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~1l1lcdl Ili 1d.1.ll1l«11lb@@Ik 7.30 p.m.-The Captain and Officers will be the guests of the OHiiciiall Pirt0gir~mme (Q)lt Mayor and Council at a Civic Dinner at the Marine Hotel. Ell1lt®1ritmrrimmeliil'tt~o 7.30 p.m.- Entertainment for Ship's Company, organised by the Durban Light Infantry at their Regimental Head~ quarters. Wednesday, 15th December. Saturday, 18th December. 12.30 p.m.-An Official welcome to Durban will be extended to the Officers and Men in front of the Town Hall I p.m.-The President of the Natal Branch of_ the Navy when an illuminated address will be presented. A Civi~ League (Mr. Walter Greenacre, O.B.E.) will lunch the Luncheon in the Town Hall to the entire Ship's Company Officers at the Durban Club. will follow. (The contingent will march to the Town Hall 2 p.m.- RifleShoot,H.M.S. " Durban" vs.Durban andC oa~t from an arranged point, headed by the Drums of the Durban Ri fle Association. Light Infantry). 8 p.m.-Ama teur Boxing Tourn ament, H.M.S. "Durban" ct. 8 p.m.-The Officers and Men will be the guests of the Local Amateurs, in Pavilion, Ocean Beach, organised by Durban Bachelor Girls' Club at their performance of the the Railway Institute Amateur Boxing Club. musical comedy "High Jinks" in the Theatre Royal. Sunday, 19th December. Thursday, 16th December (Dingaan's Day, Public All day free. Holiday). Monday, 20th December. 2.30 p.m.- Naval and Military Sports Meeting at Albert Park, organised by the Natal Amateur Athletic and Cycling 10.30 a.m.-Cric ket Match at Kingsmead, H.M.S. " Durban" Association. vs. a Durban Eleven, organised by the Durban and District Cricket Union. The Corporation will entertain the teams Evening.- The Captain and Officers will be guests of the to luncheon. Durban Country Club at Dinner, follow ed by a Buffet Supper Dance. 7.30 p.m.-S wimming Gala at the Beach Open Air Swimming Bath, organised by the Natal Amateur Swimming 8 p.m.-Dance Social to Ship's Company in T own Hall, Association. organised by the Ladies' Section of the Navy League. 7.30 p.m.- The Captain and Officers will dine as the guests Friday, 17th December. of the Chairman and Members of the Durban Club. Picnic at Pinetown for "Boys" of the Ship as guests of the Local Board and residents. Tuesday, 21st December. 2.30 p.m.- Yacht Race (16 footers) for Officers, under the Morning.- A number of Officers will tour the Harbour auspices of the.Royal Natal-Yacht Club, followed by a Th e and visit the Prince Edward Graving Dock, as the guests Dansant at the Club House as the guests of the Club. of South African Railways and Harbours Administration.

' . + ... + :v. v .. Afternoon.-Officia l March through the town to the Old Fort, where the Captain of the Ship will unveil the Navy . . NOT JES . . League Memorial Tablet to Lieut. King, R.N., and Lieut. Farewell, R.N., the first British settlers at Port Natal in · l 824. The Navy L eague will be "At Home" to Officers and Men. Trams and Bathing.-F ree Tramway travelling will be 8 p.m.-T he Officers and Men will be the guests of the provided for Warrant Officers, Petty Officers, Seamen and African Theatres, Ltd., at a Special Performance at Prince's Marines during the whole of the visit, and free sea bathing Cinema de Luxe. in the Open-Air Swimming Bath and the Bathing Enclosure at the Ocean Beach will be provided daily from 6 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, 22nd December. and from 2 to 3 p.m. Golf.- The Durban Golf Club (whose course is situated 2 p.m.-A number of Officers will motor to Mount Edge­ within the Racecourse) and the Durban Country Club (whose combe Sugar Estate as the guests of the Natal Estates, Ltd., ~t Golf, Cricket, etc. course is situated on the Ocean Foreshore, north of the town) will welcome all Officers as Honorary Members and place Evening.-A Farewell Merry Evening on the Ocean Beach, their respective golf links at their disposal. with Bands, Open-Air Dancin g, etc. Bowls.-The Durban Bowling Club (Greyville Tramway Thursday, 23rd December. Junction) will be pleased to welcome Officers and Men of the Ship and place their greens at the disposal of the Visitors. Departure of H.M.S. "Durha11." The greens are open all day, and bowls and shoes wi ll be provided by the Club. Union Ciuh.-During the stay of the Ship in Durban all Warrant Officers and Chief Petty Officers are welcomed as Honorary Members of the Union Club of South Africa. The Club is situated at the corner of Smith and Field Streets. Enterlainments.-The Management of the Greyville Cinema (Greyville Tramway Junction) and the Alhambra Cinema Theatre (opposite Technical College, Berea Road) welcome all Men of the Ship at evening performances, except on Saturday evening. No charge for admission will be made. Empire Theatre (Cinema), next Post Office; Men will be admitted to reserved seats at evening shows at a reduced charge of 1 /2d. Criterion Theatre (Bio-Vaudeville), on Esplanade; specially reduced prices to Men in uniform.

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The Local Branch of the Navy League has taken a particular interest and a prominent part in establishing a connection between H.M.S. "Durban" and her name town, and has from time to time received reports of her doings from the Officers DELIGHTFUL of the Ship. When the question of a presentation from the Town was considered in 1919, Lhe Town Council, in order to afford burgesses an opportunity of contributing individually, asked DURBAN the Ladies' Section of the Navy League to raise the money required. A sum of £400 was collected and handed over to the Town Council who, on behalf of the Citizens of Durban, · made a presentation of silver plate, and the Borough Coat of Arms, carved in oak for the ship's Quarter Deck . . Preseritations were also made by the Navy League. The Ladies' Section of the League presented a silken ensign and Jack. Instruments to equip the Ship's band, and two cups for competition by the Lower Deck were also included. The late Mrs. Walter Greenacre, who was then President of the Ladies' Section, personally supervised the purchase SUNNY of the Navy League gifts after consultation with the Admiralty in London, and Dr. A. McKenzie made the SOUTH AFRICA'S presentation, on behalf of the Navy League, in the Offices SEASIDE RESORT + of the High Commissioner for South Africa. In response to a suggestion made by Lieut. King Hall of H.M.S. "Durban" when on the China Station in 1923 that a South African march tune or anthem be obtained for use by the Ship's band on ceremonial occasions, the Navy League offered a prize for the best marching song- words and music. The compositions were judged by the Borough Musical D irector and a Sub-Committee of the Navy League and the approved song forwarded to the ship.

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Durban Bay at Night.

PRINCIPAL Port of the Union, third city of South Africa in point of population, and the favour­ ite holiday resort of thousands of up-country resi­ dents-such are Durban's chief claims to recog­ nition. It has others. Add to the list a salubrious climate and scenic attractions of great beauty and charm, and you have in a nutshell an explanation of the town's amazing progress and development during recent years. Although predominantly British, Durban has a cosmo­ politanismpeculiarlyits own. Sizeforsize, you may encounter here as great a diversity of race and speech and raiment as in London, New York or Paris. In West Street, which is at once the Oxford Street and the Cheapside of Durban, one may meet in successive moments a raw kafir girl in her beads + and blanket and a European lady garbed in the latest of Lond_on + + + or Paris fashions. Here a Mohammedan in brilliant gown and

+ • • • + + FaJe T" . Page Three, turban; there a Parsee or an Arab; yonder a Zulu house-boy In the harbour area of Port Natal scenes of even greater in the neat tunic and knickerbockers that are the recognised colour and animation· ~eet the eye. Here are craft of every wear of the native domestic servant. Here may be noticed size and rig, "from a P. and 0. boat to a an Indian woman, bare of feet and poorly clad, yet with a Where Whaler,'' as the old song has it. British war­ wealth of golden ornament at her wrists and neck and-nose ! all Ships ships from Simonstown, the mail and other Yonder, again, in striking contrast, glides an Eastern lady Meet. steamers of the Union Castle Company, the of rank, richly garbed in silk, features thickly veiled, and with W hite Star, Aberdeen, Ellerman & Bucknall, a male escort in close and vigilant attendance. Along and other leading lines, Dutch ships and German ships, great stalks a Kaffir chieftain, on one of his infrequent visits to " tramps," loading or d ischarging cargo. Many windjammers town. He may have a wife, perhaps several wives, walking enter port, heavily laden with timber from the Gulf. The re a,re dutifully behind him as is the Bantu fashion ; whilst all times when the flags of eight or ten different nationalities around Zulu or Basuto ricksha boys, with gorgeous trappings may be seen within the spacious Bay that serves Natal as and heads bedecked with horns and feathers like their warlike harbour and yachting and angling resort. forbears, ply for hire or pull their fares hither and thither The constant bustle and activity testify to Durban's high through the town. importance as seaport and industrial centre, ~or_ this i~ a port of note for merchant shipping. Not only '.s it a call1~g And to round off the varied kaleidoscope of Durban life, place for ships trading to the East Coast of Afnca, to India, here are Native and Indian Ceylon and the Far East, but also the "half-way house," policemen, supplementing in the sense of marine travel for Australian liners Homeward­ the European force that is bound. The trading vessels of Japan regularly put in here maintained and controlled on their voyages to and from the Argentine and Brazil, ~he by the municipality. The result being a constant coming and going of interestmg Bantu policemen, garbed in peoples, a succession of scenes colourful in the extreme. neat knickerbocker um- W ith amazing rapidity has D urban grown into a shapely forms, carry the native and well-ordered city from the rudest and crudest beginnings. sticks and knobkerries Veterans of the pioneer days are still living who which, should the need can recall the time when the site of this now arise, they can use with The unerring aim and skill ; Dawn of populous city was for the most part an expanse of sand-dunes, scrub and bush, and when it was while the Indian police Durban. no infrequent thing to encqunter elephants, officer is dressed much in the manner of the European rhinos, and other wild animals roaming at will over wooded constable save that a peaked lands abutting upon Port Natal. cap takes the place of the It is a matter of history that the great Portuguese navigator, familiar helmet. Native Police Boys Vasco da Gama, sighted the coast of Natal in 1497 in the

+ • + ~ + Page Four. Page Five. course of that historic cruise which resulted in the discovery Returning to the Cape he came back in the following year of a sea roule to India. Indeed, to da Gama the Garden with a small band of British pioneers to enter into occupation Province of the Union of South Africa owes its name of the ceded territory. T hus was formed the nucleus of Sighting these shores on Christmas Day he named th~ the colony of Natal. country "Natal" in honour of the day when Christian men first beh:ld it. But precisely what point of the coast the great For many years thereafter the young settlement had a navigator beheld has never been clearly established. Dr. bitter struggle for existence. Its members endured hard­ Thea!, in his "History and Ethnography of South Africa " ships and faced difficulties and perils common to all who says " it is uncertain what part of the coast he was th~n fare fo1th to the distant places and extend the frontiers of our sailing al_ong, the only indication given by any early Portu­ far-flung Empire. guese wnter placing it a little north of the Umzimkulu River." In 1838 Durban (named " D 'Urban" in 1835 after Sir Wherever it was, da Gama, for some reason did not land Benjamin D'U rban, at that time Governor of the Cape) was but. forthwith stood out to sea, and did not again sight th~ menaced by savages and Europeans alike. Dingaan who had Afncan coast until he reached the Rio dos Reys- the Limpopo waded through blood and rapine to the Zulu throne, swept River of our day. · down upon the settlement and held it for nine days, during which period the whites sought refuge aboard the brig Hornet. Not until the end of the seventeenth century was Natal Scarcely were peace and order fully re-established ere the first visited by men of English birth, these being a party Dutch flag was hoisted in Natal; later, a British force was of shipwrecked mariners who made their painful despatched from the Cape to re-assert Great Britain's rights, The ~irst way hitherward afoot from the shores of Delagoa and fo r some months an armed conflict betwixt Dutch and l White Bay. Later, various missions were despatched English was maintained. Of those troublous days the Visitors. to Natal from the Cape, but not until after the graveyard at Congella provides a grim memento. I Cape Colony, now the Cape Province of the Union, had been definitely acquired by the British did the In due course reinforcements arrived ; a permanent camp real history of Port Natal as a white settlement be~in. was established at the Old Fart, and in the year 1843 Natal was formally and finally proclaimed British territory. It was just over a century ago-namely, in 1823- that the brig Salfsbur~ (from which the picturesque islet in Durban Bay In 1842, when the depleted British garrison, under Captain denves its name) set sail from Capetown for Port Natal. Smith was sore pressed by a vastly superior force of the enemy, Aboard her was Lieutenant Farewell, an officer of marines, one, Dick King, a transport rider, volunteered the man whom the people of Durban regard as virtually the How to make his way through the Boer lines and founder of the first European settlement on the coast of Natal. Dick King carry news of the British force's dire need /i From the Zulu chieftain, Chaka, of sanguinary memory, Saved for succour to the nearest military post­ whose kraal at that time was situated near T ongaat, Lieut. Natal. Grahamstown, Cape Colony. The daring and Farewell obtained the cession of twenty-five miles of the difficult enterprise was successfully carried coast line of Natal, with one hundred miles of its hinterland. through, and the memory of King's ride of 600 miles through

Page Six. Page Seven. It difficult and in places almost impassable country, and moreover furnished by the same British regi ment. A memorial to country that was beset with the spies and scouts of the enemy, the defending force of 1842 pays tribute to the "fortitude and full of wild animals, will ever hold a foremost place in and courage of the illustrious garrison," which with the aid local history. King, weary almost unto death, struggled of Cape Mounted Riflemen, civilians and loyal natives, into Grahamstown on the tenth day, and a month later H .M.S. "preserved this colony of Natal to their Queen and Country." Southampton reached Durban Bay with reinforcements, The old magazine has recently been converted into a beautiful and the siege of the British camp was raised. An equestrian Memorial Chapel. statue to the memory of Dick King, erected.on the Esplanade, Now held from the War Office by the Durban Light Infantry, the premises of the Old Fort have been in part transformed into comfortable quarters for ex-service veterans. Th e grounds, which contain many rare botanical plants, are tastefully laid out in walks and terraces ; and the whole place, tended and maintained with care and reverence, breathes

Statue of Dick Ki ng on Esplanade. at the foot of Gardiner Street, commemorates this epic of Natal, while King's Hall, in Aliwal Street, is another tribute to the gallant transport rider's memory.

Not only for associations such as this but for its own picturesqueness and the many historic mementoes housed with­ in it, should Durban's Old F ort be visited. Tt.e Old Fort. The T he present buildings were erected as barracks Old Fort. for the Durban G arrison, and it is of interest an old-world atmosphere. One of its many interesting to note that while the famous 27th Regiment curios is an old 9-pounder gun retrieved from the ill -fated was the first to occupy the site in 1842, the last East lndiaman, the Grosvenor, wrecked off the coast of detachment to be stationed at the barracks (in 1885) was Pondoland in 1782.

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After the relief of the British force in 1842 the gallant new residential seaside suburb of over 1,200 acres in extent, fellows who fell during that epoch-making siege were beyond the U mgeni River, to bear the name of "D urban re-interred at a spot some 500 yards from North." A £60,000 road bridge, 1,270 feet in length, now Where lie their camp ; and this place eventually became the the recognised military cemetery. Because it Honoured contains the remains of many brave soldiers Dead. and pioneers who gave their lives for Britain, the " Old M ilitary Cemetery" is a hallowed spc t. It is well worth a visit for the numerous old monuments and mementoes there to be seen.

In considering the rapid growth of Durban it must be borne in mind that as an incorporated borough the town is still only 72 years old, although as a British settle- How the ment its centenary was celebrated in 1924. Borough When the late Mr. B. C. C. Pine, at that Grows. time Lieutenant-Governor of Natal, set his official seal to the incorporation of Durban in 1854, the township had but 1,204 white inhabitantr. To-day, inclusive of natives, coloured people and View of Durban from D urban North. Asiatics, the population within the borough boundarie:s in course of erection across the river, will link up the new exceeds I 08,000 souls. From a small coastal settlement settlement with ban proper, and it bids fair with its numbering a mere handful of white inhabitants, Dur Durb an has become the third city of the Union­ magnificient views and gentle slopes towards the ocean and and is still growing. Its geographical position arid its with its many projected amenities to become a very popular maritime and commercial importance make further rapid residential resort. growth inevitable. Al ready the town's population has As a pleasure, health and holiday resort Durban stands overlapped its statutory civic boundaries, with the result pre-eminent in the Union of South Africa. It is a national that numerous flourishing townships have sprung into being playground for old and young. During the on the outskirts of the be.rough. South fashionable winter season (May-September), Schemes to indorporate such outlying districts as Mayville, Africa's when climatic conditions are ideal, visitors S~uth Coast Junction, G reenwood Park, etc., have long been Playground. flock hither from all quarters of South discussed, and the time is not far distant when the vision of and East Africa and Rhodesia to enjoy the delights and diversions of the Ocean Beach, where the sun­ a "Gr eater Durban," embracing all these places will be translated into sober fact. The latest evidence of the need shine, for which South Africa is famed, is tempered by for more elbow room is found in the creation of ;;.n entirely cooling b reezes from the sea.

Page T en. Page Eleven. D oes a quieter, more restful time appeal to you ? T hen what is better than a comfortable deck-chair, such as the D urban Corporation provides on hire, together with a novel or your newspaper ? Either on the sands or in some pleasant corner on the promenade or the well-kept lawns can you set your chair, and should your readin g pall, there is all around a wealth of things worth watching-the bathers in the enclosure or the open-air bath, the happy youngsters at play, the many scenes and incidents that go to the make-up of the carnival of holiday life.

Bonnily are the children provided for at Du rban's Beach. C astle-b uilding on the sands, donkey-riding, a children's playground, and, best and merriest of all, special paddling T he B~ach Open-air Swimming Baths.

Th ere are many excellent swimming clubs in Durba n, whose members hold here their galas and water-polo matches .

Of the D urban Beach, as a whole, it may certainly be claimed that a full and happy day may be spent there without the smallest danger of boredom . All the Fun Th e amusements and amenities are endless; of the and always there is the vast expanse of Beach. the Indian Ocean to watch in its changing hues and varying moods. Perhaps you r fancy inclines you to swings or roundabouts ? H ere, on the new Beach amusement ground, at the Nor th Th e Children's Paddling Pond. end, below the Pavilion, are the many excitements and diversions su mmed u p in the p hrase, " all th e fun of the fair." pools-th ese and many other diversions are available. On Refreshments, should you need them, are at your command, certain holiday occasions children's sports are organised , and either at the spacious tea and luncheon pavilions facing the these are real red -letter days for the happy youn gsters who sea, or in the buffets of the fine hotels fronting the M arine foregather by the sea. Nor are the delights of sand, sea and Parade. sunshine enjoyed exclusively by the children of those whom

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'.1 A magnificent sweep of ocean frontage of over three miles, in Durban's winter season, when the sea 1s cool without to which extensions both northward and southward are now being cold, when the atmosphere is breezy, bracing and in progress, distinguishes Durban as a seaside resort. One invigorating. compares it not unworthily with popular European resorts, yet sees in it some indescribable quality peculiar to the town. Water-temperature 1s, of course, an all-important factor in determining the beneficial effects of sea bathing. Dur ban The Marine Parade is lined by many magnificent hotels in this respect, can claim ideal conditions during the five which overlook the dancing waters of the Indian Ocean, whilst in the whcle Beach Area a'nd the central portions of months, May to September, which constitute its winter the town the visitor may obtain hotel and boarding-house season. Figures based on the average of a series of years accommodation equal to that to be found in many cities of show that the mean temperature of the sea at Port Natal in the world very much larger than Durban. May is 70, in June 65, in July 64.5, and in August and September 65 to 66. Indeed, there is a variation of only Sea bathing and surfing are the town's particular glories. Th e special beach enclosure, devised for the safety of 15 degrees in the temperature of the ocean throughout the the bathers, is a perennial centre of year-from 64.5 to 80. Can it be wondered at then that A Paradise attraction. Morning, noon and night young, the summer bathing, from November to February when the for old and middle-aged troop thither for the average temperature is 75, has such a "pull" for thousands Bathers. daily "dip ." Night bathing is the favourite who delight in staying in the water for hours on end. diversion. Throughout the summer bathing­ season powerful electric lamps light up the whole vast area The open-air swimming bath at the Beach is one of the of the bathing enclosure in the evening hours. Great is the largest in the world, and was erected by the municipality for fun, splendid the sport, as bathers surf or dive or attempt to the enjoyment and convenience of those dodge the great rollers that crash in upon them from the Open-air who prefer to swim or bathe in sheltered Indian Ocean. Swimming conditions, while still enjoying the bouyancy Sea bathing 1s only one of a hundred attractions and Bath. and exhilaration of sea-water. In length diversions to be met with at the bath measures 300 feet, in width 80 Durban, but if there were feet. Its depth varies from 3 feet at the shallow end to only this to lure the visitor 7 feet at the deep. Diving platforms and spring boards are to the Natal Coast the sheer available ; the water-chute affords constant sport and, delight of it would con­ stitute an ample reward for amusement. The bath is so constructed that it can be emptied, the journey. Quite im­ cleansed and re-filled with the utmost rapidity. T here possible is it to overstate is a continuous flow of sea water at all conditions of the tide the p leasure, the exhilara­ and every hygienic measure is adopted to ensure absolute The Joy of St.rfing. tion of a bathe in the surf cleanliness at all times.

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we d escribe as "well-off" or " in comfortable circumstances." taken in comfort and amid ideal surroundings, wi th the In Victoria Park, at the rear of the great hotels on the M arine waves breaking almost at one's feet, while on the sandy beach Parade, is found the "Star" Seaside Hut, where at frequent the children of the party may romp and play to their heart's intervals during the year large parties of poor or ailing content. Each of the beach bungalows is supplied with the children from the Rand are accommodated while they enjoy following equipment : table, mirror, four chairs, hat and the wonder and delight of a holiday by the sea. Hither, clothes pegs, washstand and ware, with soap, towels, etc. thanks to the kindly enterprise of the Star of Johannesburg, in Th e hire of a bungalow, for which application must be made organising the Seaside Fund , are brought many little lads at the entrance to the bathing enclosure, costs but 2 /6 per day. and lassies who have never previously seen the sea or kn own the joys of paddling and castle-building on the sands. At not more than a stone's-throw from the Marine Parade, next to Victoria Park, are located the municipal lawn tennis Not the least appreciated of Durban's seaside amenities courts where lovers of this delightful game The Municipal are the Beach Bungalows for family and picnic parties. may indulge in their favourite sport under Lawn Tennis Situated on the verge of the pleasant, hea lth-giving conditions. The tariff for Courts. Bungalows sloping lawns at the right-hand side of the hire is very moderate and application for Picnic Beach Road, hard by the Children's Play­ should be made at the office adjoining the courts. Parties. grcund, these cosy huts are available for hire daily from 8 a.m. to sunset. T o picnic on the open sands is never quite devoid of small discom­ forts, but in one of these snug resorts lunch and tea may be

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Music at the Beach. Again, there is music-and of the finest character. D urban, indeed, has won for itself an enviable name throughout On the Sands. South Africa as a centre where the gracious art of music

Page Sixteen. .. Page Seventeen. finds its highest expression. A prominent landmark on the a "levee" along the river bank to prevent overflows h orn the Marine Parade is the Pavilion, the fine concert and dancing hall river. It is a parade of considerable beauty and with further erected by the Corporation for the purposes improvements now being undertaken will become a double Music of the Municipal Orchestra, a body of carriage-way boulevard of increasing popularity. T he at the instrumentalists whose work, under Mr. naming of this thoroughfare perpetuates the memory of Mr. Beach. Lyel!-Tayler's baton, has won for it Edward Snell , thrice Mayor of D urban in the town's days of an honoured place m the musical modest beginnings and early struggles. Th e parade is life of South Africa. The Thursday Symphony concerts undoubtedly p rcving a boon to the motoring community who given by the Orchestra are of a quality of artistry of which are now enabled to enjoy a circular drive along a magnificent many a larger city than might well be proud. Durban stretch of sea front of five miles . In this seemly and well-equipped temple of music, all D urban is unique in that it has both sea-front and lake­ tastes are catered for, from the classic symphonies of the front . If we tire of the sad sea waves we may quickly and great masters to the gay jingles of the writers of jazz. Popular easily be transported to the more placid waters fancy-dress dances, with prizes for the daintiest and cleverest From of the land-locked bay, were boating, yachting costumes, are given at frequent intervals ; and on Carnival Beach to and fishing may be indulged in. By tram-car nights at the beach the Pavilion becomes a centre of the Bay. from t he Beach to the Post Office is a ride merriest and maddest of revels. of a fe w b rief minutes, and thence a short In June, 1926, His Excellency the Governor-General formally walk by way of Gardiner Street will bring us to the Esplanade declared open Durban's new Marine Drive, the Snell Parade. The origin of this drive, which runs from the Snell Stamford Hill Police Station on Umgeni Parade. Road towards the Umgeni Lagoon, skirting the Country Club Golf Course, and thence along the sea shore to the Pavilion, was the construction of

Snell Parade. A Wharfside Scene.

Page Eighteen. Page Nineteen at the Dick King Memorial. Or, if the day be cool enough, walk from the present marine front to the Point will be we may travel afoot from the Beach front to the harbour transformed into a seaside pleasance worthy of the fine area at the Point. From there, after a look round the expanse of sandy beach that borders the sounding sea. shipping quarter, we may still make our way to the heart of the town by tram-car. On the right, as we wend our way towards the harbour area, are seen the extensive buildings of the great Addington The stretch of seashore dividing "the Beach" proper Hospital, and, fa rther on, the native convict station. Near from the shipping quarter at the Point, is at present the least by, at Escombe Terrace, is a line of pleasant marine residences picturesque portion of Durban's sea-frontage. Consistently occupied by the harbour pilotage staff and other port officials. neglected in the past, and termed, contemptuously, the "Back Beach," it is shortly to be developed and beautified A short walk hence brings us to the Port Offices and the as a continuation of the Marine Parade. Indeed, the work Point tramway terminus. H ere begins the long line of upon the first section is already well advanced and beautiful wharves whereat the passenger and cargo vessels of all nations lawns and other amenities are being provided, including a tie up while in harbour. Electric and hydraulic cranes rear their heads at intervals along the wharfside. Storage sheds border the main quay from this point to the floating dock at its landward extremity.

The scene here is one of colour and animation from early morn to dusk. Passengers arriving and departing ; the loading and discharging of cargo ; the fill ing The of ships' bunkers by gangs of native coaling- Harbour boys ; a constant coming and going of freight Panorama. trains on the Point railway lines, make up the picturesque and moving panorama of a great port's activities.

All the labour of the wharfside is performed by native gangs under white supervision. From the offices of the Port Manager the varied commerce of the harbour is guided The Children's Playground. and controlled, and though to the eye of the casual observer there is an appearance of chaos and confusion, every branch Children's Playground, where various contrivances have of the port's manifold activities is subject to perfect organisa­ been constructed for their amusement. The straggling tion and a well-ordered routine. And this, be it remembered, sand dunes will shortly be levelled and turfed over, and the is the principal commercial port of the Union of South Africa.

Page Twenty. Page _Twenty-One. the produce of South Africa in the form of citrus fruits, maize and wool, hides and skins, wattle-bark, Natal sugar, in the exporting season for that commodity, or th e newest and most promising of South Africa's crops-co tton. N ot all are steamships ; occasionally a four-masted brig, heavily laden with timber from the Baltic or the American seaboard will be towed into harbour and across the bay to the timber wharves of Congella by one of the powerfully­ engined tugs of the Railways and H arbours Administration.

A S\ippir.g Scer.c. H ere many of the great " tramps" of the ocean highways make periodical calls to disgorge cargo from Home, Con­ tinental, Australian or American ports, and to take aboard

Cutting-up Whales. On the Bluff side of the harbour entrance are the slips to which the whaling boats haul their giant catches. From May to November, approximately, the whaling Among season extends, and at frequent intervals th e within that period the carcases of these Whalers. marine monsters are land(d here and conveyed on railway trucks of special construction to the Whaling Station behind the Bluff. Th e capture of one Congella Wharf.

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or more whales being promptly notified to the public on a arrangements inspected. Close at hand is the Bluff signal­ board at the Post Office there is generally a rush to the slips ling station, which is constantly en rapport with the Point

per tram-car and ferry-boat to see the "catch" landed. + station, on the opposite side of the harbour channel. T he~e two stations collaborate in the work of signalling the ap­ +· High above the seashore the Bluff itself rears its !of ty proach of vessels. head. By a path winding upward from a point near the hostelry of the Public House Trust one may On the lower ground the railway line to the whaling station The reach the summit without any g;eat exertion follows the contour of the cliff quite close to the sea. A Bluff. or fatigue. En route are glorious and ever­ favourite promenade for holiday-makers runs parallel to the changing views of the Indian Ocean, the Bay line, and many parties of picnickers cross by the Ferry to the + ~nd the town of Durban. The climb completed, one seems, neighbourhood of the well-known Cave Rock, where the mdeed, to have reached the roof of the world. From this + sea coast is characterised by a wealth of tumbled rocks un- coign of vantage the roofs and ridges of Durban and the splendid undulating panorama of the hinterland provide + many colourful views. + + The Bluff Lighthouse is well worth a visit. On any day save Sunday its stairs may be ascended and its lighting

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spoiled by the hand of man. A frequent resort of the + artist, this ; he finds here a charming combination of surf and rock and richly-wooded cliff. Th ere is much more to be seen in and around the Bay that will appeal to the visitor- the coaling appliances at the The Lighthouse. Bluff, the oil station at Island View, with the gigantic oil-

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tanks of the Shell, the Vacuum, the Anglo-Persian and other island is untenented. At one end of it is a small reservation companies; the varied shipping at anchor in the fairway, for quarantine purposes; otherwise the visitor may roam steamers, whalers, wind-jammers and private yachts ; the the place at will, in many parts of it having only the crabs manifold industrial activities of the Maydon Wharf at and other timid wild things for company. There is a good Congella, with its timber imports, grain elevator, sugar, fruit service of motor boats to and from the island, starting from and meat export stores and, lastly, the great graving dock + the Gardiner Street jetty on the Esplanade. at Congella, opened in 1925 by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, during his visit to Durban, and named in his honour the On Saturdays and Sundays the Bay is en Jete. Its surface Prince Edward Dock. But it is the amenities rather than the is gay with the white wings of Durban's yachts. Motor­ industrial activities of the Bay that one wishes to deal with boats move swiftly to · and from some of them the excite­ here. ment of aquaplaning is indulged in. T here is, maybe, "something on" at the headquarters of the Durban Rowing In the centre of the picturesque sweep of tidal water lies + Club, with contests of oarsmen in pairs and fours and eightf. .. Salisbury Island-a verdant jewel in an azure setting. To Hither and thither move the row-boats or motor-boats of "the Island" on high days and holidays many fishermen, both amateur and professional, scouting from one An Isle s·wimmers and yachtsmen and picnic-parties favourite pitch tc another in quest of the Waltonian's lawful of repair. With the sun tempered by a grateful prey. On such a day the pedestrian strolling along the Delight. breeze no pleasanter resort for a lazy al fresco Esplanade and the Victoria Embankment from Cato's Creek holiday could be conceived. A fine new to the cool greenery of the Albert Park sees, perhaps, a more tea-house has been erected here for the use of visitors, but varied panorama than would greet his eye in any other part otherwise, if we except a few week-end bungalows and the of this ''Garden Province" of South Africa. En route he .. headquarters of the Natal Motor Boating Association, the will pass the fine new Wool Exchange, the Royal, Marine, Twine's and Esplanade H otels, the Criterion Theatr e, the .. Dur ban Club, the impressive fa- cade of the Law Courts, and the headquarters of the Royal Natal • \ • Yacht Club . \

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When there are warships in Durban Harbour-a nd the port is seldom without its visiting unit of the King's Navy­ officers and petty officers find a warm Naval welcome as temporary members of one or Visitors. another of the local clubs. Dinners, ,smoking concerts, etc., arc arranged in their honour and no effort is spared to enliven the life of the + sailor-man ashore. Mer- + .. On the Bay chant skippers and their + ... principal officers are also .. able to secure the entree + to clubland during their + brief spells in port, while + + the rank-and-file of the '' men that go down to the + sea in ships" find a hearty + welcome and an ever-open The Th rills of Aquaplaning. .. door at the Seamen's .. .. Institute in the Point Road, Shall we now turn inland and view the town ? From the j opposite the Vasco da Esplanade a short walk up the gentle rise of Gardiner Street 1 Gama clock tower. Th e + l Jnsti_tute is wel!worth visit- brings us to the Town Gardens. Here .. • 1 mg m order to learn some­ ... At the we are at the very heart of Durban. T his I thing of the work done. Heart of the central garden, which contains statues in .. Town. memory of Queen Victoria, Sir John + .. Robinson and Mr. H arry Escombe-the first and second Premiers of Natal respectively-a nd also •+ .. a memorial to those who fell during the South African war .. .. of 1899-1902, and where an impressive G reat War Memorial .. has recently been erected, is a remnant of the original Market Square of D urban, once a vast open space bounded by Pine, .. Aliwal, Smith and Gardiner Streets, but reduced to its present dimensions by the encroachments of government and municipal buildings.

Here the massive bulk of the T own H all, one of the finest buildings in South Africa, at once catches and holds the eye.

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The first Town Hall of Durban (now used as the General Post Office) was built in 1885, but so rapidly did the township develop that in the course of twenty years A it was found that a more commodious Wonderful building was an u rgent necessity. Site Town Hall. and building were therefore transferred to the Government of Natal, and the present magnificent Town H all was erected in 1909 at a cost of £352,000 to accommodate the various municipal offices and public institutions.

ol In its imposing grandeur the building cannot fail to attract -0"' the attention of the most casual visitor. It is the borough's .,">- C) most beau tiful architectural monument and a lasting proof

~ of the Corporation's efforts to dignify and beautify the town. "'0 E- Its graceful cupola dominates Durban from every view~ ·-£" point, and it is p robable that this fine edifice has done more .5 1 to give a certain stamp of character to the town than any other 0 municipal improvement. E " + 2; Th e building is in three storeys, the dome rising to a height >-., ~ of 167 feet, and is suggestive of grace combined with strength -" and solidity. The structure is divided into three sections, 0 the front porton containing the main assembly hall, equipped ...c:" E- •, with a grand organ and with a seating capacity of 3,500, known as the Town Hall block; the portion fronting West Street accommodates the Council Chamber and the principal municipal departments, and the block facing Smith Street holises three of the finest of our public institutions, namely, the Borough Library, the Art Gallery and the Municipal M useum. Th e To wn H all block hcuses the Studio of the M unicipal Broadcasting Station, the only municipal broadcasting service in South Africa. A vast area in Natal, East G riqualand and the Cape Province is served from the Durban Station, which provides continual changes of programme for its thousands

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JI of listeners-in. Th ere is great keenness among the wireless I enthusiasts of the Dur ban area, who regard broadcasting as a new and fascinating adventure. At the mcment if writing interesting experiments in relaying to Johannesburg, and vice versa, are in progress, the ultimate end in view being a linking-up of the several South African stations in a national broadcasting crganisation, thus ensuring perfection in service combined with economy in working.

The Municipal Library and Reading Rooms, in the Town Hall, are, as already stated, approached from the Smith Street entrance. The The Lending Library, one of the finest Municipal in South Africa, contains some 50,000 Library. volumes on all subjects. The department devoted to Works of Reference is well stocked with encyclopredias, dictionaries, blue books, gazettes, etc., and every assistance is given to students and those engaged in research work. In addition, the Reference Department contains the "Don" Library, a large and valuable collection of Africana, and also the "Hillier" Shakespearean library. Of technical and commercial works there is a remarkable + collection, also a wide range of directories, codes, pamphlets, statistical returns, etc., while the files of technical periodicals are probably unequalled in South Africa. The library also contains special medical and musical sections ; and there is a quite separate Children's Library, specially serving the needs of the juveniles. H ere also guidance is given in the selection of reading matter. A "Story Hour" is held on Friday of each week between the hours of 3-15 p.m . and 4 p.m. when the children are told stories culled from the best sources. The public are admitted to the free use of the General Reading Rocm, while separate rooms are pr0vided for the

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use of subscribers and ladies respectively. The chief South African, British and Empire newspapers and periodicals + are received and filed regularly.

+ + The town is justly proud of its Municipal Museum. Its collections consist chiefly of South African natural history objects. The aim has been to ma~e these Durban's as complete and instructive as possible.

Fine One large hall contains the collection of + Museum. mammals, which, so far as the larger species + are concerned, lacks only the giraffe and + the warthog. A small room devoted to fish and reptiles + + + connects the mammal-hall with one of similar size containing + birds, invertebrates and geological collections. A very representative series of African birds is displayed in • ..>, South p:) .. -0 wall cases. C + .. + -0" In table-cases close by are shown the llar" collection "'C "Mi + .. a. .. of South African butterflies and birds' eggs, the latter con­ ..,j sisting of some 300 different species. <> ~ + + + One of the most interesting objects in the whole Museum + is a practically complete skeleton of the Dodo, accompanied + by a reconstruction showing the sppearance of the bird in + life. A gigantic egg of the /Epyornis, an extinct bird of .. Madagascar, with some of the bird's bones, is also worthy of note. There are also fine collections of South African minerals, rocks and fossils in this room. + + .. • • Another department is devoted chiefly to ethnological collections. Here objects associated with the life of the + • Zulus predominate. Mummies and other items from ancient .. Egypt are shown ; also a small collection of Phrenician glass, • excavated from the buried harbours af T yre and Sidon, and a fine accumulation of coins and medals, etc. +

+ .. ... • • + • + • + + • + • • ~ • . ~ I . • • + + + + + • • + • + • t + + + + • • • t + Page Thirty-Six. I ., Page Thirty-Seven. Last, but very far from least in popular interest, comes the "Old Durban" room, which is devoted to local history, and contains photographs, documents, maps and other objects illustrating the development of Durban during its hundred years of life and evolution.

In the Art Galleries, situated on the floor above the Muni­ cipal Museum, is housed a fine collection of pictures, mainly representative of the work of artists of the Civic modern British school. In the large Art circular gallery are oil paintings by Sir Collections. William Orpen, G eorge Clausen, Arnesby Brown, Charles Sims, Alfred Parsons, P. F. Poole, Arthur Wardle, Colin Hunt er, Sir Hubert von + H erkomer, Mrs. Stanhope Forbes, Thos. Faed and Fantin Latour. A rectangular gallery contains oils by D. Y. Cameron, A. G. Gow, Ralph Peacock, Briton Riviere, Frank Art Gallery. Bramley, T. Sidney Cooper, H erbert J. Draper, Yeend K ing, a number of oil paintings, water-colours and pastels by B. W. Lead~r. Jahn Linnell, Sir D avid Murray and F. J. prominent British and French artists and etchings and other H erring. prints by Durer, Rembrandt, Meryon, Whistler and the . best modern etchers of England and F ranee. Statuary by The water colours shown in a separate gallery, include Rodin, Meunier, Dalou and G ardet are included in the works by Frank Dodd, H. Caffieri, G. S. Elgood, T. C. Gotch, collection ; also there is some old Chinese porcelain, with .J.Bur gess and R. B. Nisbet. With them are d isplayed some Sevres and Copenhagen specimens and glass by Lalique. war drawings, recently acquired, by Sir William Orpen, old Town Hall has proved admirably suitable for Muirhead Bone, Paul Nash, Leon Underwood, Eric Kennington The its present purpose as the G.P .O . of D urban. Spacious and J. P. Barraclough and Prof. Rothenstein. lofty halls on the ground floor are used for On the walls of the staircase and entrance hall are M edici The all the normal purposes of a post office, prints of masterpieces of the British, Italian and Dutch Post Office while the upper floors are devoted to schools, while another room contains similar reproductions Corner. administrative work and the telegraph and of the works of French, Spanish and German arti$tS. cable departments. Within a short radius of the Post Office Corner, the hub Recently the Gallery has been enriched by a very valuable of the town, the principal buildings of Durban are thickly donation to which a large rectangular room is exclusively clustered- the Old Court House, used nowadays as the devoted. This collection contains several old Dutch pictures, headquarters of the Native Affairs D epartment and of the

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+ Borough Water Department ; the main Railway Station and offices of the Administration ; the headquarters of the Durban Publicity Association ; the Standard, Barclay's, Reserve and Netherlands Banks ; the Borough Market; the T elephonc Exchange ; the Fire Station, with its fine equipment and the headquarters d the Borough Police.

Durban's fine municipal tramway and motor 'bus services .. furnish the principal means of transit from point to point within the borough. In well-appointed, Transport swift-running tramcars the people of Durban Ill are speedily carried to and fro between Town. their homes and their places of business, and at the luncheon hour special express-cars .. + ~ run from the Post Office outwards, enabling those who wish ~ • lo do so to take the mid-day meal at their own homes. ., + -s + Visitors will find that the trams offer a handy means of 0 + taking a run round Durban, and more especially are they A :, recommended to take the circular trip around the Berea by ::r: -"" boarding either a "Mu sgrave Road" or "Marr iott Road" E- car at the Post Office. Either vehicle will bring them back to their starting point, after affording them many a fine .. bird's-eye view of ocean, bay and town, and all for the moderate fare of sixpence !- or only fourpence if the handy tramway coupons at 2/- per dozen are procured. Other • + tramway trips to Umbilo (two stages), Glenwood, Toll Gate, Overport, Stamford Hill and Umgeni (two stages) will carry the visitor in each case to the confines of the borough, whence • a short walk will take him to the open country beyond . + + Motor 'buses, primarily intended to serve the industrial quarter at Congella, have recently been added to the town's + travel facilities. When there are 'buses to spare from the purely utilitarian service, trips are run to the Sports Grounds at Kingsmead, and to a delightful marine resort hard by the mouth of the Umgeni River-th e "Blue Lagoon."

• • + + ~ • + • • + + ~ ~ • • + • .. + + t Page Forty Page Forty-One. Rickshas. For short distances in town, or even longer journeys out of town-provided that the lower levels are adhered to­ the pleasant jog-trot of the ricksha-boy Jog-Trot makes an agreeable change from the fiercer of the joys of motor transit. But the Berea, and Ricksha. most of the country around Durban, is approached by sharp ascents and steep declivities, and for this sort of "going" the multiple horse­ power of the automobile is to be preferred to the one-man­ power of the ricksha. It would be difficult to overstate the beauty of the sea and inland views obtainable from a tram-top when traversing the principal roads of the Berea, Durban's Where every principal residential area, so named by Prospect Capt. Allan Gardiner, R.N., the first Pleases. English Missionary to the Zulus, who resided there in 1835. It now boasts innumerable fine homes . Embowered in a wealth of verdure, with

Page F orly· T wo. Pare Forty-T h ee. blossoming trees such as the Bougainvillea, Flamboyant and the Jacaranda lending colour to the scene, Durban seems indeed "a garden city" whose every prospect pleases. Excursions beyond the town's boundaries may be under­ taken by private motor-car, taxi or train. Th ere are also frequent special trips by motor char-a-bane to different places of interest, of which the visitor may obtain full details by applying at the offices of the Durban Publicity Association. A specially delightful outing is by char-a-bane or car to ''Th e Valley of a Th ousand Hills," that aptly-named expanse of broken country round about Drummond, where for miles and miles the eye sees nothing but "th e purple splendour of the hills." The Trappist Monastry at Mariannhill, too, will be found particularly interesting.

T he Botanic Gardens.

T he Trappist Monastery. nature's sanctuaries, is plentifully stocked with an infinite variety of tropical and semi-tropical plants and trees. Its Th e new tramway extension linking up Cowey and Berea further development as a plaisance to which visitors and Roads by way of the Botanic Gardens Road and Benson residents may resort in hours of leisure is engaging the atten­ Crescent, cannot fail to enhance the popular­ Botanical tion of the Durban Parks Committee. ity of a charming floral and arboreal resort Gardens. of which, hitherto, Durban has failed to Near-by is the Natal Herbarium, where the Union Govern- make adequate use. The Botanical Gardens, one of men t's Department of Entomology is housed. Research Iii

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Park, situated in one of the most picturesque residential work of great value to agriculturists in the way of pest­ quarters of D urban, is delightful in its combinaticn of elimination is carried on at the Herbarium, where there is a wide sweeps of lawn and tree-shaded walks. In this and museum of extraordinary interest and fascination for all other sylvan retreats, the D urban Mun icipal Orchestra who know how keen is the welfare constantly waged upon provides on occasion al fresco concerts. insect pests by D epartmen ts of Agriculture the wide world over.

A portion of Mitchell Park has been given up, hitherto, In the matter of providing its people with parks and to the purposes of the Durban Zoo ; but the Corporation recreation grounds the Durban Corporation has been "wise no longer maintains a collection of animals in time." It has not waited for crowded Parks and Municipal which never pretended to more than residential areas to demand their share of Gardens. Aviaries. mediocre merit. Attention is therefore lung-space, but has intelligently anticipated concentrated on the aviaries of South African the people's requirements with the result that Durban is birds. Thes e avairies, reinforced from time to time by happily situated m this regard. Individually, municipal additional.specimens, constitute an interesting collection, and are a boon to the student of the ornithology of South Africa. No charge is made for admission.

The Albert, Berea, Bulwer and Congella Parks have each their gifts of grace and allurement. Th e Albert Park is beautifully placed on the verge of the waters of Durb an Bay, where it interposes a barrier of verdure between the western end of the Esplanade and the industrial district of Congella. H ere, withi n a circle of towering trees is the Durban Oval. one of the Town 's most popular circket and football resorts, M ed wood Gardens, opposite the Town Hall, and between the Tow n Baths and the Central Police Station, are also d elightfully laid out and at certain periods of the year are a blaze of colour. S,.., Almost without exception the parks of Durban are situated Mitchell Park. + on or quite near the tramway route, and by means of a short, parks are small, but collectively they represent a gen­ quick run by municipal tram-car one can be transported from erous share of the municipal area. M ostly well wooded the animation of the Beach or the hurly-burly of the town and of a pleasingly "natural " lay-out they offer a charm­ to the restfulness of their cool recesses. ing refuge from the heat and burden of the day. Mitchell

Page Forty-Seven. Page Forty-Six. Among its many other activities the Corporation under­ On the score of health Durban is a place beyond reproach, takes the responsibility of brewing beer for the natives living No effort is spared by the as the vital statistics prove. and working within the borough boundaries. municipality to ensure hygienic conditions The Native Th e Native Brewery is a somewhat remark- Durban so far as perfect sanitation and a pure water Brewery. able sight, as are also the various native for supply are concerned. Th e open-air eating-houses, where the kaffir beer­ Health. life induced by local climatic conditions the only liquor the Native is allowed- is consumed. is in itself a contributory cause of the Th e Borough Market should also be visited, and thereafter­ general good health of the community. by way of contrast-t he Indian and Native Indian Markets. T he Borough Market is situated and Native opposite the Central Railway Station and Food supplies are subject to searching superv1s10n by Markets. the Indian and Native Markets at the rear municipal officials. At the borough abattoir cattle and sheep of the Roman Catholic Cathedral. are slaughtered under the most modern and humane conditions. No meat for human consumption is permitted to be sold in Durban unless passed as sound, whilst the prosecutions instituted from time to time under the Adulteration of Foods Act and the by-laws of the Public Health Department are an evidence of the vigilance with which the public welfare is safeguarded by civic officials.

By the scope and efficiency of its municipal works Durban has long since won for itself the name of the "Model Borough." In its electric light and power The Model services, its pure and plentiful water- Borough. supply, its tramways and telephones, its abattoir and its municipal markets the + Corporation has satisfactorily solved problems which have Street Scene, Indian Market. perplexed many older municipal bodies . With but one In these markets Native handicraftsmen busy themselves .. exception- the Town Baths- these undertakings not merely in the fashioning of bead and wirework armlets and other pay their way but contribute considerable sums in relief of the articles of barbaric adornment. In these and in various borough rates. items of pottery, basketware, etc., a brisk business is trans-

.. Page Forty-Nine. Page F or:y-Eight. capacity is clearly within sight. Accordingly an agreement acted with v1S1tors seeking for mementoes of native life , has been arrived at with the Union Government (Electricity whilst the d elicious fruits of the country can be purchased Supply Commission) whereb y a new station will be erected at moderate prices. at Congella, wherefrom the Corporation will draw additional At the great Municipal Power Station, situated in Alice supplies in bulk, and thus continue to keep pace with the Street, at the back of the town, is generated all the electricity public's ever-growing appetite for electric light and power. needed to light the houses and streets of Everything Durban, to run the municipal tramways, T he telephone service in Durban is unique by and to supply the power required by in- Municipal as the only purely municipal system in Electricity. dustrial and household consumers for Telephones. South Africa. Over 6,000 subscribers are manufacturing and heating purposes. In very on its roll, and every month sees a con­ many private residences, on the Berea and elsewhere, the use siderable increase in their number. of coal and wood as fuel is entirely unknown. Electricity not only illumines the house, but heats the bath water and the Owing to the rapid telephone development the Muni­ electric iron, cooks the meals, boils the kettle when ever cipality found it necessary to instal two Automatic T elephone "the cup that cheers" is requisitioned, and, by means of Exchanges on the Berea. These Exchanges are giving radiators, supplies such warmth as may be needed during the every satisfaction, have a capacity of 2,000 lines each, and cooler months of the year. are situated in the residential area approximately 2 miles distant from the Central Exchange. By propaganda, and by practical co-operation the Cor­ At the time that these Exchanges were being installed it poration does everything in its power to encourage th is was the intention to also convert the Central Exchange to widespread use of electricity. G eysers for baths and stoves automatic working but owing to the great expense involved for cookery are supplied on the hire-pu rchase system, and and as it was considered that there was sufficient accommoda­ competitive cookery exhibitions are held from time to time tion on the Central Exchange to meet the telephone require­ for the encouragement of the use of electric stoves. ments of the town for the next few years the matter was postponed indefinitely. By the installation of an electric ' 'M aster Clock" at the Power Station, the Municipality is now in a position to Th e love of sport finds full vent in Durban. Cricket, supply the townspeople with electric time­ football, golf, lawn tennis, horse and motor racing, bowls Electrical pieces whereby one may be sure of always hockey, polo, croquet, swimming- all have Clocks Also. having "th e right time" in the house, and Sport for their votaries and their recognised resorts. this without the necessity of winding up All. At the new international sports ground at the clock overnight. Kingsmead where test matches 'twixt British and South African elevens are played, both cricket and football With the constantly increasing use of electric current, the are provided for, and other pitches for these sports are scattered municipal power station, large as it is, and powerful though about the town and its nearer suburbs. A favourite ground its equipment be, has reached a stage when the limit of its

Page Fifty-One. Page Fifty. sure of a hearty welcome on these links which measure 3i­ miles round and consist of l 8 holes.

In addition, the Country Club links referred to below, are also a delightful sporting venue for devotees of the game,

On the Bcwling Greens. The Coif Links. is the Oval at Albert Park, where picturesque surroundings whilst within a short radius of the town there e no less than make a fine background for the field of play. ar six links, viz., at Mount Edgecombe, Sarnia, Isipingo, Um­ Excellent bowling greens at Brand Road, Greyville, Ridge bogintwini, Winkk Spruit and Umkomaas. At other resorts Road and Springfield Road, are the property of the Berea, alo:1g the coast links are also now being laid out. Durban, Silverton and Ridge View Bowling Bowls. Cluhs respectively. No game has made Th e Durban Country Club is one of the latest additions greater strides in popularity in the Durban to the sporting and social amenities of Durban and it is hard area than the royal and ancient pastime of bowls. Visiting to believe that only a few years ago what are bowlers will be made welcome upon making application to the Country now extensive and picturesque grounds Honorary Secretaries. Club. were sandy dunes and scrub. Indeed, in course of time there are likely to be few Golfers are extremely well provided for in Durban and its clubs anywhere in the world which will surpass it for all-round immediate vicinity. The Durban Golf Course, laid out inside attractions. The Clubhouse, sumptuously furnished and the race-course at Greyville is one of the replete with every comfort and convenience, overlooks the Golf. most popular Golf resorts in the country Indian Ocean, and the vistas of sea and town from its spacious and it has the advantage of being within balconies are worth going a long way to see. Is it any wonder five minutes of the Post Office by tram. Visitors are always then that the frequent cabaret dances. given amidst such a

Page Fifty-Two. Page Fifty-Three. setting and within sound of the ceaseless waves, are such Two local race-courses cater for those who love "the delightful functions. The larger port!on of the ground, Sport of K ings." The older track, controlled by the Durban 145 acres in extent, undulating and beautifully grassed, is T urf Club, is at Greyville, where it encircles devoted to an eighteen hole golf links, admittedly one of the Durban's the golf-cou rse. H ere, in the fashionable finest in South Africa. Th e links extend fer over a mile Racing July season, race-goers hold high carnival, along the sea front towards the Umgeni River and are bordered Season. some of the greatest races in the South on the seaward side by the Snell Parade, a beautiful Marine African "Calendar" being then contested. T he D urban Winter Meeting in July and August is the fashionable gathering of the year. Th e July Handicap is

Th e Country Club and Links.

drive. The grounds in the immediate vicinity of the Club­ house buildings, which include a commodious garage, are laid out in terraces, tennis courts, croquet lawns, squash Durban Race Course. racquets courts, etc. the outstanding event ; it is comparable with the Hunt Cup The Club is a short and pleasant motoring run frcm tcwn at Ascot or the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood in the interest and can be approached either from the new Marine Drive or and excitement it arouses. Altogether there are some twenty­ from the Um geni Road . one days' racing at the Durban track in the course of the year, I Visitors who are members of recognised Golf and Social and about as many at the pretty suburban racecourse at Clubs are always welcome and may, on application to the Clairwood, whither, on race-days many well-laden special 1 1 Secretary, obtain all necessary information regarding tempor­ trains carry the devotees of the sport from the main D urban ary membership, green fees, etc. I station .

• + Page Fifty-Four. Page Fifty-Five. The purely social clubs of Durban, as distinct from clubs ··, of a recreational character, are four in number- the Durban Club, whose fine quarters occupy a com­ In manding position on the Esplanade, over­ Clubland. looking the wide sweep of the Bay ; the Mercantile Club, housed in Stuttaford' s Buildings at the corner of Field and West Streets, and the Southern and Union Clubs, both in Smith Street. One quotes the names of these institutions in the order of their importance, so far as that may be gauged by the amount of their annual dues, but in point of fact the lines of demarcation are by no means sharply defined, and there are many men in the town belonging to two or three, and, in a few instances, to all the four clubs named. "No politics" is the general rule throughout Durban Clubdom. " Th e" Club of the town, in the sense m which every important centre has its one exclusive resort, is the Durban Club, whose members delight to honour and to entertain distinguished visitors to Port Natal. The club-house is a substantial building, spaciously planned, and with ample residential accommodation. The Mercantile Club, situated in the heart of the town, can also accommodate, to a more limited extent, those of its members who desire an urban pied-a-terre. The U nion Club, perhaps the most democratic corner of Durban Clubland, is in the position of being able to offer its members "a home from home" at its affiliated clubs in Johannesburg and other leading cities of the Union. The Theatre Royal, in West Street, has ranked as Durban's recognised theatrical centre since its erection in 1882. Here are seen, from time to time, many "stars Theatres of the first magnitude" in the firmament and of the stage. Tou ring companies of world- Bioscopes. wide fame like those of Sir Frank Benson, Miss Marie T empest, the late H. B. Irving, Lady Forbes-Robertson, Miss Irene Vanburgh, and many A few Berea Residences.

Page Fifty-Six. Pa;::c Fifty-Seven. more, have found Durban audiences readily and generously Not in orchestral work alone, but in every form of musical responsive to their art. Excellent repertoire companies endeavour has the town advanced by leaps and bounds in regularly include Durban's Theatre Royal in their itinerary. recent years. The Dur ban Musical Here also "amateur shows" of a high order are given by th e Music in Association, with its fine choir of close on Bachelor Girls, the Durban Operatic Society and similar Every Form. 300 voices ; the Male Voice Party ; bodies. the admirable Boys' Choir ; the Ladies' Choral Par ll these have been of enormous help to the The Criterion Theat re of Varieties, situated on the Esplanade ty-a musical life and entertainment of the town. at the foot of Field Street, provides entertainment that is a pleasing blend of bioscope and vaudeville attractions. Here Nor must one ignore the sister art of dancing. Dur ban are seen and heard many of the "top line" artists from the is especially favoured in its dancing-mistresses, whose apt London "Halls," and a varied entertainment "in lighter pupils contribute most charmingly to the various charity vein" can be confidently counted upon. concerts which are a pleasing feature of the social round. In bioscope halls the town is well supplied. At the Prince's Theatre de Luxe in Smith Street, opposite the In the encouragement of music in every form, dancing, Town Hall, recently completed at a cost of over £60,000 elocution, etc., an important part is played by the annual and comparing very favot1rably with the modern cinema houses Natal Eisteddfod, which festival, usually held in July, in the largest cities of the world, at the Empire, Greyville has been responsible for the discovery and encouragement and Alhambra Theatres, of a vast deal of talent from all parts of the country. With the films are well-selected, up-to-date, and capably presented. At yet a fifth picture-house, the Popular Bio Tea Room, West Street, an excellent film programme is given on Parisian cafe chanlani lines-that is to say, no charge is made for admission, the management being content to derive its profit from teas and light refreshments it dispenses. Ere long the Beach will have Native Women.

its own open-air "Tea Bioscope" situated on the ground + adjoining "The Model" restaurant, hitherto used as a putting green for golfers . A Gl impse of the Point and Harbour.

Page f-ifty-Eight. Page Fifty-Nine. every passing year the Eisteddfod grows in influence and The Technical High School is governed by the Co11111·il importance. Many of its gold medallists have blossomed of the Natal T echnical College, and is conducted in the out as artists of international fame. College buildings at the foot of Berea Road. It draws pupils from all parts of the country, providing, as it does, a Durban is fortunate in its educational institutions. The four years' course for boys aiming at a career in engineering, young can proceed from stage to stage, from the kindergarten commerce or the chemical industries. In its general aims to the university, without overstepping and ideals it resembles an ordinary academic high school ; Education. the borough boundaries. European parents temporarily following it offers choice, however, of a wider range of subjects, and is a their vocations in one of the numerous seaports of the East, popular institution amongst those parents who desire a train­ in the remoter parts of South West Africa, the Union and ing for their boys on the lines indicated. Rhodesia, or even India or Mauritius, might with advantage send their children to Durban for secondary and higher The G irls' High School is a Government institution, on education. Climatically, geographically and economically, the one hand training girls for matriculation, and on the other Durban has manifest advantages. Its claims as a centre for domestic science or commerce. of education will repay careful study. The Girls' College, housed in fine buildings situated in The primary schools, twenty-one in number, are all the best residential part of the town, is a Government-aided government institutions. Almost without exception they school that is known far and wide for the excellence of its are housed in splendid buildings situated amidst surroundings training. So also is the neighbouring Roman Catholic of charm and beauty. The school sites afford adequate institution of Maris Stella. Both these institutions have a recreation grounds, while the schools themselves are well special kindergarten branch for younger children. staffed and suitably equipped on up-to-date lines. One is an open-air school for delicate pupils, conducted by a trained e Natal T echnical College-sit~ated near the junction staff of experts. The Mansfield Road Boys' School is a Th of West Street and Berea been consti ted by higher-grade institution for boys who wish to follow a two Road-has tu Act of Parliament as an institution for years' course beyond Standard VI. It is a type of school Natal higher eduction. By arrangement with much favoured in Britain and supplies a very real need. + Technical the Natal University College, Pieter­ maritzburg, the work for degrees in engin­ Of the secondary schools there are two for boys and three College. eering and commerce is completed here. for girls. The Durban High School enjoys a wide reputa­ tion throughout the Union of South Africa and draws its Young students of the borough can pursue full-time courses pupils from all points of the compass. The school is housed for a degree of the University of South Africa without leaving n magnificent buildings and is the proud possessor of the the town. Part-time courses are also provided, to enable finest playing-fields in Natal. It is conducted along the students aiming at a degree in commerce to study in the lines of an English Public School. evenings. Ere long Durban will have its own University

Page Sixty-One . Page Sixty. Monkeys at Riverside. The Technical College, Botha Monument in foreground. on a noble site of 50 acres recently allocated for the purpose typewntmg and all ied subjects. It is situated in Smith at Stellawood ; and then university work will be carried on Street. Th ere is also a number of smaller institutions m and extended under the best possible conditions. Durban offering similar courses of instruction. Facilities for students in art, domestic science, engineering The Workers' Education Association, carried on under (mechanical, civil and electrical), chemistry (including the joint auspices of the Technical College and the workers, pharmaceutical chemistry), commerce, the humanities, offers facilities for those who desire to further their studies including modern languages and sociology are also provided in such subjects as economics, physiology, history and at the T echnical College. The train ing of teachers is under­ literature. taken by the Art School, the Domestic Science Department and the Department of Commerce. Within the scope of Durban, therefore, can legitimately claim to provide this brochure it is impossible to give adequate information educational opportunities for all, and at very reasonable cost. regarding the wide activities of the College, which has a roll Durban's churches are many, and fully representative of over two thousand students. Full information is obtain­ of every section of the Christian faith. Also the many able in the College Calendar which can be had on application races of Indians have their places of worship. to the Registrar. Divine Th e associations for young men and Apart from the Technical College, the Durban Business Worship. young women, the Y.M.C.A. and the College-a privately owned institution well-known throughout Y.W.C.A., both situated on the Esplanade, Natal- also aims at giving a sound business training to young are large and beneficent institutions with remarkable records students desiring to qualify in book-keeping, shorthand, of good work in Durban.

• Page Sixty-Two. Page S ixty-Three. Durban has never been lacking in newspaper enterprise, and the sport of the billiard-table are available at the vm iun" and at the present day ample provision is made by the men clubs. For the stamp-collector the Philatelic Society 111 of the "Fourth Estate." Natal provides a rallying-ground and a medium for t 111• The The morning newspaper, the Natal exchange of duplicates and the interchange of ideas. "Fourth Mercury, numbers among its former Up and down the coast, northward and southward of editors the late Sir John Robinson, the Estate." Durban, are many delightful bathing, boating and fishi111< first Premier of Natal, whose memory 1s resorts easily reached by rail or road. perpetuated by a statue in the Town Gardens. The Coast At Amanzimtoti-affec tionately shor I• Resorts, ened to 'Toti-at Isipingo, Illovo River, The evening journal is the Natal Advertiser, one of the Warner Beach, Doonside, Karridcrw, well-known Argus group of South African newspapers .. Umkomaas, and many another coastal township there are sea and river amenities of the most charming character. Mention must be made of the "Durban S how," a great These places are the week-end pleasure resorts of many of annual event organised and conducted by the Durban and the residents of Durban. Coast Society of Agriculture and Industry. The South Coast in partic­ The Annual The Show Ground at King's Park, Stamford ular is dotted with them, Agricultural Hill, is splendidly adapted for its purposes, and at every stop of the Show. and eighteen large buildings are erected coastal railway from thereon for the purpose of housing the Isipingo to Port Shepstone exhibits. One of the red-letter periods of the Durban year some new beauty spot is is "Show Week," when the the t~wn is thronged with visitors revealed. The North from all parts of Natal Province, and from the Cape, the Coast, too, is becoming Free State and the Transvaal. Horses, cattle and sheep, more and more popular pigs and goats, dogs and poultry are brought here for exhibi­ and among others, the tion from all quarters, and also a varied display of the latest lovely beaches at .Umhl~ ga products of the ever-growi!1g industries of Natal. Rocks, T ongaat and Um­ hlal i lure many pleasure "Daylight Saving," if adopt~d in South Africa, would + seekers. Frequent and con- appreciably lengthen the hours ~vailable to the worker for venient trains carry one from the Durban Central or Berea outdoor sport ; but in present conditions Road Stations to these pleasant suburban townships. Indoor there are many hours of evening darkness Games and for which indoor occupations must be A longer adventure, but a journey revealing infinite beauties Hobbies. found. Chess is a pastime that leaps to of hill and dale and woodland, is the run to Pietermaritz­ the mind, and provided for by the Durban burg, the capital city of the Natal Province, either by road Chess Club, whose weekly gatherings and contests are a or rail. A necessarily winding and curving line makes the feature of the recreational life of the town. Card-games railway journey less acceptable than the trip by road 'in a

Page Sixty-F ive. Page Sixty-Four. swift-running car, but nothing can deprive the voyager of the glory of the scenery that is encountered en route as the heights of the hinterland are surmounted. In particular, the Valley of a Thousand Hills, already referred to, is worth a world of travel to see.

But all around Durban are scenes and sights of unique heauty and interest- the farm lands and fruit orchards, the wattle plantations, the sugar fields, all have a character and a fascination all their own.

Durban ill-deserves her reputation of being "ins11f1C'lld1lv hot" in summer. True, the temperature rises to hnMl11• unknown at other seasons of the year; but delicious l,11-r11·• from the sea temper the heat to the visitor. Indeed, many will learn with sur­ prise that the average max­ imum temperature through­ out the year is 79.8 and the average minimum 61.7. And where will you find a pastime more dclightf ul than Durban'ssumf118Ibath­ ing ? This alone makes the The Valley of a Thousand Hills. call of the Coast well nigh irresistibl e. Visitors in A new development in connection with Durban is the steadily increasing numbers habit, now rapidly on the increase, of spending Christmas at are discovering that Durban the Coast. At all the leading hotels and is a pleasure resort, not for Christmas boarding-houses on and around the Marine a season only, but for all at the Parade, as well as in town and on the Berea, seasons. Moreover, the Coast. happy parties of Christmas guests assemble Christmas Carnival at A Youthful Angler. for the festive season. Nowhere are there Durban may now be regarded as a firmly-establisht'd pleasanter amenities, sports and recreations, for that season institution, and this alone brings visitors to the town 111 of hospitality and good cheer. the festive season in ever-increasing strength.

Page Sixty-Six. Page Sixty-S,·v,·11 E111inu1 l11tl Population of Durban, 1926. 11,,,1111 )111, Suburbs. Europ 1·1111K , 53,356 Europ eans I I ,ll II, Colourc·d 1,881 Coloured I, 11//i Na t iv<' 38,000 Native 1/,11/1 Asiati<' .. 16,804 Asiatic •I0,'10',

110,041

N11II llulonble Value of Durban. I87'1 £482,569 1900 £5,626,695 1')10 £9,449,260 1920 £ 13,58 I ,079 I 9L 'I £20, 128,840 19l (1 £21,454,580 M1110.- Taxi Tariff. SCHEDULE OF (' IJAIUW.H 1 Dining Saloon, South African Railways. 11l1 1~11111· r:rom Po,t ( )f1111· l11 'ili 1 ,1 1 . Charge for One or T wo p,.,.1111, Addmglo11 1111,p,1111 •I Kingsmead ...... ,J IN VITATION TO S /IRE Albert."Park . , . I, Mail Boat Wharf (A. Shed) t, AN il Beach r rn11, I 1·111111111• , , J Marriott Road Tram Stag,· t1 DURBAN'S CHARMS, ITS IIE/11,Tlf Berea & MuKK•1 iv1• l(

Crnvit.'11I >111~ H Toil Cate . . : : · · Ir' As a health and pleasure resort Durb an, with its ra re Cn•.yv1ll1 111111111111 •I Umbi lo Tram Terminus II combination of natural advantages, delightful climate and I nd11111M 111l,1 I " J.' U mgen i Tram Terminus . . II /),',/11111,. 11 11 (1 11 11 civic efficiency is unique, and a stimulus to life and the joy By , I w, 1 11.m. and p.m. , 2 /- per 1111, for o,w or lw11 p11u r 11111•• 1111,I6 d. per mile for each additi cl of living and has therefore well earned the title of "the 0111 paSS('lll{C'I, Playgroun d of South Africa." To this fair town then,­ wc 11 11 11 1111 111i Bct •c• p 1 .I tlnight, fare and a half mu y 1111 of which its citizens are so justly proud-a very sincere chorg~·d, 1111,I cl1111l,I,11111 • l11•lwcen midnight and 6 a .m. welcome is extended and to those who do not yet know "th e Ch, lc.111'11l 11•Jw1, 11 llc1r 1• 1111d twelve years of age, half ptri·c. When 111< lc111111 11 1111 'lll(t'r, one child unde r three y , delight that ·is Durban" this brochure is addr essed. ,ti "' 1 11111 free. ' \ .

Page Sixty-Eiaht. Page Sixty N111r. Waiting Time.-6d. for every five minutes after first five Circular Drives from Post Office. minutes. When a car is ordered to attend from any motor rank, a Ocean Beach, via West Street, Marine Parade, Pnvilio11 charge of one shilling per mile shall be payable in respect and return via Lower Promenade (3 miles), 6 /- . of the distance from the motor rank until the car reaches the hirer, provided that this charge must be reckoned by the + New Marine Drive, via Marine and Snell Parades, Blue shortest and most direct route. Luggage.-The fare payable for passenger's luggage, such Lagoon and Umgeni Road (8 miles), 16/- . as a portmanteau, valise, trunk or the like, 3d. for each article. Via Smith Street, Stanger Strccl, Esplanade, Albert Park, Emmanuel Cathedral, Indian Murkt•t, G rey Street, Native

. Women's Hostel, Corporation I louRi11g Scheme, Racecourse, Drill Hall, Epsom Road, Old 1:0, 1, Puvilion, Marine Parade and West Street (10 miles), i .l.

Via Esplanade, Alb<'rt Pu, k, Mnyclon Road, Craving Dock, Penzance Road, Mr! )or111ld Hund, Chelmsford Road, Berea Road, Ridge Rood, S1. 'J' liu11111K' Road, Essen wood

'Road, Valley View Hood, Mile lu•II l'o, i<, Innes Road, Mentone

Road, Eastbourne Hnnd, ( :111,1,, l{1111cl, New Marine Drive,

Ocean Beach 1111d Wc·MI S111•1•1 (.JO 111il1·M), £ 2.

Botan ic C111cl<•11" Ci,c11l111I >ttvr• (~ 111ilcs), 10 /- ,

Berea, Ess1•nwoml, Sp1111ul11Id , M11~grave and Florida Roads (7 miles), 14/ .

Cl111,• 11 • ll11111 F11res.

11 10 !1 Valley of a Thous fi;I I lill. , 1 1 Mnriannhill Monastery,

lO M,1111 /-; Sarnia Circle, 5 /(1: 1 1 1·.dgccombe Sugar Mill•c, kN II 5 /6 ; Umhlanga Ro, , I , IAipingo Beach, 5 <,, Booking at Publicity ll1111•1111

Cydc, '1',ul F111;cs.

For one or two pnRs1·111

Page Seventy, Pag,· Sn 1 111v Orrr. Ricksha Fares. Po,t OJ/ice to : One Pass. Post OJ/ice lo : One l'w.,. Albert Park .. 6d. Musgrave Road Corner I/ Beach & Point Rds. Corn: r 3d. Musgrave Rd. Police Station 1/ 9 Botanic Gardens .. 1/- Old Fort 6d . Clock. Point .. 1/- Pavilion 9cl. Congclla Police Station .. 1/ 6 Point Terminus 1/- Gordon Road .. 1/ 3 Race Course 6d . Greyville Police Station 6d. Rifle Butts 1/- Gum Tree Store, Berea Road 6d. Sixth Avenue 9d. Indian Market .. 6d. T heatre Royal 3d . Kingsmead .. 9d. Toll Gate (Up) 2/- Lords Ground .. 3d. Toll Gate (Down) .. 1/ - Mitchell Park (Up) .. 2/ - Umbilo Station 2/ - Mitchell Park (Down) .. 1/ - Umgeni Tram Terminus .. 2/ - For distances not enumerated in the above tariff, a charge may be made of 3d. per half mile, and 6d. per mile. Fares by Time.-2 /- per hour for one person and 3 /- per hour for two persons. Half-fares.-T wo children under IO years of age to count as one person. Double Fares.-Between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. fares may be charged at double rates. Bathing Enclosure and Beach Swimming Bath Tariff. Hire of Dressing Booth.- Reserved, 6d. and I /-; Un­ reserved, 3d. Books of Ticl~ets.-Boo ks of 20 tickets (available before 9 a.m. only), 3 /4; Books of 12 tickets (available any time) 4 /6 ; Books of combined Swimming· and Costume tickets- 6 tickets, 6 /-. Hire of Costumes.-Ladies', 6d. ; Gent's, 6d. ; Children (under 13), 3d. Slips, Id. Caps: Ladies', 3d., with ] /­ deposit. Towels, 3d. A charge of 3d. is made for custody of valuables. All bathing enclosure tickets are obtainable at the Enclosure Ticket Office. Bathers are advised not to take cash or valuables into the booths, but to deposit them in the custody of the ticket issuer. A receipt will be issued for all articles left.

PRI NTED BY JOSIAH ]O NES LIMIT ED, Elu RBAN, NATAL.

I SSUED ON DEHALF OF THE + DURBAN TOWN C OUNCIL BY TIIE P€ge Seventy• Two. DURBAN Punu c 1TY A ssoc 1ATION