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COLONY'S HIGHER REVENUE.

INCREASE ON FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF YEAR.

SECRET SERVICE WORK IN MALAYA.

PLOT TO KILL FORMER

GOVERNOR

THE HONGKONG

The current issue of the Majo- yan Police Magazine contains EXPENDITURE LOWER."Rambler's" Reminiscences, which

comprise adventures of, á secret | The Government's financial state-service diflcer in Malaya which t ment for the month of May, this value to young police officers as in pointed out, are of Instructional year shows that there was a balance well on of Interest to the general of $10,230,049 compared with ri render. Most of the story given balance of $10,364,756 at the end below will be new to those who of April, Revenue for May total remember the sensational bombing led $1,825,040 and expenditure $1 incident at Kuala Lumpur." 959,761.

The revenue under the majority of heady from the beginning of the year to May 31 this your shows an increase as compared with the same porlod last year.

Licences and internal revenue not otherwise specified show a deerense from $6,70,787 last year lo $ 666,162 but fees of Court ete, show an increase of over $60,000 and the Kowloon Canton Railway about $50,000. Rent, af. Government pro- perly, land and houses has increased by $45,000 and interest, accounts for an increase of $35,000.

The total revenue for the spreified perit this year amounts to $9,955, 237, compared with $8,749,143 last

year,

Expenditure Lower.

The total expenditure under all heads up to May 31 this year] amounts to $7,826,822, compared | with $8,190,276 for the correspond ing period last year, The actual Expenditure during May was $1,- 969,754, compared" with $1,777,510

In last year,

partment, Sanitary, Medical, Prison

TELEGRAPH.

LAHORE SEDITION TRIAL.

PRISONERS MAY BE TRIED THOUGH ABSENT.

$

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

SIMON COMMISSION'S "FAILURE."

INDIAN PRESS HOPES OF NEW SÓCIALIST MOVE.

7. 1929.

The Very Idea!

•

been completed at Lake Constance.) (A three-deck agropláne has just

This three-deck neroplano

Makes my heart throb. Ensconced therein I'm fain To squint with huge dindain

Upon the earthbound mob, From my snug cabin,

eftsoona.

The authorities of the famous Cathedral at Cologne refused ad- mittance to 100 American Calentia, July 31. wamen students The propenal of Bir Toj Bahndur touring Europe

whp ' Rre HUNGER STRIKING.

because they Sapru that Captain Wedgwood Benn were wearing breeches. They should visit India as a preliminary were only admitted after they had Simla, Sept. 6.

to the removal of tension between got hold of peasant skirts reach- Following а телешла оf

the

the two countries, is strongly suping down to their ankles. Tho ini- hunger-etrike by those neeused in ported in the Indinn Treon, Sir Tejcident was taken by the girls with the Lahore conspiracy case, the tereat opponents of the Sinuun Com

Bahadur Saprat is one of the bit good humour. Government has decided to intro-mission, and has frankly confessed duce a Bill on Monday next mak his lack of faith in the possibility ing special provision for holding of the report being any help in the "Rambler" writes as follows:

a trial without the attendance of solution of the Indian problem. On January 23, 1925, a Canton- a prisoner where the accused's

named Wong Seng absence from Court arises from Nationalist organ, says the Socialist The Amrita Bazar Patrike, the ese woman sprang a bomb in the office of the his voluntary act.-Reuter. Chiese Protectorate, Kuala Lum

Government by wise and firm denl- It was reported from Lahore on Ing with Lord Lloyd, hna to some pur, and Injured the Protector, July 15th that the conspiracy extent regained the confidence of She was identified as the wife of trial had to be abruptly adjourned many people who had given them' a political banishee from

the when

it was found that the up as hopeless. Urging around Colony, and had been despatched hunger-striker Dutt fnda high tablo conferonco with lending mdinn from China by the Chinese anur- chist party and equipped with moved into the Court. Dutt de-The Government must be prepared temperatura and could not be politicians, the Patrika saya, bombs with express intent to kill clined to be represented by coun-to recognise the failure of the a British Officer in Singapore. She came to Singapore in Decem-set in his absence.

Simon Commission, and the worth- ber, 1924, and had a consultation

Bagat Singh, who was also inseness of the Simon report from with local anarchists who decided hunger-striking, told counsel that the standpoint of a peaceful and to kill Sir Laurence Guillemard, he and lutt refused the special friendly settlement of the Indinn

question." then Governor of the Straits Settle diet permitted. mente, while he was on tour. To Fourteen other prisoners had achieve this end Wong Seng fol- been on hunger strike for three owed the tour of His Excellency days, in sympathy with Dutt and in Penang and Ipoh but in Kuala | Bagat Singh. "Kangsar ele, missed her trail and eventually minde up her mind to kill an offell of the Kunkt Lumpur Chinese Protectorate Instead.

over

organ,

un-

or

Drinking iced lager in its large

saloons. Castles in air have. I

Oft seen on paper.

But not reality

Piled to the pallid sky,

A true sky-scraper. Yet, if my castle loops or spins, I shall get out and walk; the

earthbound wins.

band is persistently cruel to me.

Wife at Tottenham: My hus-

Husband: Don't I give you all. my wages?

Wife: Yes. That is your only good point.

The revival of the opera "Boria Godounov" reminds a Manchester Gueran correspondent of an oc casion when he heard the original Beecham Company perform the work in Edinburgh.

writes. "I was at that time a "It was during the war," he Tommy, and I found myself in a gallery next a burly navn) A.B. |

silence, and then, turning to me, We had to stand. He watched the performance for a long time in

Secretary's Office, the Imports and inn, he had his Suxi Yaki amkist bler 10ook courage and, entering Rambler' still lives on and possesses said, 'I say,, mate, what's this here:

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

DRAW FOR FIRST TWO ROUNDS OF LEAGUE.

j

all about?!

"It took a lot of whispering to explain, but eventually he under-

it was one of then Frenchy re- stood. 'Blimey,' he said. "I thought vepa,' with which sentiment he with rather a clatter down the hitched up his slacks and retired gallery stairs."

County Court-It is awkward at Judge Thompson, K.C., at Bow times to say what you think,

Liberty, the Swaraj ys, "The Simon Commission by a constitution and procedure failed utterly to enlist popular support or sympathy. If there were nny honesty in British politics and mem- fore asking further questions bera the Simon Commission should Rumbler passed a note of $5 to the be the first to admit the grievous An Overheard Message. puller who, seeing the money, took errors of its Parliamentary sponsors, It was on January 24, 1925, that Rambler to the photographer and admit ita incapacity to not Rambler," who was a man of most where this bobbed-haired girl bad India on the road of selfgovern Inquisitive temperament,

hud her photograph taken in comment," heard by chance a telephone mes-pany with a Chinese youth. To

age that Mr. Richards of the the dismay of Rambler the nega-arrest of Leong Man. He returned Increases are shown in the Educa. Selangor Chinese Protectorate had live had been taken away by them to Singapore surreptitiously on the tion Department, Public Works De- with bobbed hair. Although he with which to trace them. The bis arrival Rumbler was lucky been bombed by a Chinese woman and there was no further link eye of 1925 mid the day following and Harbour Departments over the was enjoying the cool breezes on puller again took Rambler to an- to put his hands on him Penang Hill, Rambler immediate-other Japanese lodging house and with the result that he was HOON first five months of this year. Det resumed his rambling, going on showed him the room to which back in China, banished for life. creases are noted under the heads of is Seremban where; in a Japanese the girl was once a visiter, Ram-natural death in prison whereas

Poor Wong Seng died au the Junior Clerical Service, Colonini Exports Oflice and the Police Force, algers. He touched on the Incl there saw a Chinese youth named mind.

a series of gossips with other the room without any ceremony, the same mentality-an inquisitive Charitable Services show a decreasedent of the Kuala Lumpur bomb Simon Yapp he was questioned from $15,411 last year to $9,571 case saying that now bobbed-hair-as to the negative he took from novice in this narrative are:--

Pointa to be observed by the this year and the Volunteer Defence ed women were becoming a danger the photographer. He produced Corps from $12,539 to $29,536.

to society. Due of the ledgers the photograph which was that of self of the chance opportunity of (a) That Ramber' availed him- said that he had seen a Chinese Leong Soo. A search of his room gossiping in a Japanese inn in bobbed-haired woman lying at No, I was made and letters sent 3 Short Street, Singapore. In the Leong Sou from Hongkong weretion of much value in the subsequent

by Seremban, and picked up informa meantime the Police at Kuala found. A telegram was at once stages of the inquiry. Lumpur and other places were busy sent to the Hongkong Police, and making inquiry and were able to Leong Soo was brought back to for the arrest of Leung Man by (b) That strategy was employed establish that the woman was Ab. Singapore where she was interro-Rumbler' who approached the Film wife of a Cantonese who was gated.

Company as a film hirer, with a The draw for the first two round,anished from the Colony on poli-

An Anarchist Party.

letter in Chinese characters ad- of the local Football League season, tical grounds.

During the inquiry it came out dressed to Leung Man. Had he which opras on Saturday, October 5,

"Rambler" returned to Singapore that another Cantonesc, lok Ngai gone to the Film Company with a was carried out at a meeting of the on Jamary 31, 1925, and under Man, was an associate of Wong less plausible tale or as a Police Hongkong, Football-League Commit the guidance of superior brains set Seng and that he was hiding him- Oficer, he would have met with lee "last" brening. Amongst those a ball of inquiry in motion. In self. From the Northern Settle-disappointment, and would doubt- present were Mr. A. W. Eastman uirg at No 3 Short Street, a (chairman), Mr. W. E. Hollande Japanese lodging house, revealed et news came that he was in lens have heard the reply "qm chni (Hon.

Mehers, Ja

. T. May, hut a Cantonese girl named Leong head a faint iden of Lok Ngal

Singapore and Rambler bad in his ta thu la. Rodger),

and J. S.

(c) That patience teams have han entered for Soo stayed there, but she had left Man's connexion with a certain shop sistence were necessary for the dis- and per- the First Division, and thirteen for for Hongkong on January 2, 1925, in Singapore. A money order of every of the rickshaw puller, used, the Second, the Hon. Secretary re. After her departure hur room was

five dollars was sent under false by the Chinese bobbedhaired wo marking that the list perfectly is in occupied by Wong Seng whose with last year's, with the exception photograph was identified by the Ngai Man, c/o this shop, with the Leung Soo back to Singapore from hame from Johore addressed to Lokman. This find eventually brought that Ewo from Midweek hus to inn-keeper. Further inquiry show-idea that should Lok Ngai Man beHongkong: her statement was of The Second Division auf St. Josepir's ed that Leong Soo was brought to in Singapore, he would visit the the utmost value. to both

the First and

and Seyond Division.

this lodging house from No. 76 Post Office to cash it. Instructions (d) That strategy was

Miss Josephi Callaghan of Los instend of the Second Division only.

it'

again was also stated that the K.O.S.B. The head-teacher of this school inform the Police when anyone hold-Lok Ngai Man by sending him from a flying school with honoura

Middle Road Chinese school.

were left with the Post Office to used to find out the whereabouts of stubs for arms recently graduated Angeles who has only six-inch were leaving in February, and they was interrogated and it transpired ing the receipt should appear, money order from Johore. The re wanted their fixtures arranged in

manner that they would be that Leong Soo was kept hy Leung However, Lok Ngai Man was at this sult established the inaccuracy of She has a specially built plane and completed before, they left. The Hon. Man-an anarchist known to the time in China and not in Singapore, the allegation that he was in Singais said to take loops with a finesse Secretary stated that that could be Polier and Protectorate. She The letter addressed to him was pure, and also proved

rarely known. sent to Hongkong before the perent to China by a friend. Lok service to the Police by securing Physical handicaps often force Ground facilities have been increas-petration of this offence to avoid Ngai Man returned the money order group photographs of the members people into achievement greater ed with the Stadium just put up as leakage of the secret, as she was

than that of normal people. They North Point by the Chinese Athleth thought to be a woman af wenk to his friend to cash it. The friend of the Anarchist Party Club, enabling a number of fixturce intellect.

proceeded to do so whereupon he In conclusion 'Ranibler desires have to prove to their own satis- to be played thereon during the com-

Avas detained by the police and a respectfully to draw special atten faction that they can do things ing season.

Leung Man's vocation at this search of his room produced in- tian to the valuable advice of those Normal people take it for granted time was that of agent of the Nanyang Film Com-photographs of the members of the vestigation: also the co-operation of Some of the happiest people are teresting correspondence and group responsible for directing the in- and don't worry about the proof. pany. Ong U Teng, a partner in Anarchist Party.

his superiors and colleagues without those with the equivalents of stubs the Company and XL political

Ong Teng. mentioned above, which an investigation rarely sue-

for arms. banishee from Netherlands East absconded to Slam just after the coeds.- Indies, was also an necomplice in the outrage,

arranged,

The results of the draw, for the Brst two rounds are as follows

First Round, Sat., Oct. 5.

DIVISION I

R. A. v Police, Saokmpoo ground. Chinese y Recreio, Stadion. ILK. Cab v Kowloon, Club ground. Somerseta v Navy; Kowloon ground. St. Joseph's v K.OS.H., St. Joseph's

ground.

South China (bye).

DIVISION IL Eastern v K.OS.H., St. Joseph's ground,

South China v Somersets, Caroline Hill,

University Recreio, Stadium.

R. A. v Kowloon, Sookuppeo groun Navy v St. Joseph's, Navy ground Ewe v Chinese, Club ground. Club (bye).

Second Round, Sat., Oct. 12. DIVISION I

South Chlua v R.A., Careline Hill. St. Joseph's v Kowloon, St. Joseph'a ground,

Recreio v Navy, Recreio's ground. Somersets v K.O.S.B,,, Sookung

ground,

Chinese v Club, Stadlum. Police (bye),

DIVISION II.

Club v Somersets, Club ground. · Ewo v South Chitin, Carólína Hill. R. A. v Navy, Sookunpen ground. Recreio v St. Joseph's, Recreio

ground.

Chinese v Eastern, Stadium. University v Kowloon, St. Joseph'a ground.

K.O.S.B. (bye).".

Eastern v 12th Heavy Battery,

A travelling

Tracking Accomplires. Inquiry made at the office of the Film Company, roused the Bus- picion of Ung U Teng hint the Police were on the track of the accomplices of Wong Song, Lenng Man was at Muar and Rambler was sent there by train via Malneca to arrest him but Ong U Teng de- tailed a special conveyance to get Rambler reached Muar in Leung Man back to Singapore. the evening and found that Leung Man had left for Singapore in haste. Rambler also hastened back to Singapore and early in the morning, in coolie dress and armed with

a bogus letter in Chinese addressed to Leung Man, he called at the office of the Film Company pretending that he was sent by a Chinese Lowkay from Batu Pahat to arrange a film for the coolies of a rubber estate. soon as one of the employees saw the address he shouted for Leung Man who was in an adjacent room, and thus Rambler was able to lay hands an him. Leung Man, who was an anarchist to the refused to say anything except that lui was an anarchist. He was banished.

As

core,

For a few days Inquiries brought nothing of interest so our Rambler. wandered about Short Street The following players have been wearing sarong and baju making. chosen to represent the Eastern Foot ball Club in a friendly football gamenquiry from rickshaw fullers for against the 12th Hoavy Battery R. A. any bobbed-haired woman from n to-day at 4.30 p.m. at Lyonun bur- Japanese inn who had wand their racks

grounds.-J. F. Silva, Kwan rickalawa. On the morning of Wa-lam, R. Ayock, Ng Ying-key, Feb. 7, Rambler as usual started Cheung, Yiu-nam, Leung Yun-hung, his 'gossip with the pullers, when Lee Bing-tong, O. M. Omar, M. S. one of them mentioned that his Salleh, Lai Thy-choy, M. Sabhan. rickshaw was hired twice by a Reserves: Lo Holming, Li Yun-ying Chinese, bobbed-haired girl. Be-

· REGIUS TAT

of 'much

"I don't think I'd be no broken up if I hadn't sunburned

his initials on my sisoulder."

You did not tell me I would be Man to a policeman at Pengo-

summoned. You said, "Hope for the best."

Highgate Magistrate-Has your husband any means? Wife-i do not know. He goes out at night, and that is suspicious.

Solicitor at Bow County Court-

Can you remember what you said to the defendant after the aceld- iden, but I won't repeat it. ent? Man-Yes, I have a good

t

In "All Sorts of People," Miss Gladys Storey, a daughter of the late G. A. Storey, R.A., suys (bot Lord Leighton once told the follow- ing atory against himself.

At a private view at the Acad- emy, Leighton happened to be standing in front of the picture, "And the Sea Gave Up Its Dead

now in the Tate Gallery-when a lady who had just been introduced to him, and who had expressed ber admiration of his work, drew his attention to the picture in question by remarking?,

"Isn't that a horrid pieture?" "I am sorry you don't like it," aud Leighton, "because it is mine."

"You don't mean to say that you have bought it?" she exclaimed.

"No," replied the President. "] painted It."

"Oh!" gasped the lady “but you really mustn't take any notice of what I any, as I know nothing about art-and I hin only repeat- ing what everybody else has been saying."

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FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.

The following table, compiled by the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung, shows the water levels in English, feet an the West, North and East, Rivera on the dates named:

Sept, 5 Sept. S

10,8 6,5

Shlubing

Tahiryuen

Shamshiu

Sheklung

5.1.

6.2

·5.0

2.3.

-2.7

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