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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS. MR. LYONS'S APPEAL

    Before leaving for Canberra to-day Mr. Lyons issued a statement, in which he appealed to the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) not to cling to office, but "manfully to face the electors ...

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  3. ARBITRATION BILL.

    Continuing his evidence before the select committee of the Legislative Council on the Arbitration Bill yesterday, Mr. F. H. Corke, secretary of the Timber Merchants' ...

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  4. BRIDGE BUILDER.

    Mr. Lawrence Ennis, director of Dorman, Long, and Co., Ltd., and builder of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, sails for England by the Otranto to-day. His task is done. ...

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  5. STATE SAVINGS BANK. Mr. Lang's Proposal.

    The Premier (Mr. J. T. Lang) has asked the Commonwealth Savings Bank to take over the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales. The suggestion for absorption has arisen because of substantial withdrawals from the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales extending ...

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  6. SEEKING RELIEF.

    No fewer than 275 distressed Australians have sought help at Australia House since January 1. They have driven officials to their wits' end to know how to help them now ...

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  7. SUNDAY CINEMAS.

    The House of Commons to-night debated the Sunday Performances Regulation Bill, which empowers local authorities to license the Sunday opening of cinemas. ...

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  8. AUSTRALIA. OPTIMISTIC VIEW.

    Typical of the influences which do much to counteract the adverse effects of Australian extremist legislation and action was a speech delivered by Sir ...

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  9. HEAVY WITHDRAWALS.

    It has been recognised that the economic conditions prevailing have affected all savings banks in Australia for the past year or so, causing abnormal withdrawals of deposits. In ...

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  10. BANK PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT

    When interviewed last night, the president of the bank (Mr. H. D. Hall) confirmed the statement that negotiations with the Commonwealth Bank were proceeding. He ...

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  11. SIR ROBERT GIBSON'S STATEMENT.

    "The board received a communication, late this evening, from Mr. Lang, the Premier of New South Wales, requesting that the board should consider a proposition to absorb the ...

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  12. MAYOR OF NEW YORK.

    Governor Roosevelt has received a 15,000word document from the Mayor of New York, Mr. James Walker, requesting that charges against him formulated by the City Affairs ...

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  13. SOUTHERN CROSS Leaves for Koepang

    The Southern Cross, which had been specially reconditioned overnight for the service, left Mascot yesterday morning en route for Koepang to bring to Darwin the air mail ...

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  14. MR. GABB HOLDS ALOOF.

    Mr. Gabb made clear his intention not to join the new united Opposition party in a statement made to-night. "My delay in making a statement to the ...

    Article : 309 words
  15. THE COMMONWEALTH BANK ACT.

    The particular section of the Commonwealth Bank Act which empowers the Commonwealth Savings Bank to take over State Savings Banks is as follows:—"35 D (1): The Savings ...

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  16. A MILLION DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.

    The number of accounts open with the bank, excluding small balances, was 1,025,109 on June 30 last, and of these 625,302 were for amounts not exceeding £20. There were 4930 ...

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  17. QUESTION IN HOUSE.

    On the motion for the adjournment in the House of Representatives to-night, the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Latham) asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) whether he could ...

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  18. NICARAGUA.

    The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Henderson), in the House of Commons, stated that, according to a cable message received from the L[?]itish Charge d'Affaires in Nicaragua, bandits had ...

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  19. "EXPLOITING AUSTRALIA."

    Under the headings "Theodore Hits Out; Exploiting Australia," the Labour newspaper, the "Daily Herald," gives prominence to a special interview with Mr. Theodore, cabled ...

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  20. AMERICAN WHEAT.

    The Federal Farm Board has decided to offer for sale on the European markets the surplus wheat acquired through its stabilisation operations. It is estimated that the ...

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  21. TEAR GAS.

    There were uproarious scenes at the Sydney University Union last night, when a meeting was held for the purpose of inaugurating a Labour Group among the undergraduates. ...

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  22. REBELLION IN MADEIRA.

    Answering questions in the House of Commons regarding the present situation in Madeira, the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Henderson) said: "Rebel forces continue in ...

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  23. ARRIVAL AT BRISBANE.

    The Southern Cross, piloted by Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith arrived at Brisbane this afternoon and leaves at daybreak to-morrow for Cloncurry, departing thence at dawn on ...

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  24. GANDHI.

    "We shall have complete self-government within the next few months, or Vallabhai Patel and other Congress leaders and myseli will again be behind prison bars," said Gandhi ...

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  25. CANADIAN FARMERS

    A sub-amendment to the Address in Reply was moved by Mr. Robert Gardiner, leader of the United Farmers of Alberta, in the House of Commons, urging that a committee of the ...

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  26. LOCKHART MEETING.

    Referring to-day to the published report of a meeting addressed by Mr. Bavin at Lockhart on Saturday at which it was stated that the meeting carried a resolution against the ...

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  27. KING ALFONSO.

    King Alfonso is cutting down expenses during his stay in Paris. He has reduced his entourage from 30 to eight, apart from servants. Alfonso has taken a whole floor ...

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  28. £7000 DAMAGE.

    A spectacular fire, which broke out at 11.40 o'clock last night, in Robinson-street, Canowindra, gutted three shops and caused damage estimated at £7000. ...

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  29. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. A. M. Samuel (C.) asked whether the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Henderson) had considered the resolution of London commercial men in favour of the ...

    Article : 178 words
  30. MINORITIES IN INDIA.

    In the House of Commons to-day, the attention of the Secretary of State for India (Mr. Wedgwood Benn) was directed to the resolution passed at an all-India Moslem ...

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  31. CLEVER BURGLARS

    Burglars carried out a daring robbery at a house at Bellevue Hill on Monday night. While the occupants of a house in Fairfax-road were dining they hooked a ladder to a balcony and ...

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  32. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    The reports of the Australian delegations to the eleventh assembly of the League of Nations, and of the International Labour Conference, were tabled in the House of ...

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  33. BERRY NATIONALISTS.

    A branch of the National Association has been formed with a good membership. Officebearers elected were:—President, Mr. A. N. Binks: vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Couzens. A. ...

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  34. WATER BOARD LOAN.

    The local loan of £350,000, launched by the Water Board, has met with a satisfactory response, despite the financial depression. Although the board has not yet disclosed the ...

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  35. LINDRUM RETURNING.

    Walter Lindrum is busily packing perhaps the most numerous and most varied assortment of billiards trophies and presentations ever taken to Australia by any individual ...

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  36. RAILWAY DISASTER.

    A serious accident occurred to-day on the railway 15 miles from Hongkong. Following heavy rains, a bridge collapsed, and the begin and four coaches fell into a river bed. ...

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  37. RE-ENTRY OF BREAKAWAYS.

    One point on which there will be some discussion when Mr. Lyons comes to Canberra is the re-entry to the party room of Mr. Hughes, Mr. Marks, and Mr. Maxwell. These ...

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  38. SPEEDBOAT IN FLAMES.

    The well-known Dunedin speedboat, Miss Bruce, while speeding down the harbour with her owner, Mr. A. H. Clarke, in charge, crashed against a rock wall. The impact ...

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  39. MARTIAL LAW

    A message from Tegucigalpa (Honduras) says that the Honduran Congress declared a state of martial law throughout the country following the revolution on the northern coast. ...

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  40. SANE DEMOCRACY LEAGUE.

    Mr. Lyons, M.P., will be the guest of the Sane Democracy League at a business men's luncheon at the Wentworth Hotel on Monday. Mr. Lyon's address will probably be ...

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