HC Deb 13 May 1909 vol 4 c1991
Mr. HART-DAVIES

asked whether the through traffic by river between Bussorah and Baghdad has been restored.

The UNDER - SECRETARY for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. McKinnon Wood)

No official information to this effect has yet been received, but the Tigris and Euphrates Navigation Company have informed me that the Arabs have dispersed, and that a resumption of the service is being arranged.