BRITISH CABLES.
INDIA AND THE SUGAR QUES TION. CAN BLTLD MORE. WATERSIDE FATALITIES. Per United Press Association By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. LONDON, Aug. a. Sir \\. H. Preece, the eminent en gineer and electrician, is ill. Tho Court of Appeal upheld Justice Kekewich's recent injunction or the New Zealand Loan Co.'s pro posal. The Indian Gc<vermneiit is discussing the bill authorising the retention of countervailing duties on sugar until 81st March next, and leserving discretion to maintain and re impose differential duties against countries restoring sugar bounties. It is reported in Hamburg that the American Steamship line has sc-UI live ol its oldest vessels and acquired the newest Gulf line steamers, which will be fitted with larger cold storage accommodation and will henceforth be used to transport South American meat. While workmen in tho Fairfield shipyard, Govan. were placing a propeller shaft in position it fell, killing three of tbem. A steam crane, weighing _n tens, toppled into the Brunswick dock, Liverpool, and four uien were drowned.
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Southland Times, Issue 19116, 5 August 1903, Page 3
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