tions ; on the Adrar-Gao route, to the Mediterranean-Niger Net- 
work; and on the Hoggar and transversal routes, to the Adminis- 
tration authorities. 
Expenses in connection with drawing up this agreement amount 
to 5.000 French francs. They do not include those incurred for 
rescuing the car. 
2) for members of the T.C.F. who have signed a breakcown 
contract, exemption from payment of the repatriation guarantee 
which is exacted when crossing French East Africa, French Equa- 
torial Africa and the Cameroon. 
For all further information, please apply to the T.C.F. , 65, ave- 
nue de la Grande Armee, Paris or 1 , rue Lacepede, Algiers. 
It is advisable to obtain a copy of the « Guide du Tourisme 
Automobile et Aerien au Sahara » edited by the Algerian Shell 
Company, 146, Bould. Camille Saint-Saens, in Algiers. 
Information concerning the crossing of the Sahara may be ob- 
tained from « Les Amis du Sahara », Direction des Territoires 
du Sud, Gouvernement General d'Algerie, Algiers. 
B. — For those who do not use their personal car, two regular 
lines cross the Sahara and reach Fort-Lamy (Tchad) ; 
a) the first, by rail between Oran and Colomb-Bechar, and by 
motor-coach of the Societe Africaine des Transports Tropicaux 
(S.A.T.T.) from Colomb-Bechar, to Gao and Niamey, with con- 
nection for Kano and Fort-Lamy. 
b) the second via Hoggar with the motor coaches of the S.A.T.T. 
from Algiers to Fort-Lamy via El Golea and Kano. 
Rates Algiers-Fort-Lamy, lodging and food not included : 2nd. cl. 
48.960 metr.Fr.fr., 1st class Pullman, increase of 20 % — 
30 kg. luggage free of charge. 
c) at Fort-Lamy, the connection with Bangui is assured by the 
Messageries Dujardin of Fort-Lamy or the Societe des Transports 
Oubanghi-Cameroun of Bangui. 
At Bangui, the connection with Bangassou is organized by the 
Compagnie des Transports routiers of Bangui. 
C. — The Congo can also be reached : 
( 1 ) via French territories, by leaving Dakar, Lagos or Douala 
via Bangassou (or Bangui); by leaving Pointe-Noire towards 
Brazzaville and Leopoldville. 
(2) via Portuguese Angola by leaving Lobito towards Elisabeth- 
ville. 
(3) via South Africa by leaving Cape Town or Durban via 
Johannesburg, Livingstone and Elisabethville. 
(4) via the Eastern coast of Africa by leaving Mombasa via 
Nairobi, Kampala and Bukavu (or Usumbura) . 
(5) via Egypt by leaving Alexandria (Port Said) via Cairo, 
Khartoum, Juba and Aba. 
However, by taking this route, motor-cars are not allowed on 
the Shellal (Assouan) - Wadi Haifa section and it is therefore 
necessary to cover this stretch by boat. 
D. — The travel agency « Generalcar », 1, rue des Colonies, 
Brussels, organises journeys by car starting from Brussels, to 
Bukavu (Kivu) and vice versa, via Spain, Morocco, the Sahara, 
Fort-Lamy, Bangassou and Stanleyville. The voyage lasts from 
32 to 37 days. Approximate price : 50.000 Bfrs. Departure 
dates : From November to April. Full information should be 
obtained from the above mentioned travel agency. 
ENTERPRISES ASSURING 
TRANSPORTATION INSIDE THE CONGO 
Note. — Inside the Colony, the railways and steamers transport 
accompanied motor cars. Enquire about price of transport. 
RAILWAYS. 
COMPAGNIE DU CHEMIN DE FER DU BAS-CONGO AU KA- 
TANGA (B.C.K.), 7, rue Montagne du Parc, Brussels (tel. 
1 1 .80.17) . 
a) Elisabethvilie-Jadotville-Tenke-Bijksma-PoFt-Francqu!. — 
Two trains weekly in each direction — length of the journey : 
70 h. 15 to 71 h. 15 — From Elisabethville on Tuesdays and 
Fridays at 8 h. 45 and from Port-Francqui on Tuesdays and 
Saturdays at 21.00 h. 
Fare Elisabethville-Port Francqui ; 1st cl. 2.368 C.fr.; 2nd cl. 
1.421 C.fr. 
Elisabethville-Luluabourg ; 1st. cl. 1.735 C.fr.; 2nd. cl. 1.041 C.fr. 
Port Francqui-Luluabourg ; 1st. cl. 633 C.fr.; 2ndcl. 380 C.fr. 
b) Elisabethvilie-JadotviUe-Tenke-Diloio-Lobito. — 
Two trains weekly in each direction, one of them a mail train 
(semi-express 71 h.) and one slow train (86 h.). 
From Elisabethville a semi-express train on Fridays at 12 h. 15 
and a slow train on Tuesdays at 18 h. 15. 
From Lobito semi-express on Tuesdays at 21 h. 50 and slow 
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