CABLE NEWS.
THE PRINCESS
LONDON, Feb. 4,
Princess Victoria passed a better night, and her condition is quite satisfactory. The evening bulletin has been discontinued. THE NEW RIFLE.
Many professional soldiers and rifle experts strenuously urge the withdrawal of the new British short rifle pending proper scientific and comparative trials; 70,000 have already been manufactured. LEGISLATION KILLING TRADE. Weir, chairman of the Clyde Sailing Ship Owners’ Association, at the annual meeting, stated the Australian legislation was affecting the shipping. It hampered and crippled the oversea trade, and the directors were trying to impress upon the King the great hardship which the Sea Carriage Goods Bill inflicted upon the shipping interests, particularly interfering with the liberty of British subjects. SYDNEY, Feb. 4. Two hulks have been sunk at the entrance to Newcastle harbour with the object of forcing the scour to deepen the entrance. The population of New South Wales is 1,461,533.
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Manawatu Herald, 7 February 1905, Page 3
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151CABLE NEWS. Manawatu Herald, 7 February 1905, Page 3
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