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and either the Tarkas
of these conditid 5 will be to rapade, or the Germans Wile,
to the German los
HONGKONG
have to be contentari. Abraham (2
of their national
Min A. G. Anderson to let them hapon sa paranemisk Me and Mrs J. W. war expenditure it per
Under these circumstanc
Appleton
Mr G. Ludia Major and Mr D
Macdonald
Miss M. Maafacade
Mrs F
domination or that the wily Turi, ut Mrs Bullion Mra W. Kiso stoch
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Mr Band & family HR Mr W. G. Browell. My 04
and Ara 0
Three years of warfar have pretty thoroughly dissipated his dreams of conquait for the Turk. The Rasdans are hala
cleared his armies out of neutra) Farais.
(BY CAPT. EB. C. POLLARDA When the Young Tuck Party entered hips inevitable that the Germ should a fool. Arabbott the war in 1814 upon the side of the halk the Turk; it is cortally inouitable J. H. Baring Mrs FL Lamnor
fra Baring Mr C. Little Central Fowers; it was yet too early to and logical that the Tuck should lower and Hrs B. A. Me 9. Longfeld decide definitely whether or not they obvious that either the Turkish Governph. Baxter.
the German; for, whatever befális, it 23 §**
Bertar had joined the winning side. The fruits meat must hand over the Turkish natione Baxter
and national resources to Germa
mano Helle Blocks probably, such as to the gamble obeat his quondam ally attractive; but undoubtedly the prede of the interest on his monster, and such. MER X Birbook minating, influence was the lavish scale Somebody has got of hribes to Turkish leaders, with which experience se the Germans have gained MET D. Birral Cape Chermany had corupted the pecularly them to the unpleasant conclusion that of the Young Turk during this war leada venal representatives of that herpasbro in the end it will not be only the Turk clitic, renegade section Imera'yas' the For a long time the Young Turksbare Young Turk Party; men who are neither been exploiting their people in the
German interest, moved
moved in this not› by
Charles Brown Er McCorma Turks nor European Muslims for love of admiration for the Tanton-fog Mr and Mrs. A. 3. Mr W. M. Melanes Christians.
there is no love, fost between these Van Bauroc Cap Wind M
Mrs. V. la Burgh brothers of the knife-but because
them personally to do ao The Me Calderon. MeNicolearnosky
1 to expend m mint in bribery of various
Me AV Caper Me and Mrs John
Mitchell members of the Turkish Government Mr and Mrs G. Q.
Carleton Egypt repelled all assaults and extended Turkey, the Government is poral de Med Ms Carpmael Mr. A. B. Mealder have made hay while the bun shongest her frontier to the Gaza line in Palestine. pendant upon the Army, so that politics Miss Carpmand Mr. and Mrs G Mesopotamia has been conquered by the and the service are inextricably blended. Miss MA Clarke Murliston,
From
this it can be judged that as Capt W. Cochrana: Mr J. -S. Nicolson... British, Baghdad occupied and the
the
Mr RR Plunkett- Mr F. 0. Orden permitting the British sphere of influence still further ent
of the Turkish Army to be
*Colo
Mrs. TR. Deane extended by the recent victory at exploited to benefit the Germans, the Mr. Costers Dr and Mrs G.
Dr&MrJ Coronel Oldman Ramadis on the Northern Euphrates. end of the German-Turkish The greas province of Tejaz in Arabiament is imminent.otherwise the Young Turks would not risk the alienation of has proclaimed its independence their chict support established, a separate existence under
its own Kings and as can be seen by reference to the war map, the Ottom
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and
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Empire bus loab gigantic stretches of the territory of subject nationalities during the war. But for the pressure of their lieved the German situation, while it der Pytbersen
both been drained of essential food Me Neroun Gibb Ms B Pritchard HBANKING CORPORATION
quite ruthless. German masters and betrayera. Turkey would long since bave sued for peace.
TEMPORARY GAINS.
additional supply has not greatly re to benefit Germany, but this
Mr
Mrs T. has starved the Ottoman Armies Mr&Mrs F. Gould ME. H. Ray Matters recently reached such a pitch Mr J.
Lt. H. B. Redfield available, bread and onions were simoet Mr & Mrs J. Greve Mr D. Reichelman unobtainable, and the discontent was Capt. T.P.
Fall Mr P. Reichelman accentuated by the knowledge that Rev. J.W. Hamilton Me G. C. Reifal though some of the Turkish soldiers
Kr B.. Hanio were so starved that they had to eat Mr and Mrs W. A.
home, and an last their boots, the Fam
Branibal German soldiers were adequately ration ed with Turkish food.
that though plenty of fresh frait was MrLL Green Miss FF Reay,
intense:
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The only successes the Young Turks can claim are the temporary gains in the prosecution of their internal polley. The war has accentuated the ideal of Turkish nationalisation, and under corer
Little by little the overbearing nature of military necessity they have been of the Germans themselves, coupled with able to kill of the nou-Turkish elements this peculiar policy at the Turkish Goy such as the Armenians, Syrians, 'Greeks ernment har produced feeling of and others, withogs laying themselves discontent in the Turkish Arou: W. Hoogewerk, Mr E. B. Simmons
Pasha, the head of all political Mr4 Bhelton Hooper Mrs M. Blade open to concerted action by the European and military affairs, has publicly aked ML Hope Mr. A. W. P. Spiers Powers such as would have been the the Germans to treat his soldiers better, My C.. Hutton Mr J. Stalker case in time of pesca.
and this, through apparently showing Capt. and Mrs R. Mr. W. van der the depth of degradation which Turkey
Innes For the moment this murderous Fan-bas reached at German hands, may yet Miss Jacobsery Mr an Turkish policy of extermination has been
be only a device to render the eventual breach
with successful, but it will probably turn the masses.
Germany more popular with Mrs Jelstrap and
grandchildren out to be one of the grossest politics Daily the conviction is sinking into MA. Jenkins blunders ever made. The economic loss the Turkish mind that their sorrows Ms H. Jolley
Mrs D. Johnstone and sufferings are caused more. by the nice on the Ottoman Empire by Germans than by their own mistuided Mr. W. Walker Mr and Mrs W. J.
Mrs E B. Jones the extinction of these hundreds of thou-and corrupt Govemment. The spirit sands of industrious traders and agri- of revolt abroad is being turned against fr
ME. Joseph Me W. J. van-Wag- culturiste is bound to re-act heavily upon the German, rather than against those Mr and Mrs. M. R. lendonk
ginally
de Journel but out of the whole Miss 0, de Journel Mrs 1.
Mr W. B. Waltera
Wataon intrigue Mies H. de Journel Mod
and Mrs T. F. petence, and whose constructive genius and utter disregard for the
nation like the Turks, whose only Young soldier politicians.
the
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Mr C. P. Templeton
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is to all intents and purposes a negligible the teases of the Turkish people arises Binand Mrs T. H. Mr S. T. Williamson quantity.
the clear and unraistakeable sign, that Turkey basis is an admitted failure for Turkish is prepared to cut her losses
Kushibik Mind A &D. Wooda The result of the war on a territorial yet hopes to break of German Capt. T. Is Larsen Mrs H Woods
dommation and in cour
commercial parlance, MD. de Lasignan Mr. B. E. Wright
the ambition; the Gnancial condition of the expense of the Central Powert, whose Ottoman Empire is even worse.
The money will certainly never return to extent to which Turkey is indebted to them, either as to espital or interest. the entral Powers and the terms upon which the loans have been granted, are both matters of conjecture; but even the obviously cooked figures furnished by Djavid
Bey in the House of Representa tives afford
afford food for thought-y
"# Tork" Debt to Ottoman Bank on the
outbreak of
being at the end of her resources nestled Mr G. G. Wood
Loans contracted
many
i Gor
142,000,000 Loans contracted in Austria: 12,000,000 Loans for payment, of debt
coupons from beginning of war til March, 1917... 8,000,000 Various loans on war account.... 24,330,000
Total of recent Debts .187,630,000 Total of previous Debts... 150,000,000
Total Turkish Debt to lat
March, 1917 an ...337,530,000
ABADIRUPT STATKE
The pre-war condition of Turkish Space was admittedly precarious Fir haa more than doubled the liabilities and the reduction of available assets in land,
in the national production, and is the man-power of the Ottoman Empire, has severely constricted the national power of repayment. Turkey at the present moment is bankrupt; financially,
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