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BKITISH AND FOREIGN. Press Association—Ey Telegraph—Copyright. U PROFITS OX TOBACCO. LONDON, February 14. (Received Feb. 15, nt. 8.25 a.m.) The Imperial Tobacco Company's profit for the year is £1,705,647. ACCIDENT TO A SUBMARINE. (Received Feb. 15, at 8.57 a.m.) While five submarines were attneking the cruiser Theseus Plymouth Sound a passing steamer struck and buckled submarine A 9's conning tower. The submarine roso to the surface and steamed to Devonport. Her crew of 13 had q narrow escape. OBITUARY. The Right Hon. A. F. Jeffreys, M.P, for Basingstoke, is dead. INTERCOLONIAL. '. Press Association—By T-jlegrapi:—Copyright BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY. SYDNMT, February 15. (Received Feb. 15, at 10 a.m.) The Broken Hill Proprietary Company's balance sheet for the half-year shows" a net profit of £196,959. The average per ton of gross ore treated was 12s lOd, the highest for eight years. This is almost entirely due to the heavy advance in lead. The dividends paid amounted to £114,000. The quantify of silver was 2,896,5850z. DAMAGE BY A STORM. BRISBANE, February 15. (Received Feb. 15, at 10 a.m.) A heavy storm at Lorigreach did great damage to the hospital and other buildings, In some cases tho houses were completely razed. '
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13519, 16 February 1906, Page 5
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