1933-07-18 — Page 11

TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1933.- -

WOMAN'S VENTURE IN

P&O.-British India LIBYAN DESERT

Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

Lady Clayton's Search

For Elusive Oasis,

USING MOTH PLANE.

Cairo.

THE CHINA MAIL.

In search of an elusive oasis, of which strange tales are told, Lady Clayton-East-Clayton has left here in her "Moth" light, aeroplane for the heart of the Libyan desert. With her is Lieut. Commander Roundell, R.N. (retired).

The oasis is known as the lost oasis of Zerzura. Last year, her

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, husband, Sir Robert Clayton-

WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA,

AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

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8.8.

**SOMALI

RANPURA

*MIRZAPORE

RAJPUTANA

From

About

Tons Hong Kong

193.4.

6,800 22nd July

17,000 29th July

6,000 9th Aug 17.000 12th Aug.

BANGALORE 6.000 19th Aug.

RANCHI

CARTHAGE.

**BHUTAN

NALDERA CORFU +*SOUDAN

MANTUA RAWALPINDI **BURDWAN

COMORIN CHITRAL +*SOMALI

17,000 20th Aug. 14,000 9th Sept.

6.000 16th

Sept. Have

Destination.

Bombay. Marseilles. Havre, London,

H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits Colombo & Bombay. Bambay, Marseilles London. Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg,

R'dam, Antwerp & Holl.

& London. Marseilles & London. gdam, Antonden.

London, H'burg, & Hull.

Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Marseilles & Lord & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 6,800. 9th Dec Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

R'dam, Antwerp & Hull.

16,000 23rd Sept. 14,000 7th Oct. 6,800 14th Oct

21,000 21st Oct. 10,000 4th Nov. 6,000 11th Nov.

15,000 18th Nov. 15,000 2nd Dec.

Marseilles &

* Cargo only. † Calls Cablanca.

East-Clayton believed that he ac- tually saw it from the aeroplane in which he was flying with Squadron-Leader (now Wing- Commander) Penderel.

He saw two large valley with miles of trees and vegetation in the midst of the waterless desert.)

But he was never able to reach this mysterious oasis by air. He could not find it. Then he con- tracted a

mortal infection, re- turned to England and there died? from its effects.

Lady Clayton - East-Clayton's route lies through the Baharia and Farafra oasis; Ain Dalla, a desert well further

west, and then across the sand sea to the Gilf El Kebir. She will probably push on to Kufra.

It is understood that the ex- pedition will have the co-opera- tion of Mr. P. A. Clayton, of the Egyptian Desert Survey.

There are many romantic tales told by the desert Beduin re- garding this mysterious oasis which was mentioned by Hero-i cotus. An arabic manuscript of the 15th century describes Zer- zura as follows: "In the city ofį Wardabaha, situated behind the citadel of El Suri, you will see

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers. and Cargo to Con-palms, vines and springs. Pene- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and gher Leyant Ports by steamers of the trate into the wadi (valley) run- Khedivial Mail Steamship Co..

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SIRDHANA

TALMA

TILAWA

SANTHIA TAKADA

1933.

7,000

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8,000

2nd Sept❘ Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 7,000 18th Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

21st July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

2.30 p.m.

ning westward and pursue wour way up it; you will find another wadi running westward between two mountains. From this last wadi starts a road which will lead you to the city of Zerzura, of which you will find the door closed.

"This city is white like a pigeon and on the door of it is carved a bird. Take with your] hand the key in the beak of the bird and open the door of the

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for city. Enter and there you will 1st and 2nd class passergers.

find great riches, with the King and Queen sleeping in their castle. Do not approach them

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, but take the treasure."

1933, 4th Aug.

Explorers in Libya during the last century such as Sir Gardner Wilkinson and Herr Rohlf were

2nd Sept. Manila, Rabaúl, Brisbane, Sydney & told stories of "the lost oasis of

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Melbourne

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan

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Hong Kong to Sydney 19 days,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--

the blacks." and there have been various attempts to discover it, including that of Major R. A. Bagnold's expedition in 1930. — Reuter.

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New LOW AND TERRY IN THE PARK

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London viz Suez.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

BANCHI

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

TILAWA TANDA *BHUTAN CARTHAGE SANTHIA

TAKADA NALDERA NANKIN

SOUDAN

CORFU

MANTUA "BURDWAN

RAWALPINDI

COMORIN

*SOMALI

CHITRAL

1953.

17,000 27th July 10,000 27th July 7,000 6th Aug. 6,000 8th Aug 14,000 10th Aug. 8,000 10th Aug 7,000 24th Aug. 18,000 24th

24th Aug. 7,000 3rd Sept 6,800 5th 14,000 7th Sept. 11,000 21st Sept.

8,100 4th Oct. 17,000 6th 15,000 20th Det. ist Nov. 3rd Nov.

6,800 15,000

*Cargo only.

(Continued from: Page 6.)

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