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  2. FIRST TEST MATCH.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 30.—Present indications are that bad weather may mar the start of the first Test between England and Australia on Friday, at the Sydney cricket ...

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  3. BRITISH WAR DEBT.

    LONDON, Nov. 30.—The Prime Minister (Mr. MacDonald) and his principal Ministers were in close consultation yesterday, and, last night, practically all ...

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  4. PERSIAN OIL.

    TEHERAN, Nov. 29.—The action of the Persian Government in notifying the Anglo-Persian Oil Company of the annulment of the D'Arcy oil concession (under ...

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  5. IRISH PROBLEMS.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—The President of the Free State Executive Council (Mr. De Valera) has returned from Geneva, where he presided over the meeting of ...

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  6. DISARMAMENT POLICY.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—In the House of Lords tonight, Lord Cecil (Conservative) in requesting the Government to make a statement of policy on disarmament and ...

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  7. FINANCIAL RELIEF BILL.

    CANBERRA, Dec. 1.—Mr. James (Lang Labour), member for Hunter (N.S.W.), was suspended for the remainder of the sitting in the House of Representatives ...

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  8. FARM RELIEF BATTLE.

    CANBERRA, Nov. 30.—Although the Country Party has decided to press its proposed amendment to the Financial Relief Bill to provide that the grant of ...

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  9. AUSTRALIA'S POSITION.

    "Although there is no immediate danger for Australia in the present war debts position, there certainly will be danger for Australia and most of the civilised ...

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  10. AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE.

    LONDON, Nov. 30.—At the annual meeting of the English, Scottish and Australian Bank today, Mr. A. Williamson (chairman of directors), who presided, said ...

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  11. JAPAN'S NAVAL PROPOSALS.

    GENEVA, Nov. 29.—Japan will probably present her naval proposals to the Disarmament Conference next week. It is reported that these proposals will include ...

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  12. FIRE AT HOSPITAL.

    Four fire engines and 21 firemen were engaged in the task of extinguishing a fire which broke out at the Infectious Hospital. West Subiaco, shortly ...

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  13. GERMAN CABINET.

    BERLIN, Nov. 29.—The Minister for Defence (General von Schleicher) is continuing his efforts to form a provisional government with a non-political ...

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  14. LAST SEASON'S BOUNTY.

    CANBERRA, Nov. 30.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart), in the House of Representatives today, introduced a Wheat Bounty Claims Bill, to provide that ...

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  15. LARWOOD A KEY BOWLER.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—I. A. R. Peebles, writing in the "Daily Express," says:—"The crux of the Tests lies in the measure of success achieved by Larwood. A really ...

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  16. VICTORIAN POOL.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 30.—The Victorian Wheat-growers' Corporation, Ltd., will make a first payment immediately of 1/10 a bushel to growers for all wheat delivered ...

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  17. TOO MUCH CHAMPAGNE

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—"One of those deplorable cases of a happily-married woman taking alcohol," commented the Westminster Coroner today at the inquest on ...

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  18. COUNTERFEIT COINS.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 30.—The trial was concluded before Mr. Justice K. W. Street, in the Central Criminal Court today, of Kwong Khi Tseng (38), merchant; Tseng ...

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  19. AMERICAN NAVY.

    WARM SPRINGS (Georgia), Nov. 30.—The President-elect (Mr. F. Roosevelt) and Mr. C. Vinson, Chairman of the House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee, ...

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  20. BROADCAST ARRANGEMENTS.

    The Australian Broadcasting Commission, in response to requests from Western Australia, has made arrangements with the Postmaster-General's Department to ...

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  21. POSTPONEMENT OF PRINCIPAL.

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—While awaiting the new British Note giving reasons for the suggested postponement of the December debt payments pending a general ...

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  22. PUSS MOTH 'PLANES.

    LONDON, Nov. 30.—In addition to the recent instructions for modifications to the De Havilland Puss moth aeroplanes, the Air Ministry notice orders an urgent ...

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  23. SOVIET FOOD SHORTAGE.

    MOSCOW, Nov. 29.—Owing to the acute food shortage, the authorities today instituted a system by which ration books will be valid only for a month, instead ...

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  24. LONDON TRANSPORT.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—When the House of Commons went into Committee on the London Passenger Transport Bill tonight, the Transport Minister (Mr. Pybus) said ...

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  25. A CLOSE CONTEST.

    At noon tomorrow the struggle for the Ashes will begin at the Sydney cricket ground and memories will be revived of the first Test match of the 1930 series in ...

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  26. THE PRICE OF DEFAULT.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—Mr. L. S. Amery (the former Conservative Secretary for the Dominions) in the course of a speech at Birmingham tonight, said that Britain ...

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  27. CONFIDENCE TRICK.

    PARIS, Nov. 30.—When an Australian named Charles Wolfe was charged with a confidence trick whereby he extracted about £6,500 from a Danish visitor, the ...

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  28. Assassin's Mother's Fate.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—The Moscow correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that it is reported that the mother of Gorguloff, the fanatic who was recently ...

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  29. BROTHERS' QUARREL.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 30.—Following a quarrel between two brothers at Portland on August 29. Frederick Andrew Hogansen (26) was mortally wounded by a shot from ...

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  30. REVIVING SHIPPING.

    PARIS, Nov. 30.—Shipowners of all nations have issued a striking manifesto, which is supported unanimously, despite divergencies of national interest. The ...

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  31. BRITISH TEXTILES.

    LONDON, Nov. 30.—British exports of cotton, artificial silk and mixed piece goods continue to expand. For the first ten months of this year they totalled 38,284,173 ...

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  32. GERMANY'S "SEA DEVIL."

    TORONTO, Nov. 29.—The Mayor (Mr. James Stewart) has announced that he will not participate in the official welcome to Count Felix von Luckner, the German ...

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  33. STRIKE FRACAS.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 30.—Early this morning a number of youths who held a strike at the Crown Crystal Glass Works, Waterloo with the object of forcing the ...

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  34. POISONED MEDICINE.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 30.—Detectives are investigating the strange illness of a chemist of South Kensington. They are convinced that he was being slowly poisoned with ...

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  35. DISABLED EX-SOLDERS.

    VANCOUVER, Nov. 30.—Refused police permission to parade, 200 disabled ex-soldiers assembled around the Cenotaph today and hobbled along the sidewalks to ...

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  36. KINEMAS ON SUNDAY.

    LONDON, Nov. 30.—The first borough referendum under the local option provision of the Sunday Kinemas Act was held in Croydon yesterday, and resulted in a ...

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  37. ANTARCTIC VOYAGING.

    NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Sir Hubert Wilkins, speaking at a luncheon to tourist agents given by Mr. Arthur O'Connor, representing the Australian Travel ...

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  38. FURTHER FALL IN STERLING.

    NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—On the foreign exchange market today the pound sterling continued the persistent recent decline to reach another low level at 3.15 9-16 dollars ...

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  39. PANAMA CANAL CLOSED.

    BALBOA, Nov. 29.—The Panama Canal wait closed to traffic early today, as thirteen of the Gatun Lock spillway gates stood open to allow to escape a torrent of ...

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  40. KEEPING BEACHES CLEAN.

    CANBERRA, Nov. 30.—A Bill to protect beaches from pollution was introduced in the House of Representatives today by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart), ...

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  41. ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

    CAPE TOWN, Nov. 29.—The Prime Minister (General Hertzog) and the Finance Minister (Mr. N. C. Havenga) will represent the Union at the World ...

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  42. THE BRITISH ARMY.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—Commenting on the experimental new uniform and equipment for the British Army, the military correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says ...

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  43. PETROL PUMP DISPUTE.

    BRISBANE, Nov. 30.—No change in the petrol pump ordinances is proposed by the Brisbane City Council, and the garage proprietors who favour the ordinance have ...

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  44. FREE BEER IN CANBERRA.

    CANBERRA, Nov. 30.—The first licensed hotel to be conducted in Canberra under private enterprise will be opened as a licensed hotel tomorrow. Beer is to ...

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  45. YOUTH ACQUITTED.

    HOBART, Nov. 30.—The second trial of Alfred Charles Williams (19), for the murder of his married brother, Francis John Williams (23) at Hobart on July 17 last ...

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  46. Gold Price Soaring.

    LONDON, Nov. 30.—Today's quotation (in sterling) for fine gold is £6/10/8 an ounce. Yesterday's price was £6/9/3½ and Saturday's price £6/7/11. ...

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  47. SYDNEY PROPERTY SALE.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 30.—An important property sale was effected in Sydney today, when a building in King-street, formerly occupied by "Truth" newspaper, changed ...

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  48. GORED BY BULL.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 30.—Mrs. William Shields was attacked and gored by a bull at Tongala yesterday, receiving injuries from which she died in the local hospital ...

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  49. Effect on American Trade.

    LONDON, Nov. 29.—The case of American wheat, which was yesterday priced at 28/9 a quarter, is cited by "The Times" as indicating the effect on United States ...

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