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it should need it, should, be execued and paid for out of the public funds—and, if I am correctly informed, the order is up to date being acted up to. These facts had evidently no significance in the eyes of Sir Asmanjah, As soon as he became the medium of communication between His Highness and the committee of management of the Salar Jung estates—and I may tell you that he has never been known to let grass grow under his feet-he brought it to the notice of the Commiteee that the tank did not belong to the Salar Jung family but was public property, for, he said, it had been used by the people and its repairs had been carried out by the Government for a long time. How could such things have been had the tanks belonged to the Salar Jung family? And this but showed that it had been constructed by public subscriptions. Sir Asmanjali's line of reasoning is "wondrous" to be sure. But it is doubtful whether he would appreciate it himself in all circumstances. Basheer Bagh has been, almost since its construction, used for housing the guests of the State, and its repairs have been more than once attended to by the Government in its Public Works Department. Now what would Sir Asmaujah say if the people said, "Basheer Bagh is not your property, but ours. It has been used as a Government—house every now and then and its repairs have been carried out more than once by the Government and how could these things have been if it belonged to you?" Would the just and impartial Nawab relish this argument?
At no time have we been wanting in slaves who could put their necks to the yoke readily and without a murmur and even commend the galling effects thereof. Following close upon the spectacle presented by the independent Shaukat Islam" refusing to dance to the tune of an unscrupulous Government and suffering thereof, we have the sight of the Malboob-ul-kuloof cheerfully putting on slavery of praising the strength of the chain binding him and testifying to the salutary results thereof. The Kuloof has within the last few days posed as a champion of the Gagging Circular—and a smart critic of the Rozyar who is
