Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . int where the main roadsleading to the Struma, Doiran and Monastir con-verge. Christened in irony by our home-sick troops, Piccadilly Circus is, as its name implies, thehub of Salonika. Here we renew the acquaintanceof all the different types that we have noticed inour itinerary, only with a larger proportion ofpeasant folk coming and going from the countrydistricts. There may be others whom we have notcaught sight of hitherto : the French marine inhis little red pom-pom cap, a bronzed stalwartsoldier of Morocco, some of the Franco-Chinesetroops from the A
Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . int where the main roadsleading to the Struma, Doiran and Monastir con-verge. Christened in irony by our home-sick troops, Piccadilly Circus is, as its name implies, thehub of Salonika. Here we renew the acquaintanceof all the different types that we have noticed inour itinerary, only with a larger proportion ofpeasant folk coming and going from the countrydistricts. There may be others whom we have notcaught sight of hitherto : the French marine inhis little red pom-pom cap, a bronzed stalwartsoldier of Morocco, some of the Franco-Chinesetroops from the Ammon Islands, our own Indians,always so punctilious in saluting His Majestysuniform. Zouaves in their red fez-like hats andbaggy breeches, the fresh-looking British sailorand the red and grey capes of Queen Alexandrasnurses, all threading their way through the massof slow-moving civilians, street hawkers, cafeidlers and merchants ; mingling with Turkishwomen, long-bearded Jews and picturesquebrigands; dodging the Staff cars, donkeys,. ST. CATIIEKINE S iHLMvCH. SAIONKA SALONIKA: THE MODERN TOWN 151 gharries, heavily laden carts, three-ton lorriesand municipal trams. What a pageant ; whata magnificent drop-scene to a stupendous panto-mime ! Such was the Piccadilly Circus of Salonikaduring the Great War. It is a fitting point atwhich to conclude this all too brief tour of modernSalonika. One never crossed that other Picca-dilly without an affectionate recollection of thewell-known one at home. Though outwardlyentirely dissimilar, in the facility they gave forthe study of the types and manners of humanitythey had much in common. THE TURKISH QUARTER Such might be a brief circuit of the betterknown parts of the town. Interesting though it ison account of the strange motley of dress andtypes, by no means is it the most picturesque ormost enchanting side of this wonderful old the Western traveller, to the archaeologist orto the artist, the old Turkish quarter—the greatmass of
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