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  3. INVADERS THREATEN CAPITAL OF KASHMIR

    LAHORE (A.A.P.). — The Indian Government, which is rushing troops by air to Kashmir, where the invaders threaten the capital, Srinagar, has ordered ...

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  4. KANGAROO BOXERS

    These two kangaroos were thoroughly enjoying a few rounds when the photographer caught them in City Park yesterday. There was a good deal of in-fighting and clinching, but the kangaroos had neither a referee to worry about, nor a paying crowd of spectators to please. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. HIGHER PAY FOR STATE Ms.P. VETOED

    The Legislative Council last night "killed" the Payment of Member Bill, 1947, which aimed to increase the salaries of members of Parliament by £250. The bill ...

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  6. WON TOSS: MADE 157

    Indian Test captain L. Amarnath (left) had a very successful day yesterday. First of all he called correctly when Lindsay Hassett (right), captain of the Victorian XI, tossed, and then he went in to make 157 not out, establishing himself as the batting sensation of the season to date. Behind the captains are umpires R. Wright (left) and A. Barlow. (Match details, Page 4) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. TARIFF CUTS BY 23 NATIONS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The greatest multilateral, trade treaty ever negotiated, binding Britain, U.S. and 21 other countries to tariff reductions covering more than half the world's trade, was signed at Geneva yesterday. ...

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  8. Further Cuts to Save Dollars

    CANBERRA. — The Government yesterday announced details of further restrictions to prevent unnecessary expenditure of dollars. MOTOR chassis imports from ...

    Article : 439 words
  9. What Made the Rain?

    CONCORD, New Hampshire (A.A.P.) — There is a dispute about what made rain fall in New Hampshire ...

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  10. Communist Plot in Canada

    MONTREAL (A.A.P.).— A report from Quebec says that the Premier (Mr. Maurice Duplessis) will soon ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. N.Z. SMOKERS TO PAY MORE

    WELLINGTON (A.A.P. - Reuters).—New Zealand smokers are to be asked to pay an additional 2d or 3d for a packet of 10 ...

    Article : 65 words
  12. U.S. MOVE TO REDUCE JEWISH STATE

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.)—U.S. moved on Wednesday to whittle down the size of the Jewish state that would be carved out of a partitioned Palestine. THE U.S. delegate (Mr. Herschel ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. Man Had Heart Removed

    SYDNEY.—A man who arrived in Sydney on Tuesday from N.Z. after having undergone a rare heart ...

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  14. PORTER CAUSED TRAIN SMASH

    LONDON, (A.A.P.). — Twenty-nine-year-old porter-signalman, Horace Douglas Hillier, who was on duty at Purley Oaks signal-box ...

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  15. JAP. ADMIRAL TO DIE

    HONG KONG (A.A.P.-Reuters) —Vice-Admiral Sakonyu Naomasa, Commander of the 16th Squadron of the Japanese South-West Fleet ...

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  16. Premier's U.K. Visit

    "Mr. Edward Parkes has occupied the office of Under-Secretary to successive administrations in Tasmania ...

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  17. Brigadier-General Adopted

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.) — Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster wealthy octogenarian widow and leader of the Conservative social set in ...

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  18. NEW SHOPPING HOURS FROM TO-MORROW

    Most retail stores in Launceston will close at noon to-morrow in conformity with a recommendation from the Retail Traders' Association of Tasmania. PREVIOUSLY on Saturdays ...

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  19. RUBBER STOCKS ADEQUATE

    MELBOURNE.—Rubber stocks in many countries are not only increasing but are likely to result in a further progressive downward ...

    Article : 111 words
  20. DEFENDS PURCHASE OF BANK SHARES

    CANBERRA — The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) yesterday denied that the purchase of shares in the private banks by the Commonwealth Bank was illegal. HE maintained that the ...

    Article : 335 words
  21. ACTRESS WAS ANNOYED

    MARLENE DIETRICH, the American film actress, had bitter feelings about strikers as she sat on her baggage at Southampton at ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  22. PLANE DOWN IN FLAMES

    MELBOURNE—When a Lockheed Hudson plane crashed in flames in northern N.S.W. yesterday, the ...

    Article : 251 words
  23. CARGO SHIPS FOR COAST

    In approximately a fort-night a shipping service by a 500-ton vessel will begin between Melbourne and ...

    Article : 112 words
  24. Survived Hell Camps of Nazis

    MELBOURNE—The horrors of Nazi concentration Scamps were relived yesterday when a young man appeared before the Collector of Customs (Mr. J. Brophy) charged with importing goods without a licence. ...

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  25. Voting Close in Commons

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Long cries of "Resign, resign," were heard in the House of Commons early yesterday morning when the ...

    Article : 48 words
  26. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    THE Minister for Air's attitude towards an aviation company charging less than other operators ...

    Article : 133 words
  27. X-RAYS INEFFECTIVE ON 700LB. WOMAN

    JOLIET, Illinois (A.A.P.). — Doctors attempted vainly yesterday to discover whether a woman weighing 50 stone had suffered a fractured hip when she fell out of bed. ...

    Article : 207 words
  28. Poet Laureate's Wedding Gift

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The wedding gift of the Poet Laureate (Mr. John Masefield) to Princess Elizabeth is a white vellum-bound ...

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  29. Fled from "Terror" in Yugoslavia

    CAIRO (A.A.P.) — The Yugoslav tennis champion, Franjo Puncec, said yesterday he had fled from "terror" in Yugoslavia and had applied for permission for himself and his wife to enter Australia. ...

    Article : 140 words
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