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“...GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE EAST
INCORPORATING “ THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA.”
Telegrams :
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," 133/136, High Holborn, London, W.C.l.
Assistant Editor : E. A. Mackenzie-Bell.
No. 1,472.—VOL. LIII.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939
Founded May, 1911
The aims of this Paper are : the the Promotion of British Trade;
the East, and of
aintenance of Peace ; the Safeguarding id the Interpretation of Great Britain le East to Great Britain (including th<
PRINCIPAL CONTENTS
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of our Imperial Communications ; (including the British Empire) to ■ British Empire).
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NOTES OF THE WEEK.................. 141
LEADING ARTICLES—...”
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“...the Sharifian family, the Saoudi family, the family of the Sharif Ali Haidar, and of Egyptian houses, have been put forward; and the issue remains to-day as open as it has ever been.
Iraq’s Interest
For years now the authorities in Iraq have had their eye on Syria, for despite the impressive record of Iraq and its vast potentialities, those who still proclaim allegiance to the Hashimite cause have not forgotten that their beloved King, Faisal, once ruled over Syria ; and the past glories of Damascus still appeal strongly to all Arabs. The recent visit to the Lebanon of the young King, Faisal II, was attended with considerable ceremony, and it is not to be doubted that the occasion was taken to indulge in significant conversations between Arab leaders of Iraq and of Syria. So far, however, nothing definite has emerged of any political alliance between Damascus and Baghdad.
Damascus Looks South
■ At the same time, however, the stock of the Amir Abdullah of Trans-Jordan has in this connection...”
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“...summer. The road follows a babbling mountain stream, shaded by pink oleander and fragrant myrtle, through picturesque mountain villages. From Troodos itself, with its pines and bracken, one looks over a welter of crumpled mountains to a distant horseshoe bay. Here are rest camps and a primitive hotel.
COMFORT-SPEED-SAFETY
Providing 1st and 2nd Class ^Sleeping and Dining'Cars, for comfort and quickness when travelling to
SWITZERLAND. ITALY, JUGOSLAVIA, ROUMANIA, GREECE, BULGARIA, TURKEY, SYRIA and IRAQ, and affords excellent connections for Palestine and Egypt, Iran and India
From. London and Paris to Aleppo and beyond or vice versa, SINGLE tickets allow 25% reduction and RETURN tickets 40% reduction. Parties of six or more passengers travelling together and' members of the staffs of large contracting Companies, are granted 40% reduction off single fares.
Packets of Merchandise can be forwarded by these trains.
Apply to any office of
COOKWAGONS-LITS
“ Breaking Down to the Sea ”
Crossing the...”
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“...the Anglo-Egyptian treaty in 1936. The programme will include a twenty-five minute musical concert. A play, “ The Lover,” by Gregorio Martinez Sierra, translated and produced by A. K. .Sourour, will be broadcast on August 23. Two days later Shaikh Abd al-Aziz Mustafa al-Maraghi, whose talks from London are noted for their novelty and good material, will give the second of his two talks on “ Khalid Ibn al-Walid as a Hero.” The musical programmes of the week will include a recital of songs from Iraq, Yaman, and the Sudan on Tuesday, and on the same day listeners will hear Farid al-Atrash singing from Paris. During the week listeners will also hear songs by those popular singers Abd al-Wahhab, Umm Kulthoum, Nadra, and Salih Abd al-Hai.
EMPIRE
SHORT ROUTE
BY THE
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Aug. 19 *Empress of Canada Sept. 2 Empress of Russia Sept. l6*Empress of Japan Sept. 30 Empress of Asia Oct. l4*Empress of Canada...”
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“...Lady Weigall have left Englemere, Berks, for Lincoln, and will be away for about two months.
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—
RITZ HOTEL, Rashid Street.
ZIA HOTEL.
MALTA—
Valletta—
WESTMINSTER HOTEL, I 1, 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...”
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“...estimates of the Iraqi State Railways Department for the current year provide for a modest surplus of £4,233 on an estimated revenue of £745,000. As the railways are faced with a considerable outlay at the present time, both in regard to the extension of the system and for renewals and replacements, this hopeful estimate is very satisfactory.
The railway receipts in Iraq are affected to a considerable extent by the harvest and the marketing position, and the only factor that would now be likely
Great Britain and the East. August 10, 1930
to upset the estimate would be a new deterioration in the international situation. As Iraq is only at the beginning of her development, it is certain that in future years the results of the Iraqi State Railways, will be increasingly favourable.
Malaya Trade Statistics
The total value of imports into Malaya during the month of June amounted to £5,530,000, which compares with £5,370,000 in June, 1938, and £7,325,000 in the same month in 1937. The value of exports...”
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“...been made in some of the countries; but, to be quite frank, special factors have been in operation where there has been the greatest advance—the oilfields of Iraq, for instance, and, in the case of Palestine, immigration, which, at its height, put that country in the van of economic progress in the Middle East. If all had been plain sailing since the War, Budgets would not have been a perpetual source of anxiety, the need for foreign loan defaults would not have arisen, and, most important of all, there would have been ample finance for the many public works which are required in every one of the countries to stimulate progress. It is a tribute to energy and initiative that so much should have been accomplished in a period which at the best can only be described as dispiriting. Naturally, progress has been greatest in countries like Iraq, where factors have existed to counteract depressions ; and, in view of what has been accomplished, one can only deplore the lost years, for if circumstances...”
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“...addressed to the Indian Stores Department, Engineering Section, Simla, where they will be received up to August 16, 1939. (Ref. T. 25279/39.)
Egypt
Electrically Driven Pumping Sets.—H.M. Consul-General at Alexandria reports that the Ports and Lighthouses Administration, Alexandria, is calling for tenders, to be presented in that city by August 21, 1939, for the supply of two electrically-driven pumping sets. (Ref. T.Y. 24916/39.)
Iraq
Underground Cables, Etc.—The Commercial Secretary to H.M. Embassy at Baghdad reports that the Central Foreign Purchasing Board at the Iraq Ministry of Finance is calling for tenders for the supply and delivery of quantities of underground cables and accessories. Tenders, endorsed “ Tender for the supply of Underground Cables and Accessories,” should be addressed to the President, Central Foreign Purchasing Board, Ministry of Finance, Baghdad, by whom they will be received up to October 24, 1939. (Ref. T. 25439/39.)
Straits Settlements
Mild Steel Sheets and Rivets...”
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