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In Chili and the Argentine Republic it is not an infrequent thing to see women car conductors. The Russian State sceptre is of solid gold, 3ft long, and contains among Its ornaments 26S diamonds, 360 rubies, and 15 emeralds The new sleeping-car is to provide a separate bedroom for each passenger. The Caledonian and London and NorthWestern Companies at the present time are building sleeping saloons for their night service of trains between London and Scotland of the very finest description. Every lady or gentleman travelling in these saloons is to have a compartment to themselves, the same as a bedroom in a hotel. At a coaling competition between the ships of the Channel fleet, lately, 195 tons of coal were taken in in one hour by the Majestic. If this is correct, it is the biggest record yet made, for it works out at something like three and a-quartcr tons per minute! The Magnificent managed to make an average 153 tons per hour.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7216, 23 May 1898, Page 4
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