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->ciatiou—Copyright. Press .Asi*. c , ™ , Sydney, Dec. 4. . i , , "thylated spirits An explosion Of a i an try-rooin in the warfl'rooiii and . rifUfii nf of the flagship caused thb - e j u . Private Cull«y of the Mariu. t'autry. While meu were iu the stokehold of the coastius: steamer Kemp* sey, lyiug at the wharf, a naked light set up an explosion iu a leaky case of benzine. The sis men were injured, two serionsly. Second Engineer Svendsen and Dunn have succumbed. Melbourne; December 5. It is understood that the Federal Government propose to. take steps to secure* a reduction of the Pacific cable rate, particularly for press messages. The general duty on furniture 'has been reduced to 85 per cent; preferential rate 25 per cent. December 5. Government intends to contest practically every seat at the general election. Jones, captain of the English cricket team, is an inmate of a private hospital, as he is suffering from bronchial catarrh. This will prevent his participating in the match against an Australian eleven, which Begins to-morrow. j
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 282, 6 December 1907, Page 7
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