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THE DAY'S NEWS
Special Features.
Tho . French Chomhei' of Deputies-
rej'ootcil j\I.. llcmul'a iirojionnl tlmt
Jfrnucc should pay Anu-riea lior debt: ill
slnlmcnt to-dny with reservations. , J.i
lJerriot nt once rcsignctl.
Eiols occiiiicd in (lie streets -of'
Paris. 'Jliu Amcrieun Government yvus
dcnonnucd. ) , ":
Deenusc of. luck of time to permit
both Houses <lo, puss the complete -Truns- -
port i Dill, ,llio Govern mcnt modified: the'
measure, and , temporarily dropped Tart
II. of tho bill.
Tho , DcBislativo . Assembly then,:
adopted PftT.) with minor nmendmonts
to establish tbc board, which tvl II report
to tlic GoY'crnmcnt before 1st. June, so,
that . legislation : can be submitted early .
next session. :
Tlio Iflour , A crpiisition— better
knoivn- as the Bread Tax Bill— lias been .
rejected' by the Stale Parliament. On
coiiBtitntionhl grounds the ex-Attorney- :.
General ehallongod its validity, in view of
tho rdcent decision of tho Privy Council ,
declaring tlmt States Imd no power to con- .
tiol commodities. At 1 .III) p.m. the mo'
tion for tho second rending ot the bill
tvns rejected by 27 votes to 28. :
Jinny plants rerpnvc Boniewlmt care
ful treatment during the summer months',
and the hot weather treatment of rliodo-: ,
(lend ions and JilinmH are featured in to- ''
day's gardening. notes, which also ineiuilo;
hints 011 the successful eullurc of climb- .
iug or runner beans.
Practically no progress was mndo in - '
the Legislative Council last night on the
Jlortgngo Interest Bill. n the lobbies
it was slated that the Government's com
promise proposal would bo carried. Jf
this is so, it is stated the Country party '
is still determined to move n vote of ecu- -
sure against the Government.
General.
_ An important proposal for an in-
tcrim overseas air mail service has. been
made to the Commonwealth Government
by Boynl Dutcli Jndinn Airways.'
: Tlie Persian Government lias sent- a
Note to Britain, in which it -threatens -lo'o
bring tlie oil concession dispute before the)'
Lenguc of -Nations.
Germany lias agreed to return'..- to
the disarmament discussions. ' :
: A. movement is in progress ill - tho ,
United States mid Canada to secure inter-
national control of the ivorld production
of wheat.
The British, Dutch, American and
Roumanian nil interests have cento to fill .
agreement to restrict oil production..
A promise yviis made in the As
sembly that during recess the Government'
Yvonld consider tho sale yards removal
.question, ' including the scheme proposal
by several councils north of the Yarra. '
'J'lie Jlilk Hoard Bill introduced in
tho Legislative Assembly provides for tlie
creation of a board ot live to register
dairymen ami eliminate those it thinks
unnecessary, and lo compensate them
front a imd raised hv a levy of. one
farthing a gallon "on milk sold.
That lack nf homo deseipluie ami
religions ami moral training in the homo
is a groat, contributing, factor to. youthful
delinquent1 v i»" tin: opinion ' expressed by
the Indeterminate Sentences Board.
Gu ing to the iinuiiuinl' burden being
too Blent, the Roman Catholic authori
ties in Winnipeg have closed their ten
schools.
Alter a brief serious illness, which
supervened on n long period ol failing
health, Mr. J,. A. Adnmson. head inns-
tor of Weslev College, died via- let da) .
The Government lias accepted the
vital amendment made to the Forests Bill
by tlie Lcgiahtlivo Assembly some weeks
ago/ and transfers of land between lit >
forests Commission and Lands depart
ment can onlv lie made bv a joint certifi
cate that it is in the public interest and
by resolution of Parliament.
The Stale coal mine at Wonthnggi
made a loss of £U3,(llfi during the financial
year ended 30th June last.
. The second trial of tho two youths
Ernest Kitchener Jenkins and Bernard
William Boyd, charged with the murder of
Joseph George Sybley, mimager of the
Whittlesca Hotel, resulted in the jury re
turning a verdict of manslaughter ug.iiust
both the accused.
A feature ot Gcciong wool sale yes
terday yviis tlie keen competition from
Japan, whose buyers wore active for al
most all kinds .of yvooi. Tlie best price
for t he day was 21Mid. for merino fleece
from Lctlibridge.
Arrangements are being made for
a private company to take over the lease
of Xewues oil field in Xew South Wales,
and operations there will probably lie
resumed shortly.
A man ivith a gun erented an ex
citing scene in the United States House
of Representatives.
Sporting Section.
Excellent entries were received ye-
terdny for nice meetings to be held dur
ing tile holidays under the direction of
the V.H.C., the Y.A.X.C. and the .Moo-
nee Valley B.C.
The Turf C'lub Handicap, principal
event at Kyneton races yesterday, was
won by Amaiitliiis, who started lnvuritu
at 0 io, -1 against.
Vnkcithnm Racing (.'lull is to holil
its Clip meeting to-day. Selections by
Tnsmau arc- provided.
Sporting >t
Country Section .. .. ,, 5
Woman's Interests .. in
Wonther ,, 10 f
Talo IT
Live Stock Sales .. ;. .. v, ii
Commercial and Mining ii '
School Speech Nights ..12-13
In tho Gardon . . . , 13
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