Evening star., 1938-07-31
The Travellers Notebook
Transatlantic Liners to Cut Economy Fares
Deeper, for One Month, If One Can Wait
Until September f.

Foreign Travel points out that the new
rates come below that catch phrase
price of railroad travel--"2 cents a
mile" The institute provides these
figures to give the traveller a chance
to prove the claims:
The trip to an English port and
return to this country at this time of
the year means total travel on the
ocean of 2l8 statute miles. The dis
tance to an Italian port and back
again is 1892 statute miles The rates
as announced by these various lines
vary according to the liner which the
passenger selects and the port to which
he travels. They range from $l34.50
to $l89 in the third class for the round
trip, and from $l5l to S23850 in the
tourist class for the round trip
Like most bargains. the economy
rates will come to an end with Octo-
Der set as the last date for departing
from American shores. The rates per-
NIT about four weeks in Europe. de-
pending on the sailines of the ship
selected. And 30 sailings will be avail
able between September and October
2 from New York, Boston and Mon
treal. touching Europe as far north as
Scandinavia and south as the Med
iterranean.
DERSONS who are unacquainted
with the holiday life of Europe
may say in a cynical mood. Who
wants to 60 to Europe in September"
as if at that late date all the fun
is over Actually. as every oft-crossing
passenger knows, the holidays of
Europe go on till early November.
The vacation season over there starts
more than month later than in
the United States and some of the
most noteworthy attractions will be
in full swing when these excursionists
arrive and will continue as long as
they are there.
The three great international expo
sitions of 1888 will be going strong.
The Empire Exhibition at Glasgow
will be crowded till October 30. The
great Norwegian Exposition at Oslo
lasts till the end of September and
the great Caesar Augustus Bi-Millenial
Exhibition at Rome does not close
till the last week of September. Every
Sunday till November Vienna will
have its famous Spanish Riding Acad-
envy equestrian performances. France
will have many of its greatest horse
races and in Brittany the lover of
old and quaint ceremonies will be able
to witness scores of pardonS. Hol-
lano likewise is gay with its tradi-
tlonal kermiSsen in scores of quaint
old towns and villages when the pop
ulation turns out in full costume for
all the fun which Hollanders enjoy
at these medieval sprees.
The steamship lines have made
list of 100 events which will occur
in Europe while the excursionists are
there. They include Old World sports
and games, folk festivals. religious
fetes. races, exhibitions and national
celebrations.
TRAVELLERS who must waive the
economy rates, going abroad and
returning home in time to manage
the school routine of their children,
will find the August calendar in
Europe rich in events and gay in
scenes. Of principal interest are:
CzECHOSLOVAKI Wallenstein fes-
tiVai arSn9 snd !. ga games for month a. Cheb:
confress nj The s6
!RELAND-Reg atlas and sports at Mo-
vile, Killybegs, Rathmullen. County Done
at the Murrsgh: Wicklow Town Cricket
match for two days at Dublin. Gentlemen
of bANzndsYvan 55sans vs. y M festival 4 plays omen
ITALY.Fsast !; Of the Pardon Pardon for two
NoRWAY-Handicraft exhibition at
osIo ~ ~ Z, septsmber IS. ,
tion. onens At Moscow with exhibits from
II Soviets Republics
SCOTT LAND-Empire exhibition at Glss-
SWITZERLAND - INDEPENDENCE Day
celebrated rdeer With PROFESSIONS bonfres nre;
merrymakins. Performance of William
csI VA EswNs'ional S, n Welsh Eisteddfod at
FRANCE-Traditiona open-sir dances.
Pelote BASQUE games and reeattas
throuehout month at ST Jean de Luz.
IEf -hlndenoure commemors-
tion at Tannenbere.
1RELAND-DublIn horse show for 4
| week al Ballsbridge. Dublin.
August <.
rTALY-Festivsl of Our Lady OF the
Snow at Rome.
August 6.
ENGLAND-European swimming cham
plonShips at Wembley. London, till the
/ 18th.
FINLAND-Home Industries exhibition
at Abo for three days
AFRANCE-Opening of racing season at
/ Dsauville.
STEAMSHIPS.