Madeira and the Canary Islands. A ... guide for the use of invalids and tourists

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Sl EAMSH I ES. B -i ■•' t st Yachting Cruises of the day arc by the MOROCCO, CANARY ISLANDS AND MADEIRA LINE OF STEAMERS Telegrams: "FOR WOOD, LONDON," Telephone: No. 1305. Tuts well known and popular service of steamers, the first line to establish regular and uninterrupted communication between England, Madeira, and the Canary Islands, INCLUDING OROTAVA, is now in a position to offer all the comforts drmanded by the increased number of tourists and passengers visiting the above islands: A FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE (Weather, etc., permitting) is now conducted from November to April, inclusive, BY THE WAZZAN (New Steamer) and the ZWEENA 1S50 TONS. 1S50 TONS. Both of which are classed at Lloyds as 100 A 1. rhey are both provided with excellent accommodation for first class passengers only (with saloon on deck, baths, and every modern luxury) and lighted throughout with electricity. ' Visitors staying in Madeira or the Canaries during the wintei, or tourists wishing to take the most charming SUMMER OR WINTER YACHTING CRUISE imaginable, will find these steamers, especially built for trade with the Islands, most comfortable, convenient, and moderate in charges.

A RETURN TICKET available for six months, and giving the right to break the journey at any port, either in going or returning, costs only £15 15s., inclusive of provisions. Passengers who simply make the round trip can thus enjoy a voyage of some 3,300 ■ 'iles and spend a day or two in Madeira, La Palma, Teneriffe, and Grand Canary, and leave St. Katharine's Dock and return to it again in three iveeks. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS BOATS RUN ONCE A MONTH ONLY. A TRIP TO MOROCCO BV THE EMPUSA, 7755 tons, & the MEQUINEZ, 1200 tons occupying 28 days, can be made by first-class return ticket For £20. os. od., including provisions; or the single to Mogador can be taken for £12. os. od., including provisions. The return ticket is available for six months and the same facilities for breaking the journey are given as in the Madeira, and Canary trip.

THE PORTS TOl'CHED AT ARE : Habat, Larache, Gibraltar, Tangiers, Casablanca, Mazagan, Saffi, and Mogador. For further particulars apply to — FORWOOD BROS. & Co.. 3, Crosby Square, London, ll.C c klSHIP COM CASTLE LINE ROYAL MAIL SERYICE WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM LONDON. MADEIRA, GRAND CANARY Cape Colony, Natal, Delagoa Bay, Madagascar and Mauritius. THE ROVAI- MAIL STEAMERS THE CASTLE MAIL PACKETS COMPANY, LIM. Leaving LONDON every alternate Friday, and sailing from SOUTHAMPTON on the following Saturday, with Mails, Passengers, and Cargo, for CAPE COLONY and NATAL, call at MADEIRA. Intermediate Steamers are despatched every I4davs from LONDON, for CAPE COLONY, NATAL. DELAGOA BAY, &c. via GRAND CANARY. Return Tickets issued for ALL PORTS. Handbook of information for P. gratis on application. Loading Berth — East I;idia Dock Basin.