NEWS IN BRIEF.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6495, 23 September 1915, Page 3

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The transport of troops from New Zealand has so far cost the Dominion £1,055,888. Havb you tried Hammond's Pastry A Ifnot you dv not know what good pistry is; Try it. A nnw lot of patriotic and war records just arr.ved at Lacey's Baziar, Devonport Rd" Call and hear them.* A Lon<?ou cable states that the steamer H< rden was suuk. The crewwere saved. Paraffin oil (colourless, tastelrss and odourless) new stoik just arrived Price slightly advanced. . A 3 Mirrielees, Chi mist and Optician.* A '•' War Lsague" to assist the Government to orginise the m«n and resources of New Zealand for war \ purposes was formed in Welliogton on Monday. New shipment of cycles just landedlatest pattern-from £6 10s upwards, Terms £2 down and 5s a week. Call and inspect. H. M. Griffiths, Wharf S 'Phone 75 The well-known Australian race* horse Wallace Isinglass has resumed training. . ■ * i The Australian Mtta-l. Company Ltd , wss fined £25 on a charge of attempting to trade with th » enemy. For rough.hands, (after gardening) Nyal's hand lotion Is <sd. A J Mirrialees, Chemist and Optician.* Employe is of the North Sydney Gasworks struck owing tj the dismissal of a trimmer. The northern suburbs were lightless last night. Men! Bring your shirts and collars to Tin Kong's Lauudry, Tauranga, and have them done to your satisfaction. The net los 3of the New South Wales Government timber yards for the year was £25,145. Having secured a large stock before export ceased we are prepared to sell the now unprocurable B.S.A. Cycles at original prices—F. N. Christian. The Athenic arrived at London on the 21st inst. The Baron Cawdor sailed the same day for Auckland. Bread that is as fresh the third day as it is the first ---'that's the bread you want. Try Hammonds.* The Marquis of Crewe, (Lord President of the Council) has decided to sell his Cheshire Estates, including many farms. Electric light and power installation now executed from 19s per point up* wards. v Latest and best materials fitted on most approved principles — Particulars, Phone 75, H M Griffiihs A Paris communique states that eight aviators effectively bombarded the station at Conflates. For druggists sundries and supplies. A J Mirrielees, Chemist and Optician.* Sir F. Banbury, Unionist Member for tbe City of London, said if too heavy a burden were laid on the wealtby it would involve difficulty in getting loan money. Excessive taxation was certain to cripple industries, lie was tempted to propose a tax on excessive wages the same as was placed on manufacturers' war profits. One reason for the present great expenditure was that the Government paid through the nose for everything. Mr Houston, Member for West Toxteth said it would be possible after the war profits supertaxes for a man with £100,000 invested for his nominal income to become a minus quantity. . ' . - Free Trade Policy Scrapped. Mr Lough, Member for Islington West, complained that the Government was giving fictitious and exaggerated figures regarding the cost of the war, and the House was entitled to an explanation of Mr Asquith's prediction tha*. the cost will reach £5,000,000 caily. Mr Tim Healy, Nationalist Member for North-east Cork, said the present state of affairs showed that the fre« trade fetish was dead and the bottom had fallen out of tha freetrade»pot. Hon. L. Hardy, Unionist Member for Ashford, declined that the farmer must have capital if he is expected to respond to the appeal for an increase in production. Mr McKenna replied that profits on agriculture would not be taxed. „ Mr J P. Butcher, Unionist Member for York City, congratulated the proposals to raise gigantic revenue as reasonable and fair to all classes Mr Outhwaite, Liberal Member for Hanley, said the striking feature was that the free trade policy was scrapped. He believed that the taxation of imports was a sop thrown to the tariff reformers in the Cabinet. The vast revenue of commercial land was untouched and must be taxed in the future or go towards protection. Mr McKenna, answering a question, said it was obvious that only a small part of the deficit could be met by taxation. They must borrow for the future. It was essential to reduce imports because they could not increase exports as their own capital and labour where otherwise engaged. They really could not do too much taxation without interfering in industries on which export trade depends. Budget Agreed To. The resolution embodying the budget was agreed to unopposed. There were some Radical protests against the tea and sugar duties. The House then adjourned.