THE CABLES.
A MINOR Misi-LAP,
Per Press Association. ( ~ WELLIXGTOi", Oc-tolier 14. ... The cable hstween Wanganui and Wakajmakiit is broken iihout lour inikn from the former place. There have been several earthquakes shocks at Wanganui lately, and -.tli? mishap t-' attributed to them. This- (is only the second interruption since the line was laid in 1880. t The Tutanekai will Repair tbe ; break as ,soon, as she has jinished laying. the cable to Dog Island lighthouse :in Foveeaux Stuait, on which she is now engaged. The accident will not interrupt telegraph work as five otiter cables ;ive available. t
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13725, 15 October 1908, Page 5
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98THE CABLES. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13725, 15 October 1908, Page 5
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