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Show SUP LI TUNNEL IS MP WITH POMP King of Italy Personally Attends At-tends Inauguration of Engineering En-gineering Feat. DOMODOSSOL, Italy. May 19. Tho Slmplon tunnel was inaugurated hero today to-day by King Victor Emmanuel, who left hero at 10:55 a. m. for Brlquo on the Swiss side of tho mountain. The royal train passed through tho twelve miles of tunnel drawn by a steam engine, tho electric motors not being ready. King Is Impressed. On reaching the middlo of tho tunnel, at a height of 2200 feet abovo tho 8ea level, tho King was heard to exclaim. "It Is a cycloplc work, tho result of hall a century of study, seven years of work and the expenditure of nearly J15.CO0.000." Received in Audience. At Brlque tho King, who was accompanied accom-panied by Premier Sonnjno. the Minister of Public Works and a largo number of other officials, was received by the President Pres-ident of tho Swiss republic and the mmfV bcr3 of the Federal Council, tho National Council and tho Council of State and other officials to thc number of about 600. In the speeches which followed tho meeting of thc King and tho President much satisfaction was expressed at tho opening of tho tunnel, which was completed com-pleted as far ns plcrlng the mountain was concerned last February. |