SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1910.
THE
“OVERLAND CHINA MAIL."
THE CHINA MAIL.
A CANNED INTERVIEW,
Ta Engisad-the-Fallios have long since mada ne koquainted with Fatted Phys.
astonishing faculty for antling off his nose to apita his face. The enterprising firm of Tynch Brothers constructed the coad tor the Bakhtiaris in 1900, The work con- sisted of bridging the more difficult rivers, blasting away obstacles on the existing track, and overcoming scientifically some of the stoepar ascents. Then to the but it is reserved for America to be caught Bakhtiain consists in tolk between with Canned Interview."" When JULY.ne and tea shillings lavind on each Prince Takugawa travelled through tho
transport animal using the route, together
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with the indirect proft from the ante of United States the other day on his way to supplies to paying caravan. Clearly the London he was duly pestered by men and mulateer angs, and one would have expected that the women who were anxious to "interview "
is the goose ho lays the golden proprietors of the "road would have him for their various papers. It was soon awestoned his path in every
posible TORATION. They hava, however, adopted noticed that there was a grant similarity in exactly the opposite policy for practically all the interviews and before long the nothing has been done to improve or repair the track since it was opened. Onlympstory was explaisot. We queto the a single caresserat has born erected for explanation (without of course believing a the seemmmodation of caravans, while ward of it) just as it roaches us from an worst of all from the maletder's point of view-he is continually charged extor tionate ratos for the forage that is essential
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by the tribesmen on the route are prolifis cause of dissatisfactions muleteers, who and redres imposible.
*
the
American paper :--
"It remained for Prince Tokugawa İyà.
ato, Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun, and head of the House of Pours of Japan, who One might imagine that the Bakhtiaris would have been■ Shogun it Shogunnidz
trade through their wished to stop
country, but in reality they highly value [had "not boon shollaked, to springman £3.000 per annum-and cling to it so
the revenue from the tolls-recently shout "canned" interview on the Chicago new
tightly that they cannot bring themsolves paper men. The Pribco, when he arrived, to devote the smallest fraction to pairs. smoked Thair thrift takes the amusing form of over
cigar and waited for the
GEO. P. LAMMERT
AUCTIONEER
Intimations.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW &
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crudging paint for the two suspension interviewers to-day. They came. Baron FIRE bridges on the ground that paint is only a skidura (3), who accompanies the Prince, mattor of looks, and not of utility, The
engineor responsible for the rendition of the handed each interviewes a tract and bridge pint out that regular and grinned. The Prines grinned alas. Every- complets painting is the only siloguard against the erosion that speedily ruins iron- body in fact grinned. "You ata nJapanese work. He does the work and claims for the cost, with the result that the Bakhtiaris Prince, age you not ?" asked que repertori complain that they are being robbed Number one. " spiled the Prince: “Num- Were they more amenable to reason, their |
zains from the road might be easily ber one," on the tract rend: Yes, I am quadrupled, particularly at present when Prince Tokugawa Iyssato, present hund of the closure of the Beshire-Shiraz, mute
drives trade towards the Racun Com the illustrions Tokugawa family, grand cor paratively little expenditure would makedon, ota. "How do you happen to be in the road vory much ene er to travel and Chicago 1" "Number two," beamed the propor provision of supplies would save the Prince. Number two stated: I am inuleteors from extortion. At presvut the
rond is usually closed for at least two oroasing Americs on my way to London, months of the year. catensibly by auow. My visit has no politiesi significance what"
The real ronson is that the muisteers find
the hard hipa so great in the winter that vor. What about war between United they atterly declina to work. With a conStates and Japan? Number thrus,' said
staat stream of traffic the track could be
kept opes all the year round, particularly if the Prince, and his emilo was sophis
Amall gang of coolics were employed at The reporters road" Number three an nne really dificult point to clear the
RESISTING
SAFES
way in winter. Transport, however, is the follows: From time to time the newly principal problem, and while there is coined phrase, The Japanese-American markod increase in the number of animals available the route will never be developed As it might be until the Bakhtinris lay themselves out to attract the reluctant muletoor to sostle upon the road. In this case, as in so many others in Persia, one can see how Europein supervision of the Arrangements would have an immediate two countries' This uncanny anticipation As supplied to the principal
effect upon the prospects of the route's and cortainly realise for it the success predicted
war, appears in the foreign newspapers in Japan. Personally I cannot imagina uch thing taking place, as only the terms of cordiality and friendship exist between the
of questions got the goat' of the reporters"
at its inauguration. But the jealousy and and ono said hastily, 'Good-bye, Prince.
auspicion of Europeans, so conspicuous in Tehera, is no less prevalent among the 'Number seven' almost shouted the Prince. Bakhtiaris than among their more 50- Said Number seven': phisticated fellow-countrymen in the north.
'Good-bye. I and they are no more likely to entertain the idea of foreign management than they are to migrate to the South Pole.
OIL WELLS,
Recent times have brought to the Bakh. tiaris another source of revenus. The
HUGHES and HOUGH, existence of oil in Western Persia has long
AUCTIONEERS
AND
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been known, but it is only of late years: that an endeavour: has been made to exploit it. A long period of axpensive prospecting on the part of the holders of the concession
shall seen the honourable stockyards and
a department store here. I shall embark for Liverpool May 11th. · Good-bye.'".
A SAFE REMEDY
FOR ALL
at last led to the discovery of the precious SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES
liquid la paring quantity. A spot in the
oil-bearing
the
professes to donar cores Tim Anh BLAJUHI DEKRACKS PRERANENTLY,
neighbourhood of Shuahter was conclusively If you enfor from any disease due to xa im.
corer proved" to
sirvia pure state of the Blood, raoM WRATHYRN GATAN of great richness, and when visiting them, you should test the valse of Claska's folds in the course of my journey.
Blood Mixture, he world-famed Blood Puidor TEAM Lauctor, Stoei Lighter, obtained occur demonstration of the and Restorer. This medicine has 40 years' reputation, and in to-day more popular" thai Wonden Lighters, Steam Cranes cas of the experiments Eight walls war, the reason of this being undoubtedly COAL DEPARTMENT. (travelling and stationary Steam Holate, have been drilled to a depth varying because this wonderful somedy dear what it Lidgerwood Steam Pile Driver, Diving between 300ft. and 1,600ft.; and in some Pomp and Dress, Raid Graba, Capatan, of them the pressure is so great that the SOLE
OLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA-s, Hook Bolts, Clatch Falls, Barrel iron casing A large quantity now runs Hand Winches, Driving Pulley, Baits and oil spurta op between the ground and the SIMA, CCHL MUTABE, HOJO, Bolts, Galvanized Spikes, File Shoes, Chain wanto, and in time of food passes along NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW Hoists, Iron and Beans Serowe. Differdange the local streams and floats, down
Pilea, Rolled Steel Joista. Steel Channels, and KAMTYAMADA Colleries. Corragatal Iron Roofing, Roofing Washers. Angle Trea, Cast Iron Calomas (suitable for building constructipul Whitewashing Machines, Canvas Sawing Machine, Patent Fire Escape, Well'a' Light, Kituon Light Acolyline Lamps, Hand Paup, Theodolite and Levelling Staff, Bones Duplicator, Comprometes. Telescope fan tripod), Office Desks and Cupboards,
dlan Ore 17 B. H. P. Oil Engine"(Kynoch).
Apply to
BUGHES & HOUĠa, Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 1910.
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Write for landbouk, want jost fre 'MBEVILLE, CIXH & Co. Bankees,
Se Rue de la Bouran, Paris (Friseri
arun in ugly brown foes. The field being in Bakhtiari country, its exploitation spells wealth to the Bakhtiaris in a zum her of ways, and one would have expected from them great eagerness to facilitate the work and to share in the profits. The difficulties placed in the way of the prospectors, however, were very grant, and for a long time antailed constant intervention by the Legation in Teheran. IS In the experimental stages much trouble
Clarke's Blood Mixture
THE FINEST BLOOD PURIFIER
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was caused by the thieving proclivities | It is warranted to clasess the blood from all of the tribesmen. Guards, supplied by impurities, trum whatever cacas, arising. Fon the chiefs, however, proved to be greater robbers than thora: zainst whom they had SCROFULA, come to protect the camp. Binch friction
SQUEVY. and although diplomatic nid ensued, invoked no improvement resulted. The oli ECZEMA, syndicate thereupon stopped payment of
WAS
the guard, which was followed by a notifics BLOOD POISON, tion by the Bakhtiaris that they would no
ULCERS.... longer be responsible for the safety of the SKIN & BLOOD personnel Compelled to take measures for the protection of Britial life and property,
DISEASES,
BAD LEGS, BLOTCHES, SPOTS,
BLACKHEADS,
PIMPLES. and BORES OF ALL
KINDS.
bo British Government thereupon im-seals and Permanent Remedy, ander two European officers. & course ghenmatic Pains, for it removed the catan frous ported detachment of Indian Sepoys
It is the only qual spacids for Gost and that speedily brought the Khana to their the Blood and Bones. Bansos. Besides the considerable annual payment for guards, the Bakhtiaría dérivo.
profit from the sale of supplies, whilst auveral hundreds of tribesmen are employed at high wages.
NOTE. This mixture is pleasant to the Laste
prazos to THE MOST DELICATE CONSTITUTION of either sex, from infanej, to old, ago, and the
test its value.
AND WARRANTED HER FROM ANITETEO
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banks and mercantile
houses.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
DUDELL SMAEST.
For Sale.
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TRIED MANY THINGS, WITHOUT BENEFIT UNTIL I TOOK CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE
A company having been formed, pro- parations for putting to oil on the market are now being made, and by the terms of the sgresment with the Bakhtiaris, they Are i have 3 per cent, af tho -prolita. These profits wil depend very much upon considerations entirely apart from the quantity of oil available--whlot Apparently, very great-furthe Mr F. E. Lands, 48, Bridge Street Bow, condition of the pil market, owing to Chester, writer :-) Just a line in favour of (thio" opemtions of trušta, is such that it "Clarka's - Blood Mixture." I bad enema for may not pay the company at present to seven months, and tried many things without ́extract more than a limited amount. The beardt until I took your remedy. After the profits will also be greatly dependent upon eighth bottle I was quila wail again." Pisans The attitude of the Bakhtiaris themsolves, accept this lattor ses taken of gratitude to your for development of the enterprise will be wonderful Clarke's Blood Mistara
13, 1908. - profitable to the company in ratio tô the
assistance sud support extended by the IMPURITIAE, IN ras Blood We have seen proprietors if the land. During my visit to the uilfold I was given to understand hosts of letter from all sorts and conditions of that the relations with the Bakhbaris are people, in which the writers saknowledge the now more satisfactory, and that the contre, which as a curative gati cannot be too g: hement they have reoolved Erain Clarke's Blood struction of a pipe to the coast is under ighly estimated, alace it classes and clears the immediate contemplation. Material for
blood from all impurie, ad restores italia refinery capable of turning out 2,600,000 normal condition Tide is good festimonial. gallons a mouth, to be erected near Mohammerah, is now arriving from England, and within two years it is ex pected that business in the producta of the i solanos sindgakili have brought to fighty Knd vo now fuld will be in full swing.
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