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  2. COCKATOO DOCKYARD.

    The Commonwealth Government yesterday completed negotiations for the leasing of the Cockatoo Island Dockyard to the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Coy, Ltd., for 21 years. The company was registered in Sydney yesterday, with a nominal ...

    Article : 135 words
  3. INTEREST RATES.

    The Australian Mutual Provident Society has made an offer to the Commonwealth Government to reduce to 4 per cent. the rate of interest on all its mortgage secured on real ...

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  4. TEST TEAM.

    The Australian selectors—Dr. C. E Dolling and Messrs. E. A. Dwyer and W Johnson—have chosen 12 players from whom the team to meet England in the ...

    Article : 184 words
  5. REJOINDER TO M.C.C.

    The Board of Control, in its rejoinder to the Marylebone Cricket Club's reply to the board's Adelaide protest against "bodyline" bowling states that it is unanimously of opinion that the tactics are opposed to the spirit of the game, and are dangerous to players. ...

    Article : 158 words
  6. IRELAND

    Mr. de Valera has won the election, but not the dictatorship which earlier returns suggested as a possibility. His Government, as before, can endure safely only with the ...

    Article : 915 words
  7. GERMANY.

    Herr Adolf Hitler, the new German Chancellor, who was formerly a house decorator, has achieved his ambition of occupying Bismarck's seat, but without ...

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  8. COMPANY'S SECURITY.

    There are special, provisions in the lease under which the Commonwealth Government undertakes that if the volume of Government work given to the dockyard falls below £40,000 ...

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  9. TEXT OF THE REJOINDER.

    The chairman of the Board of Control (Dr. A. Robertson) this evening announced that the following reply had been sent to the cable message from the M.C.C.:—"We, the Australian Board of Control, appreciate your difficulty in dealing with the matter raised in our cable without having seen ...

    Article : 174 words
  10. TOBIN'S RISE.

    The biggest surprise of the selection is the inclusion of the young South Australian bowler, B. J. Tobin. He is not as fast as Wall, and would correctly be described as ...

    Article : 371 words
  11. "NO DISSENSION."

    Dr. Robertson said the board had had a most satisfactory meeting. There had been no dissension, and those delegates who were not in Adelaide when the first cable message ...

    Article : 97 words
  12. ELECTRICITY.

    The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Dunningham) announced yesterday that the directors of the Electric Light and Power Supply Corporation, Ltd., had decided ...

    Article : 180 words
  13. WALSH ISLAND.

    Mr. L. Wells, who was a member of the management committee which controlled the Walsh Island dockyard during the closing months of the Lang Administration, alleged ...

    Article : 468 words
  14. MESSAGE MORE DISCREET.

    In its rejoinder to the M.C.C. cable, the Board of Control has employed more discreet language than was used by those responsible for the wording of the protest cabled from ...

    Article : 437 words
  15. ENGLISHMEN IN BRISBANE.

    Brisbane is usually enthusiastic in its welcome of visiting cricket teams, but when the Englishmen arrived by the mail train from Sydney this afternoon there were scarcely more ...

    Article : 106 words
  16. FIRM'S TRAWLERS

    Mr. Charles Cam, senior, [?]r of the trawling firm of Cam and Sons, announced at the annual meeting of the Sydney Steam Trawler Owners' Association yesterday that he ...

    Article : 332 words
  17. MR. FORGAN SMITE

    The Premier of Queensland (Mr. Forgan Smith) declined to-night to attend a dinner given at Menzies Hotel by the Commonwealth Government to visiting State Premiers and ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. LONDON COMMENT.

    The "Evening Standard," in a leader says:— "Though the leg theory argument is temporarily ended, the cessation has not been achieved in the happiest possible way. The board's ...

    Article : 184 words
  19. MOTORIST KILLED.

    Lindley Murray Shiels, of Comboyne, was fatally injured last night when the motor car in which he and his wife and son were returning home from Taree plunged 30 feet ...

    Article : 221 words
  20. LABOUR PARTY'S HOPES.

    References to the present situation in Ireland were made at a valedictory to Father McCarthy in the Maccabean Hall, Darlinghurst, last night After six years as curate at Darlinghurst. ...

    Article : 397 words
  21. GOOD SHOOTING.

    Extraordinary features marked the shoot-off of the Ulanion match, at 600 yards, at the recent meeting of the Southern District Rifle Club's Union at Goulburn. ...

    Article : 198 words
  22. WOOL SALES.

    The record price of wool sold in Sydney this season was paid for four bales from Yass at yesterday's sales. The wool was superfine quality greasy merino fleece, and was bought ...

    Article : 153 words
  23. BUILDING RELIEF

    The president of the Master Painters, Decorators, and Sign Writers' Association of New South Wales (Mr. W King) said yesterday that efforts had been made to create an ...

    Article : 737 words
  24. LOAN COUNCIL.

    An important development is expected to take place at the Loan Council, which will meet to-morrow. It is believed that when the position of the Government's deficits is ...

    Article : 293 words
  25. "STANDSTILL" AGREEMENT.

    Discussions commenced in Berlin to-day on the renewal of the German "standstill" agreement of last February. Although preparatory negotiations in London have brought the ...

    Article : 56 words
  26. COMPANY'S ASSETS.

    Allegations were made at the Central Police Court yesterday, that a balance-sheet of the Associated Dominions Assurance Society, Ltd., had been circulated by two of its officials ...

    Article : 213 words
  27. CHILDREN POISONED

    Five children, brothers and sisters, were admitted to Sydney Hospital last night suffering from ptomaine poisoning. On of them is in a serious condition. Their i[?], police ...

    Article : 239 words
  28. OIL CONCESSION.

    Dr. Benes is reported to have reached a basis of understanding in the Anglo-Persian dispute. It is understood that the agreement has been ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. LINER MONGOLIA

    The ship's company of the liner Mongolia, on which 173 cases of influenza had occurred was subjected to a rigorous examination upon arrival here this morning. All contact with the ...

    Article : 122 words
  30. AMERICAN FORGERS

    A message from Athens says that an epidemic of forced dollar notes has solved the Treasury's messing problem, of how to raise £1,000,000 to prevent default especting ...

    Article : 95 words
  31. BLUNT ANSWER.

    The Minister for Mines (Mr. Stopford) wasted no politeness on importunate railway unionists at Maryborough. When he was speaking at the annual meeting of the local ...

    Article : 116 words
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