AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1930, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

CIVIL SERVICE SALARY. (Australian Press Association.) (Received this- day at S a.m.) •••;< : . ; .:SYDNEYy> May. 20. “ In a, series, of divisions ih ! which’ the' • Government • was saved-on two occasions hv-th-e' casting vote - of-' the Speakor, the. second- reading of the Civil •Service Salaries Cut Bill was eventually carried-by 45 to 43: The Nationalists, Messrs Sanders and Tressidet voted with the Opposition. ARTIST -FOUND DEAD. SYDNEY, May 20. Cecil Hart, the Australian 'black and white ai'tist and caricaturist, popularly known as the Digger artist, was found dead near Moruja on the south coast with the top of his head blown off. CONVENTION' RESOLUTION. • • ; SYDNEY--May 2L The Constitutional Conventionat Canberra passed ' a ■ resolution' in favour of the'k-reation-of new states. ' - ' N.S.W. FINANCE) ■."•■■■ '■ ( - * - SYDNEY, - May' 21: ■ In; the Legislative Assembly, Tren«urer Stevens said the 'diminhation df taxable income in this State for' the coming year would amount to twentytwo per cent., while the savings, including a reduction of public .servants’ salaries would aggregate £2,067,000. ATHLETICS. MELBOURNE, May 21. Alf Watson, Australian chain pi on hurdler, announces he will he unable to represent Australia at the Empire games in Canada in August. VICTORIAN BUTTER. MELBOURNE, May 21. The Commonwealth supervisor of i dairy exports, Mr .Carroll, told, a- con-, > l'ereuce of’Victorian dairy factory man- j agers that the quality of Victorian' i butter during the past three-years was-' j disastrous. Butter sent to London was) found to contain-an excess of-moisture.'j Considerable damage had lieen done-to the prestige' of -Australian 1 blitter abroad. He added that conscience was entirely' lacking among factory managers.