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  2. PADDINGTON.

    An official report submitted to the Paddington Municipal Council states that there are at least 2000 dwellings that do not comply with the existing health laws. ...

    Article : 482 words
  3. WHITE AUSTRALIA.

    With a conspicuous yellow and white wrapper, and having a map of Australia inset, Heinemann's have published a book of 230 pages under the title, "Australia, White or ...

    Article : 164 words
  4. CO-OPERATION OF THREE PARTIES. Mr. Bavin's Proposals.

    Mr. Bavin, at the Nationalist Association Conference yesterday, made a direct proposal that Mr. Loughlin and other moderate men of the Labour party should co-operate with the National and Country parties. ...

    Article : 112 words
  5. DISASTER.

    A terrific explosion occured in the Dobson Colliery, Greymouth, at 3 o'clock this morning, entombing the night shift, consisting of nine men. ...

    Article : 768 words
  6. FREE PARTNERS.

    "Future generations may look back upon 1926 as the year in which the Empire definitely emerged from a difficult stage of growth, and finally accepted a new conception of itself ...

    Article : 382 words
  7. DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.

    The development of important plans for defence of the Empire are indicated in the reports, just issued, of speeches by Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Bruce, and others at the Imperial Conference. LONDON, Dec. 2. ...

    Article : 1,741 words
  8. DISTURBED CHINA.

    "We possess the ablest Commander-in-Chief in China," declared Mr. W. C. Bridgman (First Lord of the Admiralty), in a speech at Bromloy. "He has cabled: "I have sufficient ...

    Article : 547 words
  9. MR. BAVIN'S SPEECH.

    The recent political crists had some features which were eminontly satisfactory and some which held out a promise, as yet unfulfilled, of better ...

    Article : 3,373 words
  10. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Minister for Justice (Mr. T. J. Roos), in a reference to the Imperial Conference said that the National party was satisfied that there was no longer a constitutional ...

    Article : 273 words
  11. CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.

    Group-Captain Williams arrived at Cooktown from Thursday Island on his return flight last night, and left at 7 o'clock this morning en route for Melbourne. ...

    Article : 65 words
  12. YARRA TRAGEDY.

    At an early hour this morning Constable Vincent, who was on beat duty at Prince's Bridge, found a man named George Gordon Devitt, aged 27 years, painter, of Windsor, in ...

    Article : 440 words
  13. EMPIRE TRADE.

    Sir Alfred Mond, M.P., in addressing the Ladies' Imperial Club, advocated an Empire Customs union, the economic union of Europe being inevitable. Britain, instead of looking ...

    Article : 63 words
  14. MR. GEPP'S WORK.

    Mr. H. W. Gepp, chairman of the Australian Migration and Development Commission, has with forestry, agricultural, and engineering authorities at Oxford University learned ...

    Article : 102 words
  15. COAL STRIKE.

    The Home Secretary (Sir Wm. Joynson Hicks) announced in the House of Commons to-day that an Order-in-Council had been made revoking from midnight to-night the ...

    Article : 358 words
  16. INCREASED.

    In consequence of the increases imposed by the Railway Commissioners in the freights on coal, the Northern Collieries' Association has decided that the declared selling prices ...

    Article : 302 words
  17. COST OF LIVING.

    An average family's daily basket of provisions, including meat, vegetables, bread, coffee, milk, and butter, was the basis of an inquiry by the League of Nations' Labour ...

    Article : 83 words
  18. MERCHANDISE MARKS.

    The House of Lords, by 50 votes to 26, read the Merchandise Marks Bill a second time, after Lord Inchcape, who recently joined the Conservative party, though still a Freetrader, ...

    Article : 154 words
  19. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Following the arrest at Madild of anarenists suspected of a plot to kill General Prime de Rivera, the police allege that the plot was part of a huge international scheme under ...

    Article : 447 words
  20. H. L. COLLINS.

    "I am available for grade and interstate matches if selected," said the captain of the Australian Eleven, H. L. Collins, who returned to Sydney yesterday from Melbourne. ...

    Article : 372 words
  21. PROFITS ON MEAT.

    Though butchers gave evidence before the Food Prices Commission in 1925 that 20 per cent. on cost was a fair gross profit, the Food Council's report, issued to-day, says that ...

    Article : 202 words
  22. GERMAN POLICY.

    Dr. Stresemann, German Foreign Minister, had an interview yesterday with M. Tchicherin. He leaves for Geneva to-day to attend the meeting of the League of Nations Council. A ...

    Article : 96 words
  23. GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    The absence of six Labour aldermen out of seven at the Civic reception to the GovernorGeneral last night was a matter of general comment to-day. The only Labour alderman ...

    Article : 184 words
  24. SPREAD OF CRICKET.

    Mr. C. P. Warner leaves London to-morrow with a team of the Marylebone Cricket Club to make a tour of the Argentine and Chile. Chatting to-day to a Press representative, Mr. ...

    Article : 87 words
  25. NORTHCLIFFE WILL CASE.

    On the resumption of the Northcliffe will case to-day Mr. Thomas Marlowe, late Editor of the "Daily Mall," and at present chairman of directors, was cross-examined upon his ...

    Article : 111 words
  26. ROUMANIA.

    The arrival at Bucharest of Professor Hartriana on Friday and Queen Marie on Saturday is likely to decide the issue of peace or war in Roumania. Professor Hartmann's ...

    Article : 179 words
  27. STEAMER AYRSHIRE.

    According to cable advice received in Sydney it would appear that the remains of the Shire line steamer Ayrshire has been sunk by gunfire, as it was considered that the ...

    Article : 85 words
  28. ITALY AND ALBANIA.

    A new treaty has been concluded between Italy and Albania by which Italy becomes lawful guarantor of the political independence and territorial integrity of Albania against any ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. SIR ALAN COBHAM.

    Sir Alan Cobham and Lady Cobham departed in a "Moth" aeroplane for Washington. They landed at Philadelphia, having experienced extrame cold and heavy winds throughout. Sir ...

    Article : 78 words
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