Giucle, to-CoUAiy PUBLISHED BY THE CO-ORDINATING COUNCIL FOR WELFARE WORK IN EGYPT. ^ (hrtlS^t GROPPl'S - Soliman Pasha Sq. Caterers Mighfiy Dinno * A Oance GROPPl'S * Malika Farida St. Caterers Tea room A Tea Garden Lunches GRAND SYMPHONIC CONCERT every Weds^ay & So&day at 6 p.m. ' For Popnlwr Prices A L'AMERICAINE Corn(r Soliman Paiba St. & Fwad h). Corner Enud El Din St. & Fwad 1st. Ught Meals — Bnrs — Soda Fonntaln* ISame Blanagemeiit Printed B7 8.0.F CMTO I For anything about SHOEIS • whether ready made or to order, for Military or Civilians, standard Army shoes, sandals, shppers, desert-boots (with crepe, rubber, or leather soles), etc., as well as shoe-repairing and colouring. go to the leading specialists; Saad's Shoe Workshop 177, Emad-EI-Dine St, v Cairo ^-Phone 44843 BEST IN EGYPT . ANGLO-EGYPIIAN MOTOKS CAIRO Authorized Dealers LINCOLN FORD Hood Office and Showreemt: Sharia Adiy Pacha No. 27 CAIRO Service Stolien: Entrance Shario el Nemr or Shoria Maarouf p. O. Box 943 Tel. 59824 (5 lines) C, R. C|iro District No. 31830 Anglo - Egyptian Motors THE NATIONAL HOTEL FOR COMFORT & SERVICE FOR A GOOD DRINK the The "BYSTANDER'^ Cairo's popular Rendez vous imf iSie meet" SNACK BAR and RESTAURANT (National Hotel Management throughout) J. & I. AMIEL & Co. Esbblished 1920 ISAAC AMIEL Succr. GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO H M. FORCES HEAD OFFICE & STORES: 5, Sh. Ssraya EJ Zeafarair (Abbassie) ALSO SrOfiES at: Abbassia, Polygon & Helmieh Builders' Joinery and Ironmongery, Shovels' Locks, Bolls, Nails, Hinges, Welding, Foundry work, Gol- vaniting, Architectural Iron work. Primus & Parofine Lamps. SHAFTO CAIRO • AitXANDRu • TEI-AVIV • ESIiBllSHEP 39 YEARS AN ENTERTAIN M&NT SERVICE FOR THE SERVICES The Uoiittf FiliD Service OWB anrl cootrol ov»r 100 "Services" Cinemas, present mor« ilimi d6.S00 com- plete cioena pcograsimes p«r 4nRuoi. The Uiuted Filn Service employ • alaff In tbeir Cln«iiM 4fid lakocUled Depart- meats of over 2S00 persona. Tba United Fiim Service «re servi<in|{ tbe Servi«es ia tbe Near East witb'ftfsi-ciaaa Stage Alira«tions and • cenpiete change of Pieture Programne A( aU Cieemae Aightiy. Tiie United Flim Service Ciaeisaa are ifiatailed wiib British Kalee, Western El«<lrk add R. C. A. Projeclion Equipment. Ltr^e atocks ef Eo^oea. Dyoanoa. Talking Equipreeni, Ce'rbons. Cbaira. Tablea. etc.. to meet all reqniretnenta for Canieena. Cinemaa and Cabarets. •^EVERYTHING FOR THE CINEM^ IN fHE N£AU EASTi WllLHtVLkVOUOOTHKUE j) A-»HAriO SHOW ESTABUISHEO iass ^STRUCTURAl ENGINEER^ m Contractor to H. B. M's forces p. O. Box 211 O Phone 59182 GHAMRAH Imperial diemical Industries (EGYPT) S.A. Suppliers to H.B.M's Forces PAINTS DUCO - DULUX,etc. - INSECTICIDES - DISINFECTANTS • ANT! MALARIAL FLUID • SODIUM CYANIDE. CHEMICALS FOR WATER TREATMENT & REFREIGERATION ALKALIES - ACIDS - DYESTUFFS - WELDING MATERIALS • FUMIGA- TION BY HCN OF BARRACKS - SHIPS - HOUSES, etc. 26, Madabegh Street, 15, Midan Mohamad Al) CAIRO ALEXANDRIA FIRE EXTINGUISHER & METAL WORKS M. GATTEGNO Abevf rcvoTO a Con&jgRmenl of Koie (o llif CajK Fire Brigade Maiiifictu»r ol Fire EitiagulsheR & Eiert Requirement for A.R.P,. Contractors to H.M. Forces THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER & METAL WORKS (M, GATTEGNO) 17. SH. SAPTIEH. CAIRO ^^otu'^ -not i ijmAiAmc^ i^auhy manzij -^tt/wx/nr - LAPPAS&Co . The complete Food Market 17. Sharia Kosr El Nil • Phone 59864-6 CAIRO DUNLOP TYRES Sole Distributors: THE TRACTOR & ENGINEERING CO., SII. CAIRO AlCXAHDRU 117 Sh. Elind El Dint 7 Rv* d* to Gar* da Call*. Ul. M(I9 <. 272S7 T»l 272$) ^ ficanchct •• Mentema, Tania, Miniah, AMieul. POP CORN PRODUCTS Pop CorD is ricb in : * ^ « Albuminoid Slarch Phosphorus Hydrocarbons and Vitamins B C. « D. POP CORN: Assorted IroiU. Oyslalized, CHspeltes. PEANUTS: Sweet nult. Almonds.' Poi»to Crisps, 69, Sbaria Faggala - CAIRO Pbone No. 40625 Supplier to H. B. M. Forces siD'ee 192S COMFORTABLE CHEERFUL & COOL LIGHT MEALS vV' ^ TEA ROOM ^^ y ^ cVo/ BRIGHT MUSIC & BEST DRINKS Phone 41307 NORMAL PRICES FOREWORD This Guide is published by the Co-Ordinating Council [or Wfe//are o[ the Troops in Egypt with a view to providing useful inf'ormation for Officers and men of His Britannic Majesty's forces stay- ing in and coming on leave to Cairo, including particulars of Services Clubs, Restaurants and places of entertainment. The Council wish to express their Indebtedness to A. Lucas Esq, for his historical note on Cairo, to the support of the various advertisers, and to those members of the forces and of the Civilian Community who have assisted in the production of this guide-book. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief would like to take this opportunity of expressing his appreciation and thanks to the various Philan- thropic organisations and to their representatives in Egypt who have so ably and generously assisted in the work of welfare, to the British Chamber of Commerce for their invaluable assistance in the collection of the British War Fund and also to the numerous members of the Civilian Community who have subscribed to this Fund and have devot- ed so much time and energy to the ivell-being of the troops stationed in this country. Page^ CONTENTS FOflEWOSD CONTENT'S 3-8 HISTORICAL NOTE OJV CAIRO (by A. Luoaa. Esq., O.B.E.) 10- INFORMATION BVREAVX — Imperial Services InJormatlon Bureau — Y.M.C.A. mtormatlon Bureau & Cable Service. 11 ENQUIRV BVREAV — S.S,AJ'-A. Enquiry Bureau 12 ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATION FOR MEN ON LEAVE IN CAIRO. 13- CLUBS <t HOSTELS. — Cathedral Hall — The Empire. 14- Empire Services Club. 15. Hlbbert House. 16. iQdian Soldiers Club — Jewish Welfare com- mittee tor Sailors, Soldiers & Airmen. 17. Music for All New Zealand Forces Club. 18. Osborne House Junior Otilcers Club — Red Shield Hostel. 18. Services Club — Victory Club. Victory Tea Booms. 20. South African Officers" Club — South African Women's Services Club, 21. The Springbok Club Soldiers & Airmen Home (Helwan' — Talbot House Toe H. 22. Tipperary Tea Club — Y.M.C.A, Gresham Court. 23. T,W.O,A. Services Club 24. British T-W.C,A. War Service ILotus). 25. T.W.C.A. Warrant officers and Sergeants' Club Kellopolls Services Club 26. SPORTS <t SPORTING CLUBS — Forest Hills Tennis Club — The Gezlra Sporting Club. 27- Hellopolls Sporting Club. 28. Maadl Sporting Club — RACING-TACHTING. 29.30 TOURS <t EXCURSIONS. — Tours Organised by the Empire & Empire Services Club. 31- Tours Organised by T.M.C^- 35. Independent Excursions — MUSEUMS. 33. CHURCHES — Church of England — Scotland — Methodist. 34- Roman Catholic Church American — Greelc Orthodox — Jewish Temple 3B. ABBASSIA GARRISON AMENITIES. 36. USEFUL ARABIC WORDS. 37. POSTAGE RATES. 88. TAXI CAB FARES, — TIPS <Ss GRATUITIB^. - ? - HISTORICAL NOTE ON CAIRO BT A. LV0A8, ESQ. O^.t. Cairo, wHlob It tbe capital of Egypt, bat a population of 1,307,423 (Censuft 1937) aod 18 by far tbe largest and most important town in Africa. It Is th« residence ot tbe King and tbe seat ol tbe gOTernment. Tbe beeinning of Cairo was a small residential place, wbicb was situated wbere wbat is now known as Old Cairo stands. The Greets called It Babylon, tbougb It bad no connection witb tbe more ancient Babylon on tbe Eupbrates. The Romans fortified It and under tbe Em- poror Augustus tt became tbe beadquarters of one of tbe tbree Eoman legions stationed In Egypt. Parts of tbe walls and two of tbe bastions of tbe fortress still remain, tbe latter adjoining tbe Coptic Museum, and tbe Coptic cburcb ot El Mu&llaqa, next to tbe Museum, la built on tbe east tower of tbe soutb gate of tbe for- tress. I In A.D, 640 Babylon was captured by tbe Arabs under general Amr, and a new town, called El Pustat. and a mosque, tbe Mosque of Amr, were built close by. Botb tbe town and tbe original mosque bave disappeared, the town having been burnt down about A.D. 750, but ano- ther mosque was built on tbe site of tbe old one, and still remains, bearing tbe same name, Tbls has been en< larged and altered several times and is tbe oldest mosque m Cairo. The town was never rebuilt, but a new town sprang up on tbe nortbeast and was extended from time to time, and slightly to tbe noitb of this in A.D- 069, tbe modem town of Cairo was founded. At tbe hour when tbe foun- dation of tbe walla was laid, tbe planet Mars, which the the Arabs call El Qablr, or <tbe victorlouss, crossed the meridian of the new town, in consequence of wblcb It was named "El Qablras, wblcb bas been corrupted to Cairo. The new town was a fortified enclosure containing — 8 — two palecM (OTermnont offlcM, quarters for t&e saril- •on, treuiuT, mint, llbrarjr, arteaal and ot]a»r buildings, and imtll 1171 no person vas aUov»d to enter except the BOMlers of the garrisoa and tbe blsbest oiClcen ot state. Three of tbe original suct; sates of tbe ancient town still remain, namely, the Bab el Nasr. the Bab el Putub and the Bab el Zuwella. The Bab el Zuwella, which was the southern gate of the town. Is mentioned twice la «The Arabian Nights' Entertainments*, and is now called the Bab el Muta- welll, after a certain Mohammedan saint, who Is suppos- ed to live behind it. and on the gste hang bits of cloth and other Totlve offerings placed there by sufferers, who still frequent the gate in hope of cure. Persons afflicted with headache drive a nail Into the door to taSe away the pain, and those suffering from toothache extract a tooth and fix It In a crack In the door to ensura their not being attacked again.