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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3547, 15 July 1905, Page 4

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Nearly the whole of the Central American indigo crop is gathered in San Salvador. Brigandage is reported .to he, rampant within two hours’ ride of Vienna on the Austro-Hungarian frontier. The production of tea has been so great that ID out of 45 companies in Lor don could not pay a dividend this year. Large shipbuilding companies in Herniany which had ordered the consmiction of a number of large freight vessels for ocean trade have countermanded the orders on account of business depression. India was in possession of a steel secret once, which is lost now. This was the inlaying with g.old of steel blades in such a manner that the strength of the blade was not impaired nor its temper spoiled. The souvenir postcard boom has readied its height in Germany. The imperial post office instituted a check for a week and discovered that the daily average of these pictorial mementos of travel reached Urn enormous total-of MIV.CS, The P sage paid, on these cards average $17,950 per clay. The kites!. 1 English channel scheme ; p ... , ’ :- r V-‘ son cables : t ,: , ..., .... n-. ... of the channel between .England and France. The speed would be 20 knots, there won id he no vibration and perfect safety would be secured; by an iron we:■’•lit which on being dropped would al ow the boat to rise to the suiface. There would be salon compartments with electric lights and all conveniences.