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Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1917, Page 3

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Per Press Association. —Copyright, income Tax Payers. (Received May 17, at 920 a.m.) Sydney, May 17 This year’s income tax has disclosed that since 1896 the proportion by payers of the lax has riaen from one to three per hundred of the population, though in the meantime the exemption has been raised from £2OO to £250. 16 Tons of MiceMelbourne May 17 As shewing the magnitude of the mice plague in the wheat districts, sixteen tons of mice we r e caught at Minyip last month, and 16| owt in one night alone.

Opal Discovery. Melbourne, May 17 An extensive opal field has bsen d scovered 120 milea north of Tarcoola, A Nationalist Party. Perth, May 17 A conference of political parties, excepting the Official Labour took the initial step with a view to forming a Nationalist Government, preparatory to an early appeal to the country. It was decided to ask the official l&borites to join.

N S- Wales Population. (Received May 16, at 11.50 a.m.) Sydney, May 17 The State population totals 1,846,736, a decrease of 21,908 compared with the previous year,

Soldiers' Votes Melbourne, May 17 The first return of the soldiers’ vote for the House of Representatives gives 13,115 for the Natiooalists and 6,213 for Labour. There are still one hundred thousand soldiers’ votes (o com*-.

A Bye-Election Melbourne, May 17 King O’Malley states he will not be a candidate for Darwin vacancy caused by the death of Mr Huwroyd as he has had enough. (Mr O’Malley was defeated by Mr Howroyd at the recent elections.)

Butter Shortage. Melbourne May 17 The report of the Federal Prices Commissioner states that; un1689 more batter is put into the winter pool, butter will have to be imported in a few moaths.

Council Appointments. Brisbane, May 17 Following the defeat of the. proposal to.abolish the Upper House Government is appointieg Ja number of Labourites to the Council. A Referendum Wanted. Adelaide, May 17 A conference of twenty religious temperance and social organisations carried a motion urging a referendum on prohibition at. the next elections.

Sir J. Madden, K.O.M.G. etc., Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Jnsticeof Victoria, when delivering judgment in a case in which an inferior substitute had been pushed as “ just as good ” as SANDER’S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, said :—“ Whenever an artice is commended to the public by reason ofjits good quality it is not permissable to imitate any of its features, and he prohibited tho offending party from further substitution. When using a medicine it is “ good quality ” that you want, and SANDER’S EXTRACT has the endorsement and approval of the highest authorities. Inhaled, applied locally, taken on sugar or in water as directed, SANDER’S EXTRACT is equally beneficial, because it is specially refined and prepared by Sander’s process and contains no harmful by-products. Use SANDER’S EXTRACT only when you desire good and lasting effects; no tf just as good.!’