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  2. MOTORIST KILLED.

    The accident on Pendine Sands by which the famous English racing motorist, Mr. J. Parry Thomas, was killed while attempting to lower the world's speed record, ...

    Article : 379 words
  3. FEDERAL SESSION. FINANCE PROPOSALS.

    The financial proposals of the Federal Ministry were further debated in the House of Representatives to-day. The feature of the debate was the maiden ...

    Article : 1,004 words
  4. LIQUOR BILL.

    The final passage of the Liquor (Amendment) Bill through the Assembly yesterday was stormy. The bill was reported back from the Legislative Council with amendments. One ...

    Article : 794 words
  5. THE ROYAL TOUR. IN NEW ZEALAND.

    After spending the night quietly at Palmerston North, the Duke of York was up early this morning, and drove to the Bunny thorpe dried milk factory, where he saw the whole ...

    Article : 586 words
  6. UPPER HOUSE.

    Members of the State Cabinet now admit that it would be detrimental to the interests of the Government to prolong the controversy with the Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair) over ...

    Article : 272 words
  7. ENDOWMENT. Mr. Willis's Effort.

    In the Legislative Council a motion by Mr. Willis in effect to cancel the appointment of the select committee on child endowment was defeated by 39 votes to 29. ...

    Article : 850 words
  8. BRITAIN'S WARNING. To the Soviet.

    Justifying the recent Note to Moscow, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that verbal acceptance of Britain's demands would not be enough. Acts must show whether Russia intended to redress a long series of outrages. ...

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  9. SOLDIERS' DAY.

    The governors of the United Returned Soldiers' Fund made their annual "Soldiers' Day appeal" yesterday. It was made in customary fashion by chocolate wheels and bevies ...

    Article : 181 words
  10. OFFICIAL SECRETS.

    In the course of a question in the House of Commons to-day, obviously aimed at Mr. Winston Churchill's book of war memoirs, Mr. T. Griffiths (Lab.) suggested that it should ...

    Article : 204 words
  11. DECORATION FUND.

    The Lord Mayor, Alderman Mostyn, as chairman of the Citizens' Decoration Committee, is conducting a "drive" for funds to assist the committee in carrying out the scheme that ...

    Article : 51 words
  12. RADIO EXHIBITION.

    The Radio and Electrical Exhibition held in the Town Hall during the past nine days, and which closes to-night, has been such a success that many of the firms exhibiting have ...

    Article : 200 words
  13. CITY RAILWAY.

    The building of the new Circular Quay Railway Station will necessitate the demolition of the Manly and Port Jackson Ferry Company's offices and wharf. ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. DIAMOND RUSH.

    The elaborate precautions to prevent a recurrence of the recent flasco at Grasfontein diamond diggings proved successful. The rush was carried out successfully. Huge sums were ...

    Article : 78 words
  15. LAND AGENT.

    At the Grafton Quarter Sessions, Walter Arnold, for some years a resident of Grafton, where he carried on the business of a land agent, pleaded guilty to fraudulently ...

    Article : 212 words
  16. ROYAL AND PARLIAMENTARY TITLES.

    The Royal and Parliamentary Titles Bill, which was read a first time in the House of Commons yesterday, is designed to give effect to the Imperial Conference's ...

    Article : 89 words
  17. MR. THEODORE.

    Mr. Theodore made a strong speech in the House of Representatives to-day in opposition to the proposals of the Commonwealth Government to abolish per capita payments to ...

    Article : 477 words
  18. PASSENGER SERVICE.

    A passenger service between New York and Australian ports has been inaugurated by the Roosevelt line, with motor ships of the United States Shipping Board's fleet. ...

    Article : 151 words
  19. LONG SITTINGS.

    With the distinguished visitors' gallery filled by members of the Diplomatic Corps the United States Senate this morning entered upon its third day of continuous ...

    Article : 165 words
  20. ITALIAN PAPERS.

    According to a message from Paris, Signor Mussolini has announced that there are too many newspapers in Italy, and that there must be further suppressions. The Milan ...

    Article : 112 words
  21. EFFECT OF THE TAX.

    Continuing his evidence yesterday before the select committee of the Legislative Council, appointed to inquire into and report upon the Family Endowment Bill, Mr. D. T. Sawkins, ...

    Article : 292 words
  22. ROTARY CONFERENCE

    At the Rotary conference to-day Canon H. K. Aichdall spoke on "Problems of Youth, and defects in the present system of training." He said that among mauy youug people ...

    Article : 155 words
  23. THE SENATE.

    In the Senate the debate was resumed upon the report of the Vice-President of the Executive Council (Senator Pearce)concerning the work done at the Imperial Conference. ...

    Article : 109 words
  24. EXTENSIVE FEAUD.

    At the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions (No. 2 Court) yesterday William Leypoldt Buddee, 56, cashier, who pleaded guilty the previous day to two charges of ...

    Article : 290 words
  25. AVIATION.

    As nothing has been heard from Major Borges since he left Casablanca for Las Palmas (600 miles), on Wednesday, Spanish airmen at present in Morocco have offered to ...

    Article : 181 words
  26. TASMANIAN TRADE.

    A new cargo service between Hobart, Sydney, and Brisbane, will be commenced next week. Negotiations are being completed for the ...

    Article : 316 words
  27. PORT KEMBLA.

    Official information has been received here that the construction of the Moss Vale-Port Kembla railway will be commenced next week. Messrs. Hoskins. Ltd., are not wasting any ...

    Article : 130 words
  28. ARMAMENTS.

    The current army estimates total £41,565,000, compared with £42,500,000 last year and £62,300,000 in 1922. The current year's figures do not include expenditure on the China ...

    Article : 201 words
  29. CHILD WELFARE.

    In the Legislative Council yesterday, Mr. Akhurst asked a series of questions regarding the Child Welfare Department. Mr. Willis supplied replies furnished by the Minister for ...

    Article : 239 words
  30. LABOUR PARTY.

    The dispute between the president of the Australian Labour party (Mr. W. H. Seale) and the members of the State A.L P. executive with regard to the date of the annual ...

    Article : 255 words
  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Home Office has refused visas to the Chinese Labour representatives, Han Singlian and Ku En-chan, now in Brussels, whom the London Trades Council invited to visit ...

    Article : 192 words
  32. ARMED MAN.

    Percy William Coles, a blue-checker taxidriver, reported to the Lidcombe police late on Thursday night that he had been held up at the revolver point by a passenger. ...

    Article : 145 words
  33. GOLD FINDS.

    The assistant State mining engineer (Mr. R. C. Wilson) inspected the Parkerville gold find and took samples at the bottom of While's Well on property near Perth. The ...

    Article : 119 words
  34. LADY MOTORISTS.

    Mrs. G. Sandford and Miss S. Christie, two lady motorists from New Zealand, who are engaged in an attempt to drive unaided around Australia in an Essex coach, were given a ...

    Article : 118 words
  35. CANBERRA CEREMONY.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. E Lapointe, K.C.) stated that a definite reply to Australia's invitation to send an official representative to Canberra for the opening of the ...

    Article : 100 words
  36. SMALLPOX.

    The Australian-Oriental liner Changte, which arrived in the harbour yesterday from Hongkong, had on board a suspicious case of smallpox, the victim being a Chinese steerage ...

    Article : 76 words
  37. BRISBANE COUNCIL.

    The Mayor (Alderman Jolly) will leave for Sydney to-morrow in order to complete arrangements for a loan of £1,500,000, which the Brisbane City Council is obtaining from ...

    Article : 55 words
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