REDUCED SUMMER FARES FROM MAY TO OCTOBER INCLUSIVE.
OUTWARD to AUSTRALIA.
HOMEWARD to NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, PLYMOUTH, LONDON, TILBURY.
Passengers returning by the Line obtain one-third rebate off the above fares if leaving England before the end of October.
Agents. Cairo:—Thos. Cook & Son. Alexandria : —R. J. Moss & Co.—For all particulars apply
Wm. STAPLEDON & Sons, PORT SAID and PORT-TEWFIK (Suez). 31-12-906
OUTWARDS to COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, etc., and RANGOON.
HOMEWARDS to MARSEILLES and LONDON.
Fares from Port Said to Marseilles £12.0.0 ; London £17.0.0 ; Colombo £32.10.0 ; Rangood £37.10.0
Fitted with Refigerators, Electric Light, Electric Fans and all recent improvements.
SPECIAL REDUCED FARES DURING THE SUMMER SEASON.
Agents in Cairo: THOS. COOK & SON. For all particulars apply to Suez & Port Said : WM. STAPLEDON & SONS PORT SAID PORT TEWFIK (Suez).
FAST BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS
GREECE - TURKEY LINE.
Express Steamers leave Alexandria every Wednesday at 4 p.m. for PIRAEUS, SMYRNA, MITYLENE, and CONSTANTINOPLE, in connection with Orient Express train-de-luxe for Vienna, Paris, and London.
PALESTINE - SYRIA LINE.
Fast steamers leave Alexandria every Saturday at 6 p.m., and Port Said every Sunday at 6 p.m., for JAFFA (for Jerusalem), CAIFFA (for Nazareth), BEYROUT (for Damascus), TRIPOLI, ALEXANDRETTA, MESSINA, continuing in alternate weeks to LARNACA and LIMASSOL (Cyprus).
RED SEA LINE.
Steamers leave Suez fortnightly on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for JEDDAH, SUAKIN, MASSOWAH, HODBIDAH, and ADEN ; and in the intervening weeks for PORT SUDAN and SUAKIN direct. Calls will be made at TOR (for Mount Sinai) as required.
N.B.—Deck chairs provided for the use of passengers, excellent cuisine and table wine free.
Steamer plans may be seen and passages booked at the Company's Agencies at Alexandria, Cairo, Port Said, and Suez, or at THOS. COOK & SON or other Tourist Agency.
Mail and Passenger Steamships. Regular three-weekly Service from HAMBURG, via ANTWERP & MALTA, to ALEXANDRIA and vice-versa, admitting goods from all chief German Railway Stations on direct Bill of Landing to ALEXANDRIA and all chief ports of Egypt, Syria, etc., at favourable through rates of DEUTSCHE VERKEHR (traffic).
EXPECTED AT ALEXANDRIA.
For tariff and particulars apply to ADOLPHE STROSS, Alexandria, Agent.
For LIVERPOOL calling at MALTA (Messrs. JAMES MOSS & Co. 31, James St, Liverpool, Managers.)
*Second class accommodation only, unless specially reserved.—Fares : Alexandria to Liverpool, 1st, £14 Single, £25 Return. 2nd, £9 Single, £15 Return.—To Malta, 1st, £5 Single, £9 Return, 2nd, £3 Single, £5 Return.—Return tickets available for six months.
Through freight rates on cotton, etc., to Lancashire inland towns, Boston, New York and other U.S.A. towns, obtained on application. Cargo taken by special agreement only.
Passenger Tickets also issued inclusive of Railway fare through to and from Cairo. Particulars on application to
R. J. MOSS & Co., Alexandria, Agents.
Steamers leave SUEZ and PORT SAID fortnightly for LONDON or LIVERPOOL direct.
(Electric Light.) SALOON (Amidships) FARE £12. (Latest improvements.)
Due in LONDON or LIVERPOOL 12 days thereafter.
Apply WORMS & Co., Port Said and Suez. THOS. COOK & SON, (EGYPT) LD., CAIRO ;
G. J. GRACE & CO., ALEXANDRIA.
Cairo-Luxor Tourist Service -- Luxor-Assouan Express Service.
Quick Freight Service ALEXANDRIA-CAIRO.
Royal Mail Steamers from Liverpool to New York and
Boston every Saturday and Tuesday.
Regular Twin Screw Sailings at short intervals from
Trieste, Fiume and Naples to New-York.
Through tickets from Egypt delivered by Messrs. Rodacanachi
& Co., Alexandria, General Agents ; Nicolas Kirzis, Cairo; R.
Broadbent, Port Said, Agents.
CAIRO.
CAPITAL: Lstg. 600,000.
The Banque du Caire Ltd., undertakes all banking business such as : Advances on deeds and securites, discount, cheques delivered at very best rates of exchange on all the principal towns of the world, telegraphic transfers, purchase and sale of stock and shares in Egypt and abroad, letters of credit issued, safe custoday at a low charge, of titles, deeds and securities, current accounts opened. Receives money on deposit at sight at 3% per annum.
G. NUNGOYICH
are on sale at the Company's establishment by Grand Contental Hotel, Cairo, and at Walker & Meimarschi's, Alexandria.
Purveyors to H. H. the KHEDIVE.
Patronized by the Duke of Connaught and the Archduke Otto and all the High
Life of Egypt.
HEAD OFFICE: LUDGATE CIRCUS—LONDON.
CHIEF EGYPTIAN OFFICE: — CAIRO, near SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL.
Alexandria, Port Said, Luxor, Assouan, and Khartoum.
TOURIST AND GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS, BANKERS.
BAGGAGE AND FORWARDING AGENTS.
Officially appointed & Sole Agents in Cairo to the P.&O. S.N. Co.
Special Combined Railway and Steamer Tours.
Regular Service of Freight Steamers between Cairo and Halfa.
Cook's Interpreters in uniform are present at principal Railway Stations and Landing-places in Europe to assist passengers holding their tickets.
Tours to PALESTINE, SYRIA and the DESERT
Best equipment. Lowest charges.
Fortnightly Service in connection with the Co's Indian Mail Lines.-- Calling at ADEN, COLOMBO, MADRAS, and CALCUTTA Out, and MARSEILLES (GENOA and PLYMOUTH optional) Home. Sailings from Suez.
OUTWARD.—
EAST AFRICAN LINE OF STEAMERS.
Calling at Aden, Mombasa, Zanzibar and Beira. Monthly service.
The
From Port-Said £2 less Homeward, and £2 more Outward. Second class, two thirds of 1st Class Fares.
PORT SAID Agents: Worms & Co. and Willi & Co., Ltd. -- CAIRO &
ALEXANDRIA: --Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd., and the Anglo-American Hotel &
Steamer Co. For particulars apply G. BEYTS & Co., Suez.
(HENDERSON BROTHERS,) LONDON, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.
Booking Passengers and Cargo through to Ports in India, Europe and America
First class passengers steamers. Sailing fortnightly from Suez.
Saloon Fares: from Port Said to Gibraltar £9, Marseilles £9, London and
Liverpool £14; add £1 to above fare for passengers from Cairo, Ismailia, or
Suez. 5 % reduction to families of three or more adults. 15 % reduction on
return tickets within 6 months. Reduced rates on streamers not carrying
surgeon and stewardess.
Agents: Cairo, Thos. Cook & Son. Port-Said, Cory Brothers & Co. -- For further particulars apply G. BEYTS & Co., Suez.
London, Paris, Alexandria, Cairo, Malta, Gibraltar, Tantah, Mansurah and Port-Said.
Subscribed Capital £ 1,500,000, Paid up Capital £ 500,000, Reserve £ 550,000
The Bank undertakes every description of banking business on most favorable conditions.
London, Alexandria, Cairo, Port Said, Khartoum.
Subscribed Capital £1,000,000. Paid Up Capital £500,000.—Reserve £480,000.
The Bank undertakes every kind of Banking business.
Fixed deposits accepted at the Cairo Branch on the following terms : 3 months, 2 %. 6 months, 2 1/2 %. 12 months, 3 %
DE PARIS.
CAPITAL: 150,000,000 frs,-£ 6,000,000 FULLY PAID UP. — HEAD OFFICE: 14, Rue Bergere, Paris
Alexandria Branch 11, Rue Cherif Pacha.—40 Branches in Paris, and 112 Throughout France.
Branches in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Morocco, Tunis, East India, Madagascar, Australia, etc. Bills Collected. Deposit Accounts opened at sight & for fixed periods, Advances on securities, in current account. Letters of Credit and Telegraphic Transfers Issued. Foreign Exhange Bought and Sold. Stocks and Valuables received in safe custody. Purchase and Sale of Stock & Shares in Egypt and Abroad. Dividends Collected.
Siège Social : Alexandrie. - Succursale : Le Caire.
Capital Entièrement Verse £400,000. — Reserve environ £50,000.
Administrateur-Délégué : M. ALFRED CAMPOS. Directeur Général : M. BENVENUTO CAMPOS.
Ordres de Bourse. Reports sur valeurs égyptiennes, Avances sur marchandises et sur titres, Emission Lettres de Crédit, traites, chèques.
A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AUTHORISED BY FIRMAN GRANTED BY H. H. THE KHEDIVE, JANUARY 25th, 1887.
CAPITAL 10,000,000 Frs. - RESERVE 2,659,552 Frs. 60 c.m.
Head Offices : ALEXANDRIA. - Branches : CAIRO, TANTAH, and ZAGAZIG.
The Cassa d Sconto e di Risparmio effects all Banking operations, such as
Discount, Payments, Loans on Title, Deed, and Goods ; Letters of Credit
issued. Drafts and telegraphic transfers on principal towns of Egypt and
abroad. Custody of Titles Deeds, Purchase and sale of Debenture or other
valuables ; Current accounts opened. The "Cassa di Sconto e di Risparmio
receives money in deposits at following rates: 2½ % for sight, 3½ % for 6
months, 4½ % for 1 year and over. The Savings Bank receives deposits from
P.T. 20 up to 20,000 at the rate of 3½ % per annum.
Société Anonyme
Capital 250,000,000 de francs
Entièrement Versés
Agences d'Égypte:
Alexandrie, Le Caire, Port-Said
Le Crédit Lyonnais fait toutes opérations de banque, telles que:
Ouverture de comptes courants contre dépôts de valeurs;
Emission de traites et chèques, émission de lettres de Crédit, paiement par télégraphe sur les principales villes de la France et de l'étranger;
Garde de titres;
Recourvement d'effets sur l'Egypte et l'étranger;
Le Crédit Lyonnais reçoit des fonds ou un compte de dépôt et délivre des bons à échéance fixe aux taux suivants:
2% aux bons de 1 an et au-delà.
HEAD OFFICE : Salonica BRANCHES at Alexandria, Cairo, Constantinople Smyrna, Cavalla, and Monastir.
Founded in Agreement with the
K. K. PRIV. OESTERREISCHICHE LANDERBANK, VIENNA.
Established 1863.
CONSTANTINOPLE LONDON, PARIS, ALEXANDRIA CAIRO, PORT SAID CYPRUS and in all the principal towns in TURKEY.
ALEXANDRIA, 2 Mohamed Aly Square.— CAIRO, 19, Sharia el Manakh.
CAPITAL............. £ 10,000,000 Sterling.
The Bank undertakes every description of Banking business on favourable
terms.
Head Office : Athens — Capital 20,000.000 (Fully paid up). — Reserve 1,000,000.
Branches: London 55-58 Bishopsgate-street Within, Alexandria, Cairo,
Constantinople, Smyrna, Candia, Canea, Piraeus
Patras, Yolo, Syra,
Calamata. The Bank undertakes all banking business in Egypt, Greece, etc.
Interests on cash deposits,
3 0/0 per ann. at sight; 3 1/2 0/0 per ann.
for 6 months; 4 0/0 per ann. for 12 months; 5 0/0 per ann. for 3 years and
over. Savings
Bank Branch receives deposits at 3 1/2 0/0 per ann., from
P.T. 80 to P.T. 20,000.
Capital: £3,000,000. RESERVE (Environ) : £1,340,000. MR. F. T. ROWLATT, Governor
Siège Social au Caire, Succursale à Alexandria, Agence à Assiout, Assuoan,
Benha, Beni-Suef, Chibin el Kom, Damanhour, Fayoum, Khartoum, Kéneh,
Mansourah, Minieh, Port-Said, Suakin, Sohag, Tantah, Zagazig, Mouski (Caire)
et Londres (4 et 5, King William Street). La National Bank of Egypt reçoit
des dépots à termes fixes, fait des avances et ouvre des comptes courants
sur titres, valeurs et marchandises. Elle s'occupe de l'achat et de la vente
d'effets sur l'Etranger, de l'escompte, ainsi que de toutes opérations de
Banque.
Capital: M. 16,000,000. Head Office, Berlin: Branches: Hamburg, Alexandria (25 Cherif Pasha Street), Cairo (Midan Suarès), Constantinople, Brusa.
Deposits received, current accounts opened, and all ordinary banking operations undertaken.
Capital 12,500,000 Francs entièrement verses. — Agence d'Alexandrie, 14, Rue Stamboul.
LE CREDIT FRANCO-EGYPTIEN fait toutes opérations de Banque, notamment:
Escompte d'effets sur l'Egypte et l'etranger. Avance sur titres.—Garde de
titres.—Depots de fonds a vue et à échéance fixe avec intérêts aux taux
suivants: 2 1/2 0/0 pour dépôts de 6 mois, 3 0/0 pour dépôts d'un an, 3 1/2
0/0 pour dépôts au délà d'un an. — LE CREDIT FRANCO-EGYPTIEN reçoit des
Marchandises en consignation pour la vente et fait des Avances sur Cotons,
Grains et autres marchandises. —
Berlin - Bremen - Frankfurt a. M. - London.
Capital (fully paid-up) M 170,000,000 – Reserve Fund ... M 57,600,000.
Represented at Hamburg by the Norddeutsche Bank in Hamburg.
BERLIN, W.
CAPITAL...... . M200,000,000 — RESERVE..M97,000,000
Dividends paid during last 10 years, (1896-1905,) 10, 10, 10 1/2, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12 per cent
BRANCHES—Bremen, Dresden, Frankfort-on-M., Hamburg, Leipzig, Munioh, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Wiesbaden.
Deutsche Bank (Berlin) London Agency : 4 George Yard, Lombard Street, London, E.C.
Established 1836. Capital £1,000,000. Reserve Fund £650,000.
THE IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE united with THE ALLIANCE ASSURANCE, Co., Ltd.
1, Old Broad Street, LONDON—Estabished 1806.—Total Funds exceed £10,000,000.
First-class Hotel. Situated in Rosetta Avenue, the finest quarter in the Town. Two mintes from Railway Station. Close to Conservatory and the Opera House. Lift. Electric Light Throughout. Perfect Sanitary Arrangements. Magnificent Ball, Reception, Reading, and Music Rooms. Bar and Smoking Room.
HENRI CHAMOULLEAU, Proprietor.
River Transport of Goods between Alexandria and Cairo.
Three Sailings a-week.
Agents at Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA BONDED WAREHOUSE CO. LTD.
Regular Service from ALEXANDRIA (Passenger and Freight) to NAPLES-MARSEILLES.
The following steamers are intended to leave PORT-SAID:
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS APPLY TO THE AGENTS OF THE
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD at Cairo, Alexandria, Port-Said and Suez.
OTTO STERZING, Agent In Cairo, Opera Square.
C. H. SCHOELLER, Agent In Alexandria, Cleopatra Lane.
Messrs. THOS. COOK & SON (Egypt) LTD., and CARL STANGENS REISEBUREAN are
anthorised to sell tickets in CAIRO and ALEXANDRIA,
Alexandria-Brindisi-Venice Trieste. Express Mail
Service. Steamers leave Alexandria Saturdays 4 p.m. arrive at Brindisi
Tuesdays 5 a.m. in time for Express to Milan, Lucerne, Paris, Vienna,
Berlin, London, leaving Brindisi 7 a.m. Arrival at Venice Wednesday about
9.30 a.m. Passengers may proceed from Venice to Switzerland, Paris and
London by the 2 p.m. and 29.5 p.m. – Expresses. Arrival at Trieste Wednesday
about 3 p.m. in connection with the Train de Luxe proceeding the same
evening to Vienna, Frankfort, Cologne, Brussel, Ostende and London. Arrival
at London every Friday 5.12 p.m.
Special Train Service from Cairo Station to Alexandria Quay alongside steamer, Saturdays at 9.30 a.m.
Intermediate Service: Alexandria-Brindisi & Trieste
Line.
Steamer leaves Alexandria every Thursday 10 a.m. On and from
Syrian-Caramanian Line. Port Said, Jaffa, Beyrout,
Tripoli, Alexandretta, Mersina,
Syrian-Cyprus Line. Beyrout, Limassol, Larnaca, Mersina,
Far East Lines. Departures from Port Said: To Suez,
Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama and Kobé,
To Suez, Aden and Bombay accelerated service
To Suez, Aden, Karachi, Colombo, Madras, Rangoon, and Calcutta about
Special rates for Egyptian officials, members of Army of Occupation and their families.
Frequent Sailings from ALEXANDRIA to LIVERPOOL, also Regular Services from LIVERPOOL to ALEXANDRIA and to ALGERIA, MALTA, LEVANT, BLACK SEA, and other Mediterranean Ports.
Excellent Passenger Accommodation. Stewardess carried. Liberal table and Moderate Fares for single and return tickets.
The
CARGO taken by special agreement only. Through Freights quoted for the UNITED STATES and INLAND TOWNS in GREAT BRITAIN.
For passage or freight apply to the Agents, BARKER & Co., Alexandria.
Regular sailings from Liverpool, Glasgow, Antwerp and London to Alexandria. Frequent sailings from Alexandria to Liverpool and London. Through freight rates to Inland towns in Great Britain also to the U.S.A
Ellerman
N. E. TAMVACO Alexandria agents
Express Service by the following fine, new steamers between Alexandria, Piraeus, Constantinople, and Odessa --
Emperor Nicolas II, Reine Olga, Tchihatchoff (7040 tons each) and Tsaritza (6000 tons)
Arrive Alexandria Friday noon, leave Alexandria Tuesday, 3 p.m. Circular route between Alexandria, Port Said, the Syrian ports, Chio, Smyrna, Salonica, Mount Athos, Dardanelles, Constantinople, and Odessa. Arrive Alexandria alternate Saturdays early morn; leaving Alexandria same day at 4 p.m.
Crimean or Bessarabian table wines free.
Societes Reunies Florio-Rubattino. - Services Postaux. - Departs de Avril.
NEW YORK AND BOSTON MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE.
REGULAR SAILINGS BETWEEN GENOA, PALERMA, NAPLES, and BOSTON or NEW YORK,
U.S.A. Twin screw S.S. Republic for Naples
NEW FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, OVERLOOKING THE HARBOUR & OPPOSITE CUSTOM HOUSE
Open all the year round. — Well-appointed Bar.
MODERATE CHARGES. SPECIAL TERMS FOR RESIDENTS
†Dining Car. §Sleeping Car. ‡First and Second Class only.
* Dining and Sleeping Cars are attached to these trains on the following days: -- From Cairo, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. From Luxor, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
J. H. l'E. JOHNSTONE, General Manager.
FIRE AND LIFE.
Largest Fire Office in the World.
HASELDEN & CO., Agents, Alexandria.
R. VITERBO & CO., Agents, Cairo.
PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
(ESTABLISHED 1782);
HASELDEN & CO., Agents, Alexandria.
(FIRE) INSURANCE C0. ESTD> 1809. (LIFE)
Total Funds exceed £17,000,000.
Agents: PEEL & CO., Alexandria.
Cairo's Finest Hotel, situated on the Nile Bank.
OPEN IN SUMMER.
BEAUTIFU ROOF GARDEN AND RESTAURANT.
BUCHER DURRER, Proprietor.
Ramleh – most charming Seaside Residence in Egypt
15 Minutes by Carriage or "Palais" tram from Sidi Gaber Station.
First Class Family Hotel with Every Modern Comfort. Unique Situation on the Beach.
Lovely Garden. Lawn Tennis. Large Terrace. Electric Light. Own springs. Perfect sanitary arrangements. Stables for horses and carriages.
Moderate Charges. -- Special terms for Government Officials and Officers of the Army of Occupation.
Telegraphic Address: BEAURIVAGE, Ramleh. – Telephone: 186, Ramleh. G. & M. RUNCKEWITZ, Proprietor.
Full South, Electric Light, opposite Esbekieh Gardens, Large Verandahs, Moderate Charges,
CHAS. BAUER, Proprietor.
The Hotel is beautifully fitted up and is in the most central part of Cairo.
Terms for pension fare at the rate of ten shillings a day. Special terms for
officers of Army of Occupation.
ALL KINDS RIVER & SEA CRAFT, NEW AND SECONDHAND, SALE OR PURCHASE.
T. C. JORDESON, 112, Leadenhall Street, LONDON.
Estimates given for building.
Hamilton House, Bishopgate St Without, LONDON, E.C.
CONTRACTORS TO BRITISH WAR OFFICE
Pyrimont-Seyssel, Servas (France) Ragusa (Sicily), Guanipa, (Venezuala), Mine Owners.
EGYPTIAN BRANCH - FIRST ASPHALT FACTORY ESTABLISHED IN EGYPT.
Moharrem-Boy Factory, 171, Mahmoudieh Canal, Alexandria.- Office in Cairo: Haret-el-Mashady (Ismailieh Quarter).
For Sales of Mastic Asphalte Blocks, Trinidad Refined Bitumen, Bricks in Compressod Asphalte for Paving, Compressed Asphalte Roadways. — Contractors for every description of Asphalte Works in the whole of Egypt.
NOTICE to ENGLISH & AMERICAN VISTORS to EGYPT and the SUDAN.
Subscriptions are now entered for a constant supply of the Newest and Best Books on the following terms :-
with a Deposit of 20f- to cover cost of postage of
books.
Messrs. MUDIE & Co. beg to invite attention of Book Buyers to their New List of Rebound Books offered at very low prices. Also their Monthly Catalogue of second-hand Books sent gratis and post free on application.
Mudie's Select Library, Ltd
30-34 NEW OXFORD STREET, LONDON, W.C.
325 BRANCHES.
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Private Lessons, Residence Lessons, taught by Native Masters
A happy, healthy child has a natural appetite for sweets. Be sure the sweets are pure and wholesome. A favourite sweet of the merry children of merry England is
Callard & Bowser's
Butter-Scotch.
The "Lancet" says-- "Really wholesome confectionery."
WORKS: LONDON, ENGLAND.
Ensures a Clear, Soft Skin.
It is pure throughout, fragrantly perfumed, emollient, and antisceptic, (10% crystal carbolic). It quickly removes dust and dirt, takes away the unpleasant effects of perspiration, and leaves instead a delicious feeling of thorough purification.
Sold by local Chemists and Storekeepers.
Made by F.C. Calvert & Co., Manchester, Eng.
(Weissenstein Castle 103 feet). First-class. Private Hotel, near
Windisch-Matrei station, Lienz. ( Easily reached from Trieste or Venice. )
Bracing air. Good mountaineering centre. Tennis. Fishing. Photos and
Prospectuses at "Egyptian Gazette" office, Cairo.
By Royal Warrant to His Majesty the King.
The original and genuine Worchestershire.
EXPERT ADVICE. — EXPERT PLANNING.
SPECIALITIES: Office Furniture. Letter Filing Cabinets. Couches and Chairs.
COMPLETE EQUIPMENT ON MODERN LINES.
A Branch Showroom will shortly be opened which will be duly announced. Meantime particulars may be obtained or a representative will call if desired from
THE SHANNON, LIMITED, P. O. Box 1078, CAIRO.
BY HENRI NESTLE VEVEY SWITZERLAND
WHOLESALE DEPOT, 48 CANNON ST LONDON E,C.
LARGEST SALE IN THE-WORLD.
DO NOT BE PUT OFF BY IMITATIONS
The Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Cy. Ld
Knightsbridge, London.
Makers of Portable Residences, Sungalows, and Store-Sheds.
IRON, WOOD and FIBRO-CEMENT.
A cheap form of Building, which can be quickly and easily erected and moved.
Address, where designs can be seen:
PRINCE'S CLUB BUILDINGS, Cairo.
The "Allenburys" DIET is a complete milk and farinaceous Food, easy of assimilation, most agreeable to take, simply and quickly made. It is recommended in place of ordinary milk foods, gruel, etc., and whilst acceptable to all as a light nourishment, it is particularly helpful to Dyspeptics, Invalids and the Aged. In the sick-room it will be found invaluable and it is easily and quickly made, the addition of boiling water only being necessary.
The "Allenburys" DIET is readily digested by tose who are unable to take cow's milk and is particularly serviceable in convalescence. When taken as a light supper diet it will be found to promote tranquil and refreshing sleep. Although this DIET is a good for ADULTS and is entirely distinct fom the "Allenburys" Foods for Infants, yet it is also of great value as a restorative food for young children, especially during convalescence.
For Invalids, Dyspeptics & The aged.
Allen & Hanburys Ltd., Lombard St. London.
The largest and finest stock of Jewellery, Silver Plate, Watches, Clocks, Dressing Bags, &c., new and second-hand, In the world, at wholesale prices.
Please write for Illustrated Catalogue V. The Finest in the World. 4,000 Illustrations. Post Free.
£5,000 Worth of Second-hand Jewels in Stock. WRITE FOR SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED LIST.
ASSOCIATION OF DIAMOND MERCHANTS, LIMITED.
Trafalgar Square, London, W.C.
Established over 50 years
Cable Address: "Ruspoli, London."
UTRECHT HOLLAND
LONDON OFFICE:
1 Cullum Street, E.C.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.—Alexandria, Cairo, and the Interior of Egypt (including delivery in Alexandria or postage to subscriber's address) P.T. 231½ per annum, P.T. 116 for six months, P.T. 80 for three months. To other countries in the Postal Union P.T. 273 (£2.16s.) per annum. Six months P.T. 136½ (£1.8s.), three months P.T. 92 (£0.19s.) N.B.—Subscriptions commence from the 1st or 16th of any month.
ADVERTISEMENTS.—P.T. 4 per line. Minimum charge P.T. 20. Births, Marriages, or Deaths, not exceeding three lines, P.T. 20. Every additional line P.T. 10. Notices in news column P.T. 20 per line. Contracts entered into for standing advertisements.
ADVERTISEMENTS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are due in advance. P.O. Orders and Cheques to be made payable to the Editor and Manager, Rowland Snelling, Alexandria.
London Offices : 36, New Broad-street. B.C.
THE EGYPTIAN GAZETTE can be obtained in London at our office, 36, New Broad Street, E.C.
Cairo Offices.-No. 1 Sharia Vervudachi, (opposite the Agricultural Bank.)
THE "EGYPTIAN GAZETTE" IS PRINTED ON PAPER MANUFACTURED AND SUPPLIED BY THE LONDON PAPER MILLS Co., LIMITED (SALES OFFICE: 27, CANNON STREET, E.C.)
An English Daily Newspaper, Established in 1880.
Editor & Manager: R. Snelling.
Price: One Piastre Tariff.
Lord Cromer annexes to his latest White Paper the following note by Sir B. Baker on the Assouan Dam :Two years ago plans submitted to me for the raising of the Assaouan Dam, and, after carefal consideration of the same, I expressed the opinion that further experience was required as to the practical working of the existing structure, and further fur investigation of the difficult mathematical problems involved, before satisfactory designs could be prepared for the raising of the dam. Having regard to the supreme national importance of the Assouan Dam as compared with ordinary dams, I have always held that what would be considered satisfactory elsew would not necessarily suffice at Assouan, a shadow of doubt should exist in the mini any one whether mathematician, engineer ordinary inhabitant of the country, that | Assouan Dam, when raised, would still remain
not only strong enough, but stronger than | other important dam in the world.
During the past two years I have wor more or less continuously at the subject my, and, owing to the publicity given to proceedings with reference to the Asso Dam; many engineers and mathematici | throughout the world have also carried | investigations relating to the actual stresser dams. The engineering staff at the dam h obtained for me valuable data relating to varying temperature of the mass of maso constituting the dam, which has an import bearing upon the stresses on the work, upon the details of any design for raising dam. It wonld be impossible, however, to forth what has been done during the past years in a brief note, and I will confine mys therefore, to the general conclusions a recommendations =
1. The masonry aprons constructed dur the past two years will effectually protect bed of the river against erosion, even when scoring action of the water rushing throu the sluices is increased by raising the hei | of the water in the reservoir. | 2. Now that the apron is completed, level of water may be raised 1 50 metres wi out carrying out any works at the dam locks.
3. The existing dam and locks may be ea ly modified so as to admit of the level of wa being raised 7 metres, without introduci any element of danger whatever, or impairi the present factor of safety.
4. The temperature variations already ferred to rendered the design of the new wou a difficult problem, as any new masonry bon ed to the existing masonry would have been & different temperature, and of donbtful utili in adding to the stability of the dam.
At last, however, a design was evoly which met all the theoretical and practi conditions and rendered the storage of near two and a half times the present quantity water in the reservoir a simple problem.
5. If additional water is a national necessi I have no hesitation in recommending that t raising and strengthening of the Assouan Da in accordance with the designs submitted, carried out, as no alternative plan of a reaso able and practical kind can in my opinion, devised for storing the required quantity water.
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The Finance Ministry has approved of a grant of L.E. 7,000 for the expenses of posting chaffirs along the railway lines in the provinces of Keneh, Guirgeh, and Assiout.
We would call the attention of our readers to a paragraph appearing on page 6 which gives details of the reduced summer rates of || the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
The Greek steamer Adelphotis, which grounded off' Agami on the 15th ult., was refloated yesterday afternoon by the salvage steamer Warren Hastings, which afterwards took her in tow and inoored her in the quarantine dock.
The shawish who, as we reported recently, made no attempt to arrest the natives who were attacking a Greek in Ragheb Pasha street and threatened a general massacre on Shem el Nessim, is to be arraigned before a conncil of discipline.
Between January 1 and May 1, 428,245 tons of coal were imported into Egypt, of which 233,722 tons were Welsh, 81,114 Newcastle, 71,788 Yorkshire, 19,329 Scotch, and 22,292 other qualities. During the corresponding period of last year the coal imports totalled 433,923 tons.
A soirée musicale" willy be given next * Wednesday evening at the New Khedivial Hotel, Alexandria, by the pupils of Prof. F . Buzzelli, who will be assisted by Mrs. Cohen at the piano, and Mr. G. Artelli, violonist. The programme, which consists of six items, L. is a very well chosen one, and the concert promises to afford a great musical treat.
A remarkable state of affairs is reported from Jedda by "Al Mokattam," which learns that some ten to twelve persons are dying daily from the plague, and that the sanitary authori. ties endeavour to hide the cases and have not. reported the facts to the authorities at Constantinople. The same paper also reports that the Kaimakam in charge, taking advantage of the Wali's absence, embarked on a Russian steamer and made off with many valuables. He sent a letter to the chief accountant informing him that he was leaving the town because he was afraid that the Wali would take his life.
On Thursday evening an ordinary meeting was held of the District Grand Lodge of North Africa, when the short visit to Cairo of the · Sirdar enabled him to preside. Sir Reginald Wingate the D. Grand Master was supported by the Past D. G. Master R. Wor. Bro. Idris Bey Raghib, Wor. Bro. W. Delanoy, the Deputy Dis. Grand Master, and the Wardens Bros J. Langley, Lambton, and Clifton. The business connected with the District was gone into, as well as all matters arising since the last meeting. Sir Reginald then thanked the brethren for their attendance in such numbers, 1 every lodge in Egypt being represented, and declared the Lodge closed until November 1.
Shem-el-Nessim is the really popular holiday of Egypt. Do you wish that the Shem-el. Nessim of 1907 should be a red letter day in your life ? Inscribe your name the day after the fête at the Berlitz School (1 Sharia Ramleh-Cairo) and 12 rue Rosette Alexandria, to learn English, French, Greek or any other language.
Within the past twelve months & new table water has been received with great favour in London. It was introduced into England by visitors to Monte Carlo and the Riviera, and has already become the predominant water in first class clubs, restaurants, and hotels. Recently it has been honoured with a royal warrant of appointment to the King. Egypt and neighbourhood is now beginning to be touched by this invasion, and its distinctive green bottle is being seen in increasing num. bers on the dining tables. The name of the water is 'Perrier" aad it comes from the south of France, about mine miles from the ancient Roman town of Nimes. In character it is al crisp, sparkling, natural water with a delicate l sub-acid flavour. It is an interesting fact that it is of French origin, as the waters more gener. ally known in England come from Germany. A water takes its character from the soil, and only France could produce such a water, in the same way as she is the only country that can produce champagne. "Perrier" curiously enough has been called "The Champagne of Table Waters." It would be difficult to find an expression that more accurately describes its character.
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On Monday morning Lord and Lady Cromer will leave the British Agency at a quarter to eleven, their carriage being preceded by an escort of eight men and one sergeant of the Inniskilling Dragoons, and will drive direct to the station, the route along which they will pass being lined with troops. A guard of honour of 50 rank and file, with two officers, the regimental colour, and drums and fifes of the Coldstream Guards will be drawn up on platform No. 4 to receive the Minister Plenipotentiary and Lady Cromer, and at 11 8.m. the Royal Garrison Artillery will commence firing an artillery salute of 15 guns from the Citadel.
On arrival at Port Said Lord and Lady Cromer, who will be received at the station by the principal local officials and notables, will drive direct to the harbour to embark on the P. &0. S.S. Egypt.
A NATIVE TRIBUTE.
Mohamed Bey Wahid sends us the following "farewell" to Lord Cromer :
Egypt bids farewell to-day with profound and universal regret to its first reformer, the first founder of justice and perinanent prosperity in it, the first rnler who combined mercy with justice in a manner unknown to Egypt since the days of Omar and Saladin. We bid farewell to the man who has left traces of his good and beneficial work everywhere. The Egyptians bid farewell to a venerable gentle. man who was a loving father to them, who brought them up in his justice and protected them, doing his best to develop their interests and promote their welfare for 25 years, during which he has brought them to a state of tranquility and prosperity undreamt of before. He has given them personal and religious liberty and in the hearts of all liberal-minded individuals a debt of gratitude everlasting. These grateful Egyptians wish him health and happiness wherever he may be and thank him from all their hearts for what he has done in Egypt.
We are requested by the local authorities to announce that on the day of Shem el Nessim any person detected firing in the streets, exploding crackers or other explosives, firing from windows of houses or throwing explosives therefrom, will be immediately placed under arrest and will be subjected to the severest punishment which can be inflicted according to the law.
PUBLIC NERVOUSNESS.
"A British Resident" writes :- "I think the suggestion of "A Visitor" in your issue of to-night--that the troops composing the Army of Occupation in Alexandria, should march round the town is an excellent one. Prevention is always better than cure. It would be a valuable object-lesson It has served its purpose in Cairo on more than one occasion, and the moral effect of such a display on Monday, could not be otherwise than beneficial. I trust the authorities may see their way todo this."
The action brought by Mr. Bernie Mansfield against Idris Bey Ragheb, proprietor of "L'Egypte". for wrongful dismissal from the post of Editor of the "Egyptian Morning News" has been settled out of Court, the terms of agrement being mutually satisfactory. It will be remembered that Mr. Bernie Mansfield was summarily dismissed some weeks ago on the grounds of the tone of his articles written against Lord Cromer.
A farewell banquet was given at Shepheard's Hotel on Thursday evening to Mr. and Mrs. M. de C. Findlay, who are leaving for Scotland to-day. After the dinner General Bullock made a short speech, expressing regret that M. Findlay should sever his connection with Cairo, to which Mr. Findlay replied in a few well chosen words. The banquet was followed by a most enjoyable dance, and the party broke up soon after midnight. The band of the King's Own Scottish Borderers was in a tendance.
Among those at the banquet were : - Lady Cromer, Sir Eldon and Lady Gorst, General Bullock, Viscount Errington, Mr. and Lady Valda Machell, Sir William Garstin, Sir Malcalm and Lady Mc.Ilwraith, Sir Vincent Corbett, the Hon. and Mrs. Lyttleton, the Hon. Charles C. Yorke, Colonel and Mrs. Garner, Colonel and Mrs. Matchett, Colonel Cuthbert, Major Owen, Mr. Ronald P. Graham, Mansfield Fasha, Watson Pasha, Chitty Bey, Crookshank Pasha and Mrs. Crookshank, Coles Pasha and Mrs. Coles, Sir Horace and Lady Pinching, Sir John and Lady Rogers, Johnson Pasha and Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Perry, Bernard Pasha, Mr. and Mrs. Rowlatt, Major and Mrs. D.KK Hall, Mr Goschen, Mr. P. Graves, Mr. K. Speir, Mr. H. Boyle and several others.
The Moss liner Tabor passed Holyhead yesterday bound for Liverpool.>
"The entire procedure of the mixed tribunals is," says Sir Malcolm McIlwraith, "in urgent need of revision, and would doubtless long ago have received it, if political and legislative difficulties had not stood in the way. One of its |
principal defects is the facilities it affords to | parties for obstruction and delay, by means of the institution known as defaut faute de con- | | clure (which does not exist in the native procedure), by the aid of which device a party | interested in delaying a solution can, whilst physically present, be regarded as legally absent, and decline to plead or take any part in the proceedings until judgment-technically, by default-is registered against him.
The result is that the parties, and not the | tribonals, are masters of the situation, and their advocates are thoroughly alive to the | fact. In short, in the opinion of some of the most competent among the judges, the whole machine is no longer, under present conditions, adapted to its work, and requires readjustment in all its parts. We have reached a stage at which "la réforme de la Réforme" | should be undertaken."
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION.
Three projects, still remain before the international commission, viz :
(1) A draft law validating all bargains in || futures (marchés à terme), even though they were intended by the parties to result merely li in the payment of differences.
(2) A law for the fusion of the various existing land registry offices (mixed tribunals, |, mehkemehs, native courts), and for the con| solidation of land registration generally.
(3) A law to remedy the grave defects of the present system of titles to real property, by|| introducing the system of registration of title on the lines of the "Torrens Act," and of the legislation in Germany, Austria, Tunis, and other parts of the world. | "As regards No. 2 (fusion of registries), the | project was approved by a majority of the sub
commission, but the mattter has remained in suspense since the meeting of the plenary commission of March 1905, at which sundry objections were raised by certain representatives of the Powers, which have had the effect of blocking the proposals since that time. I have insisted so frequently on the urgency of this reform, in view of the immense increase in the number of deeds which are nowadays presented for registration, and the grave danger to the security of titles to real property which the present defective system involves, that it is unecessary for me to revert to the subject further. It has long since passed from the sphere of the Ministry of Justice into the 11 region of European politics. And the fact that|j an administrative measure of this urgency and importance can be indefinitely at the mercy of the fluctuations of dipiomacy and the vicissi|tudes of foreign Cabinets, is one of the most | striking examples which could be pointed to of the vices of the present regime."
As regards No. 3 (registration of title), the sub-commission had entrusted to & committee of its members the task of thoroughly sifting ; and co-ordinating its provisions. This committel + | held a great many sittings in the course of last year, and has at length concluded its labours. It only remains for it to make a report of its views to the sub-commission, and this report | will shortly be in the hands of the president.
Probably, therefore, the sub-commission will | be in a position to vote upon the proposals before the end of the current judicial year, i.e. before the end of June.
| We have received the report for 1906 of the | British Benevolent Fund. The cash balance | in hand on the 1st January 1907 was £289.10.0. against £192. 11. 4. on the 1st January 1906 and the amount subscribed by the British community during the year has been £227.17.9. as against £207.8.0. last year. In addition to the money subscribed, the committee have received special donations of £25 from the estate of the late Marco Levi Carasso, £20.10.3. from Mr. W. R. B. Briscoe on his leaving Alexandria and £4.16.8. interest on invested funds. The total expenditure of the year was i £232.19.0. against £339.9 9. last year. The sum of £34.2.8. was recovered from the British Government for expenses incurred on behalf of British subjects who have no claim on the Alexandria community. The sum of £7.4.4 was recovered from the Malta Government, and the sum of £10 was recovered from the estate of the late Emily R. Kezia Baker and 6/- from Mr. Robert Gracie.
L'assemblée générale ordinaire des actionnaires des Upper Egypt Hotels Cy a eu lieu hier après midi au Shepheard's Hotel.
Après approbation des comptes, l'assemblée | décide de distribuer un dividende de P.T. 20 par action, soit 5 % sur le capital. Le payement de ce dividende s'effectuera à partir du mardi, 7 courant, contre remise du coupon no. 2. | Les bénéfices de l'exercice se sont élevés à 121,222 LE. 8.083 LE ont été portées à la réserve et 2,457 L.E. reportées à nouvean.
Ona en ontre décidé de ne pas procéder pour | le moment aux travaux d'agrandissement du Winter palace hotel à Luxor, agrandissement | qui avait été prévu dans les plans primitifs | La société espère pouvoir loger tont le monde | cet hiver encore, dans les trois hôtels, qu'ils I ont dans cette ville.
As recently announced, the directors of the Suez Canal have decided to permit the passage of petrol in bulk. A prohibition against steamers carrying petrol through the Canal has been in existence for many years ; and now at last, on the earnest representations of Sir Marcus Samuel, chairman of the Shell Transport Company, that prohibition has been removed, to the enormous advantage of the trade and the consumers of petrol, which in these days includes a large proportion of the civilised world. Steamers carrying petrol in bulk will now be permitted to make the transit of the Canal, under new regulations, which the directors have framed for the purpose What this concession means to the users of this commodity will appear when it is stated that no less than 250,000 tons are brought in bulk every year to Europe from Borneo and Sumatra Cand not to Europe only is the import made, but also, which is surprising, to the United States.
PETROLE FAMINE AVERTED.
It is strictly a fact that this timely concession averted a famine in petrol ; because in the absence of permission to take this class of steamers through the Canal there was no alternative but to take the cargoes from the East round by the Cape of Good Hope. This involved a voyage that was twenty days longer, for which, of course, fuel must be shipped, and to the same extent cargo shut out. That is to say, the carrying capacity of the steamers was enormonsly reduced. We believe the Shell Company had to raise the tonnage of their large fleet of steamers very considerably. Notwithstanding these measures, however, so greatly has the demand inereased that the margin of petrol in Europe was brought down to a dangerously low point.
From henceforth the importers will be able to meet the ever-advancing demand, and the rate at which it does advance by leaps and bounds has never probably been surpassed in the history of any article of commerce. Thus, for example, dealing with the United Kingdom only :
Tons. The import in 1904 was. 30,000 In 1905
60,000 In 1906
100,000 It is impossible to estimate what the consumption will be in the current year, but consumers may be assured they need be under no apprehension. The petrol will certainly be forthcoming. There is no fear of exhaustion, the supplies at the command of the Shell and the Royal Dutch Company are practically inexhaustible.
PRECAUTION FOR SAFETY.
The most important of the new regulations is that any steamer carrying petrol in bulk through the Canal must have sufficient dead weight on board of non-inflammable materials to enable her to be lightened by their discharge, in case of necessity, by a depth of 20in without touching the inflammable cargo. The latter portion of the cargo is not to be handled in the Canal. At present all steamers using coal| endeavour to arrive at Suez wi h nuarly empty bunkers, the price of coal at Suez being almost double what it is at Port Said. It would seem, therefore, that this regulation greatly favours steamers using liquid fuel. For them the conditions are reversed, liquid fuel being cheapest east of Suez. The Shell steamers take in sufficient of this fuel in Borneo to bring them to Europe and take them back again in ballast; thus they can comply on advantageous terms with the Canal regulations, which to steamers navigating on coal would seem to be very prejudicial.
Possibly the precautions taken by the Canal directors will seem to be rather excessive, when it is considered that in France, probably the most conservative country in the world in such regulations, these petrol steamers have always been allowed to discharge in the Seine, as far up as Rouen, and in the very heart of the town of Havre and of Bordeaux and St. Louis du Rhone Investigation made by the Suez Canal Company discloses the fact that steamers carry. ing full cargoes of petrol in bulk discharge at Hamburg and at most other ports, including those on the Thames. Doubtless experience will lead to a relaxation of the regulation, as was done in the case of kerosene, when its safe transit had been proved.
LARGELY INCREASED DUES.
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This matter interests the British taxpayer. In consequence of the permission to use the Suez Canal £60,000 per annum will be paid in dnes by this traffic and the British Government are large shareholders in the Canal. For this new revenue thanks will be due to Sir Marcas Samuel, who was the first to demonstrate the possibility of carring petrol in bulk, The first cargo landed in the United Kingdom was brought by the Shell steamer Murex from Borneo a few years ago. The company have | now vessels of 11,000 tons in the trade.
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To the EDITOR OF THE "EGYPTIAN GAZETTE.". | Sir.- I have been much interested in the | articles that have of late been appearing in I your columns on the subject of the development | of Mersa Matrouh. You have, however, omitted | to mention one fact, which is of considerable
importance to the foture of that district and which ought to be brought to the notice of the Egyptian Government. I refer to the subject of land concessions. The Government have granted two important land concessions there, to the Mersa. Matrouh Syndicate and the Artesian Boring and Prospecting Company. These concessions extend to some thousands of feddans and their object was to assist the agricultural development of the conntry. Fifteen thousand feddans of free land have been given to these two concerns. The Government laid down the condition that the land should be selected by the concessionaires. It is, however, absolutely impossible to discover any decent land there that is not claimed by Bedouins. When one of the concessionaires selected & site of about a thousand feddans, in every case the greatest part is claimed by the Bedonins, who declare that all the land belongs to them by a prescriptive right dating from immemorial antiquity. As the Government gave these large concessions with a very generous handit ought to have at the same time seen that there was some probability of the concessionaires being able to enter into possession. It carefully avoided doing so in order not to annoy the Bedouins and now the concessionaries find that there is very little prospect of their being able to take up any good land, as, of course, every bit of cultivable land is claimed by the Bedouins. These people attempt to blackmail the concessionaires by asking extortionate rates for the land. In one case one of the concessionaries have been obliged to buy land from the Bedouins at the rate or P.T. 65 per feddan, which is far more than what it would have fetched in open market The land has only been purchased on the off chance of there being water eventually found. It is far inland and quite bårren and was bought for purely speculative purposes, but it is very hard on the concessionaires, who have had considerable preliminary expenses, to be obliged to buy the land, which was originally granted as a concession.
Yours, etc.,
SPECULATOR. Cairo, May 3.
MR. J. ROBERTSON M. P.
"What next, we wonder"?remarks "Al Watan," "Mr. J. Robertson seems to rejoice in asking one or more questions in the House of Commons from time to time. His perseverance in the self-imposed task betrays the fact that he lives in entire ignorance of the effect of his labours in Egypt. He will no doubt seek a new outlet for his activity when it comes home to him that all right-minded Egyptians answer his repeated questions, not only with the apparent weariness and disgust of Sir Edward Grey, bat with the contempt which familiarity with his subject broods. To an Egyptian mind this endless questioning about the most trivial and ridiculous matters is absolutely meaningless and the method is both erroneous and abortive. The gentleman representing Newcastle-on-Tyne in the House of Commons wishes to know from the head of the Foreign Office in London why certain crooks and corners in Cairo are not clean ; why public latrines in the Esbekieh quarter are not better constructed; why stones and building materials are at times thrown in the public thoroughfares of Old Cairo ; and other items of this surpassing importance to the members of the British Parliament! As already said the ordinary Egyptian cannot understand the honourable gentleman or guess the purpose which such hap-hazard questioning can ever serve; while the enlightened Egyptian can only smile at the glaring deception of these Radical methods in serving an alien race. Mr. Robertson had the grace and delicacy to ask the Foreign Secretary last week abont the amount of subvention paid us for advocating the cause of reform in our own land. We will make no enquiry about the funds which help Mr. Robertson to continue the rehearsal of his comedy of questions for we know the truth too well, and we regret the fact.
We note with interest that at the Building Trades Exhibition at Olympia (London), held from 6th, to the 20th April, the Electric Lift erected by Messrs. R Waygood and Co Ltd. raised 25,000 people in 12 days from the ground floor level to the gallery, (about 8 metres) for a total consumption of current costing 22/-. This works out at rather better than 1,000 persons for one shilling, a result which speaks for itself.
We are glad to learn that Messrs. Allen, Alderson and Co. Ltd. have concluded an agreement with this well known firm, by which they have arranged to represent Messrs. R. Waygood and Co. Ltd., in Egypt and the Sudan. There must be & large and growing field for lifts in this country, with the increasing heights of buildings, and the enor mous value of sites.
The Khedive has conferred the rank of Mirmiran (Pasha) on Boutros Bey Meshaka, of the Finance Ministry.
The Sultan has conferred the second class order of the Medjidieh on Negib Mansour Pasha Shakour.de
Lewa Bernard Pasha has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army.
Mr. Klobukowski is travelling from Djibouti to Harrar by rail and will proceed from the latter station to Adis- Abeba by caravan. Mrs Klobukowski will leave for France on Friday by the Messageries Maritimes mail boat.
Maitre and Mrs. Carton de Wiart are leaving Cairo on Monday for Port Said; where they will embark on the P. and 0. S.S. Egypt for London, by which vessel Lord and Lady Cromer are also travelling. Maitre Carton de Wiart is only paying & flying visit to London and will be back in Cairo on the 27th inst. He will attend the meeting of Walker and Meimarachi Ltd. in London on the 14th inst.
Mr. Edward Dicey, C. B., who is leaving for London this afternoon by the Austrian Lloyd Mail boat, was received in farewell audience by the Khedive at Koubbeh Palace yesterday afternoon.
Major N. W. Haig, Inniskilling Dragoons, will go on leave from June 7 to September 7.
Bimbashi Mackworth, D.S.O., assistant director of Ports and Telegraphs, Sudan Goyernment, has been promoted to the rank of | Captain in the British Army.
Lieutenant Beauchamp Seymour, K.R.R. Corps, has been seconded for service with the Egyptian Army.
Lieutenant T.H. Dimrick, inspector of Army schools, is leaving for Malta by the Moss S.S. Menes.
Mr. Pierre Loti, left for France yesterday; Mustapha Pasha Kamel was on board to bid him good-bye..
A correspondent writes from Dublin : "I happened to be in Dublin the other day and went to see the production of Mr. Wilfrid Blunt's new play, entitied "Farid." It deals with the age of Cachulain and in my opinion the whole play is full of elaborate and esoteric, symbolism, the object of which is to draw a parallel between the great Irish bero, "Cuchulain, 'and the "Egyptian Patriot," Mustapha Pasha Kamel, who, as is well known, is Mr. Blunt's hero in real life. Those who have read either Miss Kleanor Hull's or Lady Gregory's book on Cuchulain will understand what & tremendous hero he was to the Irish imagination in the days that preceded St. Patrick. He was the great champion of Ulster against the kings of other provinces, and was bowed down to even by king Cuchabar, (Lord Cromer) the greatest king Ireland ever knew, with the exception of Brian Boru. Like Wellington; however, his sole ambition was to "save or serve the state," as 'Tennyson has it. His blast upon a bugle horn, (The "Egyptian Standard") indeed, was worth 10,000 men. The "Egyptian Nation" is symbolised in the character of Emer. In one speech which absolutely paralyses Cuchulain and brings him to her feet, for he has been tempted by another charmer, she says, "I will obey":I am not thy wife, I am thy slave, thy thrall, Even as those others are (kneeling) I kneel to thee, I kiss | The ground beneath thy feet, like them, in eostasies, Entreating and cajoling ; lies upon my lips And flatteries on my tongue ; false to the finger tips, Is thy wrath satisfied, thou great Sualtin's son, Thou hero of the world, thou scourge of Albion, King of all Kinga-Ouchulain ? It is a helot meg: No wife to war with thee, to claim righta, to abuse Thy too long patience tried. I am thy conoubine To weep tears on thy bosom; one so wholly thine As to laugh when thou shalt striko her.
After this declaration from the beautiful woman, who symbolises "Egyptian Nationalism," Cuchulain (Kamel) becomes supreme. The whole play is obviously a piece of political symbolism and should flatter Kamel.
Le programme de cette semaine est des mieux variés et des plus attrayants. La visite du Roi d'Italie à Athènes et les Terroristes sont les numéros qui ont obtenu le plus de succès. Le concours du public est sans cesse grandissant.
Lundi prochain à l'occasion du Cham-el. Nessim, des representations extraordinaires seront données dans l'après midi.
House of Commons. Mr. Winston Church 1 announced that the Governor of the Windward
Islands had reported on 1st May that the · factories in St. Lucia were still guarded atid
that the temper of the people was unsatisfac. tory. The Indefatigable had not arrived.
It was decided to give greater naval protection to the West Indies in future. (Reuter)
The text of the Convention, dated 1st July 1906, between the German Minister and the Persian Government granting to any German bank formed of a group of capitalists approved by the Legation, the right to establish a banlı in Persia has been published.
It is stated in Paris that France had pre viously mooted the establishing of a French bank, but that Russia and England hail objected, and Germany stepped in. (Reuter)
The "Koelnische Zeitung" says that ne question of secrecy of schemes has been attri: buted to the Deutsche-Orient Bank. Herr Guttmann, the representative of the Bank has arrived at Teheran and has been intro duced by the German Minister to the British and Russian Ministers, in order to explain the strictly economic aims of the Bank before seeing the Persian authorities. (Reuter |
An explosion has occurred in a gunpowder magazine at Canton, 21 corpses have been recovered: hundreds were injured : 15 build ings were destroyed and over 100 seriously, damaged : 200 feet of the city wall was dest troyed.
(Reuter)
To Despatches from Berlin notify a complete u agreement between Prince von Buelow and il Baron d'Aerenthal. The Prince is giving a fe banquet which the Emperor has promised to attend.
(Havas)
in The Budget Committee of the Reichstag has passed the vote for the troops in China.
The Government stated that the contingent had not yet concluded its task (Reuter)
The Reichstag is discussing the budget for the colonial office. M, Bebel criticizes the amount for colonial troops. M. Dernburg denies any tendency towards expansion. (H.)
The Maghzen intends to monopolise wireless telegraphy and to submit the various possible services to adjudication.
(Havas)
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs have accepted the invitation to visit Berlin in the middle of June,
(Reuter)
One Thousand Guineas Stakes (Newmarket). 1. Elma ; 2. Frugality ; 3. Sixty. (Reuter)
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BY A. ST. JOHN WENTWORTH.
Those who are not in a position to under stand the constitution of the forces at present at work in the Mohammedan world have been surprised by the absence of any great fanatical outburst on the occasion of the French occupation of the Moorish town of Ouj la. There are, indeed, many who warn us that the Islamic peoples, numbering tvo hundred millions, and including millions of the fiercest men in the world, are even now preparing for a great upheaval with the object of expelling the European from Asia and Africa.
Now, with regard to this, a long study of modern Islam and Islamic nations has convinced me that the possibility of such a combined movement is entirely chimerical. There is, in fact, absolutely no chance of the Moslem peoples uniting to attack the rest of the world. The Islamic danger, of which I am not denying the existence, is practically confined to Africa, and between modern Islamic senti. ment in Africa and in Asia there is a great gulf fixed.
In Africa it is on a much lower mental level, and, while still inspired by the slumber-1. ing fires of aggressive fanaticism, nevertheless at the present moment lacks the cohesion necessary to make it really formidable. The Islamic danger in Africa lies in the existence of a number of secret sects of fraternities, and should one of them obtair universal power, & general attack upon white interests from the 1) Atlas Mountains to the Zambesi might | ultimately become a much more serious pos. sibility. That the predominance of one of those sects. is actually threatening, and that preparations are being made with secret' but undaunted persistence, with one eye to the 1 eventual triumph of Islam in the Dark Con. tinent, is a fact which does not admit of any doubt, and to this I will recur later. At the present moment, however, any outbreak of Mohammedan fanaticism in Africa would partake of a nationalist character, and no Pana Islamic movement will have to be faced.
When we come to Asia, we notice that, apart from a general lack of cohesion and militant vitality, a wholly different spirit is the inspiration of twentieth-century. Islam in this continent. Among the Mohammedans of Asia, whether in Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, or India, and even in Arabia, a general consensus of the best and most enlightened opinion holds that the future power, influence, and le continued existence of Islamic races depend upon their cultural progress through the assim- ilation of Western learning, science, and even social systems.
A recent Mohammedan writer, who has attracted a good deal of attention in Asia, declares that jehad with the sword must be abolished. Time itself," he says, "is warning the advocates of jehad that the sword cannot satisfy the searchers after truth. No civilised nation at the present day resorts to the sword in religious matters, and in all enlightened countries perfect freedom is allowed in religious views. The believers in the advent of a bloody Mahdi and a warlike Messiah should 1ot fail to see their error under existing cir. umstances. Such yiews are in opposition to the Divine will.". His concluding arguments lso are much to the point. He says : "Had it peen the Divine will that Islam should fight, in he Mohammedan nations would have excelled. ll others in warlike power. But they have been left so far behind the Christians in this espect that it is plain to see that it is not the la Divine will that Islam should be propagated the sword."
It should be remembered, too, that the word jehad does not necessarily mean war.be The primary meaning is strenuous endeavouri t any cost, by argument or persuasion, by fferings of food or money, by patient resist. nce, or by any action by which one may M rove one's devotion to.& cause. Such is its ne gnificance in the Koran, and although the lar ord may, of course signify armed effort, yet his must be determined by the context,
It occurs about thirty-six times in the Coran, and in most instances it certainly lin bes not refer to fighting. In fact, it is generly translated by the word "strive," as in be following taken from the third Sura :
Think you ye could enter into Paradise ithout God's taking knowledge of those among you who have striven and have been patient ?" This is the view of jehad, and of modern duty of Islam which is influen-
cing the highly intelligent Moslems of Asia at the present day. And among these men thus happily inspired the chances of a resort to the sword have become infinitesimal.
But, contrasted with these happier Islamic tendencies in Asia, Islam in Africa has remained non cultural and fanatic. It has never lost its sanguinary possibilities or discarded its hope of supremacy by the sword. This militant faith is enshrined in the great Moslem | fraternities to which I made previous reference,
and which form an active section of Mohammedanism which is regarded with apprehension by many as providing the potential machinery of a general uprising against European civilisation in Africa. | The secrecy which has enshrouded these organizations-originally simple theological schools—has to a very great extent obscured their designs. But these may be taken, in action, to mean a system of silent and stealthy propagandism such as that by which Moham. medanism has already achieved such wide success in modern times, and is still making remarkable strides all over the Dark Continent at the present day.
As I observed above, the menace of Islam | in Africa lies in the possibility of one of these
great fraternities acquiring universal power, which would endow its activities with a wide | co-operative impetus. As yet this union of sects under one leadership has not been achiev. ed, but so extraordinary has been the success of the Senoussi brotherhood that all the signs | point to the ultimate adhesion of the millions of native Africa to this great military organ. ization. Its keynote is uncompromising resist| ance to European influenee and a revival of
the early militant character of Islam. | The growth of this sect has been one of the most striking developments of modern Islam. With its headquarters in the secret recesses of the Sahara, to which no stranger can penetrate and live, it has adopted an active missionary policy, despatching thousands of secret emissaries all over the world, while making efforts to draw into its circle all other existing sects, and confraternities. In every country where the Moslem is subject to an alien race the Senoussi have established a system of occult government, side by side and coinciding in its boundaries with the State administration. This occult government exists in India, Egypt, and Algeria, and has now permeated the British and French Niger territories, as well as the German, possessions of Togoland and the Cameroons, while at the same time it is continually spreading southwards through the Congo State and heathen Africa generally.
The influence of this resolute sect has likewise made itself felt in Arabia, Turkey, Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Eastern Asia. Here, however, as we have seen, it encounters the strong cultural influence of enlightened Islamic reformers, and is deprived of much of its sting. In Africa, however, it is the missionary of a distinctly militant Islam, and as such its extension has been one of the most striking phenomena of the nineteenth century.
At the present time Islam is spreading fast through Africa from three directions--from | the Upper Nile, from Zanzibar, into the Congo
region, and up the Niger basin. It has overrup Nyassaland and has gained ground on the coast, especially with the Swahili. It has a stronghold in Zambesia, and a Moslem community is established in Cape Colony. It is again making its way in Uganda, and should | this country become Mohammedan, as once before seemed possible, the whole of the Nile Valley and of East Central Africa would fall into the hands of Islam and be ready to receive | and pass on any wave of fanaticism. Christianity is in danger of being overwhelmed, and it is useless to deny that the outlook for those Christian European Powers which have large African possessions and spheres of influence is increasingly grave.
Islamic Asia may advance to a new state of being under the cultural influence of Western | civilisation ; but a very different set of problems arises with the spread of Islam through the savage tribes of Africa. For Mohammedanism not only endows the African | native with a new and powerful motive for | animosity against the European, but with a
sentiment of unity of which he is other wise | incapable. It enjoys an advantage over Christi-anity in not being the religion of the white
invader, and in posing as the faith of freedom | and emancipation from the rule of the oppres
sor. Instead of having to create new and alien moral sympathies, it makes its appeal direct to existing primitive instincts, which are ready made for its reception.
In the capable hands of the Senoussi, Islam in Africa is acquiring the character and potentialities of a vast secret society, which is admittedly organizing for the expulsion of the white man from Africa, and with this fact Europe will have to reckon in the days to come. Sehoussites themselves have been forced to own that the time is not yet, but that they are closely watching the growing dissensions of European Powers both in Africa and | elsewhere. In the development of these they
look for their grand opportunity, and there is | little doubt that a great European struggle would be accompanied by a mighty conflagration in Africa. ("Pall Mall Gazette.")
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(1) That it is desirable that the business and affairs of the Company should henceforth | be managed and directed from Egypt, and that the Bourd Meetings be held either in Cairo or Alexandria and that accordingly the Articles of Association be altered as follows :--
(a) In clausa 1, the words, "The London Directors" means the Directors for the time being appointed or deemed to have been appointed by the Ritz Hotels Development) Company. Limited" shall be deleted.-.
(b) The whole of clause 81 shall be deleted.
(c) In clause 82, the words in brackets "other than a vacancy in the London Directors" | and the words "but not so as to interfere with | any power of appointing Directors conferred | by clause 81 hereof upon the Ritz Hotels
Development Company Limited" and also the words in the United Kingdom" shall be deleted.
(d) In clause 84 the words "provided always that the minimum sum to be divided among the London Directors shall be not less than | £600 and if that sum be not available out of | the profits the deficiency shall be made up out | of the funds of the Company" and the other than the London Directors" shall be deleted.
(e) In clause 88 the words "other than the London Directors" shall be deleted.
(1) In clause 92 the words "without pre. I judice to and so as not to affect the rights of | the Ritz Hotels Development Company, Limited, and of the London Directors shall be|| deleted.
(g) In clause 99 the words "the Secretary | in Egypt" shall be substituted for the words "the Assistant Secretary in Cairo" and the whole of the last sentence beginning "A copy | of the Minutes" and ending "circulated by him | | among the Directors resident in Egypt" shall
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(i) In clause 103 the words "Subject to restriction on the powers of the Directors when meeting outside the County of London shall be deleted. 0) The whole of clause 108 shall be deleted. I
(k) In clause 109 the words "Provided. always that the London Directors shall not without the consent in writing of a majority of the other Directors nor shall the other || Directors without the consent in writing of a majority of the London Directors be at liberty | to exercise any of the powers of the Company hereinafter specified, that is to say" shall be deleted and sub clauses (a) to (f) inclusive shall | also be deleted.
(n) In clause 129 the words "including the London Directors' fees" shall be deleted.
(2) That Article No. 107 be altered as follows :-- After the words "Such Director" there be added the following words : - "Notwithstanding what is said in Article 86 clause (a)." Dated this 4th day of May 1907.
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Coton. Dans notre dernière revue nous avons exprimé l'opinion que la petite speculation qui était rentrée dans l'article aux environs de 18 | tallaris avait sainement agi, que la filature na cessait d'acheter et qu'elle continuerait à le faire et, que par conséquent, les haussiers avaient des chances en leur faveur.
Nous ne sontiendrons pas que les choses ont procédé toutes seules ou par le fait des efforts, des acheteurs seuls ; tout au contraire, les premiers jours de la semaine il y a eu des tiraillements, mais en fin de compte l'amélioration est venne de la reprise de l'Américain qui n'aurait eu ancun effet sur nos cotons si, par eux-mêmes et pour les circonstance exceptionnelles de cette année, ils n'avaient fini par se trouver à bon marché. Tout au plus la persistance de la fermeté sur l'aniéricain a pu servir de stimulant.
En tous cas, nous sommes sortis de l'ornière et la façon de se comporter de notre marché en dernier lieu prouve clairement qu'il n'y al plus de Mai entre les mains de la spéculation pour faire craindre un nouveau coup de baisse. La place est déblayée et les quelques milliers ! de cantars qui ont pu être retenus par quelques personnes dans l'espoir d'une amélioration ! ultérieure ne pourraient éventuellement rien changer à la situation de l'article.
Du reste; l'exportation qui'a fini par ab. sorber tout le Mai ou à peu près, ne serait probablement pas fâchée de prendre ce solde possible, ne fût-ce que pour pon voir mieux soutenir et mieux réussir avec la filature dans la revente de ce qu'elle peut avoir pris en spéculation ou racheté en vue de ces affaires..
Nous n'exagérons rien en disant anjourd'hui que le commerce a ramassé tout le Mai, car rien que la première filière du mois nous en fournit la preuve incontestable. Elle a été de 103,000 cantats, presqu'en entier destinés à être livrés, et cette quantité n'a pas eu la moindre influence sur les prix. Est-ce que logiquement cela peut signifier autre chose 15 que cette mise à disposition représente tont 19 simplement de la marchandise classée et devant être reçue 1
D'ailleurs, les reporteurs et les arbitragistes n'ont-ils pas consenti aux transferts sur Juillet moyennant 7/8 1 et ce fait n'a-t-il pas permis à la spéculation de proroger sa dernière échéance pour tout ce qu'elle n'était pas tenue de liquider ? Dans ces conditions donc, il n'est pas admissible que les haussiers aient gardé dn Mai, d'autant plus qu'il ne saurait être question de découvert à exploiter, et par consé. quent et par la force des choses on arrive à 12 cette conclusion que le Mai est désormais uniquement entre les mains du commerce.
Mais si la spéculation est maintenant débarrassée de ce cauchemar, qui ne l'a que trop obsédée, cela ne constitue pas une raison pour qu'elle exagère ses manipulations à venir : le juillet reste et il est assez important, et tonte fausse manæuvre ponrrait être fatale, surtont que comme tendance naturelle il doit petit à petit prendre la place du Mai Et de fait, si on poussait trop vite les prix, pourrions-nous nous attendre à autre chose que de voir la filature, à qui nous n'avons plus rien & enseigner sur notre véritable situation précaire au point de vue spéculatif, se retirer complètement de nouveau du marché ? Et pour sur ce serait la le meilleur moyen de précipiter ou du moins de hâter une liquidation finale, qne nous avons deux mois pour effectuer et que la modération nous permettrait de faire graduellement dans de bien meilleures conditions que si nous cherchions à forcer la note.
Il est vrai qu'après les énormes pertes subies par la spéculation à la hausse, les têtes chaudes ne sont plus en mesure de recommencer leurs prouesses d'antan ; mais, d'autre part aussi, nous n'avons plus des quantités folles en circulation et avec un bien plus petit nombre d'intéressés on ponrrait de nouveau tout abimer. Oi, un pareil résultat ne seraits guère désirable et par conséquent, à notre avis, I c la sagesse ne devrait plus être mise de côté par pos haussiers actuels, d'autant plus que la consommation, grâce à ses derniers achats, pourrait tout à coup, comme il est dit plus haut, se retirer ou revenir à sa tactique de vivre au jour le jour.
Voici maintenant, résumés en quelques mots, les faits de la semaine : Samedi hausse de 11 32 sur l'espoir que les achats du commerce allaient continuer, mais ceux-ci ayant tait défant, à la clôture le ton réel du marché laissait voir qu'il y avait un peu de malaise. Lundi, de nouvelles tentatives de soutien furent faites, mais en définitive il y a eu recul de 3/16. Mardi, la tenue a été pareille à celle de la veille avec un regain toutefois de 3,32. Mercredi, il y a eu de la fermeté, mais la jourmée franchement bonne a été celle d'hier qui nons a fait clôturer à 18 7/8 pour le Mai et 19 1/8 pour le Novembre, soit 25 32 de hausse pour la semaine sur la récolte actuelle et 11/16 | 1 sur le Novembre.
L'activité n'a pas été régulière ; cependant dans son ensemble elle a donné satisfaction. | 3 La tenue du Mai a été plus agitée que celle de Novembre, mais ce dernier était étranger aux influences particulières que la première subis. | sait, sans compter que la filatnre ne montrait ancon intérêt à la nouvelle récolte.
L'Amérique n'a pas cessé de nous venir en hausse et tout cela est spécnlatif et sur Je bruit répandu que Price et consorts étaient préparés à recevoir 750 000 balles Mai. Aujourd'hui on prétend qu'il n'en sera rien, cel qui ne nous surprend pas, car, aprs tout, le 1 clan en question pourrait bien s'être con- | tenté de la hausse survenue et avoir liquidé la plus forte partie de sa position, sans avoir besoin de s'embarquer dans une entreprises dont on ne saurait prévoir la finale.
Quant aux nouvelles concernant la récolte, elles sont bonnes; on parle de précocité avec un aeréage de 35,000,020 d'acres Toutefois
d'ancuns affirment qu'il y a lien à réensemence ments dang trois provinces importantes, avec manque de bonne graine. Tout est possible mais ce qui est un fait, c'est que la nouvelle récolte est loin de bouger dans les mêmes I proportions que l'ancienne.
Le marché du disponible a fini par sortir de son inaction et par donner lieu à un peu plus | d'affaires, avec des prix en hausse.
>Quant à la cote officielle d'hier, elle a été | naturellement établie d'après le marché, mais sans perdre de vue la situation des contrats; aussi la hacsse admise est-elle de 3/4 de tallari | pour le Mit Affifi, tandis que les provenances | Haute Egypte n'ont monté que de 1/2 tallari. | Les Joannovich restent sans changement.
Les exportations de la semaine n'ont guère donné satisfaction avec leur total, resté bien au-dessons des prévisions. de 9,000 Balles, | contre 13,000 l'année dernière, mais il y a | deux motifs pour expliquer et justifier le fait;
la semaine est écourtée d'un jour, sans compter l que la presque totalité des embarquements de | Mercredi, qui étaient gros, est restée en suspens comme règlement en Donane, Dans ces conditions, la semaine prochaine devra nons donner compensation et de fait, cela semble devoir être le cas i en jnger par le chiffre
donné en note par la Donane comme expédiAtions de la première journée et qui seraient
de 8,000 Balles. On parle de 20,006 Balles I comme probable.
Liverpool a été un peu plus favorable pour les égyptiens disponibles sous le rapport des | ventes, mais c'est surtout pour ce qui concerne | les prix qu'il y a satisfaction. Le spot s'inscrit en reprise de 1/8 à la cote de 10 3,16, tandis que les futurs Juin finissent à 10 3/64.
Les américains, par contre, ont été 'moins actifs, toutefois la hausse sur les prix est | inarquée, étant donné qu'elle s'élève à 24 points l pour le disponible, de 27 pour le livrable Mai
Juin et de 10 pour l'Octobre Novembre qui finit | à 5.73.
Plus loin' nos lecteurs trouveront reproduit | le Résumé de l'Alexandria General Produce | Association pour le mois d'Avril. Comme on | le verra, il n'est pas mauvais. Ce qu'il y a senlement de bien remarquable c'est l'augmentation de 25 % dans l'acreage de la Haute | Egypte. Il n'y a qu'à sonhaiter un temps chaud Het propice.
Gaines de Coton
Les recettes de la semaine ont été relativelinent fortes pour la saison, mais dans notre
récédente nous en avons expliqué la raison ; | iussi, leur total n'a surpris personne 14 Quant aux prix du spot, il y a eu de la | fermeté et de la hausse, non seulement à cause Tile l'importance des embarquements, mais aussi nomine reflet de la situation des contrats : Le disponible a fini hier à P.T. 77 1/2, avec tendance assez favorable.
En contrats, il n'y a eu que très peu d'affaiies, mais l'insignifiance de la filière Mai a incouragé la spéculation à soutenir l'article et il en pousser les cours jusqu'à P.T. 791/4. La tendance aussi resté pour la hausse, d'autant Blus que Hull demande toujours de la mar. chandise et ne fait que monter.
La dernière cote est de £ 7.18/9 acheteurs fiour embarquement Mai.
La nouvelle récolte, par contre, est négligée tant sur notre place qu'à l'étranger. Chez nous las 3 mois ont clôturé à P.T. 69, mais c'est en Angleterre que l'abandon est complet, au point qu'on ne nous indique même pas une cote.
Tant les huiles que les tourteaux ont été en Eonne demande et c'est à ce fait que l'on attribme la hausse,
La situation est sans changement et les cours stint pour la plupart nominaux. Il y a en cependant un certain nombre d'affaires en Union foncière et notamment en Banque d'Orient. Cette dernière valeur atteint 124fr. 50 pour faiblir å 123 fr. 50, elle est discrètement ramassée par des arbitragistes d'Athènes
Les cours de compensation, qui resteront en vigueur pendant quelqne temps encore, ont déterminé la vente d'un nombre relativement considérable de titres égyptiens sur les marchés de Londres et de Paris et, ont, par là, dégagé um pen notre place si fortement congestionnée.
La liquidation de fin de mois s'est terminée tant ici qu'au Caire à la satisfaction générale.
Une reprise sérieuse n'est gnère possible tant que les institutions financières de notre vi le ne se décideront pas à venir en aide à la place afin de : lui permettre d'absorber le flottant qui est assez fort. Les Banques semblent cependant vouloir laisser au temps le sen de tout arranger, oubliant que la place nel pourra que très difficilement se tirer toute senile d'embarras.
Du propose comme remède à la situation acinelle, d'une part, la création d'une Chambre Syndicale dont les fonds seraient employés en reports, en sorte qn'elle serait le banquier des agences ; et, d'autre part, la formation d'une commission d'expertise composée de financiers et directeurs de banque qui dresserait le titre des bonnes valeurs égyptiennes, avec une estimation exacte du montant qu'elle représentent afin d'obtenir de certaines Banques étrangères deji avances importantes contre le dépôt de ces titges Ces projets nons semblent sincèrement pen praticables devant l'apathie et la réserve del banquiers.
En dépit des fortes ventes effectuées pour coippte de l'Egypte, les valeurs égyptiennes sout en reprise à Londres où la National atteint 24 3/8 la Delta Light Railway 10 5/8, l'Agricultujal Bank 8 3/4, la Delta Light preference 12/1/2.
A Paris la tendance est egalement à la
hausse, l'action du Crédit Foncier Egyptien
remonte à 729, la Land Bank å 217 et la e | Banque d'Athènes à 128. el Bien que le bilan de la Banque d'Angleterre 8 | accuse pour cette semaine une diminution de
LE 857.000 de la réserve des billets et de ELE. 333,000 de l'encaisse, la proportion des s réserves aux engagements se maintient dans
les environs de 45 1/4 %. Le change à Paris é sur Londres baisse de 2 centimes à 25,15 1/2, s le taux privé d'escompte à Londres remonte, s; par contre, å 3 1/4 % contre 3 1/8 la semaine i dernière.
L'Assemblée générale extraordinaire de la . Société des Tramways du Caire a eu lieu le | 19 Avril sous la présidence de M. François
Empain. Il a été donné lecture d'une lettre n adressée par le gouvernement égyptien à M. le s, baron Ed. Empain, et par laquelle il proposait a la concession de nouvelles lignes à établir au -; Caire moyennant versement d'une somme, de r200 000 L.E. ou 5.000.000 de francs, destinée à
e couvrir le gouvernement des dépenses qu'exigen aient pour lui, le renforcement des ponts et
s frélargissement des rues devant servir d'assiette s aux lignes concédées. Il est ensuite passé au evote sur les résolutions suivantes : 0 1° L'Assemblée, après avoir pris connais -sance de la lettre adressée le 20 février dernier tlà M. l'administrateur Ed. Empain par Sir s | Vincent Corbett, conseiller financier, décide
| d'accepter les concessions des lignes nouvelles rindiquées dans cette lettre, aux conditions y
stipulées, et donne pleins et entiers pouvoirs e au Conseil pour signer la Convention définitive tà intervenir avec le Gouvornement égyptien; 8. 2° Pour faire face aux dépenses qu'entrai.
nent les concessions nouvelles, la construction s des lignes anciennes, l'achèvement des lignes t prévues parla convention de 1905, l'installation s des usines, le matériel roulant que nécessite - l'accroissement du réseau, l'assemblée décide la t création de 20,000 actions nouvelles de 500
francs chacune, jouissant des mêmes droits et t|avantages que les actions privilégiées actuelles. el L'Assemblée donne au Conseil pleins et
entiers pouvoirs, en suite de cette décision, de modifier l'article IV, $ ler : Le fonds social est fixé à 20 millions de francs, représenté par 10,000 actions privilégiées de 500 francs et | par 80,000 actions de jouissance sans désigna. tion de valeur.
L'Assemblée donne au Conseil pleins et entiers pouvoirs à l'effet d'émettre les 20,000 actions privilégiées nouvelles, par voie de cession ou autrement, ou une ou plusieurs fois et aux | époques qu'il jugera favorables, de fixer la date de jouissance des actions nouvelles et l'époque des versements à effectuer.
L'Assemblée donne tous pouvoirs au Con. | seil pour constater par acto authentique des modifications prévues aux statuts.
Les résolutions sont adoptées à l'unanimité des voix.
Le 31 Mai prochain aura lieu la souscrip|tion aux 15,625 actions ordinaires de Est.4 chacune de l'Egyptian Bonded Warehouses Cy. Ld., créées suivant décision prise par l'Assemblée Générale extraordinaire du 27 Mars dernier à l'effet de porter le capital de la Société de 75,000 £., à 137.500 £. Une réunion extraordinaire des actionnaires de la Menzaleh Çanal and Navigation Cy., est convoquée pour le 17 Mai courant, au siège social au Caire. Il s'agit, croyons nous, d'une communica. tion avantageuse pour le développement des intérêts des actionnaires,
Les actionnaires de l'Ibrahimieh Ploughing Cy sont également convoqués en Assemblée générale extraordinaire le 15 mai prochain à 4|| heures, au siège social au Caire.
A l'ordre du jour: Rapport du Conseil ; Emission de 1905, sentence arbitrale ; Accord || avec la Société Générale des Sucreries et de la | Raffinerie d'Egypte ; mesures à prendre, éven| tuellement liquidation de la société.
Du procès verbal de la dernière Assemblée générale de la "Compagnie Frigorifique d'Egypte" il résulte que les recettes de la Société se sont élevées en 1906 Å L.E 23,105, contre 19,022 en 1905, soit une augmentation | de L.E. 4,083. Ces recettes proviennent pour
le Caire de L E. 20,736 vente de glace et L.E. 11,024 location de chambres frigorifiques ; pour
Assiout, LE 738 vente de glace et Alexandrie L.E. 599 vente de glace. | Les dépenses ont atteint en 1906 la somme | de 12,308 L E. contre 9,138 en 1905, soit une
augmentation de 3,170 L.E. Le compte des | profits et pertes donne 10,797 LE. ; les béné- | fices avec une augmentation de 913 L.E. sur à l'exercice précédent. La Société a donné un | dividende de 20 P.T. par action et a reporté à d | nouveau 697 L.E.
M. César Adda a remplacé M. Félix Snarės t comme administrateur.
Le rapport du conseil d'administration dit ce qui suit au sujet de la vente de glace :
"Notre vente de glace, au Caire, suit une progression constante et avec les deux nouvel| les machines que nous venons d'installer | nous serons en mesure de répondre à toutes les
demandes de la population et nous pouvons, I par suite, compter sur un accroissement important de pos ventes.
"A Alexandrie, l'installation de la nouvelle machine à glace de 32 tonnes de production par | jour n'a pu être terminée pour la campagne de V té dernier. Notre vente de glace a donc été limitée à la production tont à fait insnffisante | de l'ancienne machine.
"Pour l'année courante, nous avons déjà To assuré par contrats le placement d'une partie de la production journalière de notre nouvelle machine ; nons avons tout lieu d'espérer des résultats satisfaisants pour cette nouvelle année."
Built In 1904. Modern House. Splendid situation. Eectric Light
Lift,
Pension P.T. 50. Arrangements for families.
Rooms and Breakfast P.T. 25.— Meals a la Cart
CATARRH, A NATIONAL SCOURGE
PE-RU-NA, A FAMILY NEED.
A heavy hand upon the land
CATARRH
PE-RU-NA THE CATARRH REMEDY.
"Over half of the population of Canada suffer from some form of catarrh during the course of the year. This demonstrates the great need of Peruna in every home to protect the family against all catarrhal diseases."--S. B. Hartman, M. D.
For special directions everyone should read "The Ills of Life," a copy of which surrounds each bottle. Pe-ru-na is for sale by all chemists and druggists at five shillings per bottle of six bottles for twenty-five shillings.
Those wishing direct correspondence with Dr. Hartman and can wait the necessary delay in reciveing a reply should address Dr. S. B. hartman, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
The following wholesale druggist will supply the retail drug trade in Alexandria, Egypt.
Max Fischer, Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt.
United Hotels of Egypt Limited. Notice is hereby given that Provisional Certificates for both Ordinary and Deferred Shares of the above Company can now be obtained at the office of the Local Secretary, Maison Chawarbi Pasha, Rue Kasr-el-Nil, Cairo, in exchange for Allotment Letters and Bankers receipts for amounts paid on Appli- cation and Allotment. Shareholders are hereby informed that from the seventh day of April, 1907, interest at the rate of 9 % per annum will be charged on all monies due in respect of Shares in the above Company. By Order of the Board, .N. Morrison, 30142-3*-2 Local Secretary.
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Le Conseil d'Administration de la National Bank of Egypt, a l'honneur de porter à la connaissance des intéressés que l'Assemblée . Générale Ordinaire des Actionnaires réunie le 11 Avril 1907, au siège social, au Caire, a fixé T à 18 shillings par action le montant du . dividende à payer pour l'exercice 1906. Ce dividende est payable à partir dà 15 Avril 1907, contre remise du coupon No. 7, a la Na.. tional Bank, au Caire, a la Succursale d'Alexandrie, dans les Agences des Provinces de la National Bank et a ses bureaux de Londres, 4&5. King William Street. 30017-8*:5.
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Head Office: 3, George Street, Edinburgh
Accumulated Funds £11,300,000
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Claims Paid £24,375,000
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