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Hongkong, February 17, 1912.

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880

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980

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Sandpiper

river gunbosh

85

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river gunboat

85

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torpedo boat destroyer

350

Tamar

receiving ship

4550

2.4

Teal

river gunboat

180

Thistle

river gumboat

710

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torpedo-boat destroyer

590

Virgo

torpedo boat destroyer

355

Waterwitch

surveying ship

820

torpedo boas destroyer

500

Whiting

korpedo bost destroyer

380

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295

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150

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7506

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450

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5900

800

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500.

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Acting Manager.

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Hongkong, February 15, 1912.

TOWN PLANNING IN INDIA.

miles of its municipal area Pankipur, the administrative headquarters of the division.

and district, while the Dinapur cantonment

is close by,

in

Though it has somewhat declined of late years," its commanding position for both rail and river trafic enables it to hold its Fawr as one of the principal commercial. centres of the Bengal provinces, ranking

size. next to Calcutta, indeed, census of ten years ago reported a decline of no less than 18 per cent,; but sa plaguo was then raging a second enumeration was Kaiser Franz Joseph I Austro-Hungarian cruiser effected in July 1901, when more normal conditions provailed. Even then the de Dipleix t crease was 7 per cent, and the decay

not

bas

Name

Not only the public buildings of the also the new capital of India, but Presidences of the higħar officials, will have tabe built so the Plain outside the present city of Delbi for

the ares enclosed between the Jumma and the city walls is already fully occupied, and is not suitable for the residence of the higher classes of public servanta. Though no city in India has sbor streets than the main thoroughfares of Delhi, the smaller streets are narrow and tortuous, and in been arrested in the intervening ten Kleber

years, for the census figura of 153.739 last: many cases end in cul-de-sac.

March is 11.4 per cent, less than, the Decidéo second coumoration of 1903 and 1 par Argus cent less than that taken during the plague epidemic.

THE NEW PROVINCE. It was early in the 13th century that Behar, coming into Moslem handËS, : Was formed into a soparute subuh or governor

and ship. Itsaren is 44,269 square miles, its population is about 14 millions. A Esturgeon. important point in connexion with the rearrangements about to be made is that Lynx when the province of Eastern Bengal and Perto

was constituted in 1906 the com

At the Sanitary Conference held in Bom bay last month the president, Sir Harcourt Butler, who has the Sanitary Department as well as education under his charge, gave some hints of future openings for town- plauning in India. Eu ia undersosed to have expressed the belief that the time is coming in India when sanitation will be attained rather by the extension of towns on new and scientific lines of building than by the enormously costly improvemente in big cities, such as have been carried out, for example, in Bombay.

Vigilante

Peiko

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station

Fag and description.

Tons Guni, H.P.

-4000

Captains Capt Alfred Ciroli

Last report

Shanghal

French armoured cruiser 10,014

French lat clase cruise

9730

30:20,000 12.19,600

Saigon

Saigon

French gunboat

RAB

10

1000

Lieut. de Linar

Balgon

French river gunboat

180

B STO

Lieut. d'Estienne

Canton

French gunboat.

500

Lieut. Biscall"

Canton

French gunboat

Lent Purch

Tongku

*190-

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BRANCHES-Singapore, Penang, Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya, Djember. Cheribon, Tegal, Fecalongan,

plaint that the hill station of Doriealing Protes Tjilatjap, Bandoang, Padang, Madan, Tebing Tinggi (Dell), Palombang, Rots

would cease to be under the Calcutta Government was met by transferring the Styx * Radja, (Lohoen), Massar, Bandjermanin

Correspondente at Bombay, Colombo, The two processes must, of course. Darjeeling district from the Rajshahi Madras, Fondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok, always supplement each other, but as yet Government, to the Begbalpur division of

division, then brought under the Dacca Fronda.

d'Iberville Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Yoko little or nothing bad been done in the way Bear. hama, Robe Melbourne, Sydney, New

"existing boundaries are Taken It, therefore, existing of extension of towns into the opon adhered to it will in fature be within the Pistolet York, San Francisco, &c., des.

LONDON BAXXERS The Union of country. These views of the Education charge of the Lieutenant-Governor of London and Smiths Bank, Licitad

Member are of especial interest now that Bebar,

and Orissa. In one Mousquet Chota Nagpur, and. The Bank buys and sells and receives for the Government of India have the opport- respect at least this arrangement would

station suitable as a sinainer residence

Veteran

French sub-roaring

Lieut. Combot

Saigon

French sub-marine g

Int. Man

French sub-marice

Saigon

French sub-marine

Lieut. Morns

Baigon

French armoured gunboat 1798- French destroyur

10

1700

Lieut. Seriot

Saigun

850

French destroyar

French destroyer

Baigon

French destroyer

300

Comdr. Mortenol.

Hongay

French destroyer

900

Lieut. de In Roche Kerndrson.

Saigon

French torpedo depor

French torpedo-depot

Limit Bibel

Hong

French surveying-shap

1625

·10

9000

Condr, Bagot de Touche

Balgoa

- Flagship of Capt. (Gunmedors) Boudicaut, Commanding sha Inca) defance Indo-Chins

collection Bills of Exchange, issnes letters unity to carry out town-planning on the bestia

etiafactory, for the Lieutenant-Governor Vazbaa ALTRORMED CAPITAL... Fon $8,000,000.00 of credit on its Branches and correspond-Delhi Pisin on the most approved modern will have within his tanto sonid enter

30,000,000.00ents in the East, on the Continent in Great principles. It may be mentioned that, with the very dubious exception of Ranchi, Manche

Britain. Amarica, and Australia,' and banS») acts banking business of every description owing to the necessity of keeping the in- which is of the Chots Nagpur plateau,

tentions of the Govemment secret until the about 2,100ft, above son level. King-Emperor had made his announcement no plans or provisional estimates have a yet been prepared.

HEAD OFFICE YÜKOHAMA.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT ANTUNG-HAIRS" "Nadaberi

BOMBAY

QBANGCHUN

NEWCHWANG

NEW YORK

Daizy (Danny) Osaka FERGTIEN (MUEDEN) PEKIN

HAIOW

HONOLULU Kasz"

LAAO-YANT

LONDON LYOXI

RYOJU (PORT ARTHUE) SAN FRANCISCO SLLINGRAY

TENTAIN Torro

Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposita received for fized periods at rates to be obtained on application.

TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

Manager, Jongrong. September 28, 1917.

INTERNATIONAL

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www.

INTEREST ALLOV ED.

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PROGRESS OF DELHI

Its

It has already been intimated that the Governor of Bengal will spend part of his Enden time at Dacon; but it in doubtful whether he can confine his residence throughout Gneisenau the year to that city and Calcutta, oren litis Fixed Deposits 12 months % per Annum

with the addition of Chittagong, where the Do.

months 3% Do.

Though it was long recovering from the Lieutenant Governor of stern Bengal Jaguar Dɔ.

3 months 3% Do.

VY REES, Agaboek of the Mutiny, Delhi has made steady bae resided for short period each year. Leipzig

Though nothing has yet bean decided, it Luchs popula progress in the last few decades. Hengkong, January 13, 1919.

tion. 173,309 in 1881, atood at 232,837 at may be that Darjeeling will be re-trans-

Nienburg the last census. Its increase of 11.8 per ferred to the Rajshahi division, and that cent for the past decade was the more the way will thus be opened for the Bengal Otter noteworthy since the city, in common with Governor to divide his line between the Scharnhorst the Punjab generally, suffered severely plains and the hills,

The Chota Nagpur division of the new pingue, and the province actua charge is steadily growing in numbers and Taku

I population during the period.. declined in

followed

by prosperity, its population in the last ten Tiger somewhat closely

Tsingtai Lahore, the capital of the local Government years in British districts having inconsed Delhi is the most populous city in the from 1,300,000 to 5,695,000. There sie alun

Ita Vaterland ...£1,200,000 Punjab. The inareas of recent decades some 160,000 dwellers in native States.

recent development is due to the

growing

Q. Chinbrin the mill industries which the steady

great' of-railway improvement

communication £1,200,000 has helped to

Are within its limits, as are the Macho Taltonganj wille four new works of the Tals Iron and Steel Com- cot on-spinning and wanting mills, sugar-caue pressing factories, and pany. The Orises division of the new Patris

population of five millions many minor industries, including the province has a of three and production of the ancient artistic ware in British distrats and

milion lá the tributary States Delbi is, in fact, the main entrepot for quarter million commerce between Calcutta or Bombay or The division possesses a language of its ovd Karachi on the one fiand and Rajputana those of Bengal and Madras, Both in Chota Barry-

and

id a system of castes differing alike from Bainbridg on the other, and is within easy access of aspar and Orissa there is wide scope for

Nagpar the great industrial oestra of Campore. An incidental effect of the transfer of the railway development, and the formation of capital thither will besto stimdiate the separate Government will, no doubt, non Chaney growing importance of Karachi, since that tribute to their progress in this reapact Chattanoog port is much nearer to Delhi than either pentru Bombay of Calcutta. MORE

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•£1,625,000 have been largely due to the developed utilization of its mineral wealth: Thứ

PAID-UP CAPITAL ROBERTE FUND...... Reserve LIABILETE or PRO-

FRUITURA" 20+.. 04

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 9 % per annum on the Daily

Belanoos

Or Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4

Gozo $3,250,000 ...GOLD $3,250,000)

Gold $8,500,000

WE. DICKSON, Manager. Imerong. May-1, 1010.

HEAD OFIOR: 60 Wall Street, New York.

Loxbox Office: 36' Bishopsgate,

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German gunbost

German craiser

10 1350

Comdr Bendemana

Capt. Momberger

Capt Lieut, Jantzen

Capt Rosing

Capt. Lieut. Barren berg

Obit z. S. CizzaED

Capt Liput Frhr. Filos

Gerran cruiser.

3800

*#2 · 18,500

Capt' v. Restorf

Taingtag

German armoured cruiser 11,600

30

26,000

Captain y

German gunboat.

900

12

1300

Cmdr. v. Gobre

900

1900

Comdr. Varselo

3250

24 11,000

Capt. Bohncke

German gunboat

900

Geroman cruiser

3400

22* 13,900

German river ganboat

11,800

·36 128,000

400

8 8500

280 200

6000

1950

Comdr. Lapps

2031300)

500

Oble. z. 8. Prin

Conde, Sommi Picenardi

Capt Martins

Macho

Msa

German Aagship, German torpedo-boat. German torpedo-bost German gunboat German river gunboat, Jarman river gunboah:

Captain J. Milheiro

-Italian uztainer-

2245

Portuguese gunboast Portuguese ganboat"

U. 8. submarine

U. B. protoctal cruiser.

7:00

U.Sorpedo-bost des

Ensign 3. M. Murray Com, Clarence S. Williams

•Ensign

1.8.torpedo kost

8000

U. E. gunboat

250

US torpedo

U. B

Comdr, John Comdr

Le Conida

Brotherton

Lent

Jallowing rates

For 19 months

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