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THE NEWS IN BRIEF
TASMANIA.
Weather forecast, Issued at 9 p.m. yes*
tcrday for 24 hours ensuing:-Tempor-
arily fine, followed by unsettled wea-
ther, with some rain developing in tho
north-west quarter, and extending more
generally later. Freshening northerly
winds, followed by a westerly chango.
Ocean: Freshening northerly to wes-,
torly winds, with moderate to rough seas
around Tasmania,
Metropolitan Forecast-Temporarily:
Ono, followed by freshening northerly
winds, and later some rain.
The King's Cup race and the Austra-
lian sculling championship were rowed
on the lower Derwent course on Satur-
day. West Australia won the eight
oared event, and Pearce (N.S.W.) tho
sculls. Owing to the rough state of
the water four of the crows swamped,
including the Tasmanian. The race was
decayed until five o'clock in the hopo
that the water would calm down, and
ütfi light was falling when the crews
lipishèd. A crowd of about 3o;ooo peo-
ple watched the race.
The Premier (Hon. J. A. Lyons) on
Saturday announced the names of üioso
.whom tlio Government had decided to
submit.for tile approval of the Governor
in-Council for appointment to a com-
mittee to undertako the work of assist-
ing discharged prisoners.
The War Service Homes Actjias been;
teo amended as to increase tlîe;maxihium"
amount advanced on> a singlo'rproperty.;
INTER-STATE.
The Dulce and Duchess of/York have
firrived at Canberra for tó-dáy's his
tbric ceremony. A full description is
published of tho city.
The honours' list in connection with
the Royal visit includes Mr. J. II. But-
ters, C.M.G.. who is to bo invested with
the title of K.B.; the Mayor of Hobart,
Mr. 13. J. Rogers, who is to have bestow-
ed upon him the honour of C.M.G.; and
Mr. Darcy Addison, M.V.O., I.S.O., who is
to be raised from fifth to fourth class
M.V.O.
During tho trip of tho Royal train to,
Queanbeyan a missile was thrown, and'
splintered a window pane.
The AH-Australian Trades' Union con-,
gress at Melbourne has bitterly dis-:
cussed the appointment of Judge Drake-;
Brockman to the ? Arbitration Court
Bench.
Tho South Australian Police Associa-
tion has lodged claims in the Industrial
Court for increased rates of pay.
Sydney High School won the Head ot
tho River rowing raco on Saturday for
tho third consecutive year.
Christian Brothers' College had a run-
away victory in tho head of the river
rowing race held in Perth (W.A.) on
Saturday.
Scotch College boys won the head of
tho river race in Melbourne on Satur-
day afternoon, thus malting their third
successive victory in those races.
Mr. Albert J. Thurgood, an old-time
champion Australian huies (footballer,
was killed in a motor-car collision in
¡Victoria on Saturday»,
BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
The London "Observer" says there, is
no reason why the miracle of American
expansion should not be repeated in thc".
Southern Hemisphere.
Tho Bishop of London, who has re-
turned to England from his world tour,
hos much to say regarding Australia.
The International wheat conference
held in Kansas City, U.S-A., concluded;
its three-day session on Saturday, ar-*
riving at tho view that world-wide co-,
operation was essential to place the
wheatgrower on tho plane that ho ought
to occupy, and give him a full return;
for his labour.
M. Borodin, tho Soviet; adviser to thc
Nationalists in China, says,that they
will bo in Poking in tlirco months. Ho
derided tho idea of a blockado by thc
Powers, and sneered at tho warships
and troops concentrated in'China.
Tho "South . African Government will
Introduce the Flag Bill in the House of
Assembly on May 16. Tho Union Jack
will be officially recognised.
A farmer named Swart, in South
'Africa on Friday, shot 10 people and
then committed suicide.
Two rigid airships ot 5,000,000 cubii
foot gas capacity aro being built in Eng-
land for a service between Great, Bri-
tain and Canada. " ' '
Field-Marshal Lord Allenby unvoilet
a wnr memorial in the chapel on thc
Mount oí Olives on Saturday, commem-
orating the Dominions troops who died
in tho Mesopotamian campaign.
? Tho illness of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
tho leader of the British Labour party,
lias given rise to speculation as to thc
future leadership of tho party.
An amendment of the British Trade
Unions Bill has been submitted, declar-
ing a lock-out to be illegal.
A French newspaper congratulates
Great Britain on tho War Debt Note,
and says it lins caught the United States
Government in the very act of makins
a dishonest manoeuvre.
Exactly what tho Economic Confer-
ence at Geneva is all about seems to bo
kept a dark secret.
A truce has been declared in Nicara-
gua, paving tile way for a settlement of
the revolution.
A French steamer has disembarked a
cargo of munitions, including airplanes,
rifles, ammunition, and steel pontoons,
for Yugoslavia.
At tlie London wool sales on Friday
prices and competition were maintained'.
The reduction of tho Bank of England
rate lins had a. salutary effect on the
London Stock Exchange, most depart-
ments being active,
i Tho English fruit markets continue
good for the finest sorts from Australia
and New Zealand, but, unfortunately, a
considerable proportion of the fruit from
Tnsmania Is not altogether satisfactory.
A statement issued by the Secretary
of Commerce (Mr. H. C. "Hoover) on
Saturday of the damage done by tho Mis-
sissippi floods, shows that 11,000 square
milos of territory are flooded, and 330,000
persons homeless. Thc crest of the
flood is moving at 40 miles a day, and
has 400 miles to go oro reaching the gulf
¡ of Mexico. New Orleans is still in dan-
ger until tho crest has passed.
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