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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 13 March 1936, Page 8

I a % =SE iff-7; via Sue ;,5«2^5 '~"-'-:y/ZVZ £s=" .g».f;; sSfi * 53555 & ■^vejSS J^S « fl'Ji 'SS»«SK» n CONSPICUOUS MILESTONES ■ IN TRAVEL MEMORY M ADEN THE MANY PORTS on the Orient Line Route constitute an exhilarating sequence of diverse and vivid scenes. Aden, the British Military outpost and fuelling station at which Orient liners call between Colombo and Suez, lays no claim to beauty; but its stark grandeur is a striking foil to the vivid colouring of Ceylon and the surging "cosmopolis" of Egypt. Aden interests the seeker after variety, whether of peoples, places or climates; but it holds him whose zest for travel brings imagination into play . . . Even here,; in this arid corner of the world where nature is in the raw, the British flag waves above an important link of Empire. . . . The. craters in which lie the town and ancient reservoirs (or "Tanks") are the, gateways through which for ages flowed ’the vast commerce of the East, on its ‘way to the marts of Africa. Caravans from all parts of Asia converged on Aden, carrying precious wares for the dhows to bear across the Gulf. Caravans, sometimes two hundred camels strong, are to be soon in Aden to-day . . . Across the desert but within easy reach by car, is the oasis of Sheikh Othman . . . The COLOMBO, ADEN. (CAIRO) PORT SAID, NICE), TOULON, PALMA, GIBRALTAR, perfumes of Arabia are to be found in tho bazaars of the Tawahi Quarter. Gaze out (From the town's battlements on: o fine dayl Across the! Isthmus ! and tho Desert you will see the foothills of the great ' yemen Plateau, a hundred miles; awayJ What thoughts such/prospects conjure up) you may have-time ,to see the Salt Pans, and their-windmills,, and the most ancient shipyards in l ? the* world, where. even $ now they, build dhows like those they built two thousand years agoi. . . But the famous Tanks, are-Aden’s .pride. They'were built,; it is said, by the Queen'of Sheba. Often, for years,on end.'these ancient and ingeni-ous-reservoirs are dry of water—ibul they are never) dry j of‘interest. The’native) inhabitants. of, Aden—Arabs; Jews,. Somalis,' Indians—have .little use for water and none, at l 'all for cold weather. But you will l find Mocha Coffee in ,tho bazaars or, perhaps,,the "Perseus" Cocktqil at the Club. You may notice,'as you sip your drink, that Aden's camels,,though drawing carts, look even more supercilious than ever! And frequently you'll hear it said, "f never thought of- Aden,before we but it was so interesting-—so’unexpectedly NAPLES, VILLEFRANCHE;(MONTE CAftLO. SOUTHAMPTON —and «ol«o LONDON!) ORIENT LINE UNION STEAM SHIP CO. OF N.Z., LTD., Agents throughout New Zealand R 0 V ft iMrajm-..,., srttßrainzKTT ,j.3i m A I L STEAmERS i I i 4 y-/.v ■■yy f ■ ' Here's straight talking on petrol values! To-day . . . in ail .high compression engines, 1934, 1935, 1936 models especially ... no spirit on the market can out-perform Atlantic Ethyl 0 ! We've proved it ... so have thousands of motorists for two solid years. Now—for your own sake —we re asking YOU to prove it! So test Atlantic Ethyl . • • when and wherever you like . . . judge its value foT yourself. Test Atlantic Ethyl—it's Al! *Cars built before 193*1 (other than those ivith high compression motors) having comparative low compression and a consequent freedom from knock, develop full power output on Atlantic Petrol. ATLANTIC UNION . OIL CO. LTD., incorporated in N.S.W.—A.EI-36.