GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 January 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

CANADA AND AUSTRALIA. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) VANCOUVER, January 11. Mr. Digby Denham, who sailed by the Aorangi to-day, said that oil may ransom Queensland from debt and depression. He had received a cablegram that quantitites had been found. Mr. Denham expressed the hope that the Canadian and Australian treaty would prove more profitable to Australia. He blamed Australian producers for not pushing their products in Canada, and said he thought the new Ministry of Industries would change that. LIBERAL POLICY. LONDON, January 12. A half-crown income tax as a practical pronosition was unfolded by Sir Godfrey Collins, Chief Liberal Whip, addressing Liberals at Greenock. He admitted that there would be in the first year forty-five and in the second year a seventy-five millions loss of revenue, but this could be counterbalanced by rigid cuts in expenditure, including five and a quarter millions spent in Imperial Preference, and by Empire marketing abolition, which would not hurt anyone. NEW PRAYER BOOK. LONDON, January 12. The Bishops met, and are expected to issue the outline of the final proposals, probably on Friday morning. The “Morning Post” expresses the opinion that the sudden publication of Viscount Halifax’s notes will stiffen opposition to any plan the Episcopate may evolve for salving the new Prayer Book. AORANGI’S PASSENGERS. VANCOUVER, January 12. Howard Heinz, the Pittsburgh industrialist, sailed by the Aorangi. The ship carries 420 passengers and cargo capacity. Leslie Boyd, Canadian Grain Commissioner,, is also aboard. LANCE ABOLISHED. LONDON, January 12. An Army order abolishes the lance as a war weapon. Lancer regiments will carry the lance on ceremonial occasions only. EMPIRE FORESTRY. LONDON, January 12. According to Lord Lovat, the most important Forestry Conference in the history of the Empire will be held at Canberra, in the middle of September. Every part of the Empire will be represented, The itinerary includes a visit to New Zealand in October. Lord Clinton, head of the British delegation, hopes the outcome will be the establishment of an Empire Forestry Service to which all should moderately contribute, and will enormously benefit. i