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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
3
The article traces the Suez Canal as a strategic waterway from ancient routes to modern control. It notes competition among powers, shifts in influence, and the canal’s role in global trade and military movement, with references to historic tolls, engineering effort, and regional power dynamics.
The text discusses international waterway rights during the Russo Japanese War era, noting Spain’s exclusion from certain actions, a British reservation from 1888 affecting Egypt, and a 1904 Anglo French agreement advocating the reservation. It questions whether Russian ships were allowed to transit the canal in that war period and references World War I context.
Britain treated the canal as a private responsibility, shielding it from attacks and closing it to enemy ships, during the war where Turkey stood as a British foe.
In Australia modern optical progress is cited with Bissell's Melbourne opticians offering free thorough sight tests and up to date eyewear at reasonable prices. They claim precise error detection with advanced equipment and note glasses may need adjustment as weight changes over time.
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