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Penang, April 12th. Malays and Europeans have just concluded. the celebration of the installation of a native Baie Muda Bud's sative marriage in the Court of the Sultan of Perak, and have taken part in series of picturesque ceremonies, which will long live in the memory of the visitors to the old Malay centre of Kuala Kangsar. It had been a curicus wedding of East and West, the like of which will possibly never by seen again, for the march of modernism is pressing even there,
The celebration lasted several days, and many luncheons and dinters were given by the Sultan ai one or the other of his palaces, and by the Governor, Bir John Anderson, at the Residoney At these fanations the utmost cordiality was shorn between the Malay chiefs and the European representatives, and more than once in the speeches of the former warm apprecia tion was expressed of the benefits that have scerned to the native States by coming under the protection of Great Britain.
The chief ceremonies opened with s reception to celebrate the marriage of Raja Abdul Rashid, son of the Baitan, to his cousin. Next day the second ceremony, the installation of the ner Raja Muda af Perak was performed with wealth of colour and a devotion to native customs that was most interesting to the Euro
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A London paper says: Adrama of supame interest, unfolding the destiny of the British
Lot a first learn to pronounce him properly. For Building at Cheap Prio Empire, is being ensated in the Profio Oman. Leaving San Francisco, the Americas Armada English people persist in treating Bengdi as will proceed to Paget Sound. On this islet, desty, and in reprodusing "Baba" either se the month of which separates American from Be" or na Baboon" without the a British territory, lie the important seaports of Those insoaracies are a sors trouble to the of Baba. Ha hears more willingly, as the Latin Seattle and Tacoma, the keen competitors Vanscurer and Viatoris, for the trade of the poste ay, the correct pronuaiation, which is
Bengawly Babboo." Yukon goldfields and la the export of soft
Thetitle itself is a prefix, denoting a man of timber, canned flab, and other products, not only to the Orient, but to British Australasiaoducation and position. It corresponds pretty. But if the ports of British Columbia are in nearly to the English prefrMr. Indeed, little time ago some of the younger genera- trade matters the rivals of their Americin
tion of Baba formed a lengue in Cslonits which neighbours, there is one point in which they
was arorn to addreng si Europene as fister," nokuowledge a community of interests A commes resistance to Auistic immigration has in ore to emphasise the Esba's dislike of the united the Pacfio populations of the Dominion nse of his own title without the accompaniment and the Hapablic in a bond of sympathy of his name. In spite of their efforts, however, whisk in the last resort might well prove it in unlikely that the Anglo-Indian custom of Ball stronger than the federal the by which reipentaddrwing evory Babe simply as ivaly they are bound to their neighbours over le alterod. No discourtesy is intended by 'it, and the older generation, who respect and east of the Rocky Mountains,
the other like the Bahib, and are liked and respected in sharing this sentiment with Anglo-Saxon communities fringing the turn by him have never shown any objection to Pacido, has felt impalled by ilas our Sydney, the practice. corpondent has explained-to send a cordial invitation to the American Fleet. Preparitions on a scale precedented for other than a Royal visit and progress for the Toobplan dalan Stars and Stripes. In this way the Australian people are manifesting their feelings of relief view-boing evacuated by the British Navy, another Power is able and ready to srpport Australis In their ized policy of a Wh
White these drcumstances it least surprising that, as reported some time ago, some desire shoull have beer expressed in Vancouver for a similar visit from the American Flest, now within easy reach. To a foreigner, at any rate, it might seem curious that while in Australia the federal and provincial authorities are displaying the enthusiasm described in another despat this morning, in Canada there has been a marked rationce in offcial circles.
Hongkong, 9th May, 1908.
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There is no mistaking the Babo. He wears a dress posuliar to himself, ankindly branded by the late G. W. Steevens as "the mat indecent dressin the world. It consists of a startling TO BE LET, & Portion of MARINE LOC combination of Eastern and Western ideas, and in this respect is wholly baracteristic of its
peana present: The late Raja Muda of Perak. that, although the Preis 'Ocean is-in their wear Babus, of course, in every praying
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The Hair-Apparent to the Sultanate, died Inst year, and now the oldest son of the Dats the Sultan, prasionaly knowu Bandsbare, was to be selected as his successor. The palace of the Sulten presented a gay spectables In the great hall of the palace the Sultan sat enthroned, with the British Governor and Beeldent on his right hand, and other British oficials on his left Down the centre of the hall was left wide open space danked on either side with a double row of Melay ahlele, on the 1oor, while behind, on both aquatting mides of the Fall, glood or sst a number of invited Europeans.
over
There are
in India, for in every provinco there are univer sities, and the university is the incubator which hatches the Baba. But the most type B thu comes from Calentia, and the Bengali Baba has made his way all over India, not only in Government service, but also in trade and commerce. The head of the Bangali Baba is leek, well-oiled, and neatly caried and brushed. The apper part of his person is mostly Western. He reara & European shirt, with stade, collar, and the socording to individual taste, overed with a coat of European mate. Ove thir ho. throws a shawl, like Scotish shapherd..
From the waist downwards he is Oriental. The shirt apa loss and unconfined in the brew His logs are swathed in a dhati, a strip- of linen which combines the advantages of a ponia and-a-loi-cloth, leaving a portion of Dorn below, the Oosideat is represented again by socka with anapanders, and patent leather shas, The last are an invariable adornment of every Baba. The head bare, sorning hat and turban altogether, and this heterogeneous cortis in completed by the adjunct of a
Баторака umbrella. common black
He is, above all things a clock. Hit wespon Is the pati. In all other matters le is timid and retiring; with a pen in his hand he very
A
Paladin. In the mallitude of fgurus and tiations his soul rejoioon. The sompilation tablon of-statistics is his keenest joy. The docaments are his delight, Sach exercises, in cumlation of uotes and the multiplication of hismind, mark his superiority to the tooducated,
and constitute bis invaluableness to his em plorers.
But this contrsat in the attitude of the two The Duto Bazdahara cams to the Palace at leading Dominions is only the natural octeome tended by a proosion of elephants, whose huge of their history. Australians have never boen beads were weirdly painted in many colours. At confronted and do not consider they are now an exterior pavilion the Dato Sri Nara d'Raja scalented with the urgent necessity of decid- received him, and resited over him a strange ing whether their country is to became a partner incantation the like of which it would be bardastion in a Valled Ampire or a dependancy, its thigh and the calves of the legs bars. to find. It has been handed down from gener- not so integral part, of the United States. In alon to generation, as & propitiation to the Australia the Art of these alternatives het been spirits, said it is held by the natives to be the accepted as a matter of course, except by the language of the spirits and of the Malays before dwindling minority which, indifferent ather to the White Australia ideal or else to the they came to us their present tongue.
fects of international competition, has dreamed With more ceremonies the arriva Saltse bade voialy of complete independence. In Canade, Elaja Muda was announced, and the
on the other hand, generation after genera him be brought forward. Slowly he moved
tion has been compelled by local roum- Sowards the throne being the central opse
stausss to think incessantly of the relations space, constantly boring to the Sultan and
between British North Americs and the great alternatoly raising his hands over his head and
Alepablic which maroles with it for three bringing them, joined together, down to his
thousand mile Having foally decided in right ade. At the feet of the Sultan he prostrated himself, while the ponderous new the memorable General Election which pre- fille by which bo to be known was rasited ceded the death of sir John Maadusid
pisse the destiny of partaer nation in the. him, and then when he had been anointed with tepong tawar (rice psete) to guard him British Empire, Causds will not now, by word from evil the cremany finished.
or deed, give countenance to the idea that the British Empice does not offer a sufficient grantee for her national interests. A sate observers may have noted that a few months ago, when the Dominion and, Espanic wera simultaneously engaged iu pegotiations with Japan of almost identios parport, the Canadian Government refrained from making common case with the United dates, while lying much stres upon the aid give to their Eavey by the British Ambassador at Tokyo. Defending his policy in the Dominion Parliament, Sir Wilfrid Laurier anggested that if there should be trouble in the Pacific perhaps the allid Fleate of the United Kingdom and Japan might be en together in Yanover harbour. At the time the remark was thought by some to be iajadivious, considering the intense feeling on thousands of gazdily clad folk, who showed not unconnected with the proposals, then visit from the much delight at the anwented activity around rifo, about inviting a them. The weather added to the brightness of American Fleet. The peonliar delicacy of the the time, for the sun shone brilliantly. Imme situation arises from the fact that, while at disfely after the ceremonies Mr. E. W. Birob, Sydney there is still a British Squadron, the C.M.U., the British Rosidant, and Mrs. Birch North Pacifio naval station at Esquimalt, on left for Pensg, whence, amid every demon- Vancouver Island, has lately been evacuated. Some comment was provoked in Canida owing stration of regard from natives and Earopeans slike, they have started for a holiday in Eng-toa story that British Squadron bad buriedly land-Pall Mall Gazetis,
In addition there was a long programs of entertaiment and sports, both European kad estive, for the amusement of the visitors, who attended from all parts of the Fadersted Malay States, and for whose convenience special trains were rus. Among theen entertainments were s great fish drive, in which nativee drove the fish four miles up the river by much splashing and shrieking to a pool, where small quantities of dynamite were exploded to kill the fish; and an elephant excursion for seven miles to the waterfall, where young native men and women showed their daring by sliding on pal leaves down the falls over eighty feet of rook into the pool below.
In all the entertaiments and festivities the natives took the keenest interest, and the routes
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The most annoring feature about Babadom is DIRECTORY that we have made it for ourselves. It is the remit ofour crans for bestowing the supposed adantages of Western education on the subtle Eat. Now we have this hybrid monster to The thought of the newish and support.
lain Babu is squeezed from Mill, Burke, and chiap text books daring the progres of his so- Herbert Spencor, absorbed and awinilated from journ at the uniterally. We bare switched is off from his natural development and set
His phrases are his to stumble in our speech said his Orientat wisa and sacreundinga mignificently absurd, sud his quaat turns of garbled talk are never-coming pleasure.
There never was a restare who know our ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR language so wall and spoke it so badly as the
日英中年十至 was once privikged to read offered La explanation Deputy Commissioner of his district to acosaut ter a delay in the arrival of the mail. At one point the mail-bags had to cross a river which WAR in flood, and the beast that conveyed them had been espaized. The Babu pogruaster con- ended a glowing account of what he termed this fright-so e disaster" with the following utence
THE FIFTY YEARS.
along which the execrgions fab were finad with | the-Pasifio Coast, Possibly, however it was Bengali Bahu by a postmaster to the FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1884 TO JUST DECEMBER,-
WORSE THAN WAR
"I can, only attribute, sir, the uncomfortable. Des that eventuated to the swollen condition of the river taking advantage of the imperfection
the boat"
left the harbour when American warships came into it. However that may bs, only the most indomitable self-deception could sagine a strongthening of the mperial tia througha naval demonstration conducted by a foreiga Fleet in A condition taking advantage of an imper British waters without the presence of British frotion is precisely the kind of metaphysical La Incidents or contingences of this stastion that interests a Baba. On another and the sentiment which makes them contó a Babu, in describing the precise dis Important, may lie outside the ben of the ance of one plave from another, determined, as greatest masters of naval strategy. But those Babue are, to show his mastery of our langu who believe that the Navy exist for the Empire, age and his reassdite knowledge of its idioms, forget then not the Empire for the Navy, have long put the matter thun:— '
been doubting whether retrenchment in the It is not more, your benour, than a matter name of efficiency has not once more been made of three miles. That is, of course, your honout the closk for a atupendous blander.
will apprehend, as the oock crows"
The Baba, with his inflated self-conscious If repart may be trusted, soms ngotiations. have lately been taking place between the and bin sesquipedalian fluency, is an ideal rekiçle Government here and at Ottawa regarding the for the dissemination of sedition, Misteking fature of Esquimalt. Ultimately however, mdomontade for eloquence, and sentimentality thero is only one way of restoring the naval for reason, he is living exempar of the adags balance in the Pacifis Ocean, Squadroes pro with regard to the dangers of i little know- vided and controlled by the Dominica sad the ledge. Disci liue to bim spells tyranny, and Commonwealth may some day--if satesman in liberty is, in his judgusut, commensurate with this country will only learn to anbir the door lience.
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It is a lamentable fact, but it is a fact, that indigestion, that most commonplace of ailments, anda mors" liven every year than war or pe ti lence, or flood or earthquake, or all combined' We read of the horrors of war in some far country, and shudder; bat wa thousands who just sink out of life here in our own land, crushed by this relentless diagbaer.
People do not seem to realise the deadly poril that lies hidden in such au everyday complaint as indigestion. And yet it is so apparent, so real, to those who think. Diges tion is the bed-rook on which your very axistones is built. If you cannot digest you food perfectly, you cannot be well. The slightest failure on the part of the stomach liver or intestines, reacts on the whole system --and reacts harmfully.
STARVED AND POISONED.
which the Admiralty has banged-make good Cradled in the fantastic philosophy of the Not only is your body started because you cannot get the fall nourishment from what you the deficieuey now so keenly felt. The naval encyclopse lists, fed fally with the pabulum of smbitious of the Commonwealth are now false patriotism, we have taught him to rest. at but it is also poisoned. For indigestion well known in this country, whit Canadian without tasobing him to think. When we further loads your blood with poisonous impurities, visitors for example, Mr. W. K. George, 1st tim listou to each leaders in political wisdomn self-made in your own stomach from the who represents the Manufacturors Assoas Mr. Kair Hardie and Sir Henry Cotton, exn stagnant mass of food which you cannot get rid of, and the blood carries them to every part istion-testify thi Canadian national feel. we wonder altogether that he mistakes them for of your system. Naturally your strength fails,ing is becoming alive to the urgency of the Cromwelle sad the Gracchi that we hate
a beginning in naval development taught him to admire
to similar lines. Some alarm seem The Bengali Baba at present threatens-like Used you are pestered with wind, headache, and that making weary, dull feeling which makes the least exer-
have been orenteil by the reports of Mr. Jaslice the Private Secretary, to be quits cross with us, tion an effort.:
Now is the time to take Mother Saigel's Longley's speech at the Canadisa dianor in and to give as a sharp knock with his bath-bun. New York the order day. He seems to have when his boas become bombs, it is time to deal
the with him with swift and merciless severity. Syrup, and so prevent the threatened danger, If you do not, worse will follow And apart suggested complete indepandan as
In spite of his shirt and his patent-leather from the usual tortures of indigestion sat altimate destiny of Canada, wale declaring biliousness, your constitution will become so 3000 the loss omphatically for alliage with the shoes, he is in Oriental to the marrow, sid weakened that you will be unable to resist the United Kingdom Between his idal sad that must be handled scangdingly. Once he has Bit of Sir John Macdcold, the great Imperialist, lesent the bautical inconsistency that has deadlier diseases, should they strike. Mother Seigel's Syrup will save you. By there stands the question of the Common Crowe, dominated his education he will join his tenest strengthening the stomach, liver, sad digestive which time alone can answer. Butthe question friends in advocating its regenstraction and
generally, it makes indigestion im. of the Crown represents the whole question reform. sible.
Your blood:
becomes pure, your food whether the Imporal alliance may or may not become the basis of union in which nourishes you, and the vigour of health tingles eventually the resources of the Imperial States in your veins.
be com Writing on August 9th, 1907, Mrs. M. for defence and commerce may Gillrich, 28, Oakfield Road, Anfiel!, Liverpool, pletely morgen: That question depends is ite tu upon whether the imperance of bar Width of Entrance on Top,
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after eating, headache, unussa, and the weakness The friction between Japan and Capado ocom from the poley of seeking markets outside the which comes from constipation,
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Empire To pracialy the same sus may be. THE WORKS are well equipped with restored to health by it."
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a pet to, pains after food, raussa, dizziness with the American Fleet away in the Poio, faintness, blood and skin troubles anemia, and the Government will act, shirk their daty. the many other ills that arise from a diabederal Havlug seserted, is connection with the recent Treaty at Arbitration its right of consulting the state of the digestive system.
Dominions before signing agreements affecting them, this country surely will not again send warship across the Atlantic to protect the foreigner in defying British statutes, instead. of compelling him to obey them.
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