AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) CAVE’S CONDITION. SYDNEY, March 28. Cave is disappointed as lie lias not made more rapid progress after his operation hut his strength is returning very slowly. N.S.W. FINANCES. SYDNEY, March 28. In his presidential address at the annual conference,- of the Nationalist Political Party, ATr Bavin (X.S.'A. Premier) stated that the Government was preparing a far-reaching scheme of financial reform, which would affect lioth the form and the substance of the public finances, and which, he hoped, would enable tjic taxpayer to understand without difficulty the actual position of the public finances, and to realise the actual cost of . allying on the great public services.

BAN ON NEGROES. CANBERRA. March 29. As a result of the unseemly conduct of some negro entertainers with white girls in Alelbourne, the Federal Government has decided in future that: permits to enter Australia as members of bands or entertainers will nut be granted to negroes. Cabinet is consfii ering a similar ban on negro boxers. RAIN AND FLOODS. MELBOURNE, Alarch 29. Heavy rains in Gippsland area resulted in rapid rises of the river levels. Already much lowlying ground is inundated and serious floods are feared if Hie rains continue,®as conditions indicate.

AVI BE LESS SAVINGS. SYDNEY, Alarch 29

Mr L. A. Hook (Deputy General Manager of Amalgamated Wireless) at a conference of dealers said at the present time over half the telegraphic business between Britain and Australia was being handled by the beam system. The saving on telegrams from Australia by wireless as compared with cables was estimated at 0200,000 yearly. CHURCH UNION. SYDNEY, March 29. Justice Harvey, a prominent Anglican presiding at a meeting of representatives of Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches, called to discuss the question of reunion declared there was no question whatever that the constitution recently adopted by the Politicon Synod was the most' cast iron and most rigid constitution any Anglican community had decided to adopt. H that church was going to unite with other churches, one of two things must happen, Cither the Anglican constitution must he altered or other churches must accept it as it was, rather than risk a complete breakdown.