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DEATH.
ROSS-On 13th January, 1926, at Sea, Eric Munro Ross, Chartered Accountant, ner in the firm of Lowe, Bingham and Matthews.
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
essentials. With them should go some knowledge of Chinese his- tory and a greater appreciation of a truly great people. Mr. Sun Fo has already expressed his ap- preciation of HE the Governor's qualities and his sympathetic ntsitude toward's all things Chinese. It is an attitude which
LUTHER'S TASK.
A
ASKED TO FORM GERMAN CABINET
BLOW TO MONARCHISTS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Berlin, January. 13. Dr. Luther has been called upon by President Hindenburg to form a Cabinet.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1926.
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
A CALENDAR
January, 1926.
The Jews, like
the Scots, speci-
alise in stories: against The following which Ervin Cobb is.
them-
for
Tê-
11,. Mon... Joseph AN AMERICAN
STORY. Hume born, 1777. 12, Tues., I.L.F. established, 1893, 13, Wed., Auguste Comte died selves.
1857.
died, 1892. 15, Fri., Henry Labouchere died
1912,
16, Sat., Sir Tan Hamilton born,
1853.
14, Thurs., Cardinal Manningsponsible, seems as typical of a certain dry American humour as anything in Lord Aberdeen's collection is typical of Scottish Two sympathetic Delicate Position in Reichstag.
humour: Berlin, later.
friends called at a house of Mrs.. Though Dr. Luther's prospects
mourning in the Bronx. of forming a Cabinet of the middle
Levinsky, wife of a wealthy" parties are considered bright, in
Of the nineteenth white-goods impotter, had passed view of the certainty of support CARDINAL century leaders of away after a sojourn in the from the Centreists, Democrats, MANNING." religion who, are South. In the parlour the and People's Party, hia Govern-
borne in affectionate bereaved husband sat beside the the casket. They advanced and look-
17, Sun.. Mr. Lloyd George born,
1863.
ment is not expected to command memory, particularly by
a majority in the Reichstag, but people of London, few standed on the face of the deceased. be dependent on the Socialists and higher than Cardinal Manning. "Don't she look wonderful?" said German Nationals, as occasion There were greater theologians- one of them. "Why shouldn't she Newman, the other convert to look wonderful? asked the
urises.
It is universally anticipated that Rome, was one--but none so well widower. "Didn't she spend the Herr Stresemann will remain at combined the fire of religious zeal whole winter at Palm Beach ?” the Foreign Ministry. Ex-Chan-with a passion for social improve- cellor Marx is mentioned for thement of the workers. portfolio of Minister of Justice.
Conservatives Chagrined.
Berlin, January 13. The Conservative Parties are Socialists to join the Coalition as chagrined at the refusal of the they calculated that the Socialists, if they entered the Government.
+
*
He lived in the most frugal way,
Chairs, which, with CHAIRS. their standardised de-
signs and efficient aids. active Manning was ever an Bocial worker, overflowing with to comfort and movement, typify sympathy for the poor, and his as much as anything else our pre- work in the great Dock Strike is sent civilisation, only became East End even to-day. gratefully remembered by the popular in England toward the end of the Jacobeau "period, no- cording to Waller Rendell Storey, writing in "The Antiquarian.” "An inventory," he says, taken b will we hope, find copyists in would be unable to join the growing numbers, It gives us popular movement for a referen- and could harly be persuaded to 1928 at Gilling Castle, Yorkshire,
enough to nourish
only his mentioned dum on the question of the expro eat
chairs, great hopes for the future. The priation of ruling Princes. The emaciated form, and yet this although there were thirty-five Even in 1669, Colony is in safe hands.
possibility of such a referendum is prince of the Church died worth stools listed.
Charles II entertained disquieting to the Conservatives (only a few pounds. Probably no when who fear a blow to the whole man who attained to eminence in Cosme the Third, Grand Duke of modern times. has reached so near Tuscany, at dinner,.....the only monarchical principle in Germany if the referendum proved anti- the austere and lofty ideal of chair was that provided for the
the priest.
guest of honour. dynastic.
No More Tetanus?
finds
an
FRENCH FINANCE.
DISCUSSION ON DOUMER'S PROPOSALS.
SEPPONT - FROM BRIAND,
(Havas Agency) «
05
There will soon be "nothing new under the sup" if science and medicine continue to make the same ratio of progress as in re- cent years.
The latest claim, made by Drs. Ramon and Zeiller at the Academy of Sciences in Paris, is the discovery of an anti- toxin which is a "thorough and lasting preventative" of tetanus, accepted | According to
authority tetanus or lockjaw is a condition of muscular contraction
Paris, Jan. 130. aggravated by the occurrence of
The Finance Committee of the convulsive seizures, and is due to part-the action of a bacillus which has Chamber,scussing M. Doumer's finacial projects, decided by 22 It exists in a terminal spore. garden earth and in stables, and votes to fi to separate the questions access to the body by of Bulge equilibrium and amortis, wounds. The bacillus generatestion of debt.
It was devided by 22 votes to 5 Kongkung, Thursday, January 14, 1926. poisons which travel along the
nerves to the spinal cord or that revenue from M, Loucheur'a brain, and give rise to symptomsex cheme should be applied to by irritating the nerve centres. Frenbimbing inflation instead of It will doubtless be remembered being credited to the Budget as M. that there was an enormous in-Doumer proposed, H.E. the Governor's peroration [cidence of tetanus in the early
The Matin" suys that M. Briand of his eech at the University's months of the Great War.
Afters determined
to support M. degree ceremony is most import- sufficient supplies became avail-
Doummer's projects
far de ant. The case for a knowledge of able, orders were issued that
prophylactic injections of anti-possible. the Chinese language has never tetania serum were to be given
Briand In a Quandary.
Paris, January 13. been put so clearly and with such in all cases of wounds, however
Parliament will reopen in an authority. The paus has been slight. Thereafter the incidence
The clearly established and demands of tetanus practically disappear atmosphere of confusion.
condition laid down by the ed: Hitherto serum has been consideration. We should like to credited with being the most im- Socialist Party Congress (not to add to the suggestion thrown out, portant factor in determining join the Government unless they the treatment of were given a majority of the and will indicate how in the course success in
tetanus. In this connection the portfolios) and the decision of the of this consideration. There may authority already quoted states Radical Socialists to reject M. be difficulties in the path of the that it may be given sub Doumer's finance proposals have. merchant acquiring a knowledge cutaneously and used to bathe the make the likelihood of M. Briand of Cantonese, but there are none wound, but after the symptoms. Recuring a majority in the Cham- in the case of the general body are developed the only satisfac-ber of Deputies very doubtful.
tory method of administration is It is expected that M. Briand of mercantile. assistants. The to inject it directly into the will defer submitting the financial "China Mail has consistently coverings of the spinal cord by proposals whilst he will attempt lauded the efforts of the Hong- the operation of lumbar puncto rush through an Electoral Bill kong General Chamber of Com-ture. It has also been injected abolishing the so-called propor- under the coverings of the brain. tional representation and restor- merce in providing facilities for The anti-toxin discovered by Dra. ing study. Often, as we have pointed Ranton and Zeiller, who claim out, these efforts have been that it will give permanent and nullified by the transference of the complete immunity" from tetanus, can be injected even in large student to another district where doses, without inconvenience, into another dialect is spoken, The all wounds liable to cause tetanus. higher education of the Cadets in When, as is promised, supplies of
this new, anti-toxin are distri the Chinese language must be left buted amongst medical practi- to the Government, but what oftioners, it will be of great interest the vast army of Government ser- to hear their views on what is vants who are not Cadets, and undoubtedly a wonderful claim.
who come more in touch with the general body of Chinese than do these officials? Grants are made
THEY SAY THAT
U.S. A. AND RUBBER.
SHORTAGE PREDICTED IN FOUR YEARS.
!
AN EXPERT'S OPINIONS.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, January 13..
EWO
NOTED BURGLAR.
IMPLICATED IN FORGING
NOTES
COMELITE. INSTALLATIONS
(Realer's Sernice.)
Amsterdam, Jan. 18. A world rubber shortage by The recent rest in Rotterdam of 1930 is the forecast made by Mr. mur who was attempting to cah Palmerton. Chief of the Rubber forged ten-forin" notes has been Division of the United States followed by the capture of a con- Department of Commerce. federate at Nijmegen, where the In giving evidence before the police discovered a complete count Congressional Rubber Investiga-terfeiters' installation. tion Committee, Mr. Palmerton estimated that in 1930 there would alleged to be a notorious Germun The main arrested at Nijmegen is be a shortage 37,000 tons, and
housebreaker. " the United States needed from a million to a million and a quarter' acres of rubber to meet her re- quirements by 1930.
Philippines or Sumatra Scheme.
New York, January 13. The Rubber Association of America is considering a proposal to earmark $10,000,000 annually, for five years, to plant rubber ceived a cable from Singapore Philippines or advising that rubber is now $1.46 trees in the
per lb. and giving the enclosed Sumatra,
prices.
11
MOTOR SHOW.
FAR EAST REPRESENTED IN NEW YORK.
TRANSPORT CONGRESS.
(Reufer's American Service,)
New York, Jan. 19. The city is full on the occasion the single-member con- stituency system with a view toned the World Motor Transport of the National Automobile Show the dissolution of Parliament.
Congress. The latter comprises 50.. countries, including all the British Dominions and the Continentai, Latin American, and Far Eastern countries.
DUTCH FLOODS.
N.E. WIND FACILITATES DRAINAGE.
FROST IMPEDES REPAIRS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Amsterdam, Jan. 19. A north-east wind is facilitating the denimge of the floods into the The Tsel is rushing into the Zuidersee like a water fall, The movement of water is preventing it troms freezing, but frost is greatly. impeding dyke repairs.
The ex-Kaiser's wife has pur chased a large quantity of woollen underwear for distribution amongst the flood victims.
to those who pass language. If a newspaper chose to sat out a.}.egt. examinations, but we question if list of the happy and hopeful things the passing of such a test is a that have got themselves done late compulsory part of Governmently, there wild be much to chronicle service. Should it not be made-The Rev. H. R. L. Shoppard, 60? Should not every Govern- The general spirit of the nation ment teacher have facilities for was far worse between 1798 and acquiring a knowledge of the 1814 than between 1914 and 1918.
The Hon. John Fortescue. Language? It seems more import-
Every time thought is driven ant in their case than in any others. It is the young and im-underground, even if it is bad pressionable who need the atten- thought, it is a danger to society.
|-Mr. Rumaay MacDonakt."
tion of those versed in their ways and in their speech. It does not "Safety: first,"18. a roten phinee follow, of course, that the mil-to inall into the minds of the public lenium will be gained by a
and of youth Lord Montagu, proper use of the spoken lan-
would
misunderstandings cleared, and that vague fear seizes whole masses of peop at times of unrest and
would be materiall
The art of the langusse fr the right use of 10-ekuse"
Why is Longsor the first city
You can be just sa scculez in run-
dining
The Archbishop of York.
there beed & Walter Boat
there would have been
GERMAN COAL. HUGE SHIPMENT OFFERED
'IN NEW YORK.
BEGULAR SUPPLIES ́EXPECTED.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Nex Several thousand tons of German
wers obered locally at 16
yesterday
The agenda includes the study of Américas methods of manufacture and the inspection of the traffic-. regulating systems.
SIR CHARLES ELIOT.
SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS
RECOGNISED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Tokyo, January 18. Sir Charles Eliot, G.C.M.G. (British Ambassador to Japan), has been appointed a member of the Japanese Imperial Academy, for his scholarly contributions on Philology and Buddhism.
The honour is most noteworthy, as Sir Charles is the first foreigner to be elected a member of the
Academy.
AIRMAN'S MISHAP.
ALAN COBHAM AND EXCITED NATIVES.
(KOKEE SERVICE):
Nairobi, Jadi 13.
In avoiding crowds of wildly
RUBBER.
LATEST PRICES FROM SINGAPORE.
Messrs. Carroll Bros. have re-
The telegram.also mentions that the following dividends have been declared
Prices
Allenbys
Alor Gajahs Ayer Moleks
Ayer Panas
Balgownies .. Bassetta..... Brogas.....
Bukit Jelotongs
Bukit Katila
Indragiris Jerams "Jimahs
Straits.
.$ 3.70
3.40
3.50
15.75
6.00
1.20
$2.00
1.50
1.75
Changkat Serdangs
11.70
Connemaras..
290
Glenealies'.
3.40
11.50
1.75
2.65
Kedaha
4.70
Kempas
10.75
Kuala Sidims Lunas
440
18.50
Malaka Pindas
3.65
Malakoffs
5.69
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1.30.
Mayfields
15.00
New Serendahs
5.50
1600
15 80
7.85
Pulau Bulangs
4.00
Sandycrofts
15.25
Scudais
4.25
5-75
32:50
1.85
18.50
3.251 5.70
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Pajams....
Punggora
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Interim:
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Indragiris
18%
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