A WAR SCARE,
[liY ELECTRIC TKLEOKAPII-—COPYRIGHT. | Melp.ouk.ve, .Inly 2, The Governor held a Council of War yesterday. The result of the deliberations was that tins gunboat Albert was sent to the Heads on patrol duty, and (ho remainder of the llei-t got up strain and was placed in fighting trim. The Naval and Submarine. Torpedo corps and Reserves wen; called out and ordered on board (heir respective vessels. Submarine mines were laid down and tins electric light kept going all night. Sydney, July 2. The New South Wales Government felt no alarm at the sudden interruption to the cables. Adelaide, July 2. The breakage? of the cables gave rise to great uneasiness here. A belief is growing that the snapping of the cables was the work of (he Chinese, as a, preliminary retaliation for restrictive legislation. A Council of War was held, and the gun boat Protector was placed in fighting trim. The. members of (he permanent force were ordered to remain in the barracks and at the forts.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2493, 3 July 1888, Page 2
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169A WAR SCARE, Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2493, 3 July 1888, Page 2
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