CABLE BREVITIES.
There is a movement amongst the young native Egyptians to present Lord- Kitchener with a portrait of himself.
Mr Chamberlain has recovered from, his attack of gout.
Mr J. W. Greggs, the American At-torney-General, has decided that Admiral Dewey wras justified in cutting the Hong Kong-Manila cable in the enemy's waters. Therefore the Eastern Extension Cable Company were not entitled to damages.
'The Spectator' says Lord Tennyson is the very man for a constitutional Governor. His temper is not easily ruffled, his judgment serene, and his will is not easily shaken. It- is possible he'has too little self-confidence, but he need only call on Lord Beanchamp, Governor-elect of New South Wales, for as much as he needs.
A' fire at Rockhampton destroyed Medcraft's biscuit factory. .The damage amounted to £ 10,000.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 30, 6 February 1899, Page 5
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