EUROPEAN RAILWAY PROGRESS. :

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7169, 13 September 1886, Page 2

EUROPEAN RAILWAY PROGRESS. :

Some statistics of considerable interest have just been collected in illustration of the progress o£ .railway construction in Europe in 1884^ It appears that at the close of 1884 there were 118,334^ miles of 't-ilway in operation upon the European Continent, as compared with 114,374$ miles at the close of 1883. It follows that *3,959f miles of new line were opened in Europe last year. The increase, it will be seen, is equivalent to nearly 3£ per cent, upon the 114,374| miles of line at work in December, 1883. The 3,959£ miles representing the new line brought into operation in 1884 was made up as follows: — Germany, 518^ miles; Austria and Hungary,- 78Cf miles; Belgium, 283; Denmark, 81£ miles'; Spain, 257£ miles ;' France, 938f. milea ;. Great Britain and Ireland, 209| miloß ; Greece, 95£ miles ; Italy, 293| miles ; the Low Countries and the Luxembourg,-" 83£ miles ; Portugal 20f miles ; Kou mania, 51£ miles ; Russia and Finland, 326£ miles ; Servia, 152J miles ; Sweden and Norway, 126£ miles ; and Switzerland, 6f miles. The extent of line in operation in Germany at the close of, 1884, was 22,960£ miles. Fraace ranked second with 19,510 miles ; Great Britain and Ireland,, third, with 19,071£ miles ; Russia and Finland, fourth,, with 15,869f miles ; and Austria and Hungary, fifth, with 13,81 6^ miles. — Engineering. '

The schooner Jane Ramsay returned to the breakwater on Sunday, having been unable to get into the Waitara river.

Sydney Evening New 3 publishes a long' correspondence between Cardinal Moran and the Bishop of Salford, from which it appears that tho remains of the late Bishop Vaughan still lie unburied at Ince Blundell. Cardinal Moran thinks that the late Archbishop should repose in the family vault at the mansion where he died, but has no objection to the remains being transferred elsewhere, if his family desires it, but not at his (Cardinal Moran's) expense. The Bishop of Salford maißtains that th 9 expense of Archbishop Vaughan's interment should come out of the personalty he left to Cardinal Moran.

In an article on tho future of the frozen meat trade, the Otago Daily Timez makes the following rather ridiculous statement: "In the South, by the use of turnipß, we can keep up a good winter supply, which they cannot so well do in the North." The Wellington Post in reply says: — '" By the aid of turnips no doubt sheep can be kept in condition during tho winter in the South. It is only a question as to whether it will pay to do this. In the North we may not be able to gro»v turnips so well as the South does [We can grow turnips in Taranaki in far greater quantities, per acre than they can do wn Sou th. — Ed. T.H ] but we can grow grass, which is cheaper and better. In the vast stretch of country lying between Wellington and New Plymouth, and which will be brought into direct communication with this port by the Manawatu Railway, fat stock to un almost unlimited extent can be raised all ths year round without artificial feeding. It is tho difficulty of reaching a market which has prevented the settlers hitherto from devoting themselves extensively to this purpose." Once the railway affords cheap access to this port, Taranaki will probably astonish the South by its export of meat all the year lound.

Tho Work on the Wellington and Manawotu Railvay, says the Wellington Times, is progressing famously. In a fortnight the tunnels will-be finished and trains will run right thiough to Paikakariki by the end of the month. It is certain that through communication with New Plymouth will be. established next Noveaib r. But before the final ceremony thcie wiil be an intermediate one of driving the l.tst spike in the rails at the connection nt Waikunae. On that occasion there will be a meeting of trains from Palmerston North and Wellington, and a commingling of citizens of both places. When the railway does run tight through to New Plymouth the journey will occupy two dayß, unless tho speed on the Government party of the lino can be accelerated, which is not very likely. Wangnnu will be the stopping place for the night, in all likelihood. lf t the Railway authorities cacnol do better than this the line will not be much ussd by the travelling public.

An old gentleman at the opera was groatly annoyed by the constant coughing of a lady seatod next to him. He bore up under the annoyance for n long time, but finally turned to her, and said. "That's a very bad cold of yours, madamo." " But it's tho very best I've got," replied tho lady, sweetly.

Things one would rather have left unsaid. — Jones (to hostess, fumed for her dinners) — "Oh, by t lie way, Mrs. Hodgkinßon, if you should happen to want a really good cook, I know of one who would suit you to a T 1 "

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