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  2. FIFTYPEOPLE.

    With renewed beat and a strong north wind, which swept Vlctoria to-day, bush fives in all parts of the State blazed agiin with renewed fury, and small settlements in all the ...

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  3. THE MINISTRY.

    The Upper House abolition contest may be brought to an early crisis, by the notice of motion given by Mr. Oakes on Thursdny night. ...

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  4. NEARLY £2,000,000.

    The scheme tor extensive industrial developments on the southern tablelands has been further advanced, and it is stated that a syndicate has been successful in securing ...

    Article : 243 words
  5. 44-HOUR WEEK.

    Referring on Saturday to the effect on industry in New South Wales of the 44-hour week, Mr. S. K. Newlands, president of the Chamber of Manufactures, said that the transfer of ...

    Article : 226 words
  6. TRADE REVIEW.

    The Stock Exchange is "in the doldrums" again, and business in speculative departments has been so slack that some members complain that they are not doing enough ...

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  7. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    The Re-election of Ministers Bill, moved by Mr. G. C. Clayton (Con.), in the House of Commons to-day, is of interest to all dominion Parliaments. It proposes to dispense with the ...

    Article : 266 words
  8. JAPAN'S AIMS.

    The Japanese Ambassador (Baron Matsul), writing in the "Morning Post" a series of special articles'on "The World Outlook," says: —Japan's voice will speak on the side of peace ...

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  9. THE LEAGUE.

    The Council of the League of Nations has fixed March 8 as the date for the extraordinary meeting of the Assembly to receive an opinion from the Council on Germany's ...

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  10. CAPTAIN WILKINS.

    News comes from Sacramento (California) that captain G. H. Wilkins, the Australian explorer, is now eh route to Point Barrow (Northern Alaska), whence he will start in ...

    Article : 129 words
  11. KELLEWAY'S TRIP.

    Mr. C. Kelleway, the international cricketer, whose non-inelusion in the Australian team for England has caused much discussion, referred yesterday to his intended trip to Great ...

    Article : 94 words
  12. WHEAT PRODUCTION.

    The arrival of Messrs. McDonald and Reesdale at Winnipeg, en route to the Wheat Conference at St. Paul, has revived discussion on the problems which wheat producers ...

    Article : 338 words
  13. 'PLANE NOSEDIVES.

    As it was about to land, an aeroplane, in which Captain E. W. Percival was conducting, passenger flights al Palm Beach yesterday, nosedived into the sand. The pilot ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. LONG STRIKE ENDS.

    The secretary of the Department of Labour (Mr. J. J. Davis) to-day confirmed an announcement by the Governor of Pennsylvania (Mr. Gifford Pinchot) that the strike of ...

    Article : 158 words
  15. SEAMEN'S FUNDS.

    A special meeting of mombers of the Victorian branch of the Seamen's Union has been convened for Tuesday night, to receive a report respecting the investigation which has ...

    Article : 199 words
  16. FRENCH FINANCE.

    For the first time since the opening of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the Government's financial proposals, the Premier (M. Briand) moved to shelve a Socialist ...

    Article : 195 words
  17. FAMOUS JOCKEY.

    Collis Boyd, one of Australia's leading hurdle race riders, died on Saturday afternoon as the result of a full from Bindweed, in the Warrain Hurdle at Caulfield, when ...

    Article : 202 words
  18. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the first round of the women's singles at the Carlton Club's lawn tennis tournament at Cannes, Mdlle. Suzanne Longlea beat Miss Bower, 6-0, 6-0. In the second and third ...

    Article : 241 words
  19. MELBOURNE FIRES.

    The Metropolitan Fire District croated a record during the week-end, when it was called upon to attend to between 70 and 80 outbreaks in Melbourne and suburbs Most, of them ...

    Article : 222 words
  20. STATE GOVERNORS.

    The Australian Press Association is authoritatively informed that the Secretary of State for the Dominions (Mr. L. C. Amory) is immediately replying to the memorial from the ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. MAN ATTACKED.

    Frederick Inskip (44), a labourer, of Cowper-street, Glebe, called on Saturday evening at the house of Joe Hong, a Chinese, aged 50, in Botany-road, Redfern, and a quarrel arose. ...

    Article : 123 words
  22. SHIPPING TRADE.

    "The depression in the shipping industry continued, and deepened during the past year," is the opening sentence of the report of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom. ...

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  23. UPPER HOUSE.

    An audience of about 500 gathered at Peel-street, Tamworth, on Saturday night, to hear addresson by Messrs. Bavin, Drummond, and Chaffey against the Upper House abolition. ...

    Article : 210 words
  24. BUTTER TRADE.

    At a meeting of the Home and Colonial Stores, Ltd., Mr. H. G. Emery (chairman) repented the protest he made in May last that Australia and New Zealand were holding up ...

    Article : 245 words
  25. MAN KILLED.

    A fatal ending to a day's picnicing occurred at Kurnell late yesterday afternoon when Peter Hume Barrie, aged 35 years, a carpentor, residing at Annandale-street, ...

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  26. ROYAL NAVY.

    The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. W. C. Bridgeman), in a speech at Torquay, unnounced that the Admiralty economies would not only cover the whole of the cost of the new ...

    Article : 66 words
  27. CITY FIRES.

    After the fire which gutted the premises of Peterson, Boesen, and Co., Ltd., In York-street, city, on Friday evening, the chief officer of the Fire Brigades (Mr. Jackson) ...

    Article : 246 words
  28. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Russo-Swiss reconciliation, on which depends the Soviet's participation in the League of Nations disarmament conference is making little headway, judging by Moscow's ...

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  29. ATTACKED BY GANG.

    George Quigley, of 8 Young-street, Redfern, and Leslie John Samuels, of 15 Young-street, were rescued by the police from a gang of ruffians in a lane off Young-street early on ...

    Article : 155 words
  30. MIGRATION.

    A meeting of bankers and merchants interested in the Australian trade was hold at the Bank of Adelaide to consider the claims of the Big Brother movement. Sir Henry ...

    Article : 252 words
  31. REDUCED TAXATION.

    The Senate, late on Friday night passed the Tax Reduction Bill, providing for savings of 456,000,000 dollars in taxes this year by Federal taxpayers. The bill goes to a ...

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  32. TRAIN DERAILED.

    A passenger train currying a large number of people from Wonthaggi, was derailed to-night at Koo Wee Rup, on the brink of a steep embankment. By some mysterious ...

    Article : 89 words
  33. ARMIDALE PROTEST.

    An emphatic protest against the proposal of the Government to abolish the Legislative Council was made by a public meeting. The meeting decided to protost against any action ...

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  34. PROHIBITION.

    Mr. Fred A. Britten (illinois) has submitted to the House of Representatives a resolution asking for an appropriation of 50,000 dollars to conduct a congressional investigation into ...

    Article : 184 words
  35. GANGER KILLED.

    While he was walking on the raliway line, between MacDonaldtown and Stanmore, yesterday morning, Hugh Henty (45, married), a ganger in the Railway Department, who lately ...

    Article : 107 words
  36. AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

    In consequence of a decline in certain lines of British exports to Australia, the Australasian section of the London Chamber of Commet co has appointed a committee to ...

    Article : 108 words
  37. POLICE RAID.

    The largest police raid ever held in Lithgow look place about 9 o'clock on Friday night, when Sergeant Madden and 14 police entered by special warrant the premizes of the ...

    Article : 129 words
  38. PUSH OUTRAGES.

    Albort Joyce, aged 16, was the victim of what is believed to be another push outrage in East Melbourne to-night. He was standing at the corner of a street ...

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  39. TRAVEL BY AIR.

    The advantages of travel by aeroplane over that by road or rail in the summer months are emphasised by the latest monthly report of the aerial mail commercial services in ...

    Article : 218 words
  40. LEURALLA DAMAGED.

    While being towed under the Railway Bridge at North Fremantle late on Friday with a sister boat, Royalist, from Victoria, the New South Wales boat Leuralia sustained such ...

    Article : 87 words
  41. AN ITALIAN LOTTERY.

    A telegram fiom Rome says that Italy for[?]ot the Mussolini-Stresemann controversy in excitement over the drawing of a State lottery. A hunchback named Torraca had ...

    Article : 242 words
  42. CANADIAN INVESTORS.

    The financial expert of the "Daily Herald" says:—Canada borrows so largely from New York and London that it comes as a shock to know that Canadian investors are lending ...

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  43. GERMANY AND FRANCE.

    French and Get man p[?]enipotentiaries have signed a provisional commercial agreement according Customs facilities to certain products of the two countries. Seasonal ...

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  44. STEAMER TAIPING.

    The Australian Oriental line steamer Tsiping returned to port unexpectedly yesterday Morning, after having left on Saturday morning for Melbourne. A slight accident in her ...

    Article : 63 words
  45. A.R.U.

    At a mass meeting of the Australian Railways Union on Sunday, from Which all other unionists and the Press were excluded, the union of the A.R.U. officials in refusing to ...

    Article : 73 words
  46. FATHER T. RYAN'S DEATH.

    The streets were lined to-day by many hundreds of people to witness the funeral of Father Thomas Ryan, Administrator of st. Michael's Cathdral. ...

    Article : 95 words
  47. WATER SHORTAGE.

    Water carting has now become general in all the towns off the Murray River. Practically the only source of supply is by train from Wagga. But for this service a ...

    Article : 65 words
  48. CANON COOMBES.

    The death is announced of Canon Arthur Coombes, a former master of The King's School. Parramatta. Canon Coombes died while presiding at a choir supper at ...

    Article : 133 words
  49. EX-SENATOR CHARGED

    Benjamin Benny, of North-terrace, Adelaide, a former member for South Australia in the Sonate, was arrested at his home early on Saturday morning, and was taken before Mr. ...

    Article : 67 words
  50. BEXLEY METHODIST CHURCH.

    A new Methodist Church, which has been erected at a coat of £2800, to serve the rapidly-growing needs of the Bexley district, was opened on Saturday afternoon. ...

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  51. SPORT ABROAD.

    Referring to Kelleway's intention to visit England, the writer of "A Londoner's Diary" in the "Evening Standard" says:—Should the Australian fail to do very well, there would ...

    Article : 111 words
  52. CANON HIRST.

    After a long Illness Canon Alfred Hirst died at his residence at Toronto late on Friday night. The deceased clergyman, who was 75 years of ago, had been rector of st. ...

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  53. JAPANESE TARIFF.

    The Seiyukai, the chief opposition party, is supported by the farmers in demanding increased wheat duties, but flour millers are strongly opposing the demand. The ...

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  54. STEAMER ON FIRE.

    At 2 o'clock this morning the Greek steamer Chelatross, 3489 tons, put into Port Phillip and anchored in the roads off Williamstown with a serious fire burning in her bunkers. After ...

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  55. BREAK OF GAUGE DIFFICULTY.

    Bishop Dwyer, who recently toured Europe, says that the break of gauge difficulty between Germany, Switzerland, and Italy is successfully met by combination trucks, ...

    Article : 37 words
  56. FIRE IN CHEMIST SHOP.

    Fire slightly damaged the rear portion of the chemist shop of William Morse Evans, in Military-road, Mosman, late last night. ...

    Article : 28 words
  57. TAISEI MARU.

    The Japanese training ship Taisei Maru left Sydney on Saturday afternoon. ...

    Article : 16 words
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