ORBOST, Wednesday.—It seemed to-day that Orbost would be faced with a serious food shortage because of the difficulty of transporting supplies to the town; ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 4,748 wordsThe following wireless message has been received from the Jacob Ruppert, in which the Byrd expedition is travelling in South Polar regions:— ...
Article : 232 wordsVan Der Lubbe, the Dutch Communist, who was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death on December 23, was executed by guillotine at 7.30 a.m. to-day. ...
Article : 1,139 wordsA letter has been received at Bombay from Mr. Kingdon Ward, the explorer. It was sent from Zayul, in South-Eastern Tibet, just above Upper Burma. ...
Article : 217 wordsAt an inquest that was held at Chamonix, in the French Alps, to-day into the death of Stavisky, the Russian director of the Bayonne Municipal Bank and ...
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Article : 539 wordsShortly after a pedestrian had been knocked down by a motor car on the motor track in St. Kilda road, near Leopold street, at 9 a.m. yesterday a tram ...
Article : 650 wordsThe Tibetan Government has sent a cordial reply to the message of condolence forwarded by the Government of India on the death of the Dalai Lama, ...
Article : 209 wordsMr. H. G. Wells gave the first of a series of uncensored broadcast talks entitled "Whither Britain" to-night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 234 wordsGandhi's method of doing penance by fasting has found a new devotee in the Maharaja of Dewas, sen., aged 45 years, who has gone without food for 14 days as a ...
Article : 164 wordsGEELONG, Wednesday.—A prediction of further rises in the price of wool during the next three months was made to-day by Mr. D. P. C. Wilson, general manager ...
Article : 187 wordsAt a meeting of the Clyde Navigation Trust to-dav it was stated that the revenue of Glasgow Harbour, which had steadily fallen in the last three or four ...
Article : 70 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Surprise was expressed in tennis circles to-day when it became known that the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association had made ...
Article : 365 wordsALBURY (N.S.W.), Wednesday.—Referring to the statement that a sub-committee of Ministers appointed by the last Premiers' Conference would recommend ...
Article : 97 wordsThe "Daily Express" says that British shipbuilding on a larger scale than any known since the war will be begun next month, when 50 large ocean-going oil ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the British United Press says that Stavisky visited London before Christmas to raise money to cover his swindles in France, but he ...
Article : 106 wordsA naval construction bill, which, it is believed, is being sponsored by the Administration, was introduced in the House of Representatives to-day by the ...
Article : 99 wordsRegular shipments of milk to Chicago by aeroplane were begun to-day, as the fourth day of the blockade by irate producers owing to the low price has caused ...
Article : 147 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—An attractive selection of 10,893 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day, of which 10,709 were sold at auction. An additional 1,346 bales ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Opposition newspapers again hint that Stavisky was murdered. "L'Action Francaise" is among the newspapers that have front page displays ...
Article : 219 wordsAustralia will issue a challenge in the European zone for the Davis Cup contest of 1934. This was the unanimous decision of delegates at a special meeting of ...
Article : 125 wordsMajor C. C. Turner, who is chief instructor at the military school of aeronautics at Oxford, has published some remarkable statistics in the "Daily ...
Article : 217 wordsThe chairman of directors of the AUStralian Pastoral Co. Ltd. (the Hon. Walter Gibbs), who presided at the annual meeting of the company, cited the ...
Article : 145 wordsAustralia's team for the fourth Test match against England, to be played at Adelaide on February 2, 3, and 5, was announced last night. The team will be: ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Senate Committee, which is investigating mail subsidies, turned to-day from shipping to airmail contracts. The evidence that was given showed that Mr. ...
Article : 98 wordsExpressing his personal opinion last night, the honorary secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (Mr. Harley Malcolm) described shorts as a ...
Article : 226 wordsTne news of tne execution has aroused indignation among sections of the population, which were completely surprised, as they felt that after the representations ...
Article : 42 wordsThe National Council of Woolselling Brokers of Australia has received the following cable message, dated January 9, from its London committee concerning the London wool sales:— ...
Article : 84 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—A prisoner, Edward Milton Murray, alias Edgar William Young, made a daring escape from a police escort by jumping from the North ...
Article : 138 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Six persons including three children had remarkable escapes when a large motor furniture waggon ran down a steep hill into George's ...
Article : 237 wordsThe council of the Suez Canal Company announced to-day that from April 1 canal dues would be reduced by 5.75 gold francs (6/2) a net register ton for ...
Article : 63 wordsMessages from Berlin state that the German Government has asked the French Government for further information upon various points dealt with in the ...
Article : 82 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—Whether the Commonwealth Territory of 900 square miles in which Canberra is situated should be known officially as "The territory for ...
Article : 132 wordsWhen the American liner Manhattan arrived at Plymouth to-day it had on the bridge a fog camera, which the commander described as the most ...
Article : 200 wordsThe Administration asked Congress today to extend the life of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to nurture returning prosperity. It also asked for ...
Article : 41 wordsBUNDABERG (Q.), Wednesday.—The motor-boat Cygnet, owned by Dr. A. J. Ross, of Brisbane, was destroyed by fire at Coonah Creek, about 20 miles from ...
Article : 52 wordsADELAIDE Wednesday.—The ban on shorts affects Quist. South Austialia's frist nominated player. Since he returned to Adelaide from the Davis Cup tour ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that the points upon which Germany has asked France for information concern the German Air Force. ...
Article : 135 wordsIn a somewhat strained effort to be humorous at the expense of Mr. R. A. Oxlade, chairman of the Australian Cricket Board of Control, who was ...
Article : 65 wordsMiss Edith Thomas, daughter of a former United States Senator, was indicted tday by a Federal grand jury on a charge of hoarding gold. She said that she ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 11 Jan 1934, Page 7
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