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OF AIX LA-CHAPELLE.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 18ry, 1907.

A MAHARAJAH ON POLITICS. The Maharajah of Bobbil! writes to the

"Madras Mail" as follows !~~

"The pressut unrest in India is chiefly canesd

Avery

to

being in regard to the disposal of the Militis. all the Yeomanry and Voluntoars, but the final The first Intention bad hon to a sorb this foroa into the Territorial Army together with by the rash and inflammatory opaosas cght of

decision attneties 11 battalions of the militia Vouts and who do not realis aufeintly the discontented man, who have no forethought of and Volunteers, are therefore the main factura out of the 124 to the Regular Army. Twouly. three battalions of militia, the prosent Yeomanry, offect of such utterances on illiterate people.maximum number is limited to 300,000 men is ant of which the new Hom force whows deported by Government, hut I wnch regret to hops We may form som idea of the shazons You know two such men have recantly been find many highly educated men all over the of its reintion by contrasting the prin be orolved. That at least is a Haldane's country strongly condemning this produra, cipal conditions under which Volunteers have It has always been the gon mal vale af Government to deport seditious people, as to

hitherto sorred with the now offered. The make it impossible for them to create mischief. in time of peace could fees him elf from all ralunteer engaged for un fixed poriod and "In Italia in olden times Kings used to inflict military obligations at a flight's nation. the same punishment, even in regard to their Camps and parades mereover, were 10 all sans, brothers and other near relatives. Deport- intents and puepas optional. Entrauca into ation being thus a form of punishment amotion- the Territorial Army will insolye a four years' by the ancient laws of this land, I do not ougagement and an sosul cusp of eight or quite unterstand why Government shouk! beütten days, according as the Commander-in- condemned for having done the same things in Chin muy consider desirable. Should a man present circumstances, in my opinion Govern desirs to quit before his for yours' servien ment have acted most wisely in adopting the are completo, ho must give three months notice most effective method of nipping the evil in the nad pay a fiue of £ bud and preventing further mischief. They are certainly entitled to our grateful appreciation and not to earping criticism."

Why do you sing Bande Mataram' when you post a white man and shout at him? Of coursa, very nation must love its owa country and its own people. The British have alrealy established their Government 150 years ago Since then our country, India, has become their country as well bon also ruled by thom. Hars Government eurs and we have not only want to protect one of their countries, lucia, but to protect us from the mischi vous belaviour and rain that result by the prosent

tious ay sem singularly mild, not to say From a soldier's point of view these oondi- the present day Volunteer? It must ha ineffective, but will they pravo accaplable to romerabered that it is massa quetion for is employers that for himself. So far the proportion of Valantents attending the annual not beengthy dislike the work, but kosauss

exerriso Cups

has born ridiculously swa'l- This bing the state of the case, how will thus the mploy r of nur ein

to hot them g Volunteer firo who secepte a four year's engagement, in each and etory one of which Goverment will sist on his going inta oump? "Since the Russo-Japanese war I are able diftealty in procuring regular work and bo by obvious an-wer is that he will dud consider- heard our people way thors has been no sulary mach u the position of the Reserve mu patriotism in India na animates the prople sithont pas Me. I ang apuals to the of Japan. There was indeed a carinin amonut of patriotism in this country in ancient times,

patriotic instinct to furnish him with masa, In since the formation of the casto wytem it

but the object lesson is has died out altogether. So long as

bad Patriot finds himself in an in'e rabin posi

QILG 'T'he the caste system continues there will be no patriotism ing on voluntary ffort to fulfil the military (ion and here lies the real woskaoss of poly- amongst us lindas.

obligations of a great Empire. It is taking the

orest.

It has always been the case with Brahming possible. Hundreds of thousands of Britons

to set themselves against their Kings and all honour to them-have shown the stres oppose them, now not only Brahmins but some ready to give up their leisure to training them. other classes of our community join in oppo-selves for war. sition to the Government and" Lala Lajgat Rai and Ajit Singh were puished proved insuflent for pressu! day requirements

consequently

That this leisure -entailing though it does considerablo s H-denial--ban You, y'udents should never take up yourselves Volunteers can give no muru and if they are to this dsagerons mocament and join in tracks on the Territorial Army of the fulare, con against the Government. If you mingle your ditions must either by whittled down to the EASTMAN KODAKS, CAMERAS ruining your prospots in life in erury can into boing. The burden wich is too heavy selves in the present unrost I am afraid you point of in-liciousy or the Army itself will never Way.

Several of our Colonies has alwuly dong so, for indivion is mut be born by the nation.

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Youth is the time for study and the formation of character. You have yet to acquire and the movements in the United Kingdom moral and infoliecinal qualities which will make towards enforced military training progresen you fit for a awful career in life and this porio sirul ly of life should not ba frittered away in p

We do not minimise the oil of litioni gitations. It is highly injurious to the boste ry stric. It consitutes in truth a interests of a country that its youth should advantages.

gritous tax. But there are couponsaling abandon their legitimate function and take part as become a uomussily in in a movement like the present ous.

The luxury of the last generation In the falloors of fimo, as

this and the national fibre is softening under its infl venco. higher capacity and charset r., Government training is nu antidote that great Britain we acquire he exercise and discipline invaded in military will give us all that you ar now agilalley requires for, such as the elevation of Indians to higher oxistence

Above all the warlistinṛgle for posts in the public service the expansion of fighting power and the prize will bo to the nocrsitats the der-lopment of thy Logishlist Councils, etc. The bone its nation that is ready to give the most and caunel be forced from Government by the pre- endure the most attaining to that eat. I mes sent methods of agitation.

of India.

It is mer fancy to think that you can raiṣų your own ferons, straggle with Government for the purpose of attaining your imaginary object and you are entirely mistaken if really entertain soch id a The cistes nad уза coumanities which were allotted for the military purpose in this country ars iuded very faw! Among them the independent Chiefz, Mahara- jahs, Zemindars and others of any status are quite loyal to the British.

The Sikhs and Mahemdans are likewise atrougly attached to Government. these will ever encourage the present agitators, None of on the other hand they will use all their power and inflasses to defeat them. I strongly advice young men who are still on the threshold of life, for their own sake for the sake of their country, not to join the prosent seditions movement

BRITAIN'S FUTURE ARMY,

i

JUVENILE SMOKING.

MALAYS AND TOBACC).

Ruler of Katan, writes as follows to a medi- Mr. II. W. Thomson, Eri jab Adviser to the cal paper:-

Among the Malnya, children usually begin to Dost of them smoke regularly about the age of Broke, occasionally ali uf the age of eight, and thirteen or fourteen.

It is difficult to name any deleterious effect which can be attributed to early smoking. A

race, the Malays are

are not tall, and while they re considerabis walkers, a sudden ofort such as a sharp aprint powers of endurance as or a steep climb will often cause very faboured breathing; bat tifore seems nothing to connect ither of these effecia with early smoking. Inhaling is almost invariable, in the hurhood of towns cheap American cigarettes nuigh. tobacco, or, here in Kelantan, locally grown are in common use. In the interior, Javanese tobacco, wrapped in the leaves of the Nipah

Little mora than three months ago. Mr. Haldane when futroducing the new Army Bill said: We are vory keenly conscious that the unsatisfactory state of the Foross of the Crown is producing a certain amount of norest in the public mind and if that nurest is not allayed (Nipa fraticus) is generally used. Other the result will be

an organised move-inchak palms, the sheaths of the arees-unt pala, wrappers for cigarolies are the serves of the ment for compulsion."" This to be fulfilled with startling rapidity. The prophecy is likely

and the shoatas of unsiz. A plag f tobacco is Bill, emasculated by concessions to the Labour r Party on the ous hand and be the Unionists capper lip. Pipes are rarely use, and oigare ars quently carried between the tooth at the the other, antislios

11 orally considered too strong. scheme for

no politici the Territorial Army inspires no

party; confidence, while the amendment recently moved

Parents do not seem to discourage the use of tolce by their children, beyond the in the House of Lords by Lord Rober's fact that many of them decline to provide BINI supported by Lord Bloor but herdsmey for its purchase. the organized wovement towards

Tf the child can service that Mr. Haldan warned his party boy is learning to rests the Karan (usually at universal the money for himself, he is at liberty spend it on tobaco Occasionally, while a to expect, Before sxamining the straetur

the

to

I have got been ablo to End that parents think

on which

the Territorial Army is to bsmoke for fear of his reign being spoilt by it

age (welve or thirteen), he is forbidden to raised it is advisable preliminary steps which the Secretary for War glance at the has found it necessary to take. The Regular Army has been reduced by 13,0 men. A battalion of the Guards and eight Live Batia- lions have ceased to exist, while the Artillery have suffered a loss of nearly 4,000 men. Morenser by increasing the pa.iod of servics with the colours, and lessening that with the Reserve the latter, year by your, is automatically deplate. Th reliable authority

estimates

J

that the final result of monent legislation will be to reduce the fighting strangth of the country by some 49,000 highly trained sol- diora. Can any

P sible offered for such action!

stification be a? No one yet knows whether the propseed Territorial Army will ever be embutid, had even granting that in point of ambers it eventually falls Haldane's expectation, its mus to be judged.

quality still re- ne excuse for dismissing a large portion of Although you find

that jurandle smoking is deleterious, except, bag, as an unnecessary extravaganda, which any beneficial action in may lead to other extravagant kabila,

The use of tobacco is not supposed to bova disease; but it is often the subj et of comment the provention of hardly forced abstention (8, 5. in the amalan fasting month) prosess apon heary smokers, and how irritable bey become.

NEW GERMAN CABLES.

mercial circles over the signing by the King of Considerabio satisfaction is expressed in com Spain of the connassion to the German Cable Company for the landing of a cable at Teneriffe, forming a direst form conection between Emden and Teneriff

South Ameries, the Argentine, and probably

our experienced and fficient soldiery in anti-raai, are juclad in the network of German

oilizon army.

gipation of a problamation! selome crystalli sing into fact, the reason is not far to seek

prospect of though, le nititurs niemus ire like to be, was fairly sure to use the bogey of militariem in the minds of certain support. ors of the present Gotezamons 2he pill, therefore, neaded gilding an economy supplied the material. This affords the only exparation eau bo for the untimely reduction of the Regular Army.

there

The new Army Bill, as originally drafted, was an houest endeavour to give voluntary service a lust chave of proving sufficient for the noods of the Empire. Its success avowedly depended on patriotism, and appreciating bor eestisi it was that this spirit should be fex'ered in youth, School Cadet Corps were to be encouraged by Stato grants The clamour of the Labour Party, however, alarmed the Government; this vital olause was in consequence abandoned and the first principle of the Bill thereby viliated. The character of the Bill was additionally altered by other modifications, the most importaat

fiuds, which fact is demand of extreme import. ace for the development of German trado in the cable in Vigo met with option from South Amerien. The original proposal to lay the Spanish General S'Alf.

Africa Colonies of the West Coast will now It is regarded as probable that the firman also be connected with the Fitherizau via Tourile. Poesibly, the German compang will now exorcise the right to lauda cable in a the Algeciras Conference At present German Morocean port, a right which was secured at ablegrams to Busans Ayres are transmitted by the English lina from Vigo.

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