NEWS IN BRIEF.
EARTHQUAKE IN N.S.W. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT, Received Nov 8, 10.20 a.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 8. A distinct earth tremor, accompanied by loud rumblings, was felt near Canowendra, Several brick houses were cracked and utensils dislodged from shelves. At Cargo, fourteen miles away, the hotel walls were cracked and bottles shaken from the shelves and counter. VICTORIAN POLITICS. Received Nov. 8, 10.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 8. After a meeting of Cabinet," Mr. Prendergast stated that if the Government was defeated on Air. Allan’s noconfidence motion he would ask the Governor to dissolve Parliament. TELEGRAPHS INTERRUPTED. . SYDNEY, Noy. 7. lhe weather is still unsettled. Telegraphic services are badly disorganised. Cable news is much delayed through a block on the Pacific cable and interrupted land lines. SHIPPING.
. LONDON, Nov. 6. Arrival at Panama: Alamari. Sailed, from San Francisco: Tahiti, for Wellington.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 November 1924, Page 5
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140NEWS IN BRIEF. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 November 1924, Page 5
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