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  2. TENDERS.

    There is much dissatisfaction and indignation in civic circles at the refusal of the City Council (dominated by the Labour aldermen) to demand ...

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  3. EMPIRE POLICY.

    There was a full-dress debate on the imperial Conference in the House of Representatives to-day on the motion of the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) that the agenda for ...

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  4. MISSING MONEY.

    The mysterious disappearance of an officer of the Equity Court recently, and the discovery of shortages in accounts amounting to about £6900 have revealed one of the most ...

    Article : 276 words
  5. GREATER SYDNEY.

    At the meeting of the State Cabinet on Tuesday it was decided to instruct the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzgerald) to submit to the Cabinet as soon as possible a ...

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  6. SUZANNE LENGLEN.

    News of Mdlle. Suzanne Lenglon'o decision to become a professional, caused a sensation in British lawn tennis circles, says the "Daily Express," but many believe that other famous ...

    Article : 495 words
  7. BALLOON DISASTER.

    Captive balloon trips were proceeding successfully at Kempston Flower Show to-day, but when the trailing rope became entangled in some trees bystanders pulled the rope ...

    Article : 350 words
  8. AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

    Collins and Hendry were included in the Australian team which met Warwickshire at Birmingham, yesterday. Woodfull and Ponsford gave the ...

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  9. COBHAM. LAST STAGES.

    We arrived here early yesterday morning from Sourabaya, and will continue on to-day to the island of Timor, where we alight at Kupang. ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. AIR SERVICES.

    Mr. Cobham is nearing the end of a difficult adventure, in which he has suffered more than a fair share of discouragement and disappointment. When his hopes were highest ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 296 words
  11. PETROL TAX. Motorists' Protest.

    "For the Prime Minister to assert that the widespread protests raised against the proposed additional [?]xation on motorists are the outcome of 'insidious propaganda by ...

    Article : 625 words
  12. BBITISH FILMS.

    In the British House of Commons, the President of the Board of Trade (Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister) announced that he had read a report from the joint trades committee of the ...

    Article : 281 words
  13. CHANNEL SWIM.

    It is now the open season for Channel swimming aspirants. There have been several more or less spectacular attempts to cross, but it remained for Miss Clarabelle Barrett, a ...

    Article : 250 words
  14. SCOTS PARLIAMENT.

    Interesting proposals for the better government of Scotland are contained in a bill presented by the Rev. J. Barr (Lab.), who is supported by other Labour members—Messrs. W. ...

    Article : 155 words
  15. ARRANGEMENTS IN SYDNEY.

    The State Government intends to do all it can to make Mr. Cobham's landing in Sydney a spectacle and a success. At Mascot acrodrome, where he will land, ...

    Article : 120 words
  16. RUBBER SUPPLIES.

    Following a conference between Mr. Harvey Firestone, of the Firestone Rubber Company, and President Coolidge, it was announced that the United States proposes to encourage ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. EARTHQUAKE.

    News comes from Tokio that an unusually severe earthquake at 6.30 frightened Tokio, everybody running out of buildings. Reports from various points show that a large area ...

    Article : 59 words
  18. VALUE OF THE FRANC.

    The exchange rate of the French franc, in London, which closed yesterday at 177¾ to £1, opened to-day at 178½ to £l.—Reuter. ...

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  19. ATTEMPT ON BANK.

    Thieves attempted to open safes at Castle Hill early yesterday morning in the premises of the National Bank of Australasia and the railway station. Both attempts were ...

    Article : 252 words
  20. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    In the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Churchill) said that the Government did not intend to introduce legislation to provent associations of ...

    Article : 552 words
  21. SCHOOL-BOYS' TOUR

    The party of Public school boys to tour Australia under the auspices at the School [?] committee left St. Pancres this morning to embark for their destination. ...

    Article : 192 words
  22. UMPIRES FOR FIFTH TEST.

    F. Chester. of Worcestershire, and H. Young, of ESSEN, have been elected umpires for the fifth test match. ...

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  23. Y.M.C.A.

    About 250 boys are among the delegates to the Y.M.C.A. world congress at Heleingfors. The delegates include 245 Americans, 16 Australians, 20 Chinese, 24 Indians, and four ...

    Article : 179 words
  24. WAR HOMES.

    The introduction by the State Government of the 41 hours week and the Workers' Compensation Act have increased the construction costs of war service homes in New ...

    Article : 347 words
  25. OIL INTERESTS.

    Several questions arising out of the criticism of the importing oil interests made in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night by the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) were asked ...

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  26. THE BALKANS.

    The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to Mr. Buxton (Lab) in the House of Commons to-day, said there had been no confirmation of the report that the Jugo-Slavian ...

    Article : 105 words
  27. LAWN TENNIS.

    At the Seabright (New Jersey) invitation tournament, Mrs. Mallory and Eleanor Goss entered the semi-finals of the women's singles, defeating respectively Martha ...

    Article : 143 words
  28. NEW OIL.

    A paper read at the meeting of the Royal Society last night disclosed that an oil previously unknown to science had been obtained from the leaves of a shrub indigenous to ...

    Article : 148 words
  29. PAN-ASIATIC CONGRESS.

    The three-day session of the Pan-Asiatic congress closed this morning by electing two Japanese, two Chinese, two Indians, and one Flippino, directors of the New Asiatic League. ...

    Article : 166 words
  30. ITALIAN FARMERS.

    The Italian dispute in the Mackay district has been settled. The local section of the Australian Workers' Union refused to handle cane grown by Italians, but the members now ...

    Article : 133 words
  31. GIPSY SMITH.

    Gipsy Smith, with Mr. and Mrs. Young, left yesterday morning for Orange, whose they will begin a week's mission to-night. They will return to Sydney next Thursday. On ...

    Article : 187 words
  32. FRENCH WAR DEBT.

    In the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Churchill said that M. Poincare had informed him that the French Chamber would be asked to ratify the British debt-funding agreement ...

    Article : 65 words
  33. BRIBERY CHARGES.

    Giving evidence at the inquiry by the Royal Commissioner (Judge Mitchell) into allegations that certain police and detectives had been in the habit of taking money from ...

    Article : 99 words
  34. DERAILMENT

    A derailment which occurred near Rhodes Railway Station last evening disorganised passenger services to and from the northern portion of the State. ...

    Article : 94 words
  35. THE COOMA.

    Salvage operations are being continued on the steamer Cooma, which is wrecked on North Reef, off the Queensland coast. Advices were received in Sydney yesterday that ...

    Article : 73 words
  36. FARMER'S USE OF AEROPLANE.

    One of the largest potato-growers in Great Britain used novel means to treat for disease 43 acres of crop near Spalding. He chartered an aeroplane, and fitted special pipes to ...

    Article : 78 words
  37. ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    News has reached Portland, Maine, that the Macmillan expedition orossed the Arctic circle on Saturday evening. A radiogram received on Tuesday added that the Bowdoin ...

    Article : 59 words
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