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HONGKONG DAILY PERES, THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 1919.
DEFENCE OF KUT. GENERAL TOWNSHEND'S STORY.
General Sir Charles Townshend was present recently at a great assembly of St. 14.667 AL repatriated prisoners of
More than Andrew's Hall, Norwich. 1,000 men attended the function, and General Townshend made a point of shak. ing hands with those who wore with him at Kut. These numbered a 100, and were mainly 2nd Norfolks.
AUCTIONS
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Rood Central, Telephone No. 2832. HAVING been Favoured with instrue. tion from the Procuration Des Missions Etrangers will sell at their Residence No. 34, Caine Road, TO- DAY (THURSDAY), April 17th, at
2,30 г.M.
A portion of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AND EFFECTS,
Comprising Iron and Wood Bedstends, Chairs, Couch,
Wardrobes Overmantels, Piano, Sundries.
THEMA:-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, April 12th, 1918.
and
A. G. DA ROCHA
SURVEYOR AUCTIONEER,
GENERAL BROKER Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.
from AVOURED with instructiona
The Concerned, will sell by Public Auction, on SATUR
DAY, April 19th, at 10.80 A.
Sales Room,
A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
General Sir Charles Townshend suid those men who happened to be with him at Kat would admit that he took them into his confidence. He always told them from the moment of the siege that he had no secrets. And he was going USEFUL to take them into is confidence para again. Many things had happened which they did not know. The defence of Kut When he was re- was now bistorical. cently in Paris French officers told him that the defence of Kut ranked with the defence of Verdun, and he was very proud to hear that and to receive the onsolation of knowing that there were He would people who appreciated it remind them that he told them in Moo potamin that they would live to be proud of having been amongst the defenders of KRL There were always little orities; for instance, he saw from the papers that a book had Iren written by the Mr. Caudler, correspondent with relief force which tried to relieve him at Eut. That gentleman found fault with him, and declared that he miscalculated the amount of provisions at his command, and that he ought to be relieved sooner than was really necessary, and so caused the failure of the Relief Expedition. Well, perhaps ho was a better judge of the reusiances than Mr. Candier. That gentleman was not in Kut on that Christmas night. When the Turkish forces succeeded in getting into the fort He Kut was done, Kat was finished. sont a handful of men Norfolks and Oxfords into the fort, and the enemy was driven out by daylight, and Kut was saved.
Mr. Caudler was not there bo know that the whole thing would have been finished but for that handful of Bri- tishers. It was the British only wha LIRIK saved him at Kut. Those who were at There were Kut knew what he met. thinge it was undesirable to talk about in public. There were many reasons that Icaused him to ask to be early relieved. Some men present understood that it was the British who were the sheet-anchor in else. the defence of Kut and nobody Those men
who were with him would know there wore many reasons why be should be speedily The situa tion was very grave, and they would remmenber how he drastically dealt with them. It was not for him to say what it actually wBS. Ho determined to stand at Kut and save the whole of Meso- potamia.
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A. G. DA ROCHA,
SURVEYOR AND AUCTIONEER
GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Road Contral, Telephone No. 2932,
from AVOURED The Concerned,
with instructions
will sell by Pablic auction on TUESDAY, April 22nd, 1919, at 2.15 F.M, at his Sales Boom, SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS. Drawing Room Suite, Iron Bedsteads, Sideboard, Ice Dining Tables Chairs, Chests, Couch, Wardrobes, Curtains, Knives, Forka, Вроде, Pictures, Ornaments,
rockery and Glassware and Sundries.
TERMS-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, April 18th, 1919.
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DEMAND FOR BARLY RELIEF. He wired to the Commander-in-Chief: "I must be relieved in a month, if not I won't stay here." They guaranteed to Bave him in a month, but failed. HPURSUANT to in ORDER OF THE preferred his opinion to Mr. Candler's, as to what relief was necessary He was only able to hold out so long as he did by finding grain that was buried under bouses and elsewhere. He told the Arabs if they did not tell him where they were hiding the grain he would have them shot, and they at ones revealed the bid- ing places.
There was another thing he had heard which had embittered Lim Some officere had told him that it had been said that be had been well treated by the Turks, his men. and did not care what became
SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG dated the 7th day of March, 1030, made in an Action in the matter of the Estate of HO TSUN SAN alias HO SHU TONG alias HO SAN CHUNG alias HO A BEK alias HO A BEEK alía: HO A BIK deceased.
By
MR. GEORGE P. LAMMERT,
at his Auction Rooms in Duddell Street,
IN
THE
on
WEDNESDAY,
the 30TH day of AL, 1913, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon,
TWENTY LOTS. VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
Well, his character was well-known to many presont, and he asked them if they thought he was a man to act like that. (Loud cries of "No.") He replied to his informants, "I am sure no soldier said that." Nobody had ever dared to Bay that to his face. These little crities situate and being Nos. 49 and 51, Hollywood Road standing on Inland Lot No. 2001, Nos did these things behind one's back.
the would like to tell the men before him what 40% and 408, Queen's Road West, Nos. 5 and
7, Bam To Lane all standing on really happened. Everything was kept ing Portion of Section F of Inland Lot No. from him. He was at once taken away 800, Nos. 51, 63, 137 and 153, Second Street, by the Turks, and when he arrived at standing on the Remaining Portion of Inland Constantinople he was met by the offers Lot No. 759 and Section & and the Remain
One would of the army at that place.
He
Remain
hare thought he was inspecting the garring Portion of Inisud Lot No. 500, Nos. 17, 80, 37, 89, and 41, Centre Street, standing Bon instead of being a prisoner of war on the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. They said they would treat him just a8 768, Nos. 28, 24 and 62, First Street, standing on the Remaining Fortion of Inland Lot Osman Pasha was treated at the fall of Plevna, and that they regarded the de
Lot No. 683, No. 43, Graham Street, standing fence of Kut as being as good as the de No. 75 and the Remaining Fortion of Island fence of Plevna. They certainly treated him with great honour. He was closely watched, for he did not give his parole. All the letters he endeavoured to send, and all that were sent to him, wore bura ed. Stores sent out to Mesopotamia were Lot consists of the two semi-European looted, and that was why the men did not get many of the things sent out from
Norfolk.
the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 196, No. 30, Feel Street, and No. 22, Gage Street, being respectively Section E and Section C af Inland Lot No. 187, Victoria, Hongkong
Houses, No. 49 and 51, Hollywood Road, held under a Crown Lease having 032 years to
ran.
Lot 3 comprises No. 406, Queen's Road West
Lot 4 comprises No. 5, Sam To Lano. Lote 5 and 8 are Nos. 137 and 183, Second Street.
But the whole trouble rested with Ger Lot 2 comprises Nos. 402, Queen's Boad mana. The German officers round Enver West and No. 7, Sam To Lane. Pasha did everything they could to make reconciliation between Turkey and Eng- There was ta land utterly impossible be found the cause of all the barbaritica The Turk alone was a clean fighter and a sportsman. The crueltics that were prac Lined were inspired by the Germans, and nobody could forget them. He asked Enver
Lote 7 to 18 inclusive are Nos. 27, 21, 30, Pasba to lighten their captivity and got Tale, and be promised most politely
lat. All are held under a Crown Lease everything would be done, but he 37, 39, and 41, Centre Street, one house for Cuch
that
Lots 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all held for a term of 999 years of which 942 years are unexpired.
spoke to the German officers, and every; having 949 years unexpired.
Ho bad thing promised was altered.
усы.
Lote 18, 14 and 15 comprise Nos. 51 and beard nothing at that time of the burrors 63, Second Street and 62, First Street. Those that happened on the murch, and had lots also have an unexpired term of 912 since been made clear, in the month f May, 1918 He got a letter from Earl Curzon telling him of the borrors of the march, and it was only then that he un He then derstood what had happened. nuderstood why he was never allowed to see any of the officers or men who had boch with him
He wanted to tell thom how at the end
Lote 16 and 17 are Nos. 26 and 28, First Street, held under a Crown Lease with 938 years unexpired.
Lot 18 is No. 43, Graham Street. This lob has 934 years to run.
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ho managed to shorten their captivity torm of 820 years. All the above housen and bow at the same time he helped to excopt lot 1 are Chinese housse. bring about ponce with Turkey. After failing a third time to oscape he had be obtained from, and sale plans of the nover given his parole he set to work property may be inspected at, the offlo to upset the Turkish Government, and if of he lind boon found out he would have been shot. Enver Pasha's Government was withdrawn, and the next day the now Government sent for him, and said, "Will you help us?" He-naid he would on one condition-he must be free before ho left the Sublime Porto, and if Turkey wanted England to make penco they must open the Dardanelles. He came away with the consent of the opening of the FRENCH LESSONS
Dardanelles in his pocket, and a promise for liberation at once of prisoners of waY and also a promise that the Black Ben Plot should not come through the Bosphores -not a bad half-hour's work.
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