1908-12-11 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

NEW SERIES No. 6949

CONTENTS.

Births, Marriages and Deaths, Leading Articles --

Government Retrenchment Committee Ap

pointed.

The Solation of the Filipino Problem.

A Veteran in the Far East

The Fire Fiend in Shanghai.

What Commercial Morality Requires.

Gold Currency for Slam.

Important Question at the Sanitary Board Mercantile Marine Facts and Figures. An Impossible Situation,

Ramours in Advance

If the Filipinos had a Navy.

Tologrami ---

Universities in China.

The Boxer Indemnity.

The Dowager-Empress® Estate.

Court Altandanis."

Chisato Dispute.

Constitutional Government.

Jadra Wilfiey

Russia and China, The Late Emperor.

Kalgan Railway, The Dalai Lama, The Prince Regent. Chang Chih-tung. Legation Guards.

The Royal Family. Shanghai Libel Action. Meeting →→

Legislative Council. Logal Intelligence :---

A.Yam Dispute.

Catching" a Wife. Interpreter's Fees,

Four for Euch." ~.... Repairing Houses. Master and Servant. Discharging Coni, Vasaterble Milk.

Polleo:-

Ship's Officer Robbed.

Alleged Embezzlement. Burglar Captured.

Shopkeeper Killed.

A Juak Master's Gama,

A Clover Thief,

Illicit Opium.

Miscellaneous Articles and Reports?

The Banishment Orders.

Britain's Sex Supremacy,

The Spliting Nuisance.

Kaleidoscope Journalism.

A Naw Ice Factory,

Accident in the New, Territory.

The Opium Trade.

Lodge Naval and Military, No. 848, S.C. Fire at Kowloos.

Fat-boiling Establishments.

A Clean Slate.

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Dropped with the Loot,

Fire in Mosque Junction.

The A. D, O.

Chinese Woman Drowned.

Hongkong Volunteers,

Cricket

Subscription Griffias.

A Soldier's Death.

Marine Court.

Gell.

New American Stamps.

Volunteer Corps Orders.

Typhoon Warnings. Correspondence.

Canton Day by Day.

The Las Richard Markwick,

„The Cheking Railway.

Chinesa Carrapey.

The Regent. Imperial Decrees.

The New Reigā,.................... Shanghai Volunteer Commandant.

The Shangbal Walking Masch. The United States,

The Situation to China,

America and Japan.

The New N. Y. K. Boat,

Japanese Shipping Subsidies.

ApaD's Policy Towards China.

The Cotton Yarn Priza Scheme

Chinese Opium-smokers Sentenced.

Japanese Volunteer Fleet.

Death of a Well known Kobe Resident, Condition of Maritime Trede. Japan Sugar Relining Company,

China and the Powers,

Japan.

Work for China Docks,

Markets of the Orlent,

Opium in the Malay Siates.

Lunacy Proceedings in Penang. Opium in Pahang.“

Ginger and Glasong.

Man-eaters gear Port Dickson.

The Population of Java:

Slam's New Coinage.

Commercial:-

Weekly Share Report Yara Matket. Exchange.

Local and General

BIRTHS.

晚八十月一十年四十三猪光

The Hongkong Celegraph

MAIL SUPPLEMENT, ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS. HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908.

GOVERNMENT Retrenchment COMMITTEE APPOINTED.

MAIL

the present.

SUPPLEMENT.

(ESTABLISHED: 1881)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER

二號一十月二十英港香

A VETERAN IN THE BAR BA97,

(yth December.)

rival to Singapore and Penang." But after viewing the port, and the machinery which is capable of loading vessels at the rate of 140 tons an hour he comes to this: conclusion mak

be effected. It would never do for the harming their high spirit or coercing them labour at that, had its compensations, and has been termed Singapore's blüterland the subordinates" to algo their names to such in any way? Well, we will come to that the averago Maley to-day is a worker and | suttanau of lohors. He makes little or no messages, for reasons which need not be presently. It is openly admitted now that dot a dreamer. The American. Government mention of that rich undeveloped land as a slated. But if anybody should know where the Filipino is a "shiftless, weary, forlom have erected an lasurmountable barrier possible factor in the rejuvenation of cour unnecessary expenditure is being incurred creature, who cannot be got to work at against Chinese labour. They have excluded Southern neighbour even in the event of the it "should be the humble pan wiper, who any price, Most Americans who come to the very people who would have opened the Dutch colonies snatching more than their does not dare to open his mouth in case the Hongkong from the Philippines deny eyes of the Filipinos to the benefits which rightful share of trade from Singapore nor inexorable law of contumacy and insubor the fact, but we maintain it is true neverthe flow from labour, Whan the Government does he emphasise the value of the Malay dination be dragged out for his special less, and we are supported in that attitude relaxes the restrictions and admits the Chin States railway to Johore as a feeder for the benefit. With one exception, the Retrench by the well-informed Cablenews, which is ese agricultural labourer to offer an example export and import traffic. Perhaps, he ment Committee will, we understand, be not likely to condemn or chastise the natives of what patience and industry can achieve, places too much faith in the future of Pen composed of officials, the non-officials, being," without reason "American visitors point then, perhaps, the problem of work as the ang as an outlet for the produca of the pan- it is rumoured, Mr. Murray Stewart. In with do little pride to the number of real panices of the Philippines may be insula, and his animadversions on the corr acter of the buildings; the unsatisfactory (5th December.),

provision made for wharfi accommodation) Although it is barely three months since view of the explicit directions of the Governor Filipinos who are engaged in Man at #olved

that the Committee must spare nobody, it is a ordinary labouring work; they spea of the Estimates of the Colony's revenue and dertainty that the official element will proceed native built bridges, and of the Filipinos

the general air of parental comidoration: which exudes from his writings on the sub- expenditure during the current year were.

ject of Penang, may be simply offered in submitted to the Legislative Council and to the attack with the gusto of famished who toil in the ship-repairing yards, the passed, the Government has already found it wolves, and leave many gap in the hide of the factories and so forth. Take any American necessary to curtail still further all items of departmental offices. Mr. Murray Stewart, who has spent his life in and around Manila Those who live in the Far East are the spirit of the true bellever, in that Bettle- if our supposition is correct that he has been and he will rhapsodise over the wonderful probably the last to appreciate at their pro- ment's prosperity. We have no space to expenditure which are not absolutely requisite for the welfare of the Colony. To-day's requested to associate himself with the work strides made by the Insular Government por value the wonderful developments which deal with Mr. Angier's views on currcat issue of the Gaselfe furnishes abundant of spoiling the Egyptians, will unquestion in the way of public improvements and are gradually and almost imperceptibly although we may any that we are not diff evidence of this retrenchment. In ordinary ably go to his task with a fair, open and the faculty they have attained of at bringing the Orient loto closer touch with ciples of his suggestion that the silver

anbiassed mind, and his presence may tracting native labour. But Manila is not the Western world. We are deprived of the dollar should have been withdrawn and times, when: there is a steady or rising even afford a gleam of hope in the eyes of the Philippine Islands nor is the erection of necessary perspective which affords a true 51 note taken its place, when the question revenue, when the outlook is promising, and those who already see their cherished views public buildings any criterion of progress in estimate-of-the-changing conditions, and was being settled by the Straits Legislativo there are no shadows to darken the financial as to what a Government Department should the provinces. The American adminstrators even when we do occasionally obtain a Council. In towns the dollar note night situation in the future, a certain laxity in be ruthlessly destroyed. That the Com-have given the Filipinos liberty, freedom of glimpse of the regenerative movements which have met with acceptance, and tom notes providing for the wants of the Gor erament Department is excusabic. But tittee has not been appointed too soon speech, a free press, good government and are transforming the Far East it is so tran easily replaced, but one can fancy what is evidenced by the fact that in the the promise of autonomy when the time is sitory and evanescent-that long before we would have been the result in ho air thick at present, when the with rumours of impending trouble, and the comparative statement of the revenue fitting. They have provided the natives with have realised its immediate value our in Malay States when the coolies were go the round of the village shops until they' revenue appears to be decreasing without and expenditure for the period ended 30th an Assembly of their own to which some terests have been diverted to other directions, being paid off in dollar bile, which had to full and adequate reason to explain away the September, 1908, we find that there has been of the greatest rascals were elected and Not from the casual tourist can the man

A total decrease as compared with the cor- would have lived at the public expense on the spot gain much insight regarding the became undecipherable. Mr. Angier ha

new points which are most noteworthy, much to say regarding the importance of cause, it is highly essential that retrench

responding period in 1907 of $437,942, If the Government had not interfered-and ment should be effected in the most trivial which is exclusive of land sales and these they have done everything to make life easy for unless that tourist is of a peculiarly penetra- roads, motors and railways to the Malay concerns, even although, in some cases, the also show a decrease amounting to 860,428. the lotus-eater, Butto what avail? The native tive and inquisitive caste. It is the old States, and he had the best of guidance to cutting down of expenses may lead to a cer. These figures speak for themselves, and there press turns upon its benefactors and calls them stager, if we may be allowed to put it inform him regarding their future prospects. tain amount of impatience on the part of the the question of retrenchment may be left for everything but blessed. The common crowd so crudely, the visiting wanderer who He thereafter proceeded on a trip to North heads of l'epartments. It is only to be ex

indulges in vainglorious spoutings and wild has heard the East a-calling, and who Borneo and Netherlands Todis, in which be pected that those in charge of the various

imaginings which a dozen years ago would comes to refresh his memory of scenes half refers to Sabang, where a considerable bureaux under the Government should cavil

have been characterised as rank rebellion. forgotten, although they were once part and amount of capital and energy have been ex- THE SOLUTION OF THE at the elimination of small items, which from

Tuley gather together in their hovels and parcel of his daily life who sees the differpended to constitute it a coaling station and FILIPINO PROBLEM," time immemorial have been allowed them

preach sedition, for there is nobody to com- ences. His is the story that is worth listening an entrepdi for trade that would possibly ba by the Legislative Council' and it may be

When we consider the high aspirations pare with the chronic loafer as a frotby pro- to by the new breed which has flocked into that the old cry of compulsory inefficiency will be raised; but efficiency is quite as con- which animated the Americans when they pagadidint and a downright call-to-arms agita the places left vacant by him and his gen- took possession of the Philippine Islands, tor. All this to escape the burden of toil, eration. And although there must be a sistent with economy as it is with wanton extravagance, and the Government De the ideals which they held ou,the subject of They would rather beg their way from pillar certain pleasure in visiting the Far East, colonial administration, the marvellous re- to post thau earn an honest, decent livelihood. there must also be a certain amount of shock

The only local industry at Sabang, apart partments will have to learn that sour, lesson before many weeks have passforms introduced long before the natives And their scorn of a Government which at the lanumerable changes that have taken

less. For the East is no stagnant pool, but the the manufacture of white pepper, which in y ed. By order of His Excellency the were prepared for violent changes, it is with refuses to maintain, in affluence these needy place within the space of a single decade or from possible repaire to calling steatoers, is Governor, A Retrenchment Committee, a feeling akin to amazement that we read in windbags is superb. Lisien for a moment to pledged to undertake the most drastic re- the Manila papere the ill-effects which pro- the inimitable sarcasm of El Renacimiento: larobbing hive of industry, where competition monopoly of the Atjeh Trading Compau forms in the public expenditure and to gressive and enlightened Government has "There was a time when we believed that becomes keener every day, and the old In other ways the disadvantages of litule os rigorously strike out every individual item had on the oatives. With all the will in the we were being guided to glory by this great haphazard methods are pushed aside in the no cargo offering for the liners provides little which seems at all superfluous or which world to "boost" up the claims of the people. With the change of situation every scramble for a foothold on the ladder of inducement to them to call. If steamers can at least be temporarily omitted, and to Philippines to general recognition the thing appeared to indicate that here famine, success. It will be understood, then, how outwards and homewards for China and scrape the bones of even necessary depart crowning defect remains that the natives calamity, despotism, covetousness on the interesting such a book as "The Far East Japan posts were not in the habit of carrying mental needs, has been appointed and will, refuse to be disturbed from the sloth and part of parsimonious government officials, Revisited" will prove to those who are Straits cargo they might save a little time in or Colombo, But, generally speaking, ail wo understand, commence a thorough in- laziness which are ingrained in their nature. and absolutism would be unknown. It look ekeing out a somewhat precarious livelihood coaling at Pulo Way instead of at Singapore vestigation of the Government offices from According to the Filipino doctrine, which ed as though there would be nothing but in, the Orient, especially when it is slated

was not disputed by the Spaniards, or, at all prosperity and liberty enlightened with that the author is Mr. A. Gorton Angier, the ese vessels carry Straits cargo, and have: top to bottom. There is to be no mercy shown by this official Committee in simply events, was shown in the Spanish contempt jurtice. We laughed in our glee and dream well-known Editor of the London & China thus an object in calling at the ports apart

for the toiler, it is only the slave and the ed of the good fortune that was to be ours. Express, whose duties naturally keep him from the question of fuel supply to keep use whittling down a few dollars here and a few

But after the passing of time that bar alive to the manifold interests at stake in the such conditions prevail, there is little chands dollars there, after the old-time custom, serf, the bondsman and the renegade who It

intend to conduct a wholesale should toil and moll for a hand to mouth left it unhappy memories, doubt has Orient, even although he has settled down of Pulo Way attracting anf appreciable, pors sweep of the most infinitesimal out living. The freeman, the man with a patch invaded the soul of the Filipino. Doubt in the homeland. From beginning to end tion of the Singapore or Penang traffic,

as to what? the reader will ask. Doubt as of the volume, which is a record of his tour. A visit is also paid to Slam, where the goings and to scrutinize to the very of land sufficient to bear a few banana trees, marrow the reasons which may be ad perhaps a coconut or two, and enough to whether they are likely to be kept as in the spring of this year, Mr. Angier seems usual extraordinary antithetical scenes are duced in favour of the retention of lump herbs to provide for the daily decoction of failed calves for the rest of their natural to write in the spirit of a discoverer, rather, witnessed. Coming to, Hongkong, Mr. sums, covering untold objects that can be vino, is above the drudgery of labour. It is lives in the answer, we suggest. The Assem, than that of a citizen returned to his own. Angier waxes eloquent on the developments done without, Obviously, there must be an excellent doctrine for those born in the bly has been converted into a receptacle, Fvents that were only in the making when achieved. He has been in the hands of some we are told, for beggars' petitions, the sus Mt. Augier was on his former trip bave now aggrieved Civil Servant who deplored the many detalls of expenditure which are by no purple, but as far as the commoner is con means actually required in the proper work-cerned it has its drawbacks. Now that there pension of taxes, appeals against this, that materialised; and Ideas which were consider fact that sliver had risen with a consequenti ing of the departmental machine, and it is is a stable Government established in the and the next thing and all the rest of the usual ed in the nature of dreams have now become reduction in the number of dollars paid outto.. just possible that money. ia diverted into Philippines gerious outlays have to be met rigmarole Hanacimiento kindly absolves the actual facts. Probably by reason of his calling him, but nothing is said of the Civil Servanti side channels other than those contemplated by the squatters, such as taxes for road com Goyerament from the entire blame of the he is never carried away by enthusiasm, and, who gets paid at the rate of a 25: dollar when when the Estimates are in courag of premunications-and-the-maintenance of civil fasco which is the usual ending of Assembly indeed, attimes he shows a curiously detached the current rate is 11. 8d. This is an old paration. It will be for the Retrench- administration. In consequence, the Fili. meetings and actually hints that if the Gov-side, in dealing with figures and details, which question which we do not inteed to revive, pient Committee to keep a strict watch. pino, accustomed to his perennial siesta, ernment is incapable of attending to the forms a restlug-stage after his descriptions of but it shows how sedulously the Civil Ser for such diversions of the public expen-has elther to be up and doing or find other needs of the people, then the people will places and people and the inevitable com- vant utilises every opportunity to press his diture and to be adamant when such methods of meeting the demands of the in have to cure their miseries and calamities by parisons which occur to his mind: "The own particular side of the matter on strangers. a vague item as "sundries" is mooted. terloper. The alternative is the easiest way their own individual and collective efforts, Far East Revisited" is not the itinerary of a and visitors. Praise, andiluted and sores. The personal tastes and predilections of out of the difficulty and when it happens aherwise they will perish. That is the mere globetrotter's wanderings, diclated. by trained, is awarded Sir Matthew Nathan for office holders will have to be wholly, disre that the date for the tax-gatheres to appear climax If the Government won't help them caprice, nor is it à conuected series of views the interest he displayed in the Kowloon garded, otherwise the result of the inquiry comes round, there are many and sundry dis- they will have to work. Such an alternative collated with the purpose of influencing, a Canton railway, and Mr. Angier goes the will be comparatively fruitless. It is not a appearances from the stock of wealthier or must strike awe and horror into the stoutest predetermined verdict. In many ways it length of asserting that: "The railway will Bavoury duty which bas been imposed on the more fortunate neighbours. This does not Filipino heart. The leaders of the people differs from the o'din.uy book of travel. It always remaid as a memento of his too short Retrenchment Committee, nor is it one merely apply to the payment of taxes, as will grovel in their dismay, for there is noth- is neither a patchwork of caseys, such as Mr. administration, even though its completion which anybody so closely bound together a little incident which occurred lately, and ing like work to distract a man's attention Alleyne Ireland wrote, nor review and take place under another rigima." == "There is by mutual ties, interests, hopes and aspira is reported in the Cadienews will show: from the declamatory effervescence of dis- compilation of personal opinions and judg-a Scotch saying which may be used in this tions as the members of the higher branches "Four-Filipinos, a woman and a child were appointed demagogues. It is the deathments after the fashion of Mr. Patnam connection andit i: "Maybe aye, and may. of the Civil Service are, would willingly un- boloed and then burned up in the store of knell of incendiary orations and the ring of Weale. If we could put it briefly we should be imphm. Not a word, so far as we have derlake. The outcome may mean the un- Mr. Guy Stratton, which is situated on the evil-minded place-hunters knows it. Editori hintat an after-dinner relation of experiences, noticed, appears regarding the work of Sie dermining of friendships and the creation of coast of Palawan several miles south of ally, the Cablenetes, dealing with this sub-statement of facts enlightened with personal vague suspicions that certain departments Puerto Princess. Agustin Suarez was inject, remarks: What astonishes most the reminiscences, such as might be expected aro, not afforded that consideration conson-charge of Mr. Stratton's trading store at the stranger who comes to the Philippines are

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Frederick Lugard, who has been sent out to face a situation that would shake the nerves from the Old China hand" who has not of the most capable administrator. The ant with their dignity and traditions, but if point mentioned The Moro dattor of the the thousands and tens of thousands of loaf lost his skill as raconteur. Mr. Angler omission and contrast are very significant. the Committee is to do anything in the shape region was indebted to Suarez for large er: In every tienda, every billiard room, has divided his work into four parts-Malays, Mr. Angler is wholly opposed to the present of realising its aim, then the members will quantity of merchandise and became highly and lo almost every window are able-bodied, China, Korea and Japan, but, as might have site of the Naval Yard, and standing, by endeavour, as far as it is humanly possible, fadignant when requested to settle up. He men who apparently have nothing to do. been guessed, his eye la keenest on the his guns, says "One [lmost dedito to harbour but single thought in their swore vengeance and gathering his clan on When the members, of the committee on affair of the Straits and Chius, which are wonder whether it would not be worth while minds, and that the public weal. What we the night of October 14 raided the store, cholera investigation of Merchants' Amacia his special provinces la mesure to make a bid even yet for the property, for anticipate as a direct outcome of this un-killing Agustin Suarez, his wife, and child, Hon went into the filthiest parts of Manila, It should be stated for the benefit the purpose of extending the town on the wonted, although extremely necessary seal Mauricio Fabian, assistant to Suarez, and they were struck by these sights." And of the few to whom the L. & C. Ex bails of the erection of a naval yard disc On November 23, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mr Tor economy is the entire reorganisation of two other Filipinos. After booting the place again Go into the provinces and these press la unknown; that these chapters where." If Me, Angier bad glanced at the the several Government Departments: We of everything of value the house and bodies, scenes are accentuated a thousand per cent. illustrating a sojourns in the gold and purple financial position of Hongkong he would and Mr. F. C. FRISCHLING; a son,"

On November 29, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mr. do not for a moment suggest or advocate of the victims were burned." That is how Everywhere there are men lolling in their Orient appeared in the newspaper over have suggested, no doubt, at the same time, and Mrs,James Law, a daughter... the dismissal of clerks who have given their the wild tribes in the archipelago pay their shacks. The visitor, especially who comes which Mr, Angier presides, although, no where the money was to come from. Refer- On November 29, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mr. lives to the Government service because, such debt and if the more civilised natives do not by way of China and who has seen there doubt, they have been revised in various ence is made to the chief industries and unders and Mrs. J. JESEN, a daughter, mais

On November 30, 1908, at Shangbai, to Mr. step would be merely criminal, but it venture that length itis only because they have the patient and toiling millions cannot help ways. But it is well that they should have takings to the Colony, mostly in a commen would increase the distress which exists in proved other methods to be equally effective but draw the contrast, to the prejudice of becuissued in book form, for they contain the datory split, though we are inclined to fanc und bern. C. D. PEARSON, a daughter, adde

On December 2, 1958, at Shanghai, the wife the Colony and penalise those who through and much less hazardous. The real ques the Filipino. The Cablenews has hit the musings of one well qualified to offer advice that Mr. Angier's education in this rompact in of WM YOUNG, Of K’Iợp.

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no fault of their own have been engaged to tion, it will be seen, in how to lead the nail on the head when it calls attention and particularly well placed to form an in mostly book-learnt His Excellency Chow On December 3, at Shanghai, the wife of Jantify the whims and fancles of their im- Filipino to a proper realisation of the dignity to Chins. There is the country where dependent and sensible opinion on the Far Fu was Viceory at Canton when Mr Angler OWEN, IM. Customs, of a son,

mediate superior But are there not cases of labour. In the problem Insolable; it work is not counidered derogatory, where East in transition. Mr, Angier passes India Visited the capital of South Ching, And! On December 1, 1008, at Shanghal, to Mr.where duties are multiplied ad infinitum, beyond the power of the American Govern- barren hills are converted into stalling and Colombo unnoticed, and begins his are told: His Excellency likewise spoke and Mr. W. ARMOUR, a daughter, Wrang

MARRIAGES. simply because the dignity and self-import- ment to induce the new subjects of the oases Now we come to the point chatty and informative narration of the places somewhat bitterly of the freedom enjoyed ance of, one official will not permit of United States to understand the advantages why Great Britain so successfully managed he has observed at Singapore. It was a new by the Chinese papers published in Hong- On October 28, 1908, at Eastbourne, CHAR- his communicating in person, with a sub- they would personally derive from the deve to bring the Malays to understand that they Singapore that he found himself landed at kong; they appeared to be counderabia LES TALBOT, eldest son of L. B. BOWRIEGordinate. What about all those needless lopment of the agricultural and mineral re had everything to gain by labour Chinese Singapore where something seemed to have thorn, in his side. He could not appreciate 6.8.1 to MARY IRxkx, eldest daughter of Joseph Paricer debits which fly around, visiting one De sources of the Islands? A somewhat slal by the hundred and the thousand were imtemporarily at least arrested, the quiet pro- the British point of view and wanted to know On October 29, 1908, at Rock Ferry, Chapartment after another until, at last it. In problem faced the British when they took ported to open up the mines, to work in the grees of what had always truck him as a why these papers were not suppre LES ARTHUR GRAVES, 100 of the late 5, reaches the individual for whom it was under their protecting wing the Federated engineering yards, to plant paddy and smooth-running, money making machine He said he bad forbidden their cat Grares of Rock Ferry, to CLARA, daughter of originally Intended? Only to be answered Malay States. There, from the sultans down isplock: The Chinese were paid reasonable. He sees many lines of business being divert his Viceroyally but he would evidently Lailey Ellis, of Rock Park, Rock Ferry by lusther "chit which performs the wards, the meaning of work was unknown; it ages. They lived like fighting cocks, from ed from British films to Chineas and foreign to see them stopped entirely. It i Maagd DEATHS. A

identical circumlocutory journey, at the end, fact it was a degrading spectacle to witness the Malay point of view They gambled hanga, just as he observes that the ports of comfort, that ond.

when they wished, and they had the money. Jays are bidding, and too often successfully suggesting a prese law for. bins for the trade, which has hitherto both con, not too drastic a character of which it is discovered, that the answer man, presumably sane and responsible

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the native press grow": conveys nothing. If the labours of the actions; voluntarily existing his fomst

had great times when the spirit moved sidered the heritage of Singapore.

an element enti Some of them prospered and launched he is deeply interested in the im Retrenchment Committee lead to the ropendants in the fields and: so man isation of staff duties so much desired kriss or a spear allowed the idea

their own' at on attain two objects that of mind. Yet to-day the Ma

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