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Tba United Fiim Service «re servi Tiie United Flim Service Ciaeisaa are ifiatailed wiib British Kalee, Western El« •^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 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 — 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. The Bab el Nasr, or «Qate of Victory*, and the Bab el Putuh, or sGat® of Conquests*, which are close toge- ther, formed tbe northeast extremity of the old forti- fications. They each consist of two massive towers, with outer and Inner gates, and ehambera between and one can ascend a winding staircase In the east gate-tower of the Bab el Nasr, then walk along the old wall, the battlements of which are partly preserved, to the Bab el Putuh, beyond which the wall is continued for some distance. The towers and wall provided a strong position for Napoleon's troops In 1799 and the names of some of his aides-de-camp may still be seen Inscribed on the walls. The Citadel, on account of Its age and history, Is one of the most important buildings of Cairo, and because If Its commanding position on the Moqaltam hius, it Is the most prominent, it was begun In 1178 by Sultan Salah el Din, commonly called Saladln, whom King Richard I of Engand defeated during the Third Crusade at Arsoof near Jaffa In Palestine In 1191. According to the accounts of the Arab historians, the citadel was built with stones taken from the smaller pyramids at Qlza, A large part of the original structure remains. Within the citadel enclosure Is the alabaster mosque of Mohammed — 4 — All whicli was flDistied in 1B67, and restored very recent- ly. Prom the south-west comer, behind the mosque, a Tery fine and extensive view of Cairo and the surrounding country may be obtained, and the sunset seen behind the pyramids Is particularly beautiful. A ^D on the hill behind the citadel Is fired dally at noon by an electric current from the observatory at Helwan. The well outside the citadel, called Joseph's well and generally attributed to the Biblical Joseph, was probably sunk by Sultan Salah el Din — 6 — and that of Elsg Puad. On Roda Island opposite the beginning ot Old Cairo, Ig the Nilometer. or Nile Gauge, erected In 716. which consists of a -well with a graduated column m the centre, on which the height of the Nile is measured. It has been restored several times, once quite recently. The ancient Christian (Coptic) churches are at Old Cairo and Include those of El Muallaqa. Abu Sarga, St. Burbara and St- Marlcurlus, the two first mentioned being well worth a visit. What are often called «The Dead Cities", but which should be «Th6 Cities ot the Dead», as they are not and never were inhabited, are the mosque-tombs of the Arab rulers of Egypt during the Middle Ages, and they comprise the Tombs of The Caliphs and the Tombs of the Mamelukes, both • situated near the citadel, the former to the north and the latter to the south. Some of these have been restored in modem times. Although, as will be realized from the foregoing note, Cairo dates back about a thousand years, many of- the ancient Egyptian remains In the neighbourhood are se- veral times that age. Thus the step pyramid at Sakkara, which is the oldest lai^e stone monument in the world, Is about 6,000 years old as are also th« adjoining temples; the lai^e pyramid at Glza, that of Cheops, is about 4,860 years old and the second pyramid that of Chephren and the sphinx about 4,800 years old. In order to make clear the size of the large pyramid at Glza, a few figures may be given. The pyramid covers an area of about thirteen acres: the original height was abc 't 480 feet; It Is estimated that the number of blocks of btone used was about 2,300,000, the average ^ze ot each >elng about forty cubic feet and their weight about two and d Aalf tons. The greater part ol the stone used for the pyram^ is fossililerous limestone cut from the plateau on which it stands, and the hollow nearby, where the sphinx Is, is the quarry from which the stone was obtained. The pyramid was coated with a much finer Qua- lity of limestone, which was brought across the Kile from near Tura and Ma'sara. where the ancient quarries may still be seen. A large amount of coarse-grained red gr^ — e — nlte from Asw^, some So6 miUa &v6,'S, vas Used lU the Interior of the pyramid, especially for lining the burial chamber. The Greek traveller and historian. Herodotus, who visited Egypt In the fifth century B.C., states that all tile stone for the pyrsimld was brought from across the Nile, and in this he was not so wrong as might be thought, since he only saw the, outside covering, which did come from the other side of the river, but since his time, the covering has been largely stripped off for use as building material In Cairo, — this having been done many hundreds of years later, and Herodotus fenew nothing of the Inner stones that are now visible. This pyramid, which contains nothing but an unins- crlbed and empty red granite sarcophagus, of which the lid is missing, provides an outstanding example of ancient tomb robbery, and there may be seen to-day, not only the robbed and empty sarcophagus, but also both the proper entrance and, below it, the robbers' hole, which Is now used as the entrance. On the east side, adjoining the pyramid, there was orlgmally a temple, of which nothing now remains except the basalt pavement, over which one wal^s to reach the sphinx. The pyramid of Chephren was originally 471 feet high- Part of the casing remains at the top. inside there is one chamber containing an empty granite sarcophagus, the lid of which Is broken. The entrance passage is lined With granite for part of the way. The remains of the temple still exist on the east side. The third Glza pyramid, that of Mycerlnus, is much smaller than the other two. The upper part of the casing was limestone and the lower part, much of which still remains, of red granite. The sarcophagus was lost at sea on its way to England. The remains of the temple are on the east side. The sphinx is a colossal recumbent lion with the heaxl of Chephren and is of the same age as the second pyra- mid. The so-called Temple of the Sphinx was an elaborate entrance to the causeway leading up to the temple and pyramid of Chephren. — 7 — The moden vinaoe el Mltrahuieh mub the site of ose ot tlie oldwt, most famoua and most populous towns ol ancient Egypt, and one that was the capital of the country for many centuries, namely Memphis. It attained Its sroatest prosperity under the pharaohn of the Old Kingdom, but even under the Middle and New Kingdoms, wlien Thebes became the capital, and the Theban god Amun-Ba superseded Ptah, the great god of Memphis, the old capital still flourished. During the cours^ of the contests for the possession of Egypt, Memphis was capt ured In 74b B.C by the Sudanese king Plankbl, whose ca. pltal was Napata near the Fourth Nile Cataract, and later, in 661 B.C. by the Assyrians, and still later, t'n 626 B.C., by Cambyses the Persian conqueror ot Egypt. About 460 B.C. Memphis was t^aln besieged, this time by the Libyans, who revolted from the Persian domination, but was not captured. Even after the Roman occupation of Egypt, which began In 30 B.C., Memphis remained a large and populous city, though its palaces lay ruined and de serted, and a number of temples still existed, including that of Ptah Now the ruins of this temple, the debris of a palace of Meneptah (1225 1215 B.C.l. an alabaster sphinx (18th. or 19th. Dynasty) and two colossal statues of Ra- mses II (1292.1226 B.C.) are all that remain. Tbe py- ramids and t The step pyramid has already been mentioned. It Is about 5,000 years old and ts the oldest large stone monu- ment In the world. It wag the burial place of the pharaoh Zoser. who built It. A few years ago. In a gallery in this pyramid there were found some 30,000 beautiful stone vases, which have been estimated to weigh about ninety tons. Also, there wa's found the remains of a six-ply wood coffin, probably that of a daughter of Zoser. The diffe- rent layers making the thickness of the coffin were pegged together with wooden pegs, the various layers of wood being arranged with the grain of the wood alternately in different directions, in order to prevent warping and to give strength, exactly as is- done to-day. At the bottom corners of the coffin, the edges of the five outermost layers were bevelled at an angle of 45, that is to say, the Joints were mitred, but the innermost layer had square, or butt. Joints. — 8 — Tbe most Intwestlng tombs at ^kar* are oi the FirtS Dynasty (2760-2626 B.C.) and Of the Sixth Dynasty <2626-2476 B.C.). the flEest work being In thos© of Ti and Ptahhotep, both Fifth Dynasty, but those of Mera and Kagemna of the Sixth Dynasty are equally interest- ing, though not Of the same artistic merit. The last monument of Sakiara to be mentioned, the Serapeum, or the tombs of the sacred bull Apis, belong to a period so much later than the step pyramid and the Old Kingdom tombs, a period of more f^ift" 3,000 years, that It Is difficult to grasp tbe fact that the Interval between the building of the step pyramid and that of the Serapeum is as long aa that between the mailng of the Serapeum and the present day. Althoi^h the Apis bulls bad been burled in the Se- rapeum as early as the Eighteenth Dynasty (168O-1SS0 B.C.), It waa not until the Twenty-slith Dynasty <663- S26 B.C.) that tbe hi^e stone sarcophagi 'were made, eooie of the stone having been brought from Aswan, about 600 miles away. To the north-east of Cairo, near Matarlya, are a few ruins and a standing obelisk, which are all tiiat are left of the ancient city of Hellopolls, tbe famous «clty of the sun» called On by the ^yptlans This was one of the most ancient Egyptian cities and for a time, long before Memphis was built, was the capital and it remained lor centuries the religious ana intellectual centre of the country. The Biblical Joseph married a daughter of Potl. phera priest of On. The obelisk, which is in its original position, dates from the reign of Sesostrls I (18801935 B.C.), the top being originally covered with metal, possibly copper gilt. Two other obelisks from Hellopoiis were removed to Alexandria and erected there by the Romans In 23 B.C. One of these, which was given to tiie British Government by tiie Khe- dive Moiiammed All is, now on the Thames Embankment in London, and the other, given by the ESiedlve Ismail to New Tork, Is now ini the Central Park there. — » — INFORMATION BUREAUX IMPERIAL SERVICES INFORMATION BUREAU (Undei the patronage of H.E. Lady Lampson) 47, Sharia Mallka Farida (2 ctoec« from Opera Square) Telephone 48377 Open every day except Sundays Hours 9,0 a,m, to 12,30 p.m. — 3.15 p.m. to 6.30. p.m. Thhs bureau places at the services of H.M.'s Forces on leavs the extensive knowledge and experience of those operating It of local conditions. Expert atfvlce is gladly g^en on the best places to stay, the best places to visit, the oheapest way to do things. One of the bureau's main activities (a the arranging of entertainment by olvillans of men on leave. Y.M.C.A. INFORMATION BUREAU AND CABLE SERVICE Contlnental^avoy Buildings — Midan Ibrahim Pasha (Cairo) Open 9,0 a.m.^-S.SO p.m. — Telephone 4S306 Situated oonveniently in the centre of Cairo, next to the Continental Hotel and opposite Ezbekleh Gardens, the Y.M.C.A. Information Bureau can help with special Rate Cables vta Marconi, Free information upon railways, trams, buses, shop* pingj mall, cables, telegrams, Churches; Tours; Banks; Lodges; Cinemas; SportA; Amusements. Host«la and Clubs In Alexandria, Palestine and other leave centres, — 10 — ENQUIRY BUREAU FOR M.E. FORCES SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN'S FAMILIES * ASSOCIATION 9, Sharia Mall'ka Farida, Cairo. — Telephone No, 52319 The object of the bureau la : — (a) To assist BOldiers, sailors and' airmen serving with the Middle East Forces te malce enquiries about the^r fainlli«, at home. (b) To help famK'ies at home to obtain (nformation about their relatives who are serving here. (c) To. act as a general enquiry bureau for men who wish t« obtain aetvlce abfut their individual problems, partteulariy those affecting their families. (d> To help soldiers, jailors and airmen to com. municate wfth relatives in territories occupied by the enemy. Those who requ'Ire further detaite should write to ! Branch Secretary, S.S.A.F.A. Enquiry Bureau, G.H.Q., M.E.F: Application may also be mad — U — ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATION FOR MEN ON LEAVE IN CAIRO A welfare orSft&iAatlon called ~ la — CLUBS AND HOSTELS CATHEDRAL HALL ENTERTAINMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF H.M. FORCES Sundays:— 4,30 p.m. — 6,0 p.m. Teas may be obtained In the Hall at usual Club prioesi. 7,30{ p,m, -- 10,0 P,m. The Hall is open to tbe oongregatlan after the Evening Service, Re. freshments are provided by the Haii Com. mMee and at 8.30 p.m. there Is a oonoert or lecture. Wedneedajrs:— 8,0 p,m. — 10.30 p.m. The Hall to open to m»m< bera of H,M, Forces vrhen rsfre«bmests may be obtained and at 9 p,m. there Is a concert or lecture. Thursdays:— 8,30 p,m, — 10,0 p.m. Meeting of the Cathedral FWowshIp, Partlcularai of the Fellowship may bs found on the table In the Cathedral, FrWays:— 8,30 p,m, — 11.30 p,"!. Oanoe, Open to all mem- bers of the Forces In uniform. Others by special hivitatlon. THE EMPIRE Ibrahim Pasha Street — Telephone 49699 Open 10 a.m.—1i p,m. This (s the largest Club of Its kind In Calfo, A few hundred yards from the Empire Services Clab, It I« situated _ 13 — en the maht road fram Cairo main station to the Op«ra Square, (Tha design of the exterior le dignified and It >* easy to find.) Although the club presents the usual Club amenities, such as Bars, a Restaurant, Milk Bar, Tea>Garden, and Roof-Garden, It is unique In having feur Billiard Tables and a large open-air Cinema, capable of acooirvmodating from fifteen hundred to two thousand persons and adapta. ble for other entertainments. A full cinema entertainment with stage attractions during the interval is given every night of the week at S.SO p.m, and details can t>e obtained from the advertisements in the local British papers. Civilians are admitted to the cinema If accompanied by members of H.B.M, Forces In uniform. In the tea-garden,laid out with flower.beds ancfcreepers, Is a /dance floor and orchestra stage. The club orchestra plays every afternoen from 5 p,m, to 8 p,m. There are also rooms specially reserved for W,0,'s and N,C.O», one oontnlning a bar, andi the other fitted out as a reading an EMPIRE SERVICES CLUB 189, Sharia Emad el Dine — Telephobe 94602 Oper»; 11 a.m.—11.30 p.m. The amenitlea of the club fnclude:— 1, Shops for ciaarettea, soap, toilet articles, note- paper etc, FHms may be left for development and damaged clothing for repair, Artioles of local manufacture, suitable for ^Ws can be bought, and the gifts, when chosen are packed and des- patched fo* the donor, 2. Milk bar, oounter for sweets and eakes, bar and restaurant served by a first-class oook and good waiters. Varied and wholesome meals are provided. — 14 — 8. A IW>rapy, barber's «hop, hot »hower» and writing roo-m, 4. An orcheatra whieh p'ayi vvery night, On Tuea> day* the Continental Cabaret give a show at 6 o'clock, on Wednesiiayg there Is a Military Band and on Thursdays an 'lluslonlst. Darts and ping, pong are provided, A dragoman is In attendance and tours to places of interest may be arranged'. HIBBERT HOUSE 6 Sharl'a Ch6rlf, 3rd. Floor — Telephone 56067 Hibbert IHouses are a Welfare Service to members of H.M. Forces made possible by Churches of the Unitarian and Free Christian General Assembly of Great Britain and Ireland. They exist to provide quiet, homely centres for all the armed Forces of the Crown. Hibbert House, Cairo, is a hostel. It Is sHuateci at No. 5, Chareh Cherif, 3rd floor, between Marconi and the Bourse. It offers leave or transit aocommodation for men, with bed, brealcfast, shower and morning tea at a lov/ charge. Tea and other light refreshments may be had at other times of the day. Club facHlti'es — Reading and writing room, lounge, piano, books and' other amenities — are also provided, and all members of the Forces, whether resident or not, are weloome to use them. A special dragoman waits every day to conduot resi- dents to places of interest in and about Cairo, at strictly Inclusive and reasonable prices. The hostel Chapel la available to all for personal devolflon, Its use for more formal worship is open to any denomination by arrangement. Daily Prayers are held and Sunday Services conducted. CHAPLAINS OR WARD ENS.I N^HARGE : Rev, Grifftth <1. Sparham, Rev. Walter Bone. , — 15 — INDIAN SOLDIERS' CLUB - CAIRO oped 12 noon—10 p.m. — Telephone 50871 6, Shaila Galal (Near Midan T»wflk). Thia oFub Is for Uie use and benefit of all rank* of the Indian Army. New premises have Just been taken over and are situated at the crossing of Sharias EIfy Bey antf Qalal, A restaurant service is provided and supplies Indian food and ooM drinks at basio prices, A large recreation room contains two wireless sets and Indoor Games of Indian origin. Separate reading and writing rooms and two rooms for officers, Indian and British, are greatly ap]>reciated. Tea is Issued free. An Indian Staff looks after the club and Is in constant attendance. The rooms are spactovs and airy. JEWISH WELFARE COMMITTEE FOR SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN Open 9 a,m,—11 p,m, (Attached to Ismallia Synagogue, Sharia Adly Pasha (Entrance Sikket El Maghrabi). Refreahmentgi are served In congenial surroundings and there are rooms for writing, reading andi games. The Committee conducts social programmes to whibh all are welcome. There is another club for Jewish soldiers, at: 17, 6h, Abou Sebaa — Open 5 p,m,—11 p.m. There are reading and wniting room^ la pln^kpong table and a lecture room. Light meals are obtainable. There are IKarary meetings on Saturday evenings and a concert once « week, A dance >s held every Mond'ay and Thwradaj. _ le — «MUS1C FOR ALL" 2, €h. Maarouf, (off Sh. Sollman Pasha). THis Mub wlH open about the middle ef November 1941 and wUl form a musical centre 'for gootf music -for all ranks. It ia hoped that a Trio will play dalily from 12 to 1 p,m, and from 4 p,m, to 6 p.m. and there wFII be a concert of good muslo every evening from 9 p.m. tlrll 10,4s p.m. In adctKSon there wHI be lectures on general subjects, a Bridge Room and a first caw restaurant run by Grcppi. A small entrance fee will be charged. NEW ZEALAND FORCES CLUB 33, Sharia Mal'ka FarMa — Telephone 48904 Open Frktay, Saturday 7,30 a.m.—1l p,m, Sunday^ Thursday 7,30 a.m.—10 p.m. The New Zealancters have their Club In the heart of Cairo on the corner of Sharia Malika Farlda and Emad El Dine, Among the amenities provided by the Club are; Dining rooms for officers, N.C.O.'s and men, IHostd- ries for officers andi men (Charge P.T. 10 for bed, soap, towel and bath). Canteen with N,Z, gpeciaiities. Beer, bar. Reading, writing and games rooms, Olftcets' bar, Hot ai^ ''Old showers, Fadre h) attendance <18.00 hrs.— 20,00 hrs.). Nurses' quarters. Barber's shop. Hostelry office open all n^ht. - IT OSBORNE HOUSE JUNIOR OFFICERS CLUB Sharia Abovl Sebaa, Near the New Zealand Club. Open day and nl^ht — Telephone 40390 Thl< club provides accommodation f»r officers on leave irp to 14 days. Prices of bed and breakfast and meals are low. Every effort is made to entertain the Junior officer and to make him comfortable. Dances are held twice weekly and the bar is open daily during licence hours, The olub is open only to officers and civ HI an 9 accompanied' by officers, indudingl nunses, A,T,S. and M.T,C, Commissioned Officers. RED SHIELD HOSTEL SALVATION ARMY — OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 2, Sharia el Mahdp (opposite Shspheard'a). Red Shield Hostels are iinder the airspioes ol the Salvation Arn>y. It offers accommodatton for 190 men providing bed early morning tea, breakfast, hot bathe and showers at a low charge. Light refreshments can also be obtained c^urlng the day, Reading, writing rooms, a lounge and recreation rooms are proviided. A quiet room for private devotions and) religious ser- vices has been arranged. Major F,G. Pearson and Captain W. Wil&ox are in charge andl have responsibilities for th« development of similar institutions In the Near East. — 18 — SERVICES CLUB Ezbekleh Gardens, Cairo Entrance opposite Sednaoui's in Mk)an Khazlndar Founded' 1S83. — Telephone S2868 Open 9 a.m.—11 p,m, (Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11,80 p.m.). The club I* situated In the midst erf Ezbekleh Gar- dens, and oonsr»ta oi a Club House containing billiard room. Bar and Restaurant. Therts Ts a spacious dance hall, where dances are held on Thursdays and Saturdays. Members of H.M. Foroes are Invited to bring their lady friends, Entrance fee : Gents P,T. 3 — Ladles free. A Garden Kiosk run by Lady Voluntary Workers, where soft drinks, iee cream, cold lunches and' sandiwlehes are sold at popular prices. An open air swimming pool. Open each day from 8 a,nv. until S p,m. Entrance fee FT. 1 — BaUtIng trunks are provided Tennis courts, the use of which is P.T. 6 per person per dfem. In addition to the above a Band Concert or other entertaFnment is held in the garden on Tuesdays, Fri- days and sometimes on Sundays. There is limited sleeping accommodation — eight beds — and the charge is P.T. 10 per bed and breakfast. THE SERVICES LIBRARY AND VICTORY TEA ROOMS 7, Sharia Soliman Pasha — Telephone 64878 Tea Room Open 10,30 a.m.— 1 p.m. 3,00 p.m.—10.30 p.m. Library Open 10.30 a.m,—10.30 p.m. The Services Library consists of over 4,000 books, both fiction and non.fUctlon, New publications are added — 19 — With the Compliments of MARCONI RADIO TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF EGYPT S.A.E. t BAB-EL-LOUK STATION. 2 MARCONI RADIO TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF EGYPT. 3 NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT.. 4 Y. M. C.A. 5 TIPPERARY CLUB. 6 SERVICES CLUB, a ' H A R I A £ L \ V", • •• • ar V t. •r > > • . • • . •n H A R I E L % • D / N F S H A R 1 A O r- E M A D E L D I N £ f -i D rri r- TiCZI fs SHARIA - ELOUl 03 in IHOUSEI •1 r- SH. IBRAHIM PASHA SH. ZeRAHfM PAji^ SH. MADAI BEGH OPERA to the library from ttme to tiine, There are ooimfartable reading Toomc where men can read quietly and undisturb- ed. The Library net open to officer*. Information and advice can be obtained from the Librarians. Other actUvHiies of the Library .include talks, dis- cussions and debates. There are photographic and play> reading sections and music, art, chess and modem language sroaps have been formed. The Victory Tea Rooms occupy the ground floor and provltr« light refreshments in comfortable conditions. There is an attractive rest room in the basement as well as writing rooms. SOUTH AFRICAN OFFICERS CLUB 34, Sharia Adiy Pasha. — Telephone 56S36 All officers of the Unicn Defence Force are members upon signingi membershiip book (no entranca fee, no subscription). The dub has accommodation fcr offioers on leave, having comfortable bedrooms. The dining room, bar, lounges, billiard room, writing rcom, games etc., are open to ail U.D.P. officers. The club I« centrally sit. uatsd, being next door to the Turf Club ancf opposite Metro Cinema comer. SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN'S SERVICES CLUB f, Sharia Bustan AM South Afrloan. uniltoi'medl women are imembers without entrance fee or subsoHption. Tbe club Is very comfortalH}^ furnished! and Includes a dining room for aN meals and residential accommodatiion, which Is avail, able for any one period not exoeeding IS days, The club is open to all ranks. Sharia el Bustan, intersects Sharia Solfman Pasha at the Victory Tea Room. — 20 — THE SPRINGBOCK CLUB (M«tro< Goldwyn Mayer Building) Thia Club will be open early In November and l« Intended for South Afriiean other Ranks It will contain a South AWcan Information Bureau and there will be attraotlive loiuncheg wrillmg and reading rooms, library. Light Mealg wUI bs obtainable, ^SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME, HELWAN Thi« olub provides facilities for recreation, which include writing, readine, games ana rest-raoms. Refresh- ments are served in pleasant surrouncttngs. TALBOT HOUSE — TOC H 27 Sharia Soliman Pasha (Directly opposite National Hotel andi "Bystander" Bar), All.Services club and Hostel, Telephone 46986 Talbot House seei — 21 — TIPPERARY TEA CLUB 1, Shaita Fouad Awal — Telephone 53S88 Open 8,SO a.m.—11 p.m. The elub Fa above Oreco's shop, at tha corner of Sharla Ibrahim Pasha, opposite Ezbekleh Gardens entrance. The amenltlea of the club include air-oonditlened tea- roon>s and balcony overlooking Ezbekleh Gardens, reading rooms with easy chairs, ping pong and darts, barber's shop and showers, andi a Musky shop from which pur. chases may be despatched' home. FPms are developed and printed, watches repaired and there is a small lending library. There are fadlWes for telephoning. The menu consists of tea, coffee, Horlicks, Ovaltlne, hot and cold, milk shakes, (ce cream sodas, Ices, fruit salad, minerals, home*fnade lemonadlej ooldi han> and tongue, sandwhohes, salads, hot buttered toast, sag*! cakes etc. Y,M.C.A. SRESHAM COURT 22. Soll^man Fasha — Telephone 46875 Op«n 8.30 a.m,—11 p.m. SITUATION. — Gresham Court Y.M.C.A, is situated In an open Court and Garden near Sollman Midnn, Centrally placed, this open-air setting, wltb Ks various faotlKies, Is Intended as a focal point, a Town Club, for all members of H.M. Forces, FACILITIES, — THE RESTAURANT provltfes a menu of hot and coldi dishes, with a Snack Bar and Soda Fountain for lighter refreshments, THE READING, WRITING ROOM AND LOUNGE ts undoubtedly one of the quietest IHtle apots In Cairo, 22 SHOWERS, hn and cold are availabU at a oharga of P.T, 2 Including the use of toap and tewd. GAMES; Tabitt tsnnic, Darta, Chets, Draught* ate, TOURS AND GUIDE SERVICE E* a feature of Grceham Court Y.M.C.A, Parties leave for plaeea of interett every mornliLg and afternoon, wtth a[ epeobll trfip up the Nile by ateamer to the Delta Barrage evary Saturday, A BARBER'S SHOP, A CURIO SHOP and a Y.W.C.A. SERVICES CLUB 4, Sharia Kasr>el.NI| This club, provlided by the generosity of the Maha- rajah of Dharbanga, ta for the use of women of all ranks in the Servloes, Tbe olub house ia a famous old villa and oontains lounges, library, concert chamber, rest and changing rooms, tea rooms (indoors or on terraoe or In ttis gartfen) and an lofiwmatJon bureau. There -.S3 — will ba several emergency bed» available, but the dub is not considered a residential one. Good sleeping accnni- mctfathon is provld«cl on the Nlie steamer «Letut», Men friends of women using the club may be Invited to use the public rooms, and: a epeoial oonvenlencie is a men's lounge and waiting room. There is no entrance fee. The recognised uniform of any unit In the Services will ensure a warm wdcome to the Club, The Hostess is Mrs, A. Taff^, lafe of Delhi and Simla. The Club l« also the Headquarters address of the Brlti^ Y,W,C,A, War services in the Middle East, Miss Jean Begg, Organiser, BRITISH Y.W.C.A. WAR SERVICE Y.W.C.A. Club, Nile Steamer «Lotu«», GIza, Cairo, Phone: 97029 Nile Steamer «Lotus» •— a residential club for women of the Services providing 40 beds, ten single and fifteen double oabins, hot and cold water in each cabin. The ((Lotuss la situated near No, 15 General Hospital Qiza, and can be reached by 15 tramcar which goeg to the Pyramid^, A amall boae when required takes guesta across to the entrance of the Gezira Sporting Club, Hostess: Miss Ivah Perry. — 24 — Y.W.C.A: 1S3 Emad el Dine — Tei.544^ ^ OPEN,— Wednesday, Saturday and Sanday from 5.00 p.m. 10.30 p.m. (Saturdays 11.30 p.m.) The olub is open to members of the Y.W.C A, Men members of IH.M, Forces may use the club as guests on payment of a fee of P.T, 10 for the duration, of the war. The club includes a d^lning room for light refresh, ments, club room with two ping.pong tables and other games, and a I library. On Saturdays there is a dance at 7.30 p.m, at a charge of P.T, 3 1/2, On Sundays there is a short religtoua service at 9 p.m. Men may have their mending done free of charge. — 25 — SPORTS AND SPORTING CLUBS FOREST HILLS TENNIS CLUB Fop Sergeants on leave. Situated at the angle of Rue Walda Pasha and Rue Dar>EI>Chtfa, Garcfeu City. There are 3 T»nni« Court* and 2 Ping-pong tables available from 10 a.m. till N&an EVERY day. Racfcete and balls are obtainable (free) at the Club. The olub'e two professro&ale are at the disposal of the players. There Is also shower-bath aooommodation. This generous offer made by MISS ALICE WESTNER on behalf of the committee. To All Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the British and Imperial Forces. THE SEZIRA SPORTING CLUB has eet asld« part of the Club ground, where you will find the green grass and shady trees a pleasant ohange, where you can watch regular Cricket matches, and' take part yourself In CRICKET PRACTICE IN THE NETS — CROQUET — TENNIS — GOLF — SQUASH RACKETS — BADMINTON — BOWLS — VOLLEY-BALL, etc., etc. There t» also a Dressing Room reserved for you with shewer baths, where you will find Tennis rackets, shoes, etc. and full particulars about ail the games, A Buffet and Tea Garden Is open from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. — 26 — f HELIOPOLIS SPORTING CLUB 1. The General Committee of the HeltopoMc Spartlag Club has generously offered to open the olub for the UM of MMitary personnel every forenoon of the week up to 1 p.m., with the exception of FJ'idays, Saturday* and Sun- days and to provide facilltlec for the following:— (a) TENNIS. — 5 Courts. (Rackets and balls must be provided by the players. The dub will provide ball boyai for tennis free Of charge), (b) SQUASH. (e) GOLF COURSE. — The olub will endeavour to provrde as many sets of clu>bs as possible. Cad. dies Willi be provided free of obarge. 2, Personnel taking advantage of this privilege must be in possession of a pass which, in the case of Abbasala personnel, wtli be drawn from the Office of the Garrison Adjutant, Abbassia, between 8 a,m, and 9 a.m., on the day which K Is proposed to visrt the club. In the oass of Helmlsh and Almaza, a block allotment of passes will be issued to the Garrison Adjutants of those stations, who will arrange to Issue to personnel requiring them, main- taining a record of to whom each pass is Issued, 27 — MAADI SPORTING CLUB The Committee allow Other Ranks the use of the Club's Tennis Ceurt on any day during the week and this prlvl< lege I* largely being used by the troops stationed around Maadl. The Golf Course Is also open to other ranks with a handicap of 12 or under on payment of a small fee, and some members have kindly placed) their sets of dubs at the disposal of players. On Wednesday afternoons the Bowiing Green is allotted to players other than Officers, and the 3 Squash Courts may be used during the week at a nominal fee. RACING GEZIRA SPORTING Club holdis a race meeting every Saturday during the season. THE HELIOPOLIS SPORTING Club condlucts meet. ings every Sunday during the season, The racing season commenoes in November and closes in March, YACHTING The Cairo Yacht Club during the season conducts races for Other Ranks. It makes available a certain num. ber of ciub boats and' any yachtsman who Ls qualified can share In this activity, A Committee consisting of representatives of the Services controls thl« sport and anybody Interested should make contact with the Committee through Cairo Area. Address:— Cairo Yacht Club, Sharia d Khazen, Giza. Telephone 96615 — ?8 — TOURS AND EXCURSIONS TOURS ORGANISED BY THE EMPIRE AND EMPIRt SERVICES CLUB TOUR No. 1, (Half day). By Tram, Motor coach or Private Car. • TO Oreat Pyramitls of Glza:— The Temple of the Sphinx, the Sphinx and other sights, The Zool<«lcal Garden. Tram P.T. 8 per person ( 6 persons), coach P.T, 12 per person (30 persons). Private Car P.T. 23 per person ( 4 persons). , TOUR No. 2. {Half day). By Tram. Motor coach or Private Car. TO Citadel:— Alahaster Mosque of Mohammed All el Keblr Mosque Sultan Hussein — The tombs of the Mamelukes, The native Bazars of A1 Mouskl and Khan el Khallll and many other Interesting historical sites. Tram P.T. 7 per person ( 5 persons). Coach P.T. 10 per person (30 persons). Private Car P.T, 23 per person ( 4 persons). TOUR No, S. (Half day). By Motor coach or Private Car. TO Memphis and Sakkara:— Memphis the Ancient Ca- pital of the 1st Royal Family In the world dating back to the earliest dynasties of Royal Egypt, Statues or Bamses II, The Alabaster Sphinx etc.. Sakkara on the edge of the desert where the Tomb of Ptah- Hotep, the Sarcophagi of tlie Sacred Bulls, the step- Pyramid are visited. The Serapeum or the Apis Tombs, the convent of St. Jeremieh. and Marlettes House et« coach P.T. 15 per person (80 persons). Private Car P.T. 28 per person ( 4 persons). _ 29 — TOUR No. 4. TOURS ORGANISED BY Y.M.C.A: Excursions are led by guides of Y.M.C.A-, and start from Y.M.C^., 22 Soilman Pasha St. at 10 a.m. and 2.80 p.m. except where otherwise stated, Prices include admission fee* tips, transportatton and guides services. To Join any of those tours hand In your name to the T.M.C A. office. 22 SolUnan Pasha St. TOUR No. 1. — PYRAMIDS AND SPHINX Half day excursion, visit to the Qreat Pyramids of Qlza, the Sphinx and the granite temple etc. Fares:— By motor car 5 persons P.T. 20 each person. TOUR No. 2. — CITADEL AND MOSQUES. Half day excursion to the Citadel the Alabaster Mosque, Sultan Hassan Mosque, the Old Palace, the Mouskl and Oriental Bazaars. The Musexim of Hygiene can be visited, Fares:— By motor car 6 persons. P.T. 20 each person. TOUR NO, 3 — MEMPHIS AND SAKKARA. Half day excursion to Memphis the oldest Capital of Egypt, the CSslossal Statues of Ramses II, the Alahastea Sphinx. Proceed to Sakkara for the Step Pyramid, the Mas- taba Tomb of Tl. Tombs of the Sacred Bulls Tomb of Ptah Hotep. etc. Fares:— By motor car. 5 persons, P.T. 40 per person Sundapa Only:— 30 P.T. each person, starting at 9.30 a.m. TOUR No. 4. Day excursion by Motor Launch to Oie Delta Barrages, Garden and Museum, Every Tuesday and Saturday. Leave TUCA 22 Soli- man Pasha St. at 9,30 a.m. Fare:— P.T 3S each person, including Umch, — SI — INDEPENDENT EXCURSIONS tt Is possible to mate the following visits independently. Prices gi7en are approximate and are Intended as a guide only. Oar prices quoted are for cars In good condition and with properly qualified drivers. 1. By tram or private car to the Great Pyramids of Qlza. The Sphinx, The Temple of the Sphinx etc., The Zoo Is on the road to the Pyramids. Tram No. 14 or IB from Tipperary Cluh, Sharla Pouad el Awal, Fare:— P.T- 3 return 1st. class. Private Car:— P.T. 60 per car. Guides can be obtained at li© Pyramids. Fee P.T. 10. cost of hire of camel P.T. 10 Coat of hire of donkey P.T. 6 There is no entrance fee to the Pyramids. 2. By tram to the Citadel, the Alabaster Mosque, the Sultan Hussein Mosque, and the Blue Mosque. Tram No. 13 or 23 from Mldan Mallka Farida. Fare:— 6mm. each way 1st class. A guide Is advisable when visiting mosques, and P.T. 1 must be paid for the use of slippers. MUSEUMS RAILWAY MUSEUM. Cairo Central Station:— Dally eicept Monday. 9 a.m,—1 p.m. and 3 p.m.—8 p.m. Ad- mission P.T. 2. AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM, DoSki near Giza, Tram 15;— Dally from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Admission P.T. 1 MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY, at the Royal Geographical Society, Tram 15, 30:— Dally, except Friday, 8 a.m.— 1 p.m. Admission free. ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Zoological Garden, Glza, Tram 14, 15:— Dally 8 a.m. to aiuiset. Admission P.T. 1. WAX MUSEUM- 40, Sh. Maglis el Nouah. Tram, 16, 30:— Dally 9 a.m,—1 p.m, and 3 p.m.—7 pjn. Ad- mission P.T. 5. KING POUAD MUSEUM OP HYGIENE. Abdin Square: Dally exe«pt Mondays and Tuesdays 3 p,m.—6 p,m. Admission P.T. 1. — 32 — CHURCHES CHURCH OF ENGLAND ALL SAINTS CATHEDRAL, Hue Maspero. , Sundai/s * Molt/ Communion : 6.30 a.m. 7.30 a-m. 11-18 a.m. Momine proper : lO.OO a.m. SueniJift prai/er : 6.30 p.m. The Clergy will be At Home to members of the con- gregration In the Cathedral Hall after the evening service. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND SAINTt ANDREW'S CHURCH. 38. Sharla Pouad el Awal. Sundav Services : 10.00 a-m. 7.00 p-m. METHODIST CHURCH SAINT JOHN'S METHODIST CHURCH, CAIRO, 39, Sh, Puad el Awal (near Abuel-Ela Railway crossing).- Sunday: Evening Service : 6-30 p.m. Holy Communion : Second Sunday of th" month. _ 33 — ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ST, JOSEPH CHURCH, Shari& EJmad el I>ine. f SUTUUIV Masses: 6.00 a.m.; 7.00 a.m.; 8.00 a.m.; 9.00 a.m. 10.00 a.m.; 11.00 12.00 noon. DaB]/ Masses: 5.15 a.m.; 5.30 a.m.; 1.30 a.m. EnglUh Sermon, Swidaj/: 11.00 a.m. AMERICAN CHURCH Ezbekieb. Sundoy: Evening Service 6-00 p.m. GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ST. CONSTANTIN CHURCH Sharla Teraa el Boulakleb Behind the Main Telephone Administration. Sunday Mass : Prom 7.30 to 10.45 a,m. Weekly Services : Prom 8.00 to 8.30 a.m. JEWISH TEMPLE SYNAGOGUE of AdQy Pasha. Service on Friday trom 6.30 to 6.30 p.m. Servloe oni Saturday from — 34 — A6BASSIA GARRISON - AMENITIES Amenities for troops In Abbastla Gamso-n Inolude the following (a) CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTE CINEMA. Grenfell Road West. (b) CHURCH or ENGLAND INSTITUTE. Grenrell Road Wert, (c) SLADE CLUB, WOLSLEY ROAD. Whist drives and tombofag are frequently held, and there is a Dance for all ranks eve.ry Monday evening 8.30 p.m.—10 p.m. The Club includes a tea room, — 36 — USEFUL ARABIC WORDS Beer Beera. Boot Ketab, Boota Mar^oob or aaast. Boy Walftd. ButMr Zebda. Cab-Driver Arbagui, Clserette CiBara. Coffee AhwB. DOB Kalb. DonXey Ho mar. Eggs Beld. Engllsb ingllzl. Pork Debt an. Plies Sliawta. Garden Gulnelna. Qlrl Bint. Glass Kubbaya, Hat Bumeta. Hold, Take Emsek. House Beit. Inside r.! Guwwa. Jam Merabba. Light Noor. LUten Ismaa. Man Baguel. Matches Kabreet. Milk Labaa. Moon Amar, No La. outside Barra. Perhaps Temten, Plate Sahn. Spoon Ma'laka. Street Sharl, Sun Shams. Tip, Gratuity Baksheesh. Water Mayya. Walt Estana. When Kmta. Why? Leb. Woman Sltt Tes AJwB. 1- 36 — POSTAGE RATES - EGYPT The most important rates of postage are shown below; further details of rates not included here, caa be obtained at the Army Post Offices. BOAT MAIL — TO U,K, AND BRITISH EMPIRE. Letters:— up to 2oz, — Free up to 3oz. — 3 1/ad. each additional oz. — Id. PRINTED PAPERS AND NEWSPAPERS:— UP to 202. —. Free 2 — 40Z. — Id. each additional 2oz. — l/2d. Registration Pee, — 3d. AIR MAIL TO^U.K, AND BRITISl^ EMPIRE Air Mali Letter Card — 3d. Airgraph — 3d. Air Mail (ordinary) — lod. per gr. LETTER MAIL TO CIVIL ADDRESSES IN EGYPT Dp to 30 grammes (loz) — Free PARCELS To U.K. and N, Zealand To Australia Up to 3 Jbs. — 8d'. Up to 1 lb. — «d, „ 2 lbs, — 9d. ,, 7 Km. — Is, «d'. „ 3 lbs. — Is. „ „ 11 2s. „ 5 lbs, — la. 3d. lbs. — od. „ 8 lbs. — Is. 6d. „ „ 22 lbs. — Ss, 6d. „ 11 lbs. (max) Is. 9d. To S, Africa To Indl^ Up to 1 lb. — «d. 4 l/2d. the lb, 3 lbs. — Is. Od, or fraction of „' 7 lbs. — IS. 9d. lb. up to max. ,, „ 11 lbs. (mai) 2s. 9d. of 22 lbs. contents m-utt be ctearlj/ staiei on cover, 37 — ; TAXI CAB TARIFF BY DISTANCE P-T. For tile first kilometre or part 8 For every additional 400 metres or fraction of 400 metres 1 BY TIME {Day or flight. Driver must be notUied). For the first hour or part 12 every quarMr ot an hour after th^ first bour 2 1/2 For the day 85 Waiting will be computed at the rate of P.T, 2 1/2 for every quarter of an hour. Large Taxis Por Taxis authorised to carry 6 or more persons: P.T. Por the first Kilo or fraction of kilo 5 For every 500 metres after the first kilo 2 Por every quarter of an hour wait 4.5 Small Taxis Por Taxis authorised to carry less than six passengers- For the first kilo or fraction of kilo 8 For every 400 metres after the first kilo ,. 1 Por every five minutes waiting ' ' ' i GRATUITIES OR TIPS. It is customary In Egypt to give a gratuity or tip for services rendered. In Hotels, Restaurants, caffs, Cabarets and Bars where a charge has not been added to the bill a maximum tip of 10% should be given to the waiter. It is als# customary but not necessary to tip the cab or taxi driver as follows: Up to P.T. 5, 5m/ms. From P.T. 10-20 P.T. 1. Port Porters P.T. 4.- per package. This chaxge Is payable to tlie customs officer and not to the porter. Station porters, one package P,T. 1. — 38 — SOCIETE ANONYME DES TRAMWAYS DU CAIRE esx. i8d6 (CAIRO TRAMWAYS) 1, Sharia Maspero 16 Lines serving the City of Cairo Principal Monumen>5 : CITADEL .... 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