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    According to the story on page 28/682, in the old days, the master of the Royal Ploughing Ceremony was presided over by the monarch. His duty was to guide the plough behind the oxen within the guarded area.


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    Later on, the position has been changed to an appointee chosen by the government and approved by the king. That person would be a noble with high rank; ‘Praya’ or ‘Chao Praya’. The title of the master was named as ‘Praya Rakna’.

    The reason that a royalty has been ruled out from taking the position of the master of the Ceremony is because the Ceremony of which the intention is to ensure good harvest but as weather cannot be predicted, the outcome is not always good.

    If after the Ceremony is performed and it turns out that that year is a drought then, it is unavoidable that people must feel upset and blame the Ceremony especially the master who, for that year, happens to be a monarch that masters the Ceremony.

    The king (don’t know who) did not want the royal family to be humiliated with such a non-existent matter so, he announced that since then on the royalty was to be ruled out from taking the position.

    So, the risk falls completely on the appointee. There has always been a gossip that, each year, once the announcement of the master of the Ceremony is about to happen, each candidate prays and sometimes, even bribes divine entities to let him be a loser.


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    (The computer colored photo shows a Chao Praya who was appointed to be Praya Rakna, the master of the Royal Ploughing Ceremony, of the year (don't know what was the outcome!). This photo (B&W) was shot by King Rama V himself)

    Note: Related story (page 42/1027), Praya Yuen Ching-Cha, the master of the Giant Swing Ceremony
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    According to page 17/406, the Equestrian Statue was cast in Paris by Georges Saulo, a well-known French craftsman at that time. The model was arguably informed whether the King’s impression was on the statue of Italian King Victor Emmanuel II in Milan, Italy during his first 'Grand Tour' of Europe in 1897 or the equestrian statue of King Louis XIV of France at the Palace of Versailles.

    Below shows the Statue at the workshop in Paris, France.


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    According to page 48/1180, here is another view shot at Suan Tao. The lady in the circle is King Rama V's Supreme Queen Consort, Saovabha Phongsri.

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    1920s- Chieng Mai

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    (Kad Luang = central market)


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    (Nawarat Bridge across Ping River)
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    1950s - Chieng Rai

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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanielnong View Post
    There has always been a gossip that, each year, once the announcement of the master of the Ceremony is about to happen, each candidate prays and sometimes, even bribes divine entities to let him be a loser.
    Love the way Thai Buddhism adapted to modern economics

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    The Franco-Siamese War of 1893 was a conflict between the French Third Republic and the Kingdom of Siam.

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    Right: The Punch Magazine, British, cartoon showing the "French wolf" looking across the Mekong towards the "Siamese lamb"

    Left: A cartoon from the British newspaper, The Sketch, shows a French soldier attacking a Siamese soldier depicted as a harmless wooden figure, reflecting the technological superiority of the French troops.


    The conflict started when French Indochina’s Governor-General Jean de Lanssan sent Auguste Pavie as consul to Bangkok to bring Laos under French rule.

    The government in Bangkok, mistakenly believing that they would be supported by the British Government, refused to concede territory east of the Mekong and instead reinforced their military and administrative presence.

    On March 1893, Pavie demanded that the Siamese evacuate all military posts on the east side of the Mekong River south of Kham Muan, Laos, claiming that the land belonged to Vietnam.

    When Siam rejected the French demands, de Lanessan sent three military columns into the disputed region to assert French control in April 1893 which resulted in the killing of French police inspector Grosgurin who was a French inspector and commander of a Vietnamese militia in Laos. Like Augurste Pavie, he had been engaged in several exploratory expeditions in the region.

    Grosgurin, confined to his sickbed, had encamped with his militia in the village of Kien Ket, Vietnam when the Siamese commissioner organized a surprise ambush. Apart from the death of Inspector Grosgurin, the ambush resulted the killing of 17 Vietnamese.

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    The incident and the death of Grosgurin became known as the "Affair of Kham Muan (or Kien Ket)" and were ultimately used as a pretext for strong French intervention.

    As a result, France demanded reparations and tensions with the British over control of Siam came to a peak. The British sent three navy ships to the mouth of the Chao Phraya, in case evacuation of British citizens became necessary.

    In turn, the French went one step further in July 1893 by ordering two of their ships to sail up the Chao Phraya towards Bangkok, without the permission of the Siamese. They came under fire from the fort at Paknam on 13 July 1893. The French returned fire and forced their way to Bangkok.

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    With guns trained on the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the French delivered an ultimatum to the Siamese on 20 July to hand over the territory east of the Mekong and withdraw their garrisons there, to pay an indemnity of three million francs in reparation for the fighting at Paknam, and to punish those responsible for the killings in the disputed territory. When Siam did not immediately comply unconditionally with the ultimatum, the French blockaded the Siamese coast.

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    In the end, the Siamese submitted fully to the French conditions after finding no support from the British. In addition, the French demanded as guarantees the temporary occupation of Chantaburi, Trat plus Dan Sai and the demilitarization of Battambang, Siem Reap and a 25-kilometer (16 mi)-wide zone on the west bank of the Mekong.

    The conflict led to the signature of the Franco-Siamese Treaty, on 3 October 1893.

    France had continued to occupy Chanthaburi for 10 more years or up to 1904 (related story on page 15/353) and Trat plus Dan Sai up until 1907 or 3 years later, before Siam exchanged it for the provinces of Battambang, Siem Reap and Sisophon.

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    (Right: ‘Siamese flag down – French flag up’ in Trat in 1893; Unlike Chanthaburi which Siam still had administrative power over, Trat was totally ceded to become France’s)


    Following the killing of Inspector Grosgurin, the Commissioner of the Kam Muon District, Phra Yot, a Siamese Governor of Kham Muan was acknowledged by his government to have been the responsible official.

    A special court by King Rama V was arranged on March 1894. The result came out that Phra Yot was acquitted of wrongdoing in a trial. Hence, he was to be set free.

    French Indochina’s Governor-General Jean de Lanssan was upset and demanded a "Franco-Siamese Mixed Court (3 French and 2 Siamese)" convened in June 1894.

    This court determined that Phra Yot had brought extra forces to surround the house in Kien Ket occupied by the ill Grosgurin, outnumbering his small Vietnamese militia; that Grosgurin and those Vietnamese who had not managed to escape had been killed and the house subsequently set on fire by the order of Phra Yot.

    The conviction came out that Phra Yot was condemned to 20 years of penal servitude but he had served time for only 4 years before being set free by the request of French Government (cannot find out the reason).

    He later was mercifully given extra money per month as pension from King Rama V and was appraised as a patriotic hero.

    Phra Yot died of tuberculosis at the age of 48 (born in 1852).

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    (The computer colored photo of Phra Yot, while holding the position of Siamese Governor of Kham Muan, Laos, taken by Auguste Pavie, the French colonial civil servant, explorer and diplomat)


    Note: Not to be confused with the Franco-Thai War (page 33/817)
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    Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, the Prince of Pisanulok (His story can be read on page 16/376) was King Rama V's son with the Supreme Queen Consort Saovabha Phongsri. Of all of his siblings, the Prince was his mother’s most favorite son.

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    Because the two were so close so, the Prince always paid routine visit to his mother. When he went away to further his education in Russia, he constantly wrote to her. After graduated and came back and got married and moved away to live on his own at Parusakawan Palace (31/761) which was a little far away from Dusit Palace where his mother resided, he still did this routine of paying her visits.

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    (Weeping while seeing her beloved son,
    Prince Chakrabongse, along with the others, setting off to Europe at Singapore harbor)


    The Prince had a habit of taking daily notes and his visits to his mother were also noted. It was normal until later in her life, the Prince’s note telling about his visits was quite odd.

    It always started with: ‘Woke up in the middle of the night to pay mother a visit’ and ended with ‘Came back home at 2 a.m. (..or later..).

    The reason is after her husband (King Rama V)’s death, the Siamese throne was passed to her eldest child, the Crown Prince, to become King Rama VI.

    The situation had been changed. Now, the Palaces (both Dusit and Grand Palace) belonged to the new King. Since as the new status as the Queen Mother, she had nothing much to do with the royal duties, she moved out to live at a ‘remote’ Palace named Payatai (23/560 – Now a part of Pramongkutklao Hospital closed to Victory Monument) which her husband had it constructed as a summer palace.

    At the beginning, she still traveled here and there for pleasure but when times went by, she was satisfied to hang around within the Palace’s area.

    When she got older, her familiar environment was reduced to be within her bedroom. Her personal doctor, (Dr. Malcolm Smith), used to describe her bedroom as:

    ‘… It was around 15x25 sq. ft. The floor is covered with carpet. There is a long curtain running along the length of the room. Her bed looks lower than normal. In one corner, there is a quite large table with a vase containing ever fresh flowers and a chair. That is all, no other furniture…’

    Since she had been disconnected with any royal duties, she became indulge in herself. She had a pleasure of staying up late and one thing led to another, her days became nights and her nights became days.

    She always woke up not earlier than 6 p.m. then did her routine such as taking a bath and etc. After that, it was her most pleasant moment, welcoming her favorite grandson, Prince Chula Chakrapong (16/376) who came to pay a visit early each night.

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    Grandmother and grandson talked for hours about this and that. To the grandmother, what was going on in the world outside (especially about the grandson’s father and his mother, the farung wife, in Grand Palace and etc.). To the grandson, what happened to this and that before he was born and etc.

    After her grandson left, it was time for her meal which was only once. She had meal along with receiving other people who had business to do with her or someone else who wanted to pay her a visit such as her favorite son, Prince Chakrabongse.

    Even though Siamese culture/tradition was adjusted as the world turned, the Queen Mother was never changed. Everyone who paid her a visit had to crawl on all fours starting from the room’s threshold and sit on the floor when being close to her. When done, he or she had to crawl all the way back to the room’s threshold as well.

    Very often that when her son, Prince Chakrabongse, arrived and found that his mother still had more guests before him, he had to wait until his queue came. Sometimes he came back home after 2 a.m.

    Her welcoming people’s visits would last before 6 a.m. then it’s her time to prepare for bed.

    This is the reason why, later on, Prince Chakrabongse always wrote in his memo about the visits to his mother starting with ‘Woke up in the middle of the night to pay mother a visit’ and ending with ‘Came back home at 2 a.m. (..or later..).

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    The principal uprisings of coolies in Bangkok occurred twice in the reign of King Rama V.

    The first occurred in 1889 and was the result of the conflict between two groups of Ang-yi (an unlawful organization with no mention of an ethnic group); the sew leegue and the ngee heng over the problem of seeking jobs.

    On this occasion, each group had about a thousand coolies participating and during the riot, they closed Charoenkrung (New) Road, a section starting from Yannawa to Bangrak for two days.

    Each side tried to steal from locals’ houses standing along both sides of the road whatever they could find starting from zinc walls, zinc roofs, pieces of boards or furniture to create their shelters then started to throw things or fire guns at each other’s opponent.

    That made the area looked like a small war zone. No one even police patrols dared to interfere.

    On June 21th, the Siamese government under the command of the King had to use soldiers and sailors from the Siamese Royal Army and Navy to suppress them. A few casualties were reported because most of them willingly surrendered except for some of the headstrong who struggled were shot to death.

    Around 800 Ang-yi were arrested. In order to easily control, the officials divided them into a group of 10. In each group, they had each one’s pigtail tied together.

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    (The computer colored photo shot in Singapore around the same time)


    Along the way to the police stations, the locals on both sides of the road applauded and praised the government officers’ success. Some brought food, drinks and etc. to refresh them.

    Special court of justice team elected by the King gave conviction for everyone of Ang-yi. Their big heads were imprisoned for a lot of years and for the sidekicks, they got whipped in public.

    After this incident, Ang-yi in Bangkok had learned their lesson and stayed peacefully … until 1910.
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    1939 - Male Cheerleaders, Thummasart University

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    1939 - Female Cheerleaders, Thummasart University

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    1900s - Mounted Police, Phuket

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    1960s - 'Be a good boy!'

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    ^ i wonder if the problem of mange infested soi dogs was as bad back then as is the case now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    ^ i wonder if the problem of mange infested soi dogs was as bad back then as is the case now?
    In my opinion, while time is going by, one dog dies but more than one dogs emerge on the surface. So, I guess it will become worse and worse.

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    1940s - Klong Padung Krungkasem, Ratchadumnoen area

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    1950s - Wat Mahatat Bangkaen, Bangkok

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    1950s - Tung (= field) Pra Khanong, Khlong Toei, Bangkok

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    1876 Siam booth at the Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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    During King Rama V’s second official visit to Europe in 1907. In Germany, Paul Lincke (1866-1946), a German composer and theater conductor who is considered the "father" of the Berlin operetta composed an operatic piece titled ‘Siamesische Wachtparade (Siamese Patrol)’ dedicated to the King.

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    A documentary (photos not included) titled: First Printing

    The Siamese had been familiar with the printing press since the reign of King Narai the Great in the Ayutthaya period, when a French Catholic missionary named Louis Laneau established a printing house in 1662.

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    (A drawing by Jean-Baptiste Nolin depicts an event that took place on 18 October 1685 CE at the Hall of Sanphet in Ayutthaya Kingdom (now a province). The picture showed Louis Laneau (on the right, forefront) being closely involved in the contacts with King Narai the Great. Here, Chevalier de Chaumont presents a letter from King Louis XIV to King Narai.)


    The French chronicles of the day claimed that he mass-produced Christian sermons, but all hard evidence was lost with the collapse of the old Kingdom in 1767.

    In the period that followed, a Catholic priest founded a printing house at Santa Cruz Church in Thonburi Province and published the book “Kham Son Christang (=
    Christian sermons), (1796)", using Roman script. The Thai alphabet had yet to be cut into printing blocks.

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    The book was found in a private hand. It has been claimed to be the first printed book in Siam/Thailand and the only one left in the world. The original shape of the book was not allowed to be shown in public but as a rough sketch of the cover submitted to The National Book Development Board, it is seen as above, at the top right corner)


    The format had been changed some time after 1819, when another missionary, American Ann Yudson, and a Burmese printer created the first complete set of Siamese font.

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    Two books were published using Siamese text: a group of Baptists released “Christian Preaching” in Burma, and James Low issued “Tamra Waiyakorn Thai” (“Thai Grammar”) in Calcutta.

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    Before he moved to Siam, American physician and missionary Dan Beach Bradley was offered Yudson’s printing press and Thai font while in Singapore.

    He launched his own printing business in 1836 in Thonburi’s Santa Cruz district before moving to what is now Captain Bush Lane off New Road and later to a house near Wat Prayoon.

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    The first book Bradley printed was “The Ten Commandments”, the first Thai-language book published in Siam.

    In 1839 the government hired Bradley to print an announcement outlawing opium smoking. This is regarded as the country’s first official published announcement.

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    Bradley, two years later, with the skills of a Singaporean printer, developed a far more beautiful Thai font.

    In 1861 he published “Niras Muang London” (“A Voyage to London”) by Mom Rachothai, being Siam’s first copyrighted book.

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    Bradley continued tinkering with Thai fonts. By the end of King Rama IV’s reign, there were four known fonts. The font he devised became the basis for the printed Thai still used today.
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    One day in the reign of King Rama V, a number of prisoners broke the prison. While being taken care of by the government officials, there were people in the line of fires and some of them were British subjects.

    Sir Ralph Spencer Paget, the recent envoy to Siam, heard the news and rushed to question Prince Dumrongrachanupab (page 46/1143) who was the chief of the Ministry of Interior.

    The Prince regretted the incident and accepted that it was the fault of the Siamese government. Therefore, he agreed to compensate the deceased’s relatives as appropriate and find the culprits to get convicted.

    The British envoy was not satisfied. He wanted more. He demanded Siam to have the officials set up a flagpole at the scene and then hoist the British flag on top with the Siamese flag underneath and have the police set up a salutation arrangement.

    The Prince, hearing the British envoy’s demand, was not pleased. He said that would be too much but the British envoy argued that anyone who knew would scoff at the fact that England can't protect its own subjects and that would make England look completely dishonored.

    The Prince calmly reminded the British envoy that Siam had its own honor as well and that was what it could do.

    The British envoy was furious. He stormed out of the Prince’s office without bidding any goodbye.

    In the end, the British envoy was softened and agreed with what Siam could see appropriate. A rumor in his office spread his words out that ‘Siamese wood is hard’.


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    (The computer colored photo shows Sir Ralph Spencer Paget, the envoy to Siam (1904-1909), in the reign of King Rama V)
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    I'm outraged at the treatment the Brits got

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    I'm outraged at the treatment the Brits got

    It's history, my friend. Please don't let time mix you up.

    FAB!

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    Tram operation, first ever in Siam, ceremony, King Rama V’s reign, year unknown

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    Vacuum cleaner demonstration at Dusit Palace in the reign of King Rama V, year unknown

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    Natt i'm joking. The consuls reaction was very much of its time. If the same happened now the UK would be ecstatic with 1000thb and 2 months Truemove free in reparations

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    Natt i'm joking. The consuls reaction was very much of its time. If the same happened now the UK would be ecstatic with 1000thb and 2 months Truemove free in reparations

    I figured that you were joking (checked at smiling emoji). You love Thailand!!


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    KFC - USA (1960s) ---- Thailand (early 1970s)

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    Yes early 70's, but only for a few years and closed down. Look at the outside menu, nothing at all like modern KFC. Yum Foods brought KFC back in 84 and it has just gotten bigger and more popular with Thai's year after year.

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