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THE DAY'S NEWS
Special ' Features.
II.M.S. Renown was to leave Hobart
for Melbourne ut midnight last liigiit. She
will arrive here to-morrow morning.
A brilliant display by three thou-
sand school children was witnessed by
the Duke and Duchess at Ilobart yesccr-
day.
Terms of Die new Commonwealth
loan — £4,250,000, at . 5 hi per cent. — for
iimineiiig public works of tho States (ex-'
cept New South Wales) and of the Jfedcrat
Capital Commission for the remainder. of
the present financial year, were an
nounced by the Federal Treasurer yester
day.
Ten lives were lost in Sydney by a
severe cyclone that was experienced fata
on ilonday night and on Tuesday morn
ing. Homes were wrecked and telegraph
and telejihone services completely disor
ganised.
Tho count in the State elections war-
completed yesterday when the result of
WalhaMa electorate wan announced. Thq
Country party candidate, Mr. Moncur, wan
elected by a majority of 45S votes over
the Leber candidate, .Mr. Denningham.
The Ministry's resignation will be consid
ered by Cabinet to-day.
Chiang Kaiabek, tho Cantonese "
general, has formed a new Government
and given the Communist!) "notice to1
puit."
General.
The population of England and
Wales averages 549 per sijuare mile — one
per acre — which is denser than that of
any country for which statistics aro avail
able.
Labor members of tho Australian
Industrial Mission refused to accept :i
banquet ofTered by New York Chamber
of Commerce, because American Labod
men were not also invited.
Reports from Rome state Coat the
relations between Italy, and Jugo-Sluvia
are "dangerously Btrained."
A motion that every unemployed
person should' receive £250 a year war.
enthusiastically adopted by the Britis'g
Independent Labor party.
N.fLW. State Cabinet has repudiated
tho "Red/ rule 'adopted by the Easter
Labor conference called by the deponed
president.
Passengers will probably lis put
ashore to-day from the sti'auded steamer
ltiverina, which is still hard and fast, and
settling in the sand at about 200 feet from
the shore.
Twenty-two thousand people have
been driven from their homes by tho
floods in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and
Tennessee.
. Cricket snobbery in England ilea
been overcome to the extent that in fu
ture amateurs and professionals will iuuch
together when ploying at the oval.
Sydney Royal Show this year
threatens to be a financial failure through
the exceptional rainfall.
Mr. A. Muerow, piano importer, of.
Flindcrs-strect, was killed by " a cable
tram in Collins-street yesterday. He was
90 years of age, and a colonist oi 74
years.
Startled by a cat, three > elephants
broke from their traiuors in, Newark
(N.J.) and charged a crowd. A woman
was trampled (p death. .»
Five business safes Were blown op'ea
T7 "a S«nj Of amateur (xu'oblowersr during '
the week oud. Tho only booty obtained
wus niuepencu.
Country Section.
Uudetcrred by present lew prices
for onions, growers in the Colao . district
are preparing to plant a large area uer
season.
Lambing has commenced at lleyfield,
where 75 points of rain fell during the
week end.
Sporting Section. ; ' '
Owing to continuous rains— over
12 inches fell in three days— Sydney Cup
lias been further postponed until Thurs-
dev. The third day of the meeting' will
he Saturday, and the final Tuesday or next
week.
According to present intentions
Heroic will take his place in the Sydney
Cup field on Thursday.
At Sydney yearling sales J. Roobie,
of victoria, paid 5000- guineas lor the
V alaie— Glittering Gold colt.
Tasman provides selections for to
day's races at Kynetoa.
Handicaps nre published for next
Tuesday's races at Aspendale Park. '
. Jockeys at Tarwin Lower races on
Monday went on strike, protesting ngainct
six months' disqualification, of V. Adkinn.
Stewards then deckled to alter disqualifi
cation to £3 fine.
Country Section . . Lv. ;
Commercial and Mining - .. .. .. 13
Sporting 14.15
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