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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Fine weather, except in northern divisions, is forecast for today, with moderate temperatures in the southern districts. The maximum shade temperature at the ...

    Article : 770 words
  3. Advertising

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  4. PRICE FIXATION.

    CANBERRA, Nov. 19.—The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Professor D. B. Copland) has given authority for an increase of 7½ per cent in the price ...

    Article : 122 words
  5. WOOL SCHEME.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 19.—The president of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia (Mr. J. K Angas) has commented regarding the wool appraisements as ...

    Article : 616 words
  6. WHEAT ADVANCES.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 19.—Receiving, handling, storage and shipping charges on wheat equivalent to threepence a bushel would be paid by the ...

    Article : 209 words
  7. PERSONAL.

    The Earl of Bective, who is managing- director of Bective Electrical, Ltd., was due to leave London on Saturday for Adelaide. In 1928 he married the widow of ...

    Article : 179 words
  8. TEA APPLICATION.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 19.—An increase of 3d. per 1b. in the price of tea may come into operation shortly. Some Melbourne packers have applied to the ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following booked to leave for the Eastern States by the Westland express on Saturday:—Col. McWhae. Dr. Bennett. Messrs. Karmel. Nathan. Clements. Toll. Smith. ...

    Article : 184 words
  10. ORGANISING HOLD-UP.

    The committee appointed by the Wheat and Wool Growers' Union to conduct the wheat hold-up decided on by a mass meeting of farmer delegates in Perth ...

    Article : 189 words
  11. INVESTIGATION IN N.S.W.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 19.—A hundred inspectors from Government departments will this week begin a series of visits to shops in different parts of the State ...

    Article : 100 words
  12. The West Australian.

    Some of the wheatgrowers of this State have decided to give a lead to wheatgrowers in the Eastern States in setting the Federal Government "the ...

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  13. ARMY PAY DAYS.

    CANBERRA, Nov. 19.—A system of regular fortnightly pay for all troops in Australia on war service will be instituted by the Federal Government this ...

    Article : 133 words
  14. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    MAIL CLOSING TIMES.—The closing times hereunder are for the Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted at the G.P.O. one. hour before the closing time for letters, but ...

    Article : 62 words
  15. DEFENCE TENDERS.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 19.—Declaring that his public utterances on the question of tender prices for military boots had so far been characterised by restraint, the ...

    Article : 142 words
  16. PERTH.

    EASTERN STATES. —Westland express Tuesday and Thursday; letters. 3.30 p.m. (late fee 4.20 p.m.); newspapers and packet 2.30 p.m.; parcels. 1.30 p.m. Saturday; ...

    Article : 142 words
  17. "REASONABLE PROFIT" SOUGHT.

    NORTHAM, Nov. 18.—At a meeting of the Northam Road Board this afternoon a resolution was carried expressing the view that as wheat had been ...

    Article : 69 words
  18. FREMANTLE

    EASTERN STATES.—Tuesday and Thursday, at 2.30 p.m. (late fee. 3 p.m.) Saturday, at 12.30 p.m. (late fee. 3 p.m). MARBLE BAR (via Meekatharra).— ...

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  19. "HONORARY" PRIVATES ENLIST

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 19.—The second "honorary" private in two days enlisted at the reopened recruiting depot for the second A.I.F. at Flinders-street station ...

    Article : 63 words
  20. POLITICAL ACTION DESIRED.

    MULLEWA, Nov. 19.—A mass meeting held in the Town Ball today decided against a wheat hold-up at present. About 200 persons-mostly farmers—attended. ...

    Article : 209 words
  21. CLOTHING CONTRACTS.

    The argument advanced by the clothing manufacturers in this State in favour of a greater quantity of military clothing being supplied by West Australian ...

    Article : 587 words
  22. AIR SERVICES.

    PERTH-EASTERN STATES.—Outward malls for the Eastern States close at. the P.O., Perth. at 5.30 am. (late fee. 5.45 a.m.) on Sunday. Wednesday and Friday. Inward mails ...

    Article : 213 words
  23. CONTROL IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Nov. 18.—The "Evening News" states that City wool merchants have postponed a mass meeting of protest, which had been arranged for ...

    Article : 126 words
  24. DAIRY PRODUCE.

    CANBEERA, Nov. 19.—The Commonwealth Government's plan to acquire for controlled marketing the whole of the export surplus of butter and cheese will ...

    Article : 97 words
  25. ABATTOIRS STRIKE.

    SYDNEY, Nov. 19.—The parties to the strike of mutton slaughtermen at the Homebush Abattoirs held a conference with Mr. Justice Cantor, of the ...

    Article : 222 words
  26. CHARCOAL GAS RESEARCH.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 19.—Representatives of the Commonwealth Government. all the State Governments and the universities will attend a meeting early in ...

    Article : 66 words
  27. END-OF-SEASON ADJUSTMENT.

    Recently Mr. H. Gregory, M.H.R., wrote to the Assistant-Minister for Commerce (Senator P. A. McBride) informing him that he had-received a number of ...

    Article : 197 words
  28. DECISION TO CEASE DELIVERY.

    BINNU, Nov. 19.—A representative meeting of farmers in the Binnu and Balla areas today supported the action of the Wheat and Woolgrowers' Union ...

    Article : 84 words
  29. COUNTRY PARTY LEADERSHIP.

    BRISBANE, Nov. 19.—Sir Earle Page (the former Leader of the Federal Country Party), who reached Brisbane last night said that he thought that the ...

    Article : 117 words
  30. UNIVERSITY INQUIRY.

    The Chancellor of the University of Western Australia (Dr. J. . Battye) announced on Saturday that Dr. R.-S. Wallace (Vice-Chancellor of the University ...

    Article : 465 words
  31. 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.) Septic Tank. ...

    Article : 632 words
  32. OLD SEASON'S WHEAT.

    Mr. H. E. Braine, the secretary to the trustees of the Wheat Pool of Western Australia, who are the selling agents for the 1938-39 West Australian wheat ...

    Article : 110 words
  33. COMMODITY INSURANCE.

    LONDON. Nov. 17.—The Board of Trade has decided to halve the insurance premiums under the commodity insurance scheme to 5/ per cent a month from ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. EXCISE ON GOLD.

    CANBERRA, Nov. 18 .—Senator Allan MacDonald will interview the Acting- Treasurer (Mr. Spender) this week to seek modifications to the excise on gold ...

    Article : 169 words
  35. DARWIN HOSPITAL.

    DARWIN, Nov. 19.—While its accommodation was severely taxed before the outbreak of war, the transfer to Darwin since hostilities started of hundreds of ...

    Article : 166 words
  36. ALPINE AVALANCHE.

    LONDON, Nov. 18.—An avalanche of mud and stones falling 5.000 feet from the slopes of Mt. Chavalard covered a village near Martingy. in Switzerland. ...

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  37. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 am., before the Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 a.m.. before Mr. Justice Wolf: In divorce: Mavis Mary ...

    Article : 37 words
  38. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    AMBASSADORS: "Prison Without Bars" and "Arizona Wildcat"; 10.45 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. GRAND: "Risky business" and "Swing Sister ...

    Article : 122 words
  39. R.A.F. PILOT IN COURT.

    LONDON, Nov. 17.—Thomas Askew Newham (37), a flight-lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, appeared at the Mansion House today on five charges of ...

    Article : 173 words
  40. CURRENT COMMENT.

    The Admiralty of course keeps its own counsel, but London commentators are still sceptical as to whether the Admiral Scheer was the German raider ...

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  41. ANTI-TRUST LAW.

    NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—At South Bend (Indiana) today a Federal jury convicted General Motors Corporation and three subsidiaries on charges of violating the ...

    Article : 63 words
  42. PROVIDING WORK.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 19.—Employment for thousands would be provided by Australian defence expenditure, which, in the current quarter, would rise to £6,000,000 ...

    Article : 133 words
  43. IRISH HUNGER-STRIKERS.

    LONDON, Nov. 18.—Richard McCarthy and John Lynch, who, as political prisoners, engaged in a hunger strike at Arbour Hill military prison in ...

    Article : 184 words
  44. Suburban Theatres.

    BEACON (South Fremantle): "Young Dr. Kildare" and '"Three Loves Has Nancy." CLAREMONT and SWANBOURNE: "Nazi Spy" and "Wuthering Heights." ...

    Article : 179 words
  45. EDINBURGH BLACK-OUT FIRE

    LONDON. Nov. 19.—A fierce fire in central Edinburgh during the black-out last night destroyed premises used by Cadburys and Frys as a chocolate warehouse, ...

    Article : 67 words
  46. PRISON UNREST.

    LONDON, Nov. 17.—Prison disturbances have occurred at Dartmoor, Exeter, Chelmsford, Lewes and Cardiff. Prison officers declare that they cannot ...

    Article : 120 words
  47. DUKE IN LONDON ON LEAVE.

    LONDON, Nov. 17.—The Duke of Gloucester arrived in London today on a few days' leave from France. He joined the Duchess of Gloucester at Buckingham ...

    Article : 32 words
  48. PAPAL CONSISTORY.

    LONDON, Nov. 18.—The Pope will hold a secret Consistory on December 11 for the purpose of making ecclesiastical appointments. No new cardinals are to be ...

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  49. PACIFIC SURVEY FLIGHT.

    AUCKLAND, Nov. 19.—A Pan-American Airways flying boat left San Francisco today for Auckland. The flying boat. which is making a survey flight, is ...

    Article : 54 words
  50. FOOD POISONING IN CAMP.

    AUCKLAND, Nov. 19.—An epidemic of food poisoning has occurred in the Papakura military camp. Thirty-eight men have been taken to hospital but none of ...

    Article : 57 words
  51. NO NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST.

    LONDON. Nov. 19.—It has been decided, as a war measure, that there will be no New Year honours list on January 1. This, however, does not preclude the ...

    Article : 38 words
  52. BRUNO MUSSOLINI IN SPAIN.

    PARIS, Nov. 17.—Bruno Mussolini, a son of Signor Mussolini, has arrived in Madrid. ...

    Article : 17 words
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