GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
, : UY TELEGEArn—PMiBS ASSOCIATION—ICOPTHIGHT. ]®EMIEE#' Cp^RittSßf' " ; (Reo.' May 6,' 'O.SO'-a.m.) v* » . Melbourne, 'May 5.' ■■ : Tho Premiers' Conference waited all day vainly for Mr. Deakin's pr6mised*'pMjpo'sals' dealing with federation of tlio finances, con- m solidation of State debts, etc. It is believed that the Federal Government"is 'nervous- as; ■ to presenting them, for , ~feitl il Uf'a"'hbstile're'-' j ception. Tho Conference resolved'that the providing of lighthouses on : the Australian J and Tasmanian coasts is a matter. of urgent, j land pressing necessity, and the Federal Gov- ! ornmerit is asked to tako definite action in i the, matter. . ' j . EAKTHQUAKE IN TASMANIA. J Hobart, May 5. . A severe earthquake... has. beenfelt at i Zeehau, Gormanston, and Qucensto'wn. At i tho latter placo crockery was shaken from < the shelves, and pcoplo fled from their houses. 1 in terror. 1 ■ ■ * CONTINENTAL CYCLING;' ; i Port Darwin, May 4. ' Dirties, tlio cyclist wlio' is riding' round 1 Australia, has arrived hero; from Queensland. , 1
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 190, 6 May 1908, Page 7
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158GENERAL CABLE NEWS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 190, 6 May 1908, Page 7
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