AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1918, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] PRICE OF WHISKY. 'Received, This Da.v at S.oO. a.nO SYDNEY, This Day. The priceo! whisky lias Keen increase , to 96s per dozen wholesale. YEARLING sales. (Received, This Day at 8.50. a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Yearlings sold on behalf of New Zealand owners ranged from 40 to 100 guineas.

DESERT GOLD. (Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Commenting on Desert Gold’s superiority over her Australian rivals, tlie “ Sun ’’ says as far as concerned the form of horses competing at the r" J unin meeting. Desert Gold stood out as champion no to 1} miles, weight for nge. Wedge was lucky to beat her in the Futurity Stakes, although some New Zealand critics advised their Australian friends that she might show the effects of all her racing when stripped in Australia. They proved wrong, as apart from the inexhaustible supply of vitality, which means speed, Desert Golu has a wonderful constitution, and during her stay of seven weeks, her trainer never once found her sick or sorry, despite all the galloping and travelling; As a matter of fact she improved with the racing and was much better the she won the All Aged Stakes, than when she began her campaign. She even surprised her admirers in that rare. 1

Many good judges declared they have never seen one good performer > defeat another, as good as Cetigne, so decisively. in all their experience of racing. TAXATION DENIAL. (Received This Dnv at 9.30. a m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Federal Commissioner of Tax.* tion, replying to statements that the Stakes won by Biplane at the Spring Meeting in Australia last year were treated as excess profits and taxed heavily, says this is totally incorrect. No such action was adopted by the Taxation Department.

FEDERAL WAR LOAN. <'Receiied This Dim- 950 a.m. '. SYDNEY, This Day. Additional to £50,000 subscribed to the War Loan at Rnndwick last week, the Lord Mayor caught sportsmen H Tnttersall’s Club on settling day, and raised £117,000. The utlisation of tanks in connection with flic War Loan campaign continues to yield excellent results. There is also great rivalry between the various cities and towns. So far Sydney is badly out-distanced by Melbourne, the former’s, figures standing at £579,3 3 G, and Melbourne's at £1,360,910. At His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, on Saturday night £-100,000 was subscribed.

SPAIN AND GERMANY. (Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m A MADRID, April S. Spain and Germany have reached a" agreement, whereby Switzerland, acting as intermediary, will supervise shipments, and guarantee that the shipments- won’t serve other countries Maritime traffic wjth United Stptes will be authorised for' certain products, stipulated for in tlie Spanish-Amerienn Convention.

MORE MEN CONFERENCE. (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) 'SYDNEY, This Day. Invitations to attend the Governo'General’s conference to discuss the Imperial Government’s appeal for reinforcements have been sent to Mr Hughes, the Minister of Repatriation and leaders of the Labour, Parties in both Federal Houses, the Premiers and leaders of Oppositions in the various States, presidents of Federal and State Employers’ Federations and Labour bodies.

THE RACING PROBLEM. (Recc : red This Dav at 10 15'. •• »n | SYDNEY, This Day. In reply to mudh. sharp criticism ■- ing out of the record attendance at Bandwick during the last meeting while the thinned Australian battalions in France insistently call for reinforcements, the big men of the sport most vitally interested, agree that there is too much racing, but claim that the fault lies with the Government in not. curtailing it. They declare the recommendations made for the limitations of sport, are now whittled away, presumably because of influential representations, and that racing is rapidly getting back to its former extraordinary proportions. They insist that the object of big clubs is sport, and the improving of horse breeding, and not for profit. As to other clubs and pony clubs which cater for non-utilify animals, they demand these should be reduced to a minimum, and point out since the commencement of the year, no fewer than 128 races have been run on pony courses, the prize money averaging only £73. .

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. -•Receiv'd. M ” nt P 25. a.m.) ADELAIDE, This DayElection figures are far from complete. The Premier attributes his defeat to many National-Liberal Coalitionists. and to the Farmers and Settlers' Association acting the part of dog in t} u . manger by separating from the Liberal Party, to which they naturally belonged. ■ LATER. The latest election figures give the Coalitionists 28, Labour 17, Farmers 1, Independent 1.

AN APPEAL. (Roeeir-'d Th : s T*”v at 11 ‘P. ■’ ' SYDNEY, This Day. Captain Carmichael is appealing for a thousand, recruits to return to the front with him by Ist June. A BIG PRICE. (Rreoiv’d T' '« n,, v at I 1 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At the yearling sales, a Linacre filly fetched 2050 guineas..,