the Bank of England representa ti at the conference of State Premiers investigating the financial condition of Australia makes gloomy reading. This distinguished banker, however, seems to have overlooked one jm-Tortant point. He declares that the Credit of the country is lower than that of any other Dominion, and, partly as a result of his conclusions, rastle remedial measures have been edded upon. One of them ion {0 cease raising overseas Joans until the existing short term indebtedness chas been. dealt. with, Sir Otto appears to have overlooked Bradman in his economic scheme of things for the only other report which makes equally as gloomy] reading is that of England's score in the test match. of Australia's financial bbe found in floating a large loan in England with Bradman as a secarity. Tt would be a large lo because there must be millions of loyal English subjects who would willingly subscribe to any project which has abject the complete removal of Bradman, who, the Hyde Park soapbox orator in the cartoon was informed by a member of his audience, is the treatest menace ever threatening England.
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