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OUR SYDNEY LETTER.
THE LAND POLICY.
(From Our Own Correspondent )
June 2
The Minister of Lands and Irrigation
has just completed The land police v, which
he handed to the Premier this morning.
The le suit of the consideration of this
policy by the Cabinet will he announce 1
by Mr Holman when he visits his electorate
to deliver his policy speech. Anton.;
the bills which Mr Tillie lies beach for
the next session will be the Super-tax
Hill, which had to be withdrawn last
session This measure imposes a tax upon
all lands in the eastern and central division
of the State which, being within
15 miles of a railway, are not used len
Agr cultural purposes. The tax increase-,
is ii by year from 2d to 10d. in the JU
The litigation ( Amendment) Bill pro
Miles for more liberal terms to settlers
at Yanco, and will postpone the races
(at her residence for some time, pi li-
evidence that about X">0 a year is spent in
improvements The Crown Lands
Amendment) Bill will make week-end '
forms available on the Blue Mountains
Time will also be a Ton nits Improve
ments Rights Bill on sinai to lines to
that introduced by- Mr Beeby in I'll J
It provides that liiipiovuiiuils effected
liv to be sent in his holiday? during the
currency of a lo she shall not become, the
property of the landlord at the expira
tion of the li also visit is not compensation
being given to the outgoing tenant
THE NATIONAL RJODMEVIS
Little regret has been expressed (what
ever may have been felt in the decision
of the Senate to decline to re-establish
the National l,e"iitients, although in truth
I am. circles the matter has been much
discussed in interrupt it reorganised
tion had been made, but there were so
few applications 11 our i on rats that night
retirement-, had to be inserted in the
papers, and even then there was only a
half-hour ted response The attitude of
the nu mont st off towards the movement
was linsvmpathi In, all there was
not a spark of sentiment or enthusiasm
cables This. is in a-, little victo
concerned, young fellow-, did not care to
go into these regiments, because they
were not regarded as of numerical im
Mutarnee. and true It had the chaff that
was best Kiel upon three million military
in the i in into it It was the iippcuance-nt
line min ii dinner at the old 95th Rifles
(now tin of an Infantry) of Judge Mur
lay, the Administrator in Papua, who
til-, mi a visit to Sydney. His Honor |
v as the in st loinmaiidiilg officer of the old
Irish built the site, when it was
formed in 1918, and at the gathering
referred to lit in side an interesting.? j
speed in, leading residents of the local
volunteer movement, in which there was
a good deal more individual enthusiasm
than is now apparent
MOI, U S OF SYDNEY. j
Something may always be said against
the means of a big city, and the Rev
S D Yarrington li is round the subject
of . i at Ful one In an address-, on Wool
lov he threw the blame upon the clergy
for he lovV moral condition into wine is
Just stand Siding, had drifted, for the
clergy 'Seemed to be jem rally callous to
the extent to which immortality li id
ci own", life he believed the much-abused
Range It would be difficult to prove a
case against the tango, but those who
know the dance is purchased in Sydney
by escort-, ridicules the suggestion that
it" tends to lower the moral standard
that the clergy should not K't the matter
rest Having been challenged with callousness,
one might expect them to go
and witness the el in to in which there is
said to be so much danger
SERIOUS STATEMENTS ANSWERED
Apart from the Range, However, Mr
ïarnn*jlon dealt with the initials of the
city in reference to matters over which
the police have jurisdiction, travel herein
lies the sea lotiMits-, of his statements, the
general evil which might possibly extends
above the truth is that the streets ot I
Sidney are not is discussed by the Rev.
i.ne>iki<r They are more free from evil
licence-, of nationality now than they
have been for lens Mr langton de
pounced national places but the police
dont 1 non where the j me they want
to know so does Mr Cann the Chu I
Seeutaiv who plainly asks Ali "A rd
Hilton a son the information The
police authorities say practically) They
are not in the city such places used to
exist help but they do not now The
moral state of the old is really progress
are not strong essn e as Mr A. ailing
ton declares there has been a greater
improvement in that respect during the
last six: years than there was for 15 years
little And the improvement is going
on M" Yarrington will best permit
trouble if he feels about the work of
the i g the truth of the statements,
against the city he has discredited
mr ENGLISH FOOTBALLERS
On Saturday last the English League
footballers will play the last match
The professional "and has made wonderful
strides in Sydney and the local and
ounMialors tool to t. 090 "ales are each
of the big matches Last time the Englishmen
tomed Australia £1,000 was
taken at nine matches He selection of
the local team has not given general
satisfaction there is an idea to it the
rim is becoming, a close corporation
Line a pie) or gets into the team it takes
nearly) an carthqual e to knock him out
the same old faces in seen in the big
li niches a calling is no doubt at all
that the bulk of our representative pains
he, had seen the best days and are
on the decline It is not that time is
no one to take their places there are
oil) number of promising players elim
outing for hHiei honours and Incident
all) handsome perquisites but, so far
is I have housed in a mi The strong
pi liabilities are that the lies been now
selected to battle for this State will go
down badly before the husky young DnD
distance
SIR THOMAS LIP TON S VISIT
The topic of the hour among Sidney
i yachtsmen is the proposal of Sir Thomas,
Lipton to visit Australia next year All
AA after Mr Mark s, the commotion elect of
the Royal Prince Alfred "Yacht Club in
a cable received in Sydney this morning
In Messrs Marshall and Allan s of Sydney
states that Sir Thomas Greatly) up
prevented the good wishes which he con-
loved to England on behalf Austin
lian x schemes Mr Mails w who
arrest of the owner of the new challenge!
SI direct IV at a banquet given to
celebrate the launching of the Shamrock
and props of the toast of the Royal
Ulster A. yacht Club of which has asked
lodged by Sir Thomas 3 apron The cable
Mat so that Sir Thomas propose s to north
Australia early) next year and that he
will spend some time in New Zea land
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