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Tussah and Khaki.
At a gathering of the Silk As- Bociation of Great Britain and Ireland and the Silk Club et Manchester, Mr. A. Mellor of Brighouse, said he had boon de puted by his firm to call attention to the use of tuscah yarn in the manufacture of khaki. An experi-i ment had been tried by a firm who had made patterns of cloth from tusssh" ailk, wool, and worated. The samples bal. been approved by the War Office. But the question of cost came in. It the authorities, however, would sanction the expenditure of about 18 a yard extra they would be re- paid in the lightness, durability, and the excellence of the cloth. The soldiers would have less to
carry, and all the strength necessary in the fabrio would be found in the tussah fibre. An offer to clothe a certain reservist com- pany in Brighouse had been no cepted, and an order had been already given to clothe a battalion of the Yorkshire Itegimont,
Rev. P. J. Maclagan. "The Rev. P. J. Maclagna, M.A., D. Phil. (Edia.), late of Swatow, has kindly promised to preach at "the
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reasonable assumptions. written by people who are high The German Emperor, who placed, as they are liable to hurt signed himself "William, LB., public feelings over here. Admiral of the Fleet," b gan his It was preposterous, added the Old Singaporean's Death. letter by a reference to laat Kainer, to infer that German There died at his residence in pleasant visit to your hospitable authorities worked for or against Cavenagh Road, Singapore, last shores," when he tried to make persons in official positions in week Mr. J. M. Scully, at the age the British authorities understand foreign countries. of 60 years.
He was born in what the drift of German naval It is as ridiculous as it is Penang, and during the rubber policy was.
antrue, and I hereby repudiste boom, about four years ago, whilst No Challenge Meant, such a calumny. Besides to my residing at Seremban, he made
Later occars the following humble notion this perpetual some money in rubber estates in remarkable passage :--
quoting of the "German Danger' the Negri Sembilan.' After that It is absolutely nonsensical and is utterly unworthy of the great he came and settled down in untrue that the german Naval British nation, with its world- Singapore, but his venturesome Bill is to provide a Navy meant wide Empire and its mighty spirit induced him again to go as a "oballenge to British Supre- Navy; there is something nearly into the rubber business but an-macy." The German Fleet is ludicrous about it. The foreign- fortunately this time with disas-built against nobody at all. Iters in other countries might trots results. Lately, says the is solely built for Germany's needs easily conclude that the Germans Singapore Free Press, he had been in relation with that country's must be an exceptionally strong round to the Anara basand Natunas rapidly growing trade.
lot as they seem to be able to Islands on a copra business in Our actual programme in strike terror into the hearts of connection with some British firm course of execution is practically the British, who are 5 times their at home, and it was whilst there only an exchange of old material superiors! that he caught,malaris, and when for new, but not an addition to he returned to Singapore about a the number of units originally
Then came a pasenge which week ago he was in a complete laid down by the Bill 10 years is illuminating in view of
what bas stato of collapse and the fatal end ago, which is being adhered to.
since bappened: camo on Sunday evening. The It seems to me that the main I hope your Lordship will road funeral and burial took place on fault in the discussions going on these lines with kind considera- Monday afternoon at the Bidadari in the papers is the permanent tion. They are written by one the moment until after the har- this has been consumed; to the original intention was to delay ostimated that 6,000,000 koku: of cemetery.
ventilating of the so-called 2-3 who is an ardent admirer of your Singapore Legislative Council.. or more power standard and then splendid Navy, who wishes it all vest. Bat is it to be believed 3,000,000 koku remaining we The business to be transacted only exemplifying on one power, success, and who hopes that its for an instant, that the whole of have to add 56,000,000 koka of German policy, not merely from the new crop, 2,000,000 that will at the Singapore Legislative which in invariably Germany, ensign may ever wave on the same 1903, when the Emperor ex be imported from Kores and Council meeting last week includ- "It is fair to suppose, the side as the German Navy's, and ed the third reading of the Final Emperor continued, that each by one who is proud to wear the from 1900, the year of the Naval rise now on the market. If Jap cogitated his epistle of peace, but Formosa, and 500,000 of foreign Supply Bill and the Widows and Dation builds and commissions its British naval uniform of an Law, and from before that, was an's annual consumption be pat Orphans Pension Ordinance Navy according to its neede, and Admiral of the Fleet, which was not directed to a single end? Is at 55,000,000 koku, there la Amendment Bill, the first reading not only with regard to the pro- conferred on him by the late it conceivable that when the 6,500,000 koka to spare in the of the Public Trustees Bill, and gramme of other countries. great Queen of blessed memory. Emperor wrote to Lord Tweed- year's supplies. The only profit. the Penal Code Amendment Bill, "Therefore it would be the "Once more," the Emperor the second reading of the Railway simplest thing for England to writes in conclusion. "The Germouth, be, the War Lord, was able thing to do with this is to TUCK'S CHRISTMAS CARDS. BEHIND THE PICTURE, Ordinance Amendment Bill, and say I have a world-wide Empire, man Naval Bill is not aimed at ignorant of German ambitions export it, but shipmente to
and of German policy ? the Commitse stage of the the greatest trade of the world, England, and is not a 'challenge Merchant Shipping Ordinance and to protect them I must have to British-Supremaoy of the Sea,' Amendment Bill, the Life Assur- so and so many battleships, crais which will remain unchallenged ance Companies' Bill and the era &o.--as ore necessary to guar- for generations to come.” Companies Bill,antee the supremacy of the sea to Prince of Wales and Perak. me, and they shall accordingly Ipoh, November 28.-The be built and manned... Perak Club has received a letter "That is the absolute right of of thanks from the Prince of Wales your country and nobody any When the time comes to write rise will be seen for some time. for ita contribution of 100 where would loses word about it the history of the war, it will renkoned at 61,500,000 koku, guinens to the Prince of Wales and whether it be 60 or 00 or 100 probably be found that the inten- which the Mainichi calculates as you have lost your appetite National Relief Fund, also a battleships that would make notion of Germany to make war follows: At the beginning of the dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- one of the big variety, of letter of thanks from the Trea- difference and certainly no change during this year was known year there were 9,000,000 koku DRA CAFE is sure to tempt auror to the Fund.--Straits Times, in the German Naval Bill } early as May last, and that the on hand on the market, and it is you.
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