A Chunnel for the "Great Wet Ditch".

The article reports on the construction project that will connect Great Britain with the European continent. It mentions that France and Great Britain will sign a treaty on the construction of a 32-mile tunnel between the Kentish village of Cheriton and Fréthun near Calais. It mentions the rejection and revival of proposals made by French engineers who demonstrated great interest in the idea of building the tunnel, including engineers Aimé Thomé de Gamond and Albert Mathieu. It cites that the project contributes to the economic proposition of the British government which forecasts to have at least 5,000,000 tons of freight and 15 million passengers during the first year of operation.