TRADE WITH PALESTINE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4472, 13 February 1917, Page 2

TRADE WITH PALESTINE.

AN ANCIENT LAND WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE.

The reorganisation of British trade and international trading relations after the war is over is engaging attention in many quarters, some of them most unexpected. For example, a movement is on foot to foster closer commercial intercourse between Britain and Palestine as soon as the latter country is freed from the baleful influence of Germany and Turkey. Although not at present “a land flowing with milk and honey,” it is maintained that Palestine has many valuable natural resources which only require development. The AngloPales.tine Commercial 'lntelligence Agency, with offices at 3, Boulevard do Ramleh, Alexandria. Egypt, has been instituted for the purpose of making these resources and trade openings known to all who are interested in making the Holy Land prosperous and happy, under a just government. The bead of the concern is Mr. ‘Solomon Feingold, formerly of Jerusalem, who, as merchant and editor, had for many years exceptional opportunities of learning all about commercial and industrial opportunities in the Holy Land, and also the potentialities of the country in the shape of natural resources. Mr. Feingold, it mav be mentioned, edited the newspaper. “The Truth,” in Jerusalem from 1910 till 1914; buthaving incurred German wrath by his exposure of Teutonic intrigues, his newspaper plant and other property were confiscated soon after the outbreak of war, and be was compelled to seek refuge in Egypt, where “The Truth” continued to be published until December last, when, owing to lack of support, publication was Indefinitely suspended. In the meantime the commercial agency will provide information to those who seek to further their interests m Egypt-; but Mr. Feingold, having a firm conviction that the star of tne bloody Hohenzollerns and the ill-om-ened crescent of the Ottomans are very soon to be totally eclipsed by the Sun of Righteousness, and that the final restoration of Palestine is not far hence,” is chiefly desirous of se curing for Britain the trade with the Holy Land, which has of late years been almost monopolised by Germany owing to having obtained exclusive commercial rights from the luiKisn Government. The Anglo-Palestme Commercial Intelligence Agency is an interesting sign of the times.