AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

WORLD’S CHAMPION SPRINTER

(Australian Press Association)

MELBOURNE, April 14

Winning the ICO yards and obtaining third in the uij yards A. Robertson, who was runner-up last year, won the world’s running championship with 28 points, L. Parker (Queensland) 13 points 2. The New Zealander, I>. McLennan faded to score.

£SOO REWARD

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.)

SYDNEY, Aprl 1.5

The Chief Commissioner of Police recommended to the Government that a reward of £SOO sterling be offered for information leading to the arrests of the Aludgee tram bandits, ten per cent of the money recovered to be added, if the recommendations are accepted.

N.S.AY. RAILAVAY

SYDNEY, Aprl 15

The chief railway commissioner, Air Cleary said although the Australian Railways Union has rejected the fortyfour hours work' for forty-four hours pay proposal., .three skilled unions, namely, locomotive enginemen, electricians and permanent way signallers had accepted the compromise. Mr Cleary emphasised that the way to negotiations was not closed. He was doing everything to avoid further dismissals.

AVESTRALiIAN POLITICS

PERTH, April 14

Premier Collier congratulated Sir James Mitchell (leader of the Opposition) on the Nationalist victory, and gave an assurance of co-operation in the difficult time ahead. Air Collier resigns on 23rd.

ROYAL SHOW

(Received this day at noon.) SYDNEY, April 15

The Royal Show opens to-day with the judging of cattle and pigs. There are record entries in nearly all sections.

The-weather is unpromising at present though it is expected to improve for the official inauguration to-mor-row. 6 :> :

HEAVY RAIN,

SYDNEY, April, 15

An unusually heavy rainfall was recorded on the north coast for the week end. At Port AlacQuarrie ten inches fell in forty.-eight hours.

TOTE, BILL

MELBOURNE, April 15

The Victorian Premier announced that despite the .apposition of the churches, the. Totulisator Bill will be proceeded with this week.

LICENSIN G REFERENDUM

i MELBOURNE, April 15. The final figures of the licensing referendum are: — Wet 552,186 ]}j.y 419,605

WOOL POOL DANGER.

ADELAIDE, April 15

Mr W. G. Young, managing director of Etler Snath Coy., forecasts possibilities of harm in the Empire wool pool. He fears the suggestion may create hostility among other nations at present using Australian wool.

ed by the equivalent of Id per gallon, which was too small to justify any alteration in the retail price. Regarding safeguarding duties, the Chancellor °of the Exchequer said tne.se duties weie not primarily revenue duties, and under Acts imposing them four of them were due to expire this year, namely, the duty on lace on June 80th, and duties on cutlery, gloves and gas mantles on December 31st. He proposed to allow these duties to continue till the respective dates but not to renew them. The consequential loss to revenue would be £521,090 this year and £823,000 in a full year. In regard to the McKenna duties of 33 1-3 per cent on imported motor cars, clocks, watches, musical instruments and cinema films, Mr Snowden said he regretted the financial position would not permit him to carix out this year the Government’s pledge to remove all existing fiscal duties, but it was the Government’s intention to do so before this Parliament ended.

Mr Snowden added, that the Government intended to levy a contribution on land values. The first essential step was to prepare a valuation list which must take some time. He proposed to provide for valuation in a separate bill. Regarding the position ot the National Debt, Mr Snowden said during the past financial \ear the total deadweight debt had been reduced from £750,900,090 to £74(5,903,000 and the flowing debt had. been reduced from £537,000 000 to £737.000.000, which was the lowest finance recorded since the war.