MISCELLANEOUS CABLES
The ladies of Sydney have presented] Lady Poore with, a handsome gift of jewellery in view of her early departure for England. In a sword fight during the production of the play "In Days of Old" at Ballarat, the three combatants mada the attack so earnest that they inflicted nasty wounds on each other. An aviator named Hammond made a successful biplane flight at Sydney, in tho teeth of a stiff wind. He rose sixteen hundred feet. Tho American Aero Club is appointing a committee to investigate Ihe recent deaths of aviators. The railway service between Brisbane and Cairns is disorganised by washaways. Nearly twen'ty-eight inches cf rain fell at Babinda Creek in two days. Birmingham is seeking authorisation for a town-planning scheme, to cover 2320 acres. A hundred thousand acres <.f sm:J! holdings have been allotted in England. The New Zealand teachers' cricket team reached Newcastle yesterday. 1 and were welcomed by the Mayor and " reoresentatives of local cricket.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14392, 6 January 1911, Page 5
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162MISCELLANEOUS CABLES Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14392, 6 January 1911, Page 5
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