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TRIAD SOCIETIES IN SINGAPORE. JUDGE'S STRONG COMMENTS. Strong comments were made by the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw) at the Singapore Assizes, last week, at the con-
The Government took the Dominion Premiers fully into their confidence with regard to the proposed naval base at Singapore At a meeting held at the Admiralty the First Lord. Mr. L S „Anfery, speut un afternoon explaining to
the distinguished visitors by means of elusion of a eas in which four Chinese Rou oce oWY CORRESPONDENT1
maps and charts the essential strategic were charged with murder. The accused LONDON, October 23th problems involved in the selection, of were alleged to have been members of a Singapore as fortified harbour. The gang which, armed with spears and carry- Thiro estoy to be no immediate solu- meeting was, of course, of the most pri inga flag inscribed "Knights of the tion of the deadlock which exists in revate and confidential character; but it has Hau Family," west to lorong 14, Gey- gard to wirelers communications "within since transpired that as a result of what lang, and brutally murdered two Chinese
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This case is a somewhat disquieting! the Empire. It is the subject of a good they heard the statesmen from overacas deal of adverse comment in business were satisfied that the British policy was one," said the Chief Justice, summing up. “It is rather startling to inhabitants of circles. The Post Office somewhat resem fully and completely justified.
It is probably too much to expret that one of the biggest and most eivilised towns bies tas proverbial "dog in the manger" which could not eat the hay himself and even now the ass of the opposition to in the East to discover that in broad day- refused to let the horse bave a mouthful. the Singapore scheme has been heard.light, in one of the busiest streets of the Being unable to make its own service Admiral Sir Percy Scott continues to town, and in the sight of hundreds of pay, the Post Office is obliged to under deery the construction of a base in Far people, a body of armed men car march take commercial traffic, which means that Eastern waters, chiefly becaus he has about with Bags and weapons for the the Department must ficcose private satisfied himself and wants to persuade purposes of killing and maiming other enterprise, which." in turn, means the others that the day of the big battleship people. It is even more disquieting that Marconi Company: But unrestricted has passed. He pins his faith to nero competition is barred, despite the fact planes and submarines. He regards it that the Marcoui Company is quite ready as next to impossible to imagine the next war at a decided by the capital ship. He visualises battleships hemmed in har bour by submarines, or, if they do ven- tire out, destroyed by bombing aero- planes. It would, however, be too much to say that he has a considerable follow ing, and anyway he cuts no ice" in Waitehall in the matter of naval policy. Since the Times encouraged him under anyone to identify any persons in that BANKING-SHIPPING-TRA VEL Eighty Officer are catablished in the Principe the Northcliffe control a few years ago. crowd. We also hd that this was an isolat- the gallant Admiral has obtained and act. That morning there had been ances of the Word to provide Commersia mount of publicity that is apt to give affray and several people were stable. The Organizations and Private Individuals with him an appearance of authority in naval matters that is not warranted by the police apparently had been sent out with complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and, army in consequence, but two police who fact.
were the only ones who appear to hate COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT DEPOSIT AND CURRENTACOLUNTS Some of the London papers have been seen the crowd at all when they had t
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. LETTERS JF CREDET. commenting on the secrecy, as they call
TRAVELERS CHEQUES. it, of the sessions of the Imperial Con- bomb throw at them, appear to have ference. But while the ery of "secret loaded their riffes and to have gone in the
LETTERS OF CREDIT. diplomacy" is a good enough tag for an direction from which the crowd bad come,
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This happened in husy
HOTEL RESERVATIONS it is not very much use for anything and not in the direction in which they else. There are some things affecting the were going.
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CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES. national policy like the Singapore hase four o'clock in the afternoon.
I happen to know (his Lordship con
*PURCHASE OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE which must bo discussed in private.
Every approved Banking Shipping and found and impenetrable kind in respect tinued) from a ense before me last week of the problem of Imperial defence. It that only three days before, in the same-
P. J. VANHECKE has been under discussion by the Confer-
Travel Transaction.
In the circumstances, the Post Office proposed a regional division of business, taking South Africa and Canada for itself and leaving. India and Australia to Marconis. This proposal was, how aver, rejectal by the Company. Then the Post Office prepared the pooling of the traffic, bat. when it came to settling the terms and conditions the Marconi Com pany would have none of it. They mid it amounted to restrictions or its ruterprise, initiative, and managerat. Meanwhile, the Dominions have gone shead and given their contracts to the Marconi Company, which is prepared to enriy out the work. ILELIC LÀ THÌ DẠNH.
"This is how the matter now"idnds, and it is impossible to say how or when the deadlock will be ended, because the Post Office refuses to take the public into its confidence, No full or reasonable statement has been officially issued as to the conditions it is sought to impose en the Marconi Company. In the absence of such statement there is no way of judging what are the merits of the points in dis pute. The whole affair seems to point the moral that it is well-nigh impossible to expect & Government Department to run in double harness with a commercial firm which has to conduct a business 40 as to make it pay.
DOCTORS THEEAT TO STRIKE.
"SECRET DIPLOMACY."
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enes this week. Not one word about the part of the town, Serangoon Road; an subjects under, discussion or about the other body of 50 or 60 armed Chinese views of the Dominion Prime Ministers marched up the rớnd brönking up houses" has been permitted to leak out. This is,
"So long as we have at the back of
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There is plenty of room for speculation after all, only right and proper, because, and seriously injuring two men. Fortu- as to whether the panel doctors will carry however accurately the Premiers might nately two of them were caught red- out their decision to strike at the end represent the opinions of their respective handed, one thanks to the courage of a RUSSO-ASIATIC. BANK. of the year and refuse to work, the courtries at the Conference table, brief Eurasian gentleman who happened to be Xational Insurance Act. This decision cabled summaries would be sure to was reached at meeting representing create political trouble for them. An Im Passing by. In the present case we have the profession throughout the country perial Conference opes to reporters and got nobody red-handed, they all seem to which was held in Londen this was Itapecial correspondents may be beautiful have got away after the crime was com is all a question of pay. The pacet prac in theory, but it is not practical for mitted." tioners refuse to accept any reduction in many reasons, at least as present. the amount of the capitation fen they get E. SPENDER'S LIFE OF "CO" under the Act. It has been said with
A very large amount of attention our principal roads the filthy and dis perfect truth that the doctors belong to she most stringent and powerful Trade given to reviews of Mr. J. A. Spender's Busting labyrinth of disreputable and in- is not wonderful that they are a hot-bed Union in the country; and it is certainly" Life of Campbell Bannerman" (Hodder sanitary dwellings that are there now it instructive to note that when it becomes and Stoughton. 2 vol. 4), published of crime, and that the police have dif- a matter of payment for work done they within the last few days. Mr. Spender ficulty in bringing people to justier. It are as prompt to threaten to use the who was the Editor of the Westminster
criminating weapons in hovels such as strike weapon to enforce their demands Gazette for many years till it was trans- is easy to escape and to hide in- ns are the other Trade Unions composed formed from an evening into a morning lie at the back of some of our principal
journal, bas done big work well. Tho roads." of manual workers."
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Of course, it remains to be seen whether in the last resort the panel doctors will translate their threat into action. It all to arouse special remark, It is curious depends on the vote of the whole body of practitioners, and a three-fourths uniority is rocosary. This vote is about to be taken by ballos; and at the present merment it appears more than probable that the requisite proportion will vote for resignation.
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The story of the Tariff Reform contro Daily News, will cordially be extended versy hulks larg in these pages, and the to the Rev. Fr. Louis Froc, S.J., Diree: Changchen The panel doctors receive 98, 6d. per subject has special interest me that the tr of Sleeawer Observatory, upon having head in respect of the insured persoas question is being discussed again. Camp-ceived the Heuri d'Orléans medal Har on the panel The Ministry of Health bell-Bannerman's fiscal faith was clearly awarded by the Société de Geographic propose to reduce this to Sa 6d for the and forcibly expressed in a sentence. It Commerciale in recognition of his most next three years, or to S8. on' contract was this: The fiscal proposals are valuable work at the Observatory The covering fe years. But the doctors de saturated with restriction as against labours of Father Froe, like those of n clare that they will bare none of it; they freedom, with inequality between trade in brethren at the Observatory, are want 98, ed. Ad at present. On the other and tende, with injustice towards the modestly carried on far from the public hand, the approved societies comprising community of consumers, with privilege eys, and rarely do they come into pro- the Oddfellows, Foresters, Hearts of and monopoly, with jealousy and un-minent notice, publicity being no, part of Oak, and other great organisations whose friendliness towards other countries. Siccare's programme except in a strictly members are all panel patients contend This was his gospel, and it rallied the scientific way Thus it is that little is that the offer of the Ministry is too Liberal Parts to such good purpose that, known of the personal history and werk liberal. The doctors got is. 34. before as all the world knows, it first divided
we are daily indebted for information INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCH the war and they ought not to receive and then smashed the Conservatives at
of a most valuable character. Fr. Froc more than that now,
the General Election of 1006,
has been associated with Siccawei for 40 So Far an to general public are con- "C.B." AND KING EDWARD.
years, and has been its Director during cerned, there is no feeling one way or I confess to a simte of disappointment the past quarter of a century. Under the other about the quarrel Perhaps, if that there are scarcely any good stories his expert hand, the department in which anything, fooling leans towards a reduc in Mr. Spender's pages. Although he was the Observatory specializes-Meteorology tion because the panel system is not po quite a sociable man, "Q.B," went little has been finely developed and is now a pular, and also because the idea is abroad into Society, chiefly owing to the vital and indispensable part of the that the doctors, despite their outcry, are health of his wife, to whom he was de public service. We shall shortly have the making an exceedingly good thing out of voted. He used to consult her on all privilege and pleasure of publishing a it. This does not, however, meet the important questions, and affectionately short account of the Observatory his doctors argument that the capitation referred to her as "the Authority" She tory, and from this will be seen the ex- payment was raised to be. Ed, to corres was his only intimate friend, it was said, mely important part Sicenvoi has pond with the increase in the cost of and her death brake him.
taken in providing mariners of tho China Irving, and there has been no drop in
King Edward was genuinely fond of coast with accurate information on wea living expenses to warrant a cut in their panel for. In this they have reason and him, and spent much time in his com-ther conditions, specially during the the logic of facts on their side. Whether any at alarienbad. A newspaper print- typhoon season, information which bay they might not consider the advised a photograph of the King and "C.B." bren of inestimable value. To this work ability of arreding to some duction ngaged in earnes, conversation there at Fr. Froe has devoted himself with pat in view of the distress common to their some time of acute international crisis, ience and unceasing diligence, and the fellow-workers, of the professional Flames entitling it, Is it Fence or War?" community is inderd indebted to him and and also because of wide-spread unemploy Later, on being shown this, C.B." din his staff..... ment among their insured pare patients closed that the real subject of discussion
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One of the most piquant disclosures also unbecoming a Minister of the worst that can happen is not that the people will receive no medical attention, relates to the incident when King Edward Crown, He called on Campbell Banner- but they will have to pay for it outside was stirred to rigorous protest, by a man to rebuke big colleague, and to take the panel while at the same time contri speech made by Mr. Lloyd Georgo in the necessary steps to prevent a recur- biting their quota as at present as pre. Parliament at the time when the House rence of this violation of constitutional cribed by law. A strike of doctors or of Lords was cheerfully emasculating the practice and good late The Prime other folk does not repeal an Act of Education Bill introduced by the Liberale Minister exuressed regret and Mr. Lloyd Parliament. Alternatively, the approved Mr. Lloyd George said the country would George apologised but, not content with societies may make their own arrange have to decide whether it was to be this, the King sent a note through Lord ments with medical mea ne they did rezy governed by the King and the nears, or Kellys intimating that a Cabinet Minis satisfactorily before the Insurance Act by the King and the people King Ed-te must not indulge in the freedom of
IF HB with its lodical bewehi was placed ward regarded this as an affront to him-speech which he might use as a private (Continued at foot of next colums.) on the Statute Book.
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