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  2. THE CABINET.

    Dissension in the Cabinet is still rife, particularly between the Premier (Mr. Lang) and the Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch). The action of the recent Deputy Leader (Mr. ...

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  3. COLLISION.

    A motor omnibus proceeding from Manly to Curl Curl was crushed between two trams in Pittwater-road, Manly, late yesterday afternoon, with a result that 15 tram and bus ...

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  4. DISARMAMENT.

    In official circles President Coolldge's proposals are welcomod in principle. The newspapers in their comments, however, deal with some of the difficulties which the matter ...

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  5. TRADE REVIEW.

    The inherent strength of the Stock Exchange position has been shown during the past fortnight, for, despite several adverse factors, most sections have remained firm, with a ...

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  6. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The results of the Empire rifle shooting in the Imperial Shields' competitions for 1926 show that nearly 28,000 boys competed for the King's Trophy, which wos won by South ...

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  7. CHINA. Troops Arrive.

    Transports carrying detachments of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Durham Light Infantry have arrived. There are now 23 foreing warships, three ...

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  8. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. Queensland Floods.

    The Ingham (Q.) Police Magistrate advises that 12 lives have been lost in the floods in that district. Cairns reports that the caretaker of Green Island, with his son and three others, is missing. It is feared that they have been lost. ...

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  9. TOLL OF THE STORM.

    The cyclone at ingham was accompanied by the highest flood in the history of the Herbert River. It swept the district for 48 hours, commencing on Wednesday night, when ...

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  10. PORTUGAL.

    News from Madrid says:—Complete order prevails in Portugal. The property of all revolutionaries will be confiscated, and the leaders court-martialied. Civilians found ...

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  11. DAMAGE AT CAIRNS.

    A message from Charters Towers states that the Burdekin River has risen to a record height of 65 feet. This seemed to be the peak of the flood. At places the river is a ...

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  12. TRADE RETURNS.

    The Board of Trade returns show a gratifying increase in British exports during January. The exports amounted in value to £55,422,000, or £5,714,500 above those of December. It was ...

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  13. SEQUEL TO MURDER.

    Dead from a bullet wound in the head, the body of Jack Thomas was found late on Saturday afternoon lying among rushes growing along the South Perth foreshore. ...

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  14. AUSTRALIAN WOOL.

    Mr. J. Walker, a research student associated with the Department of Agriculture, will spend a year in Australia and New Zealand Studying wool production. ...

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  15. LIBERAL COUNCIL.

    The Liberal Council has been formally constituted. Lord Gladstone, on rising to propose Viscount Grey as president, received a tremendous ovation. The vice-presidents ...

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  16. CAPTAIN PETER WRIGHT.

    "For an inadvertent sentence in an obscure book," says Captain Peter Wright, who lost his libel case against Lord Gladstane, "I was compelled to acquiesce in a torrent of public ...

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  17. SHIPPING HAMPERED.

    According to advice received in Brisbane on Saturday by John Burke, manager of John Burke, Ltd., the steamer Kallutina put into Cairns on Friday with a damaged rudder. ...

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  18. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    Mr. James Baxter, president of the English Rugby Union, speaking at the Rugby Union dinner, said: "I am strongly in favour of the formation of an Imperial Advisory Board, on ...

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  19. GIFT OF £40,000.

    Intimating his intention of devoting the sum of £40,000 towards a memorial to his son, Captain Robert Blackywood Ritchie, M.C., who was killed in the Great War, a letter has ...

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  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. L. B. Beale, Trade Commissioner at wellington (New Zealand), reporting to the Board of Trade on economic and commercial conditions in New Zealand, says:—The ...

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  21. DE PINEDO.

    Commander De Pinedo is expected to leave for Sardinia to-morrow beginning his second world flight. Signor Mussolini, in a farewell message, said: "It is imperative that ...

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  22. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A correspondent who wrote to the Admiralty inquiring whether extracts from Mr. Churchill's book on the war could be considered authoritative received a reply saying: ...

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  23. THE SCHOOLS.

    Extensions of the Penrith Intermediate High School were opened yesterday afternoon by the Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch), who made reference to the disadvantage under ...

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  24. EUROPE TO-DAY.

    The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Latham), who reached Adelaide on Saturday, was entertained by the Lord Mayor at the Town Hall. ...

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  25. MURRAY SCHEMES.

    It has been officially stated by the Commonwealth that the River Murray Irrigation and water conservation scheme will be in partial operation in few years. When the scheme is ...

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  26. IMMIGRATION.

    The Canadian Government Immigration Department has, warmly replied to criticisms passed by Commissioner Lamb in London, who asserted that Canada was inadequately ...

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  27. MISSION WORK.

    The serious plight of missionaries at Oenpelli Missionary Station to the north-cast of Darwin was explained to the Minister for Home and Territories (Senator Sir William ...

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  28. WOMEN'S BATTALION.

    From Managua, Nicaragua, it is reported that a battalion of women, formed and led by a 20-year-old girl, assisted the Conservative forces which recently recaptured the ...

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  29. DAVIS CUP.

    It is extremely unlikely that J. B. Hawkes, the Victorian tennis player, will be available to play in the proposed Davis Cup challenge. ...

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  30. SPEEDWAY FATALITY

    The first meeting of the Hobart Auto Cycle Club, at Sorrel, on Saturday, was marred by the tragic death of Garrard H. Roberts, 19 years, who was one of the competitors. ...

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  31. LOAN FOR PERTH.

    The Commonwealth Bank has approved of a loan of £200,000 to the perth City Council for 20 years at 5? per cent., at par. Payment of interest and repayment of the principal ...

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  32. FIXING THE FRANC.

    The newspaper "La Presse" states that M. Poincare is aiming at fixing the franc at 126.15 to the £, exactly five times the pre-war rate. The new franc, which is ...

    Article : 82 words
  33. KING'S GIFT.

    The "Sunday Times" understands that the King is presenting to the Commonwealth for Parliament House, Canberra, a pair of despatch boxes which are exact copies in a ...

    Article : 63 words
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