AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
CABLE NEWS.
United Press Association-By Electric Telegraph Copyright.
SPLENDID RAINS. SYDNEY, February 1. Splendid monsoonal rain is falling in districts where it is most needed. DEVELOPMENT OF SOLOMON ISLANDS. SYDNEY, February i. The Solomon Islands Development Company, with a capital of £10'?,000, is being formed- by Messrs Burns, Philp and "Company. Large tracts of land have been secured for plantations.
A FURIOUS GALE. Received February 3, 1 a.m. SYDNEY, February 2. A furious westerly gale sst in late last night, but only lasted a few hours. The Moeraki did not clear the heads till daylight this morning. The St. Kilda, which has arrived from Whangape,hove-to in the gale 52 miles off the heads. She was blown up to the heads before the gale abated.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9045, 3 February 1908, Page 5
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126AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9045, 3 February 1908, Page 5
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