THE INTERCOLONIAL CABLE.

Evening Star, Issue 4049, 17 February 1876, Page 3

THE INTERCOLONIAL CABLE.

m, ~ , Nelson, February 17. ine cable steamers liibevnia mid Duke of iiidmbnrgh are now lying here r.t anchor Th'y renort fiuo weather and no mishap thiouehout. About sixty m ; le3 from the landing place the cable was out. and' buoyed: and the shramerj ■sill this afternoon for Schroder's Mistake VVben the weather permits they will ato.ee commence paying; out the shore end. which is very heavy, .Wcighhiy ten tons to t:,« mile, iney hope to complete the connection withn fourteen hours after starting. The Lady Barkly and lin a-e still away, the latter having Messrs Lemon and Shapley on board. Ihe Government has despatched the Wallace m search of them. The cable steamsra sailed at 1 for Schroder's Mistake. A strong north-west breeze is blowing now, and it is thought they will have to ,wait for the weathrr to moderate before c nv mencmg to lay tho shore en-l. Constant oom, J ; mumcation wi kept up with Australia op 'lie P;sm ? e,-and they were iuformod op the'way of the splicing of the Oook -Strait oSS There are no signs yet (8.33 p.m.) of Z f ß arkk y ** ■ ' ' I (From our own Correspondents) ~ Lawrence, February 17. A heavy shower fell yesterday af ernoon, but not sufficient to mar the harvest prospects, which are gor>cL Cobb and Oo.'s lin« of coaches hag changed hands, Mr Horace Bastmes being the purchaser. The new firm i'b said to bevery strong, and to have secured the service of Mr J C. Brown,M.H.R, in charge of the Lawrence offioe. A new line in ojv psitlon will be started between Lawrence andTokoniaitirb next week, but it istmdorsttidd they will not ext*nd operations at present.