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THE DAY'S NEWS
Special Features.
The Slate budget, to be submitted
to-day, is expected to embody increases
in income, unemployment, amusement and
betting taxes, probate duties, Titles Ofiice
fees, aud a special graduated tax on the
salaries of Ministers, members and higher
grade public servants.
Unity of the Victoria® Country
party and the Country Progressive party
was ailirmed by delegates from both
parties at a conference in Melbourne yes
terday.
The conference agreed- to the for
mation of composite Ministries, subject
to tile approval of Cifl per cent, of tho
ccutrnl council, und t lie Bcndigo decision
of 1024 as to portfolios was reaffirmed.
King events were the main attrac
tion, at the Koyal show yesterday, when
tho one-mile trotting track record was
lowered by a quarter of a second.
' ' Speaking at the Empire '.Wool Re
search Conference, Dr. Rivett '.made the
oxttudrdinnry suggestion that' '.Australia
should- confine herself to producing wool,
leaving, the manufacturing end of the in
dustry to Great Britain.
General.
The Imperial Conference will ho
opened on 1st Oetoter.
Mri . Scullin is spending two days in
Paris. ' a
"Investigation in Chicago indicates
that . -tho Soviet's manipulation -of tho
wheat , market lias been going on for
.months. '
Tlio. second daughter of tho Duke of
York has been named Margaret Rose.
j ' _ _ Tho Parliamentary committee of the
Britisli Labor party lias compiled a list
of the Communist and other -'movements"
ineligible for admission to the party.- ,
The financial agreenrent is to bo
the- main issue of the New South Wales
Country party at the forthcoming elec
tions, according to tho policy speech de
livered by Mr, Btittenshsw lust night at
Coudohoiin.
In his presidential address - to ;-tie
Victorian Employers' Pederutiou yester
day, Mr. T. R. Ashworth predicted.' a
general reduction in wages of at least 25
por cent., to meet the deflation in the
national income. f "
The first conciliation committee' app
pointed to consider disputes iu the railr
ways, met yesterday and decided to state
a case lor the Pull-Court on the Railways;
Commissioners proposal for a reduction in3 '-
tho basic wage, :' - .:. . , V : -
The Premier of West Australia, Sir,
J; Mitchell; delivered, his budget speech v
yesterday. : . .
' Consideration in committee of the
Legislative-:. Council of the Marketing bf
Primary Products Bill was postponed yes-
terday, at tho request of Mr. Harris,
who -explained that amendments ho had
drafted could not be printed and circu
lated, in -time.
The -bill providing for the reduction
of the Closer Settlement Board v,-as re-
jeoted.last night by tho Legislative Coun- f
oil. ; . : .
...- Grave fears are entertained rOgnvd-
ihg, 500 Ereueh fishing smacks, from which
no'iicws' has been received since the storm
iu the Channel two days ago.
.. At ihc fortnightly meeting of ,Lhe -/
Motropolil.m Bofird of Works' yesterday
the chairnian (Mr. D. Belli mudu a state-
mieiit showing that at the present time out
of 2020 employes 034 were being rationed-
at the rate cif 204 each week. '.
The Metropolitan Board yesterday
accepted tenders for the supply of 1700
tons of Portland cement, involving an ex
penditure of nearly £8500.
- While the- daily average price, ; for
.wheat lias been £0 0/1 a ton this month,
tlio pi-ice of: brend has nveraged £23 0/8_.a
ion, according:', to a statement made- in
I'arlianrent-by the Premier yesterday."
, The .V.R.C. T'otidisator :,Loiin. Bill
was furthersconsidered in tlio Legislative,;
Assembly yesterday, . arid passed tlirojigh. ,
all stageB. -, : . . - , .
; 'Convleteddof -razor slashing Sydney;
Kelly, motor: 'driver/ '-'of St'. Kilda-road, was.,
yesterday, .sentori'ced: to imprisonment Tor'
five years. ;; The: Chief Justice also ordered. ;
:a'', whipping:. -of 'fifteen strokes. .V; -
An Italian sugar- fanner at Halifax,
North Queensland, was yesterday shot
dead. By. 'a Spaniard eriiployed on .the
farm, who nftenvnrds committed suicide 3
Country Section. >
The Minister of. Agriculture yoster-
day- adversely : criticised the Common
wealth, grades for the export of eggs' as
confusing and likely to injure the Austra- '
film; egg trade with Britain. '
' Xhill Al and P. Society . has -Ap/,'
pointed a sub-committee to prepare cori-;
orete cases against the high valuations' -!oL
-land 'by- Government officials. '
A conference of dried fruit packers,
held yesterday at Mildnra, diseussedh'tho '
desirability ot. having a uniform dip/fihrid ,
recommended that the caustic dip bo mado
tho standard.
Sporting Section. , . .
Selections are published for tho rireo
mooting to be liehl to-day at Goclong. :
Mollison pulled up well in n gallop
iifc Victoria .Park'' yesterday, rind ' may yet"
be a starter in the "Epsom .Handicap. . -
: Mr. II. Brereton, seeretni-y of the'
V.C.A,, has been appointed- captain of the
Colts' cricket team
Live Stock Sales ,.. ., ,, e
Sporting . . . .. .. .. .. 7
The, Royal , Show ; II
Country Sootlon - .. .. .. ..' '12
Tale . .. .? .. ,. |3i
West Australian Notes / ... ;.v ' i/; 13
Weather .. ........ .. ,, ,. ,, 13
Woman's Interests ,, 14.
Theatre and Screen 14
Scouts and Guides .. .. 14
Commercial and Mining 15
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