AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SYDNEY’S FINANCE. SYDNEY. May 2. The Lord Mayor states there will be a reduction of a penny in the pound in rates on unimproved capital value in the city during the present year. The surplus in 1023 amounted to £lll- - and the expenditure for the current year is estimated at £1,220,000 and income £1,201.000. The Mayor states there probably will lie a substantial saving in the expenditure, just as there was last year. X.S.W. FINANCE. SYDNEY. May 1. The State, revenue for ten months ended 30th. April amounted to £28,33(5,- .'!(;.■), which is £2,01(5.000 less than the actual expenditure. The revenue showed a nett increase of £1.131.202. compared with the same period last year and the expenditure a nett increase of £1.(501.710.

MU BRUCE’S VIEWS. MELBOURNE. -May 2. Speaking yesterday. Air Bruce said some people, particularly in Britain seem to think that Australia could stand still and offer advantages to Britain which no other country enjoyed. It ivi's not possible to offer those advantages unless Australia received from Britain some return. Ho felt very much the action which was taken recently. If Australia could not obtain the trade relations she desired with Britain, she would go elsewhere. That would mean the breaking of many tics, and Australia, would never he able to render Britain the service her representatives hoped she would he able to do. when they submitted their proposals. The question was whether Australia could wait any longer, or whether she would have to offer trade concessions to other countries. Australia, could probably complete a trade arrangement with Canada which would ho „f benefit to her. hut this could only bo done hv giving Canada the concessions at present given to Britain.

BALLOT BOX SCAN|)AI

SYDNEY. May 2. The Federal Executive of the Australian Labour Party appointed a committee comprising President Hannan (Victoria) Vice-president K.'lineally (West Australia) and Carbine* (New South Wales) to hu tan upon inquiry into the ballot box scandals. CITY OK SINGAPORE'S KIRK. ADELAIDE. May 2. At the iiique-l on tile body of Aloel't 1 live liman, one of the victims of the lire on the steamer Citv of Singapore, neither the master of the ve**cl nor any other witnesses were able lo throw light on the rnu*c ol the out break, she oiilv new evidence secured was the fact that on the previous morning, us a sling containing cases ol kerosene was being lowered into No I hold, the rope broke and the eases fell into the hold, fifteen tins living smnMied. 'pili-

ng; the contents over the cargo. Til.'

kerosene was not mopped up

.MOTHER AND DAUGHTER’S DEATH. SYDNEY. May 2. At the inquiry concerning the death of Mrs Sartor and her daughter at Newcastle. Sicvcrl ' Saeter gave evidence that he and the elder ue.cu.-c:l had lived together as man and wife for the last seventeen years. Her real mime was Haley. The younger deceased was their daughter. They ftqcanned three veins ago on me.nut of domestic troubles, hut witness had heel, friendly terms during that period with both the deceased. The Coroner found that dram was due to poisoning and that Elbe Hahn wilfully administered poison to her daughter and then to her-clf.