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  2. LONDON POST OFFICE.

    UNDERGROUND MAIL RAILWAY. — "Times," photos. A new tube railway has been completed for the use of the London Post-office. It is the first of its kind in the world. There are 6½ miles of tube, and the driverless trains attain a speed of 35 miles an hour. The average load carried is 23,000 mail bags daily. The railway relieves street congestion to the extent of 1,300 van m'los a day. In the first picture officials are seen removing bags from a slow-moving conveyor to be placed on the train. The second photograph shows the inside of a switch cabin, in which are the control levers, platform indicator, and illuminated diagram which automatically ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 124 words
  3. PICNIC PARTY IN THE HILLS.

    The employes of Messrs. Malcolm Reid & Co. at Long Guilly, Belair, on Saturday afternoon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 20 words
  4. A GOLDEN WEDDING.

    MR. AND MRS. G. FROMM AND FAMILY. On February 21 the fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. G. Fromm was celebrated at their residence. Millendilla. They were married at Lobethal, now known as Tweedvale, in 1878. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 42 words
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