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  2. MISSIONARY.

    While climbing a rocky hill on Groote Eylandt a shotgun carried by the Rev. E. Wynne Evans, superintendent of the mission of the Church Missionary Society, was accidentally ...

    Article : 390 words
  3. TESTIMONIAL

    The testimonial match for the two veteran bowlers, D. J. Blackie and H. Ironmonger, arranged by the Victorian Cricket Association will be commenced at the Melbourne ...

    Article : 765 words
  4. UPPER HOUSE BALLOT.

    On the adjournment of the count last night in the second ballot for the election of fifteen members of the reconstituted Upper House, the indications were that, with the quota at 12.251, Sir Norman Kater and Messrs. T. A. J. Playfair, M. P. Dunlop, and E. C. Sommerlad, Government supporters, were all ...

    Article : 154 words
  5. WHEAT GRANT.

    The proposals of the Federal Government to make available to wheatgrowers £2,500,000 to be distributed on an acreage basis were explained to a joint meeting of the United ...

    Article : 1,147 words
  6. ARMAMENTS.

    "The British Navy has been reduced below the margin of safety," declared Sal Sir Herbert Richmond in an address at the English Review Club. ...

    Article : 778 words
  7. GERMANY.

    A sensation has been caused in Paris by the publication in the "Petit Parisien" of a confidential document addressed to German diplomatic agents abroad by the Ministry of ...

    Article : 379 words
  8. ATLANTIC GALE.

    The British ship Saxilby, 3630 tons, was reported to be in difficulties in a heavy gale in the Atlantic this morning. Early in the afternoon a brief wireless message stated ...

    Article : 197 words
  9. PRIMARY COUNT.

    A check of the primary count late last night disclosed the following distribution of first preference votes:- T. A. J. PLAYFAIR, M.L.C. (U.A.P.), 13 ...

    Article : 292 words
  10. AVIATION.

    After consultation with Air-Commodore Williams and Flight-Lieutenant Swinbourne, of the Royal Australian Air Force, representing the Melbourne Centenary Committee, ...

    Article : 365 words
  11. VOTING THE "TICKET."

    Notwithstanding the failure of the "ticket" in the first ballot, the Lang party again ran a "ticket." Extraordinary precautions were taken to ensure its success. Supporters of ...

    Article : 530 words
  12. NEWSPAPER APOLOGY

    The House of Representatives, by 41 votes to 23, to-day rejected a motion by Mr. Ward (State Lab., N.S.W.) that the printer and publisher of the "Sunday Sun," Sydney, should be ...

    Article : 613 words
  13. FRENCH SURTAX.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Financial News" says: "It is reliably reported that the British Government has given notice to France that unless the 15 per cent. exchange ...

    Article : 255 words
  14. SCENES AT VOTING.

    When the Assembly met at 9.55 a.m. there were 32 members present, of whom eight were Labour supporters headed by the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang). ...

    Article : 520 words
  15. COTTON TRADE.

    The report of the Lancashire textile delegates, who recently discussed trade problems with representatives of the Indian cotton industry, states that Sir Joseph Bhore, of the ...

    Article : 217 words
  16. SPECIAL BOARD MEETING.

    The special meeting of the Board of Control called to consider the reply of the Marylebone Cricket Club to the last cable from the board was held at the rooms of the Victorian Cricket ...

    Article : 119 words
  17. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.

    Mr. M. P. Dunlop, M.L.C., has been closely associated with the Primary Producers' Union since its inception. He was elected general president this year. Until his elevation to this ...

    Article : 168 words
  18. M. C. HARMAN

    Martin Coles Harman, a leading financier, was sentenced to l8 months' imprisonment, and Berkeley Fairfax Conigrave to six months' imprisonment, both in the second division, ...

    Article : 417 words
  19. NAVAL PAY.

    Naval ratings who have returned from the spring cruise have divided into two camps concerning last week's announcement of policy by the Federal Government with regard to ...

    Article : 431 words
  20. FAR EAST.

    Just what all the feverish military preparations by both the Manchukuo and the soviet Governments portend is still a matter for the gravest conjecture in this part of the ...

    Article : 175 words
  21. ROCKDALE COUNCIL.

    Rockdale aldermen last night, with one dissentient, decided that no further payments should be made to the ex-town clerk (Mr. Somerville) until information or explanation ...

    Article : 325 words
  22. DOUGLAS SYSTEM.

    "The Douglas credit system is a hoax that has been exploded for years in countries where it was first introduced," said the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner), ...

    Article : 302 words
  23. MOTOR INVENTION.

    In the King's Bench Division, Mr. Justice Hawke gave judgment for £98,550, with costs, against the Austin Motor Company, in an action relating to motor car "sunshine roof" ...

    Article : 160 words
  24. LANG PARTY.

    It is understood that the next meeting of the State council of the Australian Railways Union will discuss a proposal to discontinue paying affiliation fees to the Lang Labour ...

    Article : 386 words
  25. BRIDGE PYLON

    The Department of Main Roads has decided to lease the south-eastern pylon of the Harbour Bridge for two years to an individual or a company for sightseeing purposes at a ...

    Article : 124 words
  26. MARITAL DISSENSION.

    The principle that it is the child who suffers most when marital dissension splits a family was invoked to-day by James Morrow, aged 21, in an unprecedented [?]uit. He claimed ...

    Article : 111 words
  27. THE "KANGAROOS."

    The "Kangaroos'" team to play Huddersfield on Saturday is as follows:—Full-back, W. Smith; three-quarters, A. Ridley, F. Laws, J. Why, D. Brown, F. Gardner (one centre to ...

    Article : 148 words
  28. A MYSTERIOUS CYLINDER.

    When the intercolonial liner Marama salla for Auckland a mysterious metal cylinder will be securely locked in the strongroom. It is being returned to the Customs authorities in ...

    Article : 186 words
  29. WOMEN'S DRESS.

    The Pope denounced the presence of women at the recent fight between Primo Carnera and P. Uzcudun in Rome, during an address at the ceremony of canonisation of three ...

    Article : 156 words
  30. NEW GUARD.

    A special meeting of the "Loyal New Guardsmen of Marrickville and Dulwich Hill localities" was held at the Parish Hall, Dulwich Hill, Herbert-street, last night, to protest ...

    Article : 128 words
  31. AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR BONDS.

    Persistent rumours that Australia would undertake the conversion of dollar bonds into sterling has caused their prices to fall. Commonwealth, State, and municipal stocks were ...

    Article : 90 words
  32. BRITISH MIGRANTS.

    The British Migrants Agreement Bill, which approves an agreement between the British, Commonwealth, and State Governments for the payment of compensation to certain British ...

    Article : 82 words
  33. M.C.C. TEAM IN INDIA.

    The match between the M.C.C. team and Patiaia was drawn. The closing score of Patiaia was 335 for the loss of six wickets, the highest so far recorded against the tourists. ...

    Article : 83 words
  34. MAIL ROBBERY.

    Forty-five bags of mail were ransacked by thieves who broke into waggons on the train from Cairns to Mareeba as it was climbing the range between Cairns and Stoney Creek ...

    Article : 51 words
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