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Bangkok European's Death, Mr. Thomas M. Upton has died! at Bangkok, at the age of 17. He was the son of Major R. D. Upton, of the 9th Lancers, who served in the Mutiny, and was a native of Essex, Mr. Upton arrived in Bangkok in 1886 and entered the employ of Windsor, Clarke and Company, joining the Bombay Barmah Trading Cer poration on the expiry of his contract.

Later be became a member of the staff of Mesars. Leonowens, and subsequently was in business for himself. He was also employed by the Sam Forest Company, who were his last em ployers. Mr. Upton married the .daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cairns, well known to old Bangkok residents.

The Philipps Family. Colonel Ivor Philipps, senior member (Liberal) for Southamp ton, who has been given command of a trigade, is one of four bro thers who have all roade their mark in one way or another. The eldest, the holder of an ancient baronetcy, was raised to -the peerage as Lord St. David's ini 1908. In the 1908 Parliamenthe sat sa Liberal member for the

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which the family has been associated for three hundred years. Brigadier-General Ivor Pbilippe entered the Indian army

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family. Sir Owen, the third bro. Germany, when she declared doubts and hesitations in the Kowloon. From lat February, ther, is chairman of the Royal war on Russis, was in no way many millions of the population Mail and Union Castle Lines and informed of the state of public of the Russian Empire. Some Apply to

may put in the forefront of this of the whole agglomeration of opinion in car country.

This is all the more astonishing war the struggle with the un shipping companies which that powerful group has attracted to because not a single country to civilising militarism of Prussia. it. Yet another brother all of the west of Russia maintains so Others may see in it, above all plose # communication with things, a struggle for the national them wera at Felsted and all aro Liberale is interested in Uganda Ruseia as Germany. The Germane, principle and for the injured. and British East Afrios and has better than other people, could rights of nationalities-ServisO8, dous much to bring the cotton and should bave known Russia Pules, and Belgians. Others, possibilities of those areas to the and her material resources, her again, ere in the war the onl notice of the present Govern internal state, and her moral con- means of securing the peaceful dition: When she declared war fut.re of Russia and her allies on Russia, Germany evidently from the extravagant pretensione The Samarang Exhibition. Before the Samarang Exhibi-counted, above all, on the weak of Germany. Bat all alike feel tion closed the two Australian neas of the Russian Army. There that this war is a great, popular, representatives, Mr. Wicken fer was nothing, however, to justify liberating work, which starts a West Australia, and Mr. Davie for such an estimate of the armed new epoch in the history of the N. S. Wales, gave an oficial forces of Russia. Certainly Russia world. Thus the war against dinner to the head committee of had been beaten in the Japanese united Germany and Austria- the exhibition and a fow others. War, bat in that war the decision Hangery has become in Russia a The chair was taken by Mr. E.T. was reached on the ses, and after truly national war. That is the Campbell, British Vice-Consal, the fall of Port Arthur the land enormous difference between it and amongst those present were war had no object. The Germans and the war with Japan, whose the Resident of Simarang and have probably convinced them-political grounds and objects, Mre. Kern, and Mr. Staniforth selves already how superficial apart. from self-defence against a Smith, Administrator of Papua, was such an estimate of the forces hostile attack, were alien to the The usual speeches were made of Russia, but in reality their public conscience.

There is one other consideration and music was rendered by the mistake was due to an entirely Ladies' Australian quintette. The superficial view of the national which cannot be passed over in two Australian representatives culture of Russia sud an extremely silence. Ia Russia many are Baid that the exhibition had elementary idea of our internal convinced, and others instinctive- proved a great succees for their development. The Germans didly feel, that a victorious war will exhibitors and they looked for not believe that there is in Russia contribute to the internal recovery ward to good results from their genuine and growing national and regeneration of the State. representation. The Hon. Mr. civilisation, and did not under. Many barriers have already fallen, Staniforth Smith also congratulat stand that the liberation move national and political feuds have they have made a bitter mistake, ed the committee on the excellent ment in Russia had not only not been softened, new conditions are Constitutional Russia, precisely hai, exhibition. The Japanese repre- shaken the power of the Russian being created for the mutual re-because of the radical internal. sentatives gave a similar dinner S'ate, but bad, on the contrary, 1.tions of the people and Govern- transformation which it has ex-

ment. There is every reason to perienced in the period that began St, on a previous occasion.-Straits increased it. Times.

Not understanding this, they think that some members of the with the Japanese War, has proved thought that any blow from Government-unfortunately, it is to be fully equal to the immense outside would tumble over the true, not all have understood universal and national task that The wedding has taken place Russian State like a rotten free, that at the present time of som has devolved upon it. The at St. Peter'a, Fort, Colombo, the German aggression, on the complete national anion many of the national and political conscious- Rev. A. L, Keith cfficiating, of trary, united the whole population old methods of administration sad nees of Russia not only has not Mr. William, McCulloch, account of Russis, and by this alone all the old Government psychology weakened, but has wonderfully ant of the Chartered Bank, strengthened a hundredfold her are not only out of place but strengthened and taken shape. Madras, and, Misa Margaret Ellen external power. This, of course, simply impossible. In one ques- As one who has had a close and MoNeill, daughter of Mr. Joho would have been the natural tion, the Polish, this conviction constant share in the struggle for McNeill, Edinburgh. Mr. R. J. effect of any attack from without bas received the supreme sauction the Russian Constitution, I can Brown, of the British American apon any sound people or any of the Sovereign and of the Com- only note with the greatest satis Tobacco Co., gave the bride away, Sate that was cot in decomposi mander-in-Chief and a striking faction the striking result of while Mr. P. Nailer, of the tion. But in this case there was expression in the latter's manifes: Russia's entry into the number of Obartered Bank, Colombo, acted something.alen. Such a war as to to the Poles. Further than constitutional States, a result Shanghai. /

this could not fail to take on at this, the actual attitude of Russian which has so plainly showed itself as best man. Test

Two Podang Weddings. once the character both of a world Liberals and Radicals toward a in the tremendous part that Russia Penang, December 22.-At war and of a national war. That whole series of problems and is playing in the great world- the Presbyterian Church, yester is why in this struggle with Ger relations cannot fail to be changed. crisis of 1914. day, Mr. Thomas Fox, editor of many and Austria-Hungary Thas the war will help to recon- internal the Times of Malaya, was married elemental forces united in one oils and soften many to Miss Violet C. Laird, of Edin impulse and spirit both the Rus contradictions in Buas a burgh, who arrived by the Nile. Bian Radicale, with their tendency How far we are, with this state The Bev, W. Crosa officiated and to cosmopolitaniam, and the ex- of public opinion and these per- the Rev. W. E. Horley gave the treme Nationalist, Conservatives, apectives of the internal develop bride away, Mr. T. R. Coulthard Nay, more than that, all the races ment of Russia, from those fan best man and Mrs. Cross of Russia änderstood that a chal-tastic piolures of civil disunion was the matron of honour, Mr. lenge had been thrown out to and revolutionary conflagration Herry Baker, of Singapore, was Russia by Germany that morally which were anticipated before Batavia, married to Mr. Clunies Ross, compelled her, in the interests of the war and have sometimes been, Eriksen, Mrs. Peak Hotel, widow of the King of the Cocos, the whole and cf the various even since the war, portrayed in the Bangkok by special licence, at the Registry parts, to forget for the time all German and Austro-Hungarian Heise, Hongkong Hotel, Manila, Office, Penseg, yesterday quarrels and grievances. Press! Our enemies counted on Kassim Kumchangles, Banda Straits Times.

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