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THE DAY'S NEWS
Special Features.
The International Motor Show — the
largest of its kind yet held in Australia —
was opened by the Lord Mayor at the
Exhibition yesterday. The exhibits, which
cover several acres and include cars,
trucks, lorries and aeroplanes, are des-
cribed in special articles.
The Anglo-Egyptian crisis has
ended, at all events for the present, and
the British war ships ordered east from
Malta have been recalled.
A vivid description of the terrible
conditions in earthquake-stricken Bul-
garia is contained in a cable message from
Sofia.
The Imperial Government has en-
tered into preliminary arrangements with
Imperial Airways Ltd. for the establish-
ment of an air service to India.
General.
Railway goods guards are dissatisfied
with the decision of the commissioners to
use holidays to make up the guaranteed
working period.
While loading fruit at Kettering,
Tasmania, yesterday the river steamer
Reemere filled with water and sank.
The proposal to appoint Federal en-
gineers in each of the States to supervise
the work carried out under the Federal
aid roads agreement was condemned yes-
terday by the Minister of Public Works
(Mr. Jones) as likely to lead to the crea-
tion of another expensive Federal depart-
ment.
Evidence given before Chief Judge
Dethridge in the Arbitration Court yes-
terday indicated that deep-sea pilot
earned £1250 per annum and river pilots
nearly £1000.
The first case to be tried before a
Soviet court in Australia came before the
Seamen's Union in Sydney yesterday. The
jury of 200 promptly dismissed the case.
Marine cooks again refused to offer
for employment yesterday. The dispute
will be heard before Judge Dethridge in
the Arbitration Court to-day.
In the Arbitration Court a repre-
sentative of the Waterside Workers'
Union expressed the opinion that mem-
bers should not have to work in a freezing
chamber where the temperature was less
than 25 deg.
During the hearing of the waterside
workers' claim in the Arbitration Court
it was alleged that outside influences were
endeavoring to cause unrest in the
union.
The Labor campaign committee ap-
pointed at a recent conference, of indus-
trial and political organisations issued a
manifesto yesterday in opposition to the
Amending Arbitration Act Bill..
The Metropolitan Hospitals Associa-
tion has decided that it cannot approve
of any reduction in hours or increase in
wages for hospital staffs.
The electric supply committee of the
City Council has recommended a reduc-
tion in charges for hydraulic power.
A scheme to spend £..0,000 on im-
proving Melbourne's street lighting is to
bee considered by the City Council on
Monday.
The thirty-third session of the
twenty-sixth Parliament of South Aus-
tralia was opened yesterday by the Lieu-
tenant-Governor.
A stormy meeting of the Federal
Labor party over the defeat of Mr. Theo-
dore for the position of deputy leader was
held at Canberra yesterday.
Tlie long-drawn-out debate on the
sale of the Commonwealth steamers was
ended with the application of the closure
in the House of Representatives last
night.
Questions asked in the House of
Representatives yesterday indicated that
many members were not quite satisfied
that a wireless monopoly is not being cre-
ated in Australia.
The case in which Sir Leo Money
and a girl were charged with indecency
in Hyde Park, London, was dismissed.
The King and Queen of Afghanistan,
who crossed the Russian frontier yester-
day, are the first Royalties to tread Soviet
soil since the murder of the Czar.
It was stated at the meeting of the
Trades Hall Council last evening that
there were now 15,000 trade unionists out
of work. The council decided to appoint
an unemployment officer to organise the
unemployed and carry out the council's
policy on the question.
At the annual conference of the
Rational Utility Poultry Breeders' Asso-
ciation at Castlemaine yesterday, it was
reported that the poultry industry was
worth £12,000,000 a year to Australia.
Country Section.
Whether the Victorian Fruit Grow-
ers Council should be wound up or
strengthened will be made the vital issue
for the annual convention at Burnley on
19th June.
Woman's Section.
In an interesting article our London
correspondent discusses the recent decision
of some of the London hospitals to exclude
women from training.
"The Age" pattern service features
a well cut bridge coat for winter evening
wear.
The shopping article describes the
latest gadgets for kitchen use, and gives
the prices of the new aluminium cooking
utensils.
Sporting Section.
The Warrnambool Grand Annual
Steeplechase was won by Perpetual. In
the Warrnambool Cup Diamond Plume
defeated Corncrake by a head.
Acceptances have been declared for
Aspendale Park races. Selections are pub-
Iished.
League and Association football
selection committees met last night and
made several changes in the teams for
Saturday/
Women's Interests .. .. .. .. 18
Broadcasting Programmas .. .. .. .. 15
Motoring News .. .. .. .. 8-9
Country Section .. .. .. .. 16
Commercial and Mining .. .. .. .. 17
Sporting .. .. .. ..5-6
Football .. .. .. .. 7
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