The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
Locomotives Ordered for Rail-
ways in India.
AN AER0-HYDR0sTATic BOAT
The Shah of Persia Wishes Berlin
Veterinarian to Prescribe for Dachs>
hund Who is Pining Away, Sep~
arated from His Mate.
BY Malcolm Clarke.

Especial Cabeto fine Times-Copyright 1902
BERLIN. Sept. s.-while American To-
builders are having a pree~
nearly clean sweep Of the rest OF the
world German and English builders
nave locheo horns over important con-
tracts for East Indian roads. The form
er have just been notified of correspon-
dence from the India Office on the SUBJ
ject.
AT present the British manufacturers,
nave the best of it. But Lord e,aorga
Hamilton says: AS tenders had been
received from German firms about %
per cent. lower in price with a date or
delivery about twenty-five weeks earlier
for passenger engines. and thirteen weeks
earlier for good engines, I was unable
without much hesitation to give the or
der to a British firm
Orders, however. had been given IN
German firms by several Indian railway
companies. and His Lordship had decid-
ed to await the result OF these before
cntrustins to German markets for the
first time contract for the State rail-
ways.
German manufacturers are attaching
much significance to further Indication.
IN the correspondence that the Indian
State officials are thoroughly convinced
OF the superiority of German workman
ship, and only favor British for patriotic
reasons. Cheapness and early delivery
are admitted in favor of the German
firms. while the British authorities de-
clare that the charge that the Germau3
use inferior materials remains to be
proved.
A FLYING MACHINE
It seems that a certain Austrian inven-
nS c9
Dumo/t into deep shade. He has fled
SPECIFICATIONS in the Patent Office for
vessf which he calls an "Aero-hydrosta-
tic Ioat'-n other words. cross be-
twCtn 81 ship and a flying machine.
The machine. the inventor claims. viii
make speed that will carry 1t around the
world in forty-eight hours. The prin-
cipIe. judging from the patent papers.
seems to be that when set in motion the
boat rises itself on the surface % the
sea and slides swiftly on n film of water.
like a skipping stone AT present this
marvellous means of aunihilatins speed
exists onoly on paper.
PINING FROM SEPARATION.
A telegram from Paris from MEMBER
of the suite of the Shah of Persia urges
:, Berlin veterinarian to rush pre-
scrintion guaranteed to cure daSchunu
who is pinns away because sepaIa'."
from his mate. simultaneously INC
paper she'd more light on the mater
C.stend not long ago he saw the Duchess
x. With two beautiful daschunds. and IN
[,,,caa bar to sell one OF them for $3.50
But on being separated from his com
panion the animal fell Ill. Inc Duensss
therefore suggested that the Shah return
tha 500 RI her as dead daSchund would
be of no particular use to the Ruler OF
His Majesty generously consented. a1d
asked for his money back. The Duchess
concluded to keep the Shahs money.
Mazafflp-el-Din thereupon became very
anrrv and appealed to the authorities.
The la tier was polite. but Inactive. and
the Shah insisted on the sick dog being
returned to him The hurry call on a
dog doctor IN the native country OF
dascllunds is interpreted to mean tnae the
Shah is still worried over that sloO