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THE GERMANS IN CEYLON. IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR.

CONTRIBUTED.]

In the early days of the war, ho Censor in Ceylon was not exactly a spr. parite with the Press. censors were?

AUGUST 20г, 1919.

SHIPPING ROOM AT ITS ZENITH.

HIGH FREIGHTS AND THE SPECULATING PUBLIC",

The been in shipping shares on the

NANNING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.).

August rich.

DARBY AND JOAN

LOGGERHEADS

AT

OLD MAN JUMPS INTO THE SEL

The political situation is rather mys of a small village in Shamsulpo. "liverī An old couple, the Darby and Jonn

POLITICAL,

But then, what Loader Stock Exchange rgaened, by June/tifying. On the our hand, it is reported | amicably for over wovon tón' yours and ther The standard of 'dary th... proportions which attracted general that mang soldiers are being disbanded.had a yarrel on Monday. The dispat

which they laid for themselves was not in acord with that which the newspaper

attentiva.

CZ-

maillon the other, that we great many new arosc ver the housing unes are being vereinited and others being Joan wanted to remove the pigs to un- fete pigs- This boom bad been going me for some men thought should have been used in time, slowly gathering feree until it hurried up to the Yuanaa border for fear other iveality, but Darky refused to con dealing with a free and enlightened struck the public imagination. It began of an invasion from that side. More than sider such a proposal. Press, which had performed its duty ne

Pigs in pigs," cording to its lights without doing visible statement, to which beanngineed' the hal

with Mr. Austen Chamberlain's Badget 2.000 troops have bom discharged lately,

For something to that effect he was hat there is a constant Stream of others ported to have said, and do not like, harm to British prestige or giving awayving of the excess profits duty. That taxing up the river to Langebow and being taken from one place to another

purpose. Joan, however, wanted has baime more hardly on the shipping Higway between here and Moreng (the last. industry than on others, because the privi ties of the Germans resident in Ceylon (lege of repayment in respect of tleficiencies/residence of tivnera! Luk Wing ting) over went

valuable information to the enemy.

The publication of the mischievous hetivi

when the great struggle broke out, were sternly suppressed, and with that sup pression are the feeling, to the British subjects in Ceylon, that the Germans were being treated much better than they Should have been.

or losses was denied to shipowners. Now

from Es to Ei chipping stare values are that the unpopular, tax has been reduces

naturally the first to respond.

The optimism of lading shipowners In this confections Mr. (now Sir Rinnld) Stubbs came,coperrping future prospecta has bon and in for much criticism. As a matter of

other contributory

Sir Owen fact, it was not til a month or so after Philipps. in his chal review of the the fateful 4th, of August that thus ther: Shipplag untlook at the Royal Mail De mans in Ceylon were kept under any meeting on June 4th, spoke with sur- surveillance at all. Then, action was prising confidence about the future, and only taken after some of the Germans the Stock Exchange next day took him at had been found guilty of acts treason-his word. able to the Empire where protection they were enjoying.

the venver

CAUSE OF THE BOOM.

ekes her tor

unknown

word: in th

court to

ber

too have th

Alter and husband's

twenty wooden buts have been erected for Wishes. The consequence was that Darby

trips, both on the regular drill-grounds gash on the "head. Joan went into hus- soldiers to live in, and every where there armed, himself with a garden, hee and is to be seen great activity in drilling attacked Joan, who received a Severa sad over the open codatry-side.

Acting mong the local merchants ront that she was dead, rushed on to the Praya to is, perhaps, parilyns to the uneasy pital to be red, and Darby, fearing the paper currency has depreciated cun and jumped into the sea, with the in-. Siderbly recently; it now stands at a dis Sunt of per cent, compared with the tention of ending his life,

A boatman silver. 2 vnt pieces. The copper cents, however, fished him out of the water with also, are affected by this, and where a boat hook and took him the Police

reely it was necessary to give 11 certai

istation. or a 10-cent note D cents are now su cient.

it there was

".

Yesterday, Darby was charged befoge Mr. R.. Lindself at the Magistraes. with salt and attempting suicide

to, conusit

Mr. Lindsell and 'defendant over in personal hond of $100 and a erish security of 3100 to keep the peace for

12 months.

ALLEGED MURDER AT SAI WAN HU. MAN THROWN OVER A'WALI

A murder was emittoed at Sai Wan

PRICE OF RICE.

Owing to a partial renewal of the drought, the pries of rice has gone up te 10 per picul, though it is reported from The mediate reasons for the boom. Lungchow that the price there is only 26/30, The Censor is now no more. Perhaps

however, are the high freights, which can pericul. A fortnight or re ago, as the the following few incidents, will serve to

be earned by the comparatively, limited river began to rise sundils, it seemed remind us in the days to come of thes

utaber of vessels now at sea, while a

more rain falling in the real nature of the Germans-chat beneath large amount of tonnage is being recon-apper reaches than around Nanning, bat of friendliness and good ditioned in dry dock and ship-repairing since then it has fallen again, and now it humour, which they exhibited to black yards, and while there are far too few is unusually low for this time of year. and white like lay a crafty and hyp ships to meet the demands of trade.every

A rise of 40 feet would do no harm o critical nature, ever ready to serve their where; the large amount of capital avail. Nanning. Fears are expressed for the untry, by good means or bad, in full-able for spretation or investing by the second harvest, as inany of the fields a

of their aims Deutchshint aber:

general pathlic; and the rumours many drying up again, and the fresh sprouting | ith that complete chain of Empire rank are dont shipping amalga

of them ill-founded and some of the bluties of rice are beginning to wither. communications when the Germans

bid

A visitor to the Lingshan district, just mutions. perfected in preparation for Dur Tag,'

agruss the border south of Nanning in the the terman steamer lying in Colombo Hay attempt to reach an understand part of Kwangtung which, geographical He on Monday night, a man being barbour received the great censteang an adjustment of interests, or the should belong to Kwangsi, reports that thrown over a walt and killel and two hours before the Ceylon authori denning of sphere of activity between the the harvest there, though at so gand as alleged murderer has been arrested, by great shipping companies is to frequent usual, is much better than around Nan. ly hailed as an amalgamation or anning: This is due to the much greater the Police. shorption by the speculating públic. It facilities for irrigation possessed by that It appears that two coolies lived toge may not always amount to that, although district. The rice, tobacco, and indigether on the best of terms in is house ia financial result may be the sanie a from the shareholders' point of view the

crops are only a little under the usual Wing Hang village, Sai Wan lle. One quantity, but the quality has suffered RoMBERS, more seriously,

of the men was married, nfd on Monday evening his wife complained to him Owing to the attack made by robber early in this year on the river-side village that a large quantity of her jewellery Pakhot), the merchants there have obtain diately suspected his friend and upbraid- shop now possesses a rifle, and a small ed him for bringing bad characters into ed permission to arm themselves. Each fort has been erected on the top of a hill the house. The friend denied the charge, overlooking the approach from the south and a quarrel ensued which endel in

ties were aware that Britain had trred. the war the German and Austan stenin ere coolly steamed out of to sea.

Ir the circumstances, their action was suspici- ons, but there were still people of child- like faith who would not believe that unprepared England would fight, and s valuable was lost in getting the

time British warships chase the enemy mer-

ing.

South Wales hus beca in actiye geatre in this boon. if not. Its at of origin. Scarcely a day passes there without wis

Tho

chant. vessels. That was hoge nessing the registration of a how shipping of Namheadg (the West River port for had been stolen. The husband imme

of

ant vessels

the sols escaped and fourd'

in Sabang and the Dutch East Indies.

ECC.

The Catoms authorities, are making a fatal struggle. The husband is alleged constant seizures of opium as it came to have lifted the deceased man and down from Poseb. Last night the Arge thrown him over a brick wall surround; quantity of 2.700 tuels was discovered on

The fact that Home Germans in Cryionship companies floated have come under empang. Certain of the recent single- were kept wefl advised of Germany's in

criticism, and there can be little doubt tentions, while the British were supreme that some are of quite a speculative ly ignorant, was proved by the actions character. On the other hand, the big of one of Colombo's best known whipping deal's of Lord Ganely and others OPIUM SEIZURES.

Mr. Hagenbeck, who, 2 mth war broke out, sold. at a part1

have influgned the market and set the tive loss, his whole interest in the national Stores, one of the biggest grocery, stores in the Gits. It as found that Hagenbeck was in rat with Germany in codrul

communication

War was de clared, and that he responsible for

== giving the word to the German ships in SINGAPORE UNION JACK CLUB vigilant at such a late hour. Rewards are concussion of the brain Furbour that their safest course lay in Hight. Yet he was allowed to leave Cey lon in a Dutch steamer, after war tad CIGARETTES many. He is now safe in the Fatherland. Broken gut between, England and Ger

HAPPY HIT

There is evidence that the boom has now shouf reached it, waith, Daily 'Graphco.

A LEAD FOR HONGKONG.

Those who rent the appra) made by, Commodore VI G, Gurner at & recent Naval Yard function that a. Union Jack

There was a memorable gathering at the Colombo German Lich on August 6th, 19314, nt which nearly every German in the Western Frovide was present. What The Real Burley Cigarette ad un this case was on bruited (lub, or a similar institution, should be

ished; in fact the news was only abroad through the broken confidence of established in Höngkong na & war me the Club's No. 1 boy, an inteligent Eng- lish-und German speaking Singalese,morial will be interested to leana that the 23, anyway, a night of revelry, and Singapore Union Jach Club is enjoying the patriotic Germans drank confusion to England and France in

in their best beer

Men prosperity.

IT'S TOASTED.

a motor-boat which arrived at about ing the house. The man's head struck" eleven o'clock; doubtless hoping that the against a piece of rock, and he sustained L'ustoms' afficers would not be very

Palice whistlex

given for suck ands, bath to the informant were blown, and Inspector Angus and a and to the Cantors' officer; in this case the party of constables arrested the assailant. former received $1,000 and the latter The injured man died on the way to hos $700.

pital.

MISCELLANKOLS:

produend

"In connection with the proposed railway from Kweichow, it is reported that a sum before Mr. R. E. Eindsell, at the Magis-

Yesterday the accused was $1,000,000 has been deposited in the stated where the money cames from, or in bank as a gaurantee fund. It is not tincy on a charge of murder.

The case was remanded for a work."

what bank it has been deposited."

In order to provide more building site

A

the numerous ponds which exist in it. in the city it has been decided to 6ll up start has already been and towards that desirable end:

AN UNFAIR CONTEST.

Nanning does not yet possess an Tee getting the worst of the contest whipped Two little boys had a quarrel in Well- The heat has been intense Intely, and ington Strent and one of them who was Factory. There is an opening here for ani would require educating up to the advan. the other. enterprising Grm though the natives out a knife from his pocket and stabbed tages of using ice,

They were arrested by policeman and produced at the Magis- tracy yesterday.

till

thy

were all fairly well intoxicated. Speaking at the annual general meet

was at its height when ing on August 11th., Sir Artbur You The enthusiasin was at the toast of the evening was honoured said that all those prevent would wish An entirely New principle in with tremendous acclamation Wilfred

Freudenberg, the future

every success to the Club and that it lon The Freuderhergs were the beads by King Edward in 1907, be a great King of Cey might, like the Lose club which was open of the biggest German firm in Ceylon, Eenefit to their soldiers and sailors. He and were genuinely popular.

'One them married

remembered Vice-Admiral Sir Lowther Miss Kugler of the Luisne Jadge of

O Grant reinarked as the time that the Cinhi That sweet English girl had to share the

would till a'grave want, for it would keep troubles of her husband and the future

ma away from temptation. When Vice- when they were all Admiral Tudor left the Colony he sent the Messrs. Apcar & Co., of Sourabaya, in King of But the Freuden speaker a letter--which he had with him their market report, dated August 7th.. deported Wo

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"HEARTS OF THE WORLD."

Booking at MOUTRIE'S.

Ex

of

were exchanged for British prison

1916 and reached Germany safely through Holland.

it was proved beyond all reasonable doubt that the Germans in Ceylon had a mode of communication with their steam ers within a certain radius of the const Indeed, this was the reason why the Em den got so many victime round Ceylon and Southern India. A

named on the

Wagner was caught der

state":

SUGAR.

.

認

"The boy who used the knife said that the other boy dealt him two blows and.

he used the knife in self-defence.

Mr. Lindsell: You are as big as he is; why did you not use your Esta?

fight."

"No use," replied the ind, "I cannot

TELL ME THE TIME.

that evening stating that the Club had satisfied a real want and its popularity had been shown by the large number of Chop 1919. The market is quiet, but men who used it, and Vice-Admiral Tudor firm. There is as yet no letap on the expressed the opinion that it would be apward tendency of the market visible, little short of & calamity to the officers The chief stimulating factori are the per

Mr. Lindsell discharged the unarmed and men of the Royal Navy if there war sistent enquiries for European markets, boy, and ordered the boy with the knife no such Club in Singapor. He went mainly Mediterraniaz and Black Sea to receive ten strokes with the birch. further and said his view was that the ports. Prices a fortnight ago were soine- Club was engaged in a sphere of useful what easier, but later reacted, and last top of the Grand Oriental Hotel signals that would be even more necessary to sales were reported:Whites, August/ ling with a light to a ateaper out at

De China Beet in the near future. The September, at 1361; September/October, sea, using a code which the Police could

eport which they had had from their at 87; October/November, at 138; 1.0.b. not understand. Another German was Honorary secretary nad the statement of per picui of 136 Eag. lbs. These fluctua Saught

similarly, from the roof of counts showed that the Club had been, tions are of no particular significance a depth eting the Galle Face Hotel But the boldest fargely used and had been well patronis the sugar market has right along been stand children. "He does not call it that, German of them all was a pious Roman Catholic Father, who was endeavouring

d. Financially they were in an excellent understood to be strong with a tendency to purge the

poor natives of a small

adition. On June 30th, last the balance to advance and with prospective supplies he calls it "Investigations into the island off Negombo of their sins. Thin

sheet showed a plus of $2.426, and of Java, Mauritius and Formosa crops Psychology of Childhood." wan used to

tocks valued at $350. In addition, für-considered scarcely sufficient to carry the out several miles ta, ses go in a little canoe, propelled by a Sinhalese been written off the books. The Club had crop is understood to

niture, fittings, napery, glass, etc., had comsumption till October, 1920, while Cuba

He begins by attempting to deal with intercepting her batches of Ceylon newspapers and the Emden, give

remain for the the inordinate tendency to chronological other

U.B.A. requirements. valuable information in regard to

curiosity in childhood." CROP 1920-Java Sugar producers with what that is. It is the thing which makes Do you know the

movements of steamers. A British

the close of 4th. August transactions sold little children in parts and gardens keep

once found this innocent saviour of souls about 8 miles out at sea, “and

warship

kept him in custody..

ed

aleo $20,000 invested in. Straita Settle nents War Loan intact. (Applause.)

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A professor has been getting out of his

He has been trying to under

This same Wagner was a character in

Whites, 1,208,785 pisuls at f32 per picul.un running up to grown-ups and say. Certain Germans in Ceylon were credit his own way, and the Ceylon Observer Softs, 18,470 picula at 132 per picul.

with having had in their publication to a story which was in every

tiad

Please can you tell me the time?" T to eat humble pic?

Browns, 447,050 piculs at fal per piculis really that and nothing else. for giving SHION

sinal powerful wireless in-

Moscavadoc, 1,474,005 picul at 1304 per: stallations with which they intercopi bad she had time that Wagner 1. picul. ed. Government

bribed

The professor dissects the thing, what- and con mesanges

Indian wireless operator for first-cost deliveries June/July in total ever it is, that gives children this babit veyed them, in their own code, in the Damned Hubert to send out a message, tv3,305,370 picuis. hope that some enemy vessel in the not to come into Colombo or she would out:

A German steamer at sell, warning her

Through many dense pages does he track WILD (non-Associated) mills have sold it, and finally runs it down at the end ricinity of the const would pick them

prafit, by the

Hubert threatened the information be captured.

of a huge chapter. What it really is is Colombo wireless atation, we

The newspaper with an action and received

Whites 320,000 piculs at fat per picul. this A sub-conscious elemental per- well erous British warships and merchant el Rs. 600. The steamer, however, never

28 nm- an, ample apology as well as L

Whites 18,000 piculs at 132 per picul.

seption of the ordinarily insensible pro- Eolatium vessels, intercepted these messages, of

Browns 20,000 picule at 131 per picul.

gress of the minute constituents of life- which they could make nothing. It was the turned tail when within four hourspiculs against an estimated crop of about that children said." Flease can you tell

jame into Colombo hartour

Thus bringing the 1920 sales to 838,370 Instead,

Bo now you know. You always thought persistently stated that Wagner owned steaming distance of Colombo and ran for million picula, of which a million me the time" because they had ho no less than 14 of these miniature wire Sabang. A British warship captured her pieuls remain for local consumption. watches, and thought perhaps they had

(Continued at foot of next colanin.)

two days later. How the get the warn Practically the 1020 crop buyers were reached the tea or dinner hour, Poor ing remains a mystery.

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