OUTWARD to AUSTRALIA.
HOMEWARD to NAPLES, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, PLYMOUTH, LONDON, TILBURY.
Special reduced rates during Summer season
The summer fares are nett but passengers travel ing at these rates, and returning within 6 months at the winter rate, will obtain an abatement of 20% off the first and second class winter rate.
Agents, Cairo: Thomas Cook & Son, Ltd. ; Alexandria : R. J. Moss & Co.
For all imformation apply to Wm. STAPLEDON & Sons, PORT SAID and
PORT-TEWFIK (Suez).
OUTWARDS to COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, etc., and RANGOON.
HOMEWARDS to MARSEILLES and LONDON.
SPECIAL REDUCED FARES DURING THE SUMMER SEASON.
FARES from Port Said to Marseilles £8.0.0, London £12.0.0, Colombo £32.10.0, Rangoon £37.10.0.
Fitted with Refridgerators, Electric Light, Electric Fans and all recent improvements.
Agents in Cairo: THOS. COOK & SON, Ltd. For all particulars apply to WM. STAPLEDON & SONS PORT SAID PORT TEWFIK (SUEZ).
FAST BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS.
GREECE - TURKEY MAIL SERVICE.
Express Steamers leave Alexandria weekly as under for PIRAEUS (Athens), SMYRNA, MITYLENE, and CONSTANTINOPLE, in connection with the Oriental Railways Express Service for VIENNA, BERLIN, PARIS, & London.
PALESTINE - SYRIA MAIL SERVICE-The fast steamers
SUDAN - DIRECT MAIL SERVICE.-The mail steamers
RED SEA COASTING MAIL SERVICE.-Mail steamers leave Suez on Mondays at 5 p.m. for Tor (for Sinai Yambo and Jeddah, continuing in alternate weeks to Port Sudan, Suakim, Massowah, Hodeidah and Aden
For further information refer to the Co.'s Agencies at Alexandria, Cairo, Port Said, Suez or to THOS. COOK & SON (Egypt) Ltd., HAMBURG-AMERIKA REISE-BUREAU or other Tourist Agencies
Mail and Passenger Steamships. fortnightly Service from HAMBURG; weekly from Antwerp; every 4 weeks from Bordeaux direct to Alexandria; homewards every 2 weeks from Alexandria for Rotterdam and Hamburg. Goods forwarded at through-rates from all German Railway Stations on direct Bills of Lading to Alexandria, Cairo, Syria, etc. Special facilities for conveyance of cotton, etc from Alexandria via Rotterdam and Hamburg to German manufactruing towns.
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. For particulars apply R. J. MOSS & Co., Alexandria, Agents.
The steamers of this Line leave Suez and Port Said every fortnight for Algiers and London or Liverpool.
Saloon Fare £12. Special Summer season rates £10 Port Said to Marseilles £7
Due in LONDON or LIVERPOOL in 13 days.
The Saloon accommodation is amidships, and the vessels are fitted throughout with Electric Light, and have all the latest improvements. For further information apply to the Company's Agents.
WORMS & Co., Port Said and Suez. THOS. COOK & SON, (EGYPT) LD., Cairo,
G. J. GRACE & CO., Alexandria.
KHARTOUM: Cairo Office, Sharia Kasr-el-Nil.
TRANSPORT DEPT. Six days White Nile Tourist Trip dep. Khartoum Tuesdays. Steamer plans may be seen and passages booked at all Cairo Tourist Agents. - SPECIAL STEAMERS for private charter. TRIPS ARRANGED & transport of goods to all places on White-Blue Niles within navigation limits.
ENGINEERING DEPT. Shipyard for construction of sternwheel steamers, barges, steam, motor launches, etc. Contractors for all classes of machinery, buildings, irrigation pumps, etc.
Sole Agents for Dudbridge Oil Engines; from 1 to 35 B.H.P. as supplied to
Sudan Government Seamless Steel Boat Co., Ltd., etc., etc.
Established 1836 - Capital £1,000,000 - Reserve Fund £700,000.
IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE united with ALLIANCE ASSURANCE, CO., LTD. - EST. 1803.
1, Old Broad Street, LONDON.—Policies issued at SUEZ by G. BEYTS & Co., Agents.
LIFE The Edinburgh Life Assurance Company.
MARINE Union Insurance Society of Canton (Limited).
FIDELITY National Guarantee & Suretyship Association (Limited).
Risks accepted at Tariff rates. -- Claims liberally and promptly settled.
Agents for Egypt: HEWAT & Co., Alexandria.
SHIPOWNERS OF LONDON.
Branches at Port Sudan, Suakin & Jeddah
Merchandise, furniture, baggage and personal effects forwarded, and insurances effected to all parts of the world.
HEAD OFFICE: LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON.
CHIEF EGYPTIAN OFFICE: — CAIRO, NEAR SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL.
Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, Luxor, Assuan, Halfa, and Khartum.
GENERAL RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP AGENTS. BANKERS.
BAGGAGE AND FORWARDING AGENTS.
Officially appointed & Sole Agents in Cairo to the P.&O. S.N. Co.
RESIDENTS IN EGYPT proceeding to Europe for the summer are requested to apply to our offices for information respecting their passages, where steamer plans may be consulted, and Berths secured by all Lines of Steamers to all parts of the Globe; arrangements can also be made for the collection and forwarding of their baggage and clearance at port of arrival.
CIRCULAR NOTES issues payable at the current rate of exchange in all the principal cities of Europe.
Cook's Interpreters in uniform are present at principal Railway Stations and Landing-places in Europe to assist passengers holding their tickets.
Large and splendidly appointed steamers belonging to the Company leave Cairo thrice weekly, between November and March, for Luxor, Assouan, and Wady Halfa in connection with trains de luxe to Khartoum. Moderate fares.
FREIGHT SERVICE Steamers leave Cairo every Friday for Assouan and Halfa.
Special combined rail and steamer Nile Tours at greatly reduced prices.
Special Steamers and Dahabeahs for private parties.
Special arrangements for tour in PALESTINE, SYRIA and the DESERT; Lowest rates.
Best camp equipment in the country.
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
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,)
Booking Passengers and Cargo through to Ports in India, Europe and America
First class passenger steamers. Sailing fortnightly from Suez.
Summer rates up to the
Fares from: Port Said to Marseilles £8.10.6, London & Liverpool £13.4.0
-- Add £1 to above fare for passengers from Cairo, Ismailia, or Suez.
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., Su.
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 1/3%. 12 months, 3%.
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
Siège Social : Alexandrie. - Succursale : Le Caire.
Capital Autorise £1,000,000.— Capital Emis £500,000.- Reserve environ £95,000.
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.
CAPITAL FRANCS 250,000,000 ENTIEREMENT VERSES
Agences d'Egypte : ALEXANDRIE, LE CAIRE, PORT-SAID.
Le Crédit Lyonnais fait toutes opérations de banque, telles que : Avances sur
titres fixes et en compte courant, Avances sur marchandises et
consignations, Emission de traités et chèques, Emission de lettres de
Crédit, Paiements par télégraphe sur les principales villes de la France èt
de l'étranger, Garde de titres Recouvrement d'effets sur l'Egypte et
l'étranger ; le Crédit Lyonnais reçoit des fonds en compte de depôt et
délivre des bons à échéance fixe au taux de 3 o/o pour 1 an et au-delà.
HEAD OFFICE : Salonica BRANCHES at
Founded in Agreement with the
K. K. PRIV. OESTERREISCHICHE LANDERBANK, VIENN.
Established 1863. CAPITAL £10,000,000 STERLING.
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.
The Bank undertakes every description of Banking business on favourable
terms.
Head Office : Athens — Capital Dr. 40,000.000 (Fully paid up). — Reserve Dr. 8,735,000.
Branches:
Capital: £3,000,000. RESERVE (Environ) : £1,500,000. 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:
Deposits received, current accounts opened, and all 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 Norddeutsche Bank in Hamburg.
CAPITAL: M 200,000,000 — RESERVE: M 100,000,000
Dividends paid during last 10 years, (1897-1906,) 10, 10 1/2, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 12 per cent.
Head Office: Berlin W.
BRANCHES—Bremen, Dresden, Frankfort-on-M., Hamburg, Leipzig, Munioh, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Wiesbaden.
London Agency: 4 George Yard, Lombard-Street, London E.C.
CAPITAL and RESERVE £400,000 (ESTABLISHED 1839)
HEAD OFFICES: LONDON.-BRANCHES IN GREECE:
The IONIAN BANK LTD. transacts all ordinary banking business such
as:
Advances on securities, merchandise, warrants, etc. Buying and
selling of exchange on all principle centres abroad. Issue of drafts,
letters of credits and telegraphic payments. Purchase and Sale of
Securities. Current accounts are opened and deposits at sight and at fixed
dates are received on the following terms: 2 0/0 for deposits at sight; 3
0/0 for deposits 1 year 4 0/0 for deposits above 1 year. Collection of Bills
and Dividends.
NEW FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, OVERLOOKING THE HARBOUR & OPPOSITE CUSTOM HOUSE
Open all the year round. Well-appointed Bar. Electric light.
MODERATE CHARGES. SPECIAL TERMS FOR RESIDENTS.
LONDON. Founded 1710.-Total sum insured in 1902 £487,600,000.
Agents : LEON HELLER, Cairo, and BEHREND & Co., Alexandria.
Weekly departure during Winter Season by the
Luxurious First Class
Tourist Steamers VICTORIA, PURITAN and CERMANIA.
Bi-weekly Express
Service be tween LUXOR and ASSUAN by S.S. MAYFLOWER
Regular Weekly
Departures to the SECOND CATARACT by the S.S. "NUBIA"
THROUGH BOOKINGS
TO KHARTOUM, GONDOKORO AND THE WHITE NILE
Steamers and Dahabeahs for
private charter. Steam Tugs and Steam Launches for hire.
FREIGHT
SERVICE BY STEAM BARGES BETWEEN CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA.
Working in
conjunction and under special arrangement with the"Upper Egypt Hotels
Company."
For details and programmes apply to Head office: Sharia
Boulac, Continental Hotel Buildings, CAIRO
Hamburg-Amerika Linie.
These steamers call also at Plymouth if needed.
Monthly connections from Port-Said to the ports of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
Port Said to Colombo, China and Japan:
Also occasional mailings from Port-Said to Marseille, Oran and London. Roomy cabins-- Good Cuisine
Pleasure Cruises to Iceland, Spitzbergen, Norway, Scotland, etc. during the
Summer by the
The
Apply to: HAMBURG-AMERICA LINIE, Continental Hotel, Cairo. O.J. GRACE & Co., Alexandria. DEUTSCHES KOHLEN DEPOT, Port Said & Suez.
ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES-MARSEILLES. Weekly Departure from ALEXANDRIA (3 p.m.)
The following S.S. are intended to leave PORT SAID:
16 Rue Sevostria 16
A Quarantine of five days having been imposed by Turkey against arrivals from
Egypt, no
For particulars apply to the Agents: OTTO STERZINC, Opera Square, CAIRO. W.
H. MULLER & Co.,
THOS. COOK & Bon (Egypt) Ltd., are authorized to sell tickets in CAIRO and ALEXANDRIA.
Weekly Mail Steamers from ALEXANDRIA to BRINDISI TIRESTE (VENICE), leaving
Saturdays at 4 p.m. having connection in
Weekly Intermediate Steamers from
Syria-Caramanian Line.
Syria-Cyprus Line.
N.B.-During the present Quarantine in Syrian Ports against arrival from Egypt there is no connection between these lines and Alexandria on the outward voyage.
Far Eastern Lines. Sailing from
To
To
For information apply to the Agents:
Special rates for Egyptian officials, members of Army of Occupation and their families.
of London, Established 1821.
CAPITAL PAID UP AND INVERTED ONE MILLION STERLING.
Annual Income £895,000--Total Funds £5,200,000
Agents for Egypt and Sudan - HEWAT & Co., Alexandria.
A Sleeping Car is attached every night to the 11.30 p.m, train from
A Sleeping and Restaurant car is attached to the 8 p.m. train from Cairo to
Luxor every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday returning from Luxor every
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 5.30 p.m. Fare Cairo, Luxor including
Sleeper P.T.
A Restaurant Car is attached to the 10.30 a.m. train from Luxor to Assouan every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday, throughout the Summer returning from Assouan every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Railway and Sleeping Car tickets can be obtained any number of days ahead at the office of the International Sleeping Car Company in Cairo Station. 1st class Cairo-Luxor P.T. 206. Sleeping Car supplement P.T. 75.
The Limassol S.S. Co. steamers with good passenger accommodation run between Cyprus & Egypt as follows:—
Trains run alongside the steamers on the quay, and passengers can be conveyed to Famagusta, Nicosia, Morphou and intermediate stations. Good hotel accommodation for tourists is provided at Famagusta, at the Savoy Hotel (Mr. Najem Houry proprietor). Olympus Hotel, Mount Troodos, 6000 ft. above the sea. Magnificent Scenery. Perfect climate. Season May to end of October. For information apply to Mr. Najem Houry, Managing Director of Cyprus Hotel Co., Army Contractor, Limassol, Cyprus. There is a good carriage road from Kopia (on Railway) to Troodos. At Famagusta may be seen the fine old Latin Cathedral (now a mosque) begun in 1300 and finished in 1312, together with other ancient ruins and the Venetian fortifications, the finest in the world. Also the tower or palace, the scene of "Othello." The climate of Cyprus is delightful and the Island will well repay a visit.
Information as to tickets, trains, etc., may be obtained of Messrs. Thomas
Cook & Son, Egypt, or from the General Manager Railways, Famagusta. G.
BERT DAY, General Manager.
(Société des Entrepôts d'Alexandrie)
Bonded Warehouses in Alexandria, Cairo, Port Said and Suez.
Special Departments for clearing and forwarding and for a luggage and parcel Express Service.
are prepared to accept offers to exhibit FRAMED POSTERS, NOTICES, etc., In and about their STATIONS at the following rates:
(The above includes fixing in position).
The stations are divided into the three classes according to their value from an advertising point of view.
For further information apply to the PUBLICITY SECTION, General Manager Dept. Egyptian State Railways, Cairo.
G.B. Macauley.
General Manager
Cairo, June 1907
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.
KÜPPER'S BEER IN SIPHONS.
5 Litre Siphon per P.T. 20.
10 Litre Siphons per P.T. 35
Delivered Free.
SOLE AGENTS:
Walker & Meimarachi, Ltd.
THE EGYPTIAN SUPPLY
STORES.
Frisch vom Fass.
NAVAL & MILITARY CONTRACTORS.
Office and Stores : 31 Boulevard de Ramleh, Alexandria.
P. O. BOX 665 ; TELEPHONE, 1682.
TEA, PROVISION, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TEA MERCHANTS TO THE KING OF ENGLAND.
BRANCHES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Tea, Wine and Spirit Agents for all Egypt, P. BLESS & Co, Rue Nubar
Pacha, Alexandria, and Ben-el-Suraein, Cairo — Head Office, City Road,
London
Alexandria & Cairo.
(SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME)
CAIRO, 26, Chareh Kasr-el-nil, 26, Ex Continental Hotel.
I. —Installation of complete Water supplies for drinking, agricultural,
and
industrial purposes by means of artesian wells.
II. - Deep borings for prospecting purposes in all conditions of soil by
means of the
"Express Boring System."
THE GREATEST care should be taken in what we eat and drink, yet we are too often indifferent and careless, notwithstanding health depends on what we eat and drink.
In regard to drink nothing but the best should be taken. It costs no more than the indifferent quality, if people would only ask for what they know is the best Old Scotch Whisky is the most wholesome beverage yet known Mackie's Scotch Whisky gives an undoubted guarantee to those who are not judges of quality.
CITY ANALYSTS LABORATORY,
138 BATH STREET,
GLASC0W,
I hereby certify that I have taken samples of every vatting of Mackie's White Horse Celler Blend of Scotch Whisky used
in bottling during the month of September, and the results of my analyses
indicate that it conforms to the standard for Pot Still Scotch Whisky set up
in the London case. I am also of opinion that it is an old Whisky of
excellent quality and flavour, which has been well matured in wood.
JOHN CLARK, Ph.D., F.C.S., F.I.C.,
Public Analyst for the City of Glasgow and the Counties of
Lanark, Renfrew, &c.
N.B.—This Whisky is the same as supplied to the Red Cross Society, London, to the House of Lords and House of Commons.
N. SPATHIS, Agent.
CAIRO and ALEXANDRIA.
Numbering Machines and Dating Stamps
J. Margosches
Cairo Bulac Road
Stationary Engraving and Printing Office
GENERAL DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT.
CAIRO.
CHEAP SALE.
Some of the Best Bargains are as follows:
White drill skirts, beantiful cut and fit at 18 P.T.
Blouse dresses ready to wear, muslin and zephir, 40 P.T.
Under skirts, very full, some lace trimmed 7.10 and 11 P.T.
Embroidered Blouse lengths 15 P.T.
Linen over skirts from 10 P.T.
Children's Linen and duck costumes at 9, 18, 25, 30 P.T.
Satin Ribbon, Excellent quality 1 P.T. the metre.
Laces in Vals, 1 to 3 inches wide at 3, 6 and 9 P.T. per Dozen of yards.
Ladies veiling in plain spot, tulle, etc. 3 P.T.
Open work Lisle stockings from 4 1/2 P.T.
Blouse and skirt piece goods from 1 1/2 P.T. the metre.
Boys sailor Hats at 4 and 5 P.T.
Girls white flops in lovely straw at 5 P.T.
Ladies Hats and sunshades also at very low prices, every department has an attraction.
— Open from 7.30 am. to 8 p.m. Daily. —
Ask for
Brewed at Wrexham England
Wrexham Lager Beer Co. Pilsener
Registered Label
And if not supplied apply to
John B. Caffari
Alexandria & Cairo
One of the chief attractions of the Capital and the only Stores in Cairo where fresh provisions and every household requisite are sold under one roof. Goods of first class quality only and at moderate prices. All European goods received direct from Manufacturers.
Once a customer always a customer.
OPEN FROM EARLY MORN TO LATE EVENING
Cairo's Finest Hotel, situated on the Nile Bank.
OPEN IN SUMMER.
BEAUTIFUL ROOF GARDEN AND RESTAURANT.
BUCHER DURRER, Proprietor.
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. RUNKEWITZ, Proprietor.
Full South, Electric Light, Opposite Esbekieh Gardens, Large Verandahs.
Moderate Charges.
CHAS. BAUER, Proprietor.
This Hotel is beautifully fitted up and is in the most central part of Cairo.
Terms for pension fare at the rate of ten shilling a day. Special terms for
officers of Army of Occupation.
Undertake and promptly and satisfactorily carry out paving and other kinds of work, in connection with their LIGNOLITE patent process, as used by the War Office, Public Works Department, the Administration of the Sanitary Department, etc., etc. Hygienic, waterproof, incombustible and jointless pavements can be executed in different colours, with fancy borders, etc.
MANUFACTURE and SALE of patent H.H.B BRICKS in hydraulic lime and cement
For further particulars apply:-
AT ALEXANDRIA, TO 19 RUE STAMBOUL, Telephone No. 1640, P.O.B. 837.
AND AT CAIRO, TO RUE EL MAGHRABY, Telephone No. S.S. P.O.B. 937.
1/- Pint Bottles
COLORLESS, FRAGRANT, NON-POISONOUS.
GERMICIDE & OXIDANT
INDISPENSABLE IN ALL SICK ROOMS.
Also 1/- Tins Powder and 1/8 Boxes Soap.
OF ALL CHEMISTS AND STOREKEEPERS.
THE "SANITAS" CO., LTD., LIMEHOUSE, LONDON.
BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
REIMS.
SOLE AGENT IN EGYPT AND SUDAN,
NICOLA G. SABBAG
ALEXANDRIA, 2, Rue de la Gare du Caire
Telephone; No. 559.
Try
Howie's Butter
THE FINEST IN EGYPT.
A real boon for BREAKFAST during hot weather.
ASK FOR IT, SEE YOU GET IT.
Address:-Shubra Road, Cairo
The "Egyptian Gazette" has given no advertising agency or company in Egypt any monopoly or exclusive right to act as advertising Agents on its behalf. Advertisements of every description are received at the offices of the "Gazette" from advertisers direct.
Established 1856.
GUINNESS'S Foreign Extra STOUT.
BASS'S First Quality ALES.
LIGHT SPARKLING PALE ALE.
MACHEN & Co., Norfolk St, Liverpool.
Sole Importer for Egypt and the Sudan :
S. di M. RISO, Cairo.
NOTICE
Persons importing Egyptian Labourers to work in the Sudan are recommended to enter into a written contract with them. This contract should be explained and signed by the Labourers in the presence of an official or other reliable witness
De "L'Egyptian Gazette"
Le Supplément Commercial et Financier de l' "Egyptian Gazette" paraît chaque Samed à midi, de façon à pouvoir être expédié par le paquebot autrichien. Il contient des revues complètes et impartiales du coton, des graines de coton, et du marché des valeurs; les dernières statistiques jusqu'à la veille de sa publication: des tableaux des fluctuations de la place et les copies des dépêches officielles envoyées à la Liverpool Cotton Association, etc etc
L'abonnement pour une année en Egypte coûte 1 L.E. y compris les frais de poste; pour l'étranger 10 P.T. de port en sus.
ALEXANDRIA.
August.
Windsor Hotel. Open-Air
Concert by the Ludovic-Rivier orchestra 6 p.m. to midnight.
Fronton
"Jai Alai" Pelote Basque. 9.30 p.m.
Urbanora Cinematographic Entertain
ments. 6.30 and 9.30 p.m.
Cinemaphon Aziz and Dores, old Ramleh Station
6.30 & 9.30.
Pathé Cinematographic entertainment. 6.30 and 9.30
p.m.
Bains du Mex. Balloon Ascents every Thursday, Saturday, and Sun
day. Two Orchestras. Last tram 1 a.m.
Tour Eiffel. Variety
Entertainment. 9.30.
The Lifonti Concert Rooms, Grand Evening Concert.
9.30 p.m.
September.
Pigeon Shooting Club. Gabbari. 2.30 p.m.
Pigeon
Shooting Champs Elysée 2.30 p.m.
Alhambra Theatre. Matinée.
Tour
Eiffel. Matinée. 4.45.
Eldorado. Matinée. 4.30.
Cinemaphon Aziz
& Dorés. Performances 4, 5.30, 6.45
CAIRO.
August.
Theatre des Ambassadeurs, 9.30
September.
ALEXANDRIA
Kom-el-Nadours Observatory.
During 24 hours ending 8 a.m.
REMARKS.
There is no change in the weather conditions. This morning
opened nice and clear with a light N.W. breeze and a steady barometer.
AVERAGE TIME occupied in transmission of Egyptian telegrams from England to
Alexandria on
OUTWARDS.
Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Cairo time)
THE ONLY
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MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM ON
"Owing to the lamentable neglect of all his duties by the present Sultan came
the Algeciras Conference. At it the French were given, if not actually, at
least by inference, power to keep order in
"Instead of pushing in at once with the force of international police, which
the Conference had decreed was to be raised, they did nothing in particular.
That is, the Quai d'Orsay did not move; but, on the other hand, hundreds of
undesirables and the off-scourings of
Referring to the murder of Dr. Mauchamp, whom he describes as "French Advance
Agent," Mr. Cunninghame Graham concludes that Mauchamp was paid by the
French Government to advance the cause of France amongst the Moors, the
French ambition being to "join their flats between the
"One thing seems pretty certain, concludes the writer, "that is, Morocco will
be unsafe for Europeans for several years come. At Masagan, Laraché, and
Rabat the position of the European colonies must perilous, few in number as
they are, and far-removed from help, and it is to be devoutly hoped that the
French and Spansish troops now occupying
"The example has been sharp, and effect was wanted for during the past two
years the Moors have shown themselves arrogant and intolerant to a degree.
Still, it should never be forgotten that they are their native land, and
none of them, as far as I know ever came to
"These forward movements of so called civilised Powers," "always have a
disturbing influence on my mind and raise interesting and difficult ethical
questions. Whether it is called annexation, a protectorate, or peaceful
penetration, the process is always the same and equally objectionable to the
people annexed, protected, or penetrated. We annexed the Transvaal, we
protect Egypt, the Japanese are protecting Korea, the French are penetrating
By decision of the Superior Board of Health, the medical examination of passengers from Beyrdat to the Ottoman Ports is abolished.
The Sudan Government Agency received notice yesterday that fresh torrents of rain fell on Friday last at Roseires, Obeid, Kodoe and other localities of the Upper Nile.
The meeting of the Legislative Council, which was to have been held on Tuesday morning last, has been adjourned on account of the absence of a sufficient number of members to form a quorum.
A serious quarrel took place yesterday between two parties of Bedouins at Ramleh, which eventually developed into a fight with nabouts. Two of the combatants were wounded, one of them seriously. The police have made several arrests.
A native workman named Mohamed Ali, while digging gravel from an embankment at Sidi Negm Eddine yesterday morning was buried beneath a sudden fall of earth and received such severe injuries to his head and thigh that a long treatment in hospital will be neccessary.
472 births, of which 9 were of European parentage, and 536 deaths, of which 13 were Europeans, were registered in Cairo during the week ending the 26th instant. Of the deaths, 390 were children under 5 years of age. The principal causes of death were:- dyptheria 4, typhus 10, typhoid 1, measles 4, erysipelas 1 and fever 1.
lt will be remembered that the Sidi Salem Company recently sold 150 feddans of its property at the rate of £60. This Society has just concluded a sale still more advantageous, if not from the point of importance at least from the aspect of price. It has sold seven feddans, at LE. 100 and it appears this land is not the most valuable which the company owns. The Sidi Salem has since sold 13 feddans at the rate of £120.
About a week ago a cat bit a little girl at the Beau Rivage Hotel in the leg and caused a large swelling, which was lanced and treated. Attracted by the cries of the girl the secretary of the hotel went to see what had happened and promptly killed the cat by a blow from a stick. In the mean time, however, the cat had bitten the proprietor's dog who showed the first madness this morning and was consequently shot.
A man named Mancarious has been arrested and several minor charges preferred against him. The police are of opinion that he was an accomplice of the two men, Malouca and Mansour, who, it will be remembered, were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment for being implicated in the robbery of a large sum of money from the treasury accompanying the Holy Carpet to Mecca, and it has consequently been deemed expedient to put Mancarious under arrest, with a view to obviating any possible repetition of last year's occurence.
The announcement from Spain that larger orange crop than ever will have to he distributed in the British markets during the coming season is interesting, taken it conjunction with the official figures recently issued, showing the enormous imports of oranges generally during the past year. The latter now amount to 5,000,000 package containing over 1,250,000,000 single fruits. Of this great total, more than 4,600,000 packages came from Spain alone, whilst those from British Possessions only consisted of 116,000 packages, made up chiefly of West Indian fruits.
The bulk of British oranges consists of the ordinary round-shaped fruits, few, after all, of the higher-priced, oval-shaped fruits entering our ports. It is impossible to state the exact quantity Britain receives of the latter, but it gets 20,000cwt. from America, consisting of Californian seedless oranges. The oval Jaffa supplies are merged in those tabulated from Turkey, which consist of over 300,000 packages. The official figures appear to show that oranges in Australia, so far as the export trade is concerned, have proved a disappointment. Possibly this is due to the high expense of inland and ocean transit.
The "Standard" states that in coming years the oval Egyptian orange is destined to come well to the fore in the British markets. The fruit is very large and juicy excelling those from California. Large quantities of trees have been planted during recent years and are making much progress. Egyptian planters of these mammoth fruits claim that they will be able to dominate the trade in oval oranges in the British markets presently. The soil of Egypt is particularly suitable for the finest oranges that can be grown.
Mr. Lonsdale asked whether any conclusion had yet been arrived at for giving effect to the recommendations of Sir Eldon Gorst and Mr. Llewellyn Smith in their report upon the system of British commercial attachés and commercial agents; and, if so, what was the nature of the action which it was proposed to take on that report.
Mr. Runciman replied that the recommendations contained in the report had
been adopted, and the new system would come into force on
The Commons sat until twenty-five minutes past hve o'clock on the 20th August —thus holding another continuous sitting of nearly fifteen hours. When the House at last rose barely a hundred members were in attendence Continuing the discussion on the third reading of the Appropriation Bill, Mr. MacNeill (N South Donegal), rising at half past one o'clock, devoted the greater irt of half an hour toa heated denunciation of the grant to Lord (Cromer and the Governments action in regard to the Denshawi outrages—the hon. member being vigorously supported from the other side of the House by Mr. H. Lea L. East St Pancras)
Sir E. Grey (Secretary for Foreign Affairs) firmly declined to discuss further the Denshawi affair, but he briefly, though warmly, defended Lord Cromer's claim to national recognition of his public services. "If we measure these services by money reward," said Sir Edward, "I think the country must agree that the grant is a very moderate one"- a conclusion that the House generally cordially endorsed. Mr. MacNeill and a few Labour members and Radicals noisily demurred, but realising that they were in a hopeless minority in their protestations they refrained from pressing the matter further
Mr. Pike Pease (Darlington) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign-Affairs whether he was now able to state whether Meridi had been evacuated; and, if so, on what date.
Sir E. Grey-His Majesty's Agent and Consul-General at Cairo reported on
Mr. J. Robertson (Northumberland, Tyneside) asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he was yet able to state approximately the amount of native and foreign capital invested in public companies in Egypt, the number of companies trading there without being registered, and the proportion they bore to the number registered.
Sir E. Grey-From information supplied by the Egyptian Ministry of Finance, it would appear that the share and debenture capital of the companies whose business is entirely, or almost entirely, confined to Egypt is estimated approximately at 90 millions sterling, of which the proportion contributed by Egyptian companies is about two thirds, the remaining one third representing the capital of foreign companies. These figures afford no indication of the proportion of native and foreign capital invested in these companies, the capital of Egyptian companies being largely held abroad, and vice versa. It is estimated, however, that the larger proportion of the total is in foreign hands. The Capital is distributed among some 220 companies, about 45 per cent of which are Egyptian, and the remainder foreign companies. There are also a certain number of banking and other foreign companies which have established branches in Egypt, but with respect to which it is not possible to ascertain the amount of capital invested in the country. Foreign companies are not registere in Egypt. I should add that the above figures do not include the Suez Canal Company.
The Manchester Guardian states that the Eastern markets are not giving much satisfaction to Manchester traders at present are informed that letters have been received from Beyrout which say that the prospects in that market for piece goods have improved during the last few weeks. Stocks are being reduced, and within a short time it is expected that more buying will take place in Manchester. Last winter was very severe in the Levant, and considerably interfered with business. The season is just now commencing, and this encouraging news should be very welcome to traders with that market. As to the Egyptian difficulties, it is reported that some of the creditors involved are not agreeing easily to the proposals made at the meetings recently held. Certain firms are understood to contend that the period during which payments would be made is too long, and also that interest should be paid. As improved reports have been received from Cairo it is hoped that the difficulties in the way of agreement are not insuperable.
Colonel Sir Charles Edward Mansfield, K.C.M.G., brother of the first Lord
Sandhurst, and Minister Resident and Consul-General at Lima, 1884, died at
6, Piazza San Lorenzo, Florence, on
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Aden,
The Yemen representatives who proceeded to Constantinople have now arrived at Hodeida, in company with Thabet Pasha, Hoosni Pasha and others. I see in one of the Cairo Arabic papers that these representatives have taken with them decorations and a large sum of money, not less than £50,000 to be distributed amongst the chiefs of the tribes. As I have already stated in a previous letter these representatives are all Turkish subjects, and with the exception of two or three who are Turkish officials, they are all of the common people. They have no influence with the Imam or his followers, nor do they command their confidence. Nor is their representative character unquestionable. They were nominated by Turkish officials. They do not represent the intelligent element of the population, and nothing can be expected from this deputation except the furtherance of their personal interests. The real misfortune of Yemen is, as is clear from the Soltan's speech published in the "Egyptian Gazette," that the Sultan is still in the dark as to the real causes of the Yemen troubles.
There is no hope of pacifying Yemen by presents any more than there is by introducing reforms which stand no chance of being carried out by the hands of bad officials. The weak policy of Turkey is, if not mainly, to some extent, responsible for the present power of the Imam. He is regarded by his followers as a national hero, and every trumph is attributed by them to his marvellous powers. This influence over his followances is supreme, and the latters' belief in him only falls short of idolatory. The Imam's struggle is really one for supremacy and his demand for autonomy on account of Turkish oppression is merely a stepping-stone. That he is of the prophet's blood and comes from an aristocratic family of the Imains who ruled Yemen for many centuries before the advent of the Turks, goes without saying. It is, however, beyond the ken of this letter to enter into the causes of the Yemen tronbles or the claims of the Imam. What I propose to do in this letter is to give a passing notice to a characteristic feature of the shortsighted and suicidal policy pursued by the Turks in the Yemen campaign.
While Turkey has been lavishly expending money and men in order to crush the rebellion, she has been disregarding the really dangerous aspect of the Yemen situation, but for which the rebels' powers for mischief would have been comparatively insignificant. I refer to the traffic in arms and ammunition carried on between Djibuti and Yemen, which has made Yemen a hot bed of revolution, and made it impossible for Turkey or any other power to pacify Yemen. A very large business is done in fire arms in Turkish Yemen and large quantities are stored in godowers and are publicly sold in the Beduin markets there, almost without let or hindrance on the part of Turkey while the Iman has regular smugglers to keep him supplied with firearms. There are more than ten lakhs who are armed with modern firearms. These firearms are exported from Djibuti and imported at out of the way landing places on the coast. There are many unguarded landing places on the coast between Bab-el-Mandeb to Jeddah, at which such firearms are imported from Djibuti, and although a Turkish gun-boat is employed to operate against smugglers it is very seldom that seizures are made. Gun-boats cannot do much to check the traffic in firearms. The shrewd smugglers use small boats for the traffic. They load them at Djibuti and generally sail at night by circuitous routes till they reach their destination. As soon as a Turkish gun-boat is sighted by the smugglers, the latter throw the firearms overboard and generally manage to do this at some convenient place where they can salve or recover them. If actually caught in the act the smugglers either smooth there way by money with the authorities, or have to fight for it.
Even to the man in the street the indifferent attitude of the Turks to this important factor in the situation appears to be anything but wise, since it is folly to work at the pump and leave the leak open. To pacify Yemen efforts must first be directed against these smugglers, and this traffic must be checked. But to do this, efficiency, integrity, and a strict watch over all the landing places on the coast of Yemen are required. To obtain efficiency in checking smuggling, a large force must be kept in all the landing places, from Bab el Mandeb to Jeddah.
As regards other events of the week, advices, from Yemen state that the rebels had an engagement with the Turks in the Affar district which lies about three days from Sana. Affar is a Turkish district not garrisoned. The rebels attacked it, and following upon the scent, the Turks arrived at the place, and a severe engagement took place, in which two chiefs of the Imam were killed and third commander of the Imam was wounded. Full details have not yet been received.
Auvjourd'hui grand concert vocal et instromental, comprenant la grande fantaisie de l'o péra Samson et Dalila, Nous rappelons a tous le grand concert d'adieu des artistes chanteurs, qni aura lieu demain aprés midi veridredi et qu'il sera donné & cette occasion un programme exceptionnellement choisi. Pour terminer la soirée il y aurA aussi une représentation ciné matographique donnée par la maison Urbanora
BUILDING & BUILDING BYE-LAWS.
BY ROBERT WILLIAMS Y.R.I.B.A.
Tbe Inspectors of Buildings are called District Surveyors in London. These gentlemen are all highly qualified men. They have to pass a searching examination on the Building Act, construction and materials; they are also all qualified architects holding the diploma of the Royal Institute of British Architects. It is obvious that the men who are to supervise, in the interests of the public, the work of practising architects, should hold the highest possible qualifications. None of these officers of the Council are allowed private practice. Before the creation of the London Council, nineteen years ago, the District Surveyors were allowed to practice privately; this the Council wisely abolished. Every District Surveyor is appointed with the distinct understanding that he discontinues private practice and by abolishing the office in some smaller districts and adding them to less remunerative ones the posts were made sufficiently valuable in themselves to attract good men. The fees range from £500 to £1,500 per annum.
With regard to the practice of officials in Egypt and the acceptance of posts and salaries outside, hear that an order has been given here forbidding such practice in the future. The order will doubtless be honourably obeyed, for it obvious that if, say, an official acts as an architect on his own account and accepts a salary from the Municipality for supervising the works of other architects and his own, he cannot do justice to both sides. Besides it is clear that if a practitioner were to set up in Alexandria or elsewhere, and private practice were allowed to officials. he would have to compete with salaried men who could handicap him badly. The unfairness is surely patent to all. The Municipality is therefore, to be congratulated on issuing an order, as, I hear, prohibiting private practice by its officials. I hope the order will be published, as it is highly important that the public should know this.
PROCEDURE AS TO BUILDING NOTICES
On one occasion I was amused at the matter-of-course way in which a proprietor regarded the supposed necessity for bribing. I need not mention the place. A notice had to be given, when the following dialogue took place:-
Proprietor, "So and So will go, he knows whom to bribe."
Architect. "No, he will not go. If a notice cannot be given and permission obtained without a bribe then the whole town shall ring with denunciations of the enormity."
The notice as I said before, should be as simple as possible. I cannot do better than give section 145 dealing with notices in the London Building Act:-
"Notices to be given to the (District) Surveyor by builder.
145. In the following cases and at the following times (that is to say):-
(a). Where a building or structure or work is about to be begin then two clear days before it is begun; and
(b). Where a building or structure or work is after the commencement thereof suspended for any period exceeding three months then two clear days before it is resumed; and
(c). Where during the progress of a building, or structure, or work, the builder employed thereon is changed, then two clear days before a new builder enters upon the continuance thereof, the builder or other person causing or directing the work to be executed shall serve on the District Surveyor a building notice respecting the building or structure or work. Every building notice shall state the situation, area, height, number of storeys, intended use of the building or structure, the number of buildings or structures if more than one, the particulars of the proposed work and the name and address of the person giving the notice and those of the owner then in possession of and the occupier of the building or structure or of its site or intended site. All works in progress at the same time to, in or on the same building or structure may be included in one building notice. No plans are asked for, with the exception of the cases of special works or public buildings.
The question of backsheesh is known to be a festering sore in Egypt. Other countries are not free from it but here it has become a fine art. The dealers in engineering goods and other hardware will tell you unblushingly that backsheesh or commission as it is sometimes called has to be paid if business is to be done. Of course the commission comes out of the pocket of the person who buys. I was asked once by a builder what sum was to be put for me in a contract sum. I was assured by the person who asked me that it was the universal custom. "Whether it is customary or not," I replied, "it is a mean dishonest practice and one which every member of the Royal Institute of British Architects when he receives his diploma solemnly affirms he will eschew. The penalty for an offence of his kind is ignominious expulsion from the Institute." I need hardly say that I also told my enquirer that my client always paid me for supervising the work of the builder, and not the builder whom I supervised.
Now take a suppositionary case which will make the evil of elicit commissions
apparent. Suppose a man holding a post in the engineering or other
department of a public bodly at a fair salary which should command his whole
fair working time. Suppose also that he holds an appointment with a private
firm of engineers
Of course if Maniecipalities do not pay officials sufficient salary on which to live in decency then the men who accepts outside work are not to blame; the blame then rests on the shoulders of the sweating poblic body. It therefore behoves public bodies to put their servants and officials beyond the reach of temptation and of backsheesh by paying their man a proper living wage.
In England, the Prevention of Corruption Act has not become law without occasion. Here is one of the most recent prosecutions under that act showing how London trades men who give baksheesh are dealt with:—
A warehouseman of Barbican, London, was fined £10 and ten guineas costs, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, for having tipped a carman, who was also fined £1, or one day's imprisonment, for receiving the tips.
A drastic law of this kind would be good for Egypt.
As I am unable to conclude these articles in this issue there will be one more dealing with work in Alexandria generally.
The Eisteddfod which is being held this year at Swansea, is attracting large crowds to that town. The Gorsedd ceremony was unusually attractive, Sir Norman Lockyer being initiated into the Gorsedd circle.
Sir Norman Lockyer, as a British bard, traced the Gorsedd back over four thousand years. On being initiated into the mystic circle of British Berdism, he said he had been much impressed because three or four years ago he had visited Egypt to study ancient monuments, and he found that there were there worshippers of the sun and stars who, in anticipation of the Welsh Gorsedd, appointed temples to the sun and next to the northern stars. He also went to Cornwall to study the circles there, and upon careful examination they were found generally to consist of a dozen stones. He made a map of them, and to his great astonishment he found that the directions Of these stones were identical with the direction of the Egyptian temples. If he were allowed to express the opinion he had arrived at after a considerable amount of work, he was convinced that the Welsh Gorsedd, the circle with the oustanding stones, was the distinct descendant, almost without a break, of those citcles which he examined with such care in Cornwall.
In the evening the annual meeting of the joint associations of the Gorsedd
and Eisteddfod was held under the presidency of the Archdruid. The chief
business was to determine the town to be honoured by the Eisteddfod two
years hence, the first year after the new Reform Bill will have became
Bardic Law. Four towns competed for the honour—
A peculiarly impudent and daring burglary occurred yesterday morning at a house immediately facing the Sporting Club station, on the Ramleh line, by which an English gentleman, while occupied in business in the city, was robbed of all his clothing save that which he was wearing. The burglar must have enteted the house between 9am. and midday and it is a notable fact that the only room from which anything was stolen was the bedroom of the gentleman to whom we refer.
It is thought that on going to market the servant of the house left the window open and that an entrance was effected with ease, but suspicion also rests upon the servant himself. A few nights ago, however, the two gentlemen occupying the house, had reason to prevent two Berberins from molesting a lady and gentlemen, who had been picnicing on the sands, and the police are now inclined to think that these two suspicious characters are guilty of the robbery, and not improbably are trying to make a living out of the few who happen to select the district for a moonlight stroll either singly or in company with one or two.
The fact, however, that the burglary was committed in the fall light of day, from a room whose window looks direct upon the station, that entrance and exit were apparently made through the window, that it happened unobserved during the busiest part of the day, in full view of houses in the course of construction, is most remarkable. Ou étaient nos bons chaouiches
By kind permission of Colonel E.A. Herbert, M.V.O. and Officers the Band of the Inniskilling Dragoons will play the following programme of Music in the Esbekieh Gardens tomorrow from 9 to 11 p.m.
March - The Rose of the Rivers - Rolt.
Selection - The Merveilleuses -
Felix.
(A) Czardas - Ungarischer Shafertanz - Gung'l.
(B)Babillage -
" " - Gillet.
Selection - La Boheme - Puccini.
Euphonitum Solo -
(Air and Variations) La Sonnambula
[-Bellini.
(Euphonium Trumpet Major Price)
Paraphrase - The Wearin' of the Green -
Douglas.
Grand Selection - Il Trovatore - Verdi.
Japanese Romance -
Poppies - Moret.
Regimental March - Khedivial Anthem.
God Save the
King.
Conductor J. PROSSER Bandmaster.
Sir F.R. Wingate, the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, has arranged to build a house at Dunbar, East Lothian, where he and Lady Wingate and family have of late years spent their summer holidays.
The announcement of the engagement of the Earl of Cromer's son and heir, Viscount Errington, to a daughter of the Viceroy of India recalls the fact that the families of two other important Governors those of the Governor-General of Canada and the Lord High Commissioner of South Africa - became matrimonially united by the marriage of Viscount Howick, son and heir of Earl Grey, and Lady Mabel Palmer, daughter of the Earl of Selborne.
M. Alexander de Zogheb, Portugese Consul at Alexandria has left for Europe.
Mr. G.P. Foaden, secretary of the Khedivial Agricultural Society, left London for Egypt last week.
Brewster Bey paid a flying visit to London last week, leaving on Thursday for Paris. He proceeded thence to Constantinople, where he will rejoin his Highness about the beginning of September.
Major and Brevet Col. G.T. Forestier-Walker, A.D.C., 122nd Battery R.F.A., at Bulford, has been selected for a R.H.A. jacket, and is posted to the command of U Battery in Egypt, vice Brevet Lieut. Col. H.M. Campbell, who vacates on promotion.
The Khedive has conterred the 4th class order of the Osmanieh on Bimbashi Franklin, director of music.
M.B. Jauber, first secretary of the Austrian-Hungarian Consulate, will leave for Europe on Saturday.
Among the many visitors staying at the Beau-Rivage Hotel we notice:
Mr. and Mrs. Hovil and family,
for Engines, Manufacturing, Furnaces, Pumping, Irrigation, Incandescent
Lighting and Generation of Electricity. Lane's Producers are available
for Land, River or Ocean Service. Agents required. Address Howard Lane,
125 Edmund Street, Birmingham, England.
(Aujourd hui d 11h. 1/2 a.m.).
On avait sans doate trop poussé les cours de certaines valeurs pendant les deux derniéres séanges, car ce matin; en dépit d'une accen tuation de la hausse 4 Londres et |'état sta tionnaire du taux privé d'escompte au-dessous da taux officiel de la Banque d'Angleterre, i! s'est manifesté dis le début une légére ten dance & réaliser, qoi n'a fait que s'accentuer jusqn's la fin. Il n'y a d'ailleurs pas eu de baisse notable, mais le mouvement des transac tion a été réduit 4 peu de chose. L' Agricole et la National Bank ont beauconp occupé le marché, sans donner lieu, surtout cette der. niére, 4 des affaires appréciables. Quelques Delta Land, Hooker et Khedivial Mail; 200 Levico et 200 Langhis vendues aux enchéres publiques, les premiéres 4 25/64 et les secon des 4 5/16; de la demande en Dividendes Tramways, Salt & Soda, Land Bank et Union Fonciére ; tel est le bilan approximatif de la inatinée
L' Agricole fiéchit de 8 1/4 4 8 3/16, la National Bank de 20 7/16 4 20 5/16, tandis que Obligation ancienne Crédit Foncier progresse de 301 a 302
En baisse également les Nungovich Ho tels de 14 1/4 & 14, l'Urbaine de 3 5/8 a 8 9/16, la Delta Land de 1 15/16 4 1 7/8, Ordinary Khedivial Mail de 21/3 a 21, les Estates de 23/32 4 11/16, la fondateur Al lotment de 70 & 65, la fondateur United de 2 a 17/8, et la Levico de 7/16 a 3/8
Les Dividendes Tramways avancent, au con traire, de 295 4 301, |' Alexandria Water de 11 3/8 & 11 1/2, la Salt and Soda de 18/34 18/6, la Land Bank de 7 1/8 A 7 3/16, l'Union Fonciére de 4 9/16 4 4 5/8, la Banque d'Orient de 116 1/2 4 117, l'action Allotment de 2 3/8 a 2 1/2, la Levant de 9/16 419/32 et |'Hélouan de 3/16 47/32 acheteurs.
On voit que malgré la lourdeur, la cote se mantient assez bien dans son ensemble La tendance est indécise.
Nous apprenons que la Sidi Salem vient encore de oéder 13 feddans au prix de 120 livres le feddan. Ceci tend a confirmer |'assu rance que, malgré la crise, la demande en ter rains de culture ne diminue aucanement d'in tensité.
C'est ce soir que doit avoir lieu |'assembiée de la Bourse & Banking (Arditi) 4 |'effet de prononcer la liquidation volontaire de cette société. Les administrateurs ont été poussés a cette extrémité par |'impossibilité of ils se trouvent d'aller de l'avant ; ce qui nest que trop vrai. Ainsi, la Banque de Sa- lonigue, qui est créanciére de la Bourse and Banking d'un effet de Liv. Ster. 6,000, resté impayé, est sur le point si elle ne l'a d4a fait) d'assigner cette derniére en état de faillité par devant le Tribunal de Commerce d'Alexandrie, en son audience du 3 septembre prochain. C'est égal, les actionnaires attendent avec impatience la nouvelle surprise qu'a la réunion de cette aprés-midi vont leur servi leurs administrateurs.
NOTES ET CRITIQUES
Le taox de lescompte libre 4 Londres est renseigné en baisse 4 4 5/8 pour
cent.
Ao Stock Exthange, le Consolidé anglais est resté invarié 4 82.
L'Unifi¢e a baissé vendredi de 1/4 4 1001/4. La National Bank a gagné 1/8
420 1/8. La Daira a été soutenne & 12 1/4, YAgrieole 4 8 1/8 et la Delta
Light &9 1/2.
A Paris, te Crédit Foncier Egyptien est resté invarié
4 688. La Banque d'Athénes a été soutenné 4 112 et les Lots tures 4 164.
Ici, nous avons assisté aujourd'hui a un changement trés caractérisé de
la tendance de notre marché alors qie'la fin. de la précédente semaine avait
déj& vu s'esquisser un petit mouvement de reprise au milieu de transac-
tions encore raréfices.
La séance de ce matin, accentuant ces bonnes
dispositions, a été trés animée avec un ensemble ' d'affaires qui est:le
meilleur garant de la. persistance d'une reprise des plus justi- fiées..
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jourd'hui.
Datis Je compartiment des Banques, la Na- tional Bank hausse
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1/16-1/8. La. Cassg. di Sconto retombe a 35-86. La Banqne_.d'Athénes fléchit
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Les Jouissances Eaux do Caire se consoli- dent 4 204. Les obligations
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La Brasaerie des Pyramides mellit a 90 et sa part 4 36. Les Ciments
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A Cabinet Council has decided to send to Morocco all troops that may be desired by General Drude, who has already received more reinforcements than he demanded. (Havas)
The warship "Charlotte," which is now at
There has been no communication from Sir H. Maclean for a fortnight. (Reuter)
A volamirous report of the Senatorial Commission of enquiry ascribes the "Jena" disaster as due to the spontaneous combustion of B powder, but that in reality the direct cause of the disasters in the navy was the lack of cooperation and antagonism existing in the various branches of the service. It censures the naval artillery authorities for remissness in fixing the responsibility, and condemns the administrative for the anarchy prevailing. (Reuter)
The Turks have established themselves in the occupied districts and are levying customs. The Turkish commander stated that he had not received orders regarding withdrawal, but that on the contrary, more troops were coming. He informed the Russian Vice Consul at Urumia that the refugees at the Consulate might safely return to the villages if they accepted Turkish sovereignty.
The Cabinet crisis has passed. (Reuter)
A semi-official statement has been issued denying the newspaper report that Russia had secretly agreed to make Japan further concessions in Northern Manchuria, and that she had also agreed to the inclusion of the Sungari Valley in Japan's sphere of influence. (Reuter)
Mr. Farrell M. P. and others have been committed for trial for unlawful assembly. They have been released on bail. The greatest excitement prevails: Longford is practically in a stage of siege. The counties of Galway, Clare, Roscommon, Longford, Kings County and Leitrim have been proclaimed as disturbed. (Reuter)
Mr. McKenna, candidate for South Longford, and 17 others were arrested last night. (Reuter)
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"The meeting with the Colonial Premiers was a source of deep satisfaction to me, and I trust that the grant of self-government to the Orange River Colony will conduce to the welfare and contentment of its people.
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His Majesty concludes by citing the principle bills passed during the session. (Reuter)
House or Lords.—The English Land Bill has passed the third reading. The amendments to the latter have been dropped Lord Carrington having declined to accept same. The Evicted Tenants Bill has been passed in its amended form which has been accepted by the Government. (Reuter)
The jubilee of the accession of Prince Ferdinand was solemnly celebrated. Congratulations were received from all the Sovereigns. (Havas)
Brazil has ordered three battleships and two cruisers from Armstrongs and Vickers Sons and Maxim. (Reuter)
The International Sugar Union was prolonged for a new period of five years. (Havas)
1. Wuffy; 2. Bibiani; 3. The Page. 9 ran. Won by a length a half. Half a length between second and third. Betting: 4 to 1 Wuffy; 10 to 1 Bibiani; 7 to 1 The Page. (Reuter)
Lancashire beat Derbyshire by 1 wicket. Leicestershire beat Essex by 8 wickets. Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by 5 wickets. Yorkshire beat Sussex by 5 wickets. The match between Middlesex and Kent was drawn. (R.)
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attachés und commercial agents. The report, which is dated
Sir—In accordance with instructions, we have examined the question whether the results derived trom the past expenditure on commercial attachés and commercial agents have been such as to warrant the continuance of the system now in force, and we have the honour the report as follows :—
The defects of the present system may be summed up as follows :—The commercial attaché, though attached to a Diplomatic Mission, has no regular career or prospect of advancement within the Diplomatic Service. He cannot, of course, be an expert in any particalar industry, still less in all though he may be expected to possess a good general knowledge of trade conditions in the countries were he serves and to be familiar with their languages. It is, however, equally necessary that he should be well acquainted with industrial developments in his own country and in touch with the more important branches of British manufacture. He should also be close in touch with the Departments of the Home Government dealing with commercial matters. Long and continuous residence in a foreign country is not, however, favourable to the attainment of these objects. Again, in the Missions which are the head quarters of a commercial attaché there is a tendency to devolve on him all the current commercial work. He thus becomes one of the ordinary staff, his absence from headqnarters causes inconvenience and is not encouraged, and his visits to commercial and industrial centres within his district, which should be the most instructive part of his duties, grow few and far between.
Again, the appointment of special officials to deal with commercial questions deprives the staff of the Diplomatic Missions to which they are attached of much valuable experience and training in this branch of their work, and in a general way conveys the impression to the younger members of the Diplomatic Service that subjects connected with trade are too technical for their comprehension and altogether beyond their scope. The secretaries are not, therefore, in the earlier stages of their career properly grounded in the details of commercial work, though this work must necessarily become one of their chief preoccupations when they rise to the charge of a mission. The duties of commercial agents have never been strictly defined. They consist in watching and reporting on the commerce, industries and products of special districts and in answering inquiries on commercial subjects. The expectation that British firms would utilise their services for the purpose of conducting special inquiries at a distance has not been realised. A large number of applications for commercial information have, however, received attention. The present arrangements for commercial agents are entirely temporary and provisional, and we can see no reason why their functions should not be equally well discharged by the Consular staff, strengthened where necessary for the purpose. With a view of obviating the deffects pointed out above and of providing foundation for a more efficient system, we have the honour to make the following recommendations:-
1) The existing commercial attachés residing in European capitals, including the present commercial agent in Russia, who should be made a commercial attaché, to have their headquarters London, and to divide their time between special investigations abroad, partiularly in districts of interest to British manufacturers, work in the Board of Trade or the Commercial Department of the Foreign Office and visits to manufacturing districts in the United Kingdom. This measure would not be applied to the commercial attaché at Paris, as it would not be practicable to make any change in the position of Sir H.A. Lee, who holds the dual appointment of commercial attaché and resident British director of the Suez Canal Company in Paris. We think that, in view of the very wide areas which are at present assigned to commercial attachés, it would not be appreciably more inconvenient that they should start on their travels from London than from some centre within those districts, while the value of their inquiries would be very greatly increased if definitely directed to special objects by instructions from the Department or from the Commercial Intelligence Committee, or by the experience gained in systematic visits to British commercial centres. An additional advantage would be that it would be unnecessary to define rigidly the districts to be covered by each commercial attaché, who might be directed from time to time to travel in any country with whose language he was acquainted.
2) The commercial attachés at the more distant posts and in the countries
where special qualifications other than commercial are the chief
requirements, such as Turkey, China, &c., to continue to have their
headquarters in those countries, but to be relieved so far as possible of
the current commercial work at the Embassies and Legations, to be required
to move about freely within their districts, and to pay periodical visits on
duty to the principal centres of industry in this country, and to the
Departments charged with commercial matters. These visits ought, we think,
to be annual in the case of the commercial attaché at Con
(3) The present temporary arrangements for commercial agents to be discontinued, and the functions now performed by these agents to be assigned to the members of the Consular service, which must be increased in places where the commercial work necessitates such a course. It is clear that, owing to the increase of commercial inquiry at New York, the Consulate General cannot dispense with an extra officer, and that a salaried Consular officer would be required in Switzerland to take the place of Mr. Milligan.
(4) The current commercial business of the Diplomatic Missions, including many of the duties hitherto carried out by the commercial attachés, to be in charge of a specially selected member of the diplomatic staff, designated by the head of the missién and receiving a special allowance whilst actually discharging his functions. It is estimated that an annual sum of £1,000 would cover the necessary expenditure. It is important that the member of the staff selected for this purpose should while so acting, have some distinctive title such as "Secretary in charge of commercial matters," so that the commercial community may clearly realise that there is a special officer in each mission with whom they can communicate direct on commercial questions.
The past week has been somewhat remarkable in banking and financial
circles for the large discount business which has been done by the Bank
of England. To such an extent was this carried on, that fears were enter
tained in many quarters that a farther rise in the Bank rate would
result. This however has not happened and the rate remains at 44 per
cent as fixed on the
Owing to the payment of Railway Dividends call money was not plentiful although there was plenty to be had for one week at 3 per cent.
The raising of the Bank rate to 45 per cent on the
The Silver market has been weak owing to sales on account of China, and the lack of general demand. Prices have been marked lower, the spot price for bars being 31.3/16d and the forward quotation 31 3/8d
Almost daily comes the rumour that "liquidation has ceased" but there does not seem to be any large increase of buying, and prices remain practically unchanged. Evidences however of a little investment buying are noticeable, particularly in the Home Railway Section, but the outside public is still holding aloof, and until it comes in more generally there is little chance of any immediate improvement taking place. The position in New York appears to be improving and as a consequence a more cheerful tone is being adopted. This is materially helped by the decision of the Directors of the Bank of England with regard to the Bank rate.
Conasols continue to occupy the attention of a number of financiers who seem to be of the opinion that the former popularity of Consols would be assured if only their schemes should be carried out. It has been pointed out that whereas the Government is compelled to pay interest on the monies which it borrows, the Banks, by issuing notes can borrow large sums without interest. The fact seems to be altogether overlooked that at the price of 82 Consols are only on a 3 per cent level, and as long as there are a large number of first rate investments both in this country and abroad which offer a higher rate of interest—if not an equal security—the price of our gilt-edged stock is hardly likely to advance much. Fractional gains have been made during the past week, and the Government broker has been busy buying, thus giving additional support to the market, the price being quoted 82 1/8.
The slight improvement in investment securities has had its effect on foreign bonds which have moved in company, although the rise lacks the motive power of public buying. Japanese fours are but still round about 81 Turkish Unified and Russian fives have risen to 93-1/2 and 83 3/8-5/8 respectively. The plot to asaasinate the king of Portugal had the effect of putting Portugese back a little.
Although the price of standard copper has been put back, Rio Tintos have
been a somewhat excited market and a deal of buying has taken place,
putting the price up 74 1/4. A shortage in the coffee crop is having an
adverse
The activity in the Home Railway market has been more noticeable than for some time. Jobbers are reported to be short of stock and both buying and selling operations have, for the time being, a disproportionate effect raising or depressing values. The feature of the week has been the covering by the Bears in the absence of a rise in the Bank rate, and this seems to have formed the basis of the rise. The distribution of the Railway dividends and the reinvestinent of the cash distributed has also been the means of giving additional support, and Brighton "A" yesterday were raised 3 points, other advances being 2 3/4 in Great Western and 1 1/2-2 in Chatham Preference. The traffic returns of the principle lines are excellent, and continue to show increases.
The tendency is for American Railroad stocks to improve. President Roosevelt's speech on the financial position was inclined to be favourably received by Wall Street, and a better tone was noticeable.
In the course of his speech the President stated, "It may well be that the determination of the Government, in which it will not waver, to punish certain malefactors of great wealth, has been responsible for something of the troubles, at least to the extent of having caused these men to combine to bring about as much financial stress as they possibly can, in order to discredit the policy of the Government, and thereby secure a reversal of that policy, so that they may secure the fruits of their own evil-doing. The Standard Oil Company have issued a circular to its employees and stockholders, saying that it is absolutely innocent of any wrong doing, as alleged in prosecutions lately instituted in the Federal Courts.
Kaffirs received a little attention, support coming in from Paris, and fluctuations were noticeable, prices displaying a hardening tendency. French and local buying of De Beers caused an advance in this stock, but there has been little doing amongst Rhodesian descriptions. West Africans have been quiet. Australians have attracted a little attention, and prices have had an upward tendency.
There has been hardly any change in the Egyptian Market since my last, although prices have fluctuated in a mild way during the interval. National Bank of Egypt have been as low as 199, but improved to 20 1/4, whilst Agricultural Bank, after being 7 15/16 close a firm market at 8 1/16-3/16. Daira Sanieh were flat, at one time changing hands as low as 12, but have since recovered to 12 3/8. Delta pref. are a dull market, and have sagged away to 9 1/2, without any reaction, and Delta Land and Investment are almost unchanged at 1.11/16-13/16. Khedivial Mail ordinary have been dealt in on the basis of 22/-23/-. Lower priced shares have been enquired for during the last few days, Land and General Trust are quoted at 8/6a.d., United Egyptian Lands at 8/-s and Corporation of Western Egypt at 5/8 are distinctly better. New Egyptian are easier at 11/16-3/4. There is a seller of Agricultural prefs on the market, and the shares are quoted 8 7/8-9 1/8. Union Fonciére are about 4 3/8-5/8, and Land Bank 7-1/4. No business has been done in Egyptian Markets or Salt and Soda, and the prices are unchanged at 1 3/8-7/16, and 13/16-15/16 respectively.
Anglo Egyptian Banks close 12 1/2-3/4.
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Francais diplémé,disposant de quelques heures par jour, donnerait des legons ou tiendrait com ptabilité
Jeune dame. italienne, trés honorablement connue, connaissant italien, francais et arabe, pouvant aussi denner des legons de brodene et de plano, desmande place comme dame de compagnie ou institutrice.
Comptable expérimenté, 3 connaissant le fran cais, l'italien, le grec et un peu l'arabe, cherche place
Profeasenr expérimenté donnerait lecons ny domicile de francais, arabe et hébreu pendant les vacances
Jeune homme connaissant le francais, |'arabe et l'italien cherehe emplo:
Un bon placier, cherche place; ferait anssi len caisseur
Comptable OX pM \rimente et orrespondant, connaissant le francis, litahen et pariant arabe, avant de tres bonnes rétérences, et disposant de quel ue heures, ( herche place.
Un jeune homme connaissant la tenue des livres des contrats des Agences de Bourse et sachant le francais, litalien et l'anglais, cherche place dans une Agence
Un professeur de nationalité anglaise cher che & donner des lecons de pratique d'an glais & domicile ou chez lui & des prix convenables.
On demande un jeune homme connaissant l'anglais, le francais et l'arabe pour emploi de traducteur au Caire,~avec bonnes réfé rences.
Chef-comptable exp*rimente connaissant le francais, l'italien et l'arabe cherche place il a de bonnes références
Comptable expérimenté connaissant le fran Cals, Vitalien et le grec, cherche place
Aide-comptable d'Agence de Bourse, eherche place
N B.—Pour tous renseignements s'adresser au Sidge Social de la Sociét4, Rue Sidiel Met walli N°. 30 et Rue Hammame!l Zahab N au ler Etage
Le Secrétariat est ouvert tous les jours, ex ') cepté les dimanches et jours de féte, de 7 h. 1/2 4 8h. 1/2 du soir
Les insertions ci-cdeasus sont faites gratuite ment par les soins de la Société et seuls lea soci¢taires peuvent en bénéficier
This is a condition (or disease) to which doctors give many names, but which few of them really understand. It it simply weakness—a break-down, as it were, of the vital forces that sustain the system. No matter what may be its causes (for they are almost numberless), its symptoms are much the same; the more prominent being sleeplessness, sense of prostration or weariness, depression of spirits and want of energy for all the ordinary affairs of life. Now, what alone is absolutely essential in all such cases is increased vitality—vigour--
VITAL STRENGTH & ENERGY
to throw off these morbid feelings, and experience proves that as night succeeds the day this may be more certainly secured by a course of the celebrated life-reviving tonic
THERAPION No.3
than by any other known combination. So surely as it is taken in accordance with the printed directions accompanying it, will the shattered health be restored,
THE EXPIRING LAMP OF LIFE LIGHTED UP AFRESH,
and a new existence imparted in place of what had so lately seemed worn-out, "used up," and valueless. This wonderful medicament is purely vegetable and innocuous, is agreeable to the taste —suitable for all constitutions and conditions, in either sex; and it is difficult to imagine a case of disease or derangement, whose main features are those of debility, that will not be speedily and permanently benefited by this never-failing recuperative essence, which is destined to cast into oblivion everything that had preceded it for this wide-spread and numerous class of human ailments.
THERAPION
is sold by the principal Chemists throughout the world. Price in England, 2 9 and 4/6. Purchasers should see that the word 'THERAPION' appears on British Government Stamp (in white letters on a red ground) affixed to every package by order of His Majesty's Hon. Commissioners, and without which it is a forgery.
Sold by E. Del Mar, Alexandria, Cairo & Port Said
50 ans de Succès
Plus de Feu
Plus de Tares
Marque de Fabrique
Seul TOPIQUE remplacant le FEU sans douleur ni chute du poil. Guérison rapide et --- des Betteries, ---...etc.
Paris, 165, Rue St-Honoré.-Le Fisc. 1er cie mandt de 6 fr.
---- gratuit, sur demande, du Guide Vétérinaire Dudiaux.
Woolston SOUTHAMPTON, England.
Whose directors have been making a personal study of Egyptian Requirements, are in an exceptional position to supply
Motor Boats,
Motor Barges
Motor Dahabieahs
and PETROL MOTORS for irrigation or electric light.
OUEEN'S ENGINEERING WORKS.
Bedford. England.
Makers of the well-known "CONQUEROR" Centrifugal Pump & Pumping Engines; also of Dynamos and High-Speed Economical Steam-Engines.
A large assortment of our pumps are kept in stock by our Agents, The Midland Engineering Co. of Rue de la Gare du Caire, No. 2, Alexandria.
Representative: F. C. BEVAN,
2, Ibrahim Bey Wafa's Building, Sh. Gama Charkasse, Cairo,
CAIRO-ALEXANDRIA TELEPHONE.--Rates as follows P.T. 5 for each 3 minutes, or fraction of 3 minutes; P.T. 10 for over 3 up to 8 minutes communication.
PUBLIC CALL-OFFICES : Cairo, Central Office, Opera Square, and New Bar;
Helouan, Central Office, Maison Purvis ; Alexandria, St Mark's Buildings,
Egyptian Bar, I. Castelli & Co.; Ramleh, Central Office. San Stefano
Casino
Goods may be booked from this Company's system of nearly 1000 kilometres of line in the Delta to any stations on the Egyptian State Railways and the Helouan Line.
Public Telegraph Messages are also accepted at many stations.
For further information apply to the Company's Offices at Cairo, Alexandria, Tantah, Zagazig, Damanhour or Saida Zenab
AUGUST 1906-1907.
Egyptian House: The Egyptian Engineering Co. Ltd.
Telephone 1542.
Cables: Anglogypt, Cairo.
Maison Spiro, Sharia Kasr-el-Nil, Cairo.
Patent. Multitubular. Vertical
BOILERS
Economy and Durability
SOLE AGENTS:-
Thos Cook and Son (Egypt) Ltd.
BOULAC ENGINE
WORKS
CAIRO
Telephone: No 160
Telegrams: Engineer Cairo
BRANCHES AT ALEXANDRIA:- (Rue de la Gare du Caire).
Telephone: No. 698
Telegrams: Engineer Alexandria.
WINTERTHUR, Switzerland.
Steam Engines of all sizes. Steam Turbines, Boilers, and Superheaters, Diesel Oil Engines. Pumps of various systems, particularly Sukers' high and low lift Centrifugal Pumps. Fans of all kinds. Steam and hot water heating. Ice & Refrigerating Machinery (Linde system).
General Representative for Egypt & the Sudan
P. A. GERAKIS, Engineer.
Rue Cherif Pacha, No. 26, ALEXANDRIA.
Telegrams : GERAKIS. P.O.B. 117.
Engineer of Sulzer Brothers
E. NAEFF,
Maison Caneri, Place de la Cie. des Eaux, CAIRO.
Telegrams: CEBSULZER. P.O.B. 1095.
Portable and permanent railways. Passenger and goods cars.
Tipping and platform waggons for all purposes. Locomotives from 10-600 H.P.
Large stocks of rails, trucks and locomotives always kept in Alexandria.
Machinery Department.
THE BRITISH WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
all kinds
of Electric Machinery & Electric Installations.
J. KEMNA-BRESLAU: Steam Ploughs-Road Rollers.
W.T. HENLEY's TELEGRAPH WORKS Co., LTD., LONDON
Cables high and low
tension.
E. KIRCHNER & Co., Leipzig: Wood Working Machinery.
Wire Ropeways "BLEICHERT". Safes "PANZER".
Pulsometers-Injectors-Central Heating Installations.
Offices:
Cairo: 24 Kasr-el-Nil Street, opposite Bank of Egypt. P.O.B. 690. Telephone No. 139.
Alexandria: 29, Cherif Pasha Street. Telephone No. 661.
KHARTOUM: Victoria Avenue.
The Underwriters' Fire Extinguisher
Over One Thousand new in use in Egypt and the Sudan.
Simplicity, Reliability, Efficacy.
Write for illustrated circulars and full particulars.
Sole agents: Thos. Hinshelwood & Co.
Alexandria.
Engrais Organiques
Cairo Sewage Transport Cy, Ld.
Sharia el Cherifein No 1 près la National Bank, Le Caire.