AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
GENERAL ITEMS. (/Vc fv.'** .l.iwu.iti-n. —* '••/•ifrfrfht.) tlltceived Nov at 11.20 a.m.) Mei.not exe, This day. Arrived Robert Bums from Thames. The Mayor received a cable message from Mr Seddon expressing sympathy with the sufferers of the recent fire. lloitvijT, This day. The wives and families of some of the men drowned off Maria Island are utterly destitute, and public subscriptions have beeu opened. The Government has given a donation of £.' 100 an 1 will also subsidise public subscriptions i.' for L'. Several of the victims were connected with the police force. Brisbane. This day. The Premier has announced that it is the intention of the Government to raise a loan of £232.y00i?) to meet appropriations for public works, the stock to bear interest at per cent. There is no hurry for the money except the possibility of anything going wrong by European war or some such contingency. The Treasury is in an exceedingly healthy state and it is not expected to place more than a million and a half of the loan in London, the rest being raised locally. Newcastle. This day. Sailed—Vision for Auckland. C'iju:env-e River, This day. Arrived—M. A. Doran from Wellington.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 183, 28 November 1896, Page 3
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