CABLE BREVITIES.
The Manchester unemployed landgrabbers, like those of Plaistow, have now been evicted.
Tho decision of the M.C.C not to send an English team to Australia has received final official confirmation-
In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to-day the Railway Commissioners Bill was read a third time by 40 to 23 votes.
The Federal Cabinet has decided to adopt the system of contingent voting at elections.
Mr. Bent has introduced in the Victorian Assembly his £4,000,000 Conversion Loan Bill.
CattaneO, the Italian champion, has abandond his attempt to swim the Channel, being in the water for seven hours.
Sir H. D- Davies, ex-Lord Mayor of London, has been declared a bankrupt.
The prospects of the British hop crop are very bad, owing to the dry summer and blight.
Sydney publicans are agitating against the new Commonwealth spirit duties, and are arranging to pass them on to the public
! New South Wales Free Education Bill j (abolishing the present charge of 3d a week) has been introduced in the State [X<egiahitrve Assembly.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 195, 16 August 1906, Page 5
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