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LATE NEWS./
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V SEVERE STORM IN TASMANIA.
- LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.— A severe
thunderstorm in north Tasmania to-day
brought the third fall of rain since last
Christmas eve. At Wynyard, on the
north-west const, the full severity of the
storm was experienced. The railway
station was struck by lightning - and
serious damage caused. - Telephone wire
was torn from the wall, nnd several r.tn-
tion employes narrowly escaped injury.
The telephone poles were splintered: nnd
the entire railway telephone nnd tele
graph service dislocated. . . ....
AUSTRALIAN BOWLING.
Bowling. — McCormick. 16/1/64/0;
McCabe. 2/0/ i 1/0; . Grunmott,
48,-33/73/6; O'RclUy;. 40,l/18/47/4;"Chip.
pe-rficld, 8/1/20/0.
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