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THE DAY'S NEWS
Special Features.
Mr. Scullin quotes cold facts lo Mr.
Holloway in ucccptiny his resignation from
the Cabinet. -
Humors iv ere in circulation yester
day regarding proposed drastic economies
in. 'the -.Defence 'department, and impoit-
ant changes m respect lo me navy.
. , : A startling development in New
Sou 111 "Wales political circles yesterday . .
was the resignation of the Altorncy:Gcne- ;
ral (Mr. Lysught),.
. "Severe storms occurred in Jingland ; .
on Sundny, :niur extensive' damage was,. r:
caused by a . whirlwind at. Birmingham. , .
Sir Hubert WVilkins's Polar . snh-'.ei
marine is disabled in the North Atlantic,..., " ,
Two marine disasters occurred 'oil «
tlie French coast am. Sunday,. one involving ;
tlie loss of dOO lives. " . '
General.
Opposition inctics on the iinem- .
plo)cd ichcf mcusmcs may cause tlie Uo-
vernment some diilienlty, particulaily as , ' -
a demand has developed among its sup- , ,
porters to stand or full by tbe pio-y ' ; '
posals i 1
J!cpiescululi\cs' o? Fcdcial ' piiUlie
service brgaiiisations . rOgurd .. tlie proposed --
reduction - of . salaries ns InoviLablei .' -Vv.,: .
conference yesterday discussed ' details ot ' : i.
the scheme regarding, the conditions'.
At yesterdny's hearing of evidence
hefovo .tlie board of inquiry which is in
vestigating the ' administration of the
Education department, reference was
mado to llio. problem of boys who leave .
school and. enter occupations' for, which
they aro not suited.' ,
Bequests for ratification of the
duties. on. tools of trade .were iuvestignted > c
by. the Ta'riil llourd yesterday .
Jltepk. weather ., was experienced
throiigliout the .week end in Victoria,-.
accompanied .with: rain and snow. Seve-: ; .
nil rivers .arc running ubove flood-. level, : ; > £
but conditions geneially aio nnpiowug.
The assertion "that :French convicts . ,
who fought in tlie war on n proinise»th.it
tiicj would be paidoned weio afleiwnid.
returned to Devd's Island is made in a
book just published inrEugland.- -.d , .
Bright lnSpes. for' tho future of- do- . - :
bacco growing in Australia -were expressed- - >
yesterday .atidlio''. annual mectins - of J. the
Australian Tobacco Growers' Association; :
X'ilots searching, for the missing nirr c
man, Mr. J. lE.Ekins, encountered fen'ow, :
rain and. mist when ilyrng yesterday. . '
Preliminary r to tlie Empire Wool
Conference to be held next week in JIel- -
UUUIUU, ' UII. .41X1 /UitUXI U .:1I|UUL1U " All :iuo
graziers' Federal council was -hold. ryes- : 1
terday.
Amounts totalling £5d00 were voted-
by -tlie City Council yesterday . for-Tlio
eiicf " of distress , in .Tho City Council's
areas, the. relief to 1)0 administered :
Utrough. , -Melbourno'; ..Eudics'-: - Benevolent
Society..; ! ; ' vr J
' A jmy in tile Eiist Civil' Com I jfi.
terday awarded Mrsrt'Emily Taylor, of
Korong Aralc, and Mlieivviiiisbaiid £70l)
damages for the death::o£vthoir son; wlm
died after being struck, vby defendant's
motorcar.
To .study, the- Ton'cns;systom of land -
rcgistintiou with a. view - to applying tt
in Palestine, tlie Director of Land for
Palestine , arrived , in .-Melbourne yester
day.
Women's Section. v
The 'glossary of-;Purliamentary terms :
commenced.last week is concluded; -
An illustrated artiele describes' wise
methods of purchasing and using:solc-timo
remnants. .
i ..'L'Eeful recipes are : found . under the
heading Winter F.ue.
Country Section.
The Premier slates that/the Govefm
meat will not considcv. liow- tlie. operation
of tho. ltqpdigo und Jlallnrat freezing
n.orks is lo be Jinauccd until lamb raisers
have "indicated the extent "to which they
are prepared to-guarahtco lambs for the
worhs. . ' '
A high standard ; of ;;v farming vvas
readied by conipetitbrsii;jii|: tho : Tongala
farm competition, and ,lh- Returns from
some of the dairy.fK'mii.twero.-'oulbtead.'''
ing.
Factors making for success in mixed
farming nro discussed ;in a veport issued by
the Development branch, based: on a sui--
vey of farms ill Uic Goulbiirn Valley.
j-iiosc actively associated with tlie -
litmb-rnibing industry do: not consider that
Hie Picmior lias rot the producers' u dilii-
cult task in asking for, a guarantee of
100,000 lambs to enable Bendigo Freezing
Works to be reopened.
Sporting Section.
Tlie winner .of the. European motor
grand prix maintained (an average speed
of more than SS niilcs -uu ' iiour for 21
hours. . : !."
Al a sale of racehorses ; in . Sydney
ycalciiliiy tlie Valais. horse -Sion was sul'd
lor 1000, guineas. .
. Accepfances were declared yesterday
for inees to bo hold tormorrow at iSpsoni.
oeluelions hy Tasmau. aro'ipubljslicd.
.. '"Ilr Eindnini... yesterday defc.Mcd
L . N ewiniiii m tlie billiard match in Syd
ney by 701 points, after: 'conceding' diim a
start of 0500.;. . ..
n Paces to have been' held: to-day at
ceclong wore postponed because tho coutsu
was ilooUcd.
Sporting .. .. .. .. <t i. . „
Football " "" "' 3
Pagos tor Women f.'v.'V; '.r';!'!' '4.3
Tale
Weather .. ...... ' ' '
Country Section " ,0
Conimorcinl and Mining .V A. V ,
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