SYDNEY, April 8.—There was a dramatic development in the Labour Party dispute to-day, when the Beasley group in the Federal Parliament, who hold the ...
Article : 1,182 wordsCHICAGO, April 7—Mr. Anton J. Cermak (the Democrat candidate) defeated Mr. William Hale ("Big Bill" Thompson (Republican) in the mayoral elections ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 193 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—By a majority of 26 votes to four, the Melbourne City Council to-day decided not to allow the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Lang) ...
Article : 424 wordsFUNCHAL (Madeira), April 7.—The military junta which has seized control of the Portuguese island of Madeira in defiance of the Lisbon Government, ...
Article : 135 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—"The first thing to do to give Australia a chance to return to prosperity is to get rid of the present Federal Ministry," said the Leader ...
Article : 809 wordsBERLIN, April 7.—The German Chancellor (Dr. Bruening) and the Foreign Minister (Dr. Curtius) have accepted the British Government's invitation to visit ...
Article : 338 wordsSINGAPORE, April 8—Maintaining his slight advantage on the schedule of Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, whose record for a flight between England and ...
Article : 130 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—"I have carried the Fiduciary Note Issue Bill through the House of Representatives. Why should I want to dissolve that chamber?" said the ...
Article : 170 wordsADELAIDE, April 8—Adelaide is ready to give Mr. J. A. Lyons, M.H.R., such a welcome to-morrow as it has never before given to a visiting politician, and when ...
Article : 243 wordsLONDON, April 8.—The "Daily Herald" reports that in an interview at Colchester, the musician, Mr. Kennedy Scott, who is the airman's father, revealed that the ...
Article : 125 wordsLISBON, April 7.—The Ministry of Marine says that the expeditionary force sent to put down the revolt does not intend Madeira, but to establish ...
Article : 43 wordsHOBART, April 8—In his policy speech, delivered at the Hobart Town Hall to-night, the Premier (Mr. J. C. McPhee) said that the heavy exchange on ...
Article : 464 wordsRIGA, April 7.—Accusing them of having attempted to wreck the cotton plantations in Central Asia, and of betraying Soviet interests for the benefit of foreign ...
Article : 153 wordsLONDON, April 7.—"Purely personal," is the summing up by the diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" of the projected visit of Dr. Bruening and ...
Article : 127 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—Messrs. J. Garden and J. B. Martin, advance agents for Mr. Lang's campaign in Victoria, reached Melbourne to-day. Mr. Lang is ...
Article : 159 wordsADELAIDE, April 8.—"South Australia will be a party to the action taken by the Federal Government for the recovery of £729,251 paid by the Commonwealth to ...
Article : 94 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—The shipowners intend to make a test case of their action in engaging volunteer labour in preference to members of the Waterside ...
Article : 78 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—Senator Foll, the Nationalist Whip in the Senate, said to-day that if a majority of the Senators were opposed to the Fiduciary Note Issue ...
Article : 72 wordsLONDON, April 8.—Though every effort is being made to find a way out of the naval deadlock in the agreement between France and Italy, the position is growing ...
Article : 161 wordsLONDON, April 7.—The Secretary for Air (Lord Amulree) has sent a message of warm congratulation to Lieutenant Commander Glen Kidston on the successful ...
Article : 100 wordsThree persons were injured when a motor cycle ran into a woman on the Mount's Bay-road, about 100 yards west of Mill-street, late last night. They were:— ...
Article : 156 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—The Leader of the State Opposition (Sir Stanley Argyle) said to-day that the State Ministry should take definite action to counter Mr. Lang's ...
Article : 64 wordsHOBART, April 8.—For the second time within 13 months a serious fire occurred in the early hours of this morning in a three-storey building in Hurray-street, ...
Article : 323 wordsReferring yesterday to the statement, published in "The West Australian," that Mr. Lang was about to tour Australia with a view to securing the endorsement of ...
Article : 387 wordsLONDON, April 7.—Mr. G. E. Woods Humphrey, managing director of Imperial Airways, Ltd., in a letter to "The Times," says:—"Commander Kidston's magnificent ...
Article : 207 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—"The groundwork is being prepared for the reorganisation of the Australian Labour Party in New South Wales," said the Federal Treasurer ...
Article : 183 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—H.M.A.S. Australia, flagship of the Royal Australian Naval Squadron, accompanied by H.M.A.S. Canberra and the destroyer flotilla leader ...
Article : 131 wordsDONNYBROOK, April 7—Four persons were injured when two motors collided head on at Tomson's Brook, near Donny brook, on Sunday evening, April 5. They ...
Article : 148 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—An examination to-day revealed that Matthias Handley (60), who was found lying unconscious on the footpath in Cardigan-street. ...
Article : 187 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—A number of officers and ratings from the Royal Navy will reach Sydney to-morrow by the R.M.S. Otranto to complete the complements of the ...
Article : 65 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—In the Federal Bankruptcy Court today, before Mr. Justice Lukin, application was made for the sequestration of the estate of Robert James ...
Article : 306 wordsAlbert Hall (18), of Webb-street, Cottesloe, received a compound fracture of the right leg when a motor cycle he was riding collided with a motor car driven by ...
Article : 132 wordsSevere damage was done to a portion of the contents of the workroom of Miss Melsae Harrison's dressmaking premises, on an upper floor at the south end of ...
Article : 318 wordsLONDON, April 8.—Mrs. Napier has decided to contest the will of her husband, Mr. Montague Napier, who died on January 23, at the age of 60 years and ...
Article : 264 wordsSYDNEY, April 8—The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) said to-day that the Commonwealth Bank had financed the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board ...
Article : 122 wordsSYDNEY, April 8—In the District Court to-day Mrs. Ada Reeve Cotton, whose stage name is Ada Reeve, received a judgment for £200, the full amount ...
Article : 114 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—The Royal Show ended quietly to-day. Although no official announcement was made, it is understood that the show was a financial success. ...
Article : 181 wordsIn James-street, between Melbourne road and Fitzgerald-street, William Maloney, a young man residing in Newcastle street, fell on the footpath early ...
Article : 91 wordsLONDON, April 7.—Closely followed by a Scotland Yard detective, who accompanied him in view of threats of personal violence, Emilio Scala, the ...
Article : 99 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—Before he left for Adelaide to-day to inaugurate his movement there to-morrow night. Mr. J. A. Lyons, M.H.R., the former acting-Federal ...
Article : 285 wordsLONDON, April 7.—In honour of the English Poet Laureate (Mr. John Masefield) a largely attended reception was held to-day in the aula of Athens ...
Article : 47 wordsWhile walking across Barrack-street, near St. George's terrace, yesterday morning. William J. Thomas (75), of Railway parade. Queen's Park, was struck by a ...
Article : 60 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—Alec Weir (11) and Ivan Weir (10), sons of Mr. W. Weir, of Bungulla, were carried out by an undercurrent and drowned at Byron Bay ...
Article : 158 wordsBRISBANE, April 8.—Supporters of the Government in the Legislative Assembly, at a meeting to-day, decided to postpone the question of restoring the ...
Article : 85 wordsLONDON, April 8.—The financial correspondent of the "Morning Post," discussing the desirability of holding or selling Australian stocks at the present low prices. ...
Article : 169 wordsWASHINGTON, April 6.—The Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia has upheld the sentence of imprisonment for a year and a fine of ...
Article : 100 wordsLONDON, April 7.—The Independent Labour Party Conference to-day, by 173 votes to 37, rejected a resolution instructing the council to break from the Labour ...
Article : 53 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—Salvage operations on the wrecked Malabar were commenced to-day, but the work was considerably hampered by heavy seas. Very little was ...
Article : 69 wordsSIDNEY, April 8.—Following on the resignation yesterday of Mr. J. Neale Breden, Comptroller of Assets for the City Council, the Town Clerk (Mr. Layton) ...
Article : 113 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—The Antarctic exploration ship Discovery, in which Sir Douglas Mawson and his staff recently completed the expedition to the South ...
Article : 48 wordsCORRIGIN, April 8.—Mr. George William Rendell (59), farmer, of Corrigin, collapsed and died at his residence yesterday morning. He had been in indifferent health ...
Article : 62 wordsHOBART, April 8.—James Murray (19), who has been on the north-west coast for several weeks engaged in catching snakes For research experiments, died early ...
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