CABLE BREVITIES.
A severe soath-easii gale has beea experienced ab Brighton, and the chain pier hat been carried away. Lohfing, who has been Li Hung Chung's interpreter, has been appointed Chinese Envoy to England. Tbo Italian Governmenb have decided to send a punitive expedition to Somaliland. Several Europeans have died ia Bombay from the plague. Mr A. B. ivlHes haa been appointed manager of the George Webster estate, A member of hia firm learea London for Australia to administer it. Lord Brasaey purposes to visit New Zealand at the end of the Parliamentary eeaeion, and will be absent aboub six weeks. Since the commencement of the drought: in South Australia on July lab, the raiafnll' registered at the Obaorvatory has been 3.841 incheß. Xfee general average for the Batne period for the previous 57 yearn waa 10*153 inches. A movement is on foot to pment&lr Bayard, American Minister in Gr«at Britain, with a national Christmas gift,
1 THE STOCKTON CATASTROPHE. Sybney, thia day. One of the survivors of fc&e Stockfcos catastrophe atatoa that the exploring parby waa advancing when they heard « concussion. Fearimg something might occur behind them, they began to retract their steps, and had they done so fiyt minutes earlier, ib is believed all would have escaped. They think the rush of foul air was caused by concussion. The rescue party acted with conspicuous bravery! bub had ib been stronger more of th« unconscious men weuld have been gob ©üb.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 290, 7 December 1896, Page 3
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CABLE BREVITIES.
Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 290, 7 December 1896, Page 3
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