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  2. INFLUENZA DEATHS.

    The spell of excessive cold which the British Isles have shared with the Continent considerably increased deaths from influenza. The Minister for ...

    Article : 532 words
  3. OPPOSITION TO STRIKE.

    It is evident that opposition to a general coal strike is growing among the rank and file of mineworkers. Many of them feel that funds will ...

    Article : 216 words
  4. ALLIES' PROBLEM IN THE AIR.

    "Thanks to British and French foresight, the Allies have no fear of defeat on the sea or on the land, but in the air we are up against, a colossal ...

    Article : 734 words
  5. YOUTH FINDS A WAY TO ENJOY HOT WEATHER.

    While the rest of Sydney tugged at tight collars and shed coats in a vain endeavour to keep cool, these fortunate boys solved the problem in their own way at Bondi baths—with their backs to the sea spray. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 48 words
  6. FIVE U-BOATS SUNK.

    It is announced from a Norwegian source that a U-boat which was preparing to torpedo a Norwegian vessel was blown up and sunk by a British ...

    Article : 738 words
  7. SUPPORT SOUGHT.

    Coalmineis' representatives will interview the secretary of the Australasian Council of Trades Unions, Mr. C. Crofts, to-morrow morning, to enlist ...

    Article : 216 words
  8. COPPER PRICE INCREASED.

    The maximum price of copper was fixed by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, Professor D. B. Copland, yesterday at £76 a ton, the previous ...

    Article : 391 words
  9. NAZI RESERVES OF FOOD.

    Field-Marshal Goering, who controls Nazi economic planning, said in a broadcast to German farm workers that the weather compelled the ...

    Article : 175 words
  10. WAR IN CHINA.

    European military circles regard the "Peace Note" sent by the Japanese High command in South China to General Chiang Kai-shek and other Chinese ...

    Article : 123 words
  11. NEW GERMAN TANKS.

    The Germans are producing numbers of large and heavily-armoured tanks, carrying flame-throwers, in addition to guns, which are intended to form the ...

    Article : 322 words
  12. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 258 words
  13. NEW CABINET IN BULGARIA.

    Professor Bogdan Filoff, the former Minister for Education, has formed a new non-party Cabinet in Bulgaria, in succession to that of M. Kiosseivanoff, ...

    Article : 198 words
  14. CONSUL-GENERAL'S VIEW.

    "Whether the Sino-Japanese war will cease or continue for a long time depends, from the Chinese point of view, upon whether China's sovereignty and integrity are secured," said ...

    Article : 143 words
  15. MEETING ON MONDAY.

    The Australian Counsellor at the British Embassy at Washington, Mr. Keith Officer, has left for Ottawa to attend ihe meeting on Monday of the supervisory board of the ...

    Article : 69 words
  16. PINCH OF PEACE.

    A message from Budapest says the economic warfare is sweeping away the defences of political neutrality and reducing the standard of living in ...

    Article : 108 words
  17. ARMY BADGES.

    Many members of the militia and of the permanent forces in Sydney for months have been unable to secure supplies of badges of rank, officers' ...

    Article : 259 words
  18. R.A.F. CASUALTY LIST.

    . A New Zealander, Pilot Officer W. R. McComb, of Auckland, has died on active service with the Royal Air Force. His name was included in the casualty list ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 246 words
  20. RUSE THAT TRICKED GRAF SPEE.

    A successful ruse adopted by Captain F. S. Bell, of H.M.S. Exeter, in the engagement in which three British cruisers defeated the German "pocket" ...

    Article : 491 words
  21. NO REPORT YET ON DOCK.

    In spite of persistent representations to the British Admiralty, the Federal Cabinet has not yet received a report from Sir Leopold Savile, who was ...

    Article : 137 words
  22. COMMENTS BY JUDGE.

    "It is an issue of unprecedented gravity; this terrible charge reveals a high degree of wickedness somewhere," said Justice Sir Malcolm Hilbery, when ...

    Article : 223 words
  23. CANADIAN WAR LOAN.

    The Canadian Minister for Finance Mr. J. L. Ralston, said that there were more than 178,000 subscribers to the war loan. It was a happy augury of Canada's wartime financing ...

    Article : 127 words
  24. REMOVING CHILDREN FROM CITIES.

    A new plan for the evacuation of children is to be put into effect if air laids develop on a scale involving serious and continuous bombing. ...

    Article : 148 words
  25. J. P. MORGAN TO DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP.

    It is authoritatively stated that the famous firm of financiers, J. P. Morgan and Company, are dissolving partnership from April 1. They will withdraw from private banking ...

    Article : 50 words
  26. DUKE OF WINDSOR IN LONDON.

    The latest picture, received by air mail yesterday, of the Duke of Windsor, who is serving as a Major-General with the British Army, leaving his hotel in London on official business. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 38 words
  27. TO-DAY.

    Town Hall: Harold Williams. 8. Theatre Royal: Russian Ballet, 2, 8. Minerva Theatre: "Tony Draws [?] Horse," 3.15. 8.15. ...

    Article : 244 words
  28. HOSTEL FOR SOLDIERS.

    A free hostel in Marcus Clark's old building in Pitt Street, which will be available for members of the Second A.I.F. on leave in Sydney, was opened last night. ...

    Article : 82 words
  29. BARLEY FOR SEED AND FEED.

    Barley retained on the farm by growers for seed or feed purposes will not be acquired under the Commonwealth acquisition scheme, the Minister for Commerce, Senator McLeay, ...

    Article : 85 words
  30. HEAVY FINE FOR BREACH OF NEUTRALITY.

    Two officials of the Curtis-Wright Corporation pleaded guilty to various counts in six indictments, charging them with violation of the neutrality law, and were fined a total of ...

    Article : 90 words
  31. NO REPORTS OF FALSE 10/[?] BANKNOTES.

    Police have received a number of inquiries about counterfeit banknotes in Sydney. Detectives said last night that they had not received complaints about other than £5 ...

    Article : 75 words
  32. SMUGGLING OF JEWS.

    "The American Friends of Jewish Palestine," an organisation openly aiding the smuggling of Jews to Palestine, reports that 2,300 Austrian and Czech Jews have been ...

    Article : 72 words
  33. TEXTILE STRIKE SETTLED.

    The textile workers' strike at the Globe Woollen Mills, Marrickville, was settled yesterday. About 600 employees, who went on strike on Thursday, met at the Trades Hall ...

    Article : 49 words
  34. "RADIO PRIEST" REBUKED.

    "The committee which is investigating unAmerican activities must avoid giving the merchants of hate an opportunity to spread racial and religious hatred," said the ...

    Article : 110 words
  35. ROTARY CLUB SERVICE.

    As a preliminary to the world-wide Rotary observance week, and commemorating the 35th anniversary of the inauguration of the movement, a special service will be held at St. ...

    Article : 78 words
  36. JAPAN AND U.S.A.

    The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, told a Parliamentary sub-committee that, despite the apparent immediate hopelessness, he would not abandon his efforts for a ...

    Article : 58 words
  37. ROOSEVELT'S SON SEEKS DIVORCE.

    Mr. James Roosevelt, eldest son of President Roosevelt, is seeking a divorce on the ground of desertion. [Mr. James Roosevelt, who is aged 32, was ...

    Article : 83 words
  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £240/15/ a ton, compared with £241/5/ yesterday. Rubber was quoted at /13 3-32 a lb. Mining shares were slow. Quotations: Great ...

    Article : 69 words
  39. SEMI-COMPULSORY DUTCH LOAN.

    The tower Chamber of Parliament passed a bill authorising the issue of a semi-compulsory [?]loan of £40,000,000. ...

    Article : 29 words
  40. HANDBAG SNATCHED.

    A young man snatched a handbag, containing £50, from Mrs. Amy McVean, of Myrtle Street, Stanmore, last night, when she was in Percival Road, Stanmore. The thief escaped ...

    Article : 39 words
  41. MORE ALIENS ARRIVE.

    At Italian liner which has arrived in Sydney brought nearly 400 passengers, mostly aliens, to Australian ports. The nationalities represented include Germans, Austrlans, ...

    Article : 41 words
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