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[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright,
SYDNEY PATRIOTIC FUND
FOR SOUDAN WAR.
VICTORIA "FOLLOWING SUIT."
THE BOOTMAKERS' STRIKE,
(Received February 17, 1.30 a.m.)
Sydney, February 16. The proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald and Evening News each give .£IOOO towards the patriotic f'uud, and a similar amount has been subscribed by Sir Daniel Cooper. Colonel Richardson, Commandant of the New South Wales forces, will take command <if the local contingent for Soudan. Lieutenant-Colonel Rogers remains in char»e here. The troops will embark on the 3rd prox, for Soudan.
Melbourne, February 16. The Cabinet meets to-morrow to consider the question of offering Victorian troops for service io the Soudau. The bootmakers' strike having ended, the bulk of the men resumed work today.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2636, 17 February 1885, Page 2
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