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  2. HEAVY FLOODS

    Torrential storms over the southern and western parts of New South Wales and over Victoria early yesterday, following days of persistent rain, caused extensive floods. Crops, fences, and roads were submerged and damaged. Stock were ...

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  3. SOUVENIRED.

    Late to-night a souvenir-hunter removed the Royal Standard, which distinguishes the Duke's motor car during his tour in Australia. ...

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  4. MAIL SERVICES.

    "The wonderful British and Dutch successes in the air race justify the demands of business men for faster mail services on the Imperial routes," says a statement issued by the London ...

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  5. CENTENARY AIR RACE.

    Lieutenant, O. Cathcarl-Jones and Mr. Ken Waller, flying a D.H. Comet, finished fourth in the Centenary Air Race at 2.54 p.m. yesterday. Their time was 4 days 22 hours 22 minutes, compared with the winner's time of 2 days 23 hours in a similar machine. They were, however, delayed ...

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  6. THE DUKE.

    Although it was feared that the floods which have swept the Federal Capital Territory would alter the official plans for the departure of the Duke of Gloucester from Canberra early ...

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  7. GRASSHOPPERS.

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main) announced in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that legislation would be introduced as soon as possible ...

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  8. JAPANESE

    The detention of the Japanese schooner Yocikune Maru in Admiralty Islands in September resulted in 24 Japanese, including the mast, Shumpe Gomi, appearing in the ...

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  9. HANDICAP STILL OPEN.

    With the speed prizes in the big air race won, interest is now concentrated on the handicap event, the final result of which, according to officials, will not be known until ...

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  10. JONES AND WALLER.

    Public interest in the air race has waned in Melbourne. This was indicated by the fact that only twenty people, apart from Air Force officials, were at Laverton this ...

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  11. CANBERRA'S PLIGHT.

    Canberra was isolated yesterday. All roads were under water. The Molonglo River broke its banks and inundated miles of the countryside. Telephonic and telegraphic ...

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  12. RUSSIA.

    Mr. Roy Coote, manager of Angus and Coote, Ltd., who returned to Australia by the Orford aftet a tour of the Continent and Russia, said that large numbers of people ...

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  13. COMPETITORS' FLIGHTS.

    A message from Basrah states that Mr. J. Wright and Mr. J. Polando, the American competitors, who are flying in a tiny Lambert Monocoupe, were forced to land westward of ...

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  14. BANKRUPT'S BOOKS.

    The first Commonwealth prosecution under the amended Bankruptcy Act for failure to keep proper books of account, broke down at the Quarter Sessions yesterday. ...

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  15. "COMETS SUITABLE FOR MAIL SERVICE."

    Mr. Linsay A. Read, formerly an aircraft inspector with the de Havilland Aircraft Company in England, arrived by the Barrabool from England yesterday. He is on the way ...

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  16. MACGREGOR AND WALKER.

    Squadron-Leader MacGregor and Mr. H. C. Walker arrived at Koepang at 4.30 p.m. (Sydney time) yesterday. They discovered some defects in the engine, which would require a ...

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  17. GENEVA LABOUR OFFICE.

    Mr. C. M. McDonald, ex-president of the Employers' Federation, who represented the employers of Australia at the recent International Labour Conference in Geneva, told ...

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  18. PRECEDENCE

    There was considerable comment in official quarters in Canberra to-day at the action of the Chief Justice of the High Court (Sir Frank Gavan Duffy) in leaving the State ...

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  19. COLONEL FITZMAURICE.

    Colonel Fitzmaurice, the Irish pilot, who retired from the race after being called upon to make a big reduction in the weight of his Ballanea machine, passed the full load test at ...

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  20. WIRELESS IN RACE.

    The air race has given the wireless stations at Darwin and Singapore the greatest opportunity they have yet had to test their communications throughout. The tests will be of the ...

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  21. PROTEST.

    A solicitor made a strong protest to the Liverpool district coroner (Mr. P. S. Poolman), when the latter intimated that he intended to commit the solicitor's client for ...

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  22. FLIERS ENTERTAINED.

    The Lord Mayor of Melbourne (Sir Harold Gengoult Smith) entertained the crews of the first three 'planes in his room at the Town Hall to-day. Colonel Roscoe Turner was the ...

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  23. TAX ON PROFITS.

    The second reading of a bill to impose a tax on gold-mining companies' profits was moved in the Legislative Assembly to-night by the Deputy Premier (Mr. A. Mccallum). ...

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  24. ANOTHER COMPETITION.

    The Minister for Air (M. Denain) announces that France will shortly organise a big international air competition. The race will probably be to some distant ...

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  25. TALK WITH HOLLAND.

    The Dutch pilot, Parmentier, exchanged greetings with the Prime Minister of Holland (Dr. Colyn) by wireless telephone from Melbourne to-night. Afterwards he gave a brief ...

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  26. NEWNES.

    Hopes that the Anglo-Persian Oil Company will make an agreement with the Governments of the Commonwealth and New South Wales have not been strengthened by the first ...

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  27. CHALLENGE TO RACE BACK.

    Mr. K. Waller and Lieutenant Cathca[?]t Jones are prepared to race anyone back to England again. They do not propose to have any prizes, but just to have a sporting ...

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  28. REPLY TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    The Governor-General has received the following reply to his message to Mr. C. W. A. Scott:—"Campbell Black and I greatly appreciate your message of congratulation, and ...

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  29. COUNTRY SOLICITOR

    The Supreme Court yesterday directed that the name of Clarence Gordon Prescott, of Young, should be removed from the roll of solicitors on the ground of professional ...

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  30. FARMER SHOT.

    Police this morning arrested Francis Henry Yarnold, 27, a labourer, in Rockhampton, and charged him with having attempted to kill Thomas William Trump, 27, a Dalma farmer. ...

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  31. ALLOY PISTONS.

    Mr. A. R. Rhydderch, in a lecture to members of the Chemical Societies of Sydney, at the Technical College, said the record flights of Mr. Scott and others in the centenary air ...

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  32. PETROL INQUIRY.

    The presentation to the Ministry of the report of the Royal Commission on petrol may be delayed for a considerable time. The commission, it is understood, is having ...

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  33. MR. SCOTT'S FATHER.

    Mr. C. W. A. Scott's father, Mr. Kennedy Scott, is a well-known musician. "I am well aware that your applause is meant for my son," he said, when conducting ...

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  34. BEER FOR THE TROOPS.

    The troops who have played such a colourful part in the ceremonics associated with the Royal visit to Canberra, had reason to be grateful last night for the thoughtfulness of ...

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