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  2. UNITED STATES DROUGHT.

    The terrific heat wave, which invaded the Middle West seven weeks ago, grows in intensity, and the sufferings of millions of people and animals have become acute. Seven hundred people have died as a result of the heat, and the plight ...

    Article : 97 words
  3. TRAMS AND BUSES.

    It was announced yesterday that the Industrial Commission would commence the hearing on Monday of an application by the Commissioner for Road Transport and ...

    Article : 374 words
  4. DAVIS CUP.

    The United States, by winning the two singles matches to-day, beat Australia in the inter-zone final of the Davis Cup competition by three rubbers to two, and will meet England (the holders) in the challenge round. Wood beat Crawford, 6-3, 9-7, 4-6, 4-6, 6-2; and F. X. Shields beat V. B. ...

    Article : 141 words
  5. SOCIALISATION.

    The Labour party has issued a lengthy programme of action in the event of the party winning the next election. It proposes the abolition of the House of ...

    Article : 132 words
  6. AUSTRIA.

    An astounding report was circulated to all the European capitals from Vienna this morning that the Government, headed by Dr. Dollfuss, had resigned and that Dr. Rintelen, ...

    Article : 330 words
  7. AIR MAILS.

    The extension of the oversea air mail service from Brisbane to Sydney is being considered by the Government. ...

    Article : 421 words
  8. A BLISTERING OVEN.

    The abnormal heat during the past seven weeks reached a new intensity to-day, when many places in the drought-stricken Middle West recorded temperatures in excess of 100 ...

    Article : 336 words
  9. STORMS IN ENGLAND.

    Violent thunderstorms, with torrents of rain, occurred in many parts of the country to-day. In London and the southern suburbs, dozens ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. DULL AND COOL.

    The weather was dull and cool when Crawford and Wood continued their match, which had been interrupted by rain yesterday, when Wood led by two sets to nil. ...

    Article : 660 words
  11. SHIELDS v MCGRATH.

    Shields served aces in his first game against McGrath; but the young Australian, with two-handed shots down the side-line, made the games one-all. Despite five ...

    Article : 339 words
  12. HEALTH STANDARDS

    Irrespective of recommendations made by Surgeon-Commander Carr, adviser to the Naval Medical Board of Survey, about the condition of the late Lieutenant-Commander ...

    Article : 592 words
  13. BYRD EXPEDITION.

    The tractor party, which found it impossible to find the trail leading to the Bolling advance base and decided to return, after covering 50 miles of the journey of 123 miles, reported ...

    Article : 248 words
  14. BUDGET PRAISED.

    The Australian Budget is given prominence in all the London newspapers. "The Times" says: "Mr. Lyons is on solid ground when he claims that the results ...

    Article : 280 words
  15. FLOODS IN POLAND.

    The River Vistula burst through the dykes near Andomierz and formed lakes 65 miles long and 30 miles wide. Fifty-two villages were inundated and the ...

    Article : 131 words
  16. SOCIALIST EXECUTED.

    The Vienna correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that the first death sentence under the anti-terrorist decree was that passed on a Socialist, Joseph Gerl, who was hanged ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. STRUCK BY CARS.

    A girl and two boys died yesterday from injuries received in motor car accidents. The girl was fatally injured in the city, and the boys were knocked down at Deewhy and ...

    Article : 213 words
  18. AUSTRALIAN CAR.

    An effort is to be made to induce the Federal Government to rent some of the machinery at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory to permit of the commercial production of the first ...

    Article : 205 words
  19. TUESDAY'S PLAY.

    The representative of the Australian Press Association, commenting on Tuesday's play, says:—Although rain, which delayed the start to-day for one hour, prevented ...

    Article : 279 words
  20. DILLINGER'S DEATH.

    Federal agents began an extensive search to-day for the hiding place of John Dillinger, the notorious bandit who was shot and killed by the police on sunday. ...

    Article : 250 words
  21. FRENCH POLITICS.

    The crisis in the Ministry, as a result of M. [?]dieu's charges against M. Chautemps re[?]ding the Stavisky affair, ended after a Cabinet meeting, which lasted two hours. The ...

    Article : 221 words
  22. ZINC CORPORATION.

    Sir Robert Horne, who presided at the meeting of Zinc Corporation, Ltd., to-day, pointed out that the company had joined with other Broken Hill companies in assisting the ...

    Article : 374 words
  23. EXCISE NOT PAID.

    At the Lithgow Court to-day four hotelkeepers were fined on various charges connected with non-payment of excise duty on beer brewed in Lithgow. The hearing of ...

    Article : 373 words
  24. ESCAPE FROM FIRE.

    Three people narrowly escaped being trapped on the top floor of a burning building in Crown-street, city, last night. Mr. Wonders, his wife, and a woman visitor ...

    Article : 235 words
  25. POISONING OF DOGS.

    Hundreds of dogs, many of them valuable animals, have bepn maliciously poisoned in the suburbs and residential areas near the city during the last few months. ...

    Article : 281 words
  26. KINGSFORD SMITH.

    Sir Charles Kingsford Smith stated yesterday that he had painted out the name "Anzac" on his new Lockheed-Altair monoplane with permanent paint, as required by the Customs ...

    Article : 370 words
  27. ROCKET MAIL.

    Letters addressed to the King will be among 5000 carried by rocket between the islands of Lewis and Skye, off the Scottish coast, in a demonstration by a German experimenter, Herr ...

    Article : 102 words
  28. MANCHUKUO.

    [?]ough the through train service between Pelping and Mukden was resumed some weeks age, with indifferent success, following the Sino-Japanese agreement, many problems ...

    Article : 308 words
  29. PETROL PRICES.

    Still further reductions in petrol prices were announced this afternoon by the Texas Co. of Australia, Ltd., and Commonwealth Oil Refineries, Ltd. ...

    Article : 195 words
  30. IRISH FREE STATE.

    Following the High Court's decision that the Military Tribunal is an "inferior Court," with limited jurisdiction, and the quashing of a sentence of two years' imprisonment imposed ...

    Article : 123 words
  31. NORTH AUSTRALIA

    Two different aspects of Northern Australia were described by passengers who returned to Sydney yesterday by the Mangola. One painted a picture of it as a land of perfect ...

    Article : 373 words
  32. AMERICAN GOLFERS.

    Mr. Robert Harlow, manager of the American Professional Golfers' Association, has informed the Australian Press Association as follows:— ...

    Article : 108 words
  33. THE £30 CAR.

    The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) is, though members of the Opposition may at times dispute it, a sentimentalist. The proof lies in the fact that, whenever he escapes from ...

    Article : 239 words
  34. YOUTHS' ESCAPE

    Three youths, who were arrested in the enclosed yard of a factory at Cook's Hill to-night, made a remarkable escape while being taken to Newcastle North police station. ...

    Article : 265 words
  35. THE KING.

    The political correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says: "Anongements are taking shape for celebrations next May to mark the silver jubilee of the King's accession to the ...

    Article : 116 words
  36. GUARANTEEING EXPENSES.

    Mr. A. S. Keane of Cammeray Golf Club, received a cable yesterday from Mr. Robert Harlow, of Chicago stating that a visit of golfers from the United States is certain, ...

    Article : 109 words
  37. POSITION IN SYDNEY.

    Similar announcements concerning reduced prices were made in Sydney yesterday by the two companies concerned. The other major oil companies offered no comment beyond ...

    Article : 52 words
  38. FALLING BIRTH-RATE.

    The rate of increase of the population of Australia had declined to such an extent that mothercraft had become a factor of the greatest importance, said the senior medical ...

    Article : 167 words
  39. GERMAN VESSEL.

    Lloyd's List" states that the Norddeutcher Lloyd's vessel, Mosel, has been chartered to any part of a cargo of 3500 tons of newsprint from Montreal to Australia at a rate ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. THEFT OF RINGS.

    William James Wallace, 24 motor driver, of Sydney, appeared before the City Court to-day on a charge of vagrancy. The police asked that the vagrancy charge should be ...

    Article : 108 words
  41. MELBOURNE CENTENARY.

    The annual meeting of the Empire Parliamentary Association carried unanimously a resolution, moved by the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. J. H. Thomas), offering ...

    Article : 81 words
  42. MEAT PROBLEM.

    The "Daily Telegraph" says: "Triangular talks between the British, dominion, and Argentine Governments are now progressing on a suggested schedule of quantities, having ...

    Article : 67 words
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