GENERAL CABLE NEWS
Piesa Association—By Telegraph— Copj-richt. LONDON, March 5, The King and Queen dined at the German Embassy. Since October Mr <L J, Morton has purchased £10,000 worth of English, French, and German breeding horses and cattle for South Africa. March 6. (Received March 6, at 11,10 p.m.) The Captain Scott memorial funds now total £47,000. ST. PETERSBURG, March 6.' (Received March 7, at 0.10 a.m.) Fifty-five fishermen at Astrakhan were carried to sea on an ice floe, SYDNEY, March 6. (Received March b, at 9,45 p.m.) The election of a member for Yass in succession to Mr Neilsen resulted in the return of Mr M'Girr (Labour) by a majority of 41 votes. x (Received March 7, at 0.10 a.m.) After more than a month of swelteringheat and dry weather heavy thunder was experienced to-day. Rain is falling. (Received' March 7, at 1 a.m.) The City Council has increased the unimproved rate by jd in the pound in order to cover the anticipated deficft of £60,000.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15706, 7 March 1913, Page 5
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167GENERAL CABLE NEWS Otago Daily Times, Issue 15706, 7 March 1913, Page 5
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