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  4. Confusion Persists on New Pay Rate

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The secretary of the Queensland Employers' Federation (Mr. P. Self) said to-day the majority of big establishments who were paying employees on and before Friday this week will not have received the Federal Court's judgment in time to base this week's pay on the new rates. Mr. Self ...

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  5. NATIONAL ANTHEM BOOED

    LONDON, December 17.—Troops sailing in the Eastern Prince for the Far East demonstrated before the liner left Glasgow, says the 'Daily Telegraph.' Four hundred embarking troops participated in a sit-down strike on the quay. The National Anthem was booed by soldiers aboard the ship, and seven soldiers ...

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  6. Experiments With German Rockets

    WHITE SANDS (Mexico) reports that the U.S. Army, successfully launched another German V2 rocket on Tuesday, but refused to comment on its simultaneous experiment in ...

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  7. SIX MONTHS' GAOL FOR CITY FURNITURE DEALER

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Found guilty in the Criminal Court to-day of having charged a woman £20 in excess of the fixed maximum price for a three-piece lounge suite, John Meerkin (40), a city furniture retailer, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor and also fined £100. ...

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  8. Workers' Meals Dearer

    IPSWICH, Wednesday. — Owing to the rise in the basic wage 2000 railway workmen will have to pay 2d more for ...

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  9. SACRIFICE

    LONDON, December 17.— Men of the First Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment stationed near ...

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  10. MARGINAL RATES, WAR LOADINGS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Reported legal difficulties affecting the settlement of the foundry dispute in Melbourne appeared to have arisen from ignorance or misinterpretation of the provisions recently made for ...

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  11. Drought Relief Grants

    MONTO, Wednesday.—A mass meeting of dairymen in the Monto district carried a motion deploring ...

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  12. Economic Mirage

    WASHINGTON, December 18.—Mr. William Jackson, president of the United States Chamber of ...

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  13. GAS BLACK OUTS IN THREE STATES AT EARLY DATE

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A complete gas black- out in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia now seems certain. The companies may be able to carry on for a short period with the limited supplies ...

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  14. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION AND STRIKES

    WASHINGTON, December 17.—Australia as an example that compulsory arbitration does not eliminate strikes was ...

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  15. First In the Lists

    WASHINGTON, December 17.—Mr. Harold E. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota, has formally announced his candidacy ...

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  16. DAIRYMEN TO GET BENEFIT OF U.K. BUTTER PRICE

    BRISBANE, Wednesday,—"It is about time the Commonwealth Government realised its responsibilities to the dairying industry," said Mr. Fadden, commenting to-day on the decision to hand over the increases ...

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  17. Major Burden May Fall On Private Industry

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Private industry might be asked by the Commonwealth Government to absorb the major portion of the extra cost of production resulting from the interim basic wage increase of 7- a ...

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  18. Policeman Convicted of Murder

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Central Criminal Court a jury to-day convicted William Joseph Cable (31), police ...

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  19. AUSTRALIA'S TARIFF BARRIERS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Consideration now is being given in Commonwealth quarters to the lowering of ...

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  20. PERTH POLICE BAFFLED BY WOMAN'S DEATH

    PERTH, Wednesday.—What was originally thought to be a case of suicide has developed into one of the most baffling ...

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  21. STRIKE IN NAPLES

    ROME, December 17.—Hundreds of thousands of workers in Naples Province began a general strike to-day, protesting against the ...

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  22. NO DECISION

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Customs Minister (Senator Courtice) said to-night discussions were proceeding and no decision ...

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  23. Throne Claimant Barred

    MANILA, December 17.— Anthony Brooke, the claimant to the Sarawak throne, said the British had ...

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  24. Five Men Executed

    OTTAWA, December 18.—Five men, comprising four German war prisoners, who killed a fellow captive because he was anti-Nazi ...

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  25. Victoria Cross Award For Singapore Epic

    LONDON, December 17.—The Victoria Cross has been posthumously awarded to Temporary Lieutenant Thomas Wilkinson, RNR, for valor at Singapore in February, 1942, when he commanded His Majesty's ...

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  26. NAVY CONVOYS TO RUSSIA

    LONDON, December 17.—"Britain had the right to expect that the Royal Navy's effort in the common cause during the war should not be decried," said the Financial Secretary to the Admiralty (Mr, Dugdale) in the House of Commons commenting on criticism published in 'Red Fleet.' ...

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  27. When Hong Kong Fell

    TOKIO, December 17.—The Japanese marked the fall of Hong Kong by killing hospital patients and raping British ...

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  28. BLOW AT DERBY

    PERTH, Wednesday. — Considerable damage was inflicted in the north-west town of Derby, about 1200 miles north-west of ...

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  29. OVERTIME CLAIM

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—An overtime claim for 1087 hours served on the Federal Parliamentary Joint Committee by Mr. ...

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  30. UNDER CONTROL

    LONDON, December 18,—Reuter's Teheran representative says Imperial Headquarters announce that with the occupation of the ...

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  31. PERSIAN PROTEST

    London, December 17.—It is learned that Persia has protested to Russia on the alleged admission by Russian guards of Persian rebel ...

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  32. GOLD PRODUCTION

    LONDON. December 17.—Mr. Dalton in the House of Commons said that world gold production since 1939 is estimated at ...

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