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MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.

General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, October 3:--

Fifth Gymkhana Meeting..

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THE CHINA MAIL.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Budget Statement.

At a meeting of the Legislative Council bald this afternoon, H.E. The Governor, Sir Henry May, C.M.G., Introduced the Budget for the coming financial year. In addition to His Excellency there were prewat

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For, Sir Kar Ho Kaz, M.B., C.M.G. Foo. Mr H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. MECH. Ross..

Hop. Mr 3, W. C, BONNAR.

Hon Me Way Buk, C.M.Q..

Z TAKING THE DATES

of allegiance on Council

his sent on the

THURSDAY, OCTOBER

Kowloon, and Now Territories, qu that it may be more easy to discern what amount is being expanded in each of the districts.

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Provision has been made for Compan viog I have therefore included provision for 2 Probationer. 1 European Impector,

sation and Resampelons to the extent of 830,000 under the heading Hongkon 10 European Constables and 75 Indian

tom rd $3,000 ander kewe boer, Constables I have also deemed in

(loans 47), or a total of $95,000 su compared Hongkong.-Dealing first with the cabin with $95,000 in last year's estimateso. The disponsable to strengthen the patrol by water by the addition of a steam launch intes for Hongkong it will be observed amouns has beer lucraseed with a view to the ends of private streets. These rkling. carrying a motor pinnace and a motor that is the case of item Sanitary the resumption of certain riding tours at launch, for which rows as provided up utors Offices, Western Diatrics, floss prevent the free en

the estimated cost has been increased Their ultimate removed, was contemplated) I will shortly ask, the Council to vote a supplementary sums to cover the cost of Irena 2,000 to $17,500. This resson at undur Section 185 of the Publis RAN And Buildings Ordiname which prohibite the erection"ur referection of this now launch which the Government this is that more extensive accommoda brently squired locally at a roaga- tion is required for the Sanitary Depart structures accept with the consent of the

Governar în Cannell. abla east. This motor launch for whichment than was originally anticipated. #5,000 is included under Special Expendi A sum of $100,000 (Item 10) has been adere Water Warks," maons of 250,000- An additional Servios Reservoir, and Filtar turn is designed to provide a more affinated for the construction of quarters has been provide for the rest of cient patrol for the harbour by night. For the commodation of Subordinate Bedant Web Print. They are necessary House allowances to the Indian Contin- Ofleurs. The building of quarters Berto eusble water from Tytam to be filtered gand have been increased by $1,200 in which a moderate rental will be charged and distributed to the Wasters District of order to bring the proportion of the con- for Overseers in the Public Works Depart the City which has, un to recent years, been principally supplied from Paltalkens tingent in enjoyment of the privilege up mant and for Sanitary Inspectors has

The water from Pokfolum han posto ba to 10 per cout. A sum of $1,704 is pro-been deferred from time to time wing riced for house allowances to 10 per cent. to lack of fands. It is now proposed to build quarters for the whole of these cicere. Married quarters will be taken in band first and it is anticipated that the aum provided will allow of substantial progress being made with the construe. tion of 18-Fate for married officers.

at the Chinoso Contingent.

The principal items of increase under Other Charges are consequential upon the abova additions to the establishment,

TEINES FOR THE MILITARY,

I take this opportunity of expressing on behalf of the Government, and I am

A sum of $100,000 (Item 11) has been provided for a radiotelegraphic installs-

Majesty's Gevaramant; thas a Medius Power Station for purposes of commusics Prison Subsistence of Prisoners shows tion with Iand stations in competition an increase of $3,000 which is due to na with the Cable Companies is really a increase in the number of prisoners. separate proposal; and that what this Medical Departinants-For the up-Port really requires is the means of ship port of Lunatics abroad $4,000 has been to shore communication. As ships carry entered under Other Charges. Lunatic only installations of limited range it does Asylums. Of this arrunt $3,600 is an not mum neceumery to do more than to anual grant for three years commencing provide a station capable of ensuring com- from 1st January, 1913, to the John C. munication with ships, making due allow. anes for possible increase in range of the Kerr Refuge for the Insane at Canton Chinese lunatick noroad. The Govern Seretary of State for advice as to what mest's policy with regard to Lunatics was in these circumstances the nature of the explained to this Council by Sir Frederick installation here. should be and I will Ingard at the meeting held on 7th March inform the Council in due course of the of this year and for an explanation of result. these estimates I would refer Honourable Mambera to the Hansard of that date.

cried in great mature for the inspaly of the High Level and High Distintas

A sum of $250,000 has been provided. for the second section of the Tybs Tek Schema

for which & contract is about to be bet

Kowlood-Turning now to, Kumloco, the estimated out of extensions in sou- notion with the Rartă Observatory, (Itune 34) ma beam idcrossed from $2,000 tư

0,700h I have gone into this matter on the spot and I consider, the axtansion

The policy

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(Item

Under Miscellaneous the first items · requiring expixation is No. 43.** Purshus. of portion of IL 1199 $18,000TM It # perpood to roamme a portion of this lot. containing a`subutautini' dwelling, house, for quarters for the dianager of the Railway; and it is considered vinhle to effect the resumption of the entire let otilized in conjunction with an e the reminder of it can be conveniently of Crown and adjoining Jordan Read The sum provided will enshie this to be done. The resumption for railway purpose will be denred from railway funds.

New Territorium. With regard to the New Territories, provision is made for ther Inland (Item 48.) The recent said on the parpores has dravo

attention to its building at present occupied for Paline unsuitability, and it is proved to erect a stations on a site which will adurit of better - control over the land and the

populous village which it

it contains Provision is

is made oder item 48. For & Market at Tzi O. There is m there at present and as the village is one of curaiderable size, it is considered neces sary that proper provision should be made,

Under the heading **Ronda,"

the thir

12.30p.m.-Hongkong Jockey Club Hálf evidence is available than has yet to the revised Higures for 1912 ordinary and $1,400 for the maintenance of non-latter's Installations. I have asked the erection ni a Police Station at Cheung Chan

yearly Meeting. 1.13 p.m.-Tiffis Train for Sam Chong, SUNDAY, Oct. 8:-

9a.m.-Excursion to Micro.

Mosnal, Oct. :---

12.30 p.m.-Dairy Farm Co. Ordinary

Yearly Meeting.

Evening Classes at Hongkong Technical

Institute re-open.

TUESDAY, October 8---

4 p.m.-Chamber of Commerco Meeting

of Exporter and Dealers-

cart at Theatre Royal.

THURSDAY, October 10:-

Entries cloen for H.K. Association Fact

ball League.

SATURDAY, October 19:-

Club, Kowloon.

WIDNESDAY. October 29-

of Shareholders.

and extraordinary revenne is expected owing to increases in rates, stamp duties and land sales to yivid 88,049,153 or more than was estimated. $71,605

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Sanitary Department. It has been de-

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Under item 12. a sum of $2,500 has been inserted for the erection of a ten-

(in my market

it is anticipated result in greatly in. Police Station which are now utilised for the larga, villägen of „Pingshan, Co

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disposal Thut, indeni, is equally the position of the President, whose man- dates are not likely to be very respect- fully heeded in a city so far away as Canton. The real marvel of the situation, the one fact which gives aome warranty for hope about the the future, is that any form of ad- ministration is being conducted at all!

H.R. the Officer Commanding the Troops, China remains, then, for the time Colonel C. W. R. ST. JORN being in a state of expectant suspense Secretary.

Hon Mr OLAD SEVERN, Colonial The Republic moves neither back- wards nor forwards.

Hon. Mr J. A. S. BUCKMILL, Attorney Its upholders General are at present reasonably entitled

Bon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Colonial to claim that with each month Treasurer. of its existence its chances of

HOB. Mr W. CHATHAM, C.M.G., Director survival grow larger.. There are of Public Works, far fewer, stories of internal disturb

Hon. Mr R. E, HALLWAx, Register ance than there were three months General, ago, which is all to the good. The Hon. Mr F. J. BADELar, Capt. Supt. of revolutionary armies are unquestion- Police. ably in process of disbandment, despite the absence of these loans which we were assured had become an imperative prelude to the dismissal. of the troops. There is talk of the summoning of a new National As serably, and, an imposing programme

The Hook J. W. C. Bounar took the oath | sure of the Colony generally, our waration. As si present advised the Govern of providing "quanbeam' for: to that end has already found its way

taking his po

thanks to the Military Authorities for the ment, consider that all that is hocamry Overseert and Baxdiary Inspector vat which into print. Dr. Sun Yat-sen bas

angradging manner in which they have is a station for ship to shore, communica-llusion has already been made,+ wall publicly recognized, as all who have

THE GOVERNOR'S Spėscú.

come to our assistance in this matter,tion with a range of not less than 600 #itaud to Kowbon alan and a sum of any knowledge of Chinese affairs

Gentlemen-Befora, dealing with the and to the officers and men of the vari miles under favourable conditions. A $32,000 is entered in the estimates must recognize, that the establishment

Item 8 provides for certain additions to of a strong central authority is the Estimates for next year which have just our detachments who have since June much as powerful station has I know 35) for this purpose

·lant safo-guarded and are still guarding born suggested. But I would remind

the Hungdom Police Station which are first requirement of China to-day been laid on the table I proposs to give life and property in the New Territories you that a High Power Station for strato necesar There can be no real hope of a strong you a brief summary of the present final under conditions which must have angie purposes is the concern of His Executive in Peking while Presidential position of the Colony and of the tailed, and must still satell, no bittle Yuan's authority is practically flouted position we anticipate as a result of this discomfort and even hardship. on the Yang-taze and almost unheed year's working, ed in the south. The Cabinet has

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION, already undergone numerous changes,

You will remember that when the Esti and is an aggregation of ineffectual mates for 1912 were presented to you shadows President Yuan is apparent-inst Autumn it was expected that the 10 a.m.---Italian Convent's Sale of Workly strong enough to act with spasmodic balance of Assets er Liabilities on 31st

at the Convent.

ruthlessness, as the spectacle of the

December, 1911. would Hmount to two decapitated "generals" recently

$1,432,079. This estimato was --more showed. Yet there is no visible con- valised, the sum actually brought tinnity in his policy, und bis aims

to areout being $1.826,978. According remain extremely obscure. Until more been forthcoming, we decline to be- lieve in the ambitious motives nscribed to him in many quarters. He bides his time, and is slow to move; but there has been little in bis demeanour during Moreover a saving of $316,325 principally the past six months at variance with account of exchange is anticipated on

porary building for the surver staff. It his avowed intention to work with the total Expenditure which was origin. the revolutionary lenders. To they estimated at 37,852,478. West the arrested activity of the climates if realised will result in a sur.cided on the recommendation of the Sani- has been found necessary to increase the Republic is puzzling, but we have to plus on 31st December, 1912. of $512,808 try Board to carry out despartmentally staff for carrying out the extensive sur. the scavenging of the City and H Dis-veys now in hand, and the accommoda. remember that, except at rare inter- and this sum added to the balaner of

road at. Castle Peak Bay to

Bay to a point where apier can be constructed which will admit 9 p.m. The Me Watters Quartette Con-vals, the giant of the East moves with Asects secrued on 31st December, 1911.tricts the expiration of the present tion available in the existing building is item is to provide for the extension of the

give a balance of Assels cn 31st contract at the end of 1912. This er insuficient.

Targement will effect a nett saving of ponderous deliberation.

Cader item 10, provision is made for the of launches calling at any state of the tide December, 1012, increased to 82,030,782.

84,001 as shown in Appendix I and will extension of the stables djoining No. 1 and for the coestruction of the uncemary Meanwhile, as we foreshadowed in

ESTIMATES OF REVENCE, 1913."

The provision of camtounication pier. a leading article a few days ago, Great

The Estimates of Revenue for the Britain has taken a prudent and coming year show a net increase of

creased efficiency in the work of scaveng Sanitary Department. Such extension is Long, etc. is considered of sufficient im

housing of bullocks belonging to the necessary step at Peking. The Chin- 8174.372 over those approved for theur The Head of the Sanitary Depart: necorsary because I have already portane to justify the expenditure in- 9p.r.-Smoking Concert at Mascrie ese Republic has been pininly warned rent year. The principal increases occur ment, the Medical Officer of Health and explained, it is intended to carry out the valved.

that it will not be recognized by the in the items Assessed Taxes $128,000,

the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, who genyenging of the City departmentally

The three following items, (d), (a) and British Government until it under Stamp Duties $180,000 and Land Sales

aisted Mr. Wolfe in the organization, stand by Contract, as hitherto.

Under Public Latinos and Urinals" are all in connection with the improve

ment el monation with the railway. Non-Cantom Insurance Ofica Meeting takes to respect "the autonomy of $150,000 and the chief decreases in and the Sanitary Board are to be en- (Item 14) the estimate for the first item in the neighbourhood of Fanling.

Tibet. in accordance with well-under-Opium Contribution $130,000. Kowloon tulnud run evolving this very desirable has been increased from 83,500 to 36,000 found that the present station is not cra stool treaty obligations. The action Canton Railway $120,000, and Liquer scheme which I confidently anticipate will It was originally intended to construct an venietly situated in savers! respects and it

-prove entirely sugucessful. Tinder Special ordinary latrine above ground, but, in of Sir Edward Grey has been much Duties 325.000. Explanations of the in- Expenditure $10,000 has been inserted sequence of the opposition raised by misunderstood in England, especially will be found in the footnotes.

the owners and occupiers of houses in the among the rank and tile of his own As regards the Opium Contribution your

to permit of a continuance of the policy immediata 'noighbourhood, it is now of removal of ceilings as a plague pre.proposed to construct an underground party. No thoughtful man wishes to

remember that His Majesty's

trough closet which entails considerable see any further development of British Government made it to this Colony

ventive acuEITO, Hongkong. Turistay, OCTOBER 3, 1912. responsibilities unywhere in the East towards the loss of revenue caused by the

Education:-83,927 has been provided extra expense,

In the case of the second item, the and least of all in Tibet. The strain restriction of the trade in opium of 10,000 for the salary of a Hond Master for-You-estimate has been increased from $8,500 to $500. This is almost entirely dos to mati Paglish School. This post was tom-810,500. The accommodation has been which bas to be paid in connection with the increased amount Dompensation upon our resources is already almost in respect of the your 1910-11 and twe THE PROBLEMS OF CHINA. heavier than we can bear. We finally further grants of £12,000 in respect of perarily slimdoned towards the end increased, and various improvements have the resumption of old buildings and afte

settled our future policy towards the years 1911.32 and 1912-13.

1910 in connection with certain proposals been made in the design of the structure' in effecting the necessary improvements,

with a view to enabling it to be kept in a Tibet when we withdrew our troops tribution as you know was limited to made by the Director of Education for

thoroughly saaitary state.

The last two items for the provision from Thasa, and there has never been three years and I think you will agree strengthening Queen's College as a feeder any intention of altering it. The that His Majesty's Government have dealt to the University and the Headmaster of accommodation of this nature

was transferred to the former institution. Pottinger Street and in Cross Lane, branch lince of the Kowloon-Catron Hail- China implication that any forward move-liberally with the Colony in the matter.

way are estimated xt. 8312,600 or $120.000 ment" is in contemplation is entirely

presostating of the Sanitary Boxed: loss than the amount approved for 1912. The Estimate of Revenue from the Since then an additional storey has been Wanchai, have been inserted on the ra seems to have entered upon a periou unfounded, and the rumours of Opinen Farm remains at the same figure added to the school building which noc Under" Roads and Stroots" (Item 15) The unrest which has prevailed in Bouth Dericualy of comparative quiescence. The

provision bas boett made for continuing the Chine, suzco the Revolution mutiny of troops at Tungchau, near garrison at Lhasa, are merely silly the Parra expires at the end of Febru

The average attendance of the school for work for which Financial Minute No. 38 interfered with this year's warnings, and it was recently taken. The work is in con- would not be safe under present conditinge Peking, does not appear to have But, when wexecuted our self-ary next ged thr Government propose to the last two years has been 200 pupils nection with the conversion of old Farm to count on a higher &gure. On the other denying ordinance regarding Tibet, extend the term to the present contrae- and it is confidently expected that early Lots at Wongneisheng into Inland Lots hand extenditure is estimated st $256,309 of this or 83.699 more than the amount approved affected the series of amiable frater, we contemplated the continuauce otors for one year from the 1st of March next year there will be a large addition with a view to the development

Locality as a residential

Tor 1912, the increase being dize to a 'more' nizations in the capital Dr. Suna Tibetan Government, with which nest at the same rental but subieat to to the present attendance roll.

The extension of Belcher Street past efficient train service and to an increase in we should be able to settle, as hereto considerable diminution in the number of

The sub-head Capitation Grants shows Marine Lots 266.8 is rendered necessary the amber of locomotives and rolling Yat-sen has made a triumphal entry fore, local questions regarding frontier chests which the Farmer may boil for

an incrrain of 18,672 of which $2,000 is by the erection of buildings on the incestock, into the city where the Manchus so affairs and facilities for trade. The local consumpticu or for export and to due to an increase anticipated in the at- which bare hitherto bera noccupied ex. The nett estimated resist of next

for storage purposes. long held sway, and has been received Lhasa Treaty was concluded witin į certain other restrictions aimed at the tendance at Ellis Kadoorie School on the order to provide access to some arens qu page 117 from which it will · to Home area year's working in giren in footante Tibet, and not with China; and, when prevention of angling. These will be completion of its buildings. 81,500 to the which are suitable for building purposes, seen that the expenditure on all acciunte ie with ostentatioue professions of China endorsed it as the suzezain embodied in 5 Bill which will in dus growing attendance at St. Joseph's Col- and with regard to which an enquiry hestimated a 3340,799 and receipts: at esteem by President Yuan Shih-kai. Power, she accepted the principle of course bo introduced. You are all aware lega and the remainder to the normal already been received, it is considered ad- 8319,600, leaving a deficit to be met from We need not pause to measure the Tibetan autonomy. By immediately that the Powers presented at the Hague growth in the attendance at schools visable to proceed with the construction of Revenue of 8621,199. This fered many

proceeding to violate her own under

extend from Victoria Gap to High West remittance pites for the interest and sinks, exact depths of the President's sin-liakinge, and by using every effort to "piim Convention agreed to certain re- generally. Under Special Expenditure portion of a road which will ultimately however, be reduced by mare favourable

Gap solutions regarding the restriction of the $10,000 has been provided as a building

ing find charges than the rate, at which cerity. He is in a difficult position, destroy the Tibetan Government, consumption of opiuma. Pending con-

grant for the Diocesan Girls School at Under the heading Training Nulbabs they have been calculated, an which he fills with ancommon tact. China laid herself open to severe re-sideration of what steps it. is csary Kowloon under section 12 of the Grant provision has been made for a

monstrance. Our reproof has been to take to give effect to the Convention Code. It is enough for the world to know long in coming; but, now that the when ratified it is not possible for this I Military Expenditure. The Defonon kiwan Village. It was intended that the Tunai are being prepared by HABA that he has accorded exceptional Tibetan Government has been firmly Government to commit themselves at re-established, our belated insistence official honours to the author of the that Chica must fulfil her treaty present to the letting of the Farm for

with the carrying out of the witk. Chinese Revolution, and that the two obligations is not only justifiable, but

The second item is in connection with Financial Minute No. 36, Allanion to which leaders have saluted each other in the imperitive. We are glad to learn from our Peking Correspondent to-

has already been made. the

In frun the budget for the coming most florid terms. With the presence day that, although the British Mem-

The Estimusten of Expenditure for next serve and $5,000 has been entered under Roads and Street Reading IBK BALANCING OF THE WIGEL,

& special mature year, I have estimated, for an appropriation in Peking of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the oraudani is being violently criticized a net increase of $882,228 Special Expenditure for 12 Mk. IV. The only other item of a "poo

from the nonnulation of suepkis:imlancen Advisory Council-bae swiftly shrunk in the Chinese Press, the justice of over those approved for the current year. tripods and boxes for machine guns to provide the wall tens of the training of a rail of 2013, 346 This magne le ap

works in the valley to the South of Maga the British demands is recognized by to its normal insignificance. He has responsible statesmen in Prking. The which I would draw your attention are balete

The principal items of iccrosse to replace mountings which have become zind Gap. This forms a cristination prizimately equal to the combed pai the work exried out during 1911, to which ion de fer the Typhon Belager:(14503- evidently been offering its members suggestion made by us that we should follo

Publis Works Department. The neit the Military Authorities cried 000) and Tytam Tux Bed ion ($250,000) Are

hopst that some financiai namietalicer wiiki

gards the former work you wil remoure some salutary advice; for we hear no have a British representative at Lhasa Miscellaneous Services-An addition of crous of $24,929 is chiefly due to be ultined from them in evanetian her that it was arranged to firmsey

it half out of reserves and buf" b There are a number of new iteras ander the Tibetan Government, in con- ing and Binding, of which $7.300 is in Section of Tytam Tuk Waterworks and of the President. The differences junction with the Chinese Resident, bed with rosion of the Ordile provision for three additional Lands beating Miscellaneous" The Erst Dues. By the end of the current year is is expected that 81.15.934 have Hein which were said to have arisen beis only in accordance with practice nancos.

Surveyors on the temporary establishment Pubile Bathing Places," (Item tween the President and the Vice- everywhere adoptedIt implies no

Supreme Court-$1,271 has been pro who are required to cope with extensive regarding which a resolution was brought expanded and if the estimate of $450.000 forward in Legislative Council by the Hon. for east your realised, the total expendi forward movement, it will rovided for the salary of the Appeal Judge. surveys now in bend. The existing maps. Mr E. Osborne la May lost and adopted by care will by the end of that vise kawas GREAT RELICTIONS IN President, General Li Yoad-hung-gulurize relations which we have lung¦ Polica.--The nott increase. at $108,080 have been found to be inreliable and con- Cansit. The estimate of $2,000 provides reached a mum of $7.258 The AMORUT

have we must nasume, been composed; maintained, and it will put an end principally, due to additions to the sequently a complete survey of the whole for the erection of small sands on benches payable for the

City for they figure no more in the tele-to the circumlocutory process of re-establishment the Decemity for which 1 city and of other parts of the Colony the eastern and western enda of the should therefore be gram. The real truth probably is feiring all minor Tibetan questions to will briefly explain. An addition, author, where developments are occuring has Provision is made under Items 2 and only the bird of the dranger pere

Peking, where our despatches are used in Juno lost, is made of 20 European been undertaken,

23 for the construction of permanent quar 1908 She $175,000 2 that Li Yunn-hung is too formidable promptly, shelved in the crohives, of bond in den tre tiny tire ongoing, and Charge on senunb of Public: Debt-ters for the elo apertinen (145) O

[(845),000] Kalloniwan Cametara. HitBerty m to bo tackled by a President who is the Wal-wu-pu Sir Francis-Young Kowloon and the disturbed state of the The increase of $26,180, is due to pro performing these darles have been larm very certain of his own security.usband rightly, said, in the litter wo neighbouring Provincia which was czem vision of interest on £150,000 apprust in sheds, and it is dideled de 939

On the Yung taze the leader of the published on Tuesday, that what we lined by the recent attack on Cheung mately the ampuat paid for resumption to provide thual with oogp

POTS Perment and Minitarý want in Tibet is tranquillity that, Chau Police Station has emphasized the land for the Railway terminus. revolutionary: troops is still supreme, while we chussot encourage the necessity, for a large nadition to the

Pannipra.--There is an increase of Aenial sum is also provided for monit

the approach road to Mount «Carolíns and is indispensable to the mainten- Tibetans to throw off Chinese suzera- fores in the New Territories. The polic. $28,000 under this Hond duo principally Cemetery CHINA MAEL

ance of seli nuthority stainty, we must insist that both Chinese ing of the Territories is now being done to overal large pensions having been Vader itent 26, prikrit and a

as exists

and Tibetans shall respect our treaty too large extent by Military patrols. granted during the last 12 months Guide, Row far his control really extends it is rights; and that there is more than The rangement causes much inconvent POBLES WORRY EXTRAORDINARY 1018

impossible to my, but there is reason one officer of the Tibet Mission who ence and expense to the Military Authori. The Public to think that be is powerful only at would say this "effectively and reason Hew and can only of course be regarded mates for next year have been mub

3 temporary expedient. For this servidod under the headings Hongkong, points whicre troops remain at ably at Lhasa itself,

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EXTIMATES OF EXPENDITÈCLE, 1919.

Contribution to the Imperial Government culation of this iters in shown in Appen shows mineras : 356.300". The cal

dix III.

Under Volunteers $2,500 has been pro vided for Uniform for the Volunteer Re

Tak

`a continuation

is now proposed to earablish a train-halb at- a point which will admit of improved com munistion with Shonng Shat Village and the Golf Links.

Under the heading "Miscellaneous," the *stimate for the improvement of Ap Eis Village

has born increased from 828,800 to

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY 1913.

The mrning in: 1913 of the main and

The designs for the terminal station of of the work at present in progress at Shau-

a Kowloon Canton Railway at Taim Sha nalish at No. 11 Bridge, should be begun Habback, Government Architect do the during the current year, but difficulties Federated Basy States ho har bed considerable experience in work of phis is at prosent lessed and which interferes nature, and it is hoped to begin the song- hate arisen with regard to rome land, whic

early next year. truction earl

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