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  2. HINKLER.

    One of the most demonstrative welcomes ever witnessed in Brisbane was that accorded to Hinkler this afternoon upon his arrival in the capital from Bundaberg. He was due to ...

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  3. LARGS BAY.

    Tacties similar to those used by the Marine Cooks, Bakers, and Butchers' Union to prevent the departure of the Ullmaroa on Friday were employed by the same organisation yesterday ...

    Article : 555 words
  4. INDUSTRY.

    In a letter to Mr. C. Crofts (secretary of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions), the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) informed the council that the Ministry could not accept ...

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  5. SERUM TRAGEDY.

    A suggestion that the deaths of the children at Bundaberg after they had received injections of toxin-anti-toxin mixture were caused by tetanus, following contamination by the ...

    Article : 578 words
  6. STATE SESSION.

    A number of important matters were considered at a meeting of the State Cabinet yesterday. They included Legislative Council Reform, and the Ministry's housing scheme. ...

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  7. REVOLT.

    A message from Basra reports a disquieting turn in the operation of Wahabi rebels. Ibn Sand, King of the Hejaz, is credited with telling a gathering of shlekhs that as ...

    Article : 324 words
  8. GENEVA.

    The League of Nations' Council, which met yesterday at Geneva, passed a resolution asking for information concerning the national status of inhabitants of mandated territories ...

    Article : 464 words
  9. WAR JOURNALS.

    The late Lord Rawlinson's war journals are being published in the "Daily Telegraph." They give an interesting account of the engagement at Villers-Bretonneux. ...

    Article : 306 words
  10. IRAQ, NEJD, AND TRANS-JORDANIA.

    It is across the border between Nejd and Iraq, running from near Jerusalem towards Koweit, that the Wahabi tribesmen have been making incursions. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  11. IMPERIAL AIRSHIPS.

    Air Vice—Marshal Sir Softon Brancker, addressing the Institute of Transport, said that the first regular airship route would probably be to Canada. Two airships for this service ...

    Article : 142 words
  12. BAG-SNATCHERS.

    Two audacious bag-snatchers in a stolen motor car robbed three women at Double Bay and Bondi yesterday. Gertrude Chanter, of Moore Park-road, ...

    Article : 335 words
  13. EMPIRE RESEARCH.

    "Australia has robbed Canada of two of its leading scientific research workers, because they were not paid enough here," said Mr. G. A. Julius, chairman of the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 130 words
  14. SEIZED IN STREET.

    A crime, almost incredible in its brutality. is alleged to have been committed upon a woman at Darlinghurst late on Monday night. ...

    Article : 326 words
  15. LONG RACE STARTS.

    Two hundred and forty-nine runners to-day completed at Puente (California) the first lap of the transcontinental marathon foot race between Los Angeles and New York. ...

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  16. TOC H.

    Unitarians are protesting to the Toc H. executives against the recommendation to the central council banning Unitarian ministers from appointment as padres. They point out ...

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  17. ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.

    The round table conference of cotton spinners and union representatives regarding the cotton spinners' notice of a reduction of wages and increase of hours has reached a ...

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  18. "DAWN."

    Mr, Wilcox, the producer of "Dawn," announces that, despite the censors' ban, "Dawn" will be shown in cinemas throughout Britain. Watch committees in three large citiese will ...

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  19. SEWER EXPLOSION.

    With a loud report powerful gas generated in a sewer blew the heavy steel cover of a manhole at the intersection of Swanston and Little Bourke streets several feet into the ...

    Article : 202 words
  20. UNEMPLOYMENT IN AMERICA.

    After a sharp debate the Senate adopted the resolution tabled by Senator Robert Wagner (New York), requesting the Secretary for Labour to investigate the extent of ...

    Article : 39 words
  21. GERMAN NAVY.

    A message from Berlin says that the Reichstag Budget Committee sanctioned by 16 votes to 12 the first instalment of £500,000 to construct a battle cruiser to protect German ...

    Article : 45 words
  22. DIPLOMATIC POSTS.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. Amery (Secretary of State for the Dominions) said that agreement had been reached between the Governments of Canada ...

    Article : 112 words
  23. DESERT TRAGEDY.

    Recently a man left Balladonia Station with the intention of walking to Norseman. A few days later his swag was found alongside the track, together with a note stating that ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. LAWN TENNIS.

    Playing at Monte Carlo, Mrs. Lambert Chambers and Miss Harvey won the Benumont Cup, defeating Eileen Bennett and Betty Nuthall, ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. CHINA.

    A commission headed by Panfu, the Premier, and including Mr. Wellington Koo, a former Minister Plenipotentiary to London, and 12 of the most prominent Northern ...

    Article : 124 words
  26. SAMOA.

    A message received from Apia states that the clemoncy proffered to Mau prisoners by Sir George Richardson (Administrator of Western Samoa) has been rejected by Tamasese, the ...

    Article : 83 words
  27. FIRE ON STEAMER.

    The timely discovery of a fire on the steamer City of Bath, which arrived in Sydney yesterday prevented serious consequences, as it might have spread to 1200 cases of tobacco ...

    Article : 221 words
  28. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Prince of Wales will be the chief guest at the New Zealand dinner on May 21. Notice was given in the House of Commons of several questions relating to the Zinovieff ...

    Article : 383 words
  29. THE U.S.A. NAVY.

    Mr. James V. McClintic (Oklahoma), a Democratic member of the House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee, has submitted a minority report, proposing to ...

    Article : 129 words
  30. EGYPTIAN TREATY.

    In further comment on the Egyptian Cablet's decision to reject the draft Anglo-Egyptian treaty negotiated by Sarwat Pasha and Sir Austen Chamberlain, the "Daily ...

    Article : 341 words
  31. ROWDY MEETING.

    Disorderly scenes marked a meeting of the Lidcombe branch of the A.L.P., which was attended by the ex-Premier (Mr. Lang). Mr. Lang was concerned in noisy disputes with ...

    Article : 294 words
  32. NURSES RESIGN.

    As a result of an allegation by a sister at the Broken Hill District Hospital that a wardsman, who is also an official of the hospital section of the Town Employees' Union, ...

    Article : 215 words
  33. THE LATE LORD SINHA.

    The Secretary of State for India has sent the Governor of Bengal the following message of sympathy with the family of the late Lord Sinha: "Please convey to Lord Sinha's family ...

    Article : 113 words
  34. BRITISH FILMS.

    Financial secrets of Britain's attempt to compete with Hollywood were revealed in a claim for damages by Mr. J. D. Williams, who was formerly in the film business in Australia, ...

    Article : 194 words
  35. AIRMAN MISSING.

    Alan Cross, a New Guinea Airways pilot, left Wau at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and falled to return to Lae aerodrome. The normal trip occupies one hour. Several 'planes are scouring ...

    Article : 86 words
  36. MAIL AEROPLANE LOST.

    The correspondent, of the British United Press at Casa Blanca (Morocco) says that the aeroplane which inaugurated the air mail service between Paris and Brazil on Friday has ...

    Article : 47 words
  37. PAUPERISM IN ENGLAND.

    At the end of December 1,236,000 persons (men, women, and children) were receiving Poor Law relief in Great Britain, compared with 632,000 in 1913. ...

    Article : 30 words
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