The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-29
RICH Cinnamon
AIDING THE ALLIES
Are Giving Them Tanks and
Airplanes and Even a
Battleshi.

Rich Chinese merchants IN the Fed.
Grated Malay states are buying amor.
ed tanks and presenting them 10 the
British army and many have also
given airplanes. according to ]. STU
art Magic. who has ust returned TO
this country In connection with the
1919 Centenary Celebration Of Home
and Foreign Missions OF the Method
ist Episcopal church. Mr. Magic q
Methodist missionary, has spent the
past five years in Singapore where he
is president Of the Anglo-Chincse Col.
lege
There are a number OF wealthy
Chinese who are giving more than
tenth 81 their incomes TO aid the
Allies" declared Mr. Magic. Some
gave large contributions toward
building the battleship Malaga which
was given by the Federated Malay
States 20 the British Government
shortly after the outbreak Of the war
and which took a prominent part in
the famous sea fight of Jutland.
These people nre also investing heaV-
ily In War Loans and give generously
to the Red Cross. At one single ar.
fair recently they raised $4,000 for
this cause. Tie boys OF our own An.
E.o-Ch.nese School last year gave over
52.2GO towards war charities"
The Chinese in Singapore have al.
ready raised sl.OO00O0 for the Meth.
Odist Centenary. which sum will be
used in Singapore and a great portion
Of it for the AnglO-Chinese College.
Various fields IN Malaysia are going
70 raise more than Sl.5OO.OO0 for the
Centenary" said Mr. Maggie. The pur.
pose Of the Centenary is to conserve
the results Of the war SO that the
church can prevent any recurrence IN
future OF the conflict now raging in
Europe When our armies have won
democracy for the world the church
must be ready 10 step in and make
democracy safe for the world.
Sometimes even the missionaries
got mixed up I'm war;" said Mr. Magic.
Shortly after the outbreak OF the
World War the English Government
interroi all the Germans in Malaysia.
The Germans then bribed some OF
the native troops 10 mutlny. There
were thirty Of us holding our annual
conference when word was brought
rs that the troops had mutlnied and
that they had seized cannon and were
going To clean mp the streets Of Sin
gapOre We all enlisted on the spot
and some OF as actually engaged in
the fighting which followed. In a
week 10 was all over but some of the
German prisoners had escaped. among
'lom the captain Of the battieship
Em1an, perhaps their most important
hostage They say he got back safely
TO Germany The Malaysians have
been loyal ever since the mutiny
though. and there has never been any
more trouble.
prices are especially high ID
Malaysia az everywhere. and IL is
almost impossible TO get canned
goods, iron and steel Implements
print paper and white cloth. This
latter IL no little hardship as nearly
all the clothes worn by the white peo
pie there are OF this material. Rub
Der was very high at the beginninr
OF tho war. Then II dropped from
$3.50 a pcul down to $40. Ga picul Il
about 100 lhsl Out there the reason
given for the tumble In price was that
. tho United States Government had
! discovered thousands OF tons OF rub
; Der stored away by the Germans here
in America and that the United states
had confiscated this and then placed
a ban on the importation Of rubber
until such time as the stores on hand
could be used up.
"Gne result OF the var VIII m
doubtC lily be a broader colonial policy
on the part OF Great Britain although
no one could complain Of their rul'
over the Federated Malay States and
things are very peaceful. The Eng
I FISH Government after the war. vii
undertake a larger educational pro
gram "a a part Of her colonial policy
think it is significant that last year
in spite OF the fact that all OF her 70
sources were taxed TO the very limit
the English Government increased
her appropriations for education b!
twenty-five percent"
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