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  2. BRITAIN AND DOMINIONS.

    A conference between the visiting delegates of the Empire Parliamentary Association and members of the association in Federal and State Parliaments took place yesterday, when the subject discussed was trade and economic development with special relation ...

    Article : 107 words
  3. REMARKABLE SCENE.

    An incident probably unique in the history of the High Court of Australia occurred today, when, following upon interchanges with Mr. Justice Starke, Mr. Justice Higgins walked ...

    Article : 325 words
  4. 44-HOUR WEEK.

    The hearing of the application for a universal 44-hour wook waa continued before the Federal Arbitration Court yesterday, when evidence was given by Leslie Napier Thomson, ...

    Article : 1,309 words
  5. PROSPERITY.

    In commercial and economic circles in England there is general belief that a period of trade prosperity is at hand. Opinions to this effect have been expressed by Sir Phillp ...

    Article : 291 words
  6. £2,000,000.

    The Water Board yesterday unanimously approved of an expenditure of £2,000,000 from loan money on new works for the current year, and the president agreed that the ...

    Article : 278 words
  7. CHINA.

    Reports from Wuchang indicate a change in the attitude of the defenders. Five hundred made a sortie for the purpose of recapturing Pagoda Hill, a strategic position, from ...

    Article : 244 words
  8. HONOURS.

    The announcement that Alan Cobham had been knighted, that tho Air Force Medal had been awarded to Sergeant Ward, and that Mr. Capel had been made a member of the Order ...

    Article : 542 words
  9. VISITORS WELCOMED.

    When the conference assembled in the Legislative Assembly there was a large gathering of delegates and members of the Federal and State Parliaments. The general public was ...

    Article : 6,768 words
  10. STREET ACCIDENT.

    The question whether an employee who was injured while on his way to lunch was entitled to compensation under the now Workers' Compensation Act was decided by the Workers' ...

    Article : 484 words
  11. RECENT EXPERIENCES.

    Among the passengers by the Taiping, which arrived in Sydney yesterday from Hongkong, were people from far-away Manchuria, from Shanghai, and from the Yangtso Valley, now ...

    Article : 631 words
  12. SAFE BLOWERS.

    Safe blowers made an unsuccessful attempt on the strongroom of the Hurstville branch of the Government Savings Bank, in Forest-road, opposite the raliway station, during the ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. CHEAPER MOTORING.

    The announcement that reductions ranging from 7½ per cent to 20 per cent. have been made in the prices of motor cycles and motor car tyres represents an important advance in ...

    Article : 254 words
  14. AMERICAN LABOUR.

    The American Federation of Labour Convention, sitting at Detroit, announces an ambitious programme for "unionising" the automobile industry of America, which hitherto ...

    Article : 169 words
  15. IMMORTALITY.

    What is deseribed as the most remarkable scene ever known at such a gathering occurred at the Church Congress at Southport following the reading of a notable piper written ...

    Article : 234 words
  16. LABOUR MOVEMENT.

    "The Labour movement in New South Wales is in grave peril," reads an official statement issued by the Australian Workers' Union yesterday to its members. "Does Mr. Lang realise ...

    Article : 193 words
  17. HEAVY ESTATE DUTY.

    That there ia another phase of the "tobacco millions" is revealed by the will of Mrs. Margaret Hamilton-Fellowcs, of Tangley Park, near Guilford, who was a daughter of Sir ...

    Article : 86 words
  18. MURULLA DISASTER.

    The inquest into the deaths of 26 persons, victims of the disaster to the north-west mail train near Murulia on the night of September 13, was resumed by the District Coronor (Mr. ...

    Article : 652 words
  19. TIMBER.

    Notwithstanding the use of iron and concrete in the construction of buildings the consumption of timber continues to rise, slated Mr. R. J. Jackson, manager of one ...

    Article : 196 words
  20. ROADS CONFERENCE.

    At the conference of the National Roads and Motorists' Association yesterday, It was resolved to urge the Federal Government to establish an investigation and research ...

    Article : 239 words
  21. THE 'PLANE DISASTER.

    French and British experts informed the Coroner at Hildenborough that they were unable to decide what caused the fire on the French Air Union liner, which crashed in flames near ...

    Article : 173 words
  22. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A number of patriotic associations, including the Sons of England, the Unity League of the Empire Group, have sent a cable to Mr. Baldwin repudiating in the name of the ...

    Article : 106 words
  23. LADY STANLEY'S DEATH.

    The death is announced of Lady Stanley, widow of the celebrated African explorer, Sir Henry Stanley, who died in 1904. (Lady Stanley; whose graceful work as an ...

    Article : 77 words
  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Minister for Transport is to confer with the raliway companies during the week-end in view of a further reduction of train services to 50 per cent., owing to the coal dispute. ...

    Article : 398 words
  25. AMERICAN ROBBERS.

    The United States Post Office at Washington haB communicated with Superintendent Campbell, of the Criminal Investigation Department, urging that an attempt should be made ...

    Article : 177 words
  26. SPORT ABROAD.

    Though the "Daily Chronicle" and other newspapers state that the Maoris' trouble with Wales has blown over, and seek to minimise the difference or opinion, their suggestion that ...

    Article : 321 words
  27. CAPTAIN WILLIAMSON.

    The mystery concerning the dlsappearance of Captain R. A. Williamson, of the Union Company's steamer Marama, was solved yesterday, when his body was found flouting in ...

    Article : 146 words
  28. LABOUR LEADER.

    Mr. J. S. Garden, secretary of the Labour Council, commenting yesterday upon the attack made by the Minister for Lands, Mr. Loughlin, on the Communists, said that Mr. ...

    Article : 240 words
  29. AERIAL SURVEY.

    Group-Captain Williams arrived at Bowen at 12.45 p.m., making a perfect landing. The machine was met and escorted in by one of the super marine Seagull planes stationed here ...

    Article : 79 words
  30. BOY KILLED.

    Kicked by a horse in a paddock off Crinan-street, Huristone Park, last evening, Clarrie Austin, aged 8 years, of Acton-street, Hurlstone Park, received fatal injuries. ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. BRIBERY CHARGES.

    Mr. W. Scott Fell, M.L.A., has addressed to tim chairman of the select committee on the bribery allegations a letter of protest against the statement that he would subscribe £5000 ...

    Article : 60 words
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