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(di TELEOEirn—rnEss association—cortßiant.) THE MISSING LOCH LOMOND. Adelaide, October 5. ; The steamer Taieri, froitt New Zealand - ,' has' arrived. She fruitlessly, searched for the barque Loch Lomond. I A WIDOW'S SUICIDE. ' ': ' Adelaide, 1 October 5." ! An aged widow named Jane Russell committed suicide. She soaked her clotting with kerosene and then set it alight. ' BIRD KILLED BY A GOLF BALL. Sydney, October 5. Tho Rev. Mr. Smith," while golfing, struck a ball, which killed a bird flying at a height of 40 feet. —•• - ■•■ ~ CONSULS INDIGNANT. - Sydiiey,'Ootbber; 5.' Consuls of the Powers-boycotted, the llrst levee given* by Lord Dudley, the Governor-General, owing to .their privilege of private entreo being withdrawn. TENDERS FOR..TELEPHONES. Melbourne* October 5. The Postmaster-General, Mr. Manger, has invited Australian firms'to tender for 10,000 ' wall telephones. If the response is satisfactory, tho number will fop iflprpased. .to 30,000.; COMPETITION IN COKE '" ' ;* Adelaide, October 5. Gennan companies have secured a contract for 10,000 tons of coke for the. Wallaroo smelting works. It is stated that, owing to cheap freights by arriving wlieat-'ships,"Ger-man makers are able to undercut Australian i cokomakers out of the market. I : STREET COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITY, i ..Sydney, October 5., The combined city dharitie's. street. eollec-. • tion yielded £1126.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 320, 6 October 1908, Page 7
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204GENERAL CABLE NEWS Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 320, 6 October 1908, Page 7
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