FANNING ISLAND
THE CABLE STATION" SPEAKS. DAMAGED, BUT~NOT DESTROYE-D. [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, September 24. Mr Millward, manager of iii 3 Pacific Cable Board, confirms the report that tho Fanning Island staff are safe, but ho regretted that he was unable* to reveal further details of the news which had come through from the station, owing- to the- Government restrictions. There is reason for believing that the station has not been totally destroyed. It is reported that -although some damage was done tip buildings on the island are more or -loss intact, while the fact that tho staff are still on the island suggests' that efforts will be made to repair the damage as quickly as possible.
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Evening Star, Issue 15606, 24 September 1914, Page 4
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118FANNING ISLAND Evening Star, Issue 15606, 24 September 1914, Page 4
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