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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; MONDAY, JANUARY
SINGAPORE LETTER.
Agllators from Canton-Training Dentists-Wireless Matters,
(Our Own Correspondent.)
that the little State of Sarawak, in north Borneo, hai no less than- eighteen small Inland wireless stations. In Malaya there is the large hayal station at Singapore, and several minor stations for the yae of shipping, but no attempt has been made to use wireless, ag a Singapore, Jan. 15.
means of interior communication, The master tailors of Singapore, and apparently that polley is to be whose men have been out on strike adhered to, the F.M.S. Government since the early part of December, having decided to go ahead with a and whose efforts in the direction very expensive scheme to provide of a settlement have been utterly trunk telephöne communication fruitless, have appealed to Caeser. from Singapore to Penang, vis They have presented a petition to the Federal capital. As a matter, Sir Laurence Guillemard setting of fact, Malaya is one of the most forth their troubles, and stating in dificult arens in the world for the plainest of terms that there wireless work, due partly to the recently arrived in this port certain presence of electrical storms in. Communist propagandists, from the atmosphere, and, it is said, I Canton, whose identities and names to the disturbing influence of tin are known, and that a secret union deposits..
Certainly, there arg
IN THE NEWS.
1926.
has been formed by these men with "dead" patches where reception! Cardinal Mercier, whose death the object of fomenting labour of the wireless waves is impos- at Brussels is reported. The late troubles in Singapore. This is the sible, and it is very much to be Cardinal
WQ8 Archbishop of
first definite instance of inter- hoped that the theory about un-, Malines for eighteen years. ference from Canton in our discovered tin mines in the south domestic affairs, and the action of of the Peninsula le correct, for the master tailors raises a definite some authority has just been pro- issue on which assuming the dicting that the alluvial tin areas accuracy of the information con- of Malaya will very soon be work- tained in this very interesting ed out. There is no doubt about“ document-only definite action is the difficulties to be met with,. possible. The employees in this for the programmes broadcasted particular trade have demanded and by the Singapore amateur society received increases at intervals are frequently picked up two hun- during the last few years, and dred miles away in the Dutch before this strike they were quite Indies, and are inaudible twenty comfortably off, as the rates of pay miles north of Singapore on the in Chinese concerns go. Neverthe-mainland. Moreover, the British
Cess, when the men struck in official service from Rugby is not December no surprise was felt, as relayed from Pwnangx, as might it was only to be expected that be supposed, but is distributed they would wish to share in the throughout the country over the general prosperity, and there has telegraph wires. been a sharp rise in fond price envy of successful broadcasting We read with during the last six months, but ventures in India and Ceylon, and when the men rejected the very one optimistic but insubstantial reasonable offers made-the more gentleman toured the peninsula known.reteros and member of the Mr. Fr.dk Smith, the well-
generous because of the rush of
Christmas trade, and put forward some time ago in the interests of Hongkong F.A. Council, who left
demanda representing a hundred Malaya Broadcasting Company,
# concern which he called the, for Home on Saturday.
per cent. increase in some instances, but that scheme faded away; and and the abolition of the master tailors' association into the bar. We are not, likely to listen-in in gain it became clear that this was
this country for a very long time, not an ordinary labour dispute. the main difficulty being, of Moreover, the fact that the men's course, the lack of talent. How- leaders persistently refused to ever, there is a body of expert" attend a conference indicated a
and enthusiastic amatours here,, suspicious dislike of publicity.,
and if the idea is ever tried the
It
is difficult to believe that the de-accumulated results of their ex- this given in this petition are in-periment and practice will be of correct.
considerable value.
The employers are intimately The Base and Other Matters. acquainted with the affairs of their
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BRITISH POLITICS.
IMPORTANT SPEECHES THIS
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Rugby, Jan. 24..
As is usual during the period im- mediately preceding the opening of Parliament, there has. during the past few days, been a marked in. crease in political activity in many
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own trade and community, and the are going the rounds concerning week the Prime Minister will de A variety of amusing stories constituencies and during this particulars they give concerning the activities at the base, all of liver a series of speeches to which our unwelcome visitors could not be which show a characteristic in the Press attaches much impar THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY more precise. Why the Chinese ability on the part of the Home Lance. Protectorate and the political intel-authorities to alter cast-iron re ligence branch have allowed these gulations to meet local conditions. will address a party gathering in To-morrow night Mr. Baldwin Canton propagandists to carry on The best of the lot relates that London and it is anticipated the undisturbed is yet to be explained.strict instruction arrived from speech will deal primarily with but at all events the Government London that the four hundred party organization questions. have now no alternative but to grant the tailors' petition, and kick be medically inspected, and ac- Stirling and will speak on the ques women coolies employed were to the conclusion he will leave for these agitators out of the country cordingly four medical officers tion of housing in Scotland. | forthwith.
Malaya's 'Doctors and Dentists,
were mustered at the base one Wednesday, at Sunderland, he will. Thanks to a modern and efficient whole female labour force had He will return to London on the morning, only to find that the speak on the industrial situation. medical school at Singapore, which is the centre of medical education done a panic-stricken bunk. In following night and will preside at for the whole country. Malaya is cidentally,
euter m085zr
a Cabinet meeting on Friday at now training its own doctors, and to-day states that the Admiralty which the final terms of the King's tion and transmission of Radio Telegrams and for reporting vessels The RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE is always open for the teep- this year we shall begin to train are negotiating with several firms cur own dentists. This is a fact for the construction of a floating Speech for the opening of Parlia passing WAGLAN and GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSES.
ment on February 2 will be ap-
Firma or persons, who have placed standing orders with the Badio of considerable economic signi-dock for Singapore, and that pro
Telegraph Office for advices of vessala passing the WAGLAN and GAP proved, ficance, for it means that two wide bably explains the dredging:
ROCK LIGHTHOUSES are requested to send revised lists of vessels of fields of professional employment operations which are going on in this week-end have been those of
The most important speeches. which they are the awners, or agents, to the Officor-in-Charge, as early as
possible. are opened to locally educated boys the Straits.
RADIO TELEGRAPH CODE ADDRESSES FOR THE YEAR 1926 Lord Oxford and Mr. Lloyd George..) and girls. At present the English|
should be registered at the Radio Telegraph Office, &rd. Floor, Government. schools throughout the country are this week, there is little left of Lord Oxford in his speech, which Bullding without delay. Forms may be obtained on application.
We have had an was made at Hull last night, elur- Dutiable articles forwarded by letter post to turning out a continuous stream of any interest.
Great Britain Aro actérised the suggestion of
Hable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded All forms of rheumatic trouble are due to the same cause, dobi-boys who almost invariably forsake American anthropoligist passing Liberal alliance with labo zot as a by parcel post only. fitated poisoned state of the blood.. This explains why Dr. Williams: the paternal shop for a more through who intends to study ome Pink Pills, the renowned Blood and Norve Tonic, have cured, more genteel occupation and the only of the few patches of untouched fabric compound of imagination cases of rheumatism and its kindred ailments than of any other form field open to them is clerical work. Primitive life left in the Malaya and ignorance. Referring to the
land question he agreed that among" of disease excepting anaemia for which condition they are the ack. The supply of office billets must archipelago--the inhabitants of a
the Liberals there were differences soon fall for short of the domand,small group of islands nowledged remedy of unequalled merit.
of opinion on the proposals to and the Colony will then be faced west coast of Sumatra. To ac- RHEUMATSIM CURED IN SCIATICA CURED IN NEW with a very pretty problem. Raffles complish his task the intrepid Mr. Lloyd George's committee for
ZEALAND.
College may provide a partial solu- fellow has already learnt to read rural land reform. He entertain- tion, in that it will provide higher Dutch, and he intends to tackle ed the hope, however, that after Mr. Ernest Ramsden, of 6 Brad-
Mr. Waltor Mullis, of 3 Beach education required for the profes- Malaya and the local dialects, all the free and frank discussion new ley Place. Morley, Yorkshire. st., Potone, noar Wellington, sions, and on the other hand it may in six months.
proceeding, a general agreement statos:Just before Christmas I says: "What I wont through add to our difficulties, and create Began to have acuto pains in my aftor Sciatica attacked my right a half-baked student element to capfully on Thursday, the, mag-George, speaki at Cardiff, also The eclipse came off very auc-might be reached. Mr. Lloyd legs and shoulders. The doctor leg is almost past belief. My leg brighten up our local politics. To nitude being 88 in Singapore, and expressed stro hopes that, a said it was acute rhoumatiem. ahrank and agonizing pains shot return to the College of Medicine, the observations at Bencoolen, on compromise that would have all for six weeks I suffered agony, down my calf. Doctors treated this institution now ranks among the west coast of Sumatra, where Liberals behind it might be reached Then I tried Dr. Williams' Pink me, but in spite of their efforts the minor achievements of the most of the expeditions were at a Liberal conference on Pills, In less than a week I was suffered until I tried Dr. Williams' British in Malaya. It is housed in located, were apparently very land question next month.-Eri feeling brighter and stronger. Pink Pills. These Pills cured me. a building which is incomparably good, but at the other end of the tiek Wireless. Boon my cure was complete The I have never had a rolapse.",
the finest Government building in totality area, which the Dutch praise for this alone must be given CANADIAN LADY RECORDS, the country, not forgetting the astronomers..had chosen, cloudy to Dr. Williams Pink Pills."
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belauded architectural confec-weather prevailed. LUMBAGO CURED IN SOUTH
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Mr. T. P. MacDonald, of was so used up with rheumatism tribution to the aesthetic amenities in a local hotel is still unfinished,
bur, Ontario, Canada, states: the Government's one and only con- Schroeder from opium-poleioning REBELS ROUTED AT NOHARA. Straits, Coylon, India, Mauritius, E. Trompsburg, Transvaal, reports in my shoulders and weak that I of this jerry-built city.
Lambage confined me to bed for could not turn in bod without College recently received a mostly to the conclusion that the de- The but the ovidence points irresistib- months, suffering day and night, help. The medicines prescribed generous gift of $350.009 Straits ceased was engaged in oplum One day my wife received a letter did me little or no good, so I tried from the Rockefeller Foundation, smuggling on a grand scale from advising her to treat mo with Dr. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Since and it enters ito new home the Shanghal, and that no doubt ex- Williama Pink Pills. I started a thon I have been free from richer by three new professorships plains why the police investiga Course and was completely cured." rheumatism."
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should do no more than keep pace Garcet, a Java hill resort, hus with the development of the coun boun denied. This lady, the wife try and the British territories in of a diplomatic official in Sydney, cigarette smoking to a largo Borneo, and estate practice forms a safe though humdrum field of murdered, and the assasins have tion of one popular brand as was very brutally and scientifically ortont in Japan. The consump employment.
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