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Sydney, Last Night. Three business places were destroyed by (ire at Grafton. The damage is about £20,000. A SCHOONER WRECKED. Sydney, Last Night. The New Zealand-built schooner Willinga, during a .heavy gale, wan totally wrecked off Port Stephens. The crew was saved. THE NEW HEBRIDES. Sydney, Last Night. 'News has been received that 3ir. J. 3f. Tliurm, British Commissioner for the Pacific, visits the New Hebrides aboard the Cambrian on 12th June, and will confer with tjk- French Commissioner in respect to the new convention.
THE COMMONWEALTH POSTAL SERVICE. Melbourne, May 27. The report, of the Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into the alleged disorganisation of the postal service lias been tabled in the House. It recommends a scheme of roforms including the appointment of an independent Board of Commissioners, a new system of finance, and more business-like methods of administration. It states that a very large proportion of the complaints are baeed upon incorrect information and exaggerated misrepresentation of facts.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 134, 28 May 1908, Page 2
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169AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 134, 28 May 1908, Page 2
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