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SINGAPORE LETTER.

COST OF LIVING HEALTH MATTER

JOURNALIST HONOURED.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, Dec. 12.

of town, and who probably has a expensive car to take him there. acttles down contentedly in a long. (chair outside bin shop in the even- ing and asks for nothing better. than to view thus leisurely the crowded and chaffering life about him.

A JOURNALIST HONOURED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PLAY AND PLAYERS.

A FARCICAL EXHIBITION.

[BY "WANDERER".]

Yesterday morning I was rend-

The planting profession paid ang with pleasure a little book A favourite tub-thumping topic signal tribute to Mr. A. W. Still, recently published entitled with the Labour politicians editor of the Straits Times, when|Soccer in China". After recount- Home in the helpless condition of the Planters Association of Mu-ing the diflculties which beset labour in the East, and its in-Joya conferred upon him honors the early enthusinsts, it referred ability to resist exploitation by the membership, an honour only, ente the sporting instincts which capitaliat, but the Chinese guild! [joyed by one other man-Sir Ge.had been cultivated through the in Singapore seem quite capable of jorge Maxwell, Chief Secretary to medium of the game in both looking after their own interests.the F. M. S. Government. Both players and spectators, Inter

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clear idea of the British game. they alleged that the trattle regula.and forceful statement of the Yesterday afternoon tions were being enforced, an: case, upon specialised know-composed entirely of representa- whether or not they, succeeded edge of an. industry which lives of the South China Atheltic changing the attitude of the author-ho has studied from its early Association displayed a childish ities they demonstrated, by putting days, and the offlelal prestige and attitude such as it has never been the public to great inconvenience induence of Sir George Maxwell's my misfortune to witness during for several days, that they provids position carried the thing through a long connection with Associa a very important part of our trans-In spite of the hostility of the mer-tion football. The Chinese were post facilities, and 'devrve consi-cantile interests, the refusal of the opposed to the Navy in the Lai deration as such, At present, Dutch East Indies to co-operate. Wah Cup Competition, two pre- irouble is being experienced in and the opposition of Sir Lamenco vious matches having been drawn. several trades in Singapore, osten-Guillemard, who has always treit-and the conclusion of the third, sibly because of a rise in the coated the scheme as though it were a was reached with again no definite of living, but really, one suspects ack remedy which had decision. Before the match, both the result of a very natural de-miraculously worked, but which sides understood that extra time Sire to share in the general pres should be erased from the statutej would be played in the event of a perity. This week the local tailors book as quickly as possible. Mr. draw and the score was standing i presented their employers with an Still can have no doubt as to the 2 to 2 ultimatum for higher wages and fr. appreciation felt by the rubber in- When the whistle blew the proved conditions, and the employ-dustry for his efforts, for a second Chinese left field and refused for ers, having their books full of or-instalment of the presentation fund some time to continue.

Leung ders, had to accede to all demands, raised by the Planters' Associa-Tuk--tong, their captain, absolute The Chinese employed at the largest tion, which has just been handed to ly refused and he did not return engineering works here have been him brings the total up to $17,000. when eventually they were pro- en strike throughout the week, and Here at least is an exception to the vailed upon to play the extra the shoemakers" guild are threaten-rule that the journalist mustwenty minutes. They kicked off; ing to come out if their wages ars expect more kicks than halfpence, with nine players, the absence of not increased. As a matter of fur 1,

this presentation

Wong Pak-cheong being perhaps surely the men's complaint that the cost of deserves a place by itself in the understandable since he had been bying has gone up recently is ron history of journalism.

knocked about. It is rare firmed by official figures. Th: indeed to find a newspaper

The extra time was altogether man

farcical, the Chinese making no Government statistics department with the time or the inclination,, keeps an eye on the cost of living or the ability for the matter of that attempt to play football, the prin-

cipal offender being Lau Hing-|

as far as is possible, and partien master the working of any cheung, the goalkeeper, who stood larty on food prices, of which they wrticular industry, but Mr. Still is aside allowing any Navy man to, have full and useful records in the first rank of rubber shoot into an empty goal. The Compared with 1923, which is the economists. he knows as much Chinese spectators were equal to frst year for which average prices bout planting problems as most the occasion giving free play to are available, the cost of food planters, and he is fully conversant their misplaced "sense of humour" only twelve per cent. higher, bet with the commercial side of the by jeering at the Navy each tim there have been considerable ne-industry. He will be retiring a few the ball was kicked, and cheering tuations this year. Taking 100 months hence, and it will be time inanely when a goal was scored. the index figure for 1923., the Phen to write of his influence and The mistake made by the Navy Praph based average prices achievements in this country. The was that of regarding it as foolish kept by the department shows that story forms a unique record of wide to endeavour to score when the food prices this year started belonenowledge and experience, coupled opposition that line, but towards the middle with high principles and

was trying to make anthers looked stupid. If they had of the year they commened solute fearlessness where the piled up as many goals, as pos- climb, and in the last two months interests of the publie ware consible the joke would have been they have sopred to 112 pointserned, brought to bear on Malayan turned.

further I

Food is the principal item in the affairs daring, the critica! 'period Before going any coolie's budget, and as far as he is when the rubber industry was being would make it clear that every Pancerned there has, therefore developed, and when the country player in the Chinese side was not į been a sharp increase in the cost had to face many and varied pro- tarred with the

of living recently.As an example

of the upward tendency of the eos

of living in the Colony, it may be added that food prices as compare. with 1914 show a fifty perceni increuse.

AN IMPROVEMENT TRUST.

same brush.

Mems paculiar to a period of forced Lam Yuk-ying, Wong Shui-wai, and amazing growth,

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ent to the Legislative Council singular unanimity, announced stomach. Many of the Naval this week is the highwater mark of reduction in their prices, the reason spectators regarded the injury given in the one ease being the as being the result of an inten a controversy which has been go

greater efficiency of the beno-tional act and an ugly scene was ing on for years without result, and factors' new factory, and in the narrowly averted. I think it wea presumably the municipalities now other ease a reduction in the price an accident, though it had the know more or less where they stand. of ingredients. So far so good, but effect of putting a little Government are prepared to devate an affable Persian gentleman not reason into Chan So's susbsequent $10,000,000 to the work, provided inappropriately named Mistri wrote actions. He had gone up the field considered schemes are put fo"- 3 letter to the press in which he with the apparent idea of getting. ward, and ther have agreed to the explained that he recently entered a goal willy nilly even if he had in principle of the creation of an im- the mineral water field with pro-so doing to push the whole Navy provement trust which will have duets which were large measure of freedom in deai-eheaper than those of his com

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The Chinese led one-nfl at half- ing with town- improvements. petitors, and that soon after he time, were two-one down twenty Finally, an attempt will be made ₺ 1 did so the manager of the riva]] minutes after the interval, equalis. ensure harmony between Govern European frm called upon him with from a penalty given whoa ment and the municipalities, and an offer to refund all that he had Grindali sayed what would have this is perhaps the most important spent on his factory and to cap boen a certain goal with his hands. point of all, for it has been wrangl-it with a handsome sum to keep The Navy eventually won 5-2 ing between these bodies which has out of the business; in the event scoring three times in the extra held up progress in the past more of Mr. Mistri being so rash as to time.

than anything else, It is clear refuse, the rival firm, with their The first ninety minutes weze. from health reports issued recent larger capital resources, could and full of thrills, but the play is not ly that the tuberculosis death-rate would squeeze him out.

Suh worthy of comment since it was will nover be reduced until the sequently Mr. Mistel had a visit entirely over-shadowed by th living conditions of the vaut ma-from his other competitor to koop disgraceful exhibition which jority of the town populations are out of the business for a considera-ollowed. improved, but even though the au- tion.

thorities may agree upon the fin-bet Mr. Mistri very pertinently action if Hongkong football is not The Hongkong Football Ass10- Beth offers were refused,ciation would be advised to take cial arrangement and the machinery asks whether the prices of his com to full entirely into disrepute.

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