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ABOUT PILLS.

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WAR CONTRIBUTIONS, VIEWS OF SINGAPORE CHAMBER

ment.

OF COMMERCE:

and

Mr. Darbíshire said he, was in favour

CHURCH SERVICES. of the amendment because he thought it was a cautious one. When he left the Sr. Jour's CASHEDRAL, Hongkong, Colony in March the general impression 21st Sunday after Trinity, 1 th November, then was that as they had had their work 1916. Holy Communion 7.50 m. Service, A special meeting of the Singapore cut out to carry on with their loan works ebooke: Hymns, 35, 280, 328, 312 and bbl. Matins (11 m.) Responses, Kerial; Venit, Chamber of Commerce on October 30th and military expenditure there would be

Batronos; Palme, Jones Cauidge op question of assisting the home govern Camlege; Le Dopus, Lawes, Cooka, and Hop. discussed the question of the Colony went. He went away with those views Kiss Jubilats, Ba teshill (15ta evening); contributions to the Imperial Govern and he came back to find that they had Hymas 185 and 510. Evensong (5.45 pm) voted two millions sterling and that was Responses, Ferial; Fealms, Garrett, Tomlinson not considered enough. He did not see and Wesley; Magnifloss (16th evoning); Nune The Hon Mr. C. W Darbishire how anyone in his position as member of Dalitin, Wesley Authom, "God who madest (Paterson, Simons & Co), who presided. Council could suddenly throw himself in enth and haven”—Lohr; dyans 970 ad 31. explained why the meeting had been with that tido without first looking into D-Paslu 65, verees 6, 7 and 14 zu unison; called. They would remember that at things and conating the cost. He then Psalm 66, varan 4, 7, 14 and 18 in usison their half-yearly meeting, held in went on to refer to the uncertainty of Psalm 87, rossa 3, 6 and 7 su quizon. September 25th, he made some reference the opium revenue, and the starving of to the question of war contributions and their Public Works and Municipal im taxation, and it had come to his know-provement schemes during the last six ledge at a committee meeting, held about years. For the tell years 1800 to & fortnight ago, that the committee felt 1909, the average amount spent per rather more at what he had said, It ampuni un non-recurrent public works

5.46. p.m. To preach at the Cathedral. appeared that he had not made himself was quite clear that the views which he ox the revente

$1,672,320, or 18 per cent, »of

SI ANDREW CHURCH, Kowloon. 19th In 1910 to 1915 that Commation 8 a. Morang Prayer, at 11. October 21 Sunday, aftor, Trinity. Haty pressed were only his own views, and was reduced to $733 120 or 6 per cent. Responses, Forial; Venite, An Set; Paalms, not those of the committee. If that was of the revenue. They were gradually at morning, As Set; Te Deum, Oakley; so he offered a full and frank apolog: beginning to increase expenditure in 1913, Bebeliotus, Trontoeo; Hymns, 1,397, 528 ad for thus having let them in, and was but even then they only spent one mil 32 National Anthem. Evening Prayer, at very glad to see that meeting called that lion dollars or 33 per cent, less than Responses, Feral; Psalms, Lath eraning, day in order that they might clear the they spent in 1900 in spite of the fact As S Magnifloat, Staiser; Mane Dimittu,

that their trade had increased 60 per Button;

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Tho engagements of the BISHOP OF VICTORIA for to-morrow, Sunday, are:-

11a.m. To preach and celebrate the Holy Communion at St. Stephen's Chinese Church, West Point,

Mr. Agnew, in proposing: "That cont, and their population 40 per cent. National Anthem V 49, 356 1 39.

war,

PUBLIO WORKS,

Dr. Peter's CHURCH, West Point, Bun

UNION CHUBER, Kennedy Kund. Sanday, 12. Natember, Marsiat Festival services.

The

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST BÖCEKTISE, day, 5.30 p.m. MacDonnel Road, Sunday, 11.15 am. Wednes

DIGESTION AND THE NERVES.

mischief. You realise this when it blows A tiny piece of grit can cause a lot of into your eye. Comfort ends until this Sometimes your watch won't keep time; more speck of dirt has been removed.

to the mender; and he, perhaps, finds the goes when and how it likes You take it delicate movements have been put out of gear by dust you can only see under a magnifying glass.

CUTLER PAIMER & CO'S.

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NAPIER

JOHNSTONE'S

Chamber is in favour of extra war taxi- tion," said he would like to make it

Why were they cut down so much? day, lith November --Holy Communion 88,m. perfectly clear that the resolution hail Because their surplus revenue was being Sunday School Morning Prayer and Sermon, absolutely nothing to do with income tax, used to finance the harbour and dock11. Fracher, Rov, W. T. Featherstone, It simply amounted to this: Is this works for which the times were not Colony doing its duty towards the Em propitious for floating a loan. They Meraing Secrice at 11 Anthem "Ye shall pire in the way of financial assistance were sacrificing their local needs for works well in the Land." Evening service at o. Mr. Darbishire had given it as his which were largely of an Imperial nature Hyuns, 17, 1, 493 and 424 Collections for opinion that the Colony was now doing and of Imperial necessity. They must Huapital Frescher, B J. K. Macona shie enough, and he (the speaker) read his bear in mind that the Colonial revenues remarks to mean that he was strenuously were liable for the interest on the money observed as Harvest Festival and Hos To-morrow, November 12th, will be against any further contribution to the invested in their docks should the receiptspital Sonday at Union Church.

He hoped that the meeting would of the board be insufficient. The amount money collections are for the Alice] show that the majority of the members needed per annum to meet interest and slemorial Hospital as usual, and the were decidedly against that view and sinking fund would be nearer three than offerings of fruit and vegetables will be were in favour of the Colony increasing two millions of dollars per annum. Then passed on, as for several years past, to its contribution to the war by means of the Colonial revenues were liable for the Royal Naval and Military Hospitals special taxation. Referring to the fear currency finance if there was a run on in Hongkong. of over-taxing the Colony at a time when he reserves. What was Singapore but trade is bound to decline, and when there a large suction room? Raise the rent, or would be increasing competition, from wantever they liked to liken it to, by neighbouring parts, the speaker pointed making this a dear place to live in by ont that there had been an income tax in getting for it the name of a heavily-taxed the Nederlands Indies for many years and inquisitorial place and they would and applied to salaries of Europeans find buyers and sellers going elsewhere drawing anything over 75 guilders alto deal, and then their prosperous career inonth. Even the natives paid, and, in would be cut short. addition, there were customs duties en pledged for ten years to a sum which They were now consignments of general goods to the will exceed 30 per cent, of their revenuc extent of ten per cent, ad valorem. Sure and it they committed themselves to a ly it was rather futile to talk of the further £500,000 per annum, which was danger of overtaxation when their imthe amount claimed as the result of an radiate neighbours were going strong income tax, they would be paying over under such conditions. Similar taxation to the home Government and in iocal existed in the Philippines Proseding, war expenditure at least a million ster be said that in 1915 the army, and navy ling per annum, a sum exceeding their contribution of the Straits Settlements total revenue of seven years ago. There amounted to $3,070,000. They had now wng the view that they must send every arranged to pay a further anaval sum dollar from the Colony, because if the of £200,000-say just over $1,700,000 Empire fell they. There was the making a total contribution of about other view that those dollara were doing $4,800,000 annually, That, as Mr. much good for the Empire here, where Darbishire had said, was about 30 perley were comparatively scarec and cent, of their revenue. But the point costly, as they would if they were sent was, did it represent 30 per cent, of their to London, where they were common and possible revenue? He doubles if any comparatively cheap. part of the world had been more pro were all part of one Empire, and to After all, they sperous than Malaya during the pust ten transfer money from one pocket of the |years.

They were still prosperous, Empire to another did not add one jotted. They lose tone and energy. Let us thanks to the British army and the to the wealth of the Empire as a whole. British navy. They could exist as What he would prefer would be to see Colony if they lost a small percentage of the surplus balances of the Colony their trade, but could they if the un-placed at the disposal of the Govern remains too long in the stouinch, and In a state of Indigestion food often thinkable thing were to happen and Hansment. They were simply taxation which fermente. were victorious? In peace time the ex had flowed in in excess of the estimates, due (Nature's own laxative) from the ver Again, the supply of bile penditure per head of population in the to that very prosperity upon which the is frequently poor in quality, and badly United Kingdom on the army and navy arguments of those who wish for farther regulated. Or the towels are to slag- was 34s. per head, but now, with a war taxation are based. If they had not been gish to expel the body's refuse, impuri- expenditure of not less than five millions prosperous they would have had deficits.ies are then thrown into the blood. All daily, it was 40 per head, compared and if they were prosperous next year these important digestive organs are the with 12 9d. per head of population in they would and another rise in the sur-tre

of a special nervous system. the Straits Settlements, including the plus. By all means let them give that like the eye does against a particle of

Naturally the irritated nerves protest- extra £200,000 per annum. There was Then they would be cutting their enat sand." only one thing to be done, and that was according to their cloth and would be

body.

Indigestion acts in the same way on the Digestion, like the mainspring of watch, is one of the principal things that keep the wheels of life running smoothly. Let it be disturbed and every part of your system suffers.

Notably your nerves are upect. Why? depend upon each other very closely. Well, the nerves and digestive systems One cannot become affected without the sans lack of nourishment from fool: other becoming upset. Bad digestion your nerves cry cut because they are not

show how Mother Selgel's Syrup rapidly mends matters.

Mother Seigel's Syrup quickly stops

for the Government to impose some form able to pull up before they were bolted body and nerves can be restored to a really You must right your digestion before of taxation which would considerably with. The difionlty of obtaining even ap sound state; otherwise there is a steady increase their war contribution. He had proximately correct returns from the drain on your vitality. The drip of heard it suggested that the situation pative community for the purposes of an water from a leaking on will empty it could be met by voluntary subscriptions.income tax was so great as to render the in time.. but he had no faith whatever in that incidence of the tax unfair and unequal: idea. During the first two years of the Did those who were telling them to this sapping of the system. Its tonic and war, including the Government's contri-Think Imperially" realise that the corrective action restores good digestion bation to the Prince of Wales' Fund reason why the only part of the Empire by stimulating stomach, liver and bowels slightly less than 8550,000 was subscribed which had ever been lost to the Empire inte healthy activity. Then you derive voluntarily to the various funds. That was lost owing to the very policy which full nourishment from your food. Hobust. was sufficient to show that only compul they were trying to foist upon them, the health, with full nerve energy, follow. sary methods could be satisfactory. taxation of the Colony for the Empire's Boksburg North, Transvaal, wrote

Mrs. T. Momberg, 53, Eight Street Mr. Denniston seconded the proposal.

needs irrespective of Colonial wishes! Mr. Mugliston proposed as an amend

Mr. Grieg, in support of the resolu- July 21st, 1814: About four months "That this Chamber is in favour tion, pointed out that, in being called go, I suffered very much from Indiges of extra war contribution, but no such upon to undertake military service at most trouble, and which were especially tion. The symptoms which gave me the contribution should be raised by an in the front, it was all the more incumbeat severe after meals, were a tightness and come fax."

It was difficult to see how on all in the Colony to render financial heariness at the chest, and a complete such a tax could be collected in the support so far as they were able.. Colony in a just and equitable manner, The amendment was put to the meet-

derangement of the bowels, whilst the organisation would be costly ing and lost by 27 votes to 17. and protracted, and in operation would inflict serious injustice..

ment:

Mr. Manasseh seconded the proposed amendment.

was

Mr. Hood Begg moved as a further amendment that they should follow the lead of the F.M.S. and that a special commission of intelligent members of SUGGESTED TAX ON WAGES.

society, representative of all communities, Mr. G/ mes said he thought that should be appointed to consider the before t

over the faancial whole matter as to the best form in which Strain OL

ts of the Empire would the contribution should be made. the very . ndeed, and it was up to them not merely to say that they were not prepared to pay income tax, but to pus forward sous alternative and say what they were prepared to pay.

Mr. Dunman thought it quite possible that an income tax of sorts coold be in- troduced and the Government get the benefit of it at once. It could be done by a tax based on wages and salaries. One of the class which escaped a let

Mr. E. A Brown, in seconding the proposition, emphasised that the meeting generally recognised the fact that it was naessary for the Colony to do all it could to help the Empire in its present struggle. (Applause)

The Chairman said the amendment was one which would be accepted by the Government, and be entirely supported E

The amendment was put to the meeting

of taxation here was the imported labour and carried unanimously, being also

motion.

THE ALIEN CANKER.

the British Empire Union at Wandsworth Sir R. Cooper, M.P, at a meeting of recently, said:

a class which could afford to pay. The carried when voted upon as a substantive tax could be collected by means of ad vatorem, sby 1 or 2 per cent. receipt stamps attached to each payment of wages. Such taxation would be coone- mical to administer, and would not fall harshly on the payers, being payable monthly, whilst its results would be in mediately substantial. In a similar manner the employer might also be There are people of enemy extraction assessed on wage list rather than profi in London who, I am forced to believe, returns, which would not necessitate are all protected by the Government, production of accounts; a sliding scale whereas they ought to be shot; some of would of course be necessary for ob them, to my knowledge, are friends of the viously there was a difference between ringleaders of the German spy system. It producing Grms, which employed great does not matter whether they are natur deal of labour, and merely merchant alited or not. Naturalisation, as we firm. He was not in favour of the know, has been used by Germans in this azendment

country to cloak their doings""

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"This caused me acute pain, and with Joss of appetite had the effect of upsetting my nervous system. After trying several preparations in vain, I was recommended by a friend to use Mother Seigel's Syrup. The result was almost immediate relief, and the use of two bettles completely restored my appetite, banished the pains, and I now enjoy the best of health I always keep a bottle handy, as I find an occasional dose very beneficial.

Mother Beigel's Syrup is a genuine toule, not a mere stimulant, which gives you false energy and then, when its than ever. It builds up your strength on action is spent, leaves you more lifeless a firm foundation by ridding the body. of the impurities created by indigestion, and providing increased stores of vitality from the nourishment it enables you to draw from food.

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