Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1923, Page 16

BRITISHASIA KEY " Fralfic Ordors Island to Be Fortified as Naval Base Is Great Trad- ing Center. Singapore, which by a voté in the British house of commons is to have $50.000,000 expended on it to make it an 1mpregnable naval base, already is heavily fortified and in strategic po- sition is the Gibraltar and Aden of the far cast, says a bulletin from the National Geographic Soctety. The great trading center and fort- ress of today is a shining example of how great Britain has “muddled”— s the British themselves put.it—into possession of some of the world's 1HOSt important strategic - gateways. Singapore is an island twenty-seven iniles long by fourteen wide and just ses being the southernmost point of the continent of Asia by a half- mile water channel. It is at the fun- nel point of the Strait of M . which extends between the veninsula and the Island of Sumatra, the great water highroad betwee ludia and China, Deserted Century Ago. Little more than a hundred vears{ ago the island, owned by the of Johore on the nother jung of call in 1 umatra and Java took a big toll “1% 1919 he obtained the seemingly hless Island of Singapore for his pany for a small fee. Develop- ments quickly proved him a prophet, 1 two yvears the little trad Chauffeurs of the Washington city, post office are subject to the same’ rules and regulations as other automobile drivers during the collection and delivery of mail Shrine week. In_an appeal for no accidents to-be laid to post office drivers next week, Postmaster Mooney points out that while M Sullf- directed all police officers to help in the expedition of the malls, this does not absolve postal chauf- feurs from observing the rules. They must observe the regula- tions as to one-way streets and all other regulations, the post- master told drive PRESENT LAWS HELD NOT SO BAD AS OLD Court Tried Man in 1738 for Com- mitting Suicide, Records Show. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS,. May though the present day A 4 so surrounded by laws-that he has| to watch his step at every turn is not so bad off after all person in N Apunished Some one having assert Xty-seventh Congress ed. enacted 531 4 many state \n;_p'nn\w Vodies their ~ decks in der 1o add v 0 the of stat Dersons = have b : musty old and g cords in certain how the people of other davs fared Tried tor Taking Life. A man committed suicide here in with ing center he established had a pop lation of 10,000. It was only in 1822 that the British government con- r-l to take an interest in the in “the little more than a hundred years since it was founded the jungle ngapore has given place to a ‘ity of close to 400,000 popula- arrying on trade valued at a llion dollars annually—one of the ropolises of the Br quays and _anchorag of craft of all sor from the picturesque, grac Malay sampans _and the stodgy Chinese junks to the familiar freight- of th west, dHh\ what Kipling TS e the “ladylike ‘m\ hmhl up Singapore’s (o the tremendous total of 1 w0 arly Singapore is free to this fact owes its very till the people who make take their toll from the Uleam of world trade that flows awbout them, They live, -in- fact, by d and in_an_atmosphere of Tens of thousands' make 1 1 ring for shipments, conditioning supplying vessels and taking Pdrl in loading and un- loading goods. The port is primarily point for both im- liners. from p the ci dle Finest Rubber. what the economists would lue” to hundreds of which trickle to Singa- rvoirs-of goods from scores in the east and are there the large quantitles demands. In. the east calls its hart of the world's finest rubber. he- fore it begins the long journey that will take most of it eventually to \merican highw So, teo, much of the world’s tin is smelted in and shipped from Sinzapore. t be dubbed “the world’s pe for Inore pepper is assembled there than is ever held in any other port. If ever a city could claim to be cosmopolitan, Singapore can. At one world crossroads, and ation 100 per cent immi- d not escape cosmopoli- drawn its population 1 t . {avhich is fixed in front. s making_ up about one-half the population. There have been many thousands of immi- grants from India; Kuropeans, Amer- icans and Australians number less than 10.000, and therc are probably as many Japanese { Presents Wide Contrasts, The. appea of Singapore shows its mixt many influ ! The visit o in rikisha electric obiles or ancient horse-d In the chief modern in Asiatic_quarters he encounters facil- ities, sights and odors that smack of the oricnt. Singapore’s houses of | worshin furnish an index | to its varied life. The cathedr and chure mosques, and the temples dozen o re Indian. Chinese and | Japanese faiths, | Without making use of reiteration an hardly describe the physical ts of apore island _ade- island of red, red! cen verdure. The | E r E Singapore is almost at the equator and moist. | vegetation might be said to grow | furiously. There is an unending fight { hetween it a to prevent from engulfi roa nd cleare amford Raflles, who pmmmv the seed of their greaf city, is rever- | enced by all thoughtful Singapore. Streets, quays, squares and public buildings are named for him. A fine statue of the founder | picuous red 1738 and. the records show that the courts tried him for taking a life He was found guilty. and it is set fortir_that “the held life too & 2 burden” was sententced to abandonment without burial Petty theft iny nalty of | body that | Ir MUTT'S ~ GETTING GeneroUS | HS | oLd AGE: HE SLIPPED Me THS CIGAR AND TOLD ME To endeY A REAL SMOKE ¢ (Coprright. 3038, by Flaher. Teads . U Ao He SAYS THIS 1S HIS FAVORITE BRAND -ANDHE WANTS MY OPINION - LISTEN), 'm GoNNA TELL. Yov SoMETHING TMAT WILL MAKE You GRATEFUL ! ITALIAN DEPUTY HITS | METHODIST CATHEDRAL | cerning the purchase by American Methodists of i portion of Mount Mario. overlooking the Vatican, with feelings of the Catholic world. ecretary of the Interior Finzi, | in replying to the deputy, said !h’; government deemed it inadvisable to | make a concrete reply to the interpel- { * Deputy Cingolani said, joy in Italy the best of hospitality n people. and they ren- | der bad service to the cordial rela- | tions between the two countries | whe sups of Methodists treat ITtaly as arbaric land needing evangel- | with torrents of gold.” \\\Hll\lll‘r‘l an 4 nothe 1'} were sentemeed to capital punishment A< in these days and times. a mur- | derer was executed by hanging. but| foe wife murder was by on < mo Volstead law, permitting his slaves fto become in- toxicated one man was forced—to mount a wooden horse and @ was drawn through the streets, while his | neighbors laughed at him 1 Wooden Horse as Warning. | The wooden horse scems to have payed a prominent part in the pun-| ishment of petty criminals. Patients at the city hospital learned that “I(dt‘ they been consuming with "a relish was dog and cat flesh. One Robert Villeneuve, a butcher who supplied the institution. the reco “how, was mounted upo; wooden horse and en the sa reatment received by the man who had per- mitted his slaves to become drunk. | Tn the case of Villeneuve, however, his chest and back bore placards in- jbed: “Master Eater of Dogs and but for | nd finery for the women y-ld\od’ its parts then. as now. for one docy- ment refers to the C by father of “seemly T eighteen-year-old daughter. The fing: got into the records hecause the. father.went into debt for them. | and debt then was a crime if one could not pay. So reduced in cir- cumstances was the parent that he reported to his ereditor: “I am on broth. I have but one chicken to kill.” The outcome of the affair could not be ascertained from the documents. | —_— The only motor cars in E which are allowed by law to number plates are those belo the king. When his majesty is on a ceremonial tour his car is distin- guished by the royal wdard bad At night time this badge is superseded by a small blue light on the canopy above the | chauffeur’s head. people of | at are ‘truly things of White - Shoes urged the government < Mount Mario and_erect there s matlonal monument. 1o Dante | and Symbolic of Italian traditions and Catholic thought A dispatch from Rome on May 20 of | 1ast year told of .the dedication of the | first of seven educational buildings t« be erected on Mount Mario. Bishop | Black of Paris deseribed the build- ing as non-sectarian Stores 14th Street Fairmont Druggist, Delicatessen, Florist, | Tailor, Cafeteria, Bakery or any other good business Fidelity Storage Co. 1420 You.St. N.W. Fc'njmerly White Shoes Were Just--"White Shoes HEN the smart woman de- manded that her shoes be deco- rative and distinctive-instead of merely “COO] and comfortable'.“ . today Hahn" stores the * Stanas before the Vietoria Memorial | beauty—in variety as PR — i A rajah in one of the northwest provinces of India is the possessor of an extraordinary hedstead. The posts are constructed of malacéa, the re- mainder being manufactured of solid gold. The golden headpiece is bril- ¢ set with no fewer than 700 £ a1l kinds, and the dazzling ef- » light 'falls on’ this scintil- »f thickly studded jew- Aimost heyond expres- he_bed is valued at some- thing like $350.000 it is guarded day and_night. ASSOCIATION I Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It~ Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity. Assets More Than $8,500,000 Surplus More Than $850,000 wit Cor: 7th and K “City Club Shos,” 1318 G St. Corner 11th and E Sts, N.W. JAMES BERRY President JOSHUA W. CARR, Secretary great as woman's summer activities from the early morning’ golf to the late dancing hour. Many of the newest white modes . touched k bright colors. Priced From $5.95 to $12.50 414 9¢h St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. SE. Balto: 37 W. Lexington The American Homefurnishers Corporation, through its great chain of Phillip Levy Stores, backed by its factories and warehouses, offers a gigantic , " Million Dollar No-Deposit Sale Defiant Furniture Values! OR months we have planned to make this the mightiest Furni- ture and Homefurnishings event in the annals of retail Furni- ture History.: 19 great retail stores. T'welve big warchouses. All united in a tre- mendous drive for 100,000 new customers.and a Million - Dollar business in 11 short days. Phillip Levy’s have been definitely C\tabll\hed as the Value Center of the South. - The next two weeks will prove that a colossal chain of retail stores BUYS and, therefore, SELLS for LESS than any single store organization. Present and future homemakers in Washington, as well as in neighboring towns and states, can furnish their homes NOW. at savings that will amount to Thout"md< of Dollars. Freight pre- paid to all shipping points. Buy Now. Buy Liberall—Pay Later Features of this Gigantic Event! Fifteen hundred Living Room Suites from.. One thousand Dining Room Suites from ........ Eighteen hundred Bedroom <mtc§ from $75 to $2,000 $179 to $2,500 ..$129 to ' $2,200 - Rugs—an endle assortment to «choose from. And carloads of Stoves, Ranges and Refrigerators—all thrown into this, the mightiest Furniture and Homefurnishing event in the annals of retail furniture history. Parcie Levy 5. G I KAOW A PLACE AROUND THE CORNER wHerRe You cAN GET CIGARS EVEN CcHeapee THAW %