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The "Directory and Chronicle for China and Japan.”.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1918.
U.S.A. AIR PLANS,
A Great Effort.
Mr. G. Ivy Sanders writes from "Somewhere in Ohio"
As the birthplace of the sero- plane, it is not warprising that the United States will become the leading country in the production The bulky volame, in its fan of heavier-than-air machines. She death there to-isy of the ex-iliar red binding, is with us once has at her command the wax ax- Sultan Abdul Hamid from again, and there need be no periapes of the Allies and the inflammation of the lunge. The doubt that the
combined expert knowledge and. 1918 issue deceased will bạ given, a State
skill of the whole world. She of this splendid work of bas the necessary raw material funeral.-Beater.
The ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid referenos will be found to be for manufacture at her hands, and was born on Sept. 22, 1842. He as useful sa its many prede is the leader of the world in Foended the throne after the
cessore, In our opinion the standarisation and qusotity pro- deposition of big brother Murad
duction. With well-founded in 1878, was depored on April 13. Directory and Chronicle for confidence, the Allied forces can 1909, and was succeeded by his China. Japan, Straite Settlement, anticipate, through the United Indo-China, Philippines, &o. (to 8'atee, anpremacy in the sir by He began his life as he ended give as much of ita comprehensive the greatest flying feet the world it, in seclusion and exile. In his title as space will permit) is an has ever dreamed of. youth he is said to have been invaluable work for all interested fond of alady, and to have in the Far East-commercially, attempted so far se his oppor tunities allowed to assimilate Western ideas. The events of his reign, however, hardly justify this praise of his apologiats. yigin, ale began at the time
brother.
The development of the' Air Services in this country is divided las contains a most accurate which are included the leading Bocially or historically. The between the Aircraft Board, ia list, alphabetically arranged, of Army, Nary, and civilian aviation residents from Marchuria to the of the Army. The duty of the all the business firms and foreign authorities, and the Signal Corpe Straits Settlements. In short, it formar is to create the flying; of is full of information, useful to the latter to find and train its when "the" Bulgerian atrocities bad giren the first blow to the businessmen as well as to re- personnel. British conviction that the Tark sidents in the Far East and else
"Square pegs in square holes" was the salt of the earth, and where, sad abould be in every is the motto here, consequently business cffice and in the homes the Signal Corps has for its head friendship for Turkey and enmity of all interested in the part of the Major-General G. O. Squier, svia- to Russia were the only safe world specially dealt with. This tion pioneer and the first pse dogmas on which to base cur Eastern policy. The Daily Naws year's volume like its predecessors, senger to fly with the Wright may refer with pardosable pride is beautifully printed on paper of brothers. Brigadier-General O. to its share in these great events. good quality, while the red McK. Saltzman, one of the officials
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It was the letters of Sir (then Mr.) binding is a strong and sein charge of the Wright tests, is Edwin Pears from Constantinople bright as of rore. We cannot his executive
officer, and which firet directed the attention commend it too highly as a work Brigadier General B. D. Foulois, of the world to the horrors being of reference. and of general the only fices in the United ONE OF WOMAN'S WORST perpetrated in the Near East Mr. the Hongkong Daily Press Ld. in 1910, is in otarga in France. information. We congratulate States Army assigned to aviation Gladstone publicly referred to the
courage and ability of Mr. On this the fifty sixth year of the Pears, and praised the errvice volume's publication. The price of rendered to the world by the the work is $11 (large volume) Daily Newe na "the most weighty, and $7 (sbridged.)
I may say the most splendid,' that the Press had to ite credit.
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APPLICATIONS are invited than six months ago was one of
for the post of Acting Lec- While Abdul Hamid was busy-saved it from orambling to pieces. gigantic and far-reaching pro-
turer On Pharmacology and ing himself with each things as Especially the anarchy in Mace portions, sod the
Therapeutics. A course cf 100 the reform of bis harem, the donia, where Bulgarians were quantity of machines and parts gently cleanse the system, thas lectures is required to be de- world was moving rapidly towards massacring Greeks, Greeks were which are beginning to be turned. dispelling bilicus headaches, livered during the academic year a orisis in which he was destined massacring Romanians, and Tor out daily in the great factories purifying the breath, clearing the 1918-1919 between to be, not wholly of bis own will, kish troops were pillaging and throughout the
stin and aiding the appetite. O of 4-5 P.M. on any day ex- country are one of the principal figures. masesoring everybody else, had evidence that their claims were all chemists, alco 60 cents the vial cept SATURDAY. Applications In December, 1876, a conference reached each s pitch that England not exaggerated or their plane post free from the D. Williams should reach the Registrar not
later than May 6th. Medicine Oe., 96 Sachnen Road, were preparing over estimated.
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ople and failed of its purpose, and [8] new scheme of "reforms The unique position and Shanghai. the immediate acquel to its failure which would have turned strength of the motor-car industry was the declaration of war by that part of the Ottoman of the United States will place Bossia in April, 1877. The war Empire into su autonomone pro her in a position of great advant- ended in the peace of San Stefano, vizes in all but in Dame. It was age for aircraft production. Msay which established a larger Buljust this coheme that produced enormons factories that were, garia than that which now the "miracle" which, indeed, antil quite recently, engaged exists. Then came the Berlin saved Turkey, though it even- upon tarning oat motor-care and Congress, when Bulgaria was out tuslly cost Abdal Fismid his their engines will prove invala- down to the territóry north of the throne. The authors of the able in their easy adaptability to Balkans and Eastern Bamelis bloodless revolution of July 24, the menafectare of seroplanes. was established south of them, 1908, the Young Tarkish Party, and sero-engines, ¿the ̋ remainder of the Geater organised so a "Committee of The first "Liberty" engine was Bulgaria of the San Stefano, Union and Progress," had for produced in 28 days after work "Treaty being handed back to some time past been carrying on had began on the plane of two of Turkey. This was Lord Beacons a propaganda among the cfficers the ablest men in this country, "feld's "Peace with Honours." of the Macedonian troop. At and is said to combine the beet of At this time Abdul Hamid pro- tempts at suppression failed, sud sooh approved type of engine claimed a Constitution, and a proclamation, signed by Niszi used by the Ailies. Simplicity at his Parliament was elected which sat Bey and Enver By, was issued, will be the keynote, both in regard Lodge "Mount Parisk (Kennedy for two sessions and was dissolved demanding the restoration of the to running and manufacture. Brad). when its members asked awFward Constitution of 1878
Every part is interchangeable The Whole of his Valuable questions about public expendi The surrender of Abdul Hamid sad can be manufactured inde.
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Comprising. lare, its members being Lustled was so swift se it was opmplete. pendently at various factories. on board steamere and sent home. On July 24 be issued an Irade The advantage of a standardised Tapestry covered couches & The next important episode in restoring the Constitution. engine, both in quantity produc armchairs, blackwood armchairs the Sultan's reign is the deposi. The rule of the Young Turks tion and for service at the front, & tropoje, teak writing tables &
bookcases, tea tion of the Khedive Imail and promised well, and the first is obvious.
& cccasional
THE Closing day of the Yacht- the loss to Turkey of Egypt, reformed Parliament met in In this particular diatriot there tables, tapestry & crefonne cur
ing Season and Prize Pre- Here tro Abdul Bamid'e vacillat sember. Abdul Hamid greeted are whole towne devoted entirely tains; carpets, ornaments, sto. etc.
Teak dining table & chairs, sentation will take place at the ing personality and bis distraet the new Chamber with apparent to aircraft manufacture, and I fine teak sideboard with bevelled Club House, North Point, on of England, now no longer dis sincerity, bat true to his instincts, have been much interested to see mirror, card tables, flower stands SATURDAY, 4th May, guised, were the dominant factors be organised a counter-revolution, that the extraordinary success of ice chest, brass fender, dinner The attendance of Members in the situation."
It failed lamentably, and he was women seroplane workers in service, electro-plated
and friends is requested from From now onward the recordjdeposed on April 27,
England and France has reaplted, cutlery, glassware, electric table 2:30 PM. oowards. of oppression growe more dam-! Thus ended 6 chapter of in the extensive employment of fans, etc., etc, ning. The suppression of the Torkish history the importance of worien labour in the aircraft Teak twin bedsteads, single & right of free speech, the muzzling which will not be fully appreciat factorien here.
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of the Press, the withdrawal of ed till the world is further re- Your have not heard much of the privilege of the Christian m ved from it. Poesibly its American fliers yet but you will. Charches, the loog series of essential festure will prove to Armenian massacres, the violation have been that it saw the first of the foreign insile, are the best beginnings of those German in- remembered items in the gloomy daences which bare moulded the chronicis, Abdal Hamid's treat-destinies of Tucker.
Our Canton correspondent, ment of the Armenians is the Abdul Hewid was first deport-writing on April 30, earn — grestest blat on his character.ca ed to Salonios, and lived in the The Roman Cathol'c sman and bis reputation as a Ville Albatross with his harem manity in Yangkong city has Ltd. raler.
Later he was removed to Bromma requested iba Amerio in Oneal On view from Wednesday, the The atempt to carry out the It is not known when he returned General to make a profeal to the 8th inst. same policy in Crete led to the to Conn'antinople.
government becsuse in the fight intervention of the Powere-and Bis character caur ot be better ing between the troops of General the loss of the island to Turkey, summed up then in the following Lung and thore of Centos, the In 1897 came the war with quotation from an essay by Sir Centos troops when they exiered Greece, bai the Powers interven. Sir Edwin Pears:
the city, took away the valuables ed to prevent Tarkay from resp "His name will go down" to belonging to the Catholic com- ing the advantage of her victories, history so that of an incompetent, munity, stored in the church, the At this time Abdul Hamid be Sultan, a cruel despot, and a value of whob in over one hun. esme obsessed with the idea- selfish tyrant. He alienated all dred thousand dollars, which had no support from the clames of his Bujeath, and sermed On hearing that the Govern best-informed Moselem opinion to rejoice in the pezaccation of the soldiers Was
of being recognised as Caliph most intelligent among them. eoldiers from Was Obai (opposite We now approach the last eat While making allowances for his to Misosol the people there have pointed Headmaster from this in excellent condition; practically of the drame. By the year 1908 education and environment he made a joint petition to the Civil data los Mr. PIERCY, resigned, unused. Bargain if taken at once. the disintegration of the Empire will be regarded as the conscious Governor not to do ma for fear
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revenge on the inhabitants.
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