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-<£► 13y Electric Telegraph—Copyrights. (Per Press Association.! Received May 21, at 9.i3G> a.m. MELBOURNE, May 21. Tfie Labour members of the Shipping Commission regard the arrangement made by the New Zealand Government for the shipment of Government goods for the West of England service,, as a strong argument in favor of the establishment of a Federal Governmentowned line of steamers to convey mails to and from England. SYDNEY, May 20-. It is reported from Melbourne that a wire was received there on Friday night stating that the Sydney players had decided t > continue to support the Melbourne Cricket Club. Information obtainable from Sydney bears out the statement. SYDNEY, This Day. Dealing with the report of the New Zealand Inspector of Prisons in favor of the employment of prison gangs in tree-planting, the New South Wales Comptroller of Prisons condemns the system • and emphasizes the moral danger from associating the prisoners. He points out that the criminals in New South Wales last year were nearly 800 less than ten years ago, while New Zealand during the same period shows an increase ot 280. The A.U.S.N. Coy.'s new 2500 ton steamer Suva, intended tor the SydneyEiji trade, has arrived from Glasgow. MELBOURNE, This Day. The Melbourne oricket Club considers the New Zealand Association's offer in reference to an English team to-morrow.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8193, 21 May 1906, Page 5
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