AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AN ACTOR DEAD. (Received this day at 11.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 4. Advices have been received of the death aboard a ship returning from Hong Kong to Australia of diaries Workman, the well-known actor. IRISH ENVOYS. (Received this day at 11.45 a.m.) SYDNEY. May 4. The Federal and State Crown Departments are conferring on the matter of deporting the Irish Republican Envoys. A SURVIVOR. SYDNEY, May 4. Charles West, one of the survivors of the Amy Turner is tin Aucklander. A DANGEROUS WOMAN. SYDNEY. .May 4. Nurse .Mitchell, recently acquitted on a murder charge, has been committed for trial on a charge of shooting with intent to murder Frank Bonfiglio. her divorced husband, in January last. FEDERAL POLITICS. PERTH. .May I. Mr Biuco J:l-o announced be was providing half a million for the Stales cn a pound fur pound basis for national main road development and steps were being taken to encourage colts» production. Mr Bruce, outlining proposals for the Premier’s Conference said the Commonwealth was proposing to withdraw from the field of taxation where incomes were less than two thousand. The leeway will he made up by taxing excess of incomes over two thousand at a rate applicable to tho whole amount of income. No tax free loans are to he issued in future. A Council of Federal and State Treasurers will he appointed for co-ordination ol public borrowing. Mr Bruce added that it would be proposed that Anzac Day be observed as a National holiday on April 25th.