CABLE NEWS.
n Bjutaxa TiLKißiPH.— oorraiaHT. PROJECTED AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. THE P. & 0. CO.'S MAIL CONTRACT. A FLYING SQUADRON. CHOLERA AT GIBRALTAR. THE GOVERNOR OF HERAT'S FIDELITY. [SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received September 3, 7.30 p.m.) London, 3rd September. Mr. Cheesewright, surveyor, leaves in October to survey the land concessions applied for by Mr. Anthony Hordern in connection with his projected railway from Albany to York. The capital required for constructing the railway from Guilford to Geraldton, in Western Australia, aa proposed by Mr. John Waddington, has been subscribed by a syndicate, and the company will be registered shorsly. Mr. Richard P. Williams, railway statist, will shortly proceed to Western Australia to report on the railways there. The P. and O. Company have received the usual notice of the termination of their mail contract from the Government. A flying squadron is at present being formed. H.M. ships Emerald, Volage, and Active have already been selected. Cholera has made its appearance at Gibraltar. The Governor of Herat has been absolved from the charges brought against him by Colonel Ridgway of tampering with letters, &0., addressed to members of the Afghan Boundary Commission.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18850904.2.17
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 57, 4 September 1885, Page 2
Word Count
191CABLE NEWS. Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 57, 4 September 1885, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in