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METEOROLOGICAL.
| The local temperature leadings for
the last 24. hours, as supplied by Mr
John Brittain, of the Mount Pleasant
Observatory. a.re as follows :—Maxi
mum (shade), 45 degrees; minimum
(shade), 37.8 degrees; on grass, 28
degrees,
'the barometrical readings, as sup
plied by Messrs Carter and Werner,
were—9 a.m., <30.263 ; 3 p.m., 30.275;
6 : p.m., 30,300. Moisture—9 am., 80
per cent.; 3 p.m., 78 per cent.; 6 p.m.
80 per cent.
'the Federal Pact.—The Federal ex-
Minister for Works and Railways and
Mr Prowse the ex-Country Party
whip, yesterday received a telegram
from the Western Austi alian Primary
Producers’ Association, stating that
by a large majority the Bruce-Page
pact had been opposed. A move
ment is afoot to convene a conference
of the Victorian Farmers’ Union dur
ing show week to discuss the question
and this has the endorsement of Mr P.
G. Stewart. Referring to the West
ern Australian resolution Mr Prowse
remarked that the idea of the Pact
was a mistake from the beginning.
The Pact, indeed, was bringing about
the position which it "was really de
signed to avoid.
Appreciation.—ln the final report to
the City Council: the Mayor (Cr R. J,
Cooke) writes: —“That of the ' 18th
mst. being the last meeting of my
•erm as Mayor of this important City
r desire ro .convey to the councillors
and citizens the gratetui thanks of
the mayoress and myself for tho willing,
heip extended to us at all times dur
ing. our term. The year has been a
pleasant one, and the Mayoress and
myself look, back with pleasure to our
year’s work. We have endeavored to
carry out the true civic spirit that*
has been handed dow r n to us, and we
are as convinced as ever to the slogan
as originated at the commencement ot
our term:—“Ballarat first, Ballarat
second, Ballarat always.” It has been
a great privilege to us to fill the im
portant offices we have occupied,)
and we appreciate very deeply the)
many kindnesses that we have receiv-)
ed during the year. We wish, out'
successors in office a pleasant and)
prosperous year-, always 'bearing in)
mind that this city is worthy of every
effort our citizens can put forth in its
advancement.”
Rain in Wheat Areas. Rain has
fallen during several days throughout
the wheatgrowing districts of Vic
toria. The most gratifying feature
of the reports received at the Weather
Bureau on Thursday was that the rain
had Extended to the Malice and the
Wimanera. In both of these districts
,t was 'much needed, and it is stated
that they have benefited to the extent
of half an inch in three days. The
vain has done incalculable good to the
growing crops. • Tho : Commonwealth
meteorologist (Mr B. A. Hunt) was
,erv optimistic regarding the pros
pects for the season. Though it is
still difficult accurately, to estimate
what the yields will be, these rams
have considerably relieved the posi
tion. which in many districts was be
coming somewhat acute, owing to the
absence of normal winter moistuie.
The reports of further falls received
yesterday indicated that an average
,-,p so points had fallen in tho Mallee
far the 24 hours ended at 9 o’clock
h the morning. The raim was heavier
iiV th© Western district, 81 points bo*
ing registered. at Cavendish. In the
northern country the aggregate reach
ed a;quarter of an inch. There wes
up to an inch in the North-East, and
fa . the North-Central district from a
quarter of ‘an* inch to 61 points at
Tfenthahi:' There were light general
falls ih the metropolitan area, varying
from; seven points at Preston do 45
points' at. Cheltenham. In Uipp&land
the average', was TO points in the far
east, which varied to 70 points at- :
Leongatha in the west. Light to
moderate rain fell in South Australia
and in New South Wales, south of the
Lachlan ‘River. Mr Hunt said that
there were slight - indications cf an
other' disturbance approaching West
ern Australia from the Indian Ocean.
City Loan Works.—ln its reports
the City’Council on Monday night the
finance committee will * make the* fol
lowing regarding
loan, works: —That Colonel Sanday he
appointed to supervise the construction
of tho two creek works in Black Hill
and Specimen Vale at a salary of £7
per week, plus 12$- per cent, ‘on any
amount saved on th? estimates for
these works; that plans of the proposed
works be referred for consideration to
the council meeting on Monday, ISth
August, in order that councillors may
have time to inspect them; that the
matter of arranging for the financing
of these works be left in the hands
of the mayor and town clerk.
Soldier Settlement. —In the House
ol Representatives yesterday, the
Treasurer, jn reply to Mr Cook, said
that £35,063,000 had been advanced to
the States in loans for soldier settle
ment. Of this New South Wales had
received £9,826,000. Victoria £11,968,-'
,000, Queensland £2,779,000 South Aus
tralia £2,857,000. West Australia
£5,402,000, Tasmania £2,103,000. The
interest varied from £4/14/3 to £7
5/ per cent, but of this the Com
monwealth was finding 2$ per cent, for
ive, years. The amount owing in in
terest was £631,000. The question of
failures amongst soldier settlements
and the possibility of increasing num-
I bers of soldiers leaving the land was
h matter for the States, but if a con
ference of the State Governments were
held to formulate a scheme to improve
tlie unsatisfactory conditions under
which many soldiers were said to be
existing, tho Commonwealth would be
prepared to confer with them. J
Tait Cars. —Although an impressioni I
prevails that Tait cars have been '
banned for the remainder of the win- I
ter on the Ballarat and other lines. !
such actually is not the easo. The 1
instruction to the staff debars only the, |
“pneumonia” cars from the Woodend i
—(Ballarat and Castlemaino—Mary- j
borough and Ballarat lines, but makes
no mention of the Melbourne-Ballarat
line.
Positions of Political Aspirants
Mr R,. S. M'Alpin. who resigned his!
oodtion as stock inspector to stand 1
for Upper Goulburn at tho last election |
has been reinstated in another district.
Mr J. F. Mahoney, who nominated for
-1 a well and Ararat, has applied for re
instatement.
Victorian Mining Accident Relief
Fund.—On the 4th inst., the Mayor
(Or R. .J. Cooke) interviewed various
mplicants for assistance from the funds
of the Victorian Mining Accident Re- i
lief Fund. Reports on these eases he 1
took with him to a meeting of the!
trustees 'held at the Town Hall, Mel- j
bourne, on the sth inst. After full |
consideration at the trustees meeting
't was decided to reduce the number,
>f unplioants to the most necessitous,
which resulted in Ballarat’s number j
bring reduced to five, Remdigo and)
Melbourne being reduced proportion
ately. These applicants have been in
-4 rooted to forward statutory declara
tions and the same have been returned j
and forwarded to» the secretary of the
bind. The limited number of appli
cants will mean that a larger amount
vill be received by each of them.
Outlook for Crops.—Mr T, W. .1. I
Fox, railway traffic superintendent,]
bps been advised from stations in his l
listrict that steady rains have fallen
hroughout the Wimmera and that as
a ‘Consequence 'the outlook for tho
wopg lias much improved.
Technical School Teachers.—A de
putation from tho technical school
teachers’ association yesterday asked
j Mr Lemmon (Minister for Education)
to bring them under tho superannua- j
:ion scheme. Mr 35. W. Greenwood
-ccomponied the deputation, which ve
eived a very sympathetic reply
Ballarat Champion Sheep Show.—
All arrangements have now been com
j luted fo r the c-liampion sheep show
n Wednesday and Thursday next, un
!er the uspices of the Ballarat Agri
cultural Society. The largest entry
, ■ n the history of the society has been
received, the cxh.lbits totalling 450
, :hcep. The following breeds will be
pxhib'hed-Mrirtids. l-iiicolns, English
end Border Leicesters, Sou the!owns,
Sutiolkb. R.cmney Marsh, Dorset Horn,
■lhrcpshires, Corriedales, and Pol- I
.warths. All ‘the noted".breeders of the
Western district and other sheep grow
ing districts of Victoria will lie repre- ■
on ted and it is confidently expected
hat this year’s show will eclipse all
last exhibitions. A splendid entry
bas keen received for the sheep dog
rials, which will be carried out on
'lli afternoons at the show. On
Thursday 'the stud sheep sales will he
-ondueted..
South Street Competitions.—lnterni
ng competitors are reminded that en
ries for all sections of the South
erect competitions (except hiigh
rind events) will finally cbose on Mon
day next, the 18th inst. Another
urge parcel of entries came to- hand
esterday. and it is confidently expect
d that a n ew record will be estabi'sh
rl this year. Entries should be
'oclgccl at the central office, Ci'v
Mall.
The Motor Does It.—With potatoes
£ their present prices, the grower in
he Bungarce district is hard put to it
.o make up per ton the cost of dig
r’ng, bagging, cartage, and freight,
nd it is a well-known fact that, whi.e
he tubers are only ranging from £2
’/ to £l2/10/ per ton for Snowflakes,
.nd £3 for red-soil (Carmens), there is
o market for them in the district
tsclf. But one or two enterprising
notor lorry owners are making a pro.
t. They are going into the distric t.
Hiving at the lowest price, and mil
ling the cargo up north at a profit.
Inc* example may be quoted.:—A
notcr lorn- owner took his vehicle
jown.to a certain part of the potato
ifea, 'and loaded up five tons, for which
ie paid £l2/15/. He carted these
‘up north,” and hawked them around
he country, selling in single or doubic
jags. His retail price was 7/6 per
mg, which is at the- rate of £5/12/6'
jer ton, and he sold the lot, showing,
jf course, a nice profit, even on the
:ost- of petrol and personal expenses,
it was a- one man job, and “came off”
/ery satisfactorily.
De.ayed Express.—lt is understood
riiat a railway official has been sus
pended in South Australia, pending
an enquiry in. connection with, the de
lay caused at Naire to the East-West
express while travelling to Melbourne
jii Sunday night. When questioned
m the matter yesterday, no statemeui.
aou and. be obtained from officials of the
Railway Department. It has been
pointed’ out that on the South Aus
tralian railways no portable telephones
:re carried. Had 1 tnere been a serious
icc.oent, it would have taken some
ime to get into communication with
-.he nearest station-
Ballarat City Rowing Club.—The
•I'auarat - City Rowing Club is launch
ing out in a scheme of expansion that
promises to bring this old time club
.iito the front rank again. The an
nual meeting is to be held at the end
-if the month, and the date of nomina
tion of officers will be duly announced
-u "xhe Star.” The club is doing
.-xcellentiy from every point of view,
u the rowing, which after all, is the
vbing that counts, it has secured fourth
place in' the junior premiership list
;f the State, which is itself a fine re
ord. Fimancially the club is an ex
elient position, having ..a bal
tnce of some £BO, and with good, pros
pers ahead. The social functions in
rid of the club funds but more so in
aid of the social ‘‘end” of the cluib,
nave been eminently successful. Their
original objective was to keep the boys
ogether and attract interest to their
interests, and apart-from the fact that
socially these dances have beesh
amongst the/most - enjoyable of the
season, these: objects have, been achiev
ed. The club’s annual meeting on
30th August is. being looked ' forward
or with keen interest and the secretary
Mr J. Laurie) is hoping for a re
cord attendance.
. - Bungareo Races. —The secretary of
the Bungarce Race Club (Mr D. Barry)
has -made application, subject to the
approval of the V. 8.0., to race nest
Friday, instead of the meeting which
was t 0 have been held yesterday, and
which had to be postponed in eon>e
qnence of the rain having affected
the track.
Cattle Yards iu City—Arrangements
have been, made by the JriealUi c<Jm
uiiiiou to visit Ballarat on Monday
to enquire into the appeal which Ims
been made regardin'*: the extension at
tattle saleyard*- in the oily.
Protection of Animals.—The Mayur
(Or it. J. Cooke) has arranged loi ihe
secretary of the Society for the pro
tection. of Animals to visit Bailamt,
on 27 th August, when be will give mi
address on the work and scope of ilie
organisation.
Rearing Completion.—The ""organ
alterations at rhe Lydiard stivtc
Methodist Church, which were com
menced carry in iasc May, are now
nuirijng completion. It is antici
pated ihat th; tuner will be able to
commence tuning during- the coming
week. The painters and-' polishers
are making excellent progress, and :iie
ciion- gal.ery has now the appearance
of being ready for use at an early
date. The members of the choir
have rendered excellent service under
restricted conditions, and will appreci
ate a Sunday or two the in
creased facilities provided for them.
The lowering of the organ key-ho.irl
and its re-erectiop. c.osed to the puij ;i
platform will now render the or,gen
more conveniently available for t;v
bv the congregation at public func
tions which may be held in the church
during the week.
•School Picture Night.—The Mac.
arthur .Street School will hold a pic*
turo night in the theatre on 'Monday
evening. The pictures will induce
incidents taken in connection with tlm
recent tree planting at Vale Pant,
saluting the flag, and children at
school games. Tho proceeds me in
aid of the sports fund
Cheque Case. —. Senior-OoiiB table
Craig and Constable .Lloyd last even
ing arrested Francis Beacham, aged
2-t years, a mechanic, .on . a charge of
nav.ng stolen two’cheques from _Mv
James Al'Neil. firewood merchant,
nvoro is also a charge m regard to a
cheque i&( £6'3;, winch was presenr*
ed at the Ballarat branch of tile Et>-
and A Bank, and which purported lo
near dir .M'.Neil’s signature. The ut
ilised denied the charges.
United Masonic Ball.—Judging by
the interest evinced by Ballarat and
:istrict Masonio lodges tlie revival ot
dies interesting social functions has
met with geenral favor. After Mon
day next tickets can only be procur
ed from the secretary, Mr AY. Wads.
All arrangements were completed last
night and the committee have risen h>
the occasion in their endeavor to make
the revival a memorable one.
Community Singing.—The coni*
mun.ty singing committee met
night "at the City Hall; the president
(Cr \Y- R. Els worth) being in me
chair. It was reported that the shift
ing was going ahead excellently, ami
that the audiences were all that could
no desired. The matter of produci,.*
anew issue of the song books v. as
Keenly discussed, from the cost of
printing point of view, and the matter
was left in the hands of Mr J. J- nmer.
Accounts amounting to yQI/17/ wme
passed for. payment, as also was one
or the settee presented to the Benevo
lent Home from the funds. This wilt
rarrv an inscribed plate setting form
that the settee was the gift of the com
mttee to the new day-room in the new
annexe to the City Hall. It was ■e
jortecl that the average attendance
was about 800. The singing used
,vas as successful as ever, and the mg
ludienc.o. under the direction of -Jr
\Y. S. Sampson, and with Mr Cedric
Gower at the piano, enjoyed itseu
••horoughly in the singing of the old
,ad new songs. There were plenty ot
-.pccialiscd items, and the n'gbt proved
~s pleasurable as ever.
Cigarette, Tobacco, and Chocolate
Slot Machines.—An interesting point
nearing on provisions of the factories
and shops legislation has just been
cleared up by the Crown law .authori
ties- Objection has been taken to
-he use of cigarette, tobacco, ana
chocolate machines, which are now
being generally used, on tho ground
chat these machines amounted to a
contravention of the legislation Pi°
aiding for the closing of shops seJUng
commodities such as tobacco, at ccr
.ain hours- Much legal argumem
nas at various times followed trie
raising of this objection, it being hem
ov those opposed, to the objection that
ihe machines were not shops, and
therefore were not under the factory
egislation relating to closing hours.
This view has been upheld by tno
Crown Solicitor, who has stated tuat
inch machines are not “shops within
the meaning of the Act.” Objection
has now been raised to cigarette and
obacc.) machines on the grounos
that, as under the Police Offences Act
it us an offence to sell tobacco to a
person under the age of 16 years, the
machines cannot he used unless it can
ic shown that persons under that age
do not receive tobacco from them.
Legal opinion is divided on this
point-
Methodist President’s Visit. —The
Rev. B. W. Heath, the President of
die Victorian, and Tasmanian Method
ist Conference, will pay his official
visit to Ballarat on Tuesday next.
The Lydiard street. Barkly street, and
Pleasant street circuits will combine,
and tender a social evening in the
Dana street Hall in the evening at °
olclock. A large gathering of the
ministers and members of the various
congregations, throughout the c*tv
and surrounding districts is expected
to participatei in this social funct'on-
Vluscal items will be provided, also ie
‘reshments._ The President will de
iycr an address to. the churches of the
i'.strict on the subject, “What is right
with the church?” A cordial wei*
:omc i.s extended to all interested
the President’s vi§it t
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