2 SPORT IN NORWAY. 



Captain Fairburn, of the " Scandinavian," has been 

 a sailor for upwards of sixty years, and is well up to 

 his duties, and, what is more, extremely attentive to 

 them. His employers will lose a good servant when- 

 ever he retires into private life. An attentive steward 

 and stewardess will be found on board, and the cuisine 

 is all that can be desired. 



The average passage to Christiansand takes about 

 forty-eight hours, and it requires from about seventeen 

 to twenty more to Christiania. 



The fere is 4 ; return tickets, available for the 

 whole season, are 6. There are also two steamers 

 running between Hull and Bergen, one every ten days, 

 I believe. The fare, if I mistake not, is 3. 



As most of the travelling in Norway is done en 

 carriole, I should recommend a strong deal box in 

 preference to a leather portmanteau, which does not 

 get improved from the " sky ts-boy " sitting on it. It 

 should have a waterproof cover to guard against rain 

 and dust, which latter enemy will otherwise penetrate 

 through every little chink. Some leather straps should 

 also be taken, sufficiently long to fasten the said box 

 securely on to the dash-board behind, and leathern 

 loops should be fixed on the covering for the straps to 

 pass through. Next, a leather carpet-bag, which 

 should be protected also with a waterproof cover, the 

 opening being on the side, not on the top. This can 



