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Towkay Murdered, Chinese gang robbers hava at- tacked a pawnshop at Kuala Ke dah, murdered the towkay "and bolted with money. Three already have been arrested.
Formerly of Singapore. Lt. Col. George Bunbury Me Andrew, of the Lincoln Regi
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It is impossible to say how the poppy plants the means of live those of us who are responsible new scheme will work out in lihood of the farmers of Yunnan for the conduct of the great pro- practice, but even heroic methods have been greatly reduced and ductive works of the country need not carry with them any the Secretary of State bar, iu- have been ready ever since war element of unfairness. A good structed the Ministry of Agricul was declared to put our services deal will be heard on the question ture and Commerce to develop and our plant at the unreserved of industry in that province. The disposal of the Government. If there will be people who will soil in this province is fit for the Mr. Lloyd George, as the spokes- seek to make out that no one bat cultivation of tea plants, and the man of the Cabinet, thinks that a man lacking in patriotism Miniatry has requested the lov new emergency measures are would mind being ruined for the ernor there to establish a Tes needed to guarantee "victory as
good of the country. But even Department for the improvement usual," the men who have been capitalists must live, and even of this industry and also to es straining every nerve to answer shareholders have come rights tablish several transportation the requirements of the nation left oven under war conditions. offices to offer facilities to the tea will not complain.
If it should turn out that the growersand merchanta-National We are prepared, to quo'e the Government are contemplating a Replete
Chancellor of the Exchequer plan of ascertaining present again, to suffer" all kinda of in-profits without a fair recognition The Chinese Consul at Vladi conveniences, discomforts, and f paat losses, then all I can say vostock has explained to the even, if necessary, sacrifices." No is that very great injustice may Chinese merchants and residents one realises better than we do be Cope, not only to bloated there the urgeat need of the Cen- the need for a maximum output capitalists," but to small tral Government for fands and of war material. All we ask is the advantage of the purchase of that the Government shall not bonds of the Domestic Load. He adopt extreme mesaures when by Mr. Chiczzi Money that the iden tunily of coming to our ambul- Garhwal went in up to his neck MOTOR SUPPLIES
Recently Mr. Lloyd George told trenches, he hadn't an oppor- of the rade impossible. One Is telegraphed to the Bureau of taking the trouble to assist the of a heavily graduated extra inance. But at one ambalance in a trench and was almost Domestic Loans that he has ane-industrial community under the come-tax where individuals cr which he visited, the Kahara drowned. It was very difficult to seeded in raising on amount of powers already in their banda firme make larger profita during (Indian stretcher-bearers) present get him out, as all the men who $30,000, The same Bureau bas they can ensure all, or nearly all, the war than before the wared the Prince of Wales with a tried to help him sink also. aleo received a telegram from that is needed.
would be considered. I do not "ohapatti" which they had been However, they managed in the Foochi w stating that the market Sicrificee by all means, but like to read iate this any of the cooking for their midday meal. end.... price of the bondsof the Domestic there is A good
destald spirit which has caused on The Prince ate a piece of it and Loan of the 3rd Year is how 00 that
A capper brought in te-Jay, by such bitterness and has dois so wondered why there were so many had a very lucky escape. A per cent. of the face value, and [common sense methods. There there is no doubt that sala of bonds is at this moment an immense capital. But this I will say, that strings of punny bags in which pocket, in which he had a clasp nuch to sat Jabour against hairs in it. The hairs were on the bullet struck him on bis breast of the Domestic Lean of the 4th mass of war material ready for while certain politicians have the native flur is kept. Year will be a success.
delivery. It is all a question of been denouncing honourable men
knife. The handle and blade of Straits Settlements Association. railway transport, and the rail-
The whole route along which the knife were chattered and Tue anuusi general meeung of ways are not able to receive the aged in the making of war the King proceeded was gairded grooved by the ballet. A piece the Straits Sitlements Aseccia material. (Let some inquiry, belays to embroil the nations of aeroplanes were soaring all along left arm and the bullet went on THE SHIPPING WORLD YEAR
materials as conspirators seeking by aeroplane Ecoating.
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. Six of the blade was carried into his held at 3 pm. oo made into the number of what the earth they are now calling the line, keeping a sharp lookout and wounded another enoper in March 30, at the cffices of Mesure, we call "dead. buffer" waggons upon those same men to make on the enemy's movements, Paterson, Simons sad Co, Ltd., which have been removed from
the head... Most nights there London House, Cratched Friara, our railways se obsolete. They the nation. Those sacrifices will some days ago, a brand ne7 one along the firinglise made by star mmenee sacrifices, if need be, for We captured a German biplane is a regular illumination all EC. The repirt notes that owing might well be brought from their be cheerfully made. Bat do not which had to ewe down owing shells fired from pistols (Cleuim to the war the customary annual obsolescence in this emergency). let us hear any marre of immense to the radiator being frozen and r ckets); and then the purple dinner was not held. It is also Nor is the Government over-will-profits which make watery the burst. The ground was deep in flash of artillery and the tremen- THE reported that early in 1914 the ing to assist the manufacturer mouths of the workers. Look at Prow and it was freezing hard. doos explosion. The ground in tomba of Sir Thomas Stamford who is most anxious to deliver the present prices of Armstrong The guard of Gurkhas locking in such a bad stato owing to the JOKING APART. Hon. Mrs. Dow Rea, which had been lost sight Waggons and limbers area vitaani Vickers' shares they are after the aeroplane had a oid wet, that it is impossible to mova of for many yeare, wa rediscover demand of the military authorities lower than before the war-that time of it, the water in their in this part of the country until ed during aberations to Hendon at this moment. The railways Church. The coffin, with name cannot carry them, and the Warrees the Stock Exchange view water bottles being frezen solid about May plate, was fund to be in a fair Office bave refaced sanction for the question of inflated profits A lot of the conals in this
of armament frms. Btate of preservation, and was their transport by road motor identified beyond any possibility lorries. I cannot even imagine
tion was
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of doubt." The Association was the resco.
done
invited by the Colonial Office lo Under their emergency scheme A SURGEON'S LIFE AT
assist in scouring the erection of
8 suitable memorial at Hendon and his accepted the invitation,
Chinese Students in Parts...
the authorities are taking powers
to set up, and, as I know, are already setting up new work for the production of war material,
Very
THE FRONT..
Splendid Condition of the Indian Troops.
art of the country were also frozen. We are now having rain und mist. It is very diffi- cult to see at night, as no lamps, are allowed, and we do all our work after nightfall.
A short time ago nearly all the heavy fighting was at night. One night we lost 1,120 men and 41 officers, but maneged, to regain our trenches and drive the Ger wena off..... It is impossible country for cavalry. Hence the
The wounded are taken from
le a recenty published bock This sounds all very well, but to entitled Paris in War Time." those who understand the business by Charles Inman Barnard (T. there are inherent and Werner Laurie), a good story is practical dificulties in such a The following extraola are from told of the Chinese students, who plan. It is one thing to establish letters of Capinin J. 3. O'Neill, found their supplies of money new work; it is quite another to I.M S., attached to the Meerut advance must be very slow. from home suddenly cut off. A find the superintending ability War Division, Specialist in the trenches by us (smbulances body of about 60 went to the and the experienced workmen. Advanced Operative Surgery to nd stretcher-bearers) pat on Chinese Legation, in the Rue de Instead of putting down new his Ambulance, and Staff Babylone, one Friday evening, small arms factories, as the Surgeon for the Generalend Staff. borse ambulance wegere to and clamoured for money. The Government are doing, it would Opt. O'Neill has a brother in dressing stations er ambulances Minister, Mr. Lui Ship Shen, wan be far more practical and produc- Takumen to whom we and then by motor ambulances out; but, to the great diegust of tive of better results to develop indebted for the extracta :--
are (Red rose Society) to clearing hospitals and then by hospital the staff, the studente invaded the existing worke, where experience
N. France, Dec. 12. steamer to England, dining-room and kitchen and and ability are readily available. Our Indian troops nave done commandeered the dinner which All corts of questions will arise; remarkably well, considering that expect to get near Berlin about was being prepared for the Minie- sad, indeed, have already arisen, they were not used to trench war nexi Obristmas, ter message was sent to his in connection with the Govern fare and had never been under
Flanders, Feb. 23. Ixcellency,
ency, who dined at a re- ment demands for war material, the terrific ordeal of high explo-We have been going up for staurant. Meanwhile, the students, which could be adjusted in a sive shell-fire The King has periods of twelve to fourteen having dined, began to gamble; quarter of an hour if you had a given two V.O.'s to our Indian days in the trenches and then and several made preparations to Ministry of Cmmerce composed
This not her booked back in. pend the
e night in the Legation. of men who are considering and them up tremendously the aume The were however, expelled by settling these problems every the colice London and China of their lives:
wiser and
and Prince of Walesare
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