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Oll in the Philippines The discovery of oil in Cotabato

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liners, did not realise that they ter to find a few millions à 'yes? were beaten. For the past twelve for the educational businnes of { months, however, thay bad lost national reconstruction; when all hope of victory, but they may we had pigeon-holed our children. they will never be beaten they and our schools, and employed think the war will end in a draw. sufficient clerks to enter up the Amongst the twenty-one Eng. The Kaiser is as popular as ever, pounds, shillings, and peros in a that holds promise of great future lish refugees from Germany, and but not so the Crown Prince, who proper commercial way when development, and officials of the seventy women and children from lost much favour in the public we had done all these very sad. department are enthusiastic over the occupied parts of France; who eye when he failed so disastrously able things we wera spt to think the possibilities which they be arrived at Gravesend recently at Verdun. I saw him on the car cdacational system was Banks lieve have been opened up by the from Flushing, was a gentlemas pictures when he attended the approaching

truly demo- MARINE INSURANCES. discovery, says the Manila Daily who for the past three years has funeral of the Austrisa Emperor cratic ideal. And yet there was Cantons Bulletin. The Governor of resided in Berlin. Interviewed on and he was looking “merry and still the difficulty to face that free North Chinns Cotabato province, who is at the journey to London by car bright enough then.

education might not be worth Unions present in Manils, has brought representative, be described the

President Wilson's action great having as a gift, He was a through-Yangtazes. with him samples of the oil from present conditions in that city, ly pleased the people. They were going democrat, but he contem the region and also is able to give and gave firat-band information very glad at the report of peace, plated with no great relish the China Fires

FIRE INSURANCES. an recurate secount of the dies to the German attitude toward and the meeting of the Reichstag. vision of a child being ticketed H.K. Fires covery and just what has been the war in general and towards when the Chancellor made his and docketed and weighed and ...found out thus far regarding the Great Britain is particular. speech, caused great excitement. measured from birth onwards by

pcasibilities for development and

I left (be remarked) a few days The "Hymn of Hale" is not very doctors, keil sathorities, teachers, Douglases ase for the ail from the region. He statee that the oil was first die 50, and am very glad to be able popular now, but the papers can paychologist, and profesional Steamboats

stir ap hatest soy moment. They examiners unless he could be ante indos (Pref.) to see my own country and to covered seeping through surface speak to an Englishman, a thing are now, however, foll of articles that beneath it was real growth Shells rock is the northern section of have not done since the war on resce. They never talk of their of the child personality. Cotabato, in the valley of the broke.

In the light of the education For the first eighteen pay and enhmarines, nor do they Malitbag river, some fifty miles onths after that event I was mention Zeppelias. The over- nature of the democratic idea, it north of Fort Pickett, and shout confaed to one particular district bearing habits of the German seemed to him that a healthy de Sugars four bears walk from the trail, which is now being constructed been allowed to roam freely over pupular hero,, and there is very time ever fostering the forces to Kangka

<f'Berlin.

ficers Lave been much scoentaat-mocracy must always be evolving Since then 1 have between Fort Pickelt and Lake the city, but had to be indoors espace on his statue for more destroy it. People mast ever be Rakkals

ed of Iste, Bindenburg is still an aristocracy, and at the same Lanso. The first seepage was dis- between the hours of eight p.m.nsile, Street care, omnibares, and selecting from their number those covered on the side of a mountain and seven a m. Of course, I had traine, are still rursing, but with personalities which most rigor Urals range, at an elevation of acme to report to the police twice daily restricted services. Ferea have not onely expressed the ideals and 2,600 feet above sea level, bat similar oaterat pinge of oil-soaked

during the whole period.

There is hardly any bitterness been raised. None of the parks aspirations of the age. As the rock strata hare since been locat

have been ploughed up for market people became gradually more against the English in Berlin ed within

8 radios of 12

now, and I suppose the same is garden purposes, nor do I think conscious of the limite to the miles of the point of original dis-the care all ever Germany. They ed to be seen, they are all kept in age they must be ready to project bey will be. There are no wound-realisation of the ideals of ope covery. One of the first prospectors are so sick of the war that they hospitals, but there on the ground bas reported want to get it over; they argue,

sre still new ideale. Otherwise they would that he drilled

well to the The English and their allies plenty of young men to be seen necessarily be the slaves of these depth of twenty-eight feet, and are all soldiers and human beings about the streets. There was a who dominated the situation, H. K. Hotels then "shot" it with a charge of the came

etary some time ago of a shortage instead of regarding them as Land Invest. dynamite, the result being should not the war stop?" They ourselves. Why 69

of ammunition, but we had no worthy of willing trust. steady Bow of oil averaging think the war can last another means of knowing whether it

H'phreys Est. The present demand for Koon Lands gallon an hour until the well be two years, but they only say that was true or not. The people quite strong man was not the surrender S'hai Lands came choked with gravel and becaces they hear we can last for think that after the war is over of the democratic idcs, for it was West Points rock. Since then, however, the that time, and they declare that they will be on friendly terms a matter of chosen trust and not seepage bea continued at the rates they would rather starve than be with the English again. They do cf enforced earrender of liberty. Ewos barrel a day. The samples of oil beaten. There is certainly great make a separate peace without need of personal trost bad been S'hai Cottons

act think that Austria would Thie recognition of our haman Kung Yiks have the appearance of oil that bas

want and misery smongst the been partially refined, and do not resemble the ordinary crude oil poorer classes, but the rich people eeking Germany, although there forced upon our national con-Yangiszepoos marketed from the oil folds of the get plenty of food-at a high rumours to that effect. I think sciousness by the critical nature MISCELLANEOUS, United States or the continent. are State kitchens, and here, for Evasion rether than give in.

price. For the very roar there Germany would put up with of the present struggle; but there

we always the More than anything else it 75 pfennige, about Bd. the people resident in Berlin, said the train content

BAMO need. A Londoner, who had long been (although we

China Light & P. b. resembles a light cylinder oil.

were ordinarily

Providents can get a good meal. An indica.

let to

things be Dairy Farms in appearance. The cil has been tion of the increasing poverty is to the Dutch frontier was crowded, besked tried in Bolinder crude oil afforded by the fact that the soldiers. The journey cccupied had various conflicting sxes to H.K. Ice Co.,

up by

Boulless Green Islands engine and the experiment has number of people who are using thirteen bcare, and the train grind, rather thanriekthe dangere Ropes

many of the passengers being commit er, whose members H. K. Electrics been attended with most satisfac these institutions increnece by passed through Essen at night attendent on trusting perecnal Steel Fouw Level tory recals. Although the cffioi- ala ere extbosiastia over the required for everything.

4,000 weekly. Food tickets are The place seemed very busy, and inspiration and integrity. This, be Trams, Low Level b. prospects they are not inclined to express themselves ico optimistic-kitchens has to do so for a whole reflection from the huge furnaces. tragedy of our times.

person who uses one of these the sky was illuminated with the thought, was the great national Trams, Peak, old n.

This Trams, Peak, new n. ally, but still declare that the week, as food tickete have to be

Among the passengers were za obsession of mutual suspicion waƐ]

Laundries amount of seepage in the Cotabato

taken from them for that period. Englishman, bis wife, and three disease which would eat away Watsons

U. Waterboats b. region is greater than at any

other

Tickets are incued for Heat, children who had been living in the beart of any nation if it point yet located in the islands, Potatoes, Bread, Butter, Sugar, Berlin, and four men from Rable-persisted long enough. The ulti and that there would appear to Milk for invalide, Clothes, Boots ben. A boy from the latter camp, male selvation of a nation lay in be every reason to believe that a

Milk is not who was also on board the train, so trusting and training the in- Soup, Woollens. development of the fields already obtainable at all for ordinary paresid that bat for the parcele dividual that he became discovered will lead to a very poser, but ean be obtained for received

from England the corruptible. considerable production at a crude oil of exceedingly bigh

invalida and babies, Eggs also immates would starve. In the The need for developing the grade.

come on the food ticket liet, with storiem attached to the camp personal element just now was Manila Hemp Market.

other articles, but the bayer can three men went mad last week. grest, becsues the modern The market for the so-called only have one in ten days. I There is also a great scarcity of universities which were being United Kingdom grades of Manila never bought any. The Govern medicine there.

established everywhere and which hemp is dead at present, declares mens limited the price to 81-each. The Germans say they are going were looked upon as democratic Mr. M. Ssiceby, of the Manila Personally, I never saw anyo make things very "hot" for the institutions, were in general par- Bureau of Agricaltare, in ex-poverty in Berlin, but I may ex Allies in the spring, and they ticularly lacking in this respect. plaining the big decresse noted plain that lived in private

talk very largely of "surprises" They were spt to become huge in the amount of fibre inspected

the apartments in

in the shape of big guns and lecturing institutions, dominantly T/T better- and baled in the provinces of

olare end.

very large number of men. They technical and commercial in tons Domand think the Russians are not to be and interest. Whether or not they 30 dia. Albay and Ambos Camarines

Clothes are very dear. It daring the month of January.wants handkerchief, a pair of beaten, but that they can easily would be able after the war to

60 d/s. ......KAR PUSINE This is due, he states, to the socks, or a piece of soap or other be held. The Kaiser is keeping captors Oxford and Cambridge 4 m/s...

T/T Shanghai.. lack of ships to carry the fibre specified articles you must have up the ides that God is with him for the democratic ides (end he

a ticket, and mast prove that you sad is getting everybody to go to saw no reason why they should' T/T Japan sesattam

T/T Singapore to Europe, and the result

church and pray.

1091⁄4 not if they wished), in any case T/T India ..... Nom. has naturally been that in are in want of the articles you those provinces where growers pair of boots you must show are asking for. If you require a

it was very necessary that they Demand, India Nom should capture the spirit of thoes T/T San Francis-1 and strippera specialised in the lower or U. K." grade, that they are worn out. Linen those you have on to demonstrate

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older institutions the spirit

co & New York 5534 which made the students citizeni TIT Java... 1344. marketing has been curtailed. To remedy this situation, which is ticket" articles. Shopkeepers and woollen goods Bre all

of the realm of univerani men, T/T Marks.................. Nom.

3.25 from which point of vintage they T/T Francs......... particularly noted in the two

3.251 provinces already mentioned, the dare not sell them without the

could contemplate the little world Demand, Paris of affairs and see things in just

BUYING. Baresa's fibre inspector in that production of a ticket by the

The subject at a recent session proportion. region has had printed and comer. Silk is "free,"

4 m/s. I/O distibuted a large number of are matches, cigare, and tobacco. tional Associations in London was in addition to the crade intellect. 6 mis. L/0

of the annual conference of Edaca-

We must discover some tasthod, 4 me. D/P eiroplars in the Bicol dialect, Drink can be obtained all day The Way to explaining the reasons for the P to 11.30 p.m. Then the

Educated ual test, of determining which of 30 d/s. Sydney &] Melbourne .........na? present lack of demande and restaurants have to be closed, and Democracy."

ouryouth abould be sent on to our 30 d. San Frano- Professor J. J. Findlay, speak universities. We needed a system arging the growers to devote no food or drink can be bought. ing of the part the school was ex- of intimate personal selection ; *

isco & New York) their attention to the production Tickets are not required for beer

4 m/s, Marks of the higher grades whiah find/ or other intoxicating drinks. On pected to play in the realisation | system of patronsge, unch as pro- ], 4 m/s. Francs -................ 3,37 a ready market in the United Saturday, Jan. 6, a law came into of an educated democracy, said duced the great works, and per- 6 m/s. France

force whereby all the theatres are be would like scholars in the last sopalities of Greece, of Rome, and Demand, Germany States. In this connection he arges that instead of concentres required to close at tes p.m. This rear of their schooling to be in- of renaissance Italy. But the new Demand, New York 557% tion upon the grades known do wae done to give the people time troduced to the administration of patronage must be patronage by T/T Bombay......... the trade a J, K, L and M, an

to get their supper before the their country.

proxy in the name of the people, Demand, Bombay... Nom. Professor James Shelley, who As a constructive step towards. effort be made in increase pro- closing hour of 11.30 at the

TIT Calcuttava duction of F, G, E, and I fibre restaurante. No beer-gardens was wearing the uniform of finding out the real needs Demand, Calcutta... Nom, and asserts that there will be no are open, but liquor is obtained privato in the Army Berrios of the democracy in education, he Demand, Singapore. 9914

Demand, Manila lack of demand for fibre of this in the ordinary way at the cafes. Corps, approached the subject wished to offer the new President On Haiphongore. grade. The monthly fibre report The Germans believe that the from the point of view of the of the Board of Education the On Saigon .......... prom. shows a total of 78,986 bales of English are se badly off for food university. We were prone to suggestion that he should * On Bangkok" hemp inspected and certified to as they are--they see it in their think, be said, that when we had money and, much more vains hie, Bovereign under the Abre classification papers, and are antiafied on that hammered the idea of education are teachers anthesisem by re- Gold Leaf, per-oz... 13.00 sot, during the past month- point,

being "free from the cradle to doing the inspectorats by one. Bir Silver, par d $734 Manila Daily Bulletin.

Another refogee from Berlin the grave" into the heads of an half and by appointing instead said that about a month ago the indifferent public and a stubborn educational advisers who should

SUBSIDIARY COINS. streets were darkened in order to Cabinet; when we had explained act as university intors to the save cost, although there was La the Chancellor of the community. The appointing of

DISCOUNT PER $100: For the best Meals, Betrosh- planty of that mineral in the Exobequer that, if the nation educational advisers should be in Chin menta, Bread, Cakes and Con country, Potatoes ware portioned could spend five or fectionary ay before the war out at Sib park millions of poundas day on the sion well and not of local autho

six the hands of the fesching profes Chi DELMALUKANDRA CATEDRA LOVRE DE lood rom, business of sleetraction, it should

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