. The Czechoslovak republic; its economical, industrial and cultural resources. ool was the Czech engineer Per-ner who built the first Russian railway from Petrograd to TsarskoeSelo, and the line from Vienna to Prague. The Czech technical engin-eers are organised in a technical and economic association, and it wasdue to their efforts that the Masaryk Academy could be founded, the - 81 - a object Oi which is to re-or^anise technical work in the Republic in ac-cordance with modern principles. The restoration of the Czechoslovak State has given rise to a num-ber of important engineering problems,
. The Czechoslovak republic; its economical, industrial and cultural resources. ool was the Czech engineer Per-ner who built the first Russian railway from Petrograd to TsarskoeSelo, and the line from Vienna to Prague. The Czech technical engin-eers are organised in a technical and economic association, and it wasdue to their efforts that the Masaryk Academy could be founded, the - 81 - a object Oi which is to re-or^anise technical work in the Republic in ac-cordance with modern principles. The restoration of the Czechoslovak State has given rise to a num-ber of important engineering problems, especially in connection withthe building of new railways and the installation of electrical powerthroughout the country. Reference has been made elsewhere to theState grants which have already been made for these purposes. It is also proposed to improve and extend the waterways in theRepublic. Particulars of these projects will be found in the section onwaterways. Improvements in the quality of the soil will also be effectedby hydraulic means. FLAG, COATS OF ARMS AND The national flag is composed of three parts, an upper horizontalof white and a lower one of red, between which a blue wedge is in-serted with its apex towards the centre. 83 — Tlie Presmeiils- standard is white with a border of flaming tonguesalternately red and blue. In the centre on the white ground the Statecoat of arms (great) are displayed. The arms (small) of the Czechoslovak Repubhc are as follows: Ona red escutcheon a silver lion: the lion bearing on its breast a smallshield with the arms of Slovakia. The arms (intermediate) of the Czechoslovak Republic are composedof two escutcheons, anterior and posterior. The anterior carries the armsof Bohemia: the posterior is divided into four quarters. On the chiefdexter are the arms of Slovakia, on the chief sinister the arms of Carp-athian Ruthenia: on the base dexter the arms of Moravia, on the basesinister those of Silesia. The great Coat of Arms of t
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