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hour. The state rooms are lofty, well ventilated, and; 

 lighted by electricity, and the steamer is well provided with 

 baths, &c. This vessel sails from the Albert Edward 

 Dock, Newcastle-on-Tyne, every Saturday evening at seven 

 o'clock. Single fares on this steamer are 4, including 

 meals and steward's fees, and return fares 6. Both the 

 "Norge" and " Britannia" call at Stavanger on their way 

 to and from Bergen. An agreement has been made with the 

 North-Eastern Railway Company to convey passengers free 

 of charge from the Central Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, to- 

 the Albert Edward Dock, the railway running alongside 

 the quay where the " Britannia" is moored. It returns 

 every Thursday, leaving Bergen at nine p.m., and calls 

 at Stavanger to pick up passengers. The "Norge" leaves 

 Bergen every Monday evening at nine, also calling at 

 Stavanger. Those who make their way to Stavanger 

 must bear in mind that it takes seven hours after the 

 steamer leaves Bergen before it reaches Stavanger. The 

 average passage in the "Britannia" from Newcastle-on- 

 Tyne to Stavanger is from twenty-three to twenty-four 

 hours. The " Norge" is not so quick ; her average passage 

 for the same distance is thirty to thirty-one hours. The 

 11 Britannia" leaves on certain dates the port of Granton r 

 Edinburgh, direct for Bergen, on Wednesdays ; but for 

 further information on this point the reader should apply to- 

 Borries, Craig, & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, and be sure and 

 have berths booked well in advance to prevent disappoint- 

 ment. Luggage : The tourist who has a fixed abode to go- 

 to, and does not intend moving from place to place, may 

 take as much luggage as he considers necessary for his 

 comfort, as he can generally get it conveyed by steamer to 

 the nearest point, and thence by road to his fishing 



