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  2. TROOP POSITIONS.

    Reports show that the majority of troops in East Africa are in Eritrea, the largest concentration being right on the frontier opposite Adowa. There is also a large Italian force in Somaliland with the ...

    Article : 208 words
  3. MR. LYONS

    "The only assurance that I gave to the British Government was that, so long as its attitude towards peace continued, I would guarantee that the ...

    Article : 434 words
  4. STILL BLAZING.

    Nearly 12,000 tons of water, enough to float a great liner, have now been pumped into the fire which destroyed the Pyrmont woolstore of Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., on ...

    Article : 424 words
  5. TYPHOON.

    A Government communique states that 230 people were killed in a fierce typhoon while 195 people are missing. More than 75,000 houses and 191 bridges were destroyed. ...

    Article : 71 words
  6. NAVAL SQUADRON.

    The flagship of the Australian naval squadron, H.M.A.S. Canberra, and the destroyer flotilla leader, Stuart, left Darwin Harbour at 10 a.m. to-day. Their destination has not ...

    Article : 128 words
  7. ARTICLE 15.

    The Abyssinian dispute is rapidly reaching its peak of intensity. The carefully protracted procedure of the League of Nations is drawing to an end. That procedure was purposely ...

    Article : 1,246 words
  8. TAXI MEN

    A reward of £200 may shortly be offered for information which will lead to the arrest of the man who murdered John Smiley, taxidriver, in his cab at Homebush last week. ...

    Article : 319 words
  9. WAIRUNA'S CREW.

    Thirty-one members of the crew of the steamer Wairuna, from Australia, have been arrested and charged with desertion, after leaving the vessel following their refusal to ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. RADIO BEACON

    Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., proposes to instal an aerial radio beacon, the first in Australia, on a site in the vicinity of the Mascot aerodrome. This action by the ...

    Article : 174 words
  11. MIGRATION.

    The Morning Post" says: "The attitude of the Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. Forbes) towards British migration to the dominions is thoroughly intelligible as far as ...

    Article : 250 words
  12. NEW INDUSTRIES.

    "With the goodwill of the Parliament of New South Wales, I feel certain that many new industries can yet be encouraged to start here," said Mr. W. G. Duncan, M.L.C. (South ...

    Article : 661 words
  13. MURDER CHARGE.

    A jury in the Supreme Court at Clermont to-day found Mary Adelaide Lang, 24, married. not guilty on a charge of having, at Clermont, on August 14, murdered Philip Henry ...

    Article : 125 words
  14. DISPOSITION OF CONCENTRATING FORCES.

    Latest reports concerning the disposition of forces in East Africa show that the majority of the Italians are in Eritrea. Asmara serves as the general headquarters, ...

    Article : 663 words
  15. LARGEST LINER

    The Orient Royal Mail steamer Orion, which will be the largest passenger ship ever to have entered Sydney Heads, will sail from London to-day on her maiden voyage to ...

    Article : 336 words
  16. WHERE ARMIES ARE GATHERING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 28 words
  17. NEW UNIT

    Residents of Sydney, who have become accustomed to the sight of brass-helmeted firemen clinging to great red fire engines as the machines race through the city streets, will ...

    Article : 260 words
  18. TRAFFIC DELAYED.

    Tram traffic was held up for more than half an hour, and passengers on one tram had remarkable escapes, when a motor lorry loaded with bricks was crushed between two trams ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. EMPIRE AIR MAILS.

    The Australian representative of Imperial Airways, Ltd. (Mr. A. E. Rudder), In an address to the New South Wales Travel League at a lunch at Usher's Hotel yesterday, said that ...

    Article : 139 words
  20. "ONE OF GREATEST DECISIONS IN HISTORY."

    The decision of the League Council to invoke Article 15 of the Covenant was taken at a public session, after speeches strongly supporting the resolution, which was moved by ...

    Article : 784 words
  21. CHIEF JUSTICESHIP.

    A statement that the Government, in appointing a successor to the retiring Chief Justice of the High Court (Sir Frank Gavan Duffy), would make an appointment having ...

    Article : 270 words
  22. CIVIL AVIATION.

    Power to refuse a licence for an air service if the ground organisation on the proposed route is considered to be insufficient will be sought by the Civil Aviation Department soon. ...

    Article : 243 words
  23. NEW GOLD REEF.

    Hans Piron, a Government mining engineer, announces the existence of a gold reef with a value estimated at £280,000,000, running the full extent of the present reef in ...

    Article : 151 words
  24. RAILWAYMEN

    Opposition to the official policy of the Lang party with regard to the Abyssinian situation was expressed yesterday by one of its largest affiliated organisations—the Australian ...

    Article : 385 words
  25. MAN SENTENCED.

    C[?]ord Ear[?] Smiles, 31, motor mechanic, of West Footscray, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Martin in the Criminal Court to-day to 12 years' imprisonment on each of two charges ...

    Article : 218 words
  26. LOTTERY WINNERS.

    The principal prizes in the 294th State lottery were drawn yesterday morning. First prize was won by the Black Cat syndicate, care of H. G. Watson, 43 Wilton-street. ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. COUNTY COUNCIL.

    When the Sydney County Council met yesterday to appoint a solicitor, Councillor McElhone suggested that Councillor Gardiner should withdraw from the meeting because of ...

    Article : 298 words
  28. STOP PRESS.

    The B[?]u of the League Assembly de[?] to the [?] ting of the A[?]mbly to-morrow that the Assembly should not be dissolved, but adjourned, to ...

    Article : 61 words
  29. ITALY REJECTS "LEAGUE'S DICTATION."

    Reaction in Rome to the League Council's decision is that Italy expected nothing from the League, and that events have shown that [?]he was not mistaken. ...

    Article : 504 words
  30. BULLI PASS.

    The Premier (Mr. Stevens) yesterday approved the purchase on behalf of the Crown of an area of about 130 acres adjacent to Bulli Pass and Sublime Point. It also includes the ...

    Article : 124 words
  31. AERIAL SURVEY TEST.

    An experimental aerial survey flight, at 10,000 feet, over Sydney, will be carried out during the week-end by Adastra Airways, to test a special camera recently imported for ...

    Article : 103 words
  32. ESCAPEE FKOM GAOL

    James King, who escaped from the lock-up at Nambour on September 14, was recognised by the police when he attempted to obtain rations as a traveller at the Eidsvold police ...

    Article : 73 words
  33. BROADWAY WIDENING SCHEME.

    The Town Clerk of Sydney (Mr. Roy Hendy) said yesterday that he had prepared a report for the City Council on Monday next, dealing with the widening of George-street West, ...

    Article : 87 words
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