AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION CHANGSHA STILL ASHORE. SYDNEV. Aug. 21. The latest report is that the steamer Changsha is still aground. A salvage steamer has reached the scene, and the steamer Victoria is expected to arrive there to-night. 11l K < H A NOSH A. SYI>NEY. August, 22. There are no lurlher tidings ot the Changsha, but it is expected the \ utoria will arrive to-dn,y to tranship the passengers. TAXATION PROPOSALS. [Received this day at B.HU n.m.) SYDNEY. August 22. The “Daily Telegraph." in a special article, published an interview with lenders of commercial and financial circles, pointing out the increase in Federal taxation i- .seriously handieipping manufacturers and production in Australia. Kerr (President of the Cuanihor of Manufactures) quotes New Zealand as a. pattern fur the Common wealth, stating that, when the Dominion showed a surplus, taxation was reduecd by twenty per cent. MAY TIE REFLOATED. {Received t>Ai,s day at 8 a.m./ SYDNEY, Aug. 22. Wireless reports say that the salvage steamer has arrived at the Changsha and tho work of unloading the cargo is proceeding. It is expected that the vessel may la' refloated at high tide. \VH ER EA BO UTS INK N 0 WN. SYDNEY. Aug. 22. Otto Henry Meithkc. a New Zealand athlete, who has a suit for divorce against his wife, applied to the Court for a substituted order of the petition as the 'wife's whereabouts me unknown. It is stated 11 int the coup*' were married in Wellington in Rt'-L and came to Sydney where his wile leU him and so did CI.R'A that he laid put in a safe, also a watch chain and twenty medals lie had won.

BABY'S SAD END. SYDNEY. Aug. 22. Mrs Kyle, of Petersham, while wadijn<r her hahv swooned and the baby fell into the'basin. When the mother recovered tlie l>al»y liad (trow nod. SCIENCE CONGRESS. MI’.LBOI'RNE. Aug. 22 The Science Congress dealt to-day childly with the effect of civilisation ™ the I’aciffc races. N.S.W. POLITICS, (Received Ibis day at 12 nooni. SYDNEY, August 22. lu the Assembly the censure debate is continuing, hut is occupying only a miner phu-e in the minds of members All three parties are still in the dark in inspect to the outcome ~f the wheat dispute, a diversity of upiiiic.n existing as to whether the Nationalists and County Party will arrive at an agreement, or the latlei and Labour. SYDNEY. August 22.

Obituary—Daniel Jobberns. for many years commercial traveller in N.A.: a race lmr.se owner.

( LAPSES WITHDRAWN. MEI.ROPRNE. August 22. On Thursday in the House ot Reps., owing to opposition the Government was compelled to withdraw the retrospective clauses ot the l and Bill, to abolish the tax on Crown leaseholds. QrF. ENs LAN I>' s BCI > G ET. A DEFICIT. BRISBANE. August. 22. In the Assembly, the Treasurer ill delivering his Budget, said that there was a deficit of £184,070. It would he necessary to continue the super land tax for another year, but taxation exemption ' would be increased trom £2OO to £250. The Government hoped to obtain twenty-five thousand trom the tax on bookmaking and betting.