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Bridge Contract for Slam.
In connection with the exter- sion of the northern section of the Royal Siamese State Railways, from Dane Chai to Chiengmni, a distance of 222 kilometres, a con- traot hen recently been placed with the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Cmpany, Ld, of Darlington, for the manufacture and delivery at Bangkok gond Chumphon of no fewer than 27 open lattice type girder-bridges of varying dimensions ranging up to 45 metres in length. The no- thera section of the Royal Siamese State Railways, in which the prosent contract lice, has fer some years past been under German direction, nada consider blo por- tion of the steel-wirk and rolling- "stock equipment la hitherto been obininód from Gormany; but the contract in question we submitted to tender by the load- ing Tritish and American Fridge and structural engine ring firm. The Late General Woodward Scott.
Major Genir James Wood- ward Beatt, C., late Royal Mine Ligut Infantry, ladied suddenly
Chadleigh, Suth Devon, at the age of 75. Ils outered the Army in 1855, srzing with tho Itoval Marinos in the China. Ex- polition of 1837-'9, including the blocks to of the Citton River, and the landing before and cap- ture of Canton, for which he had the medal with clasp.
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In view of the possible len Diaz Heory of Prussia journeyed on and military uniforms in the Lon- doa trets is not witlost it of Italian troops at Trieste, this maiden trip, to preach the humour. One evening a solar Aus'r'an authorities have con- gospel of German expansion in in bis bluejackt te uniform ert rad structed entrenchments on the South America. The Royal Mail a Weet End restaurant. The billa commanding, that city and Steam Packet Company có waiter etared at the man, for the havo elablished block-bouses the biggest vessels on this routs! prices of the establishment had round the gulf. They have mined in their Alcantara and Ar- never been con idered as com- tho Austrian gulf of Dalmatia, mensurate with a bluejacket'e rocket. Then the visitor doffed his cap and was x coznised as a regular cast mr.
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gune, of 1-rge calibre and very tons," without however specifying Dr. Victor G. Heiser will no mobile, from the Poutile works, the kind of tonnage. This trick longer fill the position of director which era managed by French of magnifying tonnage figures is Re-a particular weakness of some of lelh for the Philippine Islands engineers from Le Creusot.
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The London Foreign Office sta o commissioner of health, and Swige territory, in order to surfart of Belgrade and the positions announces that all efforts in this round the fortress of Belfort; of the Servis armies, direction have failed en account the plan was frustrated by the The Serving Press Bureau - denies the fales news circulated of the fact that the doctor has energetic and rapid mobilisation nouuces that the Austrian froops by the German Wolf Agency already accepted a lucrative pesi- of the Swiss army of 200,000 were repulsed at Gutehen; 800 rger-ling an alleged rebellion in Adstring corpses were found in Somaliland and the capture of tion with the Carnegie Fund men.
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