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  2. THE "GULL"

    The "Herald" aerial expedition to the Northern Territory reached Charleville in two hops from Sydney to-day. Bumpy conditions were experienced over the western part of New ...

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  3. EARTH TREMORS.

    Earth tremors were again, experienced at Gunning to-day, and alarmed many residents. The first occurred at 11.15 a.m., when a ...

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  4. FLOUR TAX

    After a stormy sitting of nearly thirty hours, the House of Reresentatives agreed to the bill imposing a sales tax of £4/5/ a ton on flour. Seven Government supporters—Messrs. ...

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  5. J. P. METCALFE.

    J. P. Metcalfe, the young and versatile University athlete, achieved the finest performance of his career yesterday, when he broke not only Australian and New South Wales, ...

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  6. SUBSIDIES.

    The British Treasury and the Board of Trade are giving serious consideration to the question of financially assisting British shipping, by means of ...

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  7. DESTROYER FLOTILLA.

    When sailors of the destroyer flotilla stepped ashore here to-day on leave they gave three checis so glad were they to oe back in Australia Ice woiks and bakeries are working ...

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  8. THE LEAGUE

    The decision that Italy's continued membership of the League of Nations shall be dependent on radical reforms in its Constitution has naturally aroused interest at Geneva, ...

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  9. OVERSUBSCRIBED.

    The Commonwealth conversion loan for the funding of £16,647,000 of Australian loans now bearing 5½ and 5 per cent. interest was over-subscribed ...

    Article : 130 words
  10. PETROL RAIDS.

    Inquiries into the maintenance of petrol standards and the true labelling of motor spirit have occupied the entire time of several detectives for more than a month. ...

    Article : 201 words
  11. GERMAN EXILES

    The Influx of German exiles into British medical schools is causing concern in the profession. Already 200 refugees are studying in Great Britain, and hundreds mo[?]e have ...

    Article : 309 words
  12. DYING TOWN.

    The Licensing Reduction Board to-day inquired into an application by Herbert Alexander Horton for the surrender of the licence of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Greta, owing ...

    Article : 182 words
  13. AVIATION.

    Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic from Bathurst (West Africa) to Natal (Brazil), a distance of 1875 miles, in 16 hours. The average speed was 118 miles an hour. ...

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  14. RAINY WELCOME.

    The five destroyers arrived in port at [?] o'clock this morning. Heavy rain was falling, and few were on the wharf. The Stuart and Vendetta are alongside the jetty, and the others ...

    Article : 314 words
  15. FEAR OF DEFEAT

    Criticism of the bill to amend the Old Age Pensions Aot by modifying the property clauses led to-night to the temporary postponement in the House of Representatives of ...

    Article : 369 words
  16. U.S. MAIL SUBSIDIES.

    The reopening of the Senate investigation into ocean mail contracts at Washington has revealed further laxities. One company received over 1,500,000 dollars for carrying ...

    Article : 187 words
  17. OTTAWA AGREEMENTS.

    The political correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says: "It is understood that the Cabinet is making a thorough review of the agricultural position, and that the effect of ...

    Article : 149 words
  18. MILITIA FORCES

    In order to assist the militia forces to be more smartly dressed, it has been arranged that 132 professional tailors shall be attached to the various militia units. The tailors ...

    Article : 302 words
  19. JAPANESE TRADE.

    In the House of Commons the Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Trade (Colonel Colville), on behalf of the Board of Trade, said, in reply to a question, that he had received ...

    Article : 289 words
  20. TOBACCO.

    Important new plans for the future development of the tobacco industry in Australia were announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) to-day. The Ministry has decided ...

    Article : 425 words
  21. STATE FARM.

    An inquiry is doing held into allegations of ill-treatment of boys at the farm in the Munumbidgee irrigation Area, the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) informed ...

    Article : 322 words
  22. IRISH FREE STATE.

    In the House of Lords, Lord Danesfort asked what action was to be taken to protect the undoubted rights of British subjects in the Irish Free State to appeal to the Privy ...

    Article : 538 words
  23. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Important political developments will result from the decision of Mr. Tielman Roos to join the Prime Minister (General Hertzog) and the Deputy Prime Minister (General Smuts). ...

    Article : 164 words
  24. LORD MAYORALTY.

    The Reform aldermen met in the Town Hall last night to cnnsider the method of voting to be adopted for the selection of Lord Mayor at a further meeting which is to be held ...

    Article : 156 words
  25. FUSILLADE AT MAN.

    The driver of a motor lorry was pursued for more than 200 yards and fired at 15 times in Queen's-avenue, Caulfield, late last night. The man was seriously wounded, and ...

    Article : 276 words
  26. MECHANICAL HARE RACING.

    Mr. Justice Swift in the Leeds Court of Assizes, gave Judgment for £215 in favour of a bookmaker against the owners of the Wake-field Greyhound Racing Stadium on a claim ...

    Article : 136 words
  27. EMPIRE WINES.

    The judges in the Empire wine competition at the Brewers' Exhibition report that the general standard was thp best since the competition began particularly in the case of ...

    Article : 135 words
  28. FATAL STUMBLE

    Rising to his feet when spoken to by a constable, an old man stumbled and fell over a cliff, on the edge of which he had been lying, to the ocean 100 feet below and ...

    Article : 201 words
  29. RUGBY UNION TOUR.

    The South African Rugby Union Board, at a special meeting to-night, agreed to accept an invitation for a team to tour Australia and New Zealand, but decided that the tour ...

    Article : 169 words
  30. SWARM OF BEES

    A swarm of bees settled on a pillar-box in Elizabeth-street, near the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon. They flew among the passengers in trams travelling along ...

    Article : 328 words
  31. INDOOR CRICKET SCHOOL.

    Bowling the first ball to the former Australian cricketer, Alan Fairfax. Lieutenant-General Sir Louis Vaughan opened the large indoor cricket school in Thames House, near the ...

    Article : 149 words
  32. SHOTS FIRED

    Three shots were fired by police and railway officials at two men, who were seen at the side of a goods train between Lochinvar and Allandale last night. There was evidence that ...

    Article : 275 words
  33. LONG SITTINGS.

    The long sittings of, the Federal Parliament have imposed a heavy strain on the official "Hansard" staff, which reports the debates. To-night one of the staff reporters in the ...

    Article : 163 words
  34. FARMERS' PRESIDENT.

    The general president [?] the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. E. Field) criticised the provision in the Wheatgrowers' Relief Bill limiting assistance to those growers who had ...

    Article : 211 words
  35. F. J. PERRY

    F. J. Perry, the British tennis player, who injured his wrist in the opening game of his match with H. Hopman at Dubbo on Wednesday, returned to Sydney with the touring ...

    Article : 114 words
  36. INDIAN TERRORISTS.

    Armed youths, belived to be associated with a terrorist organisation, attacked postmen on a lonely road neat Sylhet (Assam), and seized registered letter containing ...

    Article : 118 words
  37. PACIFIC ISLANDS.

    The Government of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, a colony which comprises a group of small islands in the Western Pacific, with a total population of 34,000 has offered £750 ...

    Article : 102 words
  38. ARMED THIEVES.

    Accustomed as Shanghai is to armed holdups and kidnappings, the city is amazed at the audacity of three a [?]ed Chinese who, this afternoon boldly entered the city's largest ...

    Article : 100 words
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