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  2. THEORY OF SUICIDE.

    Detectives believe it most likely that James Henry Baines, 64, of Blackburn, near Melbourne, whose charred body was found in the embers ...

    Article : 402 words
  3. DEBATE ON POLICY.

    "If war should come, whatever side may claim the ultimate victory, nothing is more certain than this: That victor and vanquished would glean a ...

    Article : 391 words
  4. BITTER EXCHANGE ON STATE FINANCES.

    A bitter clash between the Premier, Mr. Stevens, and the ' former Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Spooner, on the question of the retrogression in State finances occurred in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. ...

    Article : 5,165 words
  5. WOMEN AMBULANCE DRIVERS LEARN MECHANICS.

    Women ambulance drivers who have passed driving tests are now being instructed by the N.R.M.A. in the mechanical servicing of the heavy vehicles which they will handle in an emergency. The classes were officially opened yesterday at the Showground, where special equipment has been installed. Left: Mr. F. L. Skinner, an N.R.M.A. engineer, lecturing on a ' motor lorry chassis. Right: Mrs. M. Drew (left), and Miss Betty Coffill studying component parts of an engine. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 81 words
  6. ROYAL FAMILY GUARDED.

    Special police guarded the King and Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret against I.R.A. outrages yesterday, when they left Euston station ...

    Article : 140 words
  7. FRANCE AND SPAIN.

    Indications of an improvement in Franco-Spanish relations have been increasing since the return of the Spanish gold from France last week. ...

    Article : 260 words
  8. WOOL LIKE SILK.

    Woollen stockings and underwear, which are almost indistinguishable from silk, will be imported into Australia in the near future, said the ...

    Article : 368 words
  9. FORECASTING WEATHER.

    "The present weather forecasting from official sources is of little, if any, value to farmers and graziers," said Mr. E. D. Ogilvie, of Ilparran, ...

    Article : 288 words
  10. ATTACKS IN CHINA.

    The Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, in his statement in the House of Commons yesterday, said that the British Government would be obliged ...

    Article : 789 words
  11. FIXED PRICES FOR POTATOES.

    [?] to stabilise the potato industry will be made when the Australian Agricultural Council meetu in Melbourne next week. A plan that has been formulated for submission ...

    Article : 101 words
  12. THE CALL UP.

    A call-up for employment is announced today. Details appear on page 24, column 3. ...

    Article : 18 words
  13. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 words
  14. PROHIBITION AT BOMBAY.

    A crowd of Moslems, protesting against the property tax that has been imposed to meet the deficit arising out of prohibition, which became law ...

    Article : 166 words
  15. MAN MISSING IN MOUNTAINS.

    Police, ambulance officers, and members of the Bush Rescue Club are searching the mountains near Katoomba for Mr. A. Levy, 33, a visitor from ...

    Article : 166 words
  16. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 264 words
  17. SPANISH EYES ON GIBRALTAR.

    The entire Spanish Press publishes an article declaring. "The return of Gibraltar will be solved satisfactorily. It could be made a European question it all European ...

    Article : 43 words
  18. MENTAL DEFECTIVES.

    Mr. Concannon declared in the Legislative Council yesterday that the provision of a "blanket of mercy" in the Government's Mental Defectives (Convicted Persons) Bill ...

    Article : 212 words
  19. ARABS DISAGREE.

    Three members of the exiled Grand Mufti's extreme Arab nationalist party were shot dead to-day by members of the moderate National Defence (opposition) Party. ...

    Article : 77 words
  20. LORD RUNCIMAN RESIGNS FROM COMPANIES.

    As a sequel to Mr. Chamberlain's announcement in the House of Commons that members of the Cabinet henceforth would be permitted to hold directorships only in companies dealing ...

    Article : 84 words
  21. NEW SHARE ISSUE.

    The directors of Australian Consolidated Industries, Ltd. (known until February as the Australian Glass Manufacturers, Ltd.), have decided to offer for subscription, by ordinary ...

    Article : 174 words
  22. EDDIE CANTOR SUED.

    A couple sued Eddie Cantor, the film actor, for 751,000 dollars (£ A. 187,750) damages. yesterday on the ground that they were called Nazls and were beaten after a wireless ...

    Article : 166 words
  23. INFANTILE PARALYSIS AT ETON.

    London specialists have found that two junior Etonians, aged 14 and 15 years have infantile paralysis. The parents of the 1,160 boys al Eton ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. TO-DAY.

    Town Hall: Marcel Dupre and [?] 8.15. Minerva Theatre: "Good Morning Bill," 2.15, 8.15. Theatre Royal: "Leaning on Letty" 2.15, B 8.15. Tivoli Theatre: "Hollywood Highlights," 2.30. 8. ...

    Article : 334 words
  25. PACIFIC AIR SERVICE.

    Pan-American Airways is now waiting for permission from the United States Civil Aviation Authority to commence its transpacific at service to New Zealand. ...

    Article : 198 words
  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Gold was quoted to-day at £7/8/6½ an ounce fine, unchanged since yesterday. BASE METALS. Base metals weie quoted at noon to-day as ...

    Article : 111 words
  27. LABOUR UNITY CONFERENCE.

    Leaders of unions who are in revolt against the Lang Party on the question of being represented at the Labour unity conference, yesterday conferred in private with the ...

    Article : 176 words
  28. TO COMPETE NEAR HOME OF HITLER.

    A team of motor-cyclists has been selected to represent the British Army in the annual contest for the Hunlein Trophy, to be held near Berchtesgaden, Germany, this month ...

    Article : 51 words
  29. STRIKE POLICY.

    The executive of the Associated Locomotive Engineers and Firemen decided to-day on a strike policy to enforce wage claims. The date of action will be fixed later. ...

    Article : 38 words
  30. MR. C. H. WICKENS.

    Mr. Charles Henry Wickens, Commonwealth Statistician from 1922 to 1932, died at his home at Balwyn on Sunday, after a long illness. ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED.

    The body of the man who, on Sunday, was found hanging in a room off the Rockdale Railway Station was identified yesterday as that of Henry Higgins, 36, of Station Street. ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. MR. NASH TO SAIL FROM ENGLAND TO-DAY.

    The New Zealand Minister for Finance, Mr. Nash, will leave in the liner Queen Mary for the United States to-morrow. (More Taxation in N.Z.—Page 15.) ...

    Article : 41 words
  33. CZECH AIRMEN IN FRANCE.

    Seven hundred and forty-two trained former Czecho-Slovakian military airmen have landed at Calais and Boulogne, states the Paris correspondent of the Associated Press of America. ...

    Article : 48 words
  34. SUBURBAN AND COUNTRY PICTURE THEATRES.

    Programmes of Suburban and Country Picture Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertisement Section. ...

    Article : 24 words
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