An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the Finance Minister, Dr. T. V. Soong, was made on his arrival from Nanking at 7 o'clock. ...
Article : 102 wordsUnless the Government of New South Wales accepts or rejects the prposed agreement for the taking over of the Government Savings Bank by the Commonwealth Bank by Saturday next, the Commonwealth Bank Board will regard ...
Article : 1,116 wordsThe suggestion that reduction of interest on private mortgages is not part of the economy plan was given an emphatic denial by the ...
Article : 695 wordsThe Government proposes to resist any move on the part of a section of the Opposition in the Senate to restrict supply to any amount less than that stated in the Appropriation Bill. ...
Article : 644 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Lang gave notice of his intention to move next sitting day that lenve be given to bring in a bill to further ...
Article : 273 wordsThe constituent Assembly has not yet succeeded in swearing in a quorum. Only 141 credentials have so far been approved. The delay is causing great ...
Article : 170 wordsNegotiations between the Public Service Associations and the Government for a reduction of Canberra house rents to a basis comparable with ...
Article : 135 wordsAt the annual conference of the State Agricultural Bureaux, which was continued at Richmond to-day, a paper prepared by Mr. P. G. Stewart, ...
Article : 145 wordsPursuing his attack on Ministers expenees, Mr. Gabb asked in the House of Representatives yesterday whether the Minister for Home ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Victorian Legislative Assembly decided to reduce member's salaries from £500 a year to £447 for country members and £387 for metropolitan ...
Article : 54 wordsThat the fear complex that the mechanism of modern life crushes remorselessly those who fail to do it homage, is leading to much neurosis ...
Article : 192 wordsDelay in the opening of the inquiry into the price of bread at Canberra is due to the failure of the bakers to make a nomination to the committee ...
Article : 133 wordsA resolution to remove the 50 per cent, surcharge from imported stout and porter was adopted in the House of Representatives last night. ...
Article : 184 wordsPrior to his departure for America, Norman Lindsay that unless crude censorship on every form of art in Australia were either done away with ...
Article : 62 wordsA fine of £131 was impoced on Mrs. Irene Dobson to-day for importing Australian silver to New Zealand. The magistrate-ordered the confiscation of ...
Article : 78 wordsAs a result of an adjustment in the Federal basic wage, rates In the various capital cities will be:—Sydney, £4/1/-; Melbourne £3/13/-; ...
Article : 71 wordsAn extraordinary feature of the attempted assassination of Sir Ernest Hotson, acting Governor of Bombay, is that when Hotson returned to ...
Article : 142 wordsA priest of the Greek Orthodox Church, Nicholas Kendrevsky, of Preschau, was arrested for the murder of a preiate, Dr. Korotnotky, whom he is ...
Article : 53 wordsEdgar Davies, who with E. Silk is touring the eastern States by plane, narrowly escaped death to-day when struck by the propellor of the machine. ...
Article : 87 wordsCol Lindbergh announces that he and his wife will take off next week on a flight to the Orient. The exact day has not been named ...
Article : 59 wordsIt is reported that the Works Department has threatened to put a receiver into the Junee Municipality because of the Council's refusal to ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. McMahon) admitted to-day that the department officers are conducting a campaign to apprehend tax defaulters ...
Article : 53 wordsIt is estimated that the Federal expenditure this year in grants and, subsidies to the air services is £94,386, but no New South Wales herytce will ...
Article : 57 wordsDuring 1930-31, South Australian trade showed a decrease of £5,451,133 in imports which was the lowest ever recorded. Exports decreased £4,954,599 ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Fri 24 Jul 1931, Page 1
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