AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1922, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RECORD SHOW. SYDNEY, April 19. ’ r I he Secretary of the Show reviewing the week’s events, states the Centenary show was a record in every way. The receipts should exceed last year by £3OOO sterling. The attendance is expected to exceed half a million, last year’s being 464,000. Competitive entries show a fifteen per cent increase on 1921.

N.S.W. FINANCE. SYDNEY, April 19

In view of the serious condition of the State finances it is thought likely that Parliament will provide for the reenactment of the super tax on incomes. immediately the House meets.

UNiVERSITY APPOINTMENT. SYDNEY, April 19

The University Senate appointed Arthur Lindsay Sadler to the Chair of Oriental Studies, in succession to the late Professor Murdoch. Sadler is at present lecturer at Li-ers College, Tokio.

BUTTER RISING. MELBOURNE, April 19. Owing to the falling off in the production of butter, the price has increased 12s per hundredweight a penny farthing per pound.

WHEAT YIELD. MELBOURNE, April 19. The wheat yield in Victoria for the season just ended was 43,567,0t10 bushels, 4,399,000 in excess of 1921. A USTR AIJ A N POLITICS. MELBOURNE, April 18. Mr Catts announced that 100 branches of the majority 'Labour Party have been formed within ten days. He added that the paw at which the movement was growing has alarmed the Australian Pa try Executive which is calling the Federal and State Parliamentarians together for stock-tak-ing purposes. RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE SYDNEY, April 19. The Oomcrie. quarantined on Thursday. was released yesterday. She is loading wheat for United Kingdom. The crew will he released later.

TRAM PASSENGERS. SYDNEY, April 19

Tramway statistics for Friday. Saturday and Monday show over three million passengers were carried, the revenue totalling £39,134 sterling, a net increase on 1921 figures of 99,485 passengers, or £553 sterling. Proportionate decrease in revenue is due to the fact that fares to the showground were reduced twenty-five per cent.

ANZAC DAY

SYDNEY, April 19

Arrangements are being made all over the States for a memorial sendee in commemoration of Anznc Dav.

PROHIBITION POLL PROMISE

SYDNEY, April 19

Speaking at the farewell to F. C. Middleton, the prohibition propagandist who is leaving for Canada. Mr Ley. Minister of Justice, said Sir J. Fuller had promised a referendum on prohibition during the campaign and the promise will be carried out.

CHURCH CONFERENCE,

SYDNEY, April 19

The eighth triennial assembly of the Congregational Church to be held from the 10th to 17th of May, will deal with Church Union and Lambeth proposals. A further substantial step towards union is exported.

BILLIARDS

SYDNEY. April 10

Stevenson is sojourning in Australia, for three months and New Zealand for one, and is arranging three matches in Australia. A contest has been arranged between himself and Liudruin for sixteen thousand up, probably commencing on the 30th.

BUBONIC PLAGUE

THE SYDNEY OASES,

SYDNEY, April 19

There is another case of plague at Waterloo, the patient residing near the affected area at Alexandria. A plague rat was discovered in Sussex Street. This is the fourth since Thursday.

SAWING CONTEST. •Received This Day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 19. The Royal Show has concluded. The wood sawing consolation final was won by Appe and Kowoll of New Zealand in 27 \ seconds.

1 AIMTGRATION PLANS

SYDNEY, April 19,

The New South Wales Parliament will meet on April 26, but only for a short session. Tlie Cabinet reports haying considered the question of opening up and populating the country. It adopted a minute in regard to various developmental questions, which have been telegraphed to Mr Hughes with the object of opening up negotiations with the Federal Government for the purpose of financing developmental works, with assistance from the British and Federal Governments.

Mr Wen me, Lands Minister, says the Government is determined that land settlement is to be the chief plank in its policy. Ho declared that only a sound land policy will pull the State out of its financial diffiulties.

However, the new Cabinet has decided that for the present year it will reimpose a super-tax of only 6d in the pound on incomes, but the ordinary tax on income will pot bo altered.