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SIR ROBERT BO TUNG'S PROPOSAL

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1923.

LAWLESSNESS IN SINGAPORE.

GRAVITY OF SITUATION ADMITTEN.

It is generally accepted that. when all bas been considered, the

(Our Own Correspondents | balange of the British pórtian vi [the Boxer Indemnity will be ap

Singapore. Oct 2 plied to the education of Chiose The meting for a ument saw at institutions in this country or angrove discussion in the Council! Great Britain, and lew doubts have jyesterday on lawlessness in Sing been entertained as to education jap me the Vantisial members bring the best investment. There drawing attention to notepaper remains only discussion as to the attacks cathe authorities regarding [proper method of applying the the ability to cope with the

funds. Even at this scmewas late sirastian. stage, however, those concerned

would be well advard, says the for Chinese Axis, the Inspector Haples given by the Secretary N.C.D. News, to capsider the pro-General of a'olice and the Colonist real which Sir Robert Ho Tung - Secretary witted the gravity of about to bring forward. a plan of the nation, hat they quoted constructive Expenditure bieb has Hongkong sed Shangbai to -how the dual ment of being exceedings that -uchy cor dich as existed simple and thereugh'y practical all of the East. It is simple in that would be added that many of the police They A 30 applied to one estetprise, snd

sere coleused and that there was that success practics! in

would a shortage of experienced officers ezormously benefit this' cunntry lo brief, the ggestion is that es dialects. It was hoped that the and videts with kuowledge of Chin-

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I'LL SAY WE DID- AND WERE MIGHTY LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN YESTERTH

applied to completion of the Canton Hanbum Kailway.

wab the strengthening of the Police foreg and the cooperation of the As everyone knows, this propert, public, especially the Chinese. part of a great scheme of ruitwag Az Canal Chinese martoler communication adreeated by Sirated that there were 20 Donald Stephson, bas had a ver members ul secret societies io unfortunate bistory. into the details of ble, one pred not ga

For the time being, it is only neces

sary to point out that of this great

ute.

line of some 180 miles, neglected and China will bate had surveped to pass through rights he built for her practically agricultural regions, baring valu: free of cost. Then, again, there is [able masral resourers, and licking also this consideration: after the up important provincial cities only line has been redeemed in this way, a few one miles have been coa-sad banded crer to Chins upon atructed. The need for complat.cooditions similar to those agreed ing the line is impressively obvious, in the case of the Peking and so also is the complete inability | Mukden liney 1 suggest it could of China to undertake this be sirvaged to derste half the an- enterprise in her present eitrum stances. Can the work be done with British good will and co tperation Sir Robers think, it can, and i enthusiastic about the possibilities of his scheme if given a fair trial.

An Engineering Problem.

The substance of Sir Robert's propusal is contained in the follow-

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al profits towards the construc- Los of other railways, or perhaps muter roads which would then be reguleed, to complete the service, while the other ball would be sp- plied to the educational programme which will have been inaugurated.

Make Haste Slowly. Woen it was pointed out that

the outline which be face to the proposal would put back the representative of the North Chine | place of educationists for a num- Daily News:

ber of years, Sir Hubert answer- Murb has been published of lateed that there is wach . thing as fast with education. about the desne of the British too Goreroment to undertake some-side, you dercte all thing in connection with remittance this money immediately to educ- of the Buxer Inducity which stice, you produce a large cum- sball mutually benent China and ber of qualified young men without Great Britain. I am of the opinion apr assured means of employing there is nothing which would more them usefully, For example, in Bungkung certainly and practically achieve the early days ol this aim than use of the fund is Laiversity, the Pagineering faculty completing the unfinished portioal was the most popular of all, but ci the Hazkow Canton railway, experience has shown that the and linking up the terminal graduates found great difficulty in of this line and the Ceraturading employment after leaving Kowloon railway at Canton. 1the Civersity sad many of them

Well knowc, of course,

engages clerks Bad the section uf the survey

Assistants business houses in trom Sbrukwas on the borders of order to ears a livelihood. The Kuangtung Province to the Humanresult has been a dwindling in the border presents very great engineer. Cumber of engineering students, ug difficulties, and if this work is the arta Faculties are left to Chinese enterprise, then 1 ore popular." am siad it must be a very, very

Sir Robert is of the npinica lag time before we are its rom- tant this constructive scheme pletion. This long delay appear would be of imm-di te practical esta more certain when ene re educational value, especially if the members that the shares of that British Government agreed to emp small portion of the lice bult ba play as many as possible of the priste enterprise, originally Chinese already trained, who would Shares, are now quted in the market as do cents Chatug our

rears.

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CHINESE CUSTOMS.

DECREASE IN SEPTEMBER COLLECTIONS.

Peking. Oct. 2-Despite the fective dive per cent import tarifi. the net revenue collected by the Chines:

Native Marition BLd Customs in Septimber showed a decrease of Shanghal Taris 400,000 work under the supervision compared with September of last Brinch experts, whilst the opening year-Beater. up of the country of completion of the has would yield impartast social and political benefits,

As to the cost of the scheme, Sir Robert stuted that he bari zot set gone into higures. This could be easily doze if the scheme were

JAPAN'S NAVY.

RATTLESHIP AS AEROPLANE CARRIER.

If this indemnity applied to complete the line, I would suggest that cut of the annual prefta so Amonat el, say. 21 to 5 per cent. of the capital outlay be set apart tu form a wicking fuad, so that in the course of 20 or 10 years, according accepted prisciple. Even if the ia the smcuat set aside, the capital money available. is uficieat to Osaka, Oct. 2.—It is reported) will be entirely relundei. And cover the cost of only a portion of that the battleship Kaga i while we are laying aside this the work, it would be a coaxider-replacing the Amagi as a Bero- inking furd, the surplus couldable portion, and there should be plane carrier cring to the latter still be utilized for educations and no diiculty to raising a loan for being riously damaged by the charity as recommended by variou- the remaining part. He does not quake at Yokosuka. The battleship bodies, including the British Chac-[questing that the line would be a Settso has been strack off the |ber of Commerce. By this mean, donncial Acces under proper Nary list and will be, med as

these good works will Dot be supervision.

largetship. Reuter,

WHAT DIFFERENCE DID THAT MAKE-YOU'D LOVE JUST NO

MUCH ON IT THEN AS

NOW

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OH NO- WE SAVED MONEN ON

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

EVACUATION OF TURKEY.

London, October 2.

Allied Generals and the Military Governor of Constantinople have signed the protocol for evacuation which has now been practically The evacuation passed off without sa unpleasant completed. incident. The Generals depart, to-day.

OPIUM CONVENTION RATIFICATION RECOMMENDED

Berne, October 21.

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The Federal Council has decided in favour of the ratification of the opium convention. Instead of submitting an oplom bill the Federal Assembly Council will ask the Assembly simply to vote the mitification in order to avoid delay.

GERMAN REVOLUTION ENDED."

Berlin, Oct. 2 Án official communique states that the Koestrin adventure has speedily ended. Four hundred rebels including leaders have been captured and disarmed.

CHINESE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES.

London, October 2 Mr. Chao Hsin-chu has returned to London from Geneva.

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