CABLE NEWS.
(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.— BY ELECTHIC TELEGRAPH — OOPYRIOHT.) MURDER. Sydney, February 27. Mrs Baikie, who was shot by her employer, Lukin, has succumbed to her injuries. PLAGUE. The plague patient, Sally Booth, is dead. iMisa Booth was a well-known actress. She toured New Zealand with the Charles Arnold Co., and took the part of the amorous spinster in " What Happened to Jones."J Received February 27, 12.22 a.m. Sidney, February 27. No fresh plague cases are reported to-day. Three large blocks in the oity are now infected. Brisbane, February 27. A man named Carstens is plagued. FEDERAL TARIFF. Melbourne, February 27. The Federal House of Representatives is still discussing the timber , duties, the point at issue being whether Oregon should be placed on the free list, or whether 10 or 20 per cent should be imposed. A DEFAULTING ACCOUNTANT. Dickson, the defaulting accountant of the University, was sentenced to two • years. i . • 1 AFGHANISTAN AFFAIRS. ' Received February 27, 10.41 p.m. J London, February 27. I The Ameer of Afghanistan garrisons i Hadda Mullah's future residence, in • order to prevent it becoming a centre • for tribal agitation. THE NAVY. ' Received February 27, 10.41 p.m. London, February 27. Rear-Admiral Lord 'Charles Beresford, speaking at the United Service Institution, advocated greater speed for big battle ships which are now overr weighted with woodworks, guns, and 0 tons of unrequired stores. The difficulty with regard to the Belleville boilers is due to lack of trained stokers. » ■
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7400, 28 February 1902, Page 2
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