The Sphinx, Vol. 13, No. 186

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THE SPHINX
December SCth
INFORMATION FOR VISITORS.
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CAIRO POST OFFICE.
Behind Khedivial Opera House.
MAILS LEAVING for Europe (except Turkey, Greece and Russia) and America.	-	1M
Sunday. — via Port Said and Brindisi 5-45 p.m. ^Ykdnesday. via Alexandria and Brindisi or Naples 9 a.m. Thursday. via Alexandria and Messina 9 a.m.
Friday. — via Alexandria and Marseilles 9 a.m.
Saturday. — via Alexandria and Brindisi 9 a.m.
MAILS ARRIVING from Europe and America.
Sunday. via Brindisi and Alexandria. (Italian).
Monday, via Brindisi or Naples and Alexandria.! Austrian Tuesday. — via Marseilles’ and‘Alexandria. (French). Wednesday. via Brindisi and Port Said. (English).
The hours of departure of the mails are subject to alteration, notice of which will he. found in the hotels and at the Post Office.
Registered letters, money orders, insured articles, and parcels should be handed in at the Post Office by 6 p.m. on the day previous to the departure of the mail, except on Sundays when registered letters will be accepted up to 4.30 p.m.
—■L??^j;i»mail for India closes evevy Tuesday at 5.45 p.m. for Ordinary correspondence <m<\ 4.30 p.m? for registered letters. The mail from India anives every Monday via Port Said.
TELEGRAMS :	Inland telegrams are received and
despatched at the Head Offices of the Telegraph Administration in Sharia el Boulac, nearly opposite the English Church. The charge is P.T. 2 for 8 words.
The Eastern Telegraph Company’s offices are in Sharia el Manakh. Telegrams; for Europe'are charged at the rate of 1 s. per word.
TRAINS and TRAMS.
CAIRO — ALEXANDRIA
Leave Cairo
7.30 a.m 9.30 a.m. *12 noon. 4 p.m. 4.50 p.m. Arrive Alexandria
10.55 a.m 12.55 p.m. 3.5 p.m 7.35 p.m. 7.50 p.m. Leave Alexandria
. 7 a.m. 9 a.m. *12 noon. 3.40 p.m. 4.25 p.m. Arrive Cairo
10.20 a.m. 12.20 p.m. 3.5 p.m. 7.10 p.m. 7.25p.m.
CAIRO — PORT SAID Leave Cairo	7 a.m. *11 a.m. *6.15 p.m.
Arrive Pord Said 12.10 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 11 p.m.
Leave Port Said 8.10 p.m. *12.30 p.m. *6.45 p.m. Arrive Cairo 1.30 p.m. 5 p.m. 11.25 p.m.
^	CA1RO — LUXOR — ASSOUAN
Leave Caiio	** 8 p.m. | Leave Assouan 8.50 a.n
Arrive Luxor	9.33 a.m.	A rive Luxor	*** 4.22 p.m.
Leave Luxor	10 a.m.	Leav • Luxor	5.30 p.m.
Arrive Assouan 4.32 p.m.	Arrive Cairo	7. 2(J a.m.
* Restaurant Car attached.
** Restaurant and Sleeping Cars attached as far as Luxor on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
•*** Restaurant and Sleeping Cars attached on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.
CAIRO — ZEITOUN — MATA RI EH — MARG Trains run in either direction every half hour. At Cairo the trains start from Pont Limoun Station.
CAIRO — HELOUAN Trains run in either direction about every hour. Tin Cairo Station for Helouan is in the Bab-ol-Louk district.
TRAMS to the PYRAMIDS Leave Ivasr en Nil every hour (at the hour) in the morning and every half hour in the afternoon, and leave the Pyramids at lOiiiinutes to the hour and twenty minutes past.
CLUBS
Club Khedivial—22 Sharia cl Marak.
Turf Club—Sharia el Maghraby
Khedivii1 Sporting Club, Ghezireb Patron:
His Highness the Khedive
Hon. Secretary & Treasurer . IT. Aspinall Esq.
The Khedivial Sporting Club Grounds for Polo, Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Golf. Race Meetings, and other Sports, at Ghczircli are for the exclusive use of the Members, but Visitors to Cairo are invited to join, either for the whole or a portion of the Winter Season, or. introduction by a Resident Member. It is hoped that many visitor / will avail themselves of this privilege during their stay in Cairo.
The subscription.Tor a'Visiting Playing Member asfoUows:
For the Winter Season from Nov. to April P.T. 300 (about £ 3)
From the Winter Season from Jan. to April. P.T. 200 (about £ 2).
For one month or less P.T. ICO (about £1), ’
For non-IMaying Members who merely wish to drive or walk in the grounds and look on, the Subscription is P. r. 100 for the Winter Season, or P.T 50 a month.
Helouan Sportirg Club - H el wan
Hon. Sec. Mr. A. J. Michaelides.
Birtish Recreation Club, Shaiia Et-Terah-el-lsmailieh
Eastern Telegraph
3jim.itedL
Important to Visitors
TELEGRAMS, forwarded by direct cable routes to ALL PARTS of the WORLD
STATIONS IN EGYPT:
CAIRO - ALEXANDRIA — PORT SAID — SUEZ PORT-TEWFII< and SUAKIM.
where telegrams are accepted direct from the Public for transmission to destination.
Messages handed in at other than the
Company's offices should be market.
“Via Eastern.”
these instructions being transmitted free of charge.
National Bank of Eovrr. Shaiia Kasren Nil. Anolo-Egyptian Bank. Sharia Kasr en Nil. Bank of Egypt.	Sharia Kasr en Nil.
Imperial Ottoman Bank.	Sharia el	Manakh.
Credit Lyonnais.	Sharia	Esliekieh.
Credit Foncier Egyptien.	Sharia el	Manakh.
Bank of Salonica.	Sharia	el	Manakh.
Honrs ;— 9 a.m. to 12 noon. — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
CHURCHES
Church of England
All Saints, Boulac Road. The Very Revd. Dean Butcher D. D. Chaplain.
Suqday -Holy Communion............... 8.30 a.m.
Morning Service with Sermon..	10.30 „
Evening Service and Sermon...	6.30 p.m.
Celebration of Holy Communion every Sunday and Friday and on All Saints, Days at 8.30 a.m. and on 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month after Morning Service. Morning prayer on Wednesday and All Saints Days.	10.30 „
St. Mary’s, Sharia Kasr-ed-Doubara, Revd. N. Odell ^chaplain to Bishop Blyth and Priest in Charge).
Sundays Holy Communion................. 8.00	a.m.
Matins and Sermon............. 10.30	„
Evensong and Sermon............ 6.00	p.m.
Week Days Holy Communion on Thursday
and all Holy Days.......... 7.00	„
Evensong (daily)............. 6.00	„
Church of Scotland
St. Andrews Church. Beside the British Army Head Quarters. Sharia Kasr-en-Nil.
Revd. Wm. Robertson M.A.Coltness Resident Chaplain
Service on Sunday at 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Holy Communion last Sunday of each month at morning service.
Mkna House Chapel
Sundays—Holy Communion................. 8.15	a.m.
Matins and Sermon............. 11.00	„
Evensong....................... 6.00	„
Holy Communion on the 1st Sunday in the month at 8.15 and at 11.45 „
Wee^Days Morning prayer............... 10.00	„
Litany on Wednesdays and Fridays........................ 10.15	„
Saints,Days Holy Communion at 8.30 „ Choir Practice Fridays................. 6.00	p.m.
N.B , There is no Stipend attached to this Chaplaincy.
The Collections unless otherwise specified, are devoted to the Chaplains travelling expense.
American
American Presbyterian Mission Church. Sharia el-Miliguy (close to Shepheards).
English service on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Christian Endeavour at 4.45 p.m.
Roman Catholic
St. Joseph’s Church. lsmailieh quarter.
Sundays Mass, at 7-8-9-10 a.m. Benediction at 5 p.m.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
PRICE OF ADMISSION
Weekdajs.	. P.T. A— live n ill. each person
Sundays .	.	,, 5 — fifty mill. „	,,
Except that; -
1st. On SuLtlays soldiers in uniform and childien undar twelve years of age admitted for P.T. I —ten mi ), each.
2nd. On the day of Shem-el-Nessim the price is P. T. 1(1 earh person, ard P.T. oecdi si ldier in uniform, < r child under twehe years of age.
Visitois are not allowed to Irlrg dogs, food or liquor into the gardens.
The gardens are closed at sunset.
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