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the day's news
Special Features.
The Federal Jjflbor caucus by. a
twin-one majority, decided to accept the.
Premiers' Conference agreement. lno
Government will now prepare the neces
sary legislation. - !
The Federal Government propose
to reduce pensions by 2/6 in the pound
and to reduce salaries by 26 per cent, over
£1000- a year und 20 per cent, under
£1000.
The Premier stated yesterday in
connection with unemployment rcliet
taxation he would examine the question
of applying the stamp tax method to all
wage?? and salaries. At present the stamp
tax docs not operate on wages or salaries
above £0 a week.
Attempts arc being made to avert,
llio Liberal-Labor crisis winch threatens
to develop jtv the House of Commons next
week. Mr. Snowdcn leads Labors o-
Ktil render" section. ,
. . . . . -.1
General. I
, A- conference of the leaders of the
Opposition .in the \ietorian, Few ooutli
Wales und South Australian pnrltes_ yos-
terday, expressed general npptoval 01 the
Premiers' Conference scheme.
Mr. Bavin, leader of the Opposition,
in the New South Wales State Parlid-
menfc. said yesterday tliat Mr. Fang's plan
for tiic reduction of sulnries to a maxi
mum of £500 was so fantastic that 110 ;
scarcely- believed Mr, Lang was serious
in propounding it.
Lord .Stonehaven, in a speech in
London", said "Australia's decision was a
splendid proof of the nation's integrity.'
Owing to bad weather little flying
was done yesterday in the search for Uie
missing airman,' 'Ir. . J. 3TC. I'lkins. Xo
clues were found. -
'Searchers; for | the missing airman in
the Wodonga" district found a flock of
sheep that. had . gone wild. ' ,
. Some flooding is reported from Wo«
donga. Gorowa, AViingriratta and other
centres.' but: the Weather Bureau issues
a liopeful'; forecast for fine weather.
Saskatchewan farmers, having hail
110 crop 'since ,1028. owing to drought, are
abandoning their. lands. ' .
The: Federal Government' yesterday,
issued a now set of waterside regula
tions. . . .
During' the. debate on the. 'budget in'
tlic 'Canadian -liousc. of Commons: the. Go
vernment was . criticised for its having
lost tlie How- Zealand, market. . > , .
The- Criminal Court of Appeal yeo'
terday- upheld the conviction and) eentenco
of death passed on- AVilliam- John .Dash- ,
wood for- the murder of ' .Frederick
Harold Westburj; 'at: Vermont in. February
last. . . .
Mnssolini's view of.woinnn's place in
society is revealed in anvinterview'.'.withra.'r
Xfl-ench' -woman journalist.. . , .
. Vpur trustees under the Bankruptcy 1
Act were fined yesterday by "Judge- Lukin
for alleged.. breaches/ of: the. rules under : -
the act in fail ing - to . furnish- certain; state- :
IllClltS of. accounts.-.'
An Irish Republican , stronghold h'aa
been raided, in -the ?Dublin;.Arountoins.r A
small; arsenal >.wns found;. there.
:lliotS';ha'vc'. hroken:;ont iainoi)g , tho -
starving - population, of Leningrad. , Clteka
troops: lirctl ;on '.'the mob .and charged 'With
bayonets. , ' -
Literary! Supplement. VSIt!7; 1;
Clius.;Rcude'sy 'The' Cloister and tlie
Hearth:? is -the ''fHalHJorgotlen Book" of
tlio . week. 1 1 V '
.Tile'- sloryiiof ; tho -.discovery of gold .
in Australia-. is - retold iii: :thc latest aildir
tion to the scries of illustrated articiee
on. Landmarks in. -Australian History.
. A re-assessment of Lord Kitchener
as military leader and a fresh view of tho
Gallipoli campaign are contained in two
special articles;: ,
. . Stamp collectors, will he -interested
an article; on. Famous Fhilateiists.
Other interesting papers and
sketches include an. illustrated biographi
cal sketch of ' C. T. llobliouse, Life in
Da'ris To-day, London Gossip, Sarah Sid-
don's Centenary, Music in London, Tho
Great Reform Bill of- 1831, Arc Hoses
Xecessary, -English Reviews, The Russian
Scare and A Convict Artist.
Country Section. " ?
The Dairy ..Produce Export Board
has agreed to a renewal of overseas freight .
contracts on terms: set out by the central
committee of the Australian Overseas
Transport Association. '
It is stated irom Bendigo that' the
Bcndigo freezing- : works -will be opened
if tlie necessary .guarantees are given.
Favorable comment: on the British
standing committee's '-recommendation for
marking butter exportotd to Great Britain
was made by the Minister ot Markets yes
terday..
Difficulties confronting in-igalionists
in Cippslnnd wore , placed before the Min
ister of Water Supply ut a meeting at
Mattra yesterday.
A suggestion is made that sheep
should be used to clear Malice fallow and
stubble now overrun-, with weeds brought
on by the abnormal rains. -
Sporting Section. n
Race meetings are to be 'held to-
&?/ "Williamslciwn (V.), . Randwiek
(J».S.W.), and Victoria Purk fS.A.):' Se
lections- by Tasman are .published. -
It is regarded as practically certain
unit tlie Julius automatic totalisator -will-
be introduced to the. Victorian racing pub-
lie on 15th August next, and at each -
of the other metropolitan courses in ' the
folio-wing three weeks;
Litorary Supplement , . ..G-7-8-9
Woman's Interests .. .. ./.. v;. 13
Tho Churches .. 13
Wcathor .. .. .. .. .. / u
Country Section .. .. .. .; '.. ! 14
Commorelal and Mining iv '15 -;
Couratng at Goetong v. ' 15
Sporting .. .. . |6
Football ... .. .. M V, ..-1.. .. .. , |7
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