LATE CABLES.
by Telegraph—tress Associarioa—Copyngal Melbourne, Sept. 1. The Commonwealth Customs excise revenue for August amounted to £70,000 above the estimate. There t 3 every prospect of the Government dropping the New Guinea Bill for thi=- session. It is understood that sooner than accept provisions for preventing the sale of liquor and land, they will abandon the Bill and continue to administer the territory under the present conditions. At the Royal Agricultural Show, Dirk Hamtuerhand was awarded the championship for thoroughbreds. He was subsequently sold to Mr J. A. Freeman, of South Canterbury, but the price is unstated. Westerly ha 3 been scratched for the Kieja Hurdles. Adelaide, Sept. 1. Tha Derby resulted : F.J.A. 1, St. Vincent 2, Ben Hur 3. Five started. Won by three lengths. Time, 2.42 2-sths. Div £1 3s.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 984, 2 September 1903, Page 2
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133LATE CABLES. Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 984, 2 September 1903, Page 2
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