hardit Singh, and 227 Khushi Mohamad.
Training Part II.
ECHO OF SHAUKIWAN
MURDER.
TWO MEN TO BE CHARGED.
No fewer than thirty witnesses
Tirade Against Imperialist.
"MOTHER INDIA” SEQUEL.
The other pamphlet is a tirade against the foreign imperialist, the Chinese militarist and the Shanghai Municipal Council and is entitled "Down with the Shanghai Terror which is Responsible for the Imprisonment Torture and Ex- ecution of Thousands of Work- ers. It purports to emanate from
Calcutta, Aug. 15. the Shanghai Defence Force Re- The Indian members of the volutionary Soldiers Committee. Legislative Assembly are express-
denouncement of the Chinese
PROTESTS AGAINST A RECENT BOOK.
are
In the pamphlet this organization ing strong resentment against will appear on behalf of the Crown takes upon itself to present, on Miss Mayo's book entitled "Mother The above-named "efficients" in when the prosecution of two Chin-behalf of the working class mem- India." Prominent leaders Part 1. are now eligible, to com-se, arrested on a charge of the bers of various foreign armies demanding that the book should mence Part II. of Training Course murder of Mrs. Mackay, in Shauki presently occupying Shanghai, the be proscribed. and will forthwith be issued with van, commences next week.
The two men were brought be capitalist and foreign imperialist Mr. Rangaswami Iyengar, secre- a copy of the Police Reserve Indore Mr. R. E. Lindecl) this morn combination; namely, Chiang Kai-tary of the Swaraj party, is to struction Book. Arrangements have been made with Inspector H.ng, to be formally remanded, and shek, the Shanghai Municipal move a resolution in the Assembly J. Paterson, Principal of the when Inspector Reynolds inform Council and the British Military recommending the Indian Govern- Police Training School, for classes his Warship as to the number Staff. It holds them responsible ment to take action against the to be held every Tuesday and witnesses the Crown Intended for the arrest, torture, and secret book, as, in his opinion, it contains Thursday at 6.30 p.m. sharp at all, his Worship expressed calls on all local labour organiza- culated to promote class hatred,
murder of Shanghai workers, and grossly libellous statements cal- the Police Training School, Bon- doubt as to whether the bearing tions and sympathizers to "amash
It is asserted that the book will ham Road commencing Thursday, could be finished in time for the the Terror and to assist the work-aggravate India's internal troubles women to appear before the Supers in their struggles against econ-and that its real object is to pre- 25th August.
tember Criminal Sessions.
cmic suppression." Inspector Reynolds stated that a
judice the commission on reforms number of the witnesses will be these business firma were handed
The pamphlets from both of before its arrival in India. The Chinese Company (except giving technical evidence, and over to the police immediately and "emclents" in Part I) will parade will not take
It is recalled that Mias Mayo in mufti at the Central Police court's time.
up much of the by the late afternoon scores of wrote a similar book on the Philip
other letters of an identic nature pines, and it is alleged that in her Station for Squad Drill and Rifle
The case was fixed to be heard had been sent into the police by mission in India she has been help. Exercises under Sergt. R. J. Hunt on Tuesday and Thursday next private individuals who had at 5.30 p.m. sharp on the follow-week, at 11.30 a.m. and 2.16 p.m. ceived theirs through the posts.
re-ed by reactionary elements to ing dates:-
paint the picture as dark as pós-. ach day.
The police are in possession of aible. several envelopes which have on their outside the name of the "China Courier" and which were
. Parades.
Thursday, 25th August. Tuesday, 30th August. The Indian Company (except "efficients' in Part. I) will parade at the Central Police Station for Squad and Rifle Exercises under Sergt. Hunt at 6.30 sharp, on the following dates:---
"OUR CABARET."
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sent to police officials. It is also Showing how a great carth- believed that the envelope of at quake altered the lives of two TO BE AT THEATRE ROYAL.
Raat one other foreign firm has families, "The Fourth Command- been counterfeited and is being ment," an unusual film in several The successful Company "Our put to a similar use. Cabaret" will be performing for
waye, la boing screened in the Star three nights at the City Hall, com-
Theatre to-day and to-morrow. mencing Thursday 25th, when
The leading role is played by Belle three complete changes of pro-
One especially heart-rending let- Bennett. "The Fourth Command- Arrangments have been made ing many new items.
gramme will be presented includ-ter was sent to the police from a ment" had a successful run at the private individual in which he en- World Theatre when screened
Friday, 26th August. Monday, 29th August, Pistol Practice.
for the more advanced members
Injury Added to Insult.
Amongst the sketches played closed his pamphlet letter and add-there last week. of the Indian Company (about 20 this side will be one entitled theed that he had paid extra coppers
Amongst those envelopes sent
in number) to attend at the Ken-"Disorderly Room" the famous for portage due. nedy Road Pistol Range for Pistol military burlesque written by Billy back to the two business firms by ment Police, in trying to find the Practice at 2.80 p.m. on Satur- Bray and William McKillop first the Post Office were several which origin of the literature. day, 27th August.
played in England in 1914) then had been translated into French. night by persons who should know It was partially confirmed last
(Sgd.) G. B. HARTFORD,
1.
D.8.P. (R) Adjutant. Hongkong, 23rd August, 1927.
played along the Western battle
front 1915-19, and now for the The French Police are in posses that the literature la emanating first time in the Far East with son of a large number of these from propagandists of the Hankow
and are working with the Settle-Government. Billy Bray in his original part.
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