GENERAL CABLES
(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, February 17. The Naldera, loaded 1390 tons of coal in two hours at Port Said. This is believed to be a world’s record. In the work 320 men operated twelve chutes from lighters, together with 100 trimmers on board. Aiderman Cocherell, a farmer, bought the Northampton County cricket ground and buildings and presented them to the public in perpetuity. The club has been in financial straits for years. (Received February 17, 11.30 p.m.) The arrival of the Hobson Bay yesterday was heralded by a wireless request for detectives to meet the vessel at Tilbury. It is reported that when the vessel was twentyfour hours out from Brisbane, Mrs Krasker, the widow of a pearl dealer at Perth, lost a pearl necklace said to be worth £lO,OOO. Mrs Krasker stated she left the pearls in a bag on her bed and was absent from her cabin less than an hour, during which the pearls were stolen.
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Southland Times, Issue 19770, 19 February 1923, Page 5
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166GENERAL CABLES Southland Times, Issue 19770, 19 February 1923, Page 5
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