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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917.

WAKING UP WELL.

Oue of the best signs of good nerves

IN BAGHDAD

THE CHINA MAIL.

and clear, well-nourished blood, in to IMPRESSIONS OF EYE-WITNESS." wake up in the morning just at the right time without a thought of tiredness or

Hughes & Hough inclination to rise.

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General Auctioneers

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Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission. Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

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MEIRION" HONGKONG,

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

THE Undersignal have merivest th structions to sell by Public Auction.

{FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

un

FRIDAY,

the13th April, 19171

Roved.

Ben March 9th.

The following telegrun tated, the rich March, 1917, has been received from » Eye-Witness" in Mo-opotamia :—

If you wake heavy add benefachy, with herle desire to jump out of bed. depend upon it your nerves are out of order and your bangl is probably thin and poor.

Bachchul, Margly 13th.-We apporo An aucinie person is never goal for Mushadie yesterday on the Tigris right much till after breakfast: but the frat hours are the brightest if the blend is bank, a station on the Baghdad railway, 20 miles north of the city. The action For better nerves

hearty appetite lasted from noon through the right seul digestion, and jolly contiulent The enemy, were driven put of four sue spirits, the new rich blood which De. Williams Hak Fills make is the une cessive positions. A small river steamer, thing in the world. Take a dom alterque of the few left to the Turks, was dis each men for a week and see what abled by the machine gun and ritte fire difference they will make. Notice how of our aeroplanes and infantry. The Aigirims you will have besong, how hungry you are for your meals, how crew ran her nose into the bank. study your nerves will have grown, and quantity of rifles and ammunition was how competent you feel to take on the taken. day's work. This is the effect of the greatest nerve tonie ever discoverex--- the only nerve tone which makes blood which the body must have for you to keep well.

Alottle of Dr. Williams Pink Pills is like

and you will be convinced All dealers stock Dr. Williams' Pink Eik for Pale People; also sent one bottle $1.50.6 for 8, post free, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 96 Szechuen Road, Shanghai.

A COMPLICATES PROMEEN.

A

with entry

The Stall have heer confronted a complicated problem since our into Baghdad and are working at high

Fore, has issued the Following proclama- tion to the inhabitants of the city and village of Bughead : --

LITTLE DAVID AND THE BRITISH GOLIATH.

CALCULATIONS IN NEW Ự BOAT

CAMPAIGN..

"In the nammy King and in tto Tilline of actress whom he rules

EN VERGELARperations have as their object barnet of the unemy anxi the driving of him from these territories, En onder complete this task "I am Surely complete change of "values charged

with the absolute and sapreme must have taken place since 1914, wher wontrol of all regions, in which British one finds a German publicist comparing troops operate, but our armies do not Germany stresle with England with come into your cities and hands as the tight of David.guinst Colata. The conquerors or enemies, but as deliverers. comparison was used quite seriously h cities and your lands have been subject art recently by a Reichstuk Deputy (31 Since the days of Halaka your the course of a lecture given as Statt. to the tyranny of strangers, your patices Dr. Lenach, on Germany's Historical Fave fallen into ruin, your gardens have Task. Needless to say, the task was sunk in desolation and your forefathers that" of shaking the English position as The and yourselves bavo groaned in bockage, the dominating worki Power,' your sons have been carried off to wars Deputy admitted the difficulty. Eng nos of your seeking your wealth has land, he felt, would not be shaken by been stripped from yout by unjust men the first blow yet the job must not be shirked. Of course, England's complete and squanders in distant places.

(Since the days of Midhat the overthrow was not to be counted on. Turke hava talked of reforms, yet tle not | Rut "

phrase is, in Dr. Lensch's the ruins and wastes of today testify Wilsonate withous victory," to use Mr. opinion, a good Giermuin peace, and there the vanity of those promises.

(3). It is the walt not only

aimed at. of my King fore to be

IE and his peoples, but it is also the wish Germany neither won nos lost, she would this was of the great nations with whom he is in

in rsity win it it on the cent

try3rok's boliday. You have only to pressure. Besides the carrying on of falliance, that you shonid prosper even aghinit did not win ablutely

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

at 1045 am, at their Sues Reus NosTEE

1s Voux Road, Erner of

Tee House Street,

MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,

Cutising of mm

Dress Sfaterial, 'Alpen. Ble unl! White Serge Toiler Sopp Perfinery, be, &,,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

designed have exceived in structions to seli by Fublic Auction. (rok ActorNT OF THE CONCERNED),

од

TUESDAY,

the 17th April1017, commencing ut 2.39 pm, at their Sales Recms, Ne. s. Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice Hoca OTSEIT,

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

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the war there has been the vivil and in the past, when your lands were military administration of the city to literature, scirzes and art, and when fortile, when your ancestors gave to organise, the local sources of supplies Baghdad city was one of the wonders of i

be tapped and orordinated the the world

76) Between pon people and the do- existing transport to be adapted to a minions of my Kier thers had been a entirely new situation, the city to be

close

bond of interest: for two hundred policed, the sanitation to be taken inges have the merchants of Baghdad and hand the civil and military hospitals to

Britain traded together in antual be established sites for various depots to End, the Germans and Turks who have and friendship. On the other be selected, and bridging and other despoiled yet and yours have for twenty engineering work to be done. A homse years made Baghdad a centre of power to-house serrel for arms has been made from which to assail the power of the and a large stork of rides collecreet in British and Allies of the British int

Arabia. Persia and the Citadel,

Therefore, the British Government cupant indifferent as to what takes place in your country now, in the future

THE STOPS

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duty to the interest of the British Government exnect risk that being done people and their Allies the British in Baghdad again which has been done by the Turks art, Gerusas during the

Wa

slie

new

In short, All Clemany: crook, through a deadleek peace. How, hopes for is to "save face by kook or one wonders, would the curious picture of Germany as little. Thvid defying the British foliath. have gone down with a Stuttgart audience in the son of 1947 The wheel has certainly turned full circle since then.

HOW ENGLAND. 18 TO BE STARVED. need hardly say, the L' bont, used, of The German David? mis-ile is, one course ratoleary. What the German calculation is based upon, is shown hy an aftiele in the Governmental North German Ciazette on or restricted submarine warfare." It says

"The important of our submarine Only a small proportion of the shops

fractivity can only be estimated at its ind

vahte when on, knows how great the have been opened and these are half

daily requirements of England are, and empty. The Jewish merchants say they

supply: The question is one of enormous " what 10000 tons acans for her fond lost two million fripes, worth of goods

importance in this war of starration between on the 11th and our en-

against England; only by answering it try of D. What with official and unethi

are we able to determine how far we (7) But o people of Baghdad, have advanced on the wad towards g A few lots of Sheets, Table Cloths, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD Tigris trium the south for nearly years safety front insasion must ever be a tons-100,000 'zons means for Saghunta

cial koting and the blockule of the whose commercial prosperity and whoreland'soverthrew each time we sink U Basisprendis, &c., and Sen Huts. "

there is very little left in the city and utter of the closest concern to the deficit of about 5 tons of corn, or Terms: Cash.

prices are high. Fifteen rupees nee paid stand that it is the wish of the British land for 12 days. The work of our British Government, are not to under-foel, fur the whole population of Ex- for a bottle of whisky and Rs. 3 for tonthGovernment to impose on you alien submarines during the month of Decem prushes. Cafes in the bar are still stitutions. It is the hope of the British ber alone consequently sent to the lot. frequented by oil chests, but it is Government that the aspirations of your tom the English food supply for days crowd in which coffee and tolaces are and once again: the people of Baghdarl philosophers and writers shall be realised

ed or two months. scarce, the Turks having takçı" every-

Lipon

this basic calculation the writer shall flourish, enjoy their wealth and builds his belief that the principal foe thing.

substance, under institutions which are can be brought down within a nieasur their racial idens. In the Hedjaz the two months was sunk in December alone. consonance with their sacred laws and able time. If England's supply for

the Turks and the Germans who

we may assume that the new antext-

and Bis Lordship rules in independence effect.

oppressed claimed Shareef Hussain a and freedom and is the Ally of the been frightened away.

their king, every ready Deatral shipping has way far more devastating

nations who are fighting against the power of Turkey and Germany, Koweit, Seistand Asir indeed are the roble Arabs, the Lords of

Hongkong, April 4, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Me

HE Undersigne bave received in THE

e." As follows. Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Clusterfield Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroour Fumiture, Deable and Single Brass mounted Bylstends, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood), Sideboards, Dianer Wax gons, Extension Dining Tables and

i

stractions to sell by Public Auction, † Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc., pigeons on the Mosques are getting thin, Arabs have expelled them and pro-ricted submarine warfare, will have in i

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNKÓJ.

FRIDAY,

the 13th April, 1967, at 2:30 p.1" at "HOMESTEAD", 13, the Pink,

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

BUNDAY.

FURNITURE,

contained therein.

Upholstered Kastan Furniture, Chesterfield Sufa. Tenk wook Double

Bed (practically now), Single Beds, Electric Copper Kettle and Copper Saucepan, Linen, Presses and Wardrobe

of Ceylon Hardwood, Pictures, Glassware and Crockery, 3 Shanghai Bathy. Alaminium Cooking Utensils and Story,; &c., c.

Sewing Machine da niwe DĚ plants in Pots.

On view from Thursday, 12th Syrii.

T

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctionerva.

Hongkong. April 4, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Dinuer Services, Crockery, Glass Ware Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Tuilet Sets, &c., Buth Koon Utensils, Roll top Desks and Writing Tables, Electro Pated Ware, etc. a Pino in good condition, Electric Realing Lamps, Blackwood and Teak wood Screens, aquatity of Blackwood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, Silver

Ware, etc., ete

Also

Tennis Pies and Netting, &e, &c. Underwood and Oliver Typewriters, Carpets (New and second band), Chili's

Cova, Etc.

1648

+

HE Undersigned have received in

atractions or the Executors of the Estate of the late Mr. A. H. HEWETT, to sell by Public Auction.

00

SATURDAY,

the 14th April, 1017, commencing at 10 am, at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Des Vieux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

ANDAY

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, &

&c.

44. the property of the above Estate. Including large Cabinet and Revolving Bookcases, Roll-top Desk a few articles of Bluckwood Furniture, Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Dinner Service, Plated Ware, &c., Camphorwood. Chest of-Drawers, Brass-mounted Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Blankets and Bed Linen.

Alsu

Electric Ceiling Fans and Light, Bicycle, a few Bottles of Wines, Spirits, Beer, etc.

(Full Farticulars from Catalogne). Terms: Cash,

HUGEES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, April 4, 1917. -

1843

PUBLIO AUCTION,

HE Undersigued have received in- THE

structions to sell by Public Auction,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERŘED),'

On

SATURDAY,

The 14th April, 1017, at

10.30 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Vieux, Road, Corner of " ICE HOUSE STREET,

One Detachablo a H.P. MOTOR with

Four Sparo Piston Rings and

Portable Radidor

in good running order),

ne Boudoir Orand Hano by.

Hringmead & Sons,

One Finno by

Schiedmuyer & Soehne, Stuttgart, One Piano by Challen & Son, London,

(in good condition). TERMA-Unsh.

HUGHES & ROUGH,

¿Arictionseva pril 1017

1844

(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.}

T-CL

HUGHES & HOUGH. Auctioneers

Hongkong. April 11, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1563

·structions to sell by Publié Auction, (POR ACIDENT OF THE CONCERNED),

A Jewish Rabbi told me that even the The Kurds and rabble even tooted the hospital and carried off stores, bedding, medicines, and drugs. The personnel let their friends in a shared the spot. Even the lenses were taken from the microscopes. Happily we came in time to save the beds or they would have tumbled the patients out on to the hard

brick floor.

WIRELESS INSTALLATION BLOWN OP.

No

the cause of freedom at the hands of 2. Many noble Arabs have perished in those akom rulers who appressed them, It is the determination of the Govern- ment of Great Britain and the grea: A German wireless installation had Powers allied to Great Britain that these just been completed at enormous sust, noble Arabs shall not hure, sntered in It was one of the most powerful instal British people und the nations in leugne vain. It is the hope and desire of the Intions of their system and was in dir with them

chat the

Amb race ect communication with Berlin.

плу rise once more to greatntos and renown had been receiving messages for six among the peoples of the earth, and months, but the transmitting plant was unity and concurd. People of Baghdad, that it shall hind itself to this end in not operative antil we had crossed the Tigris at Shumran. In its short life of have suffered under strange tyrants, remember that for 20 generations you

two or three days 'kt the most it was who bave evet. endeavoured To set the messenger of disaster. It

one Amah house against

inst another, in order that they might profit by your dissen blown up early on the morning of sions. This policy is abhorrent to Great

It

was

THE Undersigned have received in March 11th and the Engineer died his work well. The roof was carried away, There was a three foot creater in the centre flour, and one of the giant masts had fallen, crushing the wall. One of the two great boilers was blown up and the other had been filled with titanite but the charge la.. not been fired.

FRIDAY,

the 20th April, 1917, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des. Voux Road, Corner of Ice House Street- HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.,

A

&c. Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TERMA-Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, April 11, 1917.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

ON THE HEELS OF THE RETREAT

A

Britain and her property where there neither pence nor

fore, I ur commanded to invite you is enmity and misgovernment. There through your nobles and elders and representatives to participate in the collaboration with the political repre

management of your civil

in affairs, sentatives" of Great Britain who gecom pupy the British army, so that you may unite with your kinsmen in the north, east, south and west in realising the

HOLYLAND MASSACRES." or WANTED FOR THE VICTIMS

OF THE TURK.

MANSION HOUSE SCENE.

+

Our pursuit was on the heels of the Comprising:-

Pretreat, but the Hun had time for ironic aspirations of your race. Doable and Single Bedsteads, Side. texts in red paint on the wall bonade, Dinner Waggon, oto, Extension

singularly ope was "It is a long way to Baghdad."

Another was Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield hundred Tommies equal to one askeri. Sofas, Arm-chaira, Kos, Wardrobes and

The money locked up in the wireless, railway station, the sidings, the work Toilet Tables, Cat, &c., Miscellaneous shops, the water tower, cranes and Furniture Boll-top Desks, Blickwood engineering plant must bare run into Ware, including Cabines, Wardrobe, were searching the wreckage at 6 a.m. millions. Our troops on the right bank Stande, &c., Brne Fenders and Firu

on the 17th when the inscription Bagh- Brasses, & few ota Porcelaine, and Ourice, dad written large on the wall of the

Pantry, Bath. Room and Kitchen terminus in English and Arabic,

remin ded them that they had arrived in a Utensils, Electric Lampe, Fass,

deserted booking office. There was rush for tickets to Constantinople and

The cloud or mystery which has over. Berlin but the last train had gone out hung what is happening in the Holy Land at 21. A Sapper officer discovered a throughout these terrible months is not on the railway. As in the vet, lifted, and one almost trembles to it was a use of wreckage before think what, will be revealed "when we have cospletion. Painting of the motor power house was half finished, and access to all the facts," wrote the Arch- 1800 numerals in fresh paint on new rails and bish of Canterbury to a meeting held

couplings

told of work harely a month at the Marion Housed, of Bishop old,

they bad not time to destroy MacInnes Fund for Relief in Syria and intact. It is the i ft. 8 in. gauge everything The permanent way waa

of Palestine. the English system. The railhead in Harrowing tales of the cruelties indicted this section is still at Samran, 90 miles upon the unfortunate indubitants of the ep stream. The intervening bridges Holy Land-Christian, Jew, and Mostem were demolished when the last train had gone through. There is also a light rail-alike by the Turks were related by Sir.. way across to Kadhwaniyah on the Henry Macfahon, formerly High Com- Euphrates. The railway workshops con-missioner in Egypt, by Lord Bryce, and tain good amchinery uninjured, and on by Miss Inglesi, a Syrian lady; and the the left back a small arma factory was note of tragedy was brought home to the found in good repair.

audience more sinely by a Syrian gentle. TOTAL FONDS AT 31ST DECEM, 1914, ancient rates of the East Veils, tredoria, but who sat down webbing before The streets are a jumble of all the to thank the Lord Mayor for his relief man who rose from among the audience

bans, helmets, fezes are jostled to the side of the road to make room for the he had spoken a dozen words. bridging train and the ammunition Never had appeal for a more pathetic Paid-up Capital£2,137,500 column pussing through the covered can been made before even from the -Fira Fauds 3,837,047 i bazaar. I mw, the limber of a heavy

-Life & Acquity Fund. 17,567.590 gan break through the road and disclose Mauno House, decided the Lord Mayor - Sinking Food Account ..... 128,240 terrified Jew in his cellar. At another and Lord. Bryce and among the cheques corner Chaldean astronomer in being announced from the meeting itself were £23,976,367 consulted by an Ethiopian slave and ace for £200) and another for £500. At

both of them are

are very much in the way Ravenue Fire Branco..................., 381,468 | The place husall the conventioniclement least £5000 needed to supply, food,

as 2 Lile and Annuity į

of romance, but the fighting man needs clothing and material to be poured frein 2,141,593 Branche

physical

refreshment. Neither architec- Egypt into the Holy Land as soon as Revenue Marine Department... 337,239 cure nor the personages of the Arabian opportunity offers Other Becsipta

478,040 Nights can make up for lack of beer.

Lord Bryce told particularly of the 20,230,223 EROCLAMATION TO THE BAGHDAD IBSECTER and anised destruction

IN WHICH ALE VERZED TAN SHARES OF · THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPART, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS: ASSURANCE CO.

TOTALE

£23.970,387..

-Authorised Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Cajntal £4,500,000-

„The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately Invested, and by Ach of Parlament, are"pað selde to meet the claims under the respective. Depart weate of the Company's Business."

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO-

IN THE STREETS.

AREOPLE,

"Our

Thus the result is certain. guarantee lies in the fact that even the most rigid cebnomy and curent dis tribution of England's stocks of food- Germany, England has nothing like scuffs cannot prevent famine: unlike tough turn to go round even with care. The activity of our submarines, therefore, by starving England, will bring about the peace which the Entente hus rejected.

Such is the pebble thug the Germa British Goliath. So far it seem to have David has sinng at the forehead of the

been a complete misfire, and a few hours, will show whether it will not even bring another Goliath into the arcu,

STAR AND GARTER ENDOWMENT.

QUEEN, RECEIVES TITLE DUÉDS AND £30,000.

Palace recently three deputations whore

The Queen received at Buckinghain.

concerned the maintenance of the bene Ferrands were closely alliedy in all, that

ficent work of the tor and Garter Hostel for, disabled soldiers and sailors.

One deputation represented the Aue- and it's members cune to offer to the tioners and Estate Agents Institute. Queen the title deedsof the Star and | Gärter property, together with those of Ancaster House near by, with a further contribution of over £13,000 to the En- dowment Fund.

which took place around! Jerusalem and in Lebanon. In Jerusalem itself. 40,000 people existed.only on the rations serred FOLICY OF THE BATTISH COVERSMEST.

Moul by the birder of the German Govern. With the approval of His Majesty's it, and in the villages around two Government, the General Oficer: Com-thirds of the population had died from, manding, Mesopotamia Expeditionary famine, and disease.

A second deputation represented the Jack Cornwel Memorial Committee, whose members presented £18,000 col· lected in the schools of Great Britain and Ireland for a permanent memorial to the boy hero of the Jutland battle.

The third deputation represented the Star and Garter Committee, and its mis-

sion was to receive these generous gifts at the hands of the Queen and take her directions us to their

To

each of the two if "polins the

Queen made a graceful little speech.

To the Auctioneers and Estate Agents Institute Her Majesty said:

and

I am much touched by proof of generosity on the of the members of the institute of those who, through them have contributed to the fand,

and I am glad to think that the Star and Garter will always remain a permanent memorial of the patristic spirit they have evinced in the relief and comfort of "those brave men who hava suffered so severely in the per formance of their duty.

Speaking to the Jack Cornwell Memo tial Committee the Queen said:

I'm glad to know that in every school where the scholars have contributed to this memoriuk nipisture of Jack. Cornwell will be placed which will be served to remind future generations of scholars in those schools of the lasting glory that attaches to the performance of duty.

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