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  2. Miscellaneous Mail News.

    From the latest English files to hand are taken the following interesting items :— Thursday, June 26. has been fixed as the date of the Coronation, and the supposition is that the ...

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  3. A Remarkable Clock.

    One of the most wonderful horological curiosities of the age has just been accomplished by a poor German watchmaker. It is a combination of an astronomical and calendar clock. The idea was ...

    Article : 587 words
  4. THE LAUNCH OF THE KING ALFRED.

    The first-class armoured cruiser King Alfred, so named by the Government in commemoration of the millenary, was launched at Barrow on October 28. the thousandth anniversary of the King's death. The Countess of Lathom performed the ceremony. The new vessel and her three consorts are the largest and fastest armoured cruisers yet built. Her length is 500ft., her width 71ft., and her displacement when she is completely fitted will be 14,100 tons, with a draught of 26ft. Two sets of triple-expension engines give her a speed of 23 knots. She can store sufficient coal to drive her 12,500 sea miles, travelling at 14 knots an hour. Her gunpower is greater than in any of her ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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