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[ex sin monas-HOLDIER Į When a military erp.dition planned for upotamia the obvious and preb- ably as the time, the only-objective was
• no that of Kut) at Ctesiphon, 80 milet abova - Kor, and it was evidently expected thas after Ctesiphon there would be more than one position to carry between that place! and Bagdad. But the fall strength of the Turki b opposition was clearly not toown, For no General with any knowledge of tha stiffness of Turkish defence would have risked an attack against odds of four to the protection of the oil falds at the Lead, ope. The prestige" of an occupation.
of voy grost; of the Persian Gulf. The growing in. Fagdad would have been porunce of this source of oil supply for our the fame of it would have sustained Navy in the Eat was beyond question, and opotamia,
our military credit throughout Mes- Persia Afghanistan, and the arrangements for its protection imposed India, and Bagdad would have been a on the Indian Gerarament the necessity valuable asset when it comes to peace for vigorous setica.
term. It was worth some risk, and the | risk was taken-actossfully no faz se Whilst the oil fields are Persian and well Cresiphon as concerned-bat the loss of within the Persiar. bordar, the most direct one-third of a division was too grant to indeed the only practicable) way of get-admit of any further venture with the ting to them is by the way of Mubammera remitting thirds. on the Shatt el Arb at its junction with Ctesiphon was brilliant episode which the Pprsian ziver Karun; the Shatt el Ars will ever dound to the credit of our helor practically Turkish river conveying Ladies ny, and the retreat front that the Tigris in to the Gulf Sports and positis was masterly. Nevertheless it was the united waters of the Euphrates position to the strongar Enes of Kutal- miles above Muhammers lies. a consider in retreat, and sat back which is most
ble town on the Tigris called Basis, the clisapp
inting- commercial contra of Mesopotamis, posses
The
position at present is this. We have singa 1 large
trado in heat and dates, export
secured our first objective, the salety of and a colony of British merchanta. Baars is the oil supply, and there seems to be little gradually becoming familiar to the British fear of our not being able to retain the Incidentally, public. The Karus river is navigable up to defensive at Kateel Amars. Abaaz, which is 80 miles in a straight line reagwe have learned some useful lessons. from Baar, and near it somewhere in We know at least that a trained and sex- Persia" is the head of the oil supply. The sooed Indian Army, including both Bars river, is alter the fashion of the sets of pean and Native troops commanded by Mesopotamia, Abwaz to Mahammers, but Generis who have not been called
1pen to
The action ab
FILIMPOPON COAL compares favour ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal nod gives good results on a very moderate comsumption...
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO HON CUAL (either cargo or Buskers) are exempt from payment of all Portit protects the oil pipe to the east of it deal with masse i men so large that all charges.
from the unpleasant attentions of the Arab } pouvions experience, even in pasCE MAD tribes people to the west. There are Arab Deneres, must abalataly fail them: sap- peptides of the river, but three sorted by an efficient and well trained sind tribes
At Sabattik Steamers are berthed along side the Company's wharf where there is minimum depth of IT to 25 feet at low water Spring Tides..
bour). Prices and all other information Charts of Bibako Bay (Sehattik Har
concerning the Fort car bo had on application to the Agents.
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YEALED TENDERS in duplicate will Starved as the P. N. HOSPITAL
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Hongkong, March 3, 1914.
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MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Under-R. J. M. XAVIER has kindly con signed at Noox on TUESDAY, the 28th sented to deliver s LECTURE, to instaat.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS, of the Cam-subject, on FRIDAY 28th instant, both days inclusive.
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ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be Pedder's Strocks on WR DABODAY ta held at the fleas of the General 28th March. a 11.30 ... for the purpos of receiving the Reper: and Statemecs of etding 31st Accounts for the year December. 1915.
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on the eastern side, in the plaire called not selected at haphazard from aspiranta Arabistan, are familiar with the oil works, ( to. fame, but well tried officere such an asalts of the introduction of a large com to the point of turning them out of defer and sufficiently well satisfied with the army can beat the Turks handsomely (even mercial business amongst them to besive lines by direct attack) wherever friendly to the Company.
they meet them at any loss odds than four or fra to one. We have also learned something new about the strength and the weakness of our native troops which will load The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- ultimately to a readjustment of popular pany will be CLOSED from the 14th to ideas about the fighting value of certain 29th March, both days inclusive. unite. All this is good value and goes far JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., Lam, to disenunt our dimppaniment if not
General Agents." reaching Baydad.
Hongkong, March 2, 1918.
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Hongkong. Feb. 9.-1916.
NOTICE.
Adents for ESSEX AND
The boundary line between Persis and Tu key is somewhat indefinite but it leaves strip of at least 20 miles of Persian lerritory to the west of the river and the Kab and Anifiga Arabs within it may be reckoned as doubtful friends. The straight 8LmDes between East and Abwas thus lies in qonat-friendly territory all the way and the Occupation of Bara stone end of the line Rod of Ahwaz at the other might sufficient to secure the protection of the oil Geld, especially as the river Karon is itself a strong natural defensive barrier.
Bat having effected this occupation cas xmall army from India found itself in face
A correspondent writing to the Times of of new proposition. Equidistant from BASTS and from Ahwaz about 120 miles Ceylon, saysPerhaps it is not generally (direct) towards the north-west in Amra know that every one of Sir Cecil Clementi (not Kat-el-Aman) and Amara was an Smith's sons and Bons-in-law important renderrous for Turkish forces. connected either with the Army of NETT. APPLICATION has been made to this Company to issue Duplicate Certi Scate of 30 Shares in this Company in the A strategic position it possessed the His eldest daughter was married to the late
deantage of possible adtion directed Major Talbot, of the Army, but he held name of TURF CHEONG or other against Ahwaz or Basra, or both, and it the office of Inspector-General of Police of Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof might be impossible to say against which the F.M.S. at the time of his demise. ppon Statement that the Original Certificate position the main attack was to be deliver. Another daughter is the wife of Captain of Thity Shares numbered 7720/7758 ed. In fact it was utilized-against-both. George P. Hunt, R.N., ho called at dated 18th August, 1910, bag beon LOST THE Undersigned, baring bren appoint- All made on car own premises by Thus it became necessary to assent the Colambo on his way to Chins when in or DESTROYED; And NOTICE 18 our own European Expert.
Tigris and occupy Amar sad at this command of the light cruiser, Newcastle. HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days SUFFOLK EQUITABLE INSURANCE point it
appeared as if strategically, the Yet another is the wife of Sir Douglas from the data hereof no chain or repra SOCIETY LIMITED, are prepared to position (so far regarded the safeguarding Brownrigg, Bart, RN, grandson of sentation in ferpect of such Uriginal Policies squint Fire Risks's Current the oil folds) was sound. Then, of former Governor of Ceylon. Bir Douglas Certificate is made to the Company, the Rates on approved Foreign and Chinese course, occurred the unexpected..
filled a few years ago the important port of Undersigned will then proceed to deal with Properties It was not known that there is another British Naval Attache at Tokio, Japan; such application for duplicate.
For the NORTH CHINA channel than that of the Tigris river but it is probable that he is now on active whereby Turkish troops could be conveyed service. One time he was in command of southwards to the Euphrates to as to a lotilla of destroyeri in the Mediteranean. threaten Basm from the West. The exis: Sir Cecil's eldest son, the lato Arthur ence of the Statto! Eai congesting Kutel-Clementi Emi h, was well known in Ceylon Ars (another 120 miles by the straight as sa officer of the PW.D. He held road above Amars) upset all calculations, commission in the C.LL, and went out to The Turks were thus able to assemble South Afrien during the Boer War, with, ia force at Naarie (Nasiriyah) on the I believe, the first contingent, and bad Euphrates about 120 miles. W. of honour of taking part in many orap A Hongkong, in topical illustrations in Chistence
local Fairy Story entirely produced in Bars (there is a remarkable, uniformity Of his two other wore, one was in line about all these strategia regiment, and the other in a battalion of for the benefit of War Charities.
points) and were only displaced by an native Indian Infantry. Amphibious expedition ⠀⠀ “Lhrough ON SALE AT --
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