CHAPTER XXXII.

CYPRUS AND THE EUPHRATES VALLEY RAILWAY.

The Projected Railway—Cyprus a Terminal Station—Sir F. Goldsmid—Position of Cyprus—Ports—Commerce—Harbours—Different Routes for Line—Mr. W.P. Andrew—Political Importance of Line—Fertility of adjacent Country—Re-opening a neglected Country—India nearer Home 269

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CYPRUS,

HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE.