AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
(Per Press Association.) Sydney, This Day. Mr Douglas, a resident of Thursday Island, who is on a visit to Sydney, in referring to the fortifications on the Island says they are efficient so far as they go but, are too limited, and there are not eufficient men to hold the place in the event of trouble. Sailed — Monowai, for 'Frisco. She takes £475,000 in gold shipped by the Australasia, London Chartered, English and Ssottish Banks. Pkrth This Day. The three and a half million loan will be chiefly devoted to the development of the goldfields, water supply for towns, Freemantle Harbour works, sewerage works in Perth and Freemantle, and railway construction. This amount added to the 2£ millions to be raised for the Coolgardie water supply and the amount required to purchase the Great Southern Railway makes a total of upwards of seven millions which the Government propose to raise by loan. The bricklayers are demanding 12s ocr day and a strike is anticipated. Melbourne, Sept 28. A fire at Moore and Scott's Cycle Agency destroyed 150 Raleigh machines and a large quantity of cycling stock. i
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 78, 29 September 1896, Page 2
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189AUSTRALIAN CABLES. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 78, 29 September 1896, Page 2
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