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  2. CHEAPER FLYING.

    LONDON, July 24.—The announcement yesterday by the Air Minister (Sir Kingsley Wood) of the formation of a Civil Air Guard has resulted in aeroplane and ...

    Article : 227 words
  3. WORLD PEACE.

    COPENHAGEN, July 24.—The signatories to the Oslo Convention—Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Holland, Luxemberg and Finland—has issued a ...

    Article : 91 words
  4. NEWS AND NOTES

    Unsettled weather in the west and south-west coastal areas and agricultural districts, with further rain, is forecast for today. ...

    Article : 1,019 words
  5. PERSONAL.

    The Minister for Mines (Mr. A. H. Panton), who represented the State Government at a conference of Ministers on the aerial, geological and geophysical ...

    Article : 390 words
  6. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 337 words
  7. The West Australian.

    The annual review of world shipping now published with the new volume of "Lloyd's Register of Shipping" reveals that during 1937-38 merchant ...

    Article : 980 words
  8. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    PARIS, July 24.—The President of France (M. Lebrun) has sent to the King of England, who, with the Queen, returned to London on Friday after their ...

    Article : 105 words
  9. WAR MEMORIAL.

    AMIENS, July 25.—A bronze urn in which the ashes of ribbons from wreaths placed on war memorials in Australia were taken to Villers-Bretonneux for the ...

    Article : 312 words
  10. FLYING HOLIDAY.

    MELBOURNE, July 25.—The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Casey) and Mrs. Casey left Essendon aerodrome early this afternoon on the first stage of their flying ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. BANK APPOINTMENT.

    MELBOURNE, July 25.—The chairman of the Associated Banks of Victoria (Mr. L. J. McConnan) said today that there was no truth whatever in the suggestion ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. WHEATBELT RAINS.

    Jubilation among farmers, bankers, traders and stock firms at the recent general rains was reported yesterday by the chairman of the Agricultural Bank ...

    Article : 771 words
  13. PASSENGERS BY THE ORONTES.

    Passengers by the liner Orontes, which passed through Fremantle yesterday on her way to Great Britain, included the following:— ...

    Article : 258 words
  14. WORLD POWER CONFERENCE

    HOBART, July 25.—The Commissioner of the Hydro-Electric Department (Mr. W. E. MacLean) will represent Australia at the world power conference to be held ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. EXCHANGE OF VIEWPOINTS.

    LONDON, July 5.—"I feel that my friendly, unofficial talks and personal contacts in London—including the Dominions Secretary, who is an old friend ...

    Article : 147 words
  16. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    RATES OF POSTAGE.—Letters within the Commonwealth and to places in the British Empire, 2d per ounce; U.S.A., Java and all other places, first ounce, 3d.; each succeeding ...

    Article : 93 words
  17. CURRENT COMMENT.

    "Incidents" on the 2,000-mile frontier between Russian Siberia and the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo have been so many since Japan seized ...

    Article : 682 words
  18. FLYING BOAT SCHEME

    LONDON, July 25—The Air Minister(Sir Kingsley Wood), the Postmaster- General (Major G. C. Tryon), Sir John Reith (the recently-appointed chairman ...

    Article : 219 words
  19. PERTH.

    UNITED KINGDOM. EUROPE, EGYPT, ADEN, ASIA, MALTA and INDIA.— Narkunda, August 1; letters 2 p.m. (late fee, 3 p.m.); newspapers, packets and registered articles, ...

    Article : 325 words
  20. SHAKESPEARE UP-TO-DATE.

    LONDON, July 24.—In a televised version of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" to-day the actors were seen wearing lounge suits, flannels with blazers, and ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following are expected to reach Perth by the Great Western express tomorrow morning:—Misses Cumming, Ford, Chute and Burford; Mesdames Zeffert. Allen, Walsh, ...

    Article : 85 words
  22. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    (Every request for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...

    Article : 393 words
  23. YAMPI IRON DEPOSITS

    CANBERRA, July 25.—According to official statements made today there is no significance in the sudden recall of the Commonwealth Geological Adviser ...

    Article : 198 words
  24. NOTED WRITER'S WILL

    LONDON, July 24.—The late Mr. E. V. Lucas, the well-known writer, who died last month, left estate to the value of £24,670. His will recalled the fact that ...

    Article : 106 words
  25. FREMANTLE.

    UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, ASIA, SINGAPORE, JAVA and INDIA.—Narkunda, August 1, at 4.30 p.m. (late fee, 5.15 p.m.). EASTERN STATES.—Tuesday and ...

    Article : 55 words
  26. AIR SERVICES.

    PERTH-ADELAIDE.—Outward mails for the Eastern States close at the G.P.O., Perth, at 5.30 am. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday arriving in Adelaide at 5.15 p.m. on the same ...

    Article : 487 words
  27. FEDERAL BASIC WAGE

    MELBOURNE, July 25.—An increase of 1/ a week in the basic wage in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia under awards of the ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. NATIONAL INSURANCE

    CANBERRA, July 25.—In preparation for the inauguration of the national insurance scheme on January 1 the Commonwealth Insurance Commission is ...

    Article : 224 words
  29. ANTHROPOLOGY.

    LONDON, July 24.—Apparently as a result of representations by the Australian Ministers now in London the Commonwealth Government has reversed its ...

    Article : 166 words
  30. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 words
  31. A PLEA TO OXFORD.

    MELBOURNE, July 25.—A combined request from the six Australian universities for wider recognition of Australian degrees has been sent to the Oxford ...

    Article : 133 words
  32. PACIFIC SHIPPING DECISION.

    CANBERRA, July 25.—The Commonwealth Government has received no official advice of the reported decision to abandon temporarily the proposal to ...

    Article : 182 words
  33. Suburban Theatres.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 words
  34. CLIMBING EVEREST.

    COLOMBO, July 25.—Mr. F. S. Smythe, a member of the 1938 Everest expedition, which was defeated by the weather in its attempt to reach the summit of the ...

    Article : 75 words
  35. AID TO PRODUCERS.

    In his brief outline of National Party policy towards wheatgrowers, published elsewhere in this issue, the Nationalist Leader (Mr. Ross McDonald) betrays ...

    Article : 674 words
  36. Forming Approved Societies.

    To discuss the formation, among trade unions, of approved societies to operate in connection with the National Health and Pensions Insurance Act, a ...

    Article : 155 words
  37. RADIO TELEPHONE CALLS.

    MELBOURNE, July 25.—Radio telephone calls between Australia and New Guinea and Australia and New Zealand have been reduced by 5/ a minute. The ...

    Article : 87 words
  38. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Draper. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer: In the matter of the wills ...

    Article : 107 words
  39. SCIENCE GATHERING.

    LONDON, July 24.—The Australian and New Zealand Science Association has appointed Dr. Nicholson, of Canberra, and Mr. T. Dunbar, of Sydney, as its ...

    Article : 39 words
  40. RISE IN MUNDARING WEIR.

    Fifty points of rain were recorded at Mundaring Weir during the 48 hours ended at 8 a.m. yesterday, and the level of the water in the weir rose 3in. to a ...

    Article : 96 words
  41. GERMAN MIGRANTS.

    BERLIN, July 25.—Official emigration figures relating to 14,000 Germans who left their homeland in 1937 reveal a falling-off of 1,000 compared with the ...

    Article : 60 words
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