THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14457, 1 June 1911, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

MR GILRUTH AT WORK. Press Association—By Tel. —~Co pyright. ■< MELBOURNE, May 31. Professor Gilruth, of Melbourne University, is about to make a research expedition to the Northern Territory to study ticks and worm nodules. THE CORONATION. SYDNEY, May *3l. The public schools will be given a week's holiday for the Coronation. SUNDAY PICTURE SHOWS. The Acting-Chief Scretary declined the request of the picture show proprietors rgarding Sahd'ay shows, stating that co reason they had given entitled them to preference over other businesses. A SINECURE VACANT. Questions in the Assembly elicited that tho public hangman, whose salary is £IOO per annum, with £lO for each execution, has resigned his position, presumably owing to there being no call for his professional services. Since the present Government took office, seven death sentences have been before the Executive, all of whioh were commuted. FEDERAL LAND TAX. UPHELD BY HIGH COURT. Received 8.40 p.m.", May 31st. MELBOURNT, May 31. The High Court's decision, in the case wherein Frank Osborne sought a declaration that the Commonwealth land tax is invalid and not within, the powers of the Federal Parliament, unanimously upholds the tax as constitutionally valid.