Part 34

_Blida_ (886 ft.; pop. 18,400, incl. 10,700 Mohammedans), one of the pleasantest provincial towns in Algeria, with a strong garrison, is charmingly situated at the N. base of the Tell Atlas, on the right bank of the _Oued el-Kébir_. To this so-called ‘great river’, as well as to the considerable rainfall in winter, the town is indebted for the splendid timber in its public grounds and the luxuriant vegetation of its orchards, notably the orange-groves between the N. suburbs of _Joinville_ and _Montpensier_. The town is said to have been founded by Andalusian Moors in 1535; in 1825 it was destroyed by an earthquake; it has been rebuilt since 1838, but in 1867 was again much damaged by an earthquake.

From the station we proceed viâ the Avenue de la Gare to the Bab el-Sebt (Pl. A, B, 2), 5 min. to the N.E. of the Bois Sacré (see below), and within the town-walls we follow the Rue Lamy, called also Boulevard Trumelet, to the—

PLACE D’ARMES (Pl. C, 3), which, with the adjoining Rue d’Alger (Pl. C, 3, 2), is the centre of traffic. This pleasant square is planted with plane-trees and has a fountain in the centre shaded by a great date-palm (a band plays here in winter). Adjacent is the Place Lavigerie with the Catholic church of _St. Charles_ (Pl. C, 4).

The streets to the N. of the Place d’Armes, with the two small _Mosques_ (Pl. 3 & 4; C, 3, 2), and the lanes near the Place du Marché-Indigène (Pl. C, D, 3; interesting Friday market) are inhabited mainly by Mohammedans and Jews. From the Place d’Alger, at the end of the Rue d’Alger, the Rue Zaouïa leads to the left to the large _Stud Farm_ (Dépôt de Remonte; Pl. C, 1), where fine horses of the Arab and Barb breeds may be seen.

From the Place d’Armes the Rue and Porte Bizot lead to the S.W. to the *_Jardin Bizot_ (Pl. B, 4), containing fine araucarias, palms, and magnolias. On the N. side of the Avenue du Champ-de-Manœuvres, 5 min. to the W. of the Porte Bizot, lies the famous _Bois Sacré_ (Pl. A, 3, 4), where two picturesque tombs of saints are shaded by superb groups of Aleppo pines, araucarias, and olive-trees.

The Avenue du Champ-de-Manœuvres joins, near the drill-ground, the highroad to Boukirka (and Affreville; comp. p. 212), from which, just before Chiffa (p. 213), 5 M. to the W. of Blida, the road to the _Chiffa Ravine_ and _Médéa_ (p. 215) diverges to the left. This route to the _Rocher Blanc_ (p. 215) is uninteresting and in summer extremely dusty (cabs, see p. 213).

From Porte Bizot we may turn to the E. and walk round the town-walls through an avenue of carob-trees to the Bab el-Rabah (Pl. D, 4), the S.E. town-gate, which is reached also from the Place d’Armes by the busy Rue Tirman. To the S. of this gate the Avenue des Moulins, a broad avenue of planes, leads along a conduit with several mills into the pretty valley of the _Oued el-Kébir_. After 10 min. we diverge to the right by a shadeless road, passing pleasant orange-groves and crossing the stream twice, and then, just beyond (½ hr.) a mill, ascend a path to the left to the poor village of _Sid-el-Kébir_. Above the village are the _Zaouïa_ and the picturesque _Cemetery of Sid-el-Kébir_, with the tombs of Ahmed el-Kebîr (d. 1560), the founder of Blida, and his two sons, to which on great Mohammedan festivals pilgrims flock from far and near. A second footpath to the N. descends hence into the valley.

The highest mountains of Blida, the _Jebel Mouzaïa_ (p. 213) and the *_Pic des Beni-Salah_ or _Jebel Sidi Abd el-Kâder_ (5345 ft.), are famed for their cedar-forests, where the natives, however, have made sad havoc, and for the grand panorama they command. The distant view embraces the Tell Atlas from the Ouarsenis (p. 209) to Jebel Dira (p. 250), the Dahra (p. 208), and the whole of the Mitidja with the Sahel and the Jurjura chain (p. 258). The ascent of the Jebel Sidi Abd el-Kâder viâ _Aïn-Talazit_ takes 4 hrs.—Hardly less repaying is the ascent of the _Kef Chrea_ (5085 ft.), to the S.E. of Blida, to which a bridle-path (mule 4–5 fr.) leads from the Avenue des Moulins (p. 214), viâ the village of _Les Glacières_ (3957 ft.; Hôt. d’Altitude, déj. 3 fr., good) in 4 hrs.

FROM BLIDA TO BERROUAGHIA, 52 M., railway in 4 hrs. (fares 9 fr. 40, 6 fr. 70, 5 fr. 5 c.). The train diverges to the S.W. from the Oran and Algiers line, crosses the Oued el-Kébir and the _Chiffa_ (p. 213), and beyond the _Rocher Blanc_ (466 ft.; inn) enters the =Gorges de la Chiffa=, a grand defile, flanked with the slopes of the Pic des Beni-Salah and Jebel Mouzaïa, here over 3000 ft. high. At (7½ M.) _Sidi-Madani_ (597 ft.) begins the finest part of the ravine; the grandest scenery is around the _Hôt. du Ruisseau-des-Singes_ (738 ft.; déj. 1¾–3, D. 3 fr.), at the mouth of the side-valley of the _Oued Tamesguida_, and at the waterfalls beyond the inn. The numerous apes (p. 171) that dwell in the rocks here sometimes descend to the bottom of the valley.—12 M. _Camp-des-Chênes_ (1253 ft.; inn), beyond the lateral valley of the _Oued Merdja_. Following the valley of the _Oued Mouzaïa_ the train leads round the S. slope of Jebel Mouzaïa to (19½ M.) _Mouzaïa-les-Mines_ (1640 ft.), with its deserted copper and iron mines, and then, in numerous windings, ascends the W. slope of _Jebel Nador_ (3675 ft.; fine views) to (28 M.) _Lodi_ (3042 ft.).—31 M. =Médéa= (3019 ft.; Hôt. d’Orient; Hôt. du Commerce; pop. 3800, incl. 1900 Mohammedans and 1200 Jews), a small town, perhaps on the site of the Roman _Lambdia_ (_Tirinadis?_), was founded by Bologgîn ez-Ziri (comp. p. 221), and was the capital of a beylic in the Turkish period under the name of _Titteri_. Great native markets (Thurs. and Frid.). The environs yield excellent white wine, but it is often adulterated.—The train next ascends to the S.E., in numerous windings, to (44½ M.) _Ben-Chicao_ (3790 ft.), the highest station on the line.—52½ M. _Berrouaghia_ (2953 ft.; Hôt. de France; Hôt. des Voyageurs), a small town of 2300 inhab., is the present terminus of the line, which is being continued to Djelfa.

A diligence runs daily in 5½ hrs. (at 1 p.m., returning at 9.35 a.m.) to (27½ M.) =Boghari= (2077 ft.; Hôt. Célestin, R. 2, déj. or D. 2½ fr.), a small trading town of some importance on the upper _Chélif_ (p. 208), with a Monday market and a picturesque Ksar on a hill (evening dances by girls of the Ouled Naïl tribe; see below).

Boghari is the starting-point of the important caravan-route to the Sahara oases of _Laghouat_ and _Ghardaïa_. Diligence every other day at 3 a.m. vîa Aïn-Oussara and Djelfa (night-station) to Laghouat in 58 hrs. (also motor-omnibus sometimes); most of the stopping-places have very fair inns or caravanserais (R. usually 2, déj. or D. 2½ fr.). 13 M. _Boughzoul_ or _Bou-Guezoul_ (2100 ft.); 32½ M. =Aïn-Oussara= (2330 ft.); 57 M. _Guelt es-Stel_ (all three in the Hauts-Plateaux, p. 169); 85 M. _Zmila_ (good drinking-water); 96 M. =Djelfa= (3803 ft.; Hôt. de France, quite good; Hôt. du Roulage; pop. 2200), in the midst of the Sahara Atlas. This little town, situated in the valley of the _Oued Djelfa_ or _Melah_, where dolmens abound, and at the junction of our road with the caravan-route to Bou-Saâda (p. 270), is the capital of the nomad tribe of the _Ouled Naïl_, whose daughters usually lead an evil life in the S. Algerian towns before marriage. (Their valuable trinkets are noticeable.) 118 M. _Aïn-el-Ibel_ (3412 ft.); 137 M. _Sidi-Maklouf_ (3019 ft.).—177½ M. =Laghouat= (2461 ft.; Hôt. Storace, good; Hôt. Mendane; pop. 5700, incl 5000 Mohammedans and 400 Jews). This picturesque little town, on the S. slope of the Sahara Atlas, with its military headquarters and brisk trade, lies on the _Oued Mzi_ (called Oued Djedi lower down; p. 284), amidst the fruit-trees of a palm-oasis. It has a pretty Jardin Public. The native quarters present a curious and lively scene.

The journey from Laghouat to (130½ M.) Ghardaïa by the rough Sahara road is very fatiguing. (Diligence every second day, in winter at 4 a.m., in summer at 5 p.m., in 30 hrs.; fare 30 or 25 fr.; motor-omnibus projected.) The chief stages are: 220½ M. (from Boghari) _Tilghemt_ or _Tilrempt_ (quarters), in an oasis of terebinths (p. 202); 265 M. _Berrian_ (1936 ft.), a little town of 3800 inhab., the northmost settlement of the Mozabites (17th cent.), lying on the chalky limestone plateau of the _Chebka_, with a palm-oasis on the _Oued Bir_.

308 M. (from Boghari; 130½ from Laghouat) =Ghardaïa= (1805 ft.; Hôt. du Sud; pop. 8200, incl. 5400 Mozabites), a free market, is one of the most picturesque and interesting places in the Sahara. Situated on the _Oued Mzab_, in a beautiful oasis, with 64,000 palms, the town is enclosed by a lofty wall defended with towers, and is dominated by the great minaret of the chief mosque. It holds high market on Fridays, and has two places of amusement (for Arabian music and dances). Ghardaïa is the headquarters of the _Mzab_, a small republic of towns which was founded in the 11th cent. by fugitive Berber Ibadites (p. 208) after the destruction of Tiaret, was presided over by a priestly caste (tholbas), and in 1852 became a protectorate of the French who annexed it in 1882. The _Mozabites_ or _Mzabites_, who hold aloof from the other Mohammedans, are often met with as artisans and small traders in the towns of the Tell Atlas and in the oases of the E. Sahara, but in their old age they always return to their original home. Their manners and customs are still somewhat mediæval; their mosques with minarets in the form of blunted pyramids, their curious cemeteries and tombs with votive offerings, and their schools will be found interesting. Their language is a Berber dialect akin to those of the Kabyles (p. 252) and the Tuâreg, but Arabic and French also are generally spoken.

Among places worth seeing near Ghardaïa are (¾ M.) _Mélika_, with its black inhabitants and large cemeteries, and (1¼ M.) _Beni-Isguen_, a wealthy place of 5400 inhab., the sacred town of the Mozabite league, from which Arabs and Jews are excluded, with a massive town-wall, clean streets (smoking forbidden), and a loftily situated castle. The oldest town of the league is _El-Ateuf_, founded in 1012, with 2000 inhab., 5½ M. to the E. of Ghardaïa, on the caravan-route to (55½ M.) the Mozabite colony of _Guerrara_. Other caravan-routes lead from Ghardaïa to the S.W. viâ (166 M.) _El-Goléa_ (1280 ft.), with its small oasis, to _In Salah_ and the _Tuat Oases_, and to the S.E. to (112 M.) _Ouargla_ (p. 285).

Beyond Blida the train, running to the N.E., through orange-groves and fields of vegetables, again descends to the Mitidja. 234 M. _Beni-Mered_ (459 ft.), with fertile gardens.

239 M. =Boufarik= (164 ft.; Hôt. Benoît, Boul. National; Hôt. Nemoz, Place Mazagran, D. 2 fr., quite good; Hôt. de la Gare, humble; omn. to the Place Mazagran; pop. 6000), once a fever-stricken village of peasants, is now the centre of trade for the produce of the Mitidja. Around it are admirably irrigated vineyards and orchards (oranges, mandarins, etc.), sheltered from the prevailing winds by planes, thujas (arbor vitæ), or cypresses. Near it are factories of perfume and immense wine-cellars. To the W. of the town is the large _Marché Arabe_ (cattle-market; Monday), 12 min. from the Place Mazagran, or reached by a road direct from the station.

On the right, farther on, we observe the hill-ranges of _Rovigo_ and _L’Arba_ (pp. 248, 247) and the _Jebel Bou-Zegza_ (p. 249). Beyond (245½ M.) _Birtouta-Chebli_ we near the low spurs of the _Sahel_ (p. 221). 252½ M. _Gué-de-Constantine_, in the plain of the brook _Harrach_ (p. 247), where the eucalyptus abounds.

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254½ M. _Maison-Carrée_ (p. 247), junction of the lines to Tizi-Ouzou (R. 38), Bougie (R. 37), Constantine (R. 43), and Biskra (R. 44), and also of the tramways to Aïn-Taya and Rovigo (p. 219).

The train turns to the N.W. and reaches the shore. High up on the left lies _Kouba_ (p. 233). 257½ M. _Hussein-Dey_, see p. 233.

Skirting the _Jardin d’Essai_, on the left (p. 232), we now sight Algiers. Beyond the S.E. suburbs of _Le Hamma_, _Belcourt_, and _Mustapha-Inférieur_ (p. 232), we come to the minor station of (260½ M.) _Agha_ and then to the (262½ M.) main station of _Algiers_.

34. Algiers.

ARRIVAL BY SEA. The French steamboat lines (RR. 20, 22) have their own piers. The fare for landing by boat from other steamers is 30 c. (trunk 20 c.; small articles free). The tariff of the porters (portefaix-commissionnaires, largely natives, mostly exorbitant) to the lower part of the old town is 25 c. for a trunk of 25 kilos (55 lbs.), 50 c. up to 50 kilos, and 1 fr. up to 100 kilos; for porterage to the custom-house (Douane; where baggage is not cleared on Sun. or festivals) 25–50 c., according to bargain. The numbered porters of the steamboat companies had better be employed; or the matter may be entrusted to the hotel-agents. The services of guides, interpreters, and the like should be declined.

=Railway Stations.= 1. _Chief Station_ (Gare; Pl. C, 3), Quai Sud, below the Rampes Magenta (p. 223) and Boul. Carnot, 5–15 min. from the hotels in the town, ¾–1 hr. from those at Mustapha-Supérieur: station for all the hotel-omnibuses (no tramway; cabs, see p. 218).—2. _Gare de l’Agha_ (Pl. C, 5, 6; also goods-station), Rue Sadi-Carnot, at Agha-Inférieur (p. 232), a subordinate station for the S. quarters of the town.—Town-offices of the railways, Boul. Carnot 2 and at the Agence Lubin (p. 219).

=Hotels= (comp. p. 174; in Feb. and March rooms should be ordered in advance). In the _Villa Quarter_ (Mustapha-Supérieur and Quartier d’lsly; mostly closed in summer), suitable for some stay, clientèle largely English and American: *HÔT. CONTINENTAL (Pl. c; A, 6), Chemin du Télemly and Boul. Bon-Accueil (entered also from the Station Sanitaire, p. 228), on a high site, with fine views and garden, R. 5–20, B. 1½, déj. 4–5, D. 6–8, pens. from 13, omn. 3 fr.; *HÔT. ST. GEORGE (Pl. a; A, 8), Rue Michelet, with beautiful grounds, R. 5–15, B. 1½, déj. 4–4½, D. 6–7, pens. 13–25, omn. 3 fr.; ALEXANDRA (Hôt. Kirsch; Pl. b, A 8), same street, with garden and small terrace, R. 4–18, B. 2, déj. 3½–4½, D. 5–6, pens. 12–25, omn. 3 fr., good cuisine; these three are of the first class.—HÔT. ORIENTAL (Pl. f; A, 6), Boul. Bon-Accueil (entrance from Station Sanitaire), with garden, R. 5–10, B. 1¼, déj. 3, D. 4, pens. from 9 fr., good cuisine; GRAND-HÔTEL (Pl. g; A, 7), above Rue Michelet, with fine grounds, pens. 9–12 fr.; HÔT. BEAU-SÉJOUR (Pl. e; A, 6), Rue Michelet, below the Museum Terrace (p. 228), R. 3–8, B. 1, déj. or D. 3, pens. 8–10, omn. 2½ fr., open throughout the year; PENS. VILLA OLIVAGE, beyond the Bois de Boulogne (p. 230), good; PENS. VICTORIA, Rue Michelet, near the Colonne Voirol.

In the _Town_, nearer the sights, more convenient for excursions: *HÔT. EXCELSIOR (Pl. h; C, 4, 5), Boul. Laferrière, 8 min. from the Gare de l’Agha, well fitted up, with restaurant, R. 1–30, B. 1¼, déj. 3½, D. 5, board 8, omn. (also from the Agha station) 1 fr.; *HÔT. DE L’OASIS (Pl. k; C, 3), Rue du Laurier 2 and Boul. de la République 9, with fine views, restaurant, and American bar, R. 3–18, B. 1½, pens. from 10, omn. 1¼ fr.; HÔT. DE LA REGENCE (Pl. 1; C, 2), Place du Gouvernement 3, R. 4–10, B. 1½, déj. 3½, D. 4½, pens. 12–20, omn. 1½ fr.; GR.-HÔT. ARAGO & DU PALMIER (Pl. m; C, 3), Rue Arago 6, quiet; HÔT. DE NICE (Pl. n; C, 8), Rue Garibaldi 2 and Place de la République (Square Bresson).

=Hôtels Garnis.= HÔT. DES ETRANGERS (Pl. i; C, 3), Rue Dumont-d’Urville 1, near the Place de la République, R. 3½–7½, B. 1½, HÔT. D’EUROPE & TERMINUS (Pl. o; C, 3), Rue Garibaldi, corner of Boul. Carnot (R. 3–7, B. 1 fr.), ROYAL HOTEL (Pl. p; C, 3), Boul. de la République 10 (R. from 2½ fr.), both with fine views; HÔT. REGINA, Boul. Bugeaud.

=Cafés.= _Café Continental_ (_Brasserie Maxéville_), _Café d’Alger_ (_Brass. de Tantonville_), both Place de la République; _Café de Bordeaux_, Boul. de la République 1, corner of Place du Gouvernement; _Café d’Apollon_, Place du Gouvernement 4.—CONFECTIONER. _Maison Fille_, Rue Bab-Azoun 2.

=Restaurants.= At the _Hôtel Excelsior_ (p. 217); _London House_, at the Hôt. de l’Oasis, Boul. de la République 9, déj. 3, D. 4 fr.; *_Taverne Gruber_, same boulevard, No. 7, a favourite resort (music in the afternoon and evening); _Jaumon_, Rue Dumont-d’Urville, déj. 2, D. 2½ fr., plain but good.—For LUNCHEON (fish, sea-crayfish, shell-fish, etc.): *_Restaur. Cassar_ and _Restaur. de la Pêcherie_, Rampe de la Pêcherie.—BEER at the *_Brasserie Terminus_, Boul. Carnot 1 (in Hôt. de l’Europe), D. 3 fr.; also, Rue de la Liberté 6, _Brass. de l’Etoile_ (music in the afternoon and evening) No. 11, _Brass. Suisse_; No. 8, _Brass. du Phénix_; No. 1, _Brass. Lorraine_.

=Cabs= (_voitures de place_).

‘_Double courses_’ (there and back):— │ │per │ │hr. a) within the _First Zone_, extending as far as the │ │ European cemetery of St. Eugène (beyond Pl. B, 1) to │ │ the N. and as the beginning of the Champ de Manœuvres │ │ (Pl. C, 7) to the S. │1.50│2.— Each ¼ hr. │—.50│ b) within the _Second Zone_, including the W. margin of │ │ the town (Prison Civile, Télemly, Palais d’Eté at │ │ Mustapha, etc.) and extending as far as Deux-Moulins │ │ beyond St. Eugène (comp. Map, at p. 233) to the N. and │ │ the Cimetière Musulman (Pl. D, 9) at │ 2.—│2.— Belcourt to the S. To the Jardin d’Essai (and back) │2.50│ Each ¼ hr. │—.75│ Within the _Third Zone_ comprising the regions beyond those │ │ just named: │ │ Half-day (6 hrs.), within a radius of 15 kilometers (9½│ │ M.) │11.—│ Whole day (12 hrs.), within a radius of 25 kilomètres │ │ (15½ M.) │20.—│

During the night-hours (12–6 a.m.) a fare and a half is charged.—For waiting, ½ fr. extra for each ¼ hr.—Hand-luggage up to 20 kilos (44 lbs.) free; each piece exceeding that 50 c.

=Motor Cabs= (_Automobiles de place_; stand, Rue Garibaldi). Drive under 900 mètres (984 yds.) 1 fr. 50 c.; for each addit. 300 m. 20 c.; small articles free; trunk 50 c.

=Carriages= (cabs and ‘voitures de grande remise’; fares raised on Sun. and holidays). _Vitoz & Co._, Rue Michelet 105, Mustapha-Supérieur; _Sanino_, Rue de Strasbourg 3, and Rue Michelet 117; _Comp. Générale des Voitures_, Rue de Strasbourg 7.—Saddle Horses let by _Vitoz_ and _Sanino_.—

=Motor Cars= for excursions: _Metrot_, _Marcé_, both Rue d’Isly 39; _Anglo-American Garage_, Chemin du Télemly; _E. Paul_, Rue d’Isly 73.

=Tramways= (1st and 2nd cl.). =1= (without name-board). From _Hôpital du Dey_ (Pl. A, B, 1) to Rue Bab el-Oued (Pl. C, 1, 2), Place du Gouvernement (Pl. C, 2), Rue Bab-Azoun (Pl. C, 2, 3), Rue d’Isly (Pl. C, 3, 4), _Rue Michelet_, and _Station Sanitaire_ (Pl. A, 6), every 5 min. (but 5–6 a.m. and 10–12 p.m. every 10 min. only); fare 5–20 c.—=2= (red name-board). From _Place du Gouvernement_ to Rue d’Isly, Rue Michelet, and _Colonne Voirol_ (comp. Pl. A, 8), every ½ hr. (from 6 a.m., last car at 8.5 p.m.), in 40 min.; fare 30 or 20 c.—=3= (blue). From _Place du Gouvernement_ to Rue d’Isly, Rue Michelet, and _Boul. Bru_ (Pl. A-C, 8, 9), every ½ hr. (last car 7.50), in ½ hr.; 30 or 20 c.—=4= (green). From _Place du Gouvernement_ to Boul. Carnot (Pl. C, 3), Rue de Constantine (Pl. C, 4), Rue Sadi-Carnot (Pl. B, 5, 6), Rue de Lyon (Pl. B-E, 7–9), Le Ruisseau, and _Kouba_; as far as Marabout (Cimetière Musulman de Belcourt) every 5 min.; to Les Platanes (Jardin d’Essai) every 10 min.; to Kouba every 40 min.; fare 35 or 30 c.—=5= (red). From _Place du Gouvernement_ to Boul. Carnot, Rue Sadi-Carnot, Jardin d’Essai (Oasis des Palmiers, in 27 min.), Nouvel Ambert, _Maison-Carrée_ (in 1 hr.); as far as Nouvel Ambert every 10 min., to Maison-Carrée every 20 min.; fare 60 or 45 c.—=6.= From _Place du Gouvernement_ to Rue de la Lyre (Pl. C, 2, 3), Rue Rovigo (Pl. C, 3), Prison Civile (Pl. B, C, 2; 20 or 15 c.), El-Biar (comp. Pl. A, 4; 40 or 35 c.), and _Château-Neuf_ (in 50 min.; 50 or 40 c.); as far as Prison Civile every ¼ hr., to El-Biar every ½ hr., to Château-Neuf once every hr. (Sun. every ½ hr.).—=7.= From _Place du Gouvernement_ to Boul. de France (Pl. D, 2), Esplanade (Pl. C, 1), Bab el-Oued (Pl. B, 1), St. Eugène (comp. Pl. B, 1), and _Deux Moulins_, every 9 min.; 30 or 20 c.

=Steam Tramways= from the Place du Gouvernement: to (7½ M.) _Maison-Carrée_ (p. 247), and thence either to (4½ M.) _Fort-de-l’Eau_ (p. 248) and (12½ M.) _Aïn-Taya_ (p. 248), or to (10½ M.) _L’Arba_ (p. 247) and (15½ M.) _Rovigo_ (p. 248); to (22 M.) _Mazafran_ (p. 238), and thence either to (6¼ M.) _Koléa_ (p. 238), or to (6½ M.) _Castiglione_ (p. 238).

=Post & Telegraph Office= (Pl. 22, C4; p. 226), Rue de Constantine 133; branches at Rue de Strasbourg 2, in the Palais Consulaire (p. 223), at Rue Michelet 64 (Mustapha-Inférieur), near the Palais d’Eté (p. 230), etc.

=Steamboat Agents.= _Cunard_, _North German Lloyd_ (R. 15b), _Hamburg-American_, _German Levant_ (RR. 15b. 22), and _Hungarian Adria_ (R. 22). R. Heckmann, Rue Colbert 1; _Comp. Générale Transatlantique_ (RR. 20, 22), Boul. Carnot 6 and Quai de la Marine; _Soc. de Transports Maritimes_ (R. 20), Boul. de la République 2 and Quai de la Marine; _Comp. de Navigation Mixte_ (R. 20), Boul. Carnot 2 and Quai do la Marine; _White Star Line_, _Austro-American Line_, J. Crispo, Boul. de la République 3; _Nederland Royal Mail_, J. Bergeret, Boul. Carnot; _Compañía Mallorquina de Vapores_ (R. 20), J. J. Sitges Frères, Quai Nord 40.

=Tourist Agents.= _R. Heckmann_ (Universal Tourist Office), Boul. de la République 11; _Agence Lubin_, Rue de la Liberté 7; _Agence Duchemin_, same street, No. 4.—Information obtainable also from the _Comité d’Hivernage_, Rue Combe 2. 8–11 and 2–6 (Sun. 8–11).—_Club Alpin Français_ (section de l’Atlas), Palais Consulaire (p. 223).

=Consuls.= British Consul-General, _B. S. Cave_, Boul. Carnot 6; vice-consuls, _L. G. C. Graham_, _L. Graeme Scott_.—U. S. Consul, _A. W. Robert_, Rue d’Isly 64.

=Physicians.= _Dr. Dangerfield_, Kent House, Colonne Voirol; _Dr. Gubb_, Mustapha, Chemin des Glycines; _Dr. Nissen_, Mustapha-Supérieur, Villa Bey, Rue Michelet.—CHEMISTS. _Grandmont_ (_Obrecht_), Rue Bab-Azoun 28; _Licht_, Rue Michelet 85; _Brenta_, Rue Bab-Azoun 3.

=Baths.= _Bains du Palmier_, Rue Arago 6 (Gr.-Hôt. Arago & du Palmier); _Bains du Hamma_, Rue du Hamma 1 (near the Théâtre Municipal); _Bains Michelet_, Rue de Richelieu 25.—MOORISH BATHS (comp. p. 175): _Bains de l’Alhambra_, Rue Marengo 4.—SEA BATHS (June-Oct.; plainly fitted up; costume 50 c.): _Bains du Jardin d’Essai_ (p. 233); _Bains Nelson_, Avenue Malakoff.

=Banks= (comp. p. 174). _Crédit Lyonnais_, Boul. de la République 6; _Comp. Algérienne_, Rue Dumont-d’Urville; _Banque de l’Algérie_, _Crédit Foncier et Agricole d’Algérie_, _Crédit Agricole et Commerciel Algérien_ (J. Thibaud), all three in the Boul. de la République (Nos. 5, 8, & 4).