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“...GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE EAST
INCORPORATING “ THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA.”
T elegrams :
Eastaprox, Westcent, London-T elephone: Holborn 8254.
General Editor : Kenneth Williams.
A Weekly Review of the Politics, Commerce and Finance of Great Britain (including the British Empire), the Balkans, Turkey, Egypt, the Sudan, Malta, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Arabia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, India, Federated Malay States, China and Japan.
Editorial Offices:
‘ GREAT BRITAIN & THE EAST,1 133/136, High Holborn, London, W.C.l.
Assistant Editor: E. A. Mackenzie-Bell.
No. 1,469.—VOL. LIII.
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939
Founded May, 1911
The aims of this Paper are : the Maintenance of Peace ; the Safeguarding of our Imperial Communications ; the Promotion of British Trade; and the Interpretation of Great Britain (including the British Empire) to the East, and of the East to Great Britain (including the British Empire).
PRINCIPAL CONTENTS
Page
NOTES OF THE WEEK..................... 57
LEADING ARTICLES
Neutrality...”
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“...in terms of tens of thousands of pounds, are compared with the propaganda efforts of Germany and Italy, which think in terms of millions, the results are truly gratifying.
Governor of Nigeria
When, in a few months’ time, Sir John Shuckburgh goes out to take up his post as Governor of Nigeria, the Colonial Office, or at any rate that section of it which has been dealing with Middle Eastern affairs, is likely to feel a gap. For no man has so continuously dealt with the problems of Palestine and Iraq as this tall, very discreet Etonian whom Mr. Winston Churchill brought from the India Office to the Middle East Department of the Colonial Office in 1921. Sir John has indeed earned a respite from politics, and those in particular who have some knowledge of the harassing nature of the problems besetting the Middle East Department will wish him well in the task to which he is shortly to set his hand.
Dr. Harold Temperley
In the death of Professor Harold Temperley at Cambridge last week the world...”
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“...significant. There has been much talk in recent months of a move to develop much larger commercial relations between Bulgaria and the Soviets, and friendly gestures such as the visit to the Moscow exhibition may help in that direction.
SIMPLON-ORIENT EXPRESS TAURUS EXPRESS
COMFORT— SPEED — SAFETY
Trains composed entirely of 1st and 2nd Class Sleeping and Dining Cars will take you quickly and in comfort to: SWITZERLAND, ITALY, JUGOSLAVIA. ROUMANIA, GREECE, BULGARIA, TURKEY, SYRIA, PALESTINE. EGYPT, IRAQ, IRAN and INDIA.
1st and 2nd Class Sleeping Cars are now in operation as far as MOSUL.
The times for the journeys to Baghdad, Basra and Teheran have been reduced by 24 hours.
Single tickets with 25% reduction (Long journeys). Return tickets with 40°/o reduction (Long journeys). 42% reduction for parties of six or more passengers. 4®%, reduction for staff of the large contracting Companies. Packets of Merchandise can be forwarded by these trams
Apply to any office of
COOK/WAGONS-LITS...”
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“...Lubricating Oil, Gas Oil, Diesel Oil, and Fuel Oil. These products are marketed in the principal European countries, and in Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Palestine, South and South-West Africa, Ceylon, India and Australia.
"BP" Motor Spirit can be obtained in the following countries under the brand names:
Great Britain and I "BP" Ethyl
Northern Ireland I " BP " Spirit*
*(For Commercial Vebiclea)
France
" BP " Energie
Germany
Olexin Benzin
Switzerland -
Octanin Benzin
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
Iran -
Iraq -
East Africa
Australia
" BP " Mil Bensin
- " BP " Bensin
" BP " Benzin
- " BP " Benzin
(S) (Benzine-i-Pars)
" BP " Motor Spirit
" BP " Motor Spirit
I " C O R " Super Plus
- Ethyl
I "COR" Plus Benzol
Belgium
Essence
" BP "
CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C.2
CablesAngliran, London.*'
BRITANNIC HOUSE, FINSBURY
Phone: NATional 1212....”
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“...Capital ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £El,000,000
Reserve Fund ... ... ... ... ... ... £E624,446
Fund for Development of National Industries ... ... ... £E275,000
Carried Forward ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £E53,210
HEAD OFFICE: 151, Rue Emad El Dine, CAIRO
Branches and Offices all over Egypt : Correspondents all over the world.
THE BANK MISR OFFERS A COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE
MISR AIRLINES
operated by
MISR AIRWORK (S.A.E.)
Regular air services in Egypt
and between
Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus, Syria and Iraq
Travel by air
Special Air Journeys arranged for any destination.
MISR LINE
(Societe MISR de Navigation Maritime) REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICES to and from
ALEXANDRIA, GENOA AND MARSEILLES
From Alexandria : July 27.
From Marseilles : July 26.
CAIRO : 151 Rue Emad el Dine. ALEXANDRIA : 14 Rue Fouad ler.
SOCIETE MISR (D’Assurances Generates S.A.E.)
Capital Fully Subscribed £E200,000. Head Offices: 1 Midan Soliman Pasha, CAIRO. ALL CLASSES OF INSURANCE.
(LIFE FIRE ACCIDENT MARINE TRANSPORT FIDELITY...”
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“...to pressure on our space we are obliged to hold over the feature “ The East in Parliament.”
HOTEL REGISTER
IN LONDON
UNITED SERVICES HOTEL, 98-102, Cromwell Road, S.W. 7.
OVERSEAS:—
CYPRUS—
THE MARANGOS HOTELS, CYPRUS
Famagusta: Othello (Marangos) Hotel Kyrenia: Coeur de Lion (Marangos) Hotel Pedoulas: Marangos’ Hotel
Nicosia— GEORGE HOTEL.
EGYPT— Alexandria— HOTEL CECIL.
OVERSEAS—Continued
INDIA—
Darjeeling—
HOTEL MOUNT EVEREST. ’Phone: 90. Tel. Ad.: “Snows.”
Jodhpur, Rajputana—
STATE HOTEL.
IRAQ—
Baghdad—
ZIA HOTEL.
MALTA—
Valletta—
WESTMINSTER HOTEL, 1 I, Strada Reale.
PALESTINE—
Haifa—
APPINGER’S HOTEL, P.O.B. 506.
OVERSEAS—Continued
Jaffa—
JERUSALEM HOTEL.
Jerusalem—
AMERICAN COLONY HOSTEL. ST. JULIAN HOTEL, Julian’s Way.
HOTEL FAST, JERUSALEM
A High Class Family Hotel.
Patronised by British Officers and Officials. Centrally situated, with every modern Comfort and Renowned Cuisine.
P.O.B. 529. Tel. Address: “ Fastotel.” Phone: 4334
Tel-Aviv—
GAT-RIMMON HOTEL. YARKON AND RITZ HOTELS...”
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