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ANNAM UNREST.

ARRESTED POLITICIAN

RELEASED.

Future of Malaya-Journalistic Matters Mysterious Death.

Singapore, Dec. 20.

The recent arrest of Pham Bui- Discussion on the federal Issan

chau, the leader of the National Ro has died down by now, although an

A Japanese, aource at Mukden publican Party in French Indo- occasional editor breaks out now telegraphs that Marsha! Chang China, by the French authorities and again with afterthoughts on the Tep-lin has issued a circular tele-has evoked a storm of protest in subject. A review of the whole gram announcing that Manduria the country to the extent that the controversy published in a Singi has severed its administrative students of the universities and pore paper the other day revealed relations and communications with schools, as well as national or- the interesting fact that the

Peking-Reuter. Malays press, with one exception, is unanimously against the decen- tralisation scheme in the form out-

consi- agree that to distribute a derable amount of "legislative and financial authority to the Council

than an academic interest viewed

ganizations, have flooded the office of the new Governor-General, M Varenne, himself a Socialist, with appeals against a drastic decision that had been formed with regard to the case. As a result, the leader of the National Republican Party, has been the directing influences against whom it is alleged that he

detrimental to the maintenance of French authority and prestige in the country, had been released, un- conditionally it is reported.

Pham Bui-chau. it will be recalled

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lined by Sir Laurence Guillemard. In Hongkong the lender-writer has Even those organs which ordinari- the affairs of all China to discuss ly support His Excellency plead and I suppose that Japan has more with him to concede to public opini- from China. The same is true in on by retaining the kernel of his

India and the Philippines, and the abandoning proposals but

Colombo is near enough to London husk. What precisely, they mean by that is difficult to see, as they to get a news service which car

ries the paper along irrespective of editorial comment and local news. In Malaya the journalist As showing the growth of na- has a hinterland of jungle and rab-tional consciousness in Annam the of the native States at the ex-ber, and unless he has a "head for fast is recorded that the girl stu- pense of the Federal Council, the agures he will walk warily in dis- dents of a school in the Capital, Parliament of the Federation, and cussing the affairs of the rubber of their own accord, had drawn up the abolition of the Chief Secretary Industry. In contrast to the in- similar appeal to the Governor- ship, the executive head of the tense political activity of India, and General, but the dispatch of the Federation, will react disastrous's your wars and rumours of wars, telegram was stopped by the Prin- upon the uulty and stability of a

we lead a life of curuffled serenity, elpal, who told them that they, bo- | structure built up upon twenty sensitive only to the fluctuations of ing only girls, must not meddle in years of administrative experience. our staple commodities. The politics. ff those two proposals are con- Straits Chinese have yet to develope demned, nothing remains anve such a political instinct, the Indians was arrested in Shanghai soon) devolution of power to the Sultan think a lot but say nothing, and after investigations had been com-} as is consistent with opposition to the Malays live their idyllic kam-menced in connection with the the cardinal points of the scheme.pong life, growing paddy and fruit Canton bomb affair. He was taken And that is necessarily very litle according to their needs and fish through Hongkong on the return The fact is that a very complicateding in the streams, untouched by under close police supervision, to political puzzle has to be solved modern civilization except when Tonquin. His case was given great in the Federated States. The rulers they come into the towns, and publicity in the newspapers of the complain that they have only the when they degenerate lamentabl. country, the general tone of the shadow of power, and that the sub-So that the leader-writer in comments made therein being very stance has passed into the hands this country, is often afflicted much against the action taken by of the Federal Government; fur-with a sense of unreality as he re- the authorities. ther, they say that this is inconsis views world affairs day by day.) tent with their rights, under the In so far as active public discus- Treaty of Federation. Probably sion and controversy is necessary Their Highness, or their fathers, to lift a newpaper from the class had no very clear idea of the im- of purely literary or even jiaro, plications of the step they were chial productions there is little taking when they joined the hope for the journalist in Malaya, Federation, and that must be parti-unless he be possessed of very ex-j ully true even of Sir Frank Swet-ceptional mehtal equiprient, abi-i tenham, who conceived the plan,lity, and vigour of mind. ..In

Amsterdam, Jan. 11. because he could have had no idea theory, of course a leader should After a fine and sunny week-end that the federal area would be de-be worth writing, if only, as a the floods are gradually subsiding, veloped as rapidly as it has been, exercise in thought, and if it at-but even in the absence of further

tracts one intelligent render it rain, draining and dyke repairing NEW CHILEAN BANK. Malayan Patriotism.

has justified itself: but in practice will be a lengthy and costly busi- One wonders what the future has it is discouraging to feel the mess. All workers idled by the in store for this country. If the futility of comments upon events foods will receive unemployment demand for rubber and tin and all occurring eight thousand miles pay-Reiter. tropical products expands us it away. There is hope. however, must with the gradual return or in the announcement that the Go-)

Santiago de Chile, Jan. 11.

A man who, it was alleged, the war-stricken countries to norm-vernment are considering the rei

Amsterdam, Jan. 11.

A new Central Bank has been was concerned in a raid on a clear Great Britain areal conditions, it is

commercial that organisation of the

All the rivers have now fallen founded by the Government with jeweller's and and antique Datinble articles forwarded' by letter post to

of wireless station at Singapore to considerably. The damage is futie to confiscation by the Cestoms. Such articles should be forwarded Malaya has before it an era

the purpose of reorganising Chile's dealer's promises in a fog in hy parcel post only..

steady progress," Looking as far permit of a press service..

grave and many houses have com- monetary system, with a capital of Jermyn-street, London, Jast as the eye can see down that era. present our cable news is supple pictely collapsed and

a hundred, and fifty million pesos, month, and was captured after a perhaps centuries hence, one can-mented by a very excellent wireless swept away or ruined. The Queen subscribed partly by the Govern- chase by the Duke of Manchester,

conclusion that service from Java, but that ar- has issued a message to the people not resist the

praising the heroic rescue work,ment, partly by the national banks, appeared at Marlborough-street sooner or later the Malay Sultans rives several days late. must become anachronisms, and

A Mysterious Crime.. the unselfish welcome given to party by foreign banks operating Police Court. He was Robert in Chile, and partly by the public. Arthur Seymour White, aged their courts mere, islands of the

One of the most mysterious homeless refugees, the indefati-It has commenced business with twenty-two, and was described as d Malay civilization left standing in the tide of Western progress deaths of recent years occurred in able toil in stemming the floods the issue of notes on a gold basis. a salesman, of Orchard-road, St. and development. Secure behind the Farope Hotel last Friday. and appealing to all to join in--Renter's American Service. treaties which" will always be The circumstances would have prayers for the victims and the wardens dykes, The Queen and scrupulously honoured in letters intrigued Sherlock Holmes, and

his services would be welcome, Prince Consort here decided to and spirit, they will look out upon

country which will be a unit for for our local sleuths do not ap-devote all the contributions to their January all practical purposes, and which pear to be getting very far with silver wedding fund towards flood

investigalions. On the relief-Router. January 12. will certainly be intolerant of har-night preceding his death a Nor- January 12.assing and inconvenient Scate

Schroeder wegian named January 15 boundaries. It will require all the out into the town with a friend; are falling-Reuter. January 13. January 14. skill of coming generations of

the next morning he was found' January 1 Malayan civil servants to reconcile fully-dressed in his room dying The Thames floods are subsiding]

this forward movement in Malaya of opium poisoning. On a table rapidly at all points. January with the political stairs quo. It in the room were a champagne bot-roads are re-emerging from waste Mr. Clifford Robbina, representing, into the witness-box, He said

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Unfederated States they rule mere lonely situation on the seashore .January 19.

or less as they did before the Briin which were living his Ameri January 21.tish came into the country, the can wifo, a Frenchman who was January 25 only change being the presence of unable to speak English, and a In a four-bull match Archie{ January 27.

a British Adviser in the court. It Chinese who recently arrived from Compston (England) and Arnaud January 20.

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He the territory is capable of con- tions pending bofore the Depart would be questions in regard to 10.30 am on the ground that part of his served a sentence of imprisonment siderable development, The exis-mont of Commerce. All available the accused's mind, asked for a

channels of the air have been remand, which was agreed to." Hai Ning .......Thurs, Jan. 14, 2 p.m. revenue was derived from an ex- in the French port, it is said, and tence of large supplies of under-filled and many stations are using

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