. Every boy's book of railways and steamships . doir 288 45. Empress of Britain 290 46. Wireless Telegraphy Room 293 47. American Line, Philadelphia (formerly City of Paris) 294 48. Hamburg-American Kaiserin Auguste Victoria . 296 49. Winter Garden, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria . . 298 50. Gymnasium, Amerika( 300 51. Norddeutscher Lloyd George Washington Building; Launched 302 52. P. & O. Morea 308 53. New Zealand Mutton passing from railway refrigerating van into vessels hold 314 54. Asturias 317 55. Childrens Saloon, Araguaya ; Bedr
. Every boy's book of railways and steamships . doir 288 45. Empress of Britain 290 46. Wireless Telegraphy Room 293 47. American Line, Philadelphia (formerly City of Paris) 294 48. Hamburg-American Kaiserin Auguste Victoria . 296 49. Winter Garden, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria . . 298 50. Gymnasium, Amerika( 300 51. Norddeutscher Lloyd George Washington Building; Launched 302 52. P. & O. Morea 308 53. New Zealand Mutton passing from railway refrigerating van into vessels hold 314 54. Asturias 317 55. Childrens Saloon, Araguaya ; Bedroom-de-Luxe, Araguaya ........ 318 56. Sports on Deck 320 57. Union Castle Line, Balmoral Castle ; First-class Dining Saloon 325 58. Peluse. Largest Bucket-Dredger afloat; Telegraph Cable Steamship Amber 326 59. Railway Steamships : * Livicta steaming 22| knots an hour; Decks of Empress 332 60. Superb 341 61. Pincher, Torpedo destroyer on its trial run . 348 62. Missionary John Williams 356 RAILWAYS. OREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, No. 4021 KING EDWARD, 4-G-O, 4-CYLINDER LOCOMOTIVE. AS IT APPEARED WHEN IT DREW THE ROVAL FUNERAL TRAIN, MAY 20TH. 1910. CHAPTER ITHE ADVENT OF A GIANT THE rapid rise and progress of the Britishnation is an oft-told story. The Romanstaught us the first elements of civilisation,notably road-making, and building in brick andstone. Alfred the Great laid the foundation ofour navy. The Norman Conquest introduced us tonumerous comforts and refinements of continentallife, and in the year 1190 Richard the Lion-Heartset out with a fleet for the Holy Land, a featwhich showed the enormous progress that Britainhad made during the passage of but a few the fifteenth century came the invention of theprinting press, that marked the dawn of one ofthe greatest eras, not only in our own but in thehistory of the world. Thanks to her soldiers, sailors, and restlessadventurers, England made amazing progress;but it was the discove
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