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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1937.

SINGAPORE BASE PLANNED IN 1909

PACIFIC NAVAL

DEFENCE SCHEME

With news that the Singa- pore Naval Base may be "officially opened" in the near future, it is ccalled that as far back as 1909 the possible use of Singapore as a "great naval centre" was envisaged by an Indian staff officer in a speech to the Central Asian Society on "India in Imperial Defence."

The speaker, a Captain Macaulay suggested that India should "take over the defence of Colombo and Singapore and have the forces there included in the Indian defence system."

The East India and China Squadrons should, he said, he incorporated in one fleet with headquarters in Singapore, and

over

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Ferdinand

ACTRESS CALLS VISCOUNT

"A SCOUNDREL"

RISING from her seat in the witness box at West- theminster County Court, Miss Adele Royle, actress and mannequin, of Albany Street, Regent's Park, shouted to Viscount Kingsborough:

India should take maintenance of the India and China Fleet units.

for

World Strategy Upset By Rise Of Japan. Captain Macaulay's reasons making India a great sen power were that the "rise of Japan as a great world Power had altered world strategy and had a disturbing effect

on Aria,

The development of Japan, he said, might be regarded as a present day manifestation or, an acule symptom, of the development of the Pacific, and no part of the British Empire or the world "has a greater Interest in the Pacific than development of the India."

day

When Singaporeans of the were avidly discussing these "re-, markable suggestions," n quaintly worded prediction appearing in the Straits Times of Mar. 23, 1907, on the new harbour works proceeding in

It read: Singapore was recalled.

"And it came to pass in the days when John the Son of Andrew, was Governor of the City of the Lion, that there was much walling and gnashing of teeth among the people of the City of the Lion, forasmuch as Caesar had decided to spend many shekels of silver in improvements of the waterways of the City.

"And the people of the City of the Lion thought that no good would arise by spending so many shekels of -silver, inasmuch as the people were not wealty, and would inereture se compelled to borrow from the lenders of money.

"And the people of the Cily of the Lion were very wroth with John the Son of Andrew and his Counsellors, and they appealed unto Caesar.

I will kill you." "You are a scoundrel. You know you are.

1." Miss Royle, who was sued by Maple and Company for £29 12s. 8d., sobbed during her evidence, and twice the Court was adjourned so that she could recover.

Viscount Kingsborough, son and a document in which Miss Royle hnd heir of the Earl of Kingston, was joined Viscount Kingsborough as a joined as third party by Miss Royle, third party. wh claimed to be "Indemnified against the whole of plaintiffs claim and costs."

MISS ROYLE TO PAY Mr. Tudor Jones, for Misu* Royle, amount of sum that so far as the the clam was concerned he did not dispute it.

Judge Sir Mordaunt Snagne gave rutv cosis judgment for Maples against Miss Royle and judgment for Lord Kingsborough with costs against Miss Royle.

In it she said:

"From November, 1930, to April, 1036, I lived with Viscount Kings. borough as his wife at Wyndham Court. Viscount Kingsborough left About me on April 10, 1938. June 20, 1936, Viscount borough authorised me to the plaintiffs to collect and deliver from Wyndham the furniture Court to White House, and engage to make certain renovations at the White House."

Miss Royle's statement added that The Judge said that as between she Informed Maple's representative plaintiff and defendant there was, that she was giving the orders on considerable conflict of evidence, but behalf of Viscount Kingsborough, head. decided

the fand the account was to be sent to to accept evidence on behalf of Maples that is solicitors. at no time was the name of Lord Kingsborough mentioned.

Regarding the third party he hnd reached n conclusion thut in the circumstances the evidency of Lord Kingsborough must be accepted as the more reliable and truthful ac- count.

"HE LEFT ME"

When the case opened Mr. G. G. Baker, for Messrs. Maple, read from

They're Real Cooks In The Army Now

she was

Mr. Baker said that it was only in September when

being pressed for payment that Miss Royle Informed Messrs. Maple that work was being done on the instrue- tion of Viscount Kingsborough.

the

Miss Royle, in evidence, said she thought she made it clear to each assistant at Messrs. Maple that she was giving orders on behalf of Lord Kingsborough.

He Wished She'd Leg It

Doyle So Near

Yet So Farr-

was

in-

When Tommy Farr, British and Empire heavyweight boxing champion, formed recently that a syndi. cate was negotiating for a fight between him and Jack Doyle, the Irish singer, he' said:

mik

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5.15 Interval of recorded dunce music from Z.B.W.

Mr. MacKenzie, Minister of De- fenec. stated: "To fortify our de- fence we feel it our duty to make changes, and I ask for your support until the reorganisation is complete. With the Idealism of the Empire in view, we are looking to the future." Mr. Jones, Why did you write On Sept. 1, 1936, the number of the letter asking for time to settle machines in the Canadian Air Force the account? Because tells us was 185.

5:20-5. I've-gut-my-heart-set-on- miliated that Lord Kingsborough had, Social Credit Trial—Mr. J. M. you; 6. Swing is here to sway; 7. not settled the account.

Unwin, Social Credit member of the Make a Wish; 0. Big Apple.

5.35. Interval of recorded dance Mr. Baker (referring to the for- Alberta Legislature, was to-day sen- respondence with Maple's): From: tenced by Mr. Justice Ives to three music from Z.B.W

5.45 9. Lull in my life; 10. Wake Arst to last there is not a word about months' hard labour following his

conviction on two charges of de- up and live: 11.

Swell of you; 12. Lord Kingsborough?-No.

libel. fumatory

The sentence william' at the Ritz. Mr. Quintin Hogg (for Lord!

Saskatchewan, 6 Stud-Children's Tour. "But Caesar listened not unto their

Kingsborough): When he left be served at Fort

The charges are out of a Social 7 Sea Shaniles, prayer, and there came up unto the

sald he parted from you for ever Credit pamphlet referring to Sena- "come-and-

Storm Along; Roll The Wood-Pile City of the Lion many overseers and Re-it," "ake--or-leave-it" cooking thing more to do with your-Yes, berta

Was never

going to have any tor Griesbach and eight, other Al-Town Curr. Harris); Nous Irons A ships laden with cargoes of wood and [ in the British Army are no mare.

business men as "bankers Valparaiso (Pares and van Parys); stone, and workmen skilled in the if one is to believe

more or less. latest reporis

Sclucamunni Sta Lampa (arr. Fav- art of building walla to keep back from England. Whether the British borough not only promised to pay; Miss Royle said that Lord Kings-j

ra): Blow The Man Down; Tom's the sea and in the building of docks."tomimics" eancur in these views is for the funiture in store, but for the

on To Hilo (arr, Terry)....John Go (Baritone) and the Cathedral "And after nuny days there came

at in the White House.

Mato Volce Quartet. Aldershot_cor- ¦ to the City of the Lion a Prophet According to the from a far country, and the pepoleespondent of the London Times, two other cases,

of good cooking is communed with him and told him ofly rrugnized in the Atuly these things.

and there has been a noteworthy "And the Prophet spake unto thee, consnouse stanouri people of the City of the Lion, ye are in recent years. very foolish! Verily the mind of the The judges at the finuls of this multitude is as narrow as the eyelids year's Army coultery competitions. of the people of far Cathay, and with neid recendy at the Army School of their eyes they see not.

Cookery, were of opinion that the work ut the con.esinnta was betier

"Oh people of the City of Lion! Can ye not see the Signs of the Times?

The days of the old

another matter.

day's

Importance

in

<

and

"DREADFUL LIES".

will hurt me.

-

toadies."

India

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

PLANS

Bombay,

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7.10 London Palladium Orchestra. London Again' Suite (Erie Coates); Langham (a) Oxford Street; (b) Place: The Druid's Prayer-Wall7. The Valley Of The Poppies (Ancliffe); (Davron); Dreaming-Waltz (Joyce); A Birthday Serenade (Lincke):

730 London Relay Sportsnien Talking': P. G. II. Fender and 'Patsy' Hendren.

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(Stept): Sugar Rose (Waller); To-

Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes

morrow Is Another Day (m A Day at the Haces'); A Couple Of April

Love Me (Ray Noble).

3 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.

0.05 Chinese Programme-Studio

Concert.

She agreed that there had been-

Mr. Hogg: In the High Court you It is reported from Karachi that brought an action for breach of pro- Imperial Airways is likely to move mise, and on the advice solicitors you consented to it being to Calcutta, wills a view to making of your Eastern headquarters from there dismissed with costs?- agreed to Calcutta the terminus next year withdraw the netion.

when machines will be put into ser- vice.

The proposal is still under const- In the second netion Lord Kings- deration. It would entail the re- han ever before. The part-time gave evidence, you were not believed, the traffic department, and possibly

You moval of the entire borough brought proceedings.

offee, excepts Boy Friends. cooks of the Territoral Atmy, or and you lost? I lost, but I think whom there was a separate compe. they believed me,

the shifting of the workshopa.

Insurance For All-The Govern on, showed a similar avance on

You hate Lord Kingsborough so; ment of Bombay has prepared "Are not the Kings of the Earth st year's performance and proved much that you would tell any storlesschemic for Insurance against illnes Fools (Kennedy and Carr); It You striving ofter Pence among all Peo- that inen who in andy lite ples. Do they not desire to reduce abourers, miners, hod-carriers,

e about him?--No. He is the one who and provision for retirement, ald the lasts and the Ships of War of all boilermen-all of which trades were dreadful lies.

He has told the most age and death. 11 is recognised that Nations, so that Times of Peace and represented in the tennis can turn; Lord Kingsborough, in evidence, counter-move to the growing spirit such provision might be the best Plenty may fall upon the people? out a well-cooked and appetizing denied that he had ever had a tele- of industrial unrest, but commercial

meal for their comrades. "Do not the slips of war of Caesar The Stereary of State for War, phone conversation with Miss Royic bodies doubt the ability of some of meet in the harbour of the City of

Hore-Bellsha, went to

the young Industries to pay what the Llon once every year? Is not

shot to present the prizes

Tudor would be necessary. and the Harbour of the City a safe refuge demonstrate that the

to Jones, he agreed that he lived with The Sugar Convention. It is War Ofice, for all the ships of war of Caesar, on to the very top, is alive to ne Miss Royle for seven years. He understood that the Government of noy for all the Navles of the World? value of the service performed

denied that he had ever given India intends to ratify the Inter No. 3....Symphony Orchestra: Vocal by authorisation to Miss Royle to give national Sugar Convention, regulat-To-day Is The Day (Schulze "Does the earth shake in the Cry the school through its courses

for the orders in dispute to Muple's.

ing the production and marketing of Buch); Wine Waltz (Gross-Steidi) of the Lion? Does the sea rise or the company cooks, sergeant.cooks, and

sugar. It will disregard the adverse mighty winds blow in the Harbour of Instruction for officers and sergeants' advanced training of cooks unact

vote

Herbert E. Grah (Tenor); Come- on Sept. 27 of the Legislative dian-Let's All Have A Charabane the City of the Lion?

Assembly on the ground that ratif Ride: I Never Thought That She'd messes. Approximately 80 offerss

cation will best serve the interests Do That To Me (Miller)....Max und 780 other ranks pass through tho

Miller; Vocal-A Little Co-operation school every year.

Timber Stealing-Local authorl From You (from 'Going Greek'); ties are concerned at the number of You're Here, You're There (Loeb ralds by aboriginal pensants on Kahal)....Judy_Shirley, forest produce on the Parasnath 8.30 London Kelay- ́At Tho Black Hills in Dihar. The area is patrolled Dor. by the police, but nevertheless con- Mr. Wilkes at home in his own siderable cutting of timber in taking bar-parlour. Presented by · Pascoe place. Severnl arrests have been Thornton.

(Continued on Page 5.)

"Is the Harbour of the City of the Lion like unto the Harbours of Hong- kong and other cities where the sen rises and the mighty winds blow and destruction is spread among the Ships of Wart

A:

on June 20. Alder. |

Cross-examined by Mr.

The school is also the experimentat centre for Army entering in all its aspects, and among the most interest- In demonstrations which Mr. Horc- Belisha saw were those showing how "Verily I say unto you, the time the soldier's food is cooked in the on active service. The klichens used in Great

the

GERMAN BIRTH RATE FALLS

18,000 Suicides A Year

of all.

Berlin. There were 18,422 suteldes, includ. | made.

Germany In Australia

will come when the Shipe of War field and of from the East and Ships of War from travelling the West will leave the Harbours of War have disappeared, and nowadayang 6644 Women, un the City of Hongkong and other Cities no attempt is made to cook on the 1935-379 fewer than the previous and will gather themselves together march. The apparatus which has in the Harbour of the City of the replaced them uses petrol na fuel, Year, but nearly 3,000 more than in petrol being among the normal stores of most units of the now

Lion?

1913.

Brisbane.

QUEENSLAND CRIME

Queensland claims that it has less crime in proportion to ila popula- tion than any other State in Austra- nccommodation for 630 prisoners. At fewer than

Executions numbered 86, as ngainst "Oh, ye foolish People, leave unto mechanized Army. There are port= |152 in 1034. Caesar the things that are Caesar's able cookers of various sizes to serve for the wisdom Cactar compared detachments ranging from a handful Divorces in 1038 Increased by 353a. The State has six prisons with with the wisdom of the multitudo is, of men up to large units, this making to 60,337, and illegitimate births by - like wins unto water. I have spoken, even the smallest detachment sell-2,984 to 104,000. Total births do

The Pagan."

sumcient.

clined by 85,123 to 1,110,130,

the moment there are

300 in them--B. V. P.

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