Diamonds to the extent of 873,961 carats, valued at £2.668,854, were produced in the Transvual Inst year. Bangkok, the capita] of Siam, is a floating city, containing 70,000 houses, each of which floats on a raft of bamboo.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16331, 21 January 1921, Page 3
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