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KONGKONG DAILY PRE 8, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 29TH,

SINGAPORE

THE STRAITS IN HISTORY.

PROJECTS FOR A BASE,

KENYA COLONY, BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S

DECISION

A memorandum summarising the history of the Indian question in the Kenya Colony and Protectorate, and explaining the Government's general policy upon what has become a matter of dents controversy, from, the Colonial Office. was isaed on July 24th, na White Paper

the

Sir Frank Swettenhum, former Governor of the Straits Settlements, in a latter to The Times last month, wrote:

As there is no longer any doubt that to the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements belongs the credit for their beau geste in giving to the Crown, the

In epitom the following are 2847 acres of land required for the Ad Government's conclusions: miralty dock and the aerodrame," it is i Self-Government: The grant of respons of interest to recall the fact that in June,sible self-government for Kenya is out of 1503, long before the nequisition of Singa. the question within any period of time pere, it was proposed to taild in Penang which new be taken into consideration. a dock fit for the larger rates of ships of his Majesty's Navy," with "bufficient achieve the aim of the British Liovern The existing system is best entenlated to space in its immediatë neighbourhood for rent, erecting the necesanry warehouses, work- The Franchise: shops, and all other buildings which an

The elective system establishment on this extensive scale meil to in based una communal franchise for representation on the Legislative Coun require, nor forgetting the very material under which European and Indian con- oint of the facility which such situation stitueuries would be demarcated indepen may possess of being effectually fortified dently; the qualifications for admission to against the attiek of euenies from sea on the voters' roll would not necessarily be by land."

theme for the two comminities, nul while Europeans work! yote for European audidates, Indian would vote for Indian candidates: 4 communal franchise pro vide (1) a framework into which African representation can be fitted in due season,, and 2) for the immediate grant of repre sentation to the Arabs of the must.

Qualifications for Voters: Europeans. wide franchise" to be considered by the adult suffrage Indians, and Arabs, a Goverme with the Indian and Aral com-

A Mr. Paul Tate was sent out front England with the title of Ofeinting Chief Engineer, and he daly reported his views on the construction of Docks and the requisite erections for a nasal arsenal on. Prince of Wales Ishid,” re- commending a site in Pulan Jewjak. In the course of further correspondence Mr. Tate had the temerity to muldress a letter to the lovertor and Council, and the reply contained the following passagemaniti

They consider your conduct in nd- dressing them in the manner you have presumed to do in that letter as highly disrespectful to them, and improper you, as a subordinate officer" in' their. service, and altogether so deserving of emaure and punishment that were they not convinced it could have been die- tated only by your ignorance of what is decorous and becoming in a person in your situation unler them, they would have immediately suspended you from your office and sent you to Europe by the first opportunity.

That was how the Honourable East India Company maintained discipline is their time and Mr. Paul Tnte wrote a abject reply asking to be allowed to with draw his letter, which was not really offensive. A number of other people join-

Qualifications for Candidates: A kuns- ledge of the English language, and con- ditions imilar to those imposed upon voters.

-Numbers on Legislative Council: Indians: Five elected unofficial mem

bers

Arabs: One plected, and one nominated

official member.

Europeans: Eleven elected members. and nominated affcial members suflini- ent to maintain an official majority on the Council.

Africans: Que nominated official

Christian missionary.

maintained, except that the Guzerner can Executive Council: Present position

the Africans," nominate a suitable person to

represent

tions am a communal basis-if any-tr Municipal Councils; Prúposals for elec

Segregation as between Europeans and Asiaties in the townships must be aband- oned, but will be continued as betweeù the uative and immigrant races.

ed in the preliminary wolk of investiga-be forwarded by the Governor to the Col- tion and the correspondence, which consonial Scretary for consideration. tinued for more than a year, appears to have been closed by memorandum from the Governor, Mr. Philip Dindas, in which he questioned the wility of Mr Tate to carry out successfully great a Reservation of the Highlands: The work, anıl decided that all the papers and existing practice of reserving the High- plans, must be forwarded to the Certands to Europeans to be maintained "as of Directors for their Order and Decision before we proceed further in this moment ous undertaking.".

The proposal to create a great unval base in the Straits of Malace is, there fore, not exactly new, init Governor Dun- das was prophetic when he expressed the fear that he would not hire to see it done. though that had been his ambition,

regards both inital grants and transfers. An area in the Lowlands to be set ashle for fudian agriculturists, if any.

be submitted to the Secretary of State by Immigration: Proposals for gontrol to the Governor, in concert with the Govern | ar of Uganda.

HARDER WORK IN PRISONS

Thirteen years later Raffles secured Singapore for the British Crown. Though he was merely an intelligent civilian, n

Mr. Alexander Paterson, one of his neither the Government of the day, noring the Liverpool Rotary Club on Julg Majesty's Prison Commissioners, addresse the Admiralty, nor yet the War Office 19th, said the recent prison changes werd had ever aggested the acquisition of not confined to privileges and luxuries Singapore, as a naval or military station, but were part of a determined policy to Rakes, in June 1819, only six months make prison a place of after the empation of the place, had the labour were going to be much longer

training. Hours of prescience to write of You may take my the amk far do pominjerie word for it, this is by far the most ins. were being introduce in place of slow, portant station in the East and as far walking round in a circle, and when as naval superiority and commercial in. work was over there were educational terests are concerned, of much higher classes. The normal prison dny would soon value than whole continenta of territory. Afteen hours of activity, mental or The extension of British influence over physical, for every fit prisoner. the Malay Peninsula has added enormous ly to the value and importance of Singa- pore and the other British possessions in the Straits of Malacca.

Experts seem to differ as to the acces- sity for spending many millions on the construction of a naval base at Singapore, but the contention that we are precluded Trom taking this course by anything that was said or implied at Washington seems fantastic. Last Thursday the First Lord of the Admiralty, replying to criticisms, said. Whether it would be necessary to increase that garrison Ld, Singne pore" or whether the present garrison, with the strengthening of the air side, would be sufficient, was a matter which in the course of the next few years could be carefully scrutinized and worked out. But there was no desire on the part of the Admiralty or of the Committee of Imperial Defence to rush the country into great expenditure and to build a power- |·lul pince d'armes," Prolinbly it is not realized that for many years the Colony has been made to pay for the Singapore garrison and the exaction has caused much soreness If the Dock is built and whether or not the garrison is increased. it can hardly be disputed that the great commercial docks and coal stores are de Fended for Imperial purposes, and I trust that it will be made clear that no in- erensed burden will be thrown on F Colony which has never failed either in loyalty or in generosity,

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