48 Information for Travellers RalLway Fargs FROM CALCUTTA. To Miles. | Ist Class. | 2nd Class, R. a. p. B. a z Agra Fort, via Allshabad | 43 | 79 0 6 | 99 8 ‘Allahabad’ ,, Mogaleerai| 564 | 5214 0 | 28 7 0 | Bombay ;, Jubbulpore] 1400 | e1]1 0] 4514 0 fa Nagpur Mio! 210 | Gawnpore ” bed 684 20) 210 Delhi % 76 | 4 6 | Lahore}, O &R. ws | B00] 480 ; Peshawar 5, 1530 WwRo' 56 oO Fares subject to change. Mail Service Calcutta to Rangoon. * Steamers leave Calcutta with mails on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. ‘The English mail generally arrives in Calcutta on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, in which case passengers can join the Tuesday’s steamer at Diamond Harbour by special train from Sealdah Station, BURMA, RANGOON, etc. Burma, both Lower and Upper, is a charming country, and may be visited in perfect safety and confidence ; but visitors should be careful to whom they entrust their hand-bags or other Inuggage, both in the railway and on board the river steamers, Cook's Interpreter, in uniform, meets all steamers, and Passengers would do well to hand over their baggage to him and his coolies. Travellers whose time is limited, and who are proceeding east from Calcutta, can spend three days in Rangoon during the stay there of the British India steamer, but those who can spare ten days can arrange to go on in the next weekly steamer, thus securing the necessary time for several interesting excursione, ‘After thoroughly exploring Rangoon, a start should be made, via Toungoo (166 miles) by rail (23 hours, 386 miles) to Mandalay, where two or three days would be profitably employed, and a short visit should be paid to Mingoon, going and returning by one of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company’s steamers, arranging with the manager of the company for the down steamer to stop at Mingoon, as in the ordinary course they do not call.To India and Burma. 49 ‘The principal drives and sights in Mandalay are Fort Duffenn, Queen’s Golden Monastery, the Arahan Pagoda, the 450 Pagodas, the Palace, Mandalay Hill, and the Ruins of Amarapura, about 5 miles south of Mandalay From Mandalay a delightful excursion can be made to Bhamo, through the grand scenery of the defiles, the double Journey occupying about a week Lhe railway 1s now open from Mandalay to Katha, thence by steamer, 10 hours, to Bhamo, and returning by steamer, down stream all the way, to Mandalay and Rangoon, goo miles, the whole length of Middle Burma 1» traversed Returning from Mandalay to Rangoon, visitors can travel the entire distance by 1ail in twenty-three hours, or go by steamer to Prome (three days), then rail from Prome to Rangoon in nine and a half hours, or go all the way by steamer to Rangoon mm five days Tickets for these excursions issued at our Offices Rangoon and Maulmein and back to Rangoon is a pleasant three days’ excursion by British India Steamer, allowing one clear day in Maulmei, the second seaport in Burma, in pomt of importance The scenery in the district well repays a visit, the hulls being covered with rich forests studded with famous pagodas and monasteries. The Kyaikthalan and the Usina Pagodas are the principal religious buildings 1n the town, and of the many caves within easy reach of Maulmem, which were formerly celebrated Buddhist temples, the Farm Caves on the Attaran River are only ten miles’ distance There is frequent commumecation by steamer betwcen London or Liverpool and Burma, foitmghtly by the Penm- sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, via Calcutta, or weekly Ly the same Company, via Bombay and Madras , every three weeks Ly the Bibby Line, foitmghtly by the Bntish India Steam Navigation Company, via Calcutta and Madras , and at intervals by P Henderson’s direct Steamers. Between India and Rangoon the Batish India Steam Navigation ‘Company have bi-weekly services to and from Calcutta, Madras, Colombo, and Bombay; from Rangoon weekly to Penang, Singapore, etc. The Bibby and P. Henderson’s Line have50 Information for Travellers direct services to Europe, and communication westward can be obtained by the regular Lines via Calcutta, Madras, etc. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company have a service from Rangoon to Upper Burma twice a week, and a Mail Service to Mandalay every Monday and Thursday. RANGOON. Office.—Ar, Phayre Street. Hotels,—Evershed’s, Sarkies, Great Eastern, British India Hotel, and Barne’s Family Hotel. Distance from London, 7663 miles. Duration of voyage from Calcutta (787 miles), about four days. Local time, 6 hours 25 minutes before Greenwich. Our Messenger, in uniform, boards every passenger steamer on arrival, to render travellers assistance or information. Payments are made on Letters of Credit, Circular Notes cashed, Current Accounts opened, and all other Banking trans- actions effected at our Office. Rangoon, the capital of Burma, is situated 21 miles from the sea; population, 181,071. The town is laid out in wide, handsome streets, and is well supplied with water and markets. The commons, pleasure-grounds, and parks are numerous and well kept. The Royal Lakes and Dalhousie Park, consisting of 160 acres of water and 295 acres of beautiful park, are ex- tremely fine recreation grounds, The most ancient and magnifi- cent building in Rangoon is the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, the most revered of all the Buddhist shrines in the furthest East ; another remarkable pagoda is the Soolay Pagoda, whick is octagonal in shape instead of round. The Suratee and Municipal Bazaars, and the trained elephants in the timber yards at Ahlone are interesting and curious sights that must not be omitted. Currency.—Same as in India, viz, Rupees, The real medium, however, in nearly all business transactions in Burma is silver; and to avoid trouble, travellers should exchange any Indian currency notes they may hold, on arrival at Rangoon, either for silver or small local currency notes. This may be done at our Office, Al, Phayre Street.To India and Burma. 5I Boat Hire.—Travellers seldom require to use boats on the Rangoon River, as passenger steamers generally come along- side the wharves. Sampans usually carry two passengers and about half cwt. of luggage. The customary fare, from steamer in midstream to wharf, or from wharf to steamer, is 4 annas per passenger per trip; but rates vary according to the distance to be traversed and the state of the tide. The fare should, however, in no instance exceed 8 annas for the single trip, whether carry- ing passengers or luggage. Coolie Hire.—The charge for conveyance of baggage from steamer (alongside wharf) to carriages is 3 annas per package, irrespective of the number of packages carried. The same rates apply when unloading packages from vehicles at railway station or at hotels, Bullock Carts —The rates per cartload are as Sollowss— R. a. Wharf to Ratlway Station, or vice were. 1 0 » — Barkies Hotel 3 Evershed’s Hotel oo 3) Barne’s Hotel 2 » British India Hotel Gook's Hotel Coupens accepted. Hackney Carriages,—Within municipal limits :— Fares by Distance, Ra. p{R. a. p.| For any distance not exceeding 2 miles | +. |0 8 0 every succooding male or part of a hile a wa [0 4 0l0 » every complete 15 “minut carriage isdetamed ., we - 04 0/0 Fares by Time. For one hour or part of am hour ex- ccoding 15 minutes aj [2 8 ojo ojo 8 0 » every succeeding hour or oem hor and mone quarter of 8 ‘an hour Luggage not exceeding 50 Ibs., free. Any quantity in excess of the quantity named is charged for at the rate of 4.annas for every 50 Ibs. or portion of solbs.$2 Information for Travellers Baggage.—The collection and shipment of baggage arranged for, and information on this subject, for the guidance of intend- , ing passengers by any line of steamers, supplied at our office. ‘All packages should have the passenger's name and port of | destination plainly marked in paint. ! Packages containing ammunition, liquors, or goods of aj dangerous or damaging nature, must not be shipped as personal | baggage ; and gun cases must be accompanied by a declaration | that they contain no explosives. Custom House.—The same regulations are in force here | as in India, Inland and Foreign Postage Rates are same in Burma as in India, Telegrams,—Between any two offices in India, including ' Burma :— oe i Eight words (address free) T | Each additional word... 0 Between Burma and Coylon 6 | » _Burmaand United Kingdom) 8 4 0, via Suez or j } ‘Teheran. or Europe generally $870 ,, viaTurkey. (Address counted.) Rates subject to change. Drives and Sights.—Visitors having a day at their dis- posal can comfortably visit the Shwe Dagon or Golden Pagoda, the Royal Lakes, the Cantonments and Agri-Horticultural , Gardens, and Messrs. MacGregor & Co.’s Timber Yard at Ahlone (to see the elephants at work stacking timber), Steamer Sailings.— Through bookings to England by P. & O. and other lines of steamers, via Calcutta, Colombo, Bombay, etc. Through bookings to London, via China, Japan, Australia, America, and Canada. Direct sailings to London by Bibby, and P. Henderson Lines,To India and Burma, 53 Through bookings to Liverpool, via China, Japan, and the Canadian Pacific route, via Vancouver. Circular Tours, at special rates, from Rangoon to Ceylon and Southern India, Ootacamund, etc., via Colombo and Tuticorin, can be arranged at our Office with the “Bibby” Line of Steamers ; also to China, Japan, or Australia, TOURS IN BURMA. ast | gna | | class, | ciate. | clas, No. 1.—Rangoon, Mandalay and back By ue * Ra. a.| Re. a. ia 40] 12 0 angoon, ‘Mandalay and back by Irrawaddy Flotil Co,’ steamer’ 101 | 50 8] wo No. &—Rangoon to Mandalay by ruil, 20° ig to Rangoon by Irrawaddy Flotilla Co,’s steamer 760) 8 0| Bo No. 4.Bangoon to Mandalay by Irrawaddy Pails. Co.' - steamer, rovurning Rangoon " No. 5 -Raigoon fo Brome thenee to fia Biden ant eck by ie Flotilla sen stoumer press Hervice), returning from me to Rangoon by wi 4] 93 2) 90 1 No, Rangoon to Prome by Fal, thence by smerny | loti, Cavs ress Service) to Seat, warning by rau via No.7-—Sup penoaary heiate Mas or ‘back, Irra 9710| 4 9] 14 9 0; b 6 No. 8—Bangoon to’ Bassem-and back by Trrawaddy Flotilla Cos sveumer | 50.0| | sm No, 9—Raneoon to Manimeinand beak by: 0° 0) "| 0 No, 10—Bangoon to Mandalay by ni, Mi to Prome by steamer, Prometo Rangoon by tail... | 73 10| 82 9} 13 1 Fares subject to alteration. For full description of Burma, including Rangoon, Man- dalay, Bhamo, Prome, Maulmein, &c., see Cook’s Illustrated Guide to Burma, price 1s,