GENERAL CABLE NEWS
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. LONDON, July 29. Aftar an ail-night sitting the Moderates carried a resolution abolishing the works department, of the London County Council. FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. LONDON, July 29. Speaking at the New South Wales Commissioner's dinner, Sir J. H. Carruthcrs stated that the Franco-British Exhibition afforded the finest advertisement Australia had ever received. PHENOMENAL $AINFALL. SYDNEY, July 30. Tho weather has clcarcd. Eight point twenty-three inches of rain M in Sydney in two days—the greatest fall in t'io time since 1889. (Recoived July 31, at 0.50 a.m.) Heavy rain is again falling. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY REVENUE. SYDNEY, July 30. (Received July 30, at 10 p.m.) The railway and tramway revenue for the year ended June 30 was £5,956,000, and there was a surplus of £618,356 over working expenses and interest.
RELEASE OF A PRISONER, MELBOURNE, July 30. Atholwood, an actor, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for bigamy, ivill ho released tomorrow owing to ill-licalth.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14280, 31 July 1908, Page 5
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