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THE HONGKONG GRAPH THURSDAY

MUNICIPAL SINGAPORE. The Joans raised from time to proving more expensive to comPERS ON MALAY

time amount to $8,032:500. The struct when the Ginal bill come i

SUBJECTS... Administration Repact by Mr. sinking funds for the liquidation to be added up than was ostimated

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of the loss raised under the by those responsible for their storical Account of the Municipal Ordinance (2 per cont.) design,

Negri Sembilan. Thore is no doubt-uail, the fact | The administration report of the mount of the lean) are in-

vostud in 3 per cont, and 3-1.2 peris tacitly admitted by the heat offer of those useful papers tho Singapora Municipality for cont. Indian Governineut, Paper, the Construction Department of subjects, published by the year 1910 in signed by Mr.At the end of September, the first the Admiralty-that finality of

of the "Government of F. J. Halifax, the President of series of the 1101 tonn amounting design in the type of battleships, and under the general to $200,000 wo repaid. In addttleship-ernisers now being af Mr. R. J. Wilkin- the Commissioners, who took up dition to this, tive loansare loing built is rapidly being approach been issued. · It is his appointment as from January repaid by annual instalments ed, and that it would be un-

this year. Irrontains a mass Up to thewond of 1910, the fabil witle, if not actually impossible,ces in the series duruled of detail respecting the working of the repayments was £463,200 to go-ording further to their to history and contains of the various departments and in account of waterworks length, beam, or displacement, not the Negri Sembilan. the general observations, day This loan is being financed by Hosis of Commons and outsid,

$3,000,000 have been borrowed: Despite "official denials” în 1]to-

Tuephlet intended The repors of the Municipal to love is our high, the it is an inbsolute fadd that commin origio contain a serios of Enquiry Commission was received in October. It disclosed devi-vances from time to time structural defects buvo manifeet essayas being of a very

required, and is alina From the procedure laid"]

at presented themselves in several of our hechracter) on Negri down in the Municipal Ordinance, vnuced at the rate of 4,1-2 per aru not the result of faulty m

charging interest on the sums so west warships. These defects Sembubjects, but Mr. Wil- paration and use of the nssegament horn set aside for this lean inherent workness brought about publis the two loss technical chiolly in regard to the pre-coat. No sinking fund has fetterial or had workmanship, butkinson has been decided to liste, and censured the Presidents Straits Times,"

chielly by imposing weights and essays he papers on Malay of the Singapore and Penang

strains upon various portions of Subject to issue the others in

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graphs will appear later. Mr. Wilkinshes written the volume pro is, explains that his ant of the history of the States vary much from that whics hitherto been ac capted atue history, divergencre hardly due to

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einl control. The charges of wholesale corruption in t10 Municipalities that had been

It is a matter of entumor dis. mission among naval men, for freely made annot be consi doroif to have been proved. In-

instance, at the present moment, dividual cases were afterwards There is high authority for to what the effect would be if doult with by dismissal, fine or stating that Sir Philip Watts, the whole of the ton 135in, guns vennuro.ecommendations for Director of Naval Construction, that are to be mounted, upon the reorganization of the system of

and those working with him King George V, and its sister Municipal Government and areayo in contemplation tho alma-ships now building were fired the use of historical mato-old Lady. Wins Croquet Match at nelling of the Municipal Ordi-donment of the Dreadnought "ltaneously with full charges and fe critical method were made, which will design for mur battleships andis migla easily be necessary in that ho husought it necessary doubtless receive the attention of the adoption of a totally new the ease of a fiercely-fought to adopt w discussing Malay

type. This will not, of course, netion. Gunnery ollicers of the Legends too much of our{

England's oldest inhabitant, affect the banleships at bytile post experience have been heard past informon, he observes, the proud distinction enjoyed by ship-cruisers now under construe to declare that no ship that has rested on noter authority than Mrs. Rebecca Clarko, of Wond la rogard to financial affairs, tion provided for in this year's set been conceived could possibly he representons of some invon- The President says that the total Naval Estimates, “ Naturally, withstand the consequent conestive leming the look-out for Green, gave further remark- receipts from all sources for the the exact changes to be introducession, and that the docks would the year 1910-exclusive of the general fed are to be kept a close secret,vitably buckle fadly. In this son-

We learn for the result of Mr. evelit budouce: 8775,158) brought and, indead, they are at yor nestion it is perhaps significent Wilkinson's rearches that Malay forward from 1901, amonat to finally determined upon, though to recall that nover yet has one trudition dives the history of $4,370,628. The total expand their mains untline has born of our Dreadnoughts" or super-Negri Sembilan to three princip tore, including--81,181,959 on skolehed on...

“Dreadnoughts" been permitted al periods: (1) agarly period when account of loans was 64,381,880. Of the balanco $784,680, the which may have the effect of in-gether with full war charges.

A change of this magnitu le-to fire the whole of her big guns the country wasplit up into four in her honour at Ye Old Skai States; (an intermediate Five Bells, East Finchley, by sum of 8613,488 was on fixedmediately relegating many of the deposit, the actual cash balance battleships and he designed to develop a speed hi- Bakni States verroplaced by nine bridge. To meet her there had The new battleships will be priod during which the four the proprietor, Mr. J. Bam- on revenue account was 8021,318. thoroughly efficient lighting inits therio undreamt of in the case Mennugkabau Rates under the assembler quito a number of The revenue proper for 1919 in to the scrap-heap-can only be capital ships.” On paper the sizerainty of Jaure; and (3) cluding receipts for gas and taken after the most mature battleships now on the stocks are modern period during which four youngsters still in their seventies,

as follows:--

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isaned was $1,004,820 made up instance, was many months before than thing that would themselves into in independent Mr. Robert Andrews, the oldest he could induce his colleaguos on buvo beon deemed impossible a constitutional monarchy under salesman is the meat market at Reveipts Receipts the Board of Admiralty to cousent generation ago, for a battleship of Yantuan or ruler of their own. Smithfield, whose proud avowal of

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SÉRVICE, composed of 1910, 1909, to lay down the original "Drend-27.500 tons displacement-bit Students of serious history would oor Mrs Clarke regarded

an the Tan Siberian Express Trains, Uniten and Chipgeftis &-reli Itater...... $1,234,772 $1,150,555 nought," while it took him even those who are oppoeroed with the

ad-with Dairen-Ehanghai Direct Stenter Service by the 5.8. Robe Maru” ago. "You have a long way to 90,700 advisors in Whitehall of the confident that thirty-four or even from A.1). 1450 to 1600, was a thirty-six knots can easily be at-country sparsely populated by 83,823 superiority of the all big gun"

NORTH BOUND, · 207,501 baltioship to the then in exist-tained. Probably the ongines wandering aboriginal communi- 60 yet, young man," was her only and Saikio Maru" (uncl: 2,877 too) as follows:- will be combination of the ties who were exploited by of- comment. Mrs. Clarke was fateli- 554,121 Though no details of the new turbine and reciprocating typos cials from Malacca and Johore, ed from her home at Wood Green

1700 immi-in a motor-ear, and

on hier type of vessel now under cou- which has been found to answer From 1040 to 150.472 Sideration have been allowed to so well in the case of our new grants from Sumatra flocked into arrival at Ye Old Five Bells walked unassisted through the leak out, it is possible to state liners, and there seems to be the country and had the effect of 79,995 that in point of displacement reason why this combination displacing the law of Johore by

they will approximate to the should not be equally successful the customary law of Menangkat-house to the garden. Here she ban and of shifting the baluuce of was formally, introduced to Mr. 52,328 Lord Nelson "type rather than in the case of warships.

It is arguol and the argument power: The weakness of Johore, Andrews, and the oldest man and to the super-Dreadnoughts now 159,324 on the stocks at Devonport, Pods would appear to be a perfectly the increasing population of the oldest woman present were soon 130,073.

154,002 mouth, and elsewhere. That is to soul ane that two bittleships State, the agitation for the intro-

say, that their displacement will of this swift stemming power and duetion of Menangkaban ini, the engaged inanimate conversation. $2,904,820 $2,863,287 probably be somewhere in the carrying the 15in. gun in their rise of new settlements and new Teu followed, the old lady, who The receipts are $131,642 more neighbourhood of seventeen or primary batterich would be more chiefs all made for the reverance sat at the top of the table, keeping | than those for 1909, but of this eighteen thousand tous, as against than a match for any single of the tie between the Negri everyone merry with her jokes and repartee. "You see I don't get a increase the education rate ac.the 27,500 tons of the "Queen “Dreadnought that they en- Sambilan and Johore counts for $75,819. The principal Mary" now building in the Pal-countered. Thoir guns could Mr. Wilkinson refers to the im-ride in a motor-car and a time

carry further and would possess portant part played in the history increases are under the loads of mer Yard at Jarrow." ratos, gas supply, electricity and From the very first there has greater penetrative power than and tradition of the State by the like this every day," she ex- Water supply be a strong body of export any yet mounted upon any battle-Sultan of Johore, who ruled in plained, so I euri't help feeling a miscellaneous. shows a considerable decrease pinion that has been quite op-ship in the world, while their 1700, and passes on to give an bit gay." A concert provided un- as compared with last your and posed to the policy of putting vastly superior speed would carry account of the craution of on alloyat dolight for Mrs. Clarke. falls alsort of the estimate by all our eggs into one basket" that them out of danger the moment autonomy (1721-1773), and of $10,602. Stock to the value of hus heen pursued by our naval they found they were getting the the constitution which followed She is a great lover of music, and when Raja Melowar was installed followed every item of the pro- $171,177, was purchased and Authorities during the past few worst of it. ·

It is, perhaps, worthy of notes sovereign. This chiefs, however,gramme with keen attention, Issues were inade to the extent of years. In und out of season this $130,073. The total arrears of school of thought has urged that that: despite all the discussion forgot that a great name wesapt to making frequent criticisms. But assessment outstanding on Dee-smaller battleships and cruisers there has been lately concerning rouse corresponding pretentions the old lady's astonishing, virulity ember 31, amounted to $20,384 us should be built of a type hotter" funnel-less battleships" and the and that the Raja's successors agulust $13,762 at the end of 1909. suited for fighting in slalow adoption of internal combustion might be loss tractable than he soon demanded a more strenuous Nearly all these arrears are re-waters, and at the same time engines for warships of the largest it took a contury of civil war outlet. She challenged, Mr. coverably. Refunds on account of which will not offer such ex-size, there is no intention on the to stamp out the arrangements Andrews to a guine of eroquet. unoccupied housea came to captionally fine targets for the part of the authorities to adopt that looked so well in theory, The challenge was accepted

6 pm. by the former is 6.37 p.a. by the latter. $41.394 in 1910 compared with guns of a hostile fleet. At these for these ships. Indeed, When he died there was trouble, with boyish alacrity and the Russian Tire Time is 23 minutes ahead of the S.M.R. Time. For instance

punctuated by fre-

Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service. length there views have been those who are preparing the do-and in 1831 came the Naning war, match,

Sleeping Can Suprlament......Y8.00 $43,972 in 1000.

Bicuras Extu FER......Y3.00 listened to by the authorities, and signs are frankly sceptical as to of which the real point at issuequent cheering, proved by far the

TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and steamer tiokete are Expenditure.

there is now some disposition to the value of this type of engine between the English and the Dato most popular event of the oven- Expendpare The annual | budget provided for the expenditost their soundness or otherwise for énything larger then a gunboat was a matter of 200 gantang of ing. Mrs. Clarko claimod a sign obtains all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car & Expyrank bure, from revenue of $3,457,160 in the only practical manner or a coastal destroyer. There is rice. We are then given al victory, and there was no one Train Co., she, Nippon Yusou Kaisha, Shanghai, Merers. Thos, Cook & Row,

however, none of that obstinate the history of the esta not even Mr. Andrews, who would and faira'siran der Unburg-Amerika Lials," possible.

RAILWAY HOTELS-Yamato Horat. (Tel. Add. : Yamato "?) si This was increased in three sup It is not proposed that the "all resistance to anything that blishment of the State of dispute the assertion. The loser! plemental builgets to $3,581,096. The actual expenditure was, how big gun" principle shall be savours of novelty about the Tampin, of the British interven- may lie seen any morning at the Dari Pon Aftur, Makden, Fushan and Changchun, all under the Come

abandoned in this new type of Construction branch of the Ad- tion 1872-1897, and finally an hour of 4.30 busily engaged at py's mans garment.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY. ever, less than the sum provided

one of whom as is shown on the following table, ship. On the other hand, if apmiralty to-day that hast account of the constitution of the Smithfield Market. Ho has had where there is a comparison with parently well withenticated re-times characterised it in the past. Negri Somiiing. The publication 16 children.

ports may be credited, the primary On the contrary, there is every is ono which cannot be overlook served through the year 1900.

armament of these vessels will disposition to consider every nowed by the student of Malay life and African, war, while another was Tel Add. Munteina," - Codos: A.B.O. 6th-Ed. ́A. 1. &: Limber's Paroyal em

oluments... 461.776 467,388 consist of six of the now 15in invention or suggestion upon its should be a soures of grout assist for many years in the Navy. Mrs 119,431 gun which is under liscus merits and to go thoroughly intance to those who to engaged in, Clarke's husband was a batcher, sion the moment, while everything that gives promise of or contemplate service under the and four of her sons have follow- od the same trade. Mr, Andrews! they would also carry a com-some improvement.

What the effect of the adoption!

father was a meat salesman, and 515,054 paratively horry anti-terpedo

whon a young man he was a well- $36,489 Armament. One great point that of this new type of swift buttle

in urged in favour of these new ship of moderate size, but heavily lev. T. C. Hamond-The known inser in the opon ring 289,50 ships is that they would be re-armed, will be upon the naval most outstanding feature of to Wormwood Scrubs, and those latively cheap to build; indeed, it construction programmes of the day may be expressed in one were the days when there were no policemen about," as Mr. in contanded that two of them whole of the great Naval Powers wori-feverishness.

Rev. Henry Haigh-We live Andrews remarked the other day. could be built for loss than one remains in be sepa. It is con- course, in much quicker time, bring about a revolution as som- currents 212,50 Warships, especially those em- plete as that which followed the MT. P. O'Connor. It is Mra. Sidgwick-Women are

bodying new principles, have, launch of the Dreadnought it temperament that tells in polis even more deficient than men in Agents: MITSUI BUSSAN KAÍSHA, LTD

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