THE BENGUk:LA RAILWAY.
It was only natural that in view of the recent completion of the Benguela Railway, Sir Robert Williams, who has been so specially connected with that great enterprise, should have made particular references to it at the recent meeting follow- ing upon his visit to Angola. Referring to the official in- auguration of the railway, Sir Robert said : " The ideas which I had formed as to the potential value of the railway, when the wealth of Rhodesia and Katanga was revealed by prospectors some twenty-five years ago, are fully confirmed. I felt proud, that by Portuguese, Belgian, and British co-operation this work of the construction of the Benguela Railway, of great value in the economic development of Angola and Katanga and the civilization of Central Africa, had been completed."
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