Mediterranean winter resorts : a complete and practical handbook to the principal health and pleasure resorts on the shores of the Mediterranean, with special articles on the principal invalid stations by resident English physicians / by Eustace A. Reynolds-Ball.

  • Reynolds-Ball, Eustace A. (Eustace Alfred), 1858-1928
Date:
1904
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Credit: Mediterranean winter resorts : a complete and practical handbook to the principal health and pleasure resorts on the shores of the Mediterranean, with special articles on the principal invalid stations by resident English physicians / by Eustace A. Reynolds-Ball. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    almost every ctjnipartincnl except tliose labelled dames seules is a smoking one. 4. Tips to Porters. —Enjjli.sli travellers are apt lo inveigh against the greed and rapacity of French porters, especially at Paris stations. This is probably due to ignorance of the fact that at Paris termini the factair who fetches a cab from outside the station—and this is usually necessary—is entitled to a gratuity, and in Paris one franc is customary. This being the case, the traveller vk-ho presents him with a few coppers (which would be civilly accepted at a London station) must not be surprised if he be confronted with black looks. 5. Customs Examination.—At Calais, Boulogne, or Dieppe, the traveller should be on his guard against accepting the services of a man in semi-uniform (not a porter) who will offer to see the traveller's luggage through the Customs, and pretend that he is a Dottane ofTicial. His services will cost a fee of t.s. 6d. 6. Liability of French Railway Companies for Non-puiu- tuality.—Ra\]wa.y companies are bound to carry their passengers within the hours fixed by their time-tables, and in case of non- observance of this law the company is liable to an action to recover compensation for any loss that may be suffered by a passenger; but the loss alleged to have been suffered must be a definite one, and not merely hypothetical. P'or instance, if a passenger takes a train for the purpose of signing a contract, the terms of which have already been agreed upon, and which must be executed by such a date, then the passenger would be justified in claiming compensation for any loss that he can prove to have suffered through not arriving in time to complete the contract ; but his claim would be bad if he were merely making the journey for the purpose of cohsidering the terms of a contract which might or might not be carried out. v.—THE LEGAL ASPECT OF HOTEL VISITORS IN FRANCE. EVEN experienced travellers are lamentably ignorant of everything pertaining to the law of hotel keepers which directly concerns hotel visitors. So a few hints on the subject may perhaps prove of service to travellers in France.