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  2. LEAVES FROM OLD FILES

    Blue Ensign.—A regulation issued in Sydney states that a penalty up to £500 will be inflicted on any yacht or sailing vessel which, without warrant, flies the ...

    Article : 635 words
  3. LONDON LETTER

    An exhibition which has just opened on the outskirts of London heralds a change in the face of England. To many who visit it, the Modern Homes ...

    Article : 275 words
  4. Music

    Mr. Percy Grainger, the Australian composer and pianist, has been engaged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission for a season of recitals and lectures. ...

    Article : 460 words
  5. A DAY IN FIJI

    Weird customs, strange ceremonies, and picturesque legends, associated with the South Sea Islands and the natives who dwell there, have been, from time ...

    Article : 1,477 words
  6. FIJIAN DANCE INSTRUCTOR

    This Fijian is the Chief Instructor of the Mckes Dancers, who entertained recent tourists with a vivid presentation of a native ceremonial. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. 25 YEARS AGO

    Coal Export.—The coal trade has beer fairly brisk during the fortnight. The week's export figure reached 85,000 tons. Pay Distributed.—The pay-sheets of the ...

    Article : 614 words
  8. MUSICAL MEMORIES.

    London's most popular musical institution—the Queen's Hall "Proms"—will again be here before many weeks have passed. ...

    Article : 189 words
  9. JEWELLED BATON.

    The chief feature of the programmes of the French musician Jullien was the Monster Quadrille, written by himself, and for this ...

    Article : 363 words
  10. TREND OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.

    Now we have, at Gidea Park, sleek, novel-looking concrete houses put forward as the desirable type of home for the average Englishman. ...

    Article : 209 words
  11. Travel Notes —A Pageant of Parliament

    Pageants are the fashion at present. Thousand of actors take part in some of them, and many are on a most elaborate scale. At Ra[?]sgate, for nearly a week, ...

    Article : 1,378 words
  12. University Musical Society

    The Great Hall of Sydney University will again be the setting for the annual concert by the University Musical Society and Glee Club on Tuesday night. The ...

    Article : 164 words
  13. DESIGNED FOR LIVING.

    This change alone will make a vast difference to the appearance of our streets. Instead of rows of bow windows, with lights shining through curtains at ...

    Article : 227 words
  14. WOODLAND FIRES.

    A record amount of damage was done by woodland fires in England during July. About 120 fires occurred on Crown lands in England and Wales alone—only five ...

    Article : 200 words
  15. For Sunday The Quiet Hour

    Blessed of the Lord, be his land; For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth ...

    Article : 1,233 words
  16. Musical Standard

    "A Tale of Three Cities" is the title of an interesting article in the current issue of the "'Australian Musical News." It is signed by Thorold Waters, and ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. SHIPPING POLICY CRITICS.

    The Government's shipping policy is criticised in the annual report (and a supplementary report) of the Officers' (Merchant Navy) Federation. The ...

    Article : 292 words
  18. THE NAVY "AT-HOME."

    The Royal Navy is at present "at home" to its owners—the British public—for this is Navy Week. At Chatham a monitor, several ...

    Article : 371 words
  19. The British Grenadiers

    Many of us marched into school to the tune of "The British Grenadiers." We shall have added interest in the visit of the Grenadier Guards Band, which will ...

    Article : 319 words
  20. SIR JOHN SIMON NOT A JEW.

    A rumour that he is a Jew has been denied by Sir John Simon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in a letter written from the Foreign Office to Sir ...

    Article : 312 words
  21. YOUNG CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION

    A number of the members of the Newcastle Young Citizens' Association have recently obtained employment, and others will shortly be leaving for the free ...

    Article : 150 words
  22. POTTERY MANUFACTURE

    One of the die-hard beliefs with which the Australian manufacturers have to contend is that the most beautiful articles found in a drawing-room or on a front ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. AVIATION HISTORY.

    The Air Ministry is contemplating the formation some time in the future of a museum of their own to illustrate the history of aviation. ...

    Article : 130 words
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