THE ORDER CHANCES.
Jfot'iinany years ago, ■ the "British i Empire was seriously agitated at , the contemplation ,of Russia being 1 given access to India. A movement is now on foot, and is ..being ported by London financier s,' to lifyk -tip the Indfcm and Russian railways by means of an international line through Persia. The cost of the i work is estimated at £21,000,000j and the money is to be gathered in ( every European capital. A scheme , which establishes an uninterrupted , thoroughfare between - Western .and Southern A.fija is second only in magnitude to the Suez Canal' and the Trans-American lines. The progress of the movement will be watched with considerable interest by Britishers.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10130, 5 January 1911, Page 4
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113THE ORDER CHANCES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10130, 5 January 1911, Page 4
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