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  2. UNITED FRONT. Opposition Parties

    Definite steps to organise one joint Opposition party in the Commonwealth Parliament were taken at a meeting of the Nationalist party to-day. ...

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  3. FURTHER DEFAULT

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-night announced that the New South Wales Government had not only defaulted in interest payments due in London, but also in payments ...

    Article : 339 words
  4. INTEREST RATES.

    "Flans have been laid for many months for a general reduction of the rates of interest as soon as governments put us in a position to do it on a sound basis." ...

    Article : 440 words
  5. WAGES TAX.

    Statements that feelings were running high owing to the failure of the Government to grant money for the relief of unemployment were made by members of deputations which ...

    Article : 549 words
  6. INDIA.

    Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood addressed what was virtually a gathering of eminent soldiers and Civil servants whose lives were devoted to India at the Royal ...

    Article : 183 words
  7. BRITISH MINISTRY

    So often has it been suggested that the defeat of the MacDonald Government is imminent that any deduction made from political whispers must be treated cautiously. ...

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  8. KING ALFONSO ABDICATES. Departure from Madrid.

    Following the municipal elections in Spain, which resulted in a triumph for the Republican party, King Alfonso has abdicated and has left Spain. Alfonso left Cartagena in a fast cruiser for France, and will be joined ...

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  9. KING ALFONSO'S DECISION.

    King Alfonso, the last Bourbon monarch, Joins the ex-Kalser, King George of Greece, King Manoel of Portgual, and King Aman[?] of Afghanistan. in exile. ...

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  10. SHIPBUILDING.

    Lloyd's quarterly shipbuilding returns to March 31 show that the total world tonnage under construction was 1,999,866. The total being constructed in Great Britain and Ireland ...

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  11. ANNANDALE SEAT.

    The State Nationallst Association decided yesterday not to contest the Annandale byelection. The general secretary (Mr. Horsfield)-stated ...

    Article : 308 words
  12. HEALTH PROBLEMS.

    In the House of Commons, the Minister for Health (Mr. Greenwood), referring to the problem of housing, stated that there were 10,000 more houses under construction than ...

    Article : 174 words
  13. MR. LANG'S TOUR. Victorian Labour Party.

    Union officials at the Trades Hall to-day discussed the question whether expulsions from the Victorian Labour party would follow Mr. Lang's meeting in Melbourne last night. ...

    Article : 255 words
  14. DIVER IN PERIL.

    A diver walking about the sea floor at Long Bay Was in extreme peril yesterday, for his lifeline had been lost. He saved his life by his presence of mind in discarding his ...

    Article : 370 words
  15. THE KING.

    It was stated at Windsor Castle to-day that the King continues to make good progress, which is so satisfactory that only one statement will now be issued each day. ...

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  16. NEW ZEALAND APPLES.

    Mrs. Snowden, wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Phillp Snowden), who formally opened the apple season at New Zealand House, described enthusiastically her ...

    Article : 183 words
  17. AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL.

    The Australian air mall left Akyab at daybrenk and arrived here at 9.30 a.m. to-day. The 'plane departed at 11 a.m. for Victoria Point, where the pilot intends to spend the ...

    Article : 238 words
  18. SPEECH BY MR. BRUCE.

    Criticism of Mr. Lang and his speech at the Stadium last night was offered by Mr. S. M. Bruce in an address which he broadcast from his home at Frankston, through ...

    Article : 477 words
  19. DISTRICT COURT.

    It is stated in legal circles that an enlargement of the powers and functions of the District Court at the expense of the Supreme Court is proposed in the Law Reform Bill, ...

    Article : 154 words
  20. CAPTAIN DARBY.

    Captain Harry Darby, an Australian tourist, was found gullty to-day at Madras of causing the death of a rickshaw puller on March 27 by a rash and negligent act not ...

    Article : 140 words
  21. UNION DICTATORS

    At the annual reunion of the Railways and Tramways Officers' Association, Mr. H. Caiman, president of the association, defended his action in securing the re-ennctment of the ...

    Article : 185 words
  22. THE NAPIER EARTHQUAKE.

    In a despatch to the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. Thomas) on the subject of the New Zealand earthquake, the GovernorGeneral of New Zealand (Lord Bledlsloe) pays ...

    Article : 179 words
  23. RATIONING

    The conciliation committee of the City Council has agreed to a variation of the award governing employees of the Electricity Department, to make provision for rationing. ...

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  24. TINNED MEAT CONTRACT.

    The Secretary of State for War (Mr. Shaw), in answer to a question in the House of Commons, said that a saving of £7000 was involved in giving the recent contract for ...

    Article : 78 words
  25. PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON.

    The deep water channel into Southampton, which is 1000ft wide and 35ft deep at low water narrows to 600ft from Fawley Beacon to the docks. Within a few weeks operations ...

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  26. FEDERAL MEMBERS' VIEWS.

    There was adverse comment among Federal Labour members in the lobbies to-night with regard to the speech delivered in Melbourne last night by Mr. Lang. In a joint statement ...

    Article : 294 words
  27. WATER BOARD ADVANCE

    The recent announcement by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) that arrangements had been made with the Commonwealth Bank for an overdraft of £1,100,000 for the Water ...

    Article : 254 words
  28. CRUISER EMDEN

    The German cruiser Emden, successor to the famous raider which was sunk by the Australian cruiser Sydney off" Cocos Island, arrived at Nanking to-day. She is the first ...

    Article : 92 words
  29. LIVING WAGE.

    The Industrial Commission to-day will hear an application on behnlf of employers regarding the question of the living wage standard. The Commission is to be asked as a matter ...

    Article : 151 words
  30. COAL INDUSTRY.

    Answering a Parliamentary question regarding his recent visit to Berlin to confer on the coal situation, the Secretary for Mines (Mr. Shlnwell) stated thnt as a result of his visit ...

    Article : 100 words
  31. APPEAL BY MR. BAVIN

    The Randwick Town Hall was crowded to the doors last night when the leader of the State Opposition (Mr. Bavin) vigorously attacked thrf lepudlation policy of the State ...

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  32. ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

    The Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. Thomas), in the House of Commons to-day, stated that arrangements for the Imperinl Economic Conference, to be held at Ottawa tills ...

    Article : 79 words
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