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MUSICAL
LATEST WESTMINSTER DELOR JAYT
arrived cưNakaling
ATTRACTING
MORE TOURISTS
Baghdad, Jan. 21.
Iraqi Government and businessmeni are making a joint effort to bring more foreign tourists to Iraq.
Amang attractions offered to combat the abortage, Visitors to visitors are:
the capital Invariably find. that there is no room evallable in:
completed,efiber of the six first class
Newly modern highways make travelling easy.
to hotels, or even in the 40. secondi and third class hotels, To of secure a room in any one them, reservations zut be made months in advanem
2. Several newly built
summer
resorts
In the mountains of northern Iraq,
Three new hotels are under
with Arat,
3. Seasonal exhibitions are being organised in construction. The varlous parts of the country Lu 400. rooms,. several sultes and show the products of local in-
be dustry, antiquities or the latest ally at a cost of 750,000 Iraq anda ni. Ur. Babylon, Ninevahs dinars (£750,000) due to
of completed by the end this and other places."
while the month. (January)
bo other two are expected to Anished at The beginning of
4. The establishment of
Iraq ski centres in the
mountains.
HUGE INCREASE
June 1957.
Hotel managements Official aures recently pub-
in Iraq ished here show that the num-
are compelled by the
Govern ment
clean their hotels, ber of tourists visiting Iraq in-
1045 creased from 5,000 in
to arrange their gardens and paint more 1 มก 1,500,000 in 1955, the building and the rooms once and this figure does not include n year. The Health authorities
and maintain or Arabs
u rigorous daily in onspection of their kitchens in an
Arab nationals
wm-Moslems. who come either on phones, a chamber our business or us pilgrims to visit effort to avoid any complaints
Baghdad, from tourists. Luton the Holy Shrines in
castertosiding tanbe) is
noted for munang recli
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telephones
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south China Morning Post,"
HONGKONG PAINT PRODUCTS LIMITED.
Notice is hereby given that Mr Chan Kam Bon (44) our former Plant Manager has revered hils connectionIN with this factory as from the 16th January 1057.
Dated this 21st day of January
1937.
By order of the Board of Directors.
(94.) LOKE YUNG CHEONG. Managing Director.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Consiguera per
CIF: DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES
5.9. "CAMBODGE"
are hereby notified thol their cargo
will be discharged into the long Co. Ltd.'s Rodown where it will be at conairees' risk and subject to the wharf terms and conditions of storage, and where delivery may be obtained.
'Kong & Kowloon Whost di Godown
Damaged packages are to be left In the "andown for examination by consigneer' and the company's sur- veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas at 10 am. in Friday, 29th January, 1957.
two cities 129 the Middle Euphrates aren. Pilgrims come Pakistan, from Iran, mostly India, Turkey and North Africa. The Development Board part in this tourbin drive is clearly shown in the activities of
Net
Each
hotels
SPECIAL TOURS
af the six principal as well as many of the the smaller ones are taking a great Summer Resort Administration interest in organising special
last
ID. tours for their with up
year
the guests to 2,000,000 — each Iraqi Dinar is various parts of the city to see one pound sterling-distributed the various archaeological sites. and the major, development pro- yesurs. Since last year, the Sumnerjects in the country. The tours rates, Resort Administration, with the are now at special, low help of the Development Board, controlled by the Govermeni. has built a hotel in Qaradagh mountains, another at Suarah
over four
parts
them in
the
various the majority of mountains and destined for the use of sklers. There is also one Rutbah, an the main desert highway between Baghdad and Damascus.
Choo Confers With Warsaw Colleagues
Poland, a country whose wholehearted allegianco to the Communist bloc, is: quea- tionable, recently received a visit from Chinese Fremler Chou En-Isl. Knowledge of Poland's
current political attitude is important to the Chinese, who receive consider- able economlo aid from the Foles. Pictured are Mr Chou. with Polandia conferring
From left are:
Presi Alexander Zawadski, dent
Polish the
Stato Counell; Ghou En-14; Wind slaw Gomulka, chief of the Polish Communist Party: Ho Chinese Pre- Lung, Deputy mier; and Josef Cryankiewicz, President of Poland-Express
of
Photo.
INDONESIANS MAKE ARRESTS
IN ARMS SEARCH
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Djakarta, Jan. 21. Military
A revolt in North Sumatrà
CANALISING MOSELLE
Bonn, Jan. 21: Work will begin later this year on a scheme to canalise the Moselle River which West Germany agreed to undertake as part of the
agreement with France concerning the return of the Saar to West Germany.
The winding Moselle, which West Germany. West German enters the Rhine at Koblenz, in waterways engineers have West Germany, is to be made heady nicknamed navigablo for
"the It about 175 miles junior Tennegico Valley pro upstream as far as Thionvite foot" Exhaustive studies made in France, for ships of up to 1950 shaved that work on 1,500 tons. This would include the river bed alone would not almost all the Rhine River suffice and that 14 locks would steamers.
have to be built between Röllenz and Thionville.
·Canalising, the
Moselle will
Two locks will be needed on create, a dirter waterway link-
between ing the coalfields and cokerfom the 15-mile stretch of the West German Ruhr border, two on the next stretch Thionville and the French
triot with the French Iron and stool
| steelwork in Lorraine; The of 32 miles,
wall! gain The forme the border between, West
shipping
where the river
advantage of cheaper
Germany and Luxembourg, and freight. rates for Ruhr coal and rano in West Germany. coke, hitherto transported by is already one locie, at Koblenz. rall,, and for
inished products
shipped overseas from North Sen ports which can be reachedt by way of the Rhine.
Signed In October
The
thin
Some
malco
Wow, German Govern arent signed the Moselle agree mant on October 27, 1950, to- police today was quelled and South Sumatra ofiter with the Saar Treaty, in
of protests from. made further arrests here cut off the Central Government in
country. overruled opposition to and the army set up road from ito normal revenues.
the plan when it fourE blocks around the city at
A group of South Sumatran | Franco
not would otherwise travellers, which all
loaders was today reported: to agree to the Saur Treaty, checked havo set up a "private revolu credentials were and vehicles searched.
In Bandung State, polico raided
New Commander suburbs of Pasir Kodja in
form
.*
out
Contributions
Them
The project will be carried by: An "International Mazelle Company," with hand- quarters at Teler, In West Gamany. To the company's total capital of about £8,500,000, France and West
Germany
will contribute about £4,000,000 Luxembourg about
each and £175,000.
The cost of the canalisation, is that estimated at about £31,000,000 to this sum, France will pay about £21,000,000 sterling, West Germany £10,000,000 and Luxembourg sterling
To
tho
romantic
comporisate
The protealy against to co-operate tionary council" closely with the local military scheme came mainly from the
the military i command
provincial ad- West German railways, which about £175,000... the ministration a "supervisory will lose a steady source of in-
in
the tiny Grand houses in
a capacity."
come: West German Industry, Duchy of Luxembourg, for its When the building pro-
which claims that the search for arms,
cheap expenses and the loss of railway toukab, and 20 rest houses in gramme La completed, Sayid
transport will give the French revenue, Franco has agreed to to The decision of the country, Ahmad Shawqi
the steal industry an Buys that his
Tokyo, Jan. 21.
advantage; supply her free of charge with Parliament council, was taken at a South and the Moetic tourist trade, 20 modern electrical locomotives Indonesian The will launch | Administration
# Vicc-Admiral Stuart H. In-
normal sittings Sumatran "ada" congress which which fears for the special tourist
Ingersoll, Commander of the Tai-today resumed
of the modern BB 12,001 type, campaign
to demand the Britain, Europe, the United wan Defence Command and the after a Christmas recess during also decided
soencry of that wine-growingh at a total value of about States and elsewhere in an U.S. Seventh
Fleet, will turn which Centrai Sumatra was the appointment of Professor Hozai-
valloy.
£2,000,000. military | rin, a South Sumatran, to re- effort to bring as many tourists over his sea command to Vice scene of a coup by a
West The Moselle canalisation, will
Germany will further. as possible to this country and Admiral Wallace M. Beakley at council in co-operation with some place the present Governor, Mr
Bay Oldnawa members of the civil adminis- Winarno Damatmodjo, a Javan-be one of the Biggest projects Pay about £15,000,000 for the give them all possible facilities. Buckner
nino ese-Router
of its kind ever undertaken in construction China Mail Special.
January 28-Router.
stations at the locks on German territory. Almost, the whole of thle chungu will be borne by tho
Rusinisch WestinatischLD Electricitants - Gesellschaft power company which has sidan Option on Moselle water power for more than. 15.
Tho power station are expected to
MODERN HOTEL According to Sayid Ahmad Shawgi, Director General of the Summer Resorts
Administra-
are
on, all six big hotels in the mountains of Northern Iraq are All opened summer and winter.
air-conditioned and each is equipped with central heating, a swimming pool, large gardens and cinema.
They are all run and by well-trained European Traql managements.
"We
building modern hotel at Karbala for those who come to pay homage at the Holy Shrines in Karbala and Najaf," he added. "In the
the of
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godown and all goody
ur-delivered remaining after the 7th January, 1012, will be subject to rent,
We
now are
Д
where pilgrims
Central kame arca Euphrates, arrive in tens of thousands cach rest year,
buliding houses.
These will be fully furnished so that they will offer all necessary comfort.
Intende The Administration also to build several rest houses the between Baghdad and
be northern summer resorts, tween Baghdad and the Southern parts of the country and between
and Baghdad Damascus on the main desert highway, Our present rest house at Rutbah which has rooms each with a private bath- room, which provides for those who travel through the desert, is not large enough and
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we
An einuna ogaind the vessel must are therefore to build, another
be presented to the dadersigned on
or before the 18th February, 1957.
or they may not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
CHE DES MERBAGERIES
MARITIMER
near
six rest houses in Iraq and in the desert
six of the erterlan wells.” COMBATTING SHORTAGE
The
new
hotel which the Development Board is building on the Tigris River in Baghdad. in accordance with the To ADVERTISERS-
specifications and plans of Hilton SUNDAY POST-HERALD Internationl Hotels will be run
commercial by the Hilton Hotels
Hong Kong. 22nd January, 1957,
for
Ярасе Advertising should be booked not later than noon on Wednesdays.
manage. ment for 20, years on behalf of the Development Board, after which It wil come under the supervision of the Summer Re
Administration. This For the SOUTH CHINA Sorta
hotel,
extimated ,to cast MORNING POST and the
1,000,000 Iraq CHINA MAIL. 48 hour £4,000,000) for building
dinars (about only, before date of publication will be the most modern in the Spoola! Announcements country.
and Clawsified Advertice, Private enterprise is also put- ments as vaux).
ting up new hotels in Baghdad to
ANNOUNCING
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Call.
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DRIVING INTO THE;
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(There's More than Medic
about CADBURY'S
HANG KANES Favourite Chocolates
If we were any fresher
we'd still be on the vine!
years.
power
yield on average of 750,000,000 kilowatt hours a year.
The company will. Bear hälf of the German share for the cost of: canalámadjon,
Technical Problems
tho
Under the terms of agreement between France and West Gunmany, the
Mosailo
:unmal is to be finliños ir five year. West Garman engineers, however, any that it will, take Eat lesut soven years because
technical
are
the
problema places considerable. The Morelle has
stretches long shallow alternating
with narrow and
dangerous rapids and thero is
level of
218 feet
'a difference. bi
between Thionville and Koblenz.
по
Industry in Lorraine will get wow electric power from the Grand Canal d'Alsace, on of the
"Franch・ Defence and
Rhine,
Strasbourg
This
lateral
canal to the Rhine, was begun by, the French after World War I and los been fought ever since by the Germans, who claimed that it. would depsive, the Rhine River of nearly all its water the fertile upper Rhenish plain Into a steppe by lowering the ground water lovel
and turn; TODAY
TRY FROZEN STRAWBERRIES
By Ernie Bushmiller
DAIRY BON
By Frank Hobbins.
THIS OKAY,
PERFECT! THIS, 19
JOHNNY
SKAPL
门户
with the wonderful centres
this situation
alls for a
San
Miguel
war
'Ironically, the canal Iconceived by German engineers Fin tile Inst century, when
Alsace,, on the loft banks of the *Rhine,
German
was
territory. After World Whe Alsace and Lorraine became French,
except for the period,
from 1940 to 1940 when Frarice was occupied the Germana by during World War II and two territories were"..
annted to. Gainany.
again
to
The French Have now. agreed. to a compromise solution which toicos the Gorman complainte Inta account. Enstek building the canni paraliol the Rhine all the way from shortly below Basle,, where the French German: "and: Bwiss borders moet, to Strasbourg, they will return the waters of, the Rhine to the original, river bed at Intervals.
Maintain Level
Under this solution Rhino waters will be directoa into the canal at four places. pam through four big power alations on French i ferriipry. and then be returned," to the river bed At each of "loops" where the water
to the river, a den, will be bull that the ground water level can be maintained and certain flow of whine kept, la the Rhine River, bad — Mina
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