File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎217r] (442/834)

to keep itself, and shame the inept and destructive Turkish
regime.
Yusuf Effendi Yeysh el-Lazki.—This man walked straight
into the Hall, saluted the picture and banner of the Grand Sherif
Husein Ali, after which he made a stirring speech'. As a
volunteer himself he had shown that he was ready to shed his
blood for the cause. He pointed out that the mere presence of
so many notables, and especially of the Mufti of the Hanafites,
and of the Shafites as well, proved the sacredness of the Arab
cause.
The Military Governor of Jerusalem thanked the former
speakers for their testimony and tributes to our noble King
George V and his Allies, and paid the same to Husein Ali, King
of the Hejaz. He proclaimed that the Arab Movement would
bring back the ancient lustre of past Arab greatness. He then
touched upon the excellent performance of Shakespeare’s
“ Hamlet” given for the Arab volunteers by the Muktataf ed-
Darus, and quoted the famous epigram “ To be or not to be, that
is the question ”. He applied this saying to the Arab Nation,
and said that the Arab Nation will become great or remain lowly
in proportion to her efforts during the present opportunity. He
expressed his sympathies with the Arab Movement and said that
Great Britain was the avowed ally of the Arabs. He brought
his speech to a close by paying a glowing tribute to Husein ibn
Ali, King of the Hejaz, whereat there was prolonged applause.
THE TRUGIAL COAST.
Dr. P. W. Harrison of the Arabian Mission, Bahrein, whose
accounts of visits to Qatif and Riyadh have been published in
former issues (Nos. 58, p. 329 and 70, p. 462), has now been to
the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and has reported under date April 27, 1918,
to our Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrein, on his return from Abu
Dhabi, where he was the guest of Sheikh Hamdan.
“ I spent nearly a month in that town, treating not only
Sheikh Hamdan himself for a chronic ailment, but also the
townspeople, in considerable numbers. The sheikh himself was
not markedly benefited; but he was exceedingly grateful for the
attention shown, and for the work among the people of the place.
A considerable number of operations were performed besides the
medical work.
“At the request of Sheikh Rashid of Umm el-Qaiwein, I
spent some ten days there, primarily for the purpose of perform
ing a slight operation upon the sheikh himself. This was a
simple matter, and quite successful. During the ten days of
my stay, the local people were treated both medically and
surgically, as opportunity offered, and they seemed to appreciate