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SHIPPING NOTES.

The N.Y.K. str. Sade Baru, which arrived at Yokohania from Seattle on the 18th inst., three days behind schedule Lime, experienced very heavy weather, her decks being damaged, especially on the starboard side: The dining saloon was at one time flooded to a depth of five feet. The steamer had on board about 80

passengers, and 6,000 tons of cargo, some of which has been damaged by sea water, An expedition will shortly leave Åden to panish the Sultan of Socotrs unless loot taken from the British steamship Kuala which was wrecked on the island, in restored and an apology given. The ex- peditim will consist of a cruiser of the

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS,

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

THE JONGONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH - 1

ORIENTAL BOOKS.

The energetic bonorary secretary of the China Society has come in for many bou- quets lately because of the arrangement of an exhibition of books and printe belonging to the Department of Oriental Opinions-Printed Books, and Mr. Lionel Giles has planned the exhibition of these early Chinese and Japanese printing samples with rare skill and the show has drawn very lengthy notice from the best papers.

LONDON, April end.

AFTER THE COAL STRIKE.

After the coal strike what). differ, but there is a pretty general agree- ment that for the time at least there will be a quieter situation. Some other in- dustries, such as the transport men, the railway men and the gas workers, talk of striking-or rather their agitatore talk that, way but labour generally has been rather scared by the prevalence of want, notwithstanding the real victory won by the miners in the recognition of the In fact it may be that minimum wage.

ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONE.

Besides the ordinary peace people the churches are taking a hand in promoting a better understanding with Germany. Lord Haldane has denied that he is ex- pecting a visit from the German War

does not deny that the movement for bet ter relations is going on as well as can be expected. All denominations have

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army would be developed and then she would dictate peace to the world. Some people shook their heads over the predic- tion, on the ground that once a man is strong he is apt to forget the precepts of his time of weakness. Evidently those American enthusiasts are keen to "mak siccar" of such good material. Japan, the issues are more complicated, owing to the irritants connected with the restrictions on Orientals entering the United States, but these optimists from New York and Washington contend these difficulties are not insurmontable,

A GOAL STRIKE RESULT,

As to

One result of the coal strike is that a considerable number of our colliers' have gone to Canada to work in the mines in

as the strike threatened, the Canadian mines sent agents over to recruit men for their pits and these agents were speedily

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN CHINA.

For the purpose of giving the Chinese Clergy of the Anglican Church greater responsibility and more control over their own affairs and with a view to final independence of the denomination in China along the lines of the Episcopal Church in America, Bishops, Clergy and assembled at St. John's College in lay delegates from all parts of China Jessfield; in triennial conference, last week preparing for final adoption the preamble, constitution and canons of the

Church.

Eleven Bishops are attending the con- ference, seven being from the Church of England, three from the Episcopal Church of the United States and one from Canada Bishop Lander of Hongkong would have been present had he been in the East.

Following are the names of the foreign Bishops, Clergy and lay delegates in con- ference From Chekiang Rt. Rev. R. J. C. J. E. Symons, and Dr. 8. M. Babing ton; Fubkion Rt. Rev. H. McC. E. Frice, M.A., Bev. H. S. W. Phillips, Rev. J. Martin; Hankow Rt. Res. R. L. Roots,

East Indian Squadron and the steamship the significance of that victory will not be Minister, as had been reported, but he Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. As soon. Molony, D.D., Archdeacon Moule, Rev.

Dalhousie, which will convey a company of native infantry from the Aden garrison to the island, and Major-General Sir J.

realised till later, and then the trouble may begin with demands from other trades and industries for minimum wage regula

A. Bell, political resident at Aden. It is tions also. Some men on both sides of the joined in a meeting in the last few days able to obtain the pick of a large number D.D., Rev. L. B. Ridgely, Rev. A. A. stated that the lives of the survivors of House, it is true, talk of immediate legisla to declare that "It is the duty of the of applicants, It seems the miners horo Gilan; Honan-Rt. Rev. W. C. White

the Kinala's crew were threatened and that other wrecks have also been looted.

AN OIL-DRIVEN SHIP FOR THE STRAITS.

tive proposals for the restriction of strikes, but the fact is that the time of Parlia- ment in so clogged, and thrown into such arrears by the strike discussions, that nothing will have a chance except the measures already scheduled and current affaire of insistent importance. Both aides agree that Mr. Asquith worked

Christian folk of the British and German Empires to cultivate such a spirit of in ternational amity that war between these two kindred peoples shall be morally im

The Archbishop of Canterbury possible." uttered that keynote, and the subsequent sponkers in agreement included Dr. Me- Adam Muir, for the Scottish churches, Dr. Monsignor Grosch, for the Roman Cathe- lics.

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are fearful rather than hopeful of the effect of the minimum wage on the num ber of miners to be employed in the home, pits, so they prefer to take their chance oversous. Time was

when the Nora Scotia and Cape Breton mines were largely worked with foreign labour, but that has been weeded out in

a great

and Rev. N. L. Ward; Kiangau--Rt. Her. F. R. Graves, D.D., Rev. . L. Hawks- C. Copper; Kwangsi and Hunan-Rt. Rev. Pott, D.D., Rev. B.. L. Ancell, Prof. F. W. Banister and Rev. Percy Stevens; North China-Rt. Rev. C. P. Scott, DD Rev. F. L. Norris and Rey. T. A. Scott; Rev. H. Mathews, Rev. B. M. McOvan; Shenting-Rt. Rev. G. D. The D.D., Victoria-Rev. G. A. Bunbury, Rev. W Cassels, B.A., Rev. J. A. Hickman, Nev. W. H. Aldis, Mr. P. J. Turner and Mr. J. G. Beach; Wuhu-Rt. Rev. D. T. Huntington, Rev. E. L Woodward, M.D., and Rev. A. Goddard.

Some satcrprising shippers in the Straits Settlements appear to have lost no time in getting abreast of the latest development in propulsive methods. recent issue of the Essex Weekly New heroically for a settlement and most of Charles Brown for the Nonconformists and measure and Britishers installed instead E. Hipwell; West China-Rt. Rev. W. W. reports the arrival at the port of Maidon

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them praise his steadfast refusal to create a precedent by allowing the rates of the be inserted in the statute book. That was the chief danger of the deliberations and be won his way by a strength of will that has drawn a generous meed of praise even from Mr. Bonar Law.

From some exceedingly influential Anglo-German residents in London I learn that real progress is being made along the tortuous path leading to this most dificult attainment.

LINGUSTIO ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ARMY

ÚFFICERS.

PRINCE ALBERT.

In addition to a number of Chinese clergy, 31 Chinese laymen attended as delegates.

THE HOUSING PROBLEM AT SINGAPORE.

of an oil-driven ship named the Sembilan,minimum wage to with a carge of superphosphates from Holland. Commenting on the vessel, the paper says: The vessel was constructed by Messrs. Burmeister and Wain, of Copenhagen, the builders of the 10,000 tons oil motor ocean liner Selandia, whose pre- sence in the West India. Docks last week attracted considerable attention on the part of marine engineers. Of 300 tons. re- gister, the Sembilan is 154 feet long, and fiercely criticised in extremist circles, but she is of light draught-viz., 73 feet aft among the average public it was a step and 6 feet forward. Her fuel consists of that carried approval. When Mr. George day quite a number of them have a useful figured prominently in the tug-of-war and carried out will be of interest. crude oil. The captain is a Dutchman, Lansbury, the Socialist member for Bow

As to the syndicalists, they have few The ar- friends in responsible quarters. rent of Tom Mann and others may be:

"The King's second son, Prince Albert, looks like making a reputation as the athletic member of the Royal family. No favouritism is shown at the Dartmouth Naval College, and it is declared that the Prince won the 100 yards race on Saturday in a style that could not be eriticised. He also ran well and finished 'soventh in the final of the half mile race, in which sixty-five cadets competed. He was sixteen last December and is very strong for his age. Not long ago he French, the assault at arins at Dartmouth, and

ing a creditable coxswain in the cadets regattas at Cowes. His younger brother, Prince Henry, envies these achievements and burns to emulate them. Royal on lockers at Windsor have had a good deal

Ever since the Army set about tackling foreign languages a few years ago there has been a steady improvement in the linguistic attainments of our officers. To

knowledge of foreign tongues.

A PROMISING SCHEME.

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and she carries a crew of 17 hands. Dur. and Bromley, tried to rouse the sympathy German and Russian are the chief langn- plenty of people have observed him mak- the estate of the late John Burkinshaw,

ing her stay in Maldon the Sembilan was inspected by several people, who were much interested in this new type of engine as applied to ocean-going and cargo steamers. Eventually the boat is intended for the Straits Settlements trade, for which purpose she will ship a black crew.

of Parliament for the imprisoned men on

the plea that their arrest was a violation of the rights of free speech, it is notable that he only drew to his support half a dozen Radicals and less than half the Labour men.

The fact is that as Mr. Brace, a Welsh mining man, said in the House "the coal strike has killed syndi- calism in this country." One of the things that makes for present peace is the heavy drain that the strike has made on trade union resources. The contributors to the General Federation of Trade Unions, com- prising about three-quarters of a million workers, chiefly skilled, are paying double contributions in order to replenish the funds, now almost completely exhausted It is clear therefore that the Federation, as an auxiliary to militant industrialism, must remain practically inoperative for several months. It is curious too how rapid has been the good effect of arresting the leaders of the syndicalist and suffragette movements. In each case the imprisonment of the mischief makers has put a damper on "the cause."

RICE AND BERI-BERI,

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REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION.

Nearly two years ago there was a good deal of beri-beri amongst the Customs guards at the different stations along the river, says the Bangkok Times. The use of polished rice was discontinued, and the only kind supplied was the under- in which a large part of the phosphorus milled variety known as No. IV Siam, is retaired. This is milled by the Borneo Co., Ltd., to meet the demand that has arisen as a consequence of the accepted medical view with regard to beri-beri, Daring this period the cases of beri-bori averaged barely one a month.

From last December the use of white polished rico was again resumed, owing to thỏ B.C.L ceasing to" mill. Last ably present amongst the guards, and in month beri-beri again began to be notice-

one station containing just over two hundred men there were 10 cases last

month. The loss involved in having a growing number of men, on the invalid list in very considerable.

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COLONEL PEREIRA'S JOURNEY,

Reater's Agency is informed that news. from Turfan, dated middle of February, Military Attaché at Peking, has arrived states Colonel G. E. Pereira, late British there after a journey of 40 stages from Kashgar. He reports that a revolt had broken out at Kuldja, and a separate Ili proclaimed. Republic under the title of Republic of Kwang-fu, the Tartar General of Ili, was elected President of the Republic after having had the option of assuming that position or of being be- headed. From Turfan Colonel Pereira was intending to reach China Proper by way of Hami in the New Dominion. He hoped to reach Lanchow, the capital of Kansuh by the middle of April if bis journey was not delayed by the situation, and his further route from there to Peking would depend upon the conditions of affairs: There was much lawlessness and unrest along the roads, those leading to Kansub being blocked. Some mission- aries at Ning-hais had been attacked, and their property looted, but they succeeded

escaping to the hills.

The question of comfortable and cheap Free Prent, affects so many that the houses for Europeans, says the Singaporen

Holland Park Estate Scheme now being Eighty- seven acres have been purchased by Mr. Ong Sam Leong from the executors of in Holland-rd. just beyond the Barracks. The site is an excellent oue, with good the Straits of Johore and the western soil, an extensive view of the Harbour, part of the Island, and is in close proximity to Tyersall, the Botanical

ages aimed at and I am told that the inter- preter's tests they have to pass before being listed for the benefite due to such officers are exceedingly stiff. But besides these, there has been of late a steady in vice with such more difficult languages as Icrease in the officers capable of doing ser- of fun watching Prince Henry trying to Gardens and the Tanglin Golf Links. The

Chinese, Japanese and Turkish.

AN INTERESTING SEQUEL TO A WRECE.

I do not know if one result of the wreck

of the P. & O. liner Delhi has reached you The London correspondeat of the Scots- man vouches for it. Shortly after the wreck, with its royal passengers, an in- reator wrote to Queen Alexandra that he had an invention that would have record- ed the approach of shallow water, so that the vessel would not have stranded. He mentioned that he had received no en couragement from the Admiralty, and was almost worsted in the struggle, but still convinced of the value of the device. Very soon a special messenger made his way from the Queen Mother to the inventor to ask after his welfare, to inspect the re- cording instrument and to report. Next day a five pound note came to aid the almost despairing man, and since then re-

get his skill at golf and ericket, so as to get level with his brother.

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COLONIAL REPRESENTATION IN THE

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

more or less connected with Canada, and We have several members of Parliament

approximate distance from town in four miles. Most of the Tanglin residences are outside the two mile limit, and it is believed that the exceptional health and suitability of the locality, and the reduced rental, will compensate for the slight indeed is an advantage for week ends and increase of distance from town, which

holidays.

THE AMERICAN SHIPPING RING, The American Shipping Ring is the latest combination to suffer from official anti-trust activity in the United States, 'A suit has been filed for the dissolution of certain Steamship Companies trading from New York to the Far East vit the Suez Canal. They are charged with pool ing freight rates and granting rebates, an offence heinous in the extreme under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The names of the Companies are not mentioned, but there are not so many big lines trading from New York to the Far East win Suez as to make the task of guessing a difficulty, That matters were nearing a climax has been known for some time, and it is said that the Companies implicated were warn, ed as far back as a year ago that they were sailing too near the wind. The evi-

One of the sprightliest of the provin- dence against the Trust, accumulated after cial papers had a cartoon on Friday show more than a year's secret investigation by ing the Conciliation Suffrage Bill as a presentatives of the Admiralty have made arbitration by an impartial tribunal, hé } for tenants and their friends.

female suffragette entirely dominated by a gigantic hammer, such as was used in window smashing lately. Underneath were the lines:

agents of the department of Justice, con cerns, among others, some of the Transat- lantic Companies. According to an Ame rican contemporary one of the officials of the department of Justice has described the forthcoming proceedings ns the "big- geat criminal action" the Government has ever undertaken under the Sherman Anti- Trust Act. The names of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan and of officers of the Hamburg American Steamship Line Egured in the hearings before the New York Grand Jury Although the names mentioned in the in dictments have so far been withheld it is not denied that true bills have been re- turned.

OIL-DRIVEN SHIPS.

THE BUFFRAGETTE.

"Who killed the Bill!

I said the Hammer. With blows I did slam her I killed the Bill."

piade to the

It is the

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a few, like Mr. Gershom Stewart and Mr.

Ou enquiry of the agents, Mesars. Henry Keswick, with experience of the Coghlan and Co., we learn that the WATCHMAKERS, Far East, but now Australia is to enter scheme involves the erection of thirty new an aspirant who has been no less than European residences, Building operations have been going on for the past two or in a premier

Colony. This is Sir three months. The houses will be built in batches of ten and two are now approaching completion, and indeed are Cornthwaite Hector Rason, who for a time was premier of Western Australia let. Provision is made for each compound and later on became Agent General for, to contain from two to four acres of land,

month for houses FINEST QUALITY that Colony in London. He has accepted with tennis courts and the rentals will containing three bedrooms; and from the invitation of the Conservatives of vary from $60 to $70 York to contest the seat on their behalf ss0 to 390 for four bedroom houses. at the next election, and he places in the Application has been forefront of his programme the insistence Municipality for water and gas to be on the Australian method of dealing with laid on to each house and the matter is

now receiving attention strikes being adopted in England. intention eventually to lay out a riding People who don't compulsory track and golf course round the property The crucial factor in the cheap housing question is the coat of the ground. Land in Tanglin suitable for building is scarce and expensive, anything between $3,000 and $4,000 an acre. At such a figure, house owners cannot do juch in the way of a reduced rental. We understand that Mr. Ong Sam Leong has secured his land at $310 per acre, on which he is to be congratulated, as well as on his enterprise CLOCKS in undertaking such an extensive and much-needed work. The houses will be bungalows and two storied, and intend ing tenants can be sited if they make early application to the agents, Messrs. Coghlan and Co, Messrs. Williams and Steadman are the architects.

want

a very close examination with the result contends, generally want a bit more than that there is a great likelihood of the injustice. Also he is in favour of the vention being taken up.. Lord Charleswomen being given the vote. Beresford is stated to have said that the device should be on every ship.

A DARING PICTURE.

Not long ago the well-known painter, And that was literally true. Before the the Hon. John Collier, son of the late window smashing incidents there was a Lord Monkawell, started a lively con- huge majority for the proposals of the Bill. troversy by showing a picture at the The latest majority of fourteen against it Royal Academy depicting a doctor tell showed several complete converts to the ing a young man patient his case was hope opposition, a long line of abstentions, and less. This year, if my information be only a single new supporter. As a matter correct,

THE GRAVE OF SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES. Mr. Demetrius C. Boulger writes to-day to the Times:The correspondence relating to the graves in Hendon Parish Church, where reposes beyond doubt, but in a place not yet discovered, the body of Bir Stamford Raffles, leads me to make an appeal to one of your wealthier readers. A comparatively small sum would suffice to unearth this coffin, and then no one can doubt that the Dean and that will be outdone for Chapter of St. Paul's would be willing to give a resting plase in its crypt-that national Valhalla-beside another Empire builder, Bartle Frare, to the bones of the founder of Singapore, the man who secured for us for all time the command of the narrow way to the Far East.

of fact it was the Irishmen who really kill-sheer daring realism and we may look for ed the Bill, and I am told John Redmond a hot dehate. For the artist will exhibit had another ten willing henchmen down the actual scene at the operating table. stairs who would have joined the array against the women if the tide of battle had shown a narrower margin, for the Irish leader was alarmed at the division in the Cabinet over the measure and used all his power to get rid of the Bill so a to leave the path clear of friction for the Home Rule Bill. It is a touchy time for politics and the Nationalists are risking no chances such as this to make the Liberal position more untenable.

PERSONALIA.

students.

THE EAST AND ABSITRATION.

ANALYSIS OF THE BRITISH BUDGET.

ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.

Tax Revenue:

Customs

Excise ***

£33,900,000

37,700,000

Death Duties.... Stamps

25,450,000

9,400,000

Land Tax House Duty m Property and

Income-tax Land Value.

Duties

Non-Tax Revenue: Postal Tele

graph, and Telephone Service Crown

700,000

2,000,000

44,300,000

345,000

-£163,705,000

The surgeon in the picture will be the The coming of the oil-driven ship was

well-known manipulator of the scalpel, Mz. the important subject discussed recently by the Institute of Naval Architects at its

Bland Sutton, whose rise in the profession has been meteoric. annual meeting in London. A paper was

There he will be,

ADEN AND PERIM. alongside the brightly burnished operating rand-by Mr. W. I. Knudsen on the con struction and capabilities and the results

table, flanked by the anaesthetics, blank Certain administrative changes are of the trials of the Diesel-engined sea-

white walls and other paraphernalia of planned in regard lo Aden and Perim guing vessel Selandia, from which ship a satisfactory report had been received on

the chamber of trials, apparently explain Island in the Red Sea, according to es Wednesday from the Red Sea, stating that

ing the work in hand to a circle of porta in offcisi circles. They are subject her enones were working perfectly and Sir

to the Bombay Presdeney for administra- that everything was satisfactory. Marcus Eamuel deprecated the lack of

tive purposes, and in the case of Perim encouragement in regard to oil engines

Bombay is responsible for the mainten which had been shown in this country.

I have reason to believe that in the ance of the garrisci, renewed every year, The oil engined vessels in existence clearly

Society folks are greatly interested in later months of this year a visit will be consisting of forty sepoys under a native demonstrated that those who went on buildings1ean engines with the knowledge the marriage of Miss Claire Dudgeon," now affuired would be only courting only child of Sir Charles and Lady Dudaid to Tokio and Peking by some of the officer. The growth of its importance as a coaling station and telegraph centre, disaster. There was no doubt that when geon, to the Marquis Vittorio di Castel ablest of the American advocates of inter the British Admiralty realised the im-

Delfine, younger son of the late Marquis national arbitration, in the hope that the however, is considered by many careful portance of the oil supply the oil com panies would have their support and that Mario di Castel Delfino. Sir Charles Las Oriental world may be drawn to aid the observers to require for it greater con- a host of friends, including all those at cause of international amity. It is consideration at the hands of the Imperial tached to the China Association, of whichsidered that the ingrained teachings of Government, and when Lord Kitchener

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE, he has been a shining light for many years. Confucius and the peaceful disposition of was Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in

Consolidated Fund Services... 37,017,560 Another announcement of personal in the Chinese people should make them India be endorsed, it is understood, this

Supply Services: cause, and view. That, in itself, of course, would Army terest is that, a marriage will take place fitting adherents of such a

thasa hudting aderentes of anodwill hold "at accuse its adembion, in present condi- Navy

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of the whole shipping community. emphasised the fact that, great as would be the inevitable revolution occasioned by the Diesel engine, shipowners need not serap their boats if they moved with the times, but would fit them with Diesel

Lands, Buez "Canal

share and sun- dry loan mis- cellanies

29,175,000

4,218,000

Total Revenus

33,304,000

£187,189,000

£27,660,000 41,086,400

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