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  2. MRS. HOLMES'S EVIDENCE

    Mrs. Inie Parker Holmes, widow of Reginald William Lloyd Holmes, whose dead body was found in a motor car in the city last Wednesday morning, related, at the City Coroner's inquiry yesterday into the death of James Smith, a conversation which, she said, she had had with her late ...

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  3. AIR MAILS.

    A comprehensive plan for the acceleration of mails between Australian capital cities by means of high-speed aeroplanes has been prepared by the ...

    Article : 378 words
  4. PREFERENCE

    An extraordinary position has arisen in regard to contemplated high appointments in the State Public Service. Representations have been made ...

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  5. HOLMES MURDER.

    Detectives engaged in investigating the murder of Reginald William Holmes, who was shot while he was in his car in Hickson-road, Dawes Point, on Tuesday last, admit that they ...

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  6. EXPLOSION.

    One of the worst disasters in central Germany occurred yesterday, when a munition factory in Reinsdorf blew up while working at full pressure. ...

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  7. DAVIS CUP.

    Both Australians were beaten in the singles matches of the Davis Cup tie between Australia and Germany, which were played in Berlin to-day. Baron G. von Cramm (Germany) beat J. Crawford (Australia), 6-3, 7-5, 6-2; H. Henkel beat V. McGrath, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2. ...

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  8. A RURAL SETTING.

    The Australian flag floats beside the Swastika over the entrance to the Rotw[?]ss Club's beautiful courts in the rural setting of the Grunewald, which is Berlin's playground. ...

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  9. COUNSEL'S APPLICATION.

    On the resumption of the inquiry, Mr. Evatt asked that the various statements which, he said, had been transmitted to the Coroner, should be made available to Brady's ...

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  10. THE GERMAN PLAYERS.

    Von Cramm became prominent in 1932, when he made his debut in Davis Cup matches, Mr. A. Wallis Myers, the English critic, ranked him number 8 in his world's first ten, placing ...

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  11. SHARK MENACE.

    The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) announced last night that he had decided, to call for tenders at an early date for the shark meshing scheme recommended ...

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  12. STRONGROOM ROBBED.

    Notes, silver and copper coins, totalling £2815/19/6, representing the pay to have Been distributed to-day to employees of Stewarts and Lloyds steel pipe and tube works, ...

    Article : 501 words
  13. IRISH FREE STATE.

    Members of the Dail Eireann vigorously attacked the Anglo-Irish coal and cattle convention to-day. Mr. Frank McDermot, vice-president of the ...

    Article : 185 words
  14. CITRUS GROWERS

    Citrus fruit orchardists in the Hills district at Parramatta and the Hawkesbury River Valley area are facing a crisis. The long dry spell will cause them heavy ...

    Article : 335 words
  15. KENT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

    In the quarter-finals of the women's singles of the Kent championships. Miss K. Stammers beat Mrs. Whittingstall, 7-5. 6-1; Miss Dorothy Round beat Miss Freda James, 8-6, 6-3; Mrs. ...

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  16. LACOSTE'S PLAN FOR REFORM.

    Rene Lacoste is leading a movement for refor[?] of lawn tennis to make skill the decisive factor, rather than physical endurance. He thinks that the use of balls with less bounce ...

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  17. THE KING

    The King, who, on medical advice, is resting at Sandringham owing to his indisposition (bronchial catarrh), worked in the garden early yesterday morning, and went for a motor ...

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  18. CAMP FOR WOMEN.

    The Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) has decided to introduce a novel scheme for the reform of women prisoners at Long Bay Gaol. He will establish a camp for the prisoners ...

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  19. EX-SERVICEMEN.

    Promptly responding to the Prince of Wales's, gesture, the office of Herr von Ribbentrop (Herr Hitler's envoy) has prepared an invitation to members of the British Legion ...

    Article : 178 words
  20. BOXING CONTEST.

    In the 15 rounds contest for the world's heavyweight championship to-night at Madison-square Garden Bowl, James Braddock sained the decision over the titleholder, Max ...

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  21. MAN'S SUIT

    In a talk at the Ilkley Textile Institute (Yorkshire), one of Courtauld's technicians disclosed that they had already made a man's suit out of artificial silk yarn. ...

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  22. MAN ELECTROCUTED

    James Henderson, 34, a milkman, of Lyminge-road, Croydon, was electrocuted yesterday morning when, in the darkness, he tripped over a live wire which had fallen from a ...

    Article : 165 words
  23. TRAINING OF BOYS.

    The Prince of Wales, in an address at the Berkhamsted School (Herts), said it was always a mystery to him how certain misguided people, whom he ventured to describe ...

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  24. DANGEROUS DRUGS.

    A bill to tighten up the law in regard to the sale of drugs to the public was drafted by Mr. Weaver while Minister for Health during the last Government. This measure was ...

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  25. DERBY AFTERMATH.

    The stewards of the Jockey Club have cautioned H. Wragg for his riding of Theft in the Derby. Wragg admitted contravening the rule ...

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  26. WHEAT TRADE.

    Continued reports to-day that yields are better than had been expected in regard to the new domestic wheat harvest in the southwest, caused prices to fall to new low levels ...

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  27. SOUTHERN CROSS.

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) announced yesterday that the accident to the Southern Cross on May 15, when over the Tasman Sea with jubilee mall, was due to ...

    Article : 203 words
  28. NAVAL AGREEMENT LIKELY.

    "The Times" says: "Unless there is an unexpected hitch, it seems likely that an informal although none the less binding, Anglo-German naval agreement will be reached. It will be ...

    Article : 156 words
  29. NEW STATE.

    The foundation of a new State in Queensland, extending from Mackay northwards, is proposed in a motion which will be submitted by the Tully Chamber of Commerce at ...

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  30. SIR HORACE AVORY

    Referring to the death of Sir Horace Avory, a Judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court, the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart) made the following statement:—"My ...

    Article : 113 words
  31. FISHERMAN DROWNED.

    Colin Mylin Atkinson, 58, a one-legged man, was drowned off Currumbin, a south coast seaside resort, last night. He left Currumbin in a dinghy to go fishing about 3.30 p.m., and ...

    Article : 92 words
  32. 40-HOUR WEEK.

    After a heated debate, the International Labour Conference, by 70 votes to 26, decided to establish a 40-hour week committee to consider the text of a convention, despite the ...

    Article : 57 words
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