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GENERAL NEWS

Famous French Painter. M. Edouard Dotaillo, whose donth Reuter recently recorded,

SERVICE MATTERS.

General Stephenson's leave.

The leave granted to Major-

The Rohilia.

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was perhaps better known ont. General T. E. Stephenson of side of France than any French Singapore extends to June 20 next. piater since Meissonior. As a| R: A. ·M, 0. Cèlonel's Retirement. paintor of war acones he was Col. R. Jennings, Assistant superb, and no one could look Director of Medical Services, is, upon his "Sortie de la Garnison it is anderstood, about to retire. de Haninge en 1815" and not He is an hon. surgeon to the carry away a vivid impression of King. masterly movement. As a portrait painter he also had a great | The transport tohilla,, whioklectric Lift to all floors. Eleotrie reputation, and among the dis-as been on a trooping trip to tingaished people who sat to him North China, arrived at South- were the late King Edward (then ampton on December 22, a day Prince of Wales), the Duke of earlier than her scheduled time. Connaught, and the Emperor of Пичвід,

M.. Detaillo, among countless decorations, possessed that of Hon. K.C.V.O. He appear el prominently before the French public last year as a designer of

now uniforms for the Freach Army, and his designe, as well as those designed by M. Scott, aro at prosent boing experimented, with. M. Detaille had been paint.

Posted to Singapore. who bas been with the adjutant's Liout, J LA. Molliarmid, who detachment at the School of posto b No. 80 Company, Royal Gunnery, Shoeburyness, has been

Garrison Artillery, at Singapore.

Captain Poole, D.SO.

Captain F. G. Poole, D.S.O., East Yorkshire Regiment, who commanded the International

Light throughout.

The plan can be seen and all partica- lara obtained at the Offices of Messrs. PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor.

30th Sept. 1919 708

TROPICAL MEDICINE.

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INDIAN CURRENCY PROBLEMS.

The banking authority, Mr

ing for the best part of half Volunteers during the defence of although subsidies are giron to the allegation that gold currency

contuary.

Triple Suicide.

The Van Noort arrived back in Singapore, on January 10 after her trip to to Deli. So far it has 'been impossible to unearth inuch

written to him

Train Robber in India.

the Peking Legations, 1900, has ben specially promoted major into the Middlesex Regiment.

Bulls Private in Trouble.

Empire," that the British Govora. Reginald Murray, in an article mout does not actually maintain in the January number of the School of Tropical Medicine, "Bankers' Magazine", context the London and Liverpool Selicole is requisito or is desired in India of Tropical Medicine, and the Importations of sovereigns in late Universities of London and Cam-years, he says, are indicative, not bridge, from the Tropical Diseases of a greater demand by the peo Private Thomas Smith ap Research Fund, to which tlie Imple, but of a larger curplus of more information regarding the pered before the Singapore perial, Indian, Dominion, and exports of merchandise. Much of three sisters Diederich who com listrict judge on the 10th inst: various Colonial Governments it is absorbed by the Punjab, mitted suicide myatorionaly on charged with desertion from the make contributions. The Loo- probably for the conversion of the way from Batavia to the 2nd Batt the Buffs. Linnt. Sharp don School of Tropical Medione boards from silver into gold. Ex- port, but what has been found applied for an order coinmitting is now being promoted by a pedience and economy commend indicates that the tragedy had the prisoner to military court, etrang committee, and the list of the action of the Secretary of State in selling council bills in been contemplated and carried Evidenca was given by Inspector subscriptions in answer to the sp. out with great determination. Costello to the effect that the pea) for 100,000 shows that excess of his own requirements; All the looks and jounals con- police received information of about a half of the sum required othorwias there would have been tainer in the lailios baggage Sraith's absence from his regiment has been promised or contributed, larger imports of sovereigns, have been mutilated by the ex-n January 2, and in consequence in sums varying from £5,000 to which would have been reshipped cision of pages which, presum- of a communiention from Malay £5.

Seeing that the appeal, to London to buy silver for p15- ably, would love thrown fight on Sorgeant No. 5 witness went to which is ondorsed by the Colonial ment to the producers of crops thus incurring double freight the history of the sisters. Among house in Bukit Timah. Road Secretary, has been opon only for

Ex their photographs, however, is where ho found two military boxes short time, this must be consi- without benefit to anyone. one of a German military oflicer belonging to accused and adored an encouraging response, tension of note rather than gold bearing the date 1877 and this private box whieli ho afterwards but a large sum yet remains to be currency, Mr. Murray enys, is de- is believed to have been their scertained was also arcused's. Fraised. We have little doubt, sirable. He favours inventing a father. Captain Dugton did die. The prisoner was arrested by Ser- bowover, that a number of sub-portion of the currency reserve in cover the addreas of the ladies' geant No. 5. Lieut. Sharp stated scriptions will come in from sterling securities, and says that brother, wh is a civil engineer that Smith received one day's overseas in the course of the next the Government of Landi should in Berlin, and particulars of the leave on December 20 but was Tow months. The Schools of set an example to a custom-wed- death of his sisters have been reported absent the following day. Tropical Medcine aro doing more ded country not of miserly hoard. He was missing until January 2, to enhance the value of the tropi-ing cash, but of liberal, one might when he was landed over to the cal Colonies than any other almost any national, credit. In- Another case of running train military muthorities by the civil agency at the present time; for aidentally Mr Murray points out robbery in India is reported. The police. His honour remanded by increasing the security of life tha: chop money in London is complainant is a Mrs. Winton, secu el pending the ovidence of they must in the long rua tend to also beneficial to Indian trade. wife of an engite "daiver on the the Malay sorgeant,

lower the coat of producing tropi- Eastorn Bengal State Railway. Decline of the Dreadnought. enl goods. For that reason com- The story is that she left Calcutta The glamour which enshrouded mercial mon in England who do

M. Kouzminsky. by train on the evening of Decom- the Dreadnought, as it were but business in the tropics have à ber 20 with her daughter, aged yesterday, is rapidly fuling, ob-direat interest in the work of meill By at the recesurse, Bang M. Kouzminsky the aviator, four, for Kalka, en You's for serves the "Glahis. Tlie protodical mon in fighting diseases Dharmporo to meet other of her type of the all-big-gun ship has which baller the old methods;

kok, according to present arrange- children who wero returning at no stroke of the official pen and there is little doubt that busi ments on three days January 20, homo for their Christmas holidays doseon lol from the First Squsness men in Australia (for in- and 22. to line already per- from Suuawar military orphanage.drón, to the Fourth, and, with asiance) will realise the advantange

formed at various places on to Sho was alone with the child in a brief interval. eur flagship they will obtain in the develop-

China coast with apparently grea ter sucress than 500 other. second-class compartment, la of the senior admiral employed ment of the Northen Territory by the middle of the night between | home walers 10 that of a promoting healthier conditions of aeroplanists. Panipat and Ciranda stations junior fig officer. The Dread-life in that still stagnant Depen- an Indian entered the comport-nought has, in fact, been elbowed dency of the Commonwealth. The ment while it was in motion and out of the two fully-manned work of the Schools of Tropion! A memorandum by Mr. J. P.) touched her on the shoulders. Squadrons of the Home Fleet by Medicine is still only at its begin-Orr, L.C.S., Chairman of the She awakened with a start and heinare modern ships, as the result ning, but already such notable Bombay Improvement Trust, domanded her money and valu- of the policy of the Admiralty in successes have been won in the shows that, instead of the loss of ables, which sho milo over to passing now vessels into the first conflict with disease that the works. 6 lakhs in the past three him. The man afterwards mido Buttle Squadron, and when that has been more than justified. years, which was forecasted in 1010, the Trust haa by its opera- his way cut. She pulled the crim forge attained its maximam munication cord after he had gone strength directing similar atten-

tions made a profit of Rs. 5 lakhs but failed to stop the train.

Ontin to the

in that time. This is partly due Second Battle arrival at the station, however, Squadron. The time is not It has been decided that to the Government of India wind- she jumped out and reported the far ahead when the First and Archibald Ros, the young Scale fall of Rs. 50 lakhs, but much matter. Her statement was her Seeon Battle Squadrons will man who recently arrived to work more to the estimates of revenue wards recorded at Umbulla, when bo practically homogeneous in à clerical capacity in the office being deliberately made low her husband was telegraphed for commands of eight 12-inch and of Ker and Company, Manila, but enough to be absolutely safe. The as the woman was too frightened sight 135 inch guns respective was hell up by the customs aut prosont position, therefore, is re- to continue her journey alone ly The next displacement of horitien because he came under garded with much satisfaction.

The Richest man in Berlin. units will take place with the en contract with his employers, is The German Emperor apears, try into the service of the Cen- not a labourer. Hence Mr. Ross

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