AUSTRALIAN CABLES

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7792, 17 March 1904, Page 7

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N Per Press Association—Copyright) Received March 17, at 9.51 a.m.

MELBOURNE, March 17. Mr Peacock has resigned the leadership of the Opposition in the State Assembly. Mr Donald MacKinnon- lias succeeded him.

HOBART. March 17. In the Assembly the Address-in-Reply was adopted.

-The Treasurer has delivered his flnan-ial statement,- showing that last year closed with a deuciency of £-21,000, which was due to the small-pox outbreak. He estimated the reven-u. for the current year at £861,000 and the exoenditure at £849,000. He will submit a proposal to remit £36,000 from the personal exertion tax coupled with a proposal for an occupancy tax. The debate was adjourned till Tuesday.

Received March 17, at 10.29 a.m. ADELAIDE, March 17.

At the farewell dinner to the Englishmen, given -by the Cricket Association, Foster, the financial secretary, stated the tour had resulted in'a large deficit. The Marylebone Club did not desire to make a profit, but expected to receive a sum to provide a 'bonus for the _n-o----fessional members of the team, He scarcely thought the M.G.C. would send out another team on the same terms, viz;., half profits from the gates.

During the day the' team played and won a football match- under the British Association rules.

SYDNEY, March 17

T''e Psyche sailed for Auckland last mg;i_. When thirty miles out her rudder was disabled and she returned to port. A diver examined the rudder to-day.

The Moeraki made a fast passage of 76:1. hours.

At the swimming championship meeting, in the -140 yards, Cavill ■beat Reran, after a great race, by two yards ; time omin 2Gsec, which •beats the world's record by two seconds. The plunge championship was won by C. K. Smith (Sydney). 65ft o*in.