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SUMMER SALE
Washing Ties 95 cents rach
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INr.
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IS NOW PROCEEDING.
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FANCY WAISTCOATS
Large selection of Fauc Coloanel Waistcoats--all.
wizes.
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'MATTAMAC" RAINCOATS.
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UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS
Ribbons &
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Typewriter Desks
& Accessories,
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THE PACIFIO CONFERENCE. INCOME TAX IN THE STRAITS
JAHAN'S REPLY TO THE INVITATION.
The Cousal for Japan has kindly com- municated to is the text of a Note sent to the United States Minister, copy of which has been telegraphed to the Consul by the Foreign Office in Tokyo. It renda us follows:-
\SETTLEMENTS.
A report is published on the Working of the War Tax Ordinance, 1919, in the Straits Settlements since its inception and the Collector General of Income Tax SAYS:
As the tax, being collected under the 1920 Ordinance is Income Tax, forming part of revenus and is is not likely that there will be any further War Tax
YOUR EXCELLENCY, 1 have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Note of the 13th of this month in which you legislation, I have also taken the op- portunity of preparing figures shewing intimate the gratification of the President complete resalts, up to March 31st, 1990, of the United States at the cordialattained under Var Tax Ordinance.
response which has been accorded to his 1917, 1918 and 1010." The following suggestion of a Conference on the subject table is given in the report
of the limitation of armament and eog. Description of 1919
taxpayer. Ordinance. 3 yours.
Europena, American
"nate topies and in which you communi- cate the President's invitation to parti- eipate in such Conterence to be held at
and Eurasian...$1,002,021 $2,580,810 Washington on the 11th of November next
Chinese ... on the subject of the limitation of arma-
4,065,838 ment, in connection with which the Pacific Aslay and Arab and Far Eastern Question will also be Jew discussed.
Indian
1,434,350 91,933
208.209
96,096
022,616
031,941
589,263
15,999
***38,430
30,064
97.483
Total 2,002,383 $7,877,489 Add Registered Cdm-
paties
1,288,093 4,443,141
$4,728,447 $19,420,631
In communicating to you for trans- Japanese mission to the President the hearty and Others appreciative acceptance of this invitation by the Japanese Government I would ask you to be good enough in the first place to say to Mr. Harding with what plea sure the Government see him take the initiative in this all-important matter. His great office, the pacific tradition of your Republic, and his own high per Bunal qualifiention invest his net with a peculiar appropriateness which must be universally felt and recognised.
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The 1910 6gures as compared with the mis show a marked advance all round: except in two instances (a) the fall in tax paid by Malays and Arabs and (b) the fall in the Malneca assessment.
These may both be traced, the Collector
The peace and welfare of the world have long been the cherished object of solicitude to the Japanese Governments, to the saine cause, namely the poor and people. That attitude has not re mained a platonie, pólicy; it has been
results obtained from' rubber growing in followed out
1918 as compared with 1817. It will be 11 action. It results
remembered that the 1919 assessments are naturally from this paciñe attitude - to- ward world problems that the Govern based on 1818 results, and the 1919 ns. ment and prople like should warmlysments on 1917 results. The pour re- „wylenme' the flea of the limitation of turns from rubber estates, affected all armant and the removal of the deaden.three Settlements, but, was not such a ing burden on industry and cultural vital matter in Singapore and Penang na development which swollen and competi.in Malacca. The contribution from
tive armament create.
This movement is also completely sym- pathetic to the valuable suggestion ad vanced in your Note that it may well he desirable that the use of novel agencies of warfare, should be controlled.
The discussion and removal of any causes which may exist and the arrival at an eventual agreement with regard to general principles and their application which will ensure friendship and good antun understanding between nations are regarded as of great value and import-
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My Government would emphasise pre-eminently the vital interest which Japan hus in the preservation of the peace. of the Pacific and the Far East. She has devoted her utmost efforts towards secur ing its
must always bece, and its maintenance be to her. it matter of prime concern. She therefore finds it to accord cutirely with her inmost desirer to reach in conference a measure of anderstanding which shall
ing ensure pisce being placed quer and for all upon a permanent basis in thear Tegions. It is earnestly hoped therefor. in Japan that the Conference sill secure really useful results and prove a practical siCCESA. The Japanese
Government gladly con- cur in the proposal of the United States Government that the scope of the discus sion of the Pacific and Far Eastern pro blens shall be made subjects of free exchange of vigwa prior to the assembly of the Conference. They hope that they agenda of the Conference will in this way be arranged in harmony with a sugges tion made in the Memorandum of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs of July 26th, 1081, bearing on the same sub ject, in order that the labours of the Con- ference may meet speedievement
with the fullest measure of successful
Malays and Arabs in Singape✨ and Penang, was slightly less than in the previous year, but it was in Malacon that, the heavy fall took place. In Singapore and Penang, improvements in other direc. tions were sufficient to counter-balance the effect of the poor rubber returns, and, these Settlements also secured greater nd- vantage from Tax collected for the first time from Foreign Shipping Companies than was the case with Malace.
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CATHOLICS AND THE HIBLE.
THE AUTHORISED, VERSION.
The Catholic Bible Congress meeting at Cambridge concluded its proceedings. on July 19th. Apart from Mr. G. G.. Coulton, University Lecturer in English, no non-Catholics took up the canllenge of the congress to participate in the dis cussion. Mr. Coulton made criticism at one of the lectures, but prior. a brief to the congress he had written a pamph. let in which he referred to the pasanga concerning the "heavenly, witnesses in 1st John, v. 7, He declared that the
Catholic professors, although knowing the passage not to be genuine, dared not manifest their knowledge publicly for fear of being turned out of the Church. Father C. Latter, Professor of Scripture, at St. Bruno's College, replied to Mr. Coulton in detail. He declared that Catholic scholars treated the passage as an interpolation and that the accusation of hishonesty made against them was without foundation.
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Father C. C. Martindale lectured on "The Person of Christ," in the course The undersigned cannot conclude with of which he said England had lost all out again expressing the through and belief about God. It had rejected the hearty sympathy of his Government with Church for the Bible, and had now ceas thesis so clearly and justly stated ined to read the Bible. Criticism had, your Note of the crushing encumbrance however, adranced during the last gene- and menace which modern armaments ration, and the historical existence of present to civilisation. No efforts aan by Jesus Christ was now indisputable. A too waremiti In full consciousness
to reduce that menace Catholic no longer had the same sense
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of this fact, the initiative of the Presi-isolation in accepting the New Testa dent of the United States is warmly wel-ments as offering a colierent and truth- corned and deeply appreciated, and I ful accounts of the person and doctrine would ask you to assure the President of Christ.
I beg you, etc..
UKITA.
'LONDON'S' NEW DOCK. LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE "MAURETANIA."
In the afternoon the question as to the future reading, of the Scriptures in the vulgar tongue was discussed. CHROD William Barry said if they were to per suade the English nation to, become Catholic they must prove to men they were not giving up the Word of God. it, was almost impossible to measure the English nation's suspicion of the Roman Church in this matter. "If you are to The new extention of the Royal Victoria convert England," be added. "' you mast and Albert Docks system, which the King convert it by means of the Holy Scrip opard with such ceremoney the other day ture" He urged the necessity of an in is the largest work yet undertaken by the quiry to ascertain whether it was pos Port of London Authority and some idensible to adopt the English Authorised of the increased facilities which it will Version while safeguarding, the official give will be seen from the fact that the status and authority of the Latin Vul largest vessel which could be hitherto gate..
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accommodated in the docks system was Monsignor Barton Brown, said if the limited to about 10,000 gross tons, and suggestion to adopt the Authorised that only at Tilbury, & distance of 26 Version were carried through it would miles below London Bridge. dock will permit of vessels up to 30,000 wanted an authority. If the Roman The new be a stumbling block to converta whe tons being berthed within 0 miles of the Church adopted the Protestant version heart of the City. It will be as well would-be converts would say,
"Rome is however, to dispel at once the idea, which beginning to give way Let us wait a always gains currency at such times, that little longer and the Pope will let us
ships like the. Aequitaniu or the Olimpic will come up. 30.000 tons being, of Papal infallibility."
keep our wives, and we shall get rid
in fact, the Port of London Authority
own estimate of a comfortable-sized ship
for these docks.
There was strong opposition to the
This being so, the big suggestion, and no vote was taken.
gest would be something after the size of
the Mauretania, which is just over the 30.000 toma
The new dock does, however, bring big LAND SETTLEMENT FOR AUSTRAL. ships much nearer London and
within
easy cartage reach of the City. Ships will.
IAN SOLDIERS.
enter from the river through an entrance The Assistant Minister for Repatria- lock 800ft. long by 100ft wide, with ation (r, Rodgers) informed Mr. Came depth
of water at high water, ordinary ron (Q.), in the House of Represcatatives neap tides, of nearly 42ft. Arrangemcata at Melbourne that the number of soldiers have been made for increasing the effco- settled on the land by the States to tive length of this dock, by means of a June 30th last, except in New South caisson, up to 910ft., or somewhere near Wald, for which the figures were, to the size of our mammoth
with a March 30th together with the advances
squeeze. The wet do 1008, made to States to June 30th, for the pur-
has an area of 64 acres, a of 38ft: and provides accommodation for about 14 big stemmers. The equipment is said to make the dock the finest in the worlds
The deep-water cargo jetty has already been completed at Tilbury, and further extensions are contemplated there, includ ing a deep water passenger landing-stage, which will sie with than the Mermer..
pose, were “
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