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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1928.

With the Trans-Saharan working, the Niger will be at a distance of five days from Paris-an enormous saving of time-and the son pas- Bago for French Colonial troops will be reduced to 30 hours from Oran to Port Vendres, and within the means of the French Navy to defend.

DISCOVERIES UNDER ROME.

TEMPLES UNEARTHED BY ACCIDENT.

Paris, July 17.

The Ident. Bystem for the Trans

Rome, July 20. The Trans-Saharan Railway has Saharan, thinks General Auglar, Unknown to the 'general public become a queation of the day. This one of the chief authorities on the of Rome, the excavation of a site gigantic undertaking, of which the subject, would be in the form of a in one of the busiest parts of the realisation must have seemed not Lorraine cross: a vertical line from city has been in progress for some long since almost fabulous, has just Organ to Waghdugu, with tivo

many archaeological been submitted by a vote of the transverse lines, from Casablanca time, and

treasures have been discovered, Senate to be studied by a Special to Bizerts, and from Dakar to Lako Commission empowered to spend Ohad. In any case, it is likely that,

The sito covers an area about nearly £100,000 on practical investi-whatever, lino is adopted, there will half the size of Trafalgar-square, gations.

be an extension to Lake Chad, and London, and is situated in front thence ultimately a branch running of the Argentine Theatro. Such south through French Equatorial a rich area was totally unexpect Africa to a point on the Congo ed. It was come upon during dej Coast, possibly Loungo,

molition operations to widen the street.

First proposed as long ago 1859 by Major Hanoteau, when it was dismissed as a fantastic dream, the idea appealed, in 1879, to do Freycinet, who appointed a Com- mitico of Inquiry, but the disaster! Military considerations, however, that overtook the Flatters Expedi-are not the only ones, important as

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Already three temples have tion, which was annihilated by they are. It is, for instance, pointed been discovered, all of the Ro- Touaregs, discouraged public in-out that, had the Trade-Saharan publican period. One is circular terest, and the scheme languished existed at the time, the Riff War in shape and is believed to be the for 20 years more.

would proleily have fizzled 'out very Temple of Herculos. Another is From 1904, however, to 1923 as quickly. But commerce enters rectangular and seems to be LONDON SERVICE many as oight different studies were largely into the question, too. The "Larea Permarini," and the third-PHILOOTETÉS 23rd Aug. Mlos, London, R'dam & Hamburg- made by competent men, who had valley of the Niger is rich in cotton, is not yet Identified.

4th Bapt prospected various routes. In 1928 livestock, and other natural values. the success of the Haardt-Citroen It is calculated that from 100 to motor expedition, that crossed the 200,000 tons of cotton could be ob- Sahara on, caterpillar wheels in tained yearly within a short time fifteen days, and the Central Afrif transport were available, beside year ago the discovery was report- Can aix-wheeled expeditions of large supplies of meat and wool, ed in the Morning Pont of a Renault and Citroen In the follow- all from within French Possessions, mystery temple site on an aren PACIFIC

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"TYNDAREUS" a year from the topography of ancient Rome, perhaps £30,000,000

but that as the remains were these sources.

It appears to be established that slight it would not be preserved. NEW YORK SERVICE the difliculties of building a rail: The present site was the one to way across the desert with the aid which this reference

was made. of motor transport for construction The area will be isolated, to have partles are by no means superable, monumental effect like the now- and that the danger from shiftly completed Forum of Trajan. Ing sand, unce the bogey called in to There is still much. work to be oppose the scheme, is largely non-dane, tet only in the way of OUTWARD SERVICE existent.

ing year gave a decided fillip to the subject.

National Defence."

The reason why the Trans- Sabaran Railway his become a pro- biem of the moment, and will end by superseding almost all others is one of national defence. The year 1935 will be the date for France first to feel the shortage of man- power enused by the decline of Lirths from 1915 to 1919, when her men were at the front und sepa The Trans-Sahuran, it is said, search for more buildings and rated from their wives. She can will be to France what the Suez clearing the area but in identify only make up the shortage by draw-Canal is to the British Empire; iting the precise origin and use of ing on her Colonial possessions. will link Calnis with the Congo and the discoveries. When the work In 1914 there were six-French give the French Empire an effective is completed and the present

hoardings are removed, the dis black regiments. Now the colour-mobile population of 70 millions.

one The total cost of the main line is coveries will form

of the e troopa amount to 60,000 By 1935 there can be half-a-million-roughly estimated at £15,000,000. Imajor sights of Rome.

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