Rome, July 27. The fact that the credentials to be presented by the new Japanese Ambassador to the Quirinal, Mr. Masaaki Hotta, are addressed not only to the King of Italy but also to the Emperor of Abyssinia, has given special satisfaction throughout Italy, as this is regarded as indirect recognition of the new imperium by another great Power.—Trans-Ocean. ing these "fattletraps with some of the new streamlined rail-less cars we see here.
With regard to the cost of such an enterprise, rails and the metal trams done away with would bring a fain decent price, what with the presen: high cost of steel. Think of the terrifle amount of time wasted during h hours when one has to wait for a line of these cars, 80 feet apart, to get going. Calculating the, average worth in local currency per minute per man and the amount of minutes per day per man during rush hours ed per year, less time out for holidays and for waving at passing friends, the City Fathers will find a stupendous amount of loose money lying around and ready for the picking—which means prosperity all ound—higher taxes anti more spend-og and eventually end up by the sud C. F.'s being able to buy bigger and better cars or, better still. private trams for themselves en this respect, may I end off by quoting friend Sapper and pay "Wake up Grand-Dads, and let us to business get!"
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