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Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1918, Page 5

She town of Aleppo, capital of the vilayet of the same name, is abont midway between the sea and the Euphrates, a little nearer tho latter. The population is approximately 250,000. Its principal importance of recent years has been as a junction of the Bagdad railway. It had also been regarded by the Turks as their future capital should tiiey be forced from Europe, lts.iwportance in the past lay in the fact that it was one of the points on the ancient overland route to India. Oile of the first provincial factories and Consulates of the British Turkey Company was established there in the reign of James I, and a British agent had been in residence there evcu in Elizabeth's time. The first blow was struck at its trade by the discovery of the Cape route to India; the seripnd by the opening of a land route through Egypt to the Eed Sea-and the third and final one by the making ,of the Sue/ Canal. Aleppo is the emporium of North Syria, and manufactures textiles in silk, cotton, and wool, carpets, and leather commodities. Tn addition it is the centra of a large district growing eereal3 nuts, and fruit. When you fit a. CLINCHER TYRE to your bicycle, you are protected by a 6to 15 months guarantee. Ask any cycle dealer.