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the most part Roman Catholics, and the Christians in the south are members of the Orthodox (Greek) Church. Whilst large numbers of the Mohammedans belong to the Bektashi sect, in many districts both Christian and Moslem worship may be found.

Under Turkish rule little was done for education. The only school which maintained its existence without ever being actually closed was that founded at Korytza in the year 1891, for the education ot girls, by two Albanians, who workeii in the interests of Protestantism and of the Albanian nationality. Mention should also be made of the Roman Catholic schools, opened in the north by the Jesuits, and the Orthodox schools, which existed in the south, and which were opened as a result of the ancient privileges possessed by the Patriarchate.

Justice.— The Albanians have a strict rode of honour, bat in the no universal system of Justice has been in force. Whilst the South has been more or less ruled by the Ottoman code of law, the districts of the North have practically managed their own affairs according to their own

Production and Industry.— '-reat tracts of the country remain un- cultivated, and the areas a under cultivation are dealt with in a primitive way. The country for the greater part is rugged, wild, and mountainous, the exceptions being along the Adriatic littoral and the Korytza Basin, these two sections being particularly fertile and capable of great agricultural development. Tobacco, wool, and olive oil are the principal products of the country. The wool is made up into coarse and heavy native cloth. Forests are scarce ; and as for minerals, Albania is eaid to 1 copper, coal, silver, gold aud lead.

Central Albania has no roads, but in the South the Itilian administration has constructed military roads extending South via Tepeleni and Argyrocastro, and the North and East via Liascoviki aud Erzek to Korytza. Northern Albania has one road, connecting Durazzo and Tirana with Alessio and Scutari. As yet there are no railways in the country. The ports are five in number, viz. San Giovanni di Medua, Durazzo, Valona, Porto Palermo, and Santi Quaranta. Valona is intended to be the head of the Trans-Balkan Railway, which will connect Italv with Constantinople.

The country has no banks and no e«rrency.

Books of Reference.

Act* et Diplomats Res Albauiae Mediae Aetatis iUu*trantia(by Dr. L. de Thalloczy C. Jirecek, and E. de Sulflay). Vol. I. Vienna, 1913.

Ralilacci (A.), Itinerari Albanesi. Rome, 1917.

Born«(J. *.), The future of the Albanian State, in Gtoyrav\ie il Journal for Julv

Boppe (A.\ L'Albanie et Napoleon (17^7-1814). Paris, 1913.

Brailsford (11. N.). Macedonia, iu Races and thair Future. London, 1906.

Ceretti (G. D.), L Albania in grigio verde. Florence, 1920.

Chekrezi (Constantine), Albania Fast and Present. London, 1918.

Durham (Edith), The Struggle for Scutari. London, 1914.— High Albania. London. 1909.

Georgeviteh (Dr. Vladan), Lee Albanais et les Grandes Puissances. Paris, 1913.

Oopctrie (Spiridon), Das Furstentum Albanien, seine Vergangenheit, ethnographischen Verhaltnisse. politische I.age und Ar.siichten fur die Zukunft. Berlin, 1914.

Louu-Jaray <G.), L'Albanie incennae. Paris, 1913.

ilanck (F.). Pekmcti (G ), and Stotz (A), Albanesische Bibliographie. Vienna, 1909.

Peacock iW.), Albania, the foundling State of Europe. London, 1914.

Puaux (Rene), La malheurense Eivre. Paris, 1914.

Sictxrtz (P.), Albanien und die Albanesen. Vienna 1810.

Thalloczy (L.), Illyrisch-Albanische Forsclmruea. Leipzig,.

Wart (A. J. B.t, and Thomp$on iM S.). Th- Nomads of the Balkans. London, 1914.

Wood»(W. Charles), The Danger Zone of Europe. London, 1911.