THE CABLES.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF. Tub following has been received from Port Darwin by the Telegraph Department: —" Tlip. tiherard Osborne has been ut work on old cable since 'inA ; it was buried, and found difficulty in pii-king it up. It parted on of 2nd or 3rd ; weather very thick ; grappling unsuccessful ; ship returned w.-uigi otli to see if duplicate ealile rif,'lit; returned to ground siinifi day; have not spoken lier. 'I his morning duplicate cable failed -J] miles from Haiigncwangi. Ship evidently gone through new cable while grappling. It is possible, she has liangoewangi end on board."
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2536, 11 October 1888, Page 2
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97THE CABLES. Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2536, 11 October 1888, Page 2
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