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  2. NINE PERSONS INJURED

    In addition to the fatality at Mayfield (reported on page 7), nine persons were injured in road accidents involving cars, cycle, and bicycles in various parts of the ...

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  3. LITTLE HEADWAY

    An official Chinese report says that the sphere of Japanese occupation does not extend beyond the glitter of bayonets, according to a message from Chungking. ...

    Article : 369 words
  4. TO SERVE OUTBACK

    The National Insurance Commission is examining the Tasmanian Government system of medical services in remote areas with a view to applying suitable features ...

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  5. RIGHT TO COLONIES

    The centenary of the famous Durham report on Canada, which is now being commemorated, is arousing interest, because the report marked the birth of a ...

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  6. MEN KILLED ON WAY TO FIRE

    Two men were killed and a third seriously injured when a car and lorry came into into collision at Mayfield about 6 p.m. on Saturday. All three were passengers in the small car, and were travelling to a fire in a shop owned by one of the deal men. The others were prominent League footballers. The lorry overturned. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. WEAK BATTING

    The M.C.C. team was dismissed for 215 runs by South Africa in the fourth test which began at Johannesburg to-day. The English batting was the weakest of the ...

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  8. DARWIN STRIKE EXTENDS

    An unexpected extension of the strike by the Commonwealth railway sorting shed employees occurred last night, when the waterside workers ceased unloading ...

    Article : 305 words
  9. PRICE FOR WHEAT

    Canada is abandoning her present system of a fixed minimum price for wheat, and will substitute an acreage bonus to meet the emergency situation arising ...

    Article : 269 words
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    G. OLIVEIRA, who was injured on Saturday in a collision between a car and motor-lorry. Two me were killed. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  11. CHINESE NEW YEAR

    Although the old Chinese calendar was officially abolished 27 years ago by the country's first Republican Government, the people adhere to the celebration of ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. CREDIT POSITION

    Reactions on the Stock Exchange late last week continued, and prices yielded in most sections, although the turnover was small. ...

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  13. TRADE PACT WITH GERMANY

    In order to conduct official Anglo-German trade discussions, the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Oliver Stanley) and the Secretary of the Overseas ...

    Article : 132 words
  14. DRIFT ARRESTED

    The imports control system was gradually arresting the drift in finances, said the Minister for Finance (Mr. Nash). London funds had not improved to the ...

    Article : 73 words
  15. SUED FOR £2500

    A court order attaching Charles Bedaux, friend of the Duke of Windsor, was issued here yesterday. Bedaux was released after giving secretary for his ...

    Article : 150 words
  16. BAN ON POTATOES FROM N.Z.

    Potato prices might soar to £40 a ton in the winter, according to Sydney merchants, who yesterday declared that the public would not be able to buy potatoes ...

    Article : 148 words
  17. NO CONCESSIONS

    The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) yesterday denied a report that while railway freight rates had been raised generally concessions had been ...

    Article : 153 words
  18. "BENEFIT BOTH"

    "Anything that will be conducive to a better trade understanding between the two countries will ultimately be for the benefit of both. I do not think ...

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  19. ABSENTEE HUSBAND

    Ada Mary Hopkins, a sexagenarian living at Notting Hill, London, has learned that her husband, whom she has not seen for 25 years, is living in Auckland. She ...

    Article : 71 words
  20. BACON FACTORY

    Vestey Bros. have decided to erect a £20,000 bacon factory at Riveratone, and as far as possible pig intended for it are to be bought in the country, in ...

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  21. MOSLEM ANXIETY NOT SHARED

    Reports reaching London of manifestations of anxiety by Moslems in India regarding safety of the holy places of Islam Jerusalem have caused some ...

    Article : 169 words
  22. GUNBOATS TO RESCUE

    Lieut.-Commander Stafford, commander of the British gunboat Ladybird, and Lieut.-Commander Jeffs, commander of the United States gunboat Oahu, have ...

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  23. WILL OPEN TO-DAY

    The products of 76 British trades will be on view at the London sections of the British Industries Fair, which will open on Monday. ...

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  24. TAP SILENT LINES

    Victorian police are seeking the permission of the Postmaster-General's Department to tap silent silent to detect starting-price bettors. ...

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  25. INJURED MAN IN WAREHOUSE

    Observing that two sheets of iron had been removed from the roof of a grocery warehouse in the city last night, police entered the building. They found a man ...

    Article : 146 words
  26. RUN DOWN BY TRAIN

    Run down by a train near Mortdale railway station, Frederick McMahon. 58, of Lugarno, was found late to-night lying near the line. He had been decapitated, ...

    Article : 56 words
  27. GOVERNMENT HELPS

    The finance committee of the Chamber of Deputies has granted £15,000 to assist in sending a French team to the Finland Olympiad in 1940. ...

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  28. CHARGE OF SABOTAGE

    The chief wireless operator at Tikhaya Bay, Voznisinsky, will appear at a municipal court on February 25 on charges of counter-revolutionary activity. One ...

    Article : 79 words
  29. YOUTH'S BOMB TO SCARE WORKMEN

    A 17-year-old youth startled workmen employed in the construction of a home in Springfield yesterday by throwing a bomb near them. The youth admitted that he ...

    Article : 55 words
  30. B.B.C. INNOVATION

    The British Broadcasting Corporation has announced an innovation by which the microphone will be placed at the disposal of the three main political ...

    Article : 91 words
  31. MEET NEXT WEEK

    The conclave of Cardinals will meet on February 28 to appoint a successor to Pope Plus XI. ...

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  32. WIRELESS SET STOLEN FROM HOUSE

    When a Wahroonga resident returned to his home after attending a theatre last night he found that his wireless set had been stolen. Before leaving the ...

    Article : 47 words
  33. FRENCH MILITARY RECRUITS' CALL-UP

    There will be a call-up in the autumn of 300,000 military recruits who were born between December 1, 1918, and December 31, 1919—a, period of 13 months, ...

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  34. Always Second — But Still He Tries

    BEHIND the bare result of the Victorian mile athletic championship—G. I Backhouse 1. F. Barry-Brown 2, M. S. Fleming 3—lies a story. It is a story ...

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  35. SHARKS AT QUEENSCLIFFE AND COOGEE

    During a surf race at Queenscliffe this afternoon a shark was seen some distance from the competitors. After cruising around for a few minutes it disappeared. ...

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  36. THREE PLANES AND HANGAR BURNT

    Three planes, valued at nearly £4000, were destroyed by a fire at the hangar of the Palmerston North Aero Club. The hangar, valued at £2500, was also destroyed. ...

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  37. SKATING CHAMPION'S TOUR

    The world skating champion, Miss Megan Taylor, has departed for a tour of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ...

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  38. BRITISH UNION LEADER FOR AUSTRALIA

    Mr. William Spence, General Secretary of the National Seamen's Union, has left the Strathnaver for Australia, where he will confer with the Seamen's Unions. ...

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  39. CZECH MILITARY CHIEF RESIGNS

    General Krejci, chief of the general staff, and organising genius of Czechoslovakia's military machine has resigned ostensibly because of ill-health. ...

    Article : 111 words
  40. PICNIC TRAGEDY: CAR OVER

    When a motor-car, returning from the Government Printing Office picnic at Williamstown, overturned yesterday, Gertrude Webster. 18, was killed and five ...

    Article : 46 words
  41. DRIVER KILLED WHEN TRACTOR CAPSIZES

    Harry Faulkner, 33, of Doll's Point, was killed when driving a tractor on to a railway track at the Alexandria goods yard yesterday. The tractor capsized and ...

    Article : 38 words
  42. SYRIAN CABINET RESIGNS

    The Syrian Cabinet, headed by Jamil Mardam, has resigned. ...

    Article : 28 words
  43. REMILITARISATION OF ALAND ISLANDS

    Poland and Denmark has given their assent to the remilitarisation of the land Islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. ...

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