GENERAL CABLES.
By Telegraph. — PressAseociaiton.— Copyright. London, January 6. Baring a fire at Deptford four children were suffocated. Capetown, January 6. The company which is constructing the railway from Beira, a seaport of Portuguese East Africa,’ to Ehodesia has purchased the town and port of Beira. Stonbt, January 7. One of the broken ends of the Noumea cable, which has been interrupted for a month, has been picked up by the repairing steamer. _ A petition to the Reichstag is being signed by German residents in Australia urging the passing of the Bill for the strengthening of the Gsrman navy. It po’nts out the necessity for a formidable fleet, especially of cruisers, for the protection of Germans and German interests abroad. Received January 8.13.50 a.m. Svdnbt, January 7. At a meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science, papers were read dealing with the early life on the earth and submarine geography by Professors Hutton (Christchurch) and Sir James Hector respectively. Melbourne. January 7. At the inquest on Gregan, the victim of the Clifton Hill tragedy, a verdict of manslaughter, was returned against his son. Brisbane, January 7. It is reported on good authority that Sir Thomas Mollwraith leaves the colony in February.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3327, 8 January 1898, Page 3
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