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THE DAY'S NEWS
Special Features.
Revolution Is sweeping spam, ana
a decisive battle near Madrid appears'.ta
be Imminent.
Great Britain's- rearmament plan£
were snlrltedly defended In the defence
debate In the House of. Commons,-
At the conclusion. or. 'a'tnetlng'bt
the Federal Cabinet last night a sectlda
of the Ministry 'was' Inclined to the view
that a referendum would not be neces
sary to overcome the marketing problem
which has arisen following the Privy
Council's judgment in the dried fruits
case.
The Legislative Council unanlv
mously_ agrcad yesterday to the second
reading providing for redistribution ;-pf
its scats. The unofficial leader (Mr.:H.
I. Cohen) and the iwo other members
who spoke claimed that the bill in its
present form was inequitable, and urged
equality of city and country representa
tion.
General. ;li
To obtain co-operation in the. coro
nation plans King Edward has appointed
a special commission, on which the Do
minions will be represented.
Among the new Royal Household
Appointments is that of bis Majesty')
pilot, as "Captain : of the King's
Flight."
The Montreux Convention wad
signed on Monday, and immediately
50,000 Turkish soldiers began rcoccupa-
tlon of the demilitarised zones.
The twenty-first annual confer-"
ence of the Returned Soldiers' Lcagud
will he opened by the Governor . to
day,
A bill was introduced . in tho
Legislative Assembly to. empower tho.
Grain Elevators Board to raise its funds
through the Government,- thus reducing
charges on capital by £35,278 a year,
or 0%d. per bushel of wheat handled.
Details of plans to stimulate)
senior cadet training in co-operation
with educational establishments, in
addition to the already announced iii-
creasc in adult militia activities, was
the subject yesterday of a special mill-'
tary board instruct ion. -
A motion for the appointment of
a select committee to investigate widows'
pensions and child endowment will pro
bably be moved m the Assembly to
day.
Motions in favor of compulsory in
surance against accidents and sickness;
and for an extension of the voluntary
contribution scheme for hospitals, were
carried by the committee of management
of the Royal Melbourne Hospital yester
day.
The Farmers' Debts Adjustment)
Board urges municipalities to grant con
cessions to farmer ratepayers in respect)
of arrears.
Because of the stop-work meetings
to be held by the carpenters to-day and
the bricklayers on Saturday all contracts
under the control- of members: of tho
Master Builders' Association wlil.be closed
down until Monday next.
Two employes of the Public Works
department were bunit about tho faco
and hands when petrol which was being
poured into the tank of a truck Ignited
at a depot in South -Melbourne last
night.
Permission to use long lines froni
10th April to 10th December was re
quested by a deputation comprising
fishermen and business men Introduced
to the Chief Secretory (Mr. Bayley) by
Mr. T. K. Maltby, M.L.A., yesterday.
In moving the adoption of this
Metropolitan Board estimates for 1938-37
the vice-chairman of the finance com
mittee said a reduction in rates might ba
possible "in the near future."
Two men were wounded in a,
shooting affray on a country road neav
Mortlake and are in hospital. A mair
has been charged with attempted mur
der.
Country Section.
A general review of the measures
which are being taken to develop tho
Australian tobacco industry along scien
tific lines will be made by a conference
of technical officers in Brisbane on 28tii
inst.
The need for another water stor
age to serve Werrlbee and Bachus Marsh
irrigators were stressed by Cr. E. G.
Finch before the Water Supply Royal
Commission.
The soldier settlers' conference dtS
cided to launch a campaign for increased
compensation for evacuated settlers.
Sporting Section. '
Selections are published for th(i
race meeting to be held at Ballarat to
day.
Entries for general events to bi
run at the. V.A.T.C. Australian Steepler
chase meeting show an increase on thosu
of last year. -
Country race fixtures for the new
season have been released by the V.R.O.' '
Seven players have already beaw
Invited by Marylebone club to tour Aim-
tralia for the next series of Test mntclie"V
including Allen, who has been appointed
captain. ...
Several prominent League foot
ballers appeared before the tribunal We#
night, when important decisions, werdi
reached regarding rough play charges;
Live S.'.ock Sales "7;
Sporting S-S-r
Football a
Postal Notices "is
Tale . :is
.Letters to the Editor wIST-
Weather . , 'cj®:
Cambcrwell Prospers 15
Country Section . ;1S
. Theatre and Screen ... . - "JT
In the Law Courts "17-
Woman's Interests lg
Commercial and Mining " - 1 19
Broadcasting Programmes . '20
Main Illustrations include the King,
with the Earl of Athlonc, the smiling
Duchess of York, charge of the ' Royal
Scots Greys, Jock signs on,
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