AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
GENERAL ITEMS. (At P/rss Association. —L'oj>yri<//tt.) Thursday Island, May 17. The steamer Duke of Devonshire, lies in still water on a sandy bottom. Until her cargo is removed the extent of the damage cannot be ascertained, but the damage to the cargo must be very serious. Melbourne, May 17. Ernest Buley, chief senior clerk in the Melbourne mint, has been committed for trial for stealing £I2OO worth of worn silver coins and 100 sovereigns from the bullion room, to which he had access. Recently the fire insurances companies considerably increased their premiums. This action has been met by a corresponding reduction in risks on the part of insurers. The tramway trust have reduced their risk by half, and many other public and private companies are taking similar steps.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 325, 18 May 1897, Page 3
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130AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 325, 18 May 1897, Page 3
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