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• ■ w... ■LWTWII 'y M MILESTONES » IN TRAVEL MEMORY S THE MANY PORTS on the perfume of Arabia are to be found in the Orient Line Route constitute an bazaars of the Towahi Quarter. exhilarating sequence of diverse and Gaze out from the town's battlements on Vivid scenes. 0 day! Across the Isthmus and the ADEN Ad ’"' Military outpost and D««'t you will so, the foothills of the gr.ot ' ——■ fuelling station at which Orient liners coll °T° U ' t ' und,ed milo! °"' a ' between Colombo ond Sues, lays no clo.m , Wha( Noughts such prospects conjure up! to beauty: but it, stork grandeur is a strik- j "?° v ‘™’ to lhe Solt Pa '”' mg foil to the vivid colouring of Ceylon a , nd *™' and the most ancient ond th. surging "cosmopolis" of Egypt. " ,PV 'L"Y ' U , W L °' ld ; 7'", Adon interests th. seeker after variety. !!” y bu j l<J dhoW! , ' 1 " tho!e * h »V bu ' lt *»» whether of peoples, places or climates; but t ousond °9° •• • But the fomou* it hold, h.m whose zest for travel brings .;° nits Aden s pnde. They were buJt. imog.nobon into play .. . Even here, 'in 1‘ '* !ald ' by ‘ h , e ° ueen of Sllob ° thi, arid corner of th. world where nature V6o '' °" ' nd ' T” '"gem. is .n the row, the British flog waves above ° US , d 'V water-but they on important l,nk of Empire. ... The craters d ' y of "' t " est tn which lie the town and ancient reservoirs native inhabitants of Aden—Arabs, (or Tanks") are the gateways through Jews, Somalis, Indians—have little use for which (or oge, flowed the vast commerce water and none at all for cold weather, of the East, on its way to the marts of But you will find Mocha Coffee in the Africa. Caravan, from all parts of Asia bazaars or, perhaps, the Perseus" Coclttqil converged on Aden, carrying precious wares Club. You may notice, os you sip your for the dhows to bear across the Gulf. drink, that Aden's camels, though drawing Caravans, sometimes two hundred camels carts, look even more supercilious than ever! strong, ore to be seen in Aden to-day .. . And frequently you'll hear it said. I Across the desert but within easy reach by never thought of Aden before w© started, car. IS the oasis of Sheikh Othmon ... The but it was to interesting—so unexpected!" COLOMBO. ADEN. (CAIRO) PORT SAID, NAPLES. VILLEFRANCHI; (MONTE CARLO N’CC). TOULON, PALMA. GIBRALTAR. SOUTHAMPTON ond io to LONDON I ORIENT LINE UNION STEAM SHIP CO. OF N.Z., LTD., Agents throughout New Zealand R 0 V A I m A I L STEAITERS

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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 63, 14 March 1936, Page 14

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