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Kumara Times, Issue 598, 28 August 1878, Page 2

The San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland at 11 o’clock last night, being a few, hours in advance of contract time. We publish elsewhere a summary of the news brought by the Zealandia.

Baker Pasha has sent in his resignation, but it is said the Sultan will not accept it. It appears that he had promised to certain officers and men who had fought so gallantly under him the customary decorations and promotions, and had reported this to his superiors. Although the persons recommended for reward were Turks, no attention was paid to his recommendations. He had remonstrated again and again about this, and at length he declared that he could no longer hold his command, while his officers and men who had fought so admirably remained without reward.

The formal opening of the railway bridge across the Tay at Dundee was celebrated on June 7t'i. As a triumph of engineering skill and well-directed energy and perseverance. it is worthy of, as, indeed, it has already attracted, very general attention. It is certainly the longest bridge of its kind in the world, and that is a thing of which its projectors and makers are quite entitled to be proud. There are longer viaducts over meadows and marshes, but there is no structure of nearly the same length over a running stream. Its length may be stated at two miles. Including the extension on the northern shore, the exact length ia 4 H),-612ft. —that is to say, it is longer th in the 'Victorian Bridge, M nitreal, and th s Britannia tubular bridge taken together. Tnis great

length is taken in eighty-five spans of varying width, the widest (of which there are eleven) being 245 ft. The level at the shores is between 70ft. and 80ft. above the sea ; in the middle it is 130 ft. above high-water mark. The bridge does not form a straight line ; towards the north end it curves eastward to Dundee. The whole structure has a remarkably light and graceful appearance. The total cost of the bridge Avaa £350,000. The cost of the Britannia,tubular bridge, which, however, has a double line of rails, was £601,865. Scipio said that “a valiant and brave soldier seeks rather to preserve one citizen, than to destroy a thousand enemies.” Gollah on a similar principle, destroys the thousand pains of rheumatism, sciaticia, and lumbago, by his “ Great Indian Cares,” the wonder of the nineteenth century. Testimonials may be seen in another column, and medicines may be procured at all Chemists.—[Aovx.] For miraculous cures by the use of Eucalypti Extract, read fourth page.— [Advt.]