The largest theatre in the world is the new Opera House in Paris. It covers nearly three acres of ground ; its cubic muss is 4,287,000 feet; it cost about 100,000,000 francs. A policy for £1200 on the life of the Queen with bonuses of £340 and an annual premium of £25 ss. , was lately offered for sale at a London auction mart, but attracted no bidders. The total earnings of French railways in 1885 are reported at £41,080,000, a decrease lof £1,544.520 as compared at 1884, The total length of line in operation at the close of the year was 20,310 miles, being an increase of 726 miles,
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2304, 16 April 1887, Page 2
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108Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2304, 16 April 1887, Page 2
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