GENERAL NEWS.
Malacca free of Rables. Malacca is officially declared to
be free from rabies.
Consul for Sweden.
The King's exequatur empow- ering Mr. F. L. Tomlin to not, as ; coneal for Sweden in Singapore has been signed.
When the Monarchy Comes. It is announced that either Mr. Lu Chen-heisag or General Tuon Chi-jai will be the first Premier of the forthcoming Chinesa monarchy.
Shanghal and the War Loan,
The Shanghar Municipal Coun cil has invested £30,000 in the British Government 4 per cent, War Loan, $10,000 in the Russian War Loan and £10,000 in the French War Loan.
Six Days to the Week.
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Prince of Wales' Fund at Penang.
A publio meeting was held in the Town Hall, Penang, on Decem- ber 6, to discuss the advisability of closing the Penang Prince of Wales's Belief Fand and to decide to what public fund or funds the contributions bitherto appropriat ed to the Prince of Wales Fand should be applied in the fature.
Well-Known Calcutta Man's Death.
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The Balkan Situation.
In the House of Commons on
The difficulties which have October 20, Six E Carson (Dublin arisen in the astern theatre of University, U.), who was received war have created a situation which with load obeers, asid:I desire to to my mind, must necessarily lead ank the indulgence of the House to very far-reaching results, At The Calcutta papere anpounce for a few minutes in order to state the time I entered the Cabinet the death of Mr. R. D. Nicol, Jr., in an few words as posible the wo ware already committed to director of Messrs. Mackintoab, reasons which impelled me to what I may call the operations in Burn and Co., the well known resign my office sa his Majesty' Gallipoli. It is not, of course, Caloutts builders, which occurred Attorney-General. I greatly my intention to deal either with on the Nursing Institution, Shil. regret.
the the inception or the oarrying out long, on November 17. Mr. Nicol whole House does, the absence of of those operations; but it most some two months ago was thrown the Prime Minister and the reason be plain to any observer that the from his hores and complications which occasions it. In his ab new theatre of war in the Balkans developed with fatal result. “ once it is, I think, necessary for created situation which could
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A Royal Stamp-Collector. me to go even more briefly into cot be divorced from our position The King, who has just given the cause of my resignation than on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The room, 3 bath rooms, servants one of his most valuable stamps I otherwise might have been in-statement made in this House by quarters, &c. vacant 1st Novom- Apply De con Looker. ➡a ninepenny stamp of the Vicolined to do. I am well aware of the Foreign Minister under the Deacon & Harston. torian era-to the special war the difficulty in existing oiroum- notion of the Cabinet appear fand which the British philateliste stances of making any full state to me to have announced a policy hays started, has been a keen ment, or of saying anything that of the highest importance as to collector himself since his mid- might be taken hold of as show our obligations in the Balkans in- shipman days, and it is hardly ingway sign of wankuasa or diver-volving our prestige and our necessary to say that bis collection gence in the main abject which bonour. That situation with ali is one of exceptional value. He we all have in view of carrying its complications, necessitated, in asually gets the fint offer of any on the war at all sacrifice to my opinion, a clearly-defined and rarity, and has not seldom taken final and conclusive issue. But I wall-thought-out and decisive THE HONGKONG LAND IN- Company. To reasonable offer advantage of the opportunity to need hardly say that upon that policy on the part of his Majesty's add to his treasures, -
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Germans not Wanted in the Dutch Indies.
Finding myoull [ been, either in the Cabinet or in unable to agree in any respect
this House or in the country, RBY
with what I noderstood was laid The Socrabaya Handelsblad, in dissgreement or divergence of down as a polior approved by his a leader inspired by recent in- opinion. The real unity which Majesty's Government, I fell that cidents attributed to Germans the country wants in that stedfasi presence in the Oabinet could resident Indies, calls for drastic measures enemies and to save our country:volved. I need hardly way I am in the Netherlands unity of purpose to defeat our not be of any use in the critical aitnation in which we were in- to be taken by the Datch Go-[(Cheers.) vernment in all knowɑ ɑssen of German mechlostion. It further atston that several suspicious.in.
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oidante have come to the know- But I entirely deny that the ledge of the authorities and that holding of divergent views as to the Germans resident in the the best policies and methods to the same time I held, and hold. Netherlande Indies are not only be adopted in the various theatres | the views which I expressed well organized but have large of war for bringing it to a UDTONG “ very strongly and, hope the
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House will baliste, conscienti- ously and patriotically. (Chsern.) therefra think
ful conclusion is in any seose 3D A Pamily of Soldiers. emblem of disunion. I bave seen do not, The Italian paper I Resegons criticisms of myself and of my that, in the circumstances, I printa a telegram frem Porto reasons for resigning of a very could be anything but a source Maurizio dated 10th October of petty and malicions character of weakness at a time which re- which we give the following attributing to me motive of a
alation : A pastorel family party political obaracter. I do quires great strength and con of Briga Marittana (Caros) has not desire to deal with them sistency. That is really all I con 16 sans called to the Colours of whom pine areat the front. The to say and I say it in the pro course I have taken I have been ridiculous assertions further than ay for the moment, and I sak the House to "believe that in the mother who is a bale and heartynos of many of my late colleagues woman from the hill districts, that since I entered the Cabinet actuated by no personal or party gave births to mix tous in three I have never heard ons word of motive, but I have acted to the years, thres twins in three consec-discussion or disputs on those best of my ability, solsly in the utive years, Another shepherd, party questions which divided u
interests of my country. (Cheers.) also of Briga, has seven sons in before the wer. At every Cabinet I military service, four of whom are have attended, we have all devoted atthe front.
our energien wholly and solely to An Old Man, kong Friend.
Hook Worm la ludis. The liste of subscriptions for
the discussion of questions which the assistance of Col. Bab Love, of the war; and I desire to say has been placed in charge of the arous concerning the prosecution Mejor Clayton Lane, I.M.S., who the well-known showman, cloxs also that during the whole time I enquiry into hook-worm infection, on December 2, says the Strait have been in the Cabinet I have will aborily begin work in the Times of November 30. Any who never had any personal difference Darjeeling Tas Gardens. It is may wish to add a wom for the with the Prime Minister, whose expected that the investigations benefit of one who has provided unvarying courtesy I desire to will show that 70 per cent of the many an enjoyable evening here acknowledge, or with any one whole population is infected, and Will End lists in the hotels and one of my late colleagues. (Bear, hopes are entertained that an u at this offion. The "Colonel," who hear.) May I also add that no result of proper treatment bodily is close on 68 years of age, has one realises more than I do the energy and power to work will be suffered the amputation of leg great dificulties under which we increased. The working efficiency and he wishes to return to isbour, owing to the fact that our of coolies on the Porto Rico coffee Australia to secure an artificial policy and our methods must be plantations was increased" from #ubutitute.
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