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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 1923.
SINGAPORE ROMANCE..
ORIGIN OF BRITISH PORT. to be troubled any more about the
SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES'S FORESIGHT
away,
of his deed. Born in the year
year
THE CONQUEST OF JAVA,
opportunities of agitating the minds of his superiors in India and London. They did not want questions of the Archipelago or the Dutch proceeding therein, and they believed the deplorable conditions
at
THE SOUL
'EDISON'S GREAT QUEST.
THE CHINA MAIL.
"The latest news of his doings, sent by an American correspon- dent, is that he is applying his genius to trying to discover where the souls of men abide after death. All his thought and energy are lent to the solution of the problem. But so far he has not found it possible to demonstrate so much as the
NOTICTOE SHIPPERS AND PASSENGERS. :"
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BAIWA.
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TEN PERSONS WITH AVER-
AGE AGE OF 82..
Which family can boast the greatest longevity?
the Island of A family in Skye claimed to hold the record. In this case seven mem- bers of the family had lived to a total of 550 years.
Now comes a statement from Mr. A. P. le Rossignol, of Jersey, Channel Islands, who asserts that the family history of the Rossignols is easily a record.
François le Rossignol, who was Empress of Canada. born in Jersey in 1786, died in
1868 at the age of 82.
The family record afterwards is as follows:
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"It is given to few men to see of their moribund settlements on their names-become-a-legend in the West Coast would effectually their lifetime," says the Telegraph. The interest aroused (writes a provent his meddling with any-"That rare experience has certain
of the London thing outside them. They were ly befallen Mr. Thomas-Edison. correspondent Morning Post, by the British wrong. Raffles had much to do a Few people could tell you his age, Government's proposal to spend Boncoolen. He did it. He restor cleven millions in docks and ed the prosperity of that station, he because he seems ageless-an fortifications at Singapore, and established an equilibrium in the abiding phenomenon in a mechan- its speculative object send our finances, and he arrested the de-ical and scientific age. The most mind back to the time when wecline in the fortunes of the West transcendent discovery could be acquired this port so near the Coast. But, while he did this, his Equator, and, in that day, so far energy, his vigilance, and his auda attributed to him to-morrow, and city remained undiminished for his few of us would have the hardihood In February of 1819(the anniver-great and final struggle with to doubt the truth of it. sary is now kept u February 6) England's greatest rival in the For Sir Stamford Raffles hoisted the East. -Union Jack at Singapore, and in the RELATIONS WITH THE DUTCH.
century of years that has passed
The restoration of Java to the we have had many opportunities Dutch was inevitable; we could not to realise the value and importance retain it. except by setting a bad 1781, with every reason to believe example to the other European that his family was of gentle origin. Powers, who wished to benefit by the prostration of France after although, its fortunes were obscure, Waterloo. But with the restoration young Stamford Raffles was con of Java we had done all that the
grave, A belief in pelled by necessity to accept
most exacting sense of justice life after death is instinctive temporary employment in the could require of us. There was no in mankind, and it is interesting to Secretary's office of the Indian reason for us, then, to sit down speculate upon the probable effects House. Early in the before he reached his twenty-supinely while the Dutch extended of scientific proof of the soul's per Jan. B.-E. L.
the area of their authority and sistence. Its influence upon humnan fourth birthday, he was appointed made their position the base of conduct would, we take leave to Assistant Secretary at Penang.
aggressive operations at our CX believe, be small. Nothing is more pense. They recovered, by the certain than the fact of death, yet If Raffles had been an ordinary Castlereagh Convention, Malacca the man who orders his life and man, the appointment to Penang and Java. They seized Billiton, plans his affairs as one who may be Feb. 8-P.&O. would never have possessed any they laid hands on Banca, they dead to-morrow is practically uon greater significance than a good, asserted their jurisdiction well-paid post, and his name would pPalembang, and
existent. But the man who in his they planted heart believes that his soul--the never have been handed down to
their flag at Rhio.
In this very man himself-will cease to be Mr. 7.-P. & D. posterity as one of our greatest manner they secured much more at the moment of physical death is Pro-Consuls. He looked beyond than they ever possessed before. almost as rare. There some things Penang and saw the opportunity Their hold on the Strails of in life the proof' of which is of of freeing the Straits and
Malacca was tightening, and if the little more than academic interest Spice Islands from the jen-
British authorities had remained
'Suppose Mr. Edison were to lous control of the Dutch, which inactive for a few months longer, offer scientific proof that there is no arose out of the temporary assertion there seems no reason to doubt life for the southereafter; would it May of French authority through Napoleon's incorporation of Hol-that they would have brought un-convince any but a few that in this der their flag the whole of the matter the unvarying law of the land. Raffles received no support territories of Johore, within which universe was broken; that there from home. He left Penang on stood the peerless harbour of was, after all, waste and destruc- Nor leave, and went to Calcutta. He
tion? To be sure, our whole con- was received by Lord Minto, on whom he made a most favourablement Raffles reached Bencoolen. There is reason
At that supremely critical mu ception of the universe is changing. to believe that impression, and in the course of a He took in the whole situation at every spoken word, and perhaps
Oct. 30.-B. F. few weeks he won the Governor-
31.-N.Y.K.. General round to his policy of con- a glance. The Dutch, he said, had every thought, lives on for ever. Nor. 1.-B. F. 10.-B. F. quering Java as the sure way to scarcely left us a foot to stand on, The sounds of the human voice
trans- Dec. 1.-D. F. secure for ever the predominance there was still time to secure have, it is said, been
17.-B. F. of British commerce in the waters that foot. He reached Bencoolen mitted by wireless waves and
31.-B. F. in March, 1818; he at once ad- detected a fortnight after- of the Far East.
Gressed the Governor-General of wards by wireless receivers. With Raffies was only twenty-nize
India, the Marquess of Hastings, instruments fine enough to Oct 30.-B. F. when, coming as a stranger, he wo who had in the matter of the perceive them, sound waves might Nov. 1-8. F. the responsible ruler of India over Gillespie charges, shown him similarly be detected an indefinite 20.-B. F. to his views on a question of policy
well disposed age after their first formation. Dor. 1.-B. F which entailed the despatch of the towards Raffles, and in July he was Such, at any rate, is the theory, largest expedition ever sent from invited to come to Calcutta to dis- Beside it the thought that the soul the shores of India. He not only cuss the situation. Raffles did not of man can cease utterly seems framed the policy, but he was e
waste a day... Immediately on re
more than ever untenable. What trusted with the task of carrying it ceipt of this invitation he hastened ever Mr. Edison's researches dis- He discharged his task with to Calcutta in a miserable country close, this much is certain ran's unerring wisdom and unsurpassed boat, and laid his plans and pro- belief in personal immortality will energy. He soon discovered the posals before Lord Hastings. He not be shaken if the scientist fails succeeded first of all in making his to find scientific proof, and best route for the expedition to pesce, as he termed it, with the scarcely at all confirmed if he Batavia, one that had never pre-Governor-General, who went so far does." viously been used by Europeans. as to say," Sir Stanford you can The officers of the Royal Navy depend on nie." But his second
cut:
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self
too none
authority to
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laughed at him, and predicted success was the greater, for he The Profligate. nothing but misfortune, but the obtained the Governor-General's ronte followed proved perfectly
During the most critical days of safe, and the expedition reached the encroachments by establishing the war two privates of a gallant Oct. 25.-B. F roadstead of Batavia without losing British influence and authority in Scottish regiment were in the front a ship or even a spar. The ultimate Acheen and at Rhic. In notifying line trenches. "If ever I get oot of Nr. 3.-08.- success of the undertaking was, to this news to a friend he added, At this alive, Jock," said one, “I'll a great extent, dependent on the Rhio, I fear, we may be too late."
lead a different life from what I did before. I was an awfu' waster. early arrival of the ships on the coast of Java, and this was due
Drinkin', gamblin', women and On November 28 and December wine-every kind of extravagance. mainly tothe courage and coriden- ce shown byRaffles. If the service 5, 1818, Raffles received instruc- Just to show you what I was like, Raffles rendered throughout the tions to proceed to the Straits of tell ye there was an aunt of preparations of the Java expedition Malacca. It was there laid down mine died and left me a legacy of was great,so we 's reward. He de- that "the proceedings of the Dutch Es, and I squandered the whole lot served it, no doubt, but public ser authorities in the Eastern Seas in three years. vants do not always get what they leave no room to doubt that it is deserve. He was made Lieutenant- their policy to extend their supre- Governor of the island of Java. It macy over the whole Archipelago." will suffice to say that in five years To counteract the injury to British These expressions of opinion, with- he pacified those portions of the trade, from this policy it was pro in a few days of the hoisting of the island left under native Sultans in posed to arrange "the establish British flag at Singapore, will show a manner that no former Government of a station beyond Malacca what its founder thought of its ment had ever attempted, he raised such as might command both the future. The present proposal to the industrial and agricultural pros- Straits of Malacca and of Singa- make Singapore a great naval base perity of the island to the highest pore." We have reached the point proves that all he foretold has been point and he increased the revenue at which Raffles has not only fully realised. sevenfold.
obtained the highest sanction for his measures to
RAFFLES'S WORK UNDONE.
'world,
came
counteract the
Governor-General:
RAFTLES' TRIUMPH. Within seven weeks of his sail-
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spread of Dutch influence to the ing from the Ganges Raffles had His government of Java forms exclusion of British, and the very planted the Union Jack at Singa-JAD. D.-E. A one of the brightest pages in the moment when he had practically history of Anglo-Indian Adminis- fixed in his mind the place, Singapore. Those were the days of slow -tration, but the Fates, or to be more pore by the acquisition of which he sailing ships. Three weeks were taken in the voyage to Penang, precise, the Congress of Vienna intended to defeat their policy, decreed that the island should be Da his arrival at Penang, on another three weeks were passed Feb. 10, A. restored to the Dutch, and thus, January 1, 1819, Raffles wrote to at Penang and less than a except as a model, the work of the
The week sufficed for this energetic Mar. E. A. Raffles, in probably the richest and island of Singapore appears to me man to visit and reject Carimonos Apr. 10.-E. A Chile. most beautiful island in the to possess peculiar and great and to occupy Singapore by treaty
to an end. advantages," for the desired station. This meant much murc for In his own mind, as recorded on well that Raffles acted with the Oct. 31.-N.Y.K. Raffles than the loss of his posi- the official records, Raffles had fix-promptitude, for on the receipt of Nov 2-P&O
9.-0. 8. K tion. It signified the destruction ed on the position of Singapore a despatch from Lord Hastings to of his hopes of his ambition, not long before he saw it. His Malay the effect that lie intended to for himself, but for the country. studies-had-made him acquainted employ Raffles on a special mission Java was in his hands, to be the with its past history, and be enter to the Straits, the secret committee stepping stone, the half-way house, tained a reasonable hope that it sent out a furious despatch forbid- to China and to Japan. It was to would be possible to revive its ing bis employment and declaring secure for England the position aucient importance
under the that "difference with the Dutch in those seas of an undisputed British flag. And so in Feb will be created by Sir Stamford Dev. L--BAL supremacy. She was to be ruary 1879 he hoisted the Union Raffles' Intemperance of conduct
and language."
official beneficent mistress of Jack at Singapore. It was a the countless islands
of barren spot, with few inhabitants, attacks so far influenced Lord the Archipelago, and the security and one small-block house erected Hastings that on February 20, 1819, of her position was to be based on in haste, when he wrote. "It has he sent orders to Raffles to give up Det. 30.-B.F-Atrous. the generosity of her commercial been my good fortune to establish the plan of founding a port and to Nov. 3. fl. 8. K. policy towards the rest of the his, station in a position com- return to Bencoolen. Fortunately, world. Under the shadow of this bining every possible advantage, before that despatch was received great disappointment Raffles came geographical and local." And by Raffles the matter had been again: You will be happy to hear settled, and Lord Hastings sup- He returned two years later to that the station of Singapore con- ported the fait arcompil
The Dutch protested and indulg
the
to England in 1816.
the East as Lieutenant-Governor tains every advantage-geogra-
These
of Fort Marlborough or Bencoolen, phical and local-that we can de ed io a paper war, which, as Raffles in Sumatra. He was charged with sire, an excellent harbour, which predicted, was all they could do no special mission, nor was he en-1, was the first to discover, capital The arguments and facts trusted with the execution of any facilities for defente, to shipping against them, but if there had external policy. His banishment necessary; hd the port in the Laga wireless telegraph 10 even to Sitinatra, for that is what direct track of the China trade. We sleamers in those are bles the appointment would have sign have a flag at St. John's and every would never have succeeded in fied to an ordinary Governor, was ship passing through the Straits securing Singapore in the teeth intended to put an end to his must go within half a mile of this official superiors.
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MANDY SAVING
BARGUAN
His son, François, died aged 84. His wife (Esther), died aged 84. John (second son), died aged 80, His wife (Nancy), died aged 89. Heller (third son), died aged 70. Peter (fourth son), died aged 76. Mary (eldest daughter), died aged 78.
Marguerite (second daughter),
died aged 80.
Eliza (third daughter), died sged 89,
The combined ages of these people total 821 years, or an average of 82 years each. The edest son, François, had three children, who are still alive. They
arc:
Francis Charles, aged 78. Esther Marie, aged 76. John, aged 68.
John, the second son, had two children, who are still living, one, Frederick, aged 80, and the second, Alfred Philip, aged 75.
AMONG OTHERS PRESENT.
Never before, I. confess, had I been of such distinguished com- pany;though among them, happily, was a leavening of commoner clay save for whose comforting presence I might well have beaten a speedy
retreat.
as
I had, you must understand, come quite unbidden to this garden party, whose venue was a Royal park, through the gates of which I had passed unquestioned. And, I stood quizzing the gorgeously gowned ladies and their hardly less brilliantly uniformed squires, I half expected some liveriod flunkey to tap my shoulder and demand my creden.. tials.
VOTING CONTEST.
OUR $50 PRIZE.
POPULAR CINEMA ACTRESSES.
CHINA MAIL'S 8TH BIG FREE EVENT.
This week's China Mail voting contest is similar to the previous one,
Who are
the ten most popular cinema actresses
in the list given below? Name them in
their order and win
our $50 prize.
Twenty different alusma xetrassas are named below. Balear the tan you consider the most popular and write them out in the order of your oholos. Thes
cut the form out and send it to the "China Mall' omlos marked "Tote,
The list which comes nearest the correct solution will win the prize. The correct solution will be decided by the general vote, the item polling the most votes being placed first, the one- soming, next being pizced second and so on aptli the list of tan is completed.
Therefore the secret of the contest Is Not to select the ten most popular Items in alphabetical order from our list, But to select the ten most popular names from our list and judge what place. each individually will occupy-which will come. first, which second, and so on until all ten have been placed.
The contact lasts from Monday to Saturday. The result will be anponzorů In the "China Mail" on the sacooeding Wednesday, when thè mioner's name will be published along with the correct Int.
Every copy of the "China Mall" contains one form giving the reader ona try for the prize, Roguler readers thus have not less than six trios in one week. Competitors may sond in sa many forms as they like.
Forma should be sent in to reach the "China Mall" by Monday. Any forms received by the "'China-Mall"-Ister than Monday will be discounted.
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Kay formas
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Members of the "China Mall" staff are debarred from entering the'nontost.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE HERE
Below we name twenty cinema actresses. Select the ten you think the most popular.
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Betty Compson.
Viola Dana Bebe Daniels Priscilla Dean
Lilian Gish Louise Glaum Alice Joyce
Katherine Macdonald Nazimova
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For there, in the centre of the group, stood no less a personage than the Prince of Wales. him was M. Henri Farman. Hard by
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Mabel Normand
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Dorothy Phillips
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...Mary Pickford
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...Miss du Pont
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Anita Stewart
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Gloria Swanson
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Constance Talmadge
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descried an admiral (not the Grand Fleet's Coin C, though Lady Beatty was there, charming in delicate rose) and à Viceroy, whose crimson garb contrasted strikingly with that of his com- panion, the Reverend J. Robinson. There were, too, many whose
they names (although veyed nothing to me) seemed well known to others of the com- pany. "There's Dobbie's bedder," I heard one youth-an obvious une dergraduate-say. And there," returned his companion, "is Papa Charmet, with a very red face, and his daughters, Susan and Char- lotte."
Passing along, I recognized ex- President Wilson, beside him being Princess Juliana ia a won drous garb of apple-green. Mrs. T. Hay looked lovely in lemon. Dr. Travis, the picture of health, had planted himself near a Russian Grand Duke.
Nor had Literature-particularly Scottish literature-been forgotten. For there, representing the clan M'Gregor, was Rob Roy, with Guy Mannering quite near. And, last of all, I came upon the very flower of Elizabethan worthies--Drake and, Queen Bess herself
Yes; there is a wonderful show of dahllas this year in Greenwich Park.
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CUT THIS OUT
To the Editor
Sir,
China Mail,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, Oct. 25, 1923.
I consider the following the ten most popular cinema actresses placed in the order in which I think they are liked best-
Please write clearly in block letters.
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COPENHAGEN.
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