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  2. BOYS' WEEK.

    Boys' Week opened successfully yesterday with addresses delivered in the schools by Rotarian and other oponkcrs on the duties and responsibilities of good citizenship. ...

    Article : 371 words
  3. BOMBALA DISPUTE.

    At a special meeting of the Sydney branch of the Australian Seamen's Union held in the Mechanics' Institute, Miller's Point, yesterday morning, it was, decided forthwith to man ...

    Article : 290 words
  4. STATE LOAN.

    A loan of £4,000,000 was issued in London on behalf of the State Government on Thursday. The money is required for public works, rolling stock for the railways, construction ...

    Article : 212 words
  5. AVIATION.

    Speaking at the Commonwealth luncheon at the Koyal Show to-day, the GovernorGoneral (Lord Stonehaven), who made his first public appearance since he returned from his ...

    Article : 388 words
  6. CANCER.

    The Medical Research Council publishes the results of nn examination ot the records of 46,000 deaths from cancer among people engaged in 1[?]0 occupations. ...

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  7. THE COAL STRIKE.

    Hopes of a settlement of the coal strike were shattered to-night, and members of the executive of the Miners' Federation returned to their districts until Monday. ...

    Article : 547 words
  8. COBHAM'S FLIGHT.

    We have just had a good flight from Karachi, along the coast westward to the Gulf of Oman, where we landed at Charbar, the big telegraph station. Unfortunately, a strong ...

    Article : 271 words
  9. BRIBERY CHARGES.

    At a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour party at Parliament House yesterday, It waa docided to appoint a select committee of Parliament to inquire into the allegations ...

    Article : 452 words
  10. OPINION IN LONDON.

    The "Financial Times" says:—The New South Wales issue is not welcomed at the present juneture. The general feeling is that its prospects would have been better if it ...

    Article : 79 words
  11. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Modification of France's peislstent plea that the disarmament Conferonco should investigate the admittedly unfortunate phrase "potential Wa[?] strength," was foreshadowed to-day. ...

    Article : 499 words
  12. CREW FOR THE SAROS.

    Although no official statement has been reached between the Seamen's Union and the shipowners concerning recent disputes, the parties have to some extent adjusted the ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. CAIRO TO INDIA.

    The air service from England to India is to be inaugurated on January 12. Three machines will set out togetbor, and Air Murshal Sir Sefton Brancker will be one of the ...

    Article : 280 words
  14. MOTOR CARS.

    The Tariff Board, which is inquiring into the application of the National Motor Manufacturing Company for a bouuty of £134/10/ on chassis constructed in Australia, yesterday ...

    Article : 720 words
  15. ISLANDS SURVEY.

    When, owing to rough weather, his seaplane was unable to rise from the water, GroupCaptain Williams, chief of the Royal Australian Air Force staff, postponed his ...

    Article : 165 words
  16. INAUGURAL FLIGHT.

    An orfort la being made to establish a commercial aerial service between Sydnoy and Brisbane. The first flight of the service was made yesterday, when three passengers were ...

    Article : 385 words
  17. "DO YOUR BIT."

    "Try to make some contribution of your own to the community, something the country would not get if it were not for you, and whatever that contribution is, let it be given ...

    Article : 616 words
  18. EMPIRE TRADE.

    The fundamental necessity of imperial policy, saide the Acting-Prime Minister (Dr. Page), when opening the Royal Agricultural Show in Melbourne yesterday, was a scheme ...

    Article : 724 words
  19. BOXING CONTEST.

    Gene Tunney won the contest for the world's heavyweingh boxing championship at Philadelphia to-night, defeating the holder of the title, Jack Dempsey, on points, in ten rounds. ...

    Article : 235 words
  20. MALARIA CURE.

    Professor Muehlcns, speaking at a congress of scientists and medical men at Dussoldorf, claimed that remarkable cures of malaria had resulted from the use of a synthetic ...

    Article : 137 words
  21. SIR HUGH DENISON.

    Fellows of the New South Wales branch of the Royal Colonial Institute assembled in large numbers at the Ambassadors yesterday to bid farewell to the president of the branch ...

    Article : 748 words
  22. BUILDING TRADE.

    "The action of Mr. Phelps Richards, secretary of the Master Builders' Association. in accusing the bricklayers of excrcising job control and threatening to close down certain ...

    Article : 311 words
  23. ITALIAN AVIATION.

    Colonel Falchi, president of the Italian section of the International League of Avlators, arrived at Le Bourget Aerodrome yesterday from Milan in a Caprionl machine, carrying six ...

    Article : 84 words
  24. CHINA.

    The despatch of the third destroyer flotilla of the British Mediterranean fleet to China is regarded as significant by foreigners here. Neatly 20 British warships are rushing to ...

    Article : 298 words
  25. SPORT ABROAD.

    In the fourth r[?]d of the "News of the World" professional golf tournament on the Mid-Surrey Club's links, Herd (Moor Park) beat Holland (Yarmouth), 4 and 2; Ball ...

    Article : 155 words
  26. AMERICAN RAZORS.

    The "Daily Express" understands that an American safety razor will be substituted for the old type of razor throughout the whole of the British army, the strength of which, ...

    Article : 179 words
  27. "PLAY THE GAME."

    "In all circumstances be honest, bo natural; don't be a liar and a sneak." Such was the burdon of a stirring address delivered by Sir Arthur Cocks to the boys of ...

    Article : 581 words
  28. SUSPECT WOUNDED.

    While chasing two suspected thieves at Petersham early this morning police officers fired three shots, and one of the suspects was wounded. ...

    Article : 264 words
  29. RAILWAY COLLISION.

    Ono of the most remarkable of a long series of railway disasters in France occurred in a thick mist at Foutaineblean to-day, when an express from Lyons ran into stationary ...

    Article : 131 words
  30. UNION'S TACTICS TO BE RESISTED.

    A special meeting of master builders, held at the Builders' Exchange yesterday, cont sidered the action that should be taken to resist the efforts statod to have been made ...

    Article : 174 words
  31. CHAMBERS OP COMMERCE

    In his presidential address to the conference at Hull of tho Association of Biitlbh Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Gilbert Vyle said: —"We are looking forward to the Imperial ...

    Article : 178 words
  32. ARMED MEN.

    A Manly resident was waylaid by an armed man near his home late last night, and was robbed of 6/. After securing the money the thief ran away. ...

    Article : 257 words
  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    At the special request of the war Office a Gallipoli film, depicting the St. Barnabus' pilgrimage this month, was shown at Whitehall. It will be shown in Australia this ...

    Article : 271 words
  34. JAPAN AND BRITAIN.

    The Japanese Consul-General has received a cable message from the Foreign Office at Tokio, which states that the British Government has made no request for Japan's ...

    Article : 55 words
  35. NAVAL OFFICERS.

    The Admiralty announces that Vice-Admiral Sir E. S. Alexander-Siuclair, commander-inchief of the China station, has been promoted to be commander-in-chief at the Nore, ...

    Article : 109 words
  36. IMMIGRATION.

    At the Goulburn Anglican Synod, the following motion, proposed by Archdeacon Bryant (Bega) was carried unanimously:— "That this synod, convinced that the problem ...

    Article : 149 words
  37. CONFIDENCE TRICK.

    A suburban garago proprietor was duped by means of a coufideuce trick yesterday. According to a report made to the police, the garage proprieter, who resides at ...

    Article : 142 words
  38. COMMERCIAL FAILURES.

    Eight thousand German firms were declared bankrupt during the first four months of 1926 (says a message from Berlin), compared with 10,000 during the whole of 1925. ...

    Article : 68 words
  39. FALL FROM TRAIN.

    Attempting to alight from a train at Epping railway station late on Thursday night, Mrs. Kate Tomkins. aged 75 years, of The Boulevard, Epping. missed her footing and fell ...

    Article : 76 words
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