CABLE SEVERED
IN BRITISH UHANNUL. AN UNUSUAL HAPPENING f United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. ) (Received 10.5 a.m.) LONDON. March ,26. While messages were being transmitted. one of tlm Commercial Cable Company's cables suddenly became dead. The break was located in the British Channel. A repair ship, picked up the severed erds with a grappler. There is every evidence that the line was intentionally cut. as there are distinct saw marks. A reward of £IOO sterling is offered lor information. It is surmised that the cable fouled a shin’s anchor and the crew finding they were unable to free the anchor, severed the cable.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1931, Page 6
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103CABLE SEVERED Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1931, Page 6
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