The Sphinx, Vol. 13, No. 186

              THE SPHINX
-December 30th.
A correspondent writes from Luxor :—
Luxor is beginning to fill up rapidly and every ■day sees fresh arrivals from Cairo either by Cook’s -or the Anglo-American’s dahabeahs, or by tbe trains de luxe. Both the Savoy Hotel and the Luxor Hotel are entertaining quite a large number of guests for the time of year and the Christmas week-end was one of great merriment. On Christmas Eve the Savoy Hotel provided a beautiful Christmas and an exceptionally excellent dinner and the guests made merry until the early hours of the morning. Dr. Kn&ppe and his family from China are staying at the Savoy, and among others who have taken up their quarters'at this popular hostelry are Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Hardy, Mr. Hans Trier, who is well-known as an artist, and the Misses Lysle from Philadelphia.	'
Among those who left Cairo for Luxor by the train de luxe of the 27 th inst., we noticed Lord and. Lady Talbot deMalahide; Dr. Hasting, Mr. Denny, Major Johnstone, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Appleton, Mr. J. Sevingsten, Mr. and Mrs. Foaden, Mr. and Mrs. .Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Blain, Mr. Mumm, Mrs. and Miss Hunt, Miss Dawson and several others.- i
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The following is the list of passengers who left for Upper Egypt on board the Anglo-American Company’s dahabeah “Mayflower” yesterday : Mr. M. J. Lawrence, Mrs. M. J. Lawrence, Herr Consul Martens, Frau Martens, Mr. Proppe, Mrs. Prppe, Mr. Rousselle, Mine. Rousselle, Mr. A.L. Mumm, Mrs. A.L. Mumm, Mr.Louis Pennington, Mrs., Louis Pennington, Mrs. John A. Wells, Mr. Jeanmaire, Mrs. Zacharia.
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