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  2. TENNIS TEST.

    Although the chief match of Saturday's play in the fourth tennis test—the Perry-Crawford singles—finished in two short sets, it produced some brilliant driving and was ...

    Article : 672 words
  3. SKIFF IN SQUALL.

    Thomas Shersing, 33, of Tuncurry, and his daughter, Dawn, 2, were drowned in the Wallamba River on Saturday night, when a skiff in which they were returning across ...

    Article : 561 words
  4. OVERCOME BY FUMES

    Two youths had a narrow escape from death when they were overcome by carbonmonoxide gas in the bathroom of a house in Kensington yesterday. ...

    Article : 239 words
  5. FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY.

    The metropolitan conference of the Federal Labour party in New South Wales during the week-end readmitted the former Agent-General (Mr. A. C. Willis) as a member of the party with full continuity. In Labour political circles much importance is attached to Mr. Willis's decision to join forces ...

    Article : 195 words
  6. DAVIS CUP DRAW.

    Australia, in the bottom half of the draw for the European zone of the Davis Cup, has a bye in the first round, and will meet Japan in the ...

    Article : 493 words
  7. U.S. DOLLAR.

    Commenting on the situation caused by the United States' return to a gold bullion standard, the financial editor of the "Times" points out that the action ...

    Article : 404 words
  8. NATIONALISATION.

    At a meeting of Lloyds Bank, Ltd., the chairman (Mr. J. W. Beaumont Pease) uttered a warning against the increasing tendency of Governments to interfere in industrial and ...

    Article : 371 words
  9. LIFE-LONG FRIENDS.

    Two friends, who had known each other for 70 years, yet were separated by 1200 miles, died within a few hours of each other on Saturday. Mr. Alexander Macneil, formerly ...

    Article : 245 words
  10. MR. WILLIS'S LETTER.

    The conference, at which Mr. P. E Coleman presided, was held at the Federal A.L.P. headquarters in George-street. About 140 delegates attended, including Senator Dooley, ...

    Article : 2,155 words
  11. TRADE REVIEW.

    Interest in the Stock Exchange during tht last few days was mainly centred in the gold-mining section which, under the influence of the meteoric rise in the price of gold, has been ...

    Article : 835 words
  12. STORM PASSES.

    The weather during the week-end was fine and mild, and yesterday the centre of the storm which had raged over Sydney on Friday was over the Tasman Sea. ...

    Article : 421 words
  13. U.S. OFFICIALS WORRIED.

    The strength of the dollar in the foreign exchanges since it was devalued is causing some concern in official circles. It is understood that President Rrosevelt is determined ...

    Article : 165 words
  14. LIFE SAVERS.

    Life-savers performed magnificent work is heavy surf on all metropolitan beaches yesterday. The surf was said to be the roughest for many years, and rescuers had to face ...

    Article : 370 words
  15. COMING TESTS.

    "Many seem to think that fast leg-theory has been abandoned, but there is little doubt that England will again employ it if it promises to be successful and does not savour ...

    Article : 160 words
  16. KALGOORLIE MINES.

    Following a decision of a mass meeting of miners to resume work, operations on the Golden Mile will be resumed immediately. The Chamber of Mines refused to dismiss any ...

    Article : 764 words
  17. £2/0/6 FOR SOVEREIGN.

    In consequence of the new record price for gold established on the London market on Friday, Australian banks on Saturday raised their quotations for sovereigns to a new record ...

    Article : 48 words
  18. PRINCE GEORGE.

    The flagship Dorsetshire will fire the Royal salute when it meets the Carnarvon Castle, which is carrying Prince George to South Attica, at sea. It will again fire a salute as ...

    Article : 148 words
  19. LARWOOD'S HEALTH.

    "Will Larwood be well enough to play in the forthcoming tests, and, if so, will he be selected?" This question is now on the lips of all cricket enthusiasis in England, but no ...

    Article : 291 words
  20. NURSE CAVELL

    Mr. A. Duff Cooper, explaining the statement in his biography of Lord Haig that Nurse Cavell was justly executed, said that his object was merely to show that soldiers ...

    Article : 141 words
  21. LOCKED IN DEATH.

    Two brothers lost their lives in Ross Creek, Townsville, yesterday. Robert William James, 10, and Henry Crawford James, 7. waded into the creek and got out of their ...

    Article : 80 words
  22. WAGE RESTORATION.

    The deadlock between the two Houses of Parliament has been ended, and the Financial Emergency Bill will pass in a form which will permit the Government to make the proposed ...

    Article : 309 words
  23. FRENCH MINISTRY.

    Another Cabinet crisis is threatened, following the resignation of M. Pletri Fabry and M. Doussaint (Under-Secretary for Education), when the Government announced the ...

    Article : 248 words
  24. YACHTSMAN'S EFFORT

    William R. Healey, skipper of the 27ft yacht Thetis, almost lost his life in trying to save the yacht from being wrecked at St. Kilda in a storm early on Saturday morning. ...

    Article : 227 words
  25. BANDITS.

    Bandits staged four sensational daylight robberies in various parts of the United States yesterday, stealing more than 175,000 dollars in cash One policeman was killed and several ...

    Article : 136 words
  26. COMMUNISTS SHOT.

    Following their escape from a police van while proceeding to Potsdam from Berlin, four well-known Communists were shot dead. They included Johann Scheer, the successor of Dr. ...

    Article : 223 words
  27. TELEPHONE TALK.

    Mr. E. T. Fisk, chairman of directors of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., and Mrs. Fisk demonstrated the advance of wireless on Saturday night when they spoke ...

    Article : 150 words
  28. HAMILTON SEAT.

    The announcement that the Lang party executive had decided that nominations for pro-selection for the Hamilton by-election must close on Thursday cauted much interest ...

    Article : 160 words
  29. NAVAL STRATEGY.

    Reynolds's News" states: As a result of the Singapore Conference between naval chiefs, it is expected that the Falkland Islands will be converted into a gigantic fortified re-fuelling ...

    Article : 101 words
  30. BODY IN FLOODED MINE.

    After a party of m[?] had been working for a week the body of Clarence Gillian, 30, of Exeter, was recovered from the shaft of the Bright Star gold mine at Newbridge, on ...

    Article : 157 words
  31. WICKET-KEEPERS INJURED.

    Two wicket-keepers were injured in first grade cricket matches on Saturday. At the Sydney Cricket Ground the Waverley player, J. Hackett, was struck below an eye ...

    Article : 121 words
  32. ITALIAN LOAN.

    Prompted by successful British conversions the Italian Government is issuing a 3½ per cent loan to convert 1,000,000,000 lire 5 per cent stock. ...

    Article : 57 words
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