Show canal that russia needs Rus sias ministry ot of ways and eo communications has hag appointed a board of 0 engineers to make preliminary sur veys rot for the long projected canal to tc connect the baltic with the dlack black sea the canal in the malting mailing of 0 which sev er cral a I 1 rivers will bo be turned to account will have its northern end it at riga oo art the gulf ot of riga miles southwest of st petersburg while the southern tid end will be cherson Kh erson on the right bank of 0 the hie and 92 miles east northeast ot of odessa when cheit this project la Is completed russia may move tier her own ships to and front from the black set sea without asking perm permission llalon |