LONDON.
Is tho greatest city the world ever saw. Is the hijart of the British Empire ami the world. Covers within the fiCtmi miles radius of Charing Cross nearly 7OO«qufire miles. Numbers within these houadaries fonr million of inhabitants. Comprises 100,000 foreigners from every quarter of the globe. Contains more Roman Catholics than Rome itself. Contains more Jews than the whole of Palestine. Contains moro Irishmen than Dublin. Contains more Scotchmen than Edinburgh. Contains more Welshman than Cardiff. Contains move country born persona Lhan the Counties of Devon, Warwickshire and Durham combiued.
Has a birth in it every five minutes. Has a death in it every eight minutes. Has seven accidents 1 e?ery day in its 7000 mileg of streets. . Has 28 miles of new streets opened, and 9000 uew houses built ia it Of erf 7 oM - Has 423 persons every dayi- and 45,000---annually added to its population.
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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 76, 3 October 1877, Page 2
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149LONDON. Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 76, 3 October 1877, Page 2
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