Extra Payment of $500,000 As Gift Towards Expenses Sent by Boy to Sweet-
Of Imperial Rearmament heart in Love Letter London, Mar. 28.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. William Ormsby-Gore, in a reply in the House of Commons to-day, said the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Shenton Thomas, had reported to him that on February 14, the legislative Council of the Straits Settlements had adopted a motion for the payment of $500,000 approximately £58,000 to His Majesty's Government as a gift towards the cost of Imperial defence.
The Governor, at Mi Ormsby-Gore's request, had expressed to the Council the grateful appreciation of His Majesty's Government for this further generous gift, which was in addition to the Colony's annual contribution towards the cost of the defence of the Straits Settlements, and to the sum voted for the Colony's volunteer naval, military and air forces.
"I am glad to fave this opportunity," Mr. Ormsby-Gore added, "of expressing the Government's appreciation of this further gift from the Colony, and the spirit of Cooperation, of which it is still another practical example."—Wireless Through Reuter.
Sketches of.a hold-up sent in a love-letter were produced at Glasgow Eastern Police Court recently and described as being inspired by American gangster films, states the "Daily Mail."
'A boy of 17 and a girl of 20 pleaded guilty to loitering with intent to assault and rob a factor's (agent's) clerk, and were placed on probations for three years.
The prosecutor said the sketches were contained in a letter found on the bey. The letter, addressed to the girl in amorous terms, said that he was going to get the money on Tuesday afternoon. With it he was going to buy a wedding ring and they could go to London and get married secretly.
Describing the sketches, the prosector said there was a picture of a man—evidently meant to be the factor. He was marked "soft," and was being followed by another figure marked "tough."
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