CUT OFF FROM EUROPE

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9095, 2 July 1888, Page 5

CUT OFF FROM EUROPE

POET DARWIN CABLES BROKE&

A SERIOUS OCCURRENCE,

AUSTRALASIA ISOLATED.

, [BIT TELEGRAPH. — ASSOCIATION.] ,' ' Wellington, Saturdays' " The Telegraph Department have received advice that Banjoewangie cables failed suddenly 4 at one p.m. last night (Singapore time). This interruption isolates the Australian colonies from all parts of the world, so far as cable news goes. . ' ' :■■:,:■:., SYDNEY,' June 30. No information has been disclosed as to the break of both cables from Port Darwin to Banjoewangie. The failure of both cables at the same time — , being some distance apartis regarded as singular, and it is surmised that possibly one of the cables was broken some time ago, and the fact kept secret until the second also gave way, when thp company had to admit that communication was interrupted.:

Sydney, July 1. The local manager of the Eastern Extension Company states that there i 3 no ground whatever for believing that one of the cables was broken before Friday last, and the fact kept secret. The official statement declares that oa Friday, the last time they ppoke to Singapore, the signals became small era the new cable, and that the old cable was all right on the same day. It is thought that the break of cables was caused by an eruption in the Straits of Bali, which are near Java. Disturbances, which have hitherto been Ito-, quent in this locality, have been the cause of the cables being interrupted on pre viou s occasions. The company ha ve made arrangements i'or at once repairing the break, and it is expected that one or two of their vessels will be available for the work. The new cable broke 100 miles from Java, and the old one 500 miles from Port Darwin.