Show the king of slam starts a railroad the king of siam recently cut tho first turf for the new railroad at bangkok the minister of public works refert a short address to which the long replied and then the king taking an ivory handled spade thrust tho silver blade into the barf which he transferred to ar ebony wheelbarrow the crown pridu trundled the wheelbarrow along a carpeted track about thirty yards in length followed by the king the royal family and the assembled guests the turf when removed from the ebony wheelbarrow was sprinkled with consecrated water from a golden ewer by foul priests the national anthem was played aad thai ended the ceremony |