Miscellaneous Cables

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5325, 4 June 1913, Page 5

Miscellaneous Cables

London, June 2. The death occurred yesterday of Mr Alfred Austin, Poet Laureate. Sir Curtis Bennett, Magistrate at the Bow Police Court, was taken ill when leaving the platform alter a meeting at the Mansion House. Berlin, June P. The Government is issuing 4 per cent. loans aggregating eleven millions on June 12th. This issue will be raised at a net price of £iH> 18s. Sydney, June 3. The New South Wales Government has concluded a tentative contract with Mr Griffiths, head of the Australia branch of the firm ot GriMiths, Norton and Company, London, to expend £3,000,000 on the construction of the railways, including the remaining sections of the North Coast and Condoblin and Broken Hill lines.