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  2. MR. McKELL'S BILL.

    As soon as formal business had been disposed of in the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Minister for Justic (Mr. McKell) moved the second reading of the Liquor ...

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  3. STATE DEFICIT.

    The State revenue returns for the seven months of the financial year ended January 31 show that the revenue amounted to £22,512,184 and the expenditure to £24,084,872. ...

    Article : 161 words
  4. FLOODS. GRAPHIC STORY.

    Mr. A. Dowker, of Cairns, who is a large land owner at Fossilbrook, has received a letter from Mr. Keating, of Lyndbrook, as follows:— ...

    Article : 351 words
  5. CHINA. BRITISH POLICY.

    A telegram from Geneva says that League of Nations circles are of opinion that British troop movements do not constitute a violation of Article 10 of the Covenant, "because ...

    Article : 1,279 words
  6. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    To-day began ceremonial dear to the heart of sailormen and sacred to the equational domain of Neptune. After prayer the crew mustered on the [?]'csle, where the captain ...

    Article : 207 words
  7. UNITED STATES.

    The Census Bureau at Washington has announced that the population of the United States will have passed 118,628,000 on July 1, 1927, representing a gain of 1,492,000 since ...

    Article : 132 words
  8. NEW GOVERNOR.

    In all quarters to-day a statement that Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Goodwin, the distinguished surgeon, was to be appointed Governor of Queensland was hailed with ...

    Article : 357 words
  9. MELBA.

    Dame Nellie Melba, bright and alert as ever arrived from Melbourne yesterday on a few days' visit to Sydney, after an absence of more than two years in Europe. "Giad to ...

    Article : 1,163 words
  10. HUNGARIAN THRONE.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" at Budapest, says:—The monarchists of Hungary are split into two groups. One led by Count Andrassy favours Prince Otto, a son of ...

    Article : 213 words
  11. SOCIALISM.

    "It seems a very weak evangel for the dawn of a new day," said the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earie Page), in commenting yesterday on the speech with which Mr. Theodore ...

    Article : 412 words
  12. OOCYTIN.

    A report from Berkeley, California, says that Dr. Guy Clark and Dr. Paul Sharp, of the Department of Bio-chemistry at the University of California, have announced the ...

    Article : 171 words
  13. WIRELESS.

    Beam wireless messages from Australia are still being transmitted. There will be no immediate retesting, it is hoped later to instal automatic recorders, which are already ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. DROUGHT AND FLOOD.

    A message from Barcaldine says that in that district drought conditions still prevail. A few showers have improved the face of the country, but 168 points for the month will not ...

    Article : 126 words
  15. INTER-ALLIED COMMISSION.

    A report from Berlin says that the InterAilled Military Commission will officially cease to-night. A few officers will remain to wind up affairs. In seven years the commission ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. AVIATION.

    Messrs. S. L. and L. N. Tyler, who arrived in Sydney yesterday after completing a round trip of some 1730 miles in a Curtiss-Ireland Comet, made the journey from Sydney to ...

    Article : 320 words
  17. TELEPHONY.

    From Saturday afternoon all towns in England and Wales have been admitted to the Transatiantic wireless telephonic service. Reports from various provincial towns speak ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. PRESS CABLE RATES.

    The Pacific Cable Board's authorities say that it is impossible to reduce Press cable rates while Atlantic rates are maintained at the present standard. The Pacific already ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. STREET WIDENING.

    The Railway Commissioners have asked £9900 for a small portion of land required by the City Council for the widening of Goulburnstreet, and £3635 for an area required for the ...

    Article : 248 words
  20. BUTTER LEVY.

    A year's operation of the Paterson scheme has resulted in a surplus of £420,000, which will be returned to the contributors. This was the decision of the Australian ...

    Article : 149 words
  21. STATE LOANS.

    The success of the South Australian Government loan of £2,500,000 has gratified financial circles. It is regarded as a good augury for the Commonwealth's conversion loan of ...

    Article : 179 words
  22. INFLUENZA GERM.

    Very great interest is being taken in the reported discovery of what is supposed to be the influenza germ. The importance of the discotery, if ...

    Article : 109 words
  23. FIRES.

    Firemen from headquarters had a very busy time between 6 and 8 o'clock last night, when they received calls to three separate buildings. ...

    Article : 327 words
  24. TARIFF RESULTS.

    The new nut and bolt factory of Messrs. Duly and Hansford was officially opened by the Minister for Customs (Mr. Pratten) at Marrickville yesterday, in the presence of many ...

    Article : 508 words
  25. PIECEWORK.

    Under an agreement, which has been reached between the Tobacco Workers' Union and the British Australasian, Tobacco Coy, a piecework system of operations, similar to that ...

    Article : 182 words
  26. GERMAN MINISTRY.

    News from Berlin says that President von Hindenburg has appointed Herr Walter Von Keudell and Dr. Hergt Ministers of the Interior and Justice respectively. The latter is ...

    Article : 135 words
  27. STOLEN GOODS.

    The finding of a "dump" of stolen goods in a clearing in the scrub at Doncaster, an outlying suburb of Melbourne, and an exciting chase after two men, who were guarding the ...

    Article : 205 words
  28. AUSTRIAN FASCISTS.

    At Vienna 250,000 men and women, mainly factory hands, struck work and marched to the Town Hall, where they urged that the Government should suppress a Fascist ...

    Article : 103 words
  29. GREEK COMMUNITY.

    Invitations having been issued by the "president of the Greek Orthodo[?] Community" to leading citizens to be present this afternoon at the laying of the foundation-stone of St. ...

    Article : 162 words
  30. WHEAT POOL.

    Mr. F. A. Chaffey, M.L.A., said yesterday that he had [?]oticed the Government had appointed a returning officer (Mr. W. E. Sharpe), and had forwarded ballot papers to ...

    Article : 257 words
  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Colonial Office announces that the perceulage of the standard production of rubber which may be exported at a minimum rate of duty from Ceylon and Malaya for the quarter ...

    Article : 322 words
  32. DAVIS CUP.

    The question whether a challenge should be issued this year by the Australian Lawn Tennis Association for the Davis Cup contests will be discussed at a meeting of the ...

    Article : 255 words
  33. RACING.

    The special committee of the Labour caucus yesterday considered a number of proposals for an amendment of the Gaming and Betting Act, which is to be introduced this session. ...

    Article : 198 words
  34. PEARLS MISSING.

    The police are endeavouring to trace a peard hecklace, valued at £875, lost on Monday by Mrs. Catherine Anne Coberoft, who results at the Hotel Australia. ...

    Article : 141 words
  35. ROYAL VISIT.

    Commenting on Mr. Thoodore's criticism in Sydney in regard to the Royal visit, Senator Foll said to-day that it ill became Mr. Theodore, when one considered that, as ...

    Article : 131 words
  36. A.W.U.'S ATTITUDE.

    When the annual convention of the Australian Workers' Union resumed this morning. Senator Barnes (president) announced that a cable message had been received from ...

    Article : 113 words
  37. RAILWAY CHIEF'S DEATH.

    The death has occurred of Mr. A. K. Harris, superintendent of the transportation branch of the New Zealand railways. Death took place on the day fixed for his official ...

    Article : 51 words
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