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  2. REVIVAL IN INDUSTRY. All-round Improvement Noted.

    An optimistic statement regarding conditions in industry was made last night by the Premier (Mr. Stevens), in the course of a review of the six months that have elapsed since the Government was elected to office. Mr. Stevens said that during the period under review general business ...

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  3. MEAT BOARD.

    The State Cabinet, which sat until a late hour last night, decided to issue a proclamation to-day, abolishing the Meat Board. The Ministry will call for applications for ...

    Article : 133 words
  4. STATE CABINET.

    A number of important subjects, including pending appointments arising out of legislation passed by Parliament, were considered at the State Cabinet meeting, which sat until a ...

    Article : 335 words
  5. DEBTS COMMISSION. PROBLEM FOR U.S. PRESIDENT.

    President Hoover has not succeeded in securing the support of leading Democrats for the proposal he is earnestly urging, namely, the appointing of a commission to review the whole question of the war debts owed to the United States, following upon the default of several European countries in ...

    Article : 210 words
  6. JURY ACT.

    The Full Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday suggested for the consideration of the Legislature that, in the light of recent events, the time had come when the statutory ...

    Article : 672 words
  7. CANADA.

    After its meeting at Regina to-day, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool reiterated its request for a national wheat marketing board. "Between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 bushels of ...

    Article : 197 words
  8. MRS. EDOLS.

    Mrs. Amee Belle Edols, who is serving a sentence of six months' impilsonment for contempt of Court, admitted in the Federal Bankruptcy Court yesterday that there was no ...

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  9. UNEMPLOYED MARCH.

    A message from Edmonton (Alberta) states that four persons were seriously injured when mounted policemen charged 1200 unemployed, who were attempting to stage a forbidden ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. MR. STEVENS'S REVIEW.

    "Although we have to thank Providence for continuance of the bountiful seasons of three years past," said Mr. Stevens, "we have, as yet, had no assistance by way of a general ...

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  11. CONGRESS UNRESPONSIVE.

    The Democrats are clearly shying away from active participation in President Hoover's proposal for a commission to undertake a review of war debts, and Mr. Hoover ...

    Article : 636 words
  12. FEELING IN LONDON.

    The expected debt talks in London and Washington will begin in some form in January, but the Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" emphasises that they ...

    Article : 570 words
  13. DESPERATE CHASE.

    Constable Rutledge, of the Gosford police, yesterday morning engaged in a desperate chase after six occupants of a motor car who were suspected of having robbed a shop at ...

    Article : 255 words
  14. EARTHQUAKE.

    A severe earthquake shook the West from Rawlins (Wyoming) to Longbeach (California) to-night, but the damage was confined to broken windows and crockery, and stopped ...

    Article : 84 words
  15. SERIOUS CHARGES.

    Serious charges against the City and Suburban Ice Manufacturers' Association were made by a deputation of five manufacturers to the Minister for Justice (Mr. L. O. Martin) ...

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  16. GERMANY.

    A message from Berlin says that the Reich Council refused to veto the Reichstag's amnesty bill, which automatically becomes law, enabling political prisoners to be released for ...

    Article : 157 words
  17. FEWER UNEMPLOYED.

    It is expected that the full compilation of the statistics showing the appreciable recovery in the employment position during the past four months will have been completed ...

    Article : 126 words
  18. BRADMAN FIT

    Don Bradman was yesterday pronounced fit to play for New South Wales in the match with Victoria, which will commence at Melbourne to-morrow. ...

    Article : 178 words
  19. FERRY STEAMER

    The vehicle ferry steamer Kedumba foundered yesterday afternoon off Montague Island as she was being towed down the coast to Melbourne by the tug St. Olaves. The vessel ...

    Article : 442 words
  20. DRAMATIC SEARCH

    The hardships which police in the far north suffer on long journeys through rugged, waterless bush are exemplified by the recent experience of Constable G. Marshall, of Wyndham, ...

    Article : 449 words
  21. IRELAND.

    In the House of Commons this evening, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald (Under-Secretary for the Dominions), introducing a supplementary estimate of £3,410,955 for Irish Free State ...

    Article : 182 words
  22. IMPRISONED SHIPS.

    After having been detained inside the river for six weeks, the motorship Melinga, only half loaded, crossed out with the assistance of the tug Terranora this afternoon. The vessel was ...

    Article : 156 words
  23. STERLING RATE.

    Following the rise in the sterling-dollar rate, the strength of British funds was again the principal feature of to-day's Stock Exchange. At the close there were general gains ...

    Article : 62 words
  24. HEAVY LOSSES.

    The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Perkins), referring to-day to the reported dissatisfaction of Commonwealth railway employees in respect of the recent award made by the ...

    Article : 455 words
  25. BRIDGE CONTRACT

    Explaining the loss on the contract for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the chairman of Dorman Long and Co., Ltd. (Mr. Charles Mitchell), pointed out that the ...

    Article : 123 words
  26. WOOL.

    In the House of Commons the Secretary for the Domlions (Mr. J. H, Thomas), replying to Mr. R. D. Perkins (Con.), said he understood that the proposal for the control ...

    Article : 77 words
  27. GRAND OPERA.

    The Australian Broadcasting Commission has made arrangements with the Williamson Imperial Grand Opera Company to broadcast five operas through station 2FC throughout ...

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  28. MOTOR CAR RECORD.

    A new motoring record for 24 hours in the 750c.c. class was set up by a British car on the Montlhery track, near Paris, to-day. Messrs. Eyston, Denley, and Wisdom, ...

    Article : 87 words
  29. AUSTRALIAN STOCKS.

    It is learned in Wall-street circles that the Australian Government purchased 103,000 dol[?]s worth of Commonwealth stocks during November for retiring purposes at prices ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. DISARMAMENT.

    Questioned in the House of Commons regarding disarmament, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. R. A. Eden) referred to the resolution of the Disarmament ...

    Article : 145 words
  31. AUSTRIA'S FINANCES.

    The House of Commons to-night approved of a resolution authoiising the Treasury, in pursuance of the Austrian protocol drawn up at Geneva on July 15 last, to guarantee ...

    Article : 160 words
  32. COUNTRY PARTY.

    The United Country party, in the Legislative Assembly to-day, refused to support an amendment to the Financial Emergency (Mortgages) Bill moved by Mr. Blackburn ...

    Article : 149 words
  33. TRICK SUCCEEDS.

    A man carne to the back door of a Grafton boarding-house the other day and asked the proprietress if she wished to buy a good doormat. ...

    Article : 125 words
  34. RUSSIAN FARMERS

    The system of contract collecting on dairy produce farms in Soviet Russia has been supplanted by a new method, under which the producers pay their taxes in milk, butter, and ...

    Article : 116 words
  35. BANK ROBBERS

    Safeblowers broke into the Darlington branch of the Commonwealth Bank at the corner of Cleve land-street and Darlingtonroad on Tuesday night. ...

    Article : 99 words
  36. EXPELLED FROM A.L.P.

    Challenging the legality of his expulsion or exclusion from the Australian Labour party by the Victorian central executive, Mr. Hogan, M.L.A., ex-Premier, through his solicitors, ...

    Article : 80 words
  37. MANCHURIA.

    At Geneva to-day the Committee of Nineteen of the League of Nations adjourned its discussion of the Sino-Japanese conflict until January 16. The president of the committee ...

    Article : 58 words
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