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Funston who recently went to the border to inspect the troops on duty along the up national line three additional batteries of field artillery have been ordered to Brownsville, Texas. These three batteries are proceeding by train from El Paso. The situation in Brownsville is panicky because of the battle between Villa and Carranz 3 forces whichis imminent at Matamoras, directly across the Mexican line,Cablenews.
„An old Hongkong Hand. Mr. Charles Asstrom of Bang- kok has just celebrated his birthday in the beat of health. Mr. Astrom, says the Bangkok Times, is a native of Sweden, and firat came to Siam in 1858, as the skipper of the Queen Margaret. For some time he was in command of that or other boats on the rans to Singapore and Hongkong, and then be was for many years in the pilot service at Bangkok, retiring some fifteen years ago. His continued energy and good health, after so long a residence, certainly bear testimony to the excellence of the climate of Bang- kok
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Malacca, and statistics show that Washington, March 29.-The: news that General Pancho Vilis A raport by Mr. O. L. Dreier, during 1913 the number of ships has announced that it is his in-U. S. Vice Consul-General at entering (excluding nativo craft tention to shell the border town Singapore, on the business rela. under 50 tons) totalled 939, with of Matamoras has caused the tions of the Straits Settlements a tonnage of 279,499. The in- greatest anxiety in Brownaville, with America has been issued as ports into Malacca during 1913 Texas, which is directly across on a supplement to the official Com. were valued at $1,135,400, and the international line. Hundreds merce Reports, published by the the exports $5,166,070, made up of residents of Brownsville are Bureau of Foreign and Domestic principally of rabbor. leaving infright and are hurrying Commerce, and contains some
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The settlement of Penang is to secure refuge in towns at a information of general interest to increasing in importance, as is greater distance from the border. the commercial community. We shown by shipping and trade Two persons have been wounded quote as follows, omitting statis- statistics. The commerce
1913, including interport trade, from ballets coming from the ical tables:- Mexican side during the past few
The island of Singapore is the shows importe amounting to days.
principal settlement the $78,554,697, and exports $68, colonies. It covers an area of 350 1894,007, an in crease over 1912 square miles and has a population amounting to $2,000,317 in im- It is a welcome sign of the times of about 305,000 made up of ports and $1,332,751 in arports. Bays the National Review, that mixed races such as Malay, Chin- The number of ships arriving at the the Mongolians under the enlight-ese, and various tribes of Indians. port of Penang daring 1913 was ened administration of Prince The city of Singapore is the chief 3,035, of 4,019,092 tons. These Chi are fully alive to the possibi-seaport of the Straits Settlements figures exclude native craft under lities of up-to-date industrial colonies, as well as the chief port 50 tone. The imports of American methode. It is reported that Ku er of entry to the Federated. Malay goods into Penang during 1913
of 1014-15. [When received these indicatee a gradual entering into kang-o, the 3rd Class Daidji of States and the interior, where rich amounted to $177,560, Amerior the Ghorlos Banner, is organising mining and rubber districts of trade with the settlement or may be seen on application to the the market of these goods. An- 8 Mongolian Industrial Commis the southern part of the peninsula Penang is in its initial stage and Bureau of Foreign and Domestic other item showing satisfactory Commerce, Washington, D. O] increano ie, that of boots" and sion to visit the principal ports are found. The population of the needs attention to bring it to On there catalogues will be found shoes, increasing from $9,226 to of China in order to study trading ieland of Singapore is almost what it is believed is possible. It conditions there at close range. entirely confined to the city itself. is apparent that diligent, work the notice of advance in prices on $14,235. Painte and varnishes all the commodities handled by increased from $2,137 to $10, The Commission will be com Outside the city the island is among the merchants in this this firm. The notice is being 563. "posed of twenty representatives, covered with rubber plantations, thriving little settlement would
Tin, gume, copra, spices, rat- to be elected in equal numbers by cocount groves, and pineapple reap good results, although the circulated with any literature, re- the Anteriorand Ulterior sections gardens. The screnge of the volume of business is not particul- ceipts, or billa sent out by the lane, ango, tapioca, and tanned of the Banner. The movement has different plantings are: Para arly large nor of a class of goods firm, and it shows that on all bides represent some of the been heartily approved by the rubber, 20,000; coconut groves that produce large results. Fair articles an advance of 10 per cent. principal exporta from the Straits Settlements. The eI ruler and the central Government and pineapple gardent, 25,500 orders can always be bad for is announced.
consulate-porta to the United States in Peking has been formally noti- Gambier, pepper, guttaperchs, provisions, fruits, perfumery The Singapore find to this effect, with the tapioca, sugar cane, as well as email tools, and goods for which general is making every eff it to during 1913, according to invoices request that every assistance and a small amount lemon grass there is a general sale, and the farther American commerce ia certified at the American consul- entertainment be given them in and indigo, are found in business could be retained and Malayeis. We recently prepared ate general at Singapore, were the different lcealities to be emali patches only, The developed by proper attention, a letter to the leading firms valued at $24,300,014, a gain of MY ADVENTURES AS A SPY,
throughout this confalar district $2,518,806 compared with, 1912. Lieut-Genl, Baden-Powell visited.
total acreage in crops is 85,00 The market for specialties, such calling their attention to the This gain was due principally to THE FRENCH EASTERN ARMY, W. E. Caroy Compriman and the total under cultivation as agricultural machinery, type- French University Men at the 80,000. Land rentals are about writers, guae, eto, is limited, facilities at hand, as catalogues, the greater shipments of tin and
·ALLIES, Theodore Roosevelt. The French Universities have as follows: Fruit trees, $8 per Exports to Amerios from Penang price lists, trade journals, and rabber, the two principal items of WHY AMERICA SHOULD JOIN THE GERMAN SPIES IN ENGLAND, The articles invoiced at the Wm. Le Queux 25,000 at the front-21,000 acre per annum; garden land, are almost always financed by trade directories, from which export to the United States. thousand students, and 4,000 pro- $17 near town, $2 in the draft on London, the, American names of manufactures of any
average buyer opening credit with London article made in the United States American consular &gency at Pe- fessors of the "Eaeeignement country, Coconuts
per thousand. banks. A few capes of direct could be secured, inviting them nang for the United States daring Secondaire at Superieur.' Atthe in price $17 beginning of February, 3,500 of Coconut land rentale are $84 per drawing on New York against to altilise the conveniences at 1913 were valued at $6,798,407, them had already been killed or 40:e. The number of ships en- export have come to notice re-band, to submit lists of articles of which "$5,949,612 represented NELSON'S HISTORY OF THE wounded, the Ecole Normale tering the port of Singapore, ex-cently, the draft being discounted that are now or may in the future tin; $234,930, tapioca; $243,358, WAR, VOL 1... Superieure alons having 62 killed clusive of native craft under 50 by the bank at the direct rats of te in the market for, owing to plantation rubber; $131,769, RECRUITS' PROBLEMS SÓLVED, and 70 wounded. To replace tons, during 1013 was 6,098, with exchange between American and former sources of supplies being black pepper; and $89,136, White WHY THE NATIONS ARE AT WAB, those who have gone, M. Albert & tonnage of 8,036,467, and the S-raite dollare. This practice, cut off, and offering, in emergency pepper. The Straits Settlements Sarrant, Minister for Education, clearings were 8,081 vessels of however, is not so general, as the Cases, to utilize the cable in bring import very little from the Phi- THE SAD EXPERIENCE OF BIG
According to banke oannot always quote anching about the desired end. There lippine Islande, but sell goods to has made a pressing appeal to 8,618,486 tons. retired professors, and also for the effisial statistics recently made a rate, and in most cases it is not have been responses in some cases, the valus of about $1,000,00 collaboration of Belgian pro- available the imports into the favourable as the exchange vin although the general indication annually to that country. The fessore...
port of Singapore alone during London. The imperts into is that most of the leading firms articles invoiced at the American 1913 were valued at $181,493,690, Labuan for 1913 were valued at are already represented in the consulate general at Singapore Christmas United States by purchasing during 1913 were valued at Open Air-School In Peking.and the exports amounted to $393,983, and to
agents or commission houses, or $998,100. The principal items The Haushwu Chu (Educational $136,077,690.
***Island $95,373,
As to local commercial can they make purchases from the were as follows: Piece-gcoda, Bureau) in Peking has adopted acttlement of Malacca basditions at the time of writing London offices of American mann- $194,760; rice; $100,048; cocos, the most up-to-date method of! publio education in the form of an area of 720 apuare miles and Nov. 12, 1914]. little change in fectarere. It is anticipated, how- $160,300; coffee, $91,032 yarn, open-air schools. A group of s population of 124,081. The noticeable in securing the near ever, that some inquiries for $55,705; and onione, $16,080, eight teachers carried eat on port and chief town is Malacca, supplies or in prices of goods sold names of American manufacturers
Affairs in Mexico,/. sotual experiment the other day with a population of 21,000. It throughout this section. Ia and exporters of varions com- at Hiriwachang. A baby organ is about 118 miles by sea from many instances retail Geme have medition will result in favourable
Washington, March 29-A convention of delegates repre was utilised to attract the atten- Singapore, on the east coast of discontinued the usual 5 or 10 per connections being established. tion of the children playing about the peninsale. The settlement is cent, discount on cash sales, and Cigars and cigaretten head the the place and soon a goodsized wholly agricultural, a small num-in some esses one particularly list of articles of import from the lag all of the political and revolutionary factions in Mexico school!! of three hundred chil- her of tin-mining leases being notice has been given of advanced United States, and their value has been called to meet in Mexico dren was formed. There were found. About 80,000 acress are prices, due to difficulty in obtain was over $1,200,000 in 1918, City within the next ten days, no seats so they aquatted on the planted in rabber, and the are ing wares, advanced freight rates; showing an increase of $150,000 The purpose of the convention is Į ground after the manner of In- in this product is being rapidly and war risk insurance. The only over 1912. Next on the list come
to seek to find a basis for the settlement of the differences be- diane. A little school etiquette extended. There are 38 register specific case that can be reported motor cars and motor orcles, etc., was taught, such as bowing to ed companies owning states in at this time is that of the largest amounting to $727, 484 for 1913
tween the different parties and the teacher and standing up the settlement. The cultivation and leading department store of against 8274,200 in 1912, a aut-thas secure peace in the trouble while addressing the teacher, ato, of tapioos, which was at one time the city, which has branches at infactory rate of increase consider-
ridden repablic. Cablenews, A simple lesson in arithmetic was important, is diminishing, and different towns throughout the ing the small territory. Another nextiven. The school was only a few thousand acres remain Federated Malay States. There gratifying feature in the increans,
though alight, in the imports of F you have lost your appetite conducted in a very orderly mana- under cultivation. The settle is forwarded the general catalogu
wall opene up with
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