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gun turret, and abaft 'this and firing over it will be a two-gún turret. Amidships will be a second triple turret,, while astern the forward armngement will be rupeated. Fontias NovaLITEN,
There will thus be two twin and the Naval architecture is governed largely by triple targets, all mounted on the centre fashions, and the fashions of shipbuilding. lide. the Italian designs the three like those of Thond struct, are not always guns are not on the same level. To guns examples either of beauty or of utility, are mounted abreast as in an mdinary For instance, we have had fashions in turret, and the third is placed above and be
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manual Russia next adopted the triple tur different sum may be though it is probable that the plaris, at est, of her ships were completed before those of the Dante Alighieri Ten days after the italian ship was laid down (that is on June 16, 1909), four Rusdan battleships were laid down in the Baltic, their names being Gangut, Poltara, Sevastopol, and Petraparlorsk. These vessels are of 23,000
ended" ship, mixed armaments, and at the corners of a triangle, | Dreadnoughts, and although the last-namel
fashion suens to have come to stay there is, constant talk of a reversion to the mixed artment ship and the battery. Thus, in the case of certain of Germany's now ships, there are rumours that a secondary battery of 8.2-inch weapons will be associated with a main armament of 14-inch guna.
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Tenders will be received at the Office of the Government Sucretary, Sandakan, up to 10 o'clock Noon on the 1st day of September, 1911, for the purchase of the exclusive privileges of the Farms enamer atod below for a period of 7,
or years centeancing on the 1st January, 1910.
offered for the Farm rent for the three year 1912, 1913 and
1911; offered for the second and third years respectively The first, prices offered for the separate years should be framed on a sliding scale according to the number of coolies. The tenderer must also clearly state the proportion of the amount of the Rent to be allotted to each The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender, and tons (this being largely accounted for by reserves, to itself the right of
making any their high speed for battleships of 23 regards the letting of the Farms.
may deem adrianbie arrangements, it It is, however, in the direction
Farms development of the Dreadnought kuuts), and they will have twelve 12-inch
abore referred to are the typo that the latest fashion is
to guns, disposed in the same manner as the Opium, Spirit, Gambling and Pawnbroking bo found. As is well koown,
guns of the Tanto. The Austrian Viribus Farms for the whole or part of the State. Unitis, of 20,000 Lane," is again similar to Copies of the Forms of Contracts for the great majority of the hundred all-big-
Farms and full particulars of the condi- gun ships now built, building, or provided itse ships; but the two inner turrets will tions to be observed by tenderers may he for, have either eight, ten, or twelve big be raised above the level of the others, or on application at the Office
of the Α DOLLARS
Messrs. Guthrie pur Share for the Six guns, mounted in pairs in four, five, or air thught it is not clear whether this will Goverment Secretary, Sandakan, or of & Co., Singapore and nonths ending 30th June, will be payable turrets, as the case may be. Naturally, allow her to fire the guns of two turrets Parang, or of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & SOLE AGENTS. SATURDAY, 20th July, on which date each increase in the number of turrets directly ahead or astern.
Dividend Warrants may be obtained on nocessitates a corresponding intraase application at the Company's Offes.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, the 20th July to SATURDAY, the 20th July, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
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NEWEST UNITED STATES KUIrs.
in the dimensions of the ship. For The latest nation to be affected by the the British Nary there are as yet triple-turret idea is the United States. The na battleships built or building with battleships Texas and New York; of the more or fawer than five turrets all our 1910 programme, will have ten 1-inch ships of this class having ten guns of either guns mounted in five turrats. This year's 12 or 13.5 inches calibre. In the case of progmmpic also includes two battleships, the United States Navy, however, the pros and these will be of the mma power as the Texas; but instead of placing the tan guns point, heen continuous
in five turrets, it is proposed to usa only The first American Dreadnoughts, the four. Forward had aft there will be a LTD.Michigan and South Carolina, have eight three-gun turret, and superposed behind 12-inch guns each, and carry these on a ech of these will be twin turret. The displacenient of 18,000 tons. Then came principal advantage claimed over the Texas. the Delaware and North Dakota, each with design is that the new armagement will ten guns in five turrets, and for these the gives Ere of vo guns along the line of the displacement was increased to 20,000 tons.keel, whereas in the Texas only four are The next step was taken for the Wyoming the available.
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N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE and Arkansas, now completing afloat, and- It is by no means certain that the throë. AND A HALF DOLLARS per these vestals will baru u tonnage of 26,000, gun turret will become popular among the Share for the Six months ending 30th June, will be payable on SATURDAY, in order to accommodate six turrets with naval Powers. It has the advantage of 29th July, on which data Dividend War: two guns in cach. It will thus be scen nuts may be obtained on application at the that in each case every 12-inch gun sharks Company's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TEURS. DAY, 20th July to SATURDAY, the 29th July, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be re- gistered.
saving weight, since six gune iu trò tarrots
do not require so inuch armon, machinery, about 2,000 tons of displacement. In our or magazine space as the same number in on Dreadnoughts this figure varies from three turrets. This is apparently the only 1,790 tons in the original ship of the class to advantage to be expected from the new 2,288 tons in the Orions. In the first case system, while on the other hand, the die the figure is smaller than in the American advantages are numerous. There is no | ships, because of the different disposition gain in concentration of fire, for this has of the turrets in tho British ahípe, and in already been perfected both in our own and the latter case it is larger because the guns in foreign navies; and it would be impossi- 899 and all their appurtenances are larger, able to fire the three "guna of ons turret-
13.5 inch gua having been substituted for
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, July 11, 1011.
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO... GENERAL MANAGZEN, HONGKONG.
J. T. HAMILTON, GENERAL MAYAGE
FOR THE EAST, TOXTO.
the 12-inch.
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ITALY'S TRIFLE-TURRET SHIT.
simultaneously. Further, guunery experts
in our own service are convinced that tho rate of fire would be considerably reduced
with three guns instead of two, just as it in with two guns instead of nine,
In order to some extrat to obviate the continuous increase in tornage, ̈certain forsign Powers have adopted the systeru
Finally, there is the too many eggs in of mounting either part or the whole of one basket argument. If a ship cổ thin, the big guns in triple turrets. The Brst Wyoming class, with twelve guns in six nation to do this was Italy, and the first turrets, his one disabled in action she lose vessel to embody the new principle was the two guns & sixth of her armament; while battleship Dante Alighieri, laid down at a ship of the triple-turret class similarly 80,095,459 Castellamas on Jone 6, 1900, and launched damaged would kze three guy, quarter 10,576,187 on August 20 last year. This ship will of her armament, 53,430,380 carry as her main armament twelve 12-inch 10,392,032 guns; but fastend of having them in tir turrets, as in the United States ship 21,046,528
Wyoning, only four turrets will be mount 4.487%, od, and each will contain three guns. The
Found Arsoty Dec. 31, 1910...G.8494,715,923
Surplus
Dividends to Policyholders
· 1910,
Total paid Policyholders 1910 Tut.1 Expenses for 1910.. Cras earnings from interest
and Kents for 1010...... Crows mte of Income from Investit 1910 Hongkong. May 30, 1911.
SALF CURE NO FICTION1 O NO. CUEVARET NEED MOS DUEPAIR. THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,
THERAPION NO. 1
# Altogether, the British Navy will do
very well by waiting until other Powers
havo fully experimented with the triple turret and proved its qualities. befois em. horking on a policy which appears to 727 four turrsis will be on the middle line of candy more drawbacks than advantage,
to'a remarkably hurt Lane, otu:nate daysgly, -Carmida ·Hargmeibertrajajo sections '.......
THERAPION NĽ.2
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counts in large park, for ise fact that the displacement of the Dante will be only 19,400 tonn, or only 1,616 tons per gun.
In Illy's Dreadnought squadron. the Dauto stands alone. Three other all-big- gun ships live been laid down the Conte di Cur, Lomirdo da Vinci, and Giulio
the
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guna will be mounted in five turrets. starting forward, there will trat bes three-
By Orice of the Board of Direstars,
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Hongkong. July 24, 1911.
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