Tfao . Spanish Armada, with which Philip of Spain attempted to conquer Britain, consisted of 132 ships, 3165 cannon* 3776 sailors, 2088 galley slaves, 21,855 soldiers, 1355 volunteers and 150 monies. The world’s steepest railway lias a grade of 70. per cent, at its upper end, and an average grade of 66 per cent. This is the Virglbahm cable, up the side of a mountain in Southern Tyrol, Austria. The length of the line is. 945 ft It. is said that the superstition against passing under a ladder originated in the fact that “to walk under a ladder” was a slang expression for “to be hanged,” the allusion being to the ladder from which the unfortunate criminal had to jump or be thrust.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2430, 19 February 1909, Page 6
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122Untitled Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2430, 19 February 1909, Page 6
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