A short time ago the German Emperor was complaining that he needed a-change of air, not feeling well. His brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, who overheard him, : .made the following rather sarcastic remark :'Yes,' s ' l think myself you need a change of air. I should advise you to stay /m ; Berlin for awhile.' v " ' - " A. mammoth pile of buildings, occupying over two acres of ground oh the Thames Embankment, built by Hobbs, and which remained unfinished owing to the Liberator smash, is being converted: into a.monster hotel. It will contain no fjewex than 700 bedrooms. ' 7,i The picturesque bridge of Kohl, which makes a road across the Rhine .by means of fourty-four boats moored side by side, will shortly disappear. A new stone bridge will replace it, and the work will begin almost [ immediately. . - .
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1191, 28 December 1894, Page 18
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