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ON

MONDAYS

"He can live without love,

What is passion but pining? .

"But civilised man cannot live without

dining."

4

Owon Meredith.

He used to be rude about the cold

joint and allude to it as "Ichabod "* And poke the tomatoes about to find one that wasn't squashy, and leave the apple tart's pastry on his plate and talk about heavy handed cooks and ...

Well you know how things used to

be on Mondays....till you though:

of that shattering retort,

All right, you buy me a Frigidaire then I "

"Of course, he did in the end-and now Monday sees Ichabod metamor- phused into vol-au-vent, since cook's pastry has 'miraculously acquired a Haky lightness (only because he chills it in Frigidaire before popping

it in the oven), and the salad always seems fresh picked, it's so cool and crisp, and everybody wants to know the secret of your household market- ing because they've never eateh such tender steak, my dear" (which, of course, is due to Frigidaire again), and he wears Frigidaire would be worth twice its price if only for the difference it makes to beer, and

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HUSBAND'S CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES.

SINGAPORE DOMESTIC

TANGLE.

SEQUEL TO THESE HARD TIMES."

Hot Fold of Chud's Death."* Further questioned by Counsel,

U.S. POPULATION.

TEN YEARS.

witness said that he did not pay any GROWTH OF 17,000.000 IN money towards the funeral expenses of a 'thild by his wife, Chan Chya Neo, as he was not informed of the child's death. He did not say, "Let the rest of them also die," as they were his own children.

Mr. da Silva Because one child: died, your wife must live on less ?— I don't think so, but I have no I only knew that two doctors had attended to the child

after its death and the funeral.

Do you think your wife bas to pay the doctors' bill from the $150

Of course.

"An heir to an estate worth several million dollars complained "of money. these hard times and changed circumstances and applied for a reduction in the amount of a main- tenance order made in favour of his wife and children in May"last year before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, last week.

The parties, husband and wife, Chinese belang to well-known families domiciled in Singapore for several generationa. The husband, Chew Cheng Seng, is the son of the late Mr. Chew Choo Jait, after whom Joo Chiat Road and Joo Chia: Place are named and the wife is the daughter of the late Mr. Tay Yam Long.

CALIFORNIA'S LARGE GAIN.

[UNITED PRESS.]

Washington, Aug. 3.--Oficial figures released to-day gave the population of the United States as of April 1 as totalling 199,695,160

persons.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS AND WITCHCRAFT IN SUMATRA.

RADIO.

W

ESTATE MANAGER AND WIFE MADE ILL

A General Post Office notification gives the following unclaimed cor- respondence, etc. waiting at the Post Office, and also unclaimed

A queer case of poisoning of au radio telegrams at the Radio Tele-catate manager has occurred on graph. Office, Government Building: Kwala Krapoh Estate (E.C. "of Sumatra); although it cannot be Posts Restants Correspondence.

considered as a crime in the reni sense of the word, because there was no intention to kill.

T. Adair, John Baker, W. W. Brotherton, K. Bruno, S. A. Carl- son, Miss Mae Chapin, Costa, R. Dilley, Eastern Trading Co., Ltd., Miss Fielde (c/o M.P.S.C.), W. G. Geng, E. Graetz, H. K. Hutchinson, Miss Grace Humphries," L. S Including American possessionsauna, Charles James (c/o Month but excluding the Philippines the ly Leader), Wm. James, R. E. John- total came to 194,818,664 persons. son (s.s. Steel Traveller, Lee Wing When census figures from the Sun. Overeens Trading Co. Miss

O'Leitch. Pritchard & Co., E.,8. Philippines are available they are

ence, Miss O. Richards, M, Simon, up more than 133,000,000. expected to bring the grand total Powell, Philippine-Europe Confer The 1880 census gave the populaR T. Sexton, Harry Shutte, "Der

of the United States &6

S. Van Sluis, Lord Stonehaven, J. tion 105,710,620. An estimate for 1997 F. Varthorne, Mrs. A. Way, Miss gave a total of 118,098,000 persons.

Betty Waterman (Eastern and All the outside possessions in African Steamship Line), Miss J. creased in population, the census Wu (s. Fulda), Mrs. H. J. Wil You sell sand and earth. You figures revealed. Alaska's new total Jiamson, Rev. J. W. Wright.

is 58,758, as compared with 55,038 sell twenty carts of sand and in 1920, Hawaii is 383,, as com- twenty "carts of earth per day-pared with 253,812 in 1020. Guam is 18,591, as compared with 13,278 No. If that were so the whole hill

in 1980. Samoa is 10,051, as com- pared with 8,038 in 1990. The would disappear in a few days.

Canal Zone is 38,467 as compared with 29.848 in 1920. The Virgin Islands is 92,019 as compared with 98,031

You spend nearly 3300 a month on your own house -No," now I cannot even afford to spend $100."

You mean that your legal wife must live or less than you and your concubine -No, IL do not wish for that.

Do you think that because the Official Assignee, who is administer ing your estate, stopped your allow ance, your wife must not live as before 1-If she gets sufficient food ashe must be all right.

Mr. E. E. C. Thuraisingham ap. peared for the husband and the wife, Chan Chye Neo, was repre- sented by Mr. Claude da Silva.

Chew Cheng Swee stated that maintenance order was against him in favour of his wife and two child- ren in May, 1999, for $150 a month and he had paid this amount re- gularly until June, 1930. After that he was not. able to pay owing to hard times and changed circum stances. He now applied for a re-

daction.

In the course of cross-examina- tion by Mr. da Silva, Cheng Swee stated that his overdraft with the bank amounted to about $4,000 and he admitted having lent money to friends but he was not able to get it back. In one case he lent a busi ness friend $2,000 and was given #promissory note. His friend's business failed and he was not able to get back his money. During the

last month he had had two actions

for recovery of money in the Civil

Court,

FRIGIDAIRES

IN

USE

in 1920, Porto Rico is 1,543,913, as compared with 1,299,500 in 1920.

Registered Articles.

I Adler, H. Cooper, E. Graetz, Lee Sak Kew (e/o Wang Ching Wei). Mr. Max, Tonsolier or Mrs. Rahel, Yeo Yow Beng.

Unpaid Correspondence.

I related to a so-called witch- craft affair."

On the East Coast of Sumatra we

have witnessed many cases of witch-

a sensational case in a sulton's craft, and it is not so long ago that

judge.. court came up for trial before the

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The last victim, the estate man- ager of Kala Krapoh had the ex- perience under exceptional cireum- stances.

It has proved that one of his mandores (native supervisors of the labour-force) had a strong wish to become headmandore. He formed a plot with the woman cook and the boy of the manager to try it with witcheraft.

The intention was to have the manager eat something, which made him accessible to the wish of the mandere.

The consequence was that the manager and his wife became very sick and a physician had to be call- R. E. Johnson (as Steel Traveled to attend them. ler), H. McDermid, D. P. Tahilig

Radio Telegrams,,' Vles on board Earpress of Canada Representative Changes..

from Schiedam; 0565 from Swatow; Twenty-two states will lose Con-1senberg from Hamburg;.Ring Kee Do you know that your wife does not pay any rent because she lives gressmen as a result of the long from Saigon; 3494 0098 0679 1344 awaited census figures, while 13 will 3894 4131 2837 6068 from Kongmoon;' The other states remain 3111 7809 0938 0000/3199 5894 0389- in one of her father's bouses I gain.

stationary in Congressional 0934 0934 3714 from Swabue; 3123 can give her a house and food.

presentation.

from Swatow; Fuentes Hotel, Kai- on from Milano; Chin Thay Sin from Pontianak."

Replying to further questions, Cheng Swee said that he had in- creased the rent of some of his houses," in one case from 81 to 820. He had to do this because he was not making any profit on the houses, which cost a lot of money to keep in repair. He had to pay the hos- pital bill for his second wife and daughter. He had made no offer to meet the funeral expenses and doctors' bills of the child which died as he was not informed and he did Не not know anything about it. kept a car and paid $30 a month for the driver as he had to visit the lodging house business in town.

This business had since ceased, but be kept the car as he had to go to his plantation.

Mr. da Silva: But your wife has no car -She has estates and she can afford to keep three or four cars if she wants to.

His Honour: I don't want this sort of thing to go on like this. What offer does he make. 1

Your wife Mr. Thuraisingham: also belongs to a very wealthy Family 1-Yes.

She gets an allowance from her father's estates as well?—Yes.

The lodging house business was auctioned by the Sheriff-Yes.

His Honour: What offer can he make ?

Cheng Swee: I will give food and a house for her and daughter.

Arrangement Buggested.

Remarking that it was no good washing dirty linen in public, and that both the parties Felonged to wealthy and well-known families, his Honour suggested that Counsel should meet the Official Assignee and come to some arrangement. His, Honour said he would write to the Official Assignee.

Mr. da Silva pointed out that this would be irregular as the ap- plicant had to show the Court why he was not able to pay the amount, mentioned in the order. “We are not wealthy," added Counsel.

Mr. Thuraisingham said that although the applicant had not the means now he had a share in his father's estates which were worth. over four million dollars. The ap plicant's father had only allowed his sons. 8300 a month.

In these days of slump $150 a month is a very high sum, remark- ed Mr. Thuraisingham.

But he is not cutting down his expenses," Mr. de Silva interposed. Yes, he is pulling up expenses. He is giving up his concubine," his Honour replied. He had three concubines in May last and he has given them up. He is not now, in the same position as he was last year, he is down by 2300,

"

That is his story. I want to subpana the Official Assignee hure to get his reasons for reducing the allowance," Mr. da Bilve said.

His Honour pointed out to Mr. da Bilva that a letter from the Official Assignee was shown to him by Mr. Thuraisingham at the last mention of the case and said that the Official Assigned should have been in County to piepcred

to srant Counsel' application for An adjournment.

Mr. Thuraisingham: A man from Manila has now come down to Singapore to claim a share in the estatem mi

On Counsel agreeing to see the Official Assignee the matter war ad- journed sine die.

re-

California is to gain nine Con gressmen, Michigan will gain four and others will gain less than four.

Pennsylvania, though showing a gain in population, will lose two Congressmen

The actual gain in population for California is shown to be 2,945,143 For New York it is persons. 2,234,226 persons. For Michigan it is 1,173,683 persons. For Fleride it is 498,155 persons. "

The heaviest percentage of gain- ers was recorded by California, with 63.5 per cept. Florida, with 5.4 | per cent.; Michigan, 39 per cent., and Arizona, 30 per cent.

Mentana stands alone as the only state which actually lost population since the last census. Drought and other adverse conditions are held responsible. ......

(Continued on next Column.)

The comparison of the census Sgures since 1700 shows the remark able development of the country

1760

1800

3,929,214 3,308,433 7,230,881

1910

1820

*9,638,453

1830

12,866,020

1840

17,000,453

1830

23,191,876

1960

31,443,321

1870

38,558,371

1890

1830

1900

50,155,793 62,947,714 75,991,576

1910

1920 1930

105,710,020

122,608,190

91,972,260

DIRECTORY AND

OF

The plot was revealed and the mandore lost his chance to replace his chief, who, following the man- doro's wishes," Ead to be displaced.

THE POPE'S ILLNESS.

INTERNAL TUMOUR.

London, July 30.-The following statement has been communicated to one of the most prominent Roman Catholics in the country, who is in very close contact with the Vatican:-

"We learn on authority, which we cannot ignore, that the illness from which the Pope suffers is due to an internal tumdur.

"His Holiness gaily jests with bis physician on the unfavourable diag nosis and continues his work with- out interruption.

"He refuses to take rest, but in confidential ccclesiastical communi- ties prayers are more fervently re- cited for his welfare.

"The Pope places more reliance on prayer than on medical know- ledge.

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