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 Membership in the L. A. W. entitles one to receive a ticket of membership in the Cyclists' Touring Club of Great Britain. The C. T. C has a very complete system of hotels, consuls, repair shops, etc., in Great Britain and on the Continent, and the use of these, at reduced rates, is at the command of ticket holders. Holders of the C. T. C. ticket can obtain free entry of their cycles into France, Germany, and other Continental countries. Those who hold our ticket may purchase maps, guide books, etc., at members' rates. All literature is issued in the English language.

The Ticket.—Those who take out the C. T. C. ticket (which is a tin disc) should attach a small photo of themselves to back of L. A. W. ticket for identification at Customs.

The British Handbook embodies a complete list of the Hotels under contract, with particulars of the special tariff applicable to each, together with the names of the Farmhouses, Country Lodgings, and Coffee Taverns recommended; a list of the County Consular Divisions, with the names and addresses of the officers set over them; lists of Consuls, Official Repairers, etc. L. A. W. members may purchase the book, price is 6d. per copy, post free.

The Foreign Handbook gives information pertaining exclusively to the Continent and to Foreign Countries generally. It contains hints on Touring on the Continent; Foreign Cycling Regulations; Continental Railway Rates; rates for the conveyance of cycles to the Continent (accompanied and unaccompanied); steamboat charges; information with regard to Foreign Customs arrangements; and the names of Consuls and Repairers, and of Hotels under contract with the C. T. C. and the allied Associations, together with the reduced prices charged, and the discounts allowed to members of the Club. The price of the complete book is 2 shillings.

The British and Irish Road Books are now completed. The six volumes, dealing with the whole of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, are on sale at headquarters.—Vol. I. deals with the Southern and Western Counties; Vol. II. with the Eastern and Midland Counties, including Wales; Vol. III. with the Northern Counties to the Scottish Border; and Vol. IV. with the whole of Scotland. Vol. V. (Southern Ireland) treats of the routes south of the Dublin to Galway road; Vol. VI. (Northern Ireland) deals with the ground north of that line. These books embody the most dependable information as to every main and important cross-road,