THE REBELLION IN TIMOR.
"ALMOST SUPPRESSED. Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, February 28. The steamer Aldenham, from the East, reports having conveyed four companies of l'ortugucso soldiers from Hong-Kong to Timor to quell tho rebellion at tlio latter place. 'When she sailed there wove about GOO soldiers ou the island, and they, were rapidly establishing peace.
Politicallv Timor is divided between Holland mid Portugal, the Dutch claimins the western section of 4500 square miles and 200,000 inhabitant?, the Portuguese liie eastern section of nearly 0500 square miles and 300,000 inhabitants/The respective capitals, centres of government, and ontports are Kupang (western) and Billy (eastern). But there arc a large number of practically independent petty States, as many as 47 in Portuguese territory alone.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1374, 27 February 1912, Page 5
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121THE REBELLION IN TIMOR. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1374, 27 February 1912, Page 5
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