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THORNYCROF
JOHN I. THORNTOBOFT & Co., Limrren,
SHIPBUILDENS AND ENGINEERS,
LONDON, SOUTHAMPTON AND BASINGSTOK
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAKUH 371B, 1820
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FATE OF AN EMPIRE
THE TURK OF THE CAPITAL:
Mr. Parceval Landon writes in the Daily Telegraph: Proverbially, it is the Lest
of a dying regime that it should call
in outsiders to do the work which it should do itself. So often in Byzantium and in Constantinople has a luxury-loving race called in mercenaries to help it in war, self-development, and trade, that one ?
RESEARCH IN MESOPOTAMIA
THE STORY OF NOAH AND THE FLOOD EXPLAINED.
Writing in the Cornhill Magazine For February, Major-General Sir George Mac munn emphasises the vast possibilities that exploration in Mesopotamia offers to the historian. In the course of his article he observan
Now BEADY.
THE DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE
1920.
FOR CHINA, JAPAN, COREA
INDU CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIP-
PINES, BORNEU, ETC.
Q.
AUCTIONS
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PUBLIO AUCTIONE.
BY APPOINTMENT. HUGHES AND "HOUGH,
ACCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADXIRALITY.
General Auctioneers,
Share. Coal and General Produce Brokers
The Undersigned have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction,
(For Account of the Concerned), On TUESDAY,
March 30th, 1930, at 11 am, at No. 8, Hun- phreye Avenue, Kowloon, SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
tion
therein contained, consisting of :-
The story of the Flood is the story of is inclined to ask whether the climate here a Mesopotamish food interpreted and is not in some measure responsible for it."onlargal as part of the moral and philo Twenty-two year!
ago Sir Nicholas uphic scheme of divine cause and effect. O'Conor made to me
A knowledge of the conditions obtaining. passing reference to the enervating influence of the air here, to-day in Mesopotamia assure one that the and in 1919 bir Gerard Lowther made a couing of these plains needs no amazing similar comment with some emphasis miracle Anyone who has crossed the This huge city was in its splendour not
Hamar Lake between Ur and Qurna in merely a colony of Rome, it was a de- the flood season, as the writer has, where FIFTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL ISSUE. liberata transfer to a new site of all that no land on any side is visible from a was left of Bome itself. Yes Constan- steamer's dock, will realise readily enough. tinople was never Roman in any sense that an unusual rainfall and the bursting least of all in that massive strength which of large dans high up on the Euphrates took up the white man's burden of those would produce floods exactly as describ- days, built the road and bridged the ford,od in Genesis. The great flat bottomed dispensed equal and careless justice, and, bosts, the lake bellums that navigate the complete in each chae as it can be made, but above all things, kept the peace Politi. Euphrates to this day, and are the exact each Colony, Fort or Battlement is prefaced cally and pictorially Stamboul has had likeness of the conventional ark of a Re by a DESCRIPTION, carefully revised each every gift showered upon bey from her gent Street toyshop, pitched too inside rear, most of which will serve as accurate and out with bitumen, and capable of tak-A FOR £zz Touzdar, giving every detail birth, or at least her re-birth. But there ing sixty to seventy tons of cargo, are in connection with the place, their History, slipped in an ugly godmother, who gave quite equal to carrying a considerable. Tapegraphy, dia. her a climate, and in the long run that number of human beings with their dome climate has stripped of their strength, tio animals. initiative, and power to rule each and "Sir. William Willcocks auggests that all of the races that have followed each Noah was a considerable land-owning other beside the waters of the Golden sheikh on the middle Euphrates, where in Horn Strangers from Scandinavia were very early times irrigation on a laro Country and Port, would alone suffice to March 30th, 1990, commencing at 230 FM
not more foreign to the emperors they pro- tected than were the Christian janigarics of a hundred years ago Is it much changed today Is the Greek or the Armenian. to whom the control of the huge tobacco and silk industries of Turkey has been idly transferred, less of a mer cenary than the Varangian guardsmant Who have made the railways, who have traincl--or tried to train the Ottoman armies and näries in these Tatter davat It is not worth while labouring the point. The Turkish Empire has been buttressed by outsiders, and must share the fate of all men and all communities who sell their birthright for an easily-acquired mess of pottage
The Turk of Constantinople is a man unable now to hold his own alone. What is far worse, he is unwilling to make the attempt. In spite of all Eis words-acrer airier than at this moment there is this great difference between his position and that of the other nations and races that rosa against us in 1914 and were crushed. In every other case the Conference has had to deal with peoples who, however low they may have been brought, have still the power and the indomitable will to recover themselves by their own sertions, There is nothing of this among the Taks. Good qualities they have in the cities, and out in the country many more Bat of Teadership, of determination, of willingness to assume responsibility, there is so patent a lack that the Turkish news papers themselves cry out against their own officials. There is not visible even the first requisite for a new and whole- some start in their national life-a re- cognition of their real situation at this moment
CLEMENGKAU AND THE TURKS.
scale was practised. Gifted with shrewd insight into political trouble and the dan ger that upheavals meant to" control, of"| water storage, he prepared for such trouble by making his bellum inhabitable, or especially building one as a refuge. He would then be prepared, as in the Bible story, for a year of unusual rain and the cataclysm that much follow the bursting of dama, no longer controlled by a central authority.
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THE DIRECTORY covars the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from. Not orlands "Indis to Siberis, in which Europeans reside.
Not only is the Directory as fall, and
The Information in these Descriptions," consisting of a hundred interesting article, packed with facts concisely "set out, and containing statistics of the TRADE of Bach
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Directory only, pp. 1,300, 87.00.
The Book is printed from New Type specially reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in every arrangement grantly facilitates reference,
Besides to us! Alphabetical List of Firma the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS of TRADES and PROFESSIONE ■t the larger Commercial Centres.
The
90,000 FOREIGNERS, -
arranged, with the Initikha na wail as the Scrnames, în strictly- Áphabetical Order, > that any no can be found instantly,"
"Now we know that the word, Ararat is but agglutinous Sumerian for a mound, 'and just that sort of mound that once was mud village with which Mesopotomia, horizons abound; it is not difficult to catch from the Ararat of Armenia, that" high heaped land, a commemorative echo ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in those mindful of sa ancient tradition.] in the Fär Elf contains the names of over It is then easy to believe that woah and his family and his domestic animals, recure in their bellam, were swept away down the Euphrater on the creat of a flood, of which the details in Geneis are. perfectly posible, floated on the Chaldean marshes till the foods abated, and event- ually lodged on the site of a village of an older age, or even one destroyed by the Flood itself. The site was probably some- where near the junction of the Euphrates with the marshes, viz, that very area of which Ur was the dominating settlement, about 1920 B.C. we find the strong and substantial tradition of Abraham, the der cendant of Noah, leading his family from this district to wander in the land of Shinar and, np towards Cannan and the river of Egypt."
POLITICAL PARTIES.
THE MPS AND PLANS
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Teakwood amall Sideboard and Dianer Waggon, Overmantel, Rastan Furniture and Mathing, Ghas Ware, Crockery and Pictures, - two single and one double Beds, Shanghai two Teakwood Wardrobes (Bevelled Mirrora) Bath,
Ice Chest, Meat Safe, Cooking Hidro,
A130 One Piano by Challen & Son, London, in first class condition.
Catalogues will be issued. TEEMS :—Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
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The Undersigned have received instrue tions to sell by Public Auction,
(For Account of the Concerned),
**** OF TUESDAY
at their Sales Rooma, No. & Des Voeux
Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
A small Consignment of HOUSEHOLD LINENS, da
Comprising: Turkish Towels Bath Towels, Bath Shoots, Double Bed Sheetz Battenberg and Drawn- work Bedspreads Table Covers, Crochet and Drawnwork Doilies.
Atso A few lots of Braas Jardinieres, Large Kin kosan Vases, Japanese Vases.
And
Two Travelling bags and Buit Cases. (All new gooda and in small lota) TERMS:-Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneert."
The Undersigned have received instrac- dons to sell by Public Auction,
(For Account of the Concerned),
On TUESDAY, March 30th, 1920, at 9.30 PM., so their 278ale Room, No 8, Des Velux Road,
Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BIAS8 190 BRASS- MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, TEAK- WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS,
CARPETS, &o,
Comprising 1-
The CHRONICLE covers the notable events together with the Texts of all the
Chesterfield Sofas, Armchairs (new) most important Treaties concluded with the Folding Card and Occasional Tables One countries of Eastern Asia, the Tariou Customs Tarifs, Trade Regulations, Champrising Tearwood Twin Bedstead, large and Upholstered Suite Bedroom Furniture com- bars of Commerce, Scales of Commissions, all Wardrobes, Dressing Tables sad Chairs, Consular and Court Fees, Hongkong Stamp Washstands, &o,, (fumed Teakwood), Side Duties, Fostal Guide, Signal Codes, Chinese boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Din- Festivals, Tables of Money, Weights and in Tables and Chairs, &o. Dinner Ser Measures and other Commercial Informa vices, Crockery, and Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery Bath Boom Utensils, Electro-Plated Ware.
tion.
though condensed in every possible manner The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY contains every year more pages and now
Electric Beading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, & quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Blackwood Fire Screens, Side Tables, Chairs Cabinets, Pictures, Carpete
ALSO Four Fiance, One Enamelled Bath, Camera, ko, do,
Tzs: Cash,
It is published at the Office of the new and second-hand. "HONGKONG DAXXX' Paess,”
The Directories and Descriptions are of r—
CHIDYA
Bocchow.
Canton Chinking. Whempos. Nanking Kowloon, Wuku. Lappa,
If we bear in mind that we are now for the first time dealing with a race that It will be remembered that the Turkish bas nes the ability, unaided, to attain to delegates were summoned to Paris during modern standards of life and develop the Conference as an act of grace. They ment; if, too, we recollect that it is our were merely invited to assist, with their experience and knowledge, the Commis work and nuly to save the Turk from his numbers nearly 2,000.
Town officials; and if, finally, we brush sions appointed by the Supreme Council aside the oratorical froth, whether in the What actually happened? They arrived mouth of Mustafa Kemal at Angora of at Vaucresson, near Paris, on June 19th in that of the Sultan's deputy at the When invited to assist the first Commis drsariest-and, it may be added, most un- sion, they after their own traditional
constitutional-opening recently that custom-mistook kindly justice for weak any Parliament has known, we shall move ness, incontinently produced a fully de forward more securely. The opening of Paking. tailed set of claims and demands of the Parliament was unconstitutional because Tiantain, most impertinent nature. Clemencean there was not a quorum present The Puitaiho, had no two ways of dealing with such quorum was not present becasue the Com-Chinwangtao. rubbish. Within a fortnight after theymittee of Union and Progress had so Taka had arrived he told the whole lot to go ordered. It may surprise some readers to Antung back to Constantinople It may have hear that the infamous Committee of Manchurian given them food for thought that the day Union and Progress still exists. It is, Trade Ctres. of their ignominious departure was also of course, in hiding, but it remains the Newohwang the actual day on which Germany signed sole centre of authority among the Turks, Dairen. at Versailles the severest peace terms of and the newspapers this morning have Port Arthur. modera history. They had thrown away not failed to note that the new deputies, Chefoo a golden opportunity. Moderation and by whatever name they may call them Weihaiwed. an acceptance of the new ern would never selves, are almost without exception infu. have stood them in better stead than at Unionists. Moreover, it is as well to Mukden, that moment of all moments. But the remember that Turkish Government rojected in folly the National party is, as a matter of fact,
the much trumpeted Shanghai. best chance Turkey has had since the war Unionist to a man, and the National was lost for her, and now it is our, their Forces Unionist forces enemy's, special duty at the present con ference to see that the just interests of
the Turks are considered and respected The Turkish Government, at almost all fimes, has been the curse of the plain Turkish mala
Herbin
Lungohing
So we recognise that the detested and rightly blamed C.U.P. of which Enver Tokyo, and Talass are death-sentenced fugitives, Yokohama.. and several other members condemned to g punishments which are nominally severe „Kobo.
Kawhiang, Bhamani. Hankow Konkmoon Tochow. Nanning. Shansi. Ichang
Wuchoutu. K'Chauwen,
Chungking, Pakhoi.
Hangohow. Holbow. Niogpos
Langchow.
Wenchow. Mangtse.
"Santa":"Bokow,
Fiochow. Scamso
Atay “KLAP
Lungkow
Tengrich.
Changchun Hunobth.
Jára":"And Formona.
Osaka. Redang Moj
Tainaafu. Nagasaki. Takow. Hakodata. Anping. Tamsul
EASTERN STEERTA
Vladivostock.
he one and only political party Shimonoseki. Stupidity in this matter has reached it in Turkey. The order went forth from it zenith. The following statement by that no one of the minorities should Turkish Minister was recently published be elected. Not one, therefore except, it We accept all the clauses which the Con is said, one Jew with Unionist leanings ference of Paris has imposed upon Aus has been elected, Politically we are where Seoul. tria, Poland, and Roumania dealing with we were in 1917, and it is with Enver and Shamalpo.. the protection of the rights of minorities Taleah that the Allies have still to deal. Kunaan. For that matter, these rights have alway The Tarkish electorate is bullied and ter and, in the fullest norrible manner, been rorised into supporting the nld and in respected by us. This cynical reference famous Committee, thinly disguised under Haaol. to the slaughter of 800.000 Armenians other names. It is useless to act until we Haiphong characteristic of the attitude by which the realise the true situation, and see that Tonka Turkish official still Bolieves that the Allies are impressed, I repeat the gra. our chief work will be to give help, order, Provinces. vity of the Turkish crisis and the deter of the Ottoman ambjente. During the Manila,
justice, and political rights to the mass mination of the Supreme Connell are Allied occupation of Constantinople-a totally misunderstood. They still believe
OROGEN.
Wonson. Mokpo Fusan. Chinnampo. Pingyang Songchiu. HOBORONG AND IT DEPENDENCyan, Magan,
FRENCH INDO-CHINA, GO Antsis. Tongae. Hut, Saigon. Quinhoss Cambodge.
PHILIPPINES. Fallo.
Borik. Brunel: Borneo,
Barawak.
in mere words The shadowy complexi godsend to ninetenths of the people here
we all have a certain amount of British North ties of a few minds that have made
*Turkish support. It 18 in the confident thought their tim may be disregarded belief that that occupation will, in one by men more, happily endowed. This in
a problem which needs commonsense rather form or another, continue for many years Persk
BANGIDE.
Cebu.
•MALAY STATES.
Selangor. Pahang
ETRAITS SITTENDMENTE, //
than the shopmag of logic, and it will that the people here are beginning to Negri Sembilan Johore. Kadan, build up the hope, hitherto denied them by Kalantan. ⠀ Trengganu Berling be dealt with by ourselves and the French Sultan sud Committee alike, of a decent, Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov, Walleelev. in accordance with that sense of broad and material justice which the Channel orderly, and free existence They cannot
now/stand alone, and the worst enemy| Batavia. does not interrupt.
of the unhappy · Turkish - peonle, is the Buttensorg, (Continued at foot of nest column.) "*" man who tells the world that they cơn.
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Samarang Padang Bourabaya, klacamar. Rast Coast of Bimetra.
**HUGHES & HOUGH,
Antioneer.
The Undersigned have received instruc- tions to sell by Public Auction, mak
(For Account of the Concerned)
Go On WEDNESDAY, March 31st
1920, commencing at 6:00 PM. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, Corner of Ice House Streck ARISTA COLLECTION OF
GENUINE POSTAGE "STAMPS,
consisting of
A fine selection of War Stamps of British Colonies and Now Europe, rare Ceylon, foundland,
On view from Friday, 28th March, 1937.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers
FOR SALE.
The Undersigned have received instr bious to sellTM
(For Account of the Concerned), The Tacht ERIN
sa the bow ties off Ah King's Slipway Further particulars and inspecting orders may be obtained from the undersigned.
IZMA Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH Auctioneers
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