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E have authorized Mr. ALBERT
Firm per Procuration, from this date.
"... MOXON, & TAYLOR
870
GRAND CONCERT Hongkong, Aug. 1, 1016.
will be given in the
BALL ROOM, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, on the night of the arrival of
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(de on THURSDAY, August 10th)
109.37 pup...
"A portion of the art proceeds will be "given to the Local War Charities Furid.
BOOKING AT
Mosara. MOUTRIE & Co.
Sests $2.50 each, Hongkong, July 28, 1016.
NOTICE
NOTICE.
FALCONRE PARTNER in have this day admitted Me. PaNCY
roy businesy of Ship, Freight, and Cleneral Broker,
The Business will from this data be carried on under the name and style of RAY and FALCONER
E. EL RAY
$80
Hongkong, tuy n I, 1916.
830
THE DEUTSCH ASIATISCHERÄNK THE AUCTION SALE of the Lease-
hold Property belonging to the Above Bank advertiser to be held by Messrs. Hoans and House on FRIDAY the 11th August, 1916 has been POST- PONED until further notice:
The AUCTION SALE of the Oce Farniture and Effects on the Ground Floor and Basement of the maid Bank will be held on the Bank premises on the above-mentioned dute at KOO"PAL"
JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER Solicitors for the Liquidators of the Deutsch Asiatische Bank.
Hongkong Any. 2 1916
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THERING OF SHAREHOLDERY will be held at the Company's Hotel on 7331 SATURDAY, the 12th August 1916, at
į Richard of Taunton Dean
Buss
The Talip Song (from "Joyland The Swing Song
Lantern Landi
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noon fur the purposent receiving a state-Our Own Dear Flag, ment of mecounts of the Company to 30th June, 1018, with the. Report of the Directors and to discuss any matter that
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be competently brought before the Meeting.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Comi- pany will be CLOSED from 4th to 12th 72134
August, 1916, both days inclusive.
Br Urdar of the Bókré,
J. H. TAGGART,”
Acting Secretary.
Hongkong, Aug. 1-1976.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
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EE Undersigned having been appointed AGENas for the CUWIE HARBOUR GOAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for beat quality" SILIMPOPON DOAL trimmed inte Bunkers at 82BAT. "TIK or -BANDAKAN (British North
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At Sabattik Steamers are berthed sleng- side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 37 to 28 for at low wstar Spring Tides.
Charts of Biboko Bay (Rebattir Har our), Prices and all other information noncerning the Port can he had on application to the Agenta..
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AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW.
bub Alam, Editor of the "Paisa Akhbar,
of Karned men and experts from other countries should come over to Arabia, men fully versed in economics and industries, that they should make a thorough study of the country and its conditions and then come to a conclusion as to the means of the wountry's pro gress. The Shareef entirely dissented from the muggestion that the 80,000 Bedouins thrown out of employment by the coming in of the railway would get asked what purpose such an army of the employment in the Turkish Army. Bedouins would serve. Told that it
Et
might serve the Shereef replied that such a measure
for the defence of Arabia.
Wis unnecessary?
When in Mocca in 1910 Maulvi Mab had an interview with the Grand Shervet, which he published in his book
Travels in Hedjaz priated in the Faise Akhbar The interview throws some interesting side lights on the character of the man who has now raised the standard of Arab His attention being next drawn to the independence and revolted
against the exactions and injustice of the young the time of pilgrimage going up to Rs.2 dearth of water in Mecce the price at Tarks. on the Shereef at the latter's palace, be for both of which purposes he was told When Maulvi Mabbab Alam waited skin of water, and the casibility of improving the amination of the town (Michael Casey) found the Shereef surrounded by large the pilgrims would gladly pay a higher
crowd of visitors, mainly Bedouin Sar dars, who on entering his presence is rate of the Shereef repned that the his hand, and some of them his knees pilgrims should not be charged higher taxes without good ground. There were also, out of respect, others again kiss his already many rendowments created by hand two and three times out of terpur. good Mahomedans for the purpose. The Shereef chatted with these Sardar harshly or gently as the occasion re quired. To a Turkish pilgrim who beg ged for money for the expenses of return journey the Shereet gave a well deserved rebuke in the Turkish language aving that when he had no money he should not have undertaken the pilgrim
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y gave counsel and advice
The Shereef asked Mauvli Mahbub
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Alum to follow him to a small side room Thou heaven-sent leader of our ancient where coffee was served, and an interview
which was entirely private, was granted
relating to various matters concerning the welfare and happiness of the Arabe and the comfort and convenience of the Indian
Bee Pilgrims.
petty crime at the
time of
Gaul,
a from a poor and lewly source didst
spring,
To save thy country from the invading
ring
Reganareef said the number of such Of brital foes who heard not honour's
the.
offences was very small-Told that there.
call:
wera 'numerous pickpockets, he said in When as a youth the country thou didst cases of second offences, he had, in accordance with the Mahomedan law,
roam.
had the hands of the culprit cut off. And heard great stories of the German Such offences were generally committed might,
by outsiders from other countries, not Thy little brain scarce knowing why the by the residents of Mecen, in fact the
fight
aylum in
fugitive offenders of all countries sought Cy way thou hadst to leave thy pleasant
Arabia, Asked if this was
also true of the Indians, the Shereef said
it was not so. The Indians
home,"
never took Didnt thou forestie that for thy country's part in these fences, though the number Deed
of beggars from among them was large
When it was suggested to the Shereefst the crafty Hun thy skill wouldst
that the construction of a railway
from
the port of Jeddah to Mecca, and from Aid in the end thy land victorious lead Mecca to Medina, would add to the To break the mighty yoke of Prussian facilities of pilgrimage, thus inducing, a make;
proportion of mans.coming over
Surcef there
Dabo-
And free thy country, from the iron and India, the
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were enough ties already. As regards the construc- tion of a railway, he gravely pondered over it, and said he considered it detrimental to the interests of the country. There were nearly 80,000 to 100,000 Bedoślina whose living dopended on their camels. Every year just before the Hay season, these men came down to the town from their villages with their camels whose number was about 10,000. Now these men must •ket at least £5 per camel to make both ends It is notified in the London Gazette meet. Many of these Bedouins were so that the temporary commission in the poor that they lived on the stones of Royal Marines of Lieutenant Herbert dates. If a railway were "constructed. their livelihood would be gone, and they squish (second son of the Prime Minix would make trouble. When told that noter) is termimited in order that he may
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constructed from Syria to Medina, the railway line 900 miles in length shereef replied it was so because the Bedouous along that line chid not depend for their living on their camels but keeping goats and sheep, hence they, kep: few camelsk
king
of the railway the Sifereef said its construction required capital, and where way that to come. Capital could enrich country. Mecca. from. He did not believe that foreign of leading Mamifacturers, Merchants, ete, huf not work wealth. It had small in the principal provincial towns and industries, woodwork irtin manufac
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