Note 6 — Chapter I · BEYOND THE PALE OF THE RAILWAY (ALEPPO AND URFA)
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An English cheque in Turkey will often pass from hand to hand like a banknote, and may be current for months before it reaches the bank. Indeed a cheque is more readily accepted than a banknote. It is more familiar to the money-changers. Also, if it gets purloined in the post, the loss is more easily recoverable.