GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
KHAKI FOOTBALL. United Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, March 10(At Rugby football New Zealand Headquarters scored 32 and the Royal Academy nil. AMERICAN SHIPPING PROGRAMME. * Australian and N.Z. Cable Association NEW YORK, March 10. The Shipping Board has announced that 31 ships, of a tonnage of 190.400, were completed in January and February. It is estimated that 35, of a tonnage of 220,954, will be launched in March. Officials believe that the shipping programme is now running smoothly. SOCIALISTS INDICTED. Australian and N.Z. OaUe Association NEW \ r ORK. March 10Five prominent Socialists have been indicted at Chicago, charged with obstructing recruiting. SAFETY OF SHIPS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, March 10. Sir Eric Geddes’s statement regarding the darkening of ships referred to'in yesterday’s cables was that the enemy was often assisted by insufficient precautions as regards lights on snips. Absolutely complete darkness was essential for their protection. v
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4815, 12 March 1918, Page 5
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