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London, May 3.
The gift of £500,000—more than one-third of the annual revenues of his government—trom the Sultan of Johore, Sir Tbrahim, to the British Empire, to commemorate the King's Silver Jubilee, for speeding up the completion of the defences at Singapore has evoked a message of apredation and thanks from the King.
The Sultan regards the gift as a "token of thanksgiving to the Imperial Government for the blessings of the King's reign."—Reuter.
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