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  2. ROYAL SHOW.

    Despite the dull weather, the attendance at the Royal Agricultural Show yesterday did not fall far short, of that recorded on the fourth day last year. The figure was 50,000, compared with 55,000 on the corresponding day of 1924. ...

    Article : 590 words
  3. AERIAL SERVICES.

    New aerial services to connect Broken Hill (N.S.W.) with Mildura (Vic.) and Hay (N.S.W.) with Melbourne, will be established at an early date. ...

    Article : 323 words
  4. INSURANCE.

    The first progress report of the Royal Commission, on National Insurance has been sent to his Excellency the Governor-General. ...

    Article : 1,126 words
  5. GERMANY.

    Field-marshal von Hindenburg has yielded to persuasion to stand for election to the German Presidency.—Renter. Von Hindenburg's consent to stand for the ...

    Article : 306 words
  6. LATE CABLE NEWS.

    The steamer Clan Monroe, which left Sydney on February 7 and Fremantle three weeks later for Continental and British ports, collided with the Dutch steamer Jonge ...

    Article : 80 words
  7. MIGRATION.

    The Oversea Settlement Committee points out that the agreement which Mr. OrmsbyGore (Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies) and Sir Joseph Cook (High ...

    Article : 303 words
  8. CANADIAN TREATY.

    At times during the past month various Opposition members have asked the Government question's concerning the position of the Australian-Canadian trade treaty, the most ...

    Article : 452 words
  9. GOLD CURRENCY.

    Sir Felix Schuster, a director of the National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Mr. Walter Leaf, chairman of the Westminster Bank, and Mr. Laurence Currie, a managing ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. COTTON PRODUCTION.

    Witnesses on behalf of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations, giving evidence before the committee on industry and trade, urged that the work of the [?] ...

    Article : 72 words
  11. SALVAGE FEAT.

    A salvage operation similar to that performed on the White Star liner Suevic in 1907 is being performed on the Rotterdam-Lloyd steame[?] Soerkarta, of [?]26 tons gross register, ...

    Article : 221 words
  12. SHIPPING DISPUTE.

    As the result of the judgment delivered yesterday by the High Court, in which an injunction was granted to restrain the Seamen's Union and its officials from committing ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. PROHIBITION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 words
  14. TARIFF REVISION.

    Explaining the tariff proposals, the Minister for Finance (Mr. N. C. Havenga) in the course of his Budget speech said that the revised tariff—to provide maximum and ...

    Article : 486 words
  15. FRENCH MINISTRY.

    After adopting motions reducing certain items in the estimates of the Department of Public Instruction the Senate by 142 votes to 140 adopted a resolution in favour of ...

    Article : 296 words
  16. THE MARAMA.

    Yet another delay of the Union Company's passenger steamer Marama occurred yesterday, when the vessel was to have sailed for Wellington. ...

    Article : 169 words
  17. NEW RAILWAY.

    The Parliamentary Progressive party was officially advised yesterday by the Under-Secretary for Works that the Minister (Mr. Ball) had issued instructions for the ...

    Article : 130 words
  18. NIGHT SESSION.

    The keen interest taken in the ring events during the day was maintained at the evening session, and there was a great outburst of enthusiasm while M[?] Derby and ...

    Article : 658 words
  19. TRAGIC EXPLOSION.

    News comes from Rome that an explosion of ammunition aboard the Italian Dreadnought Duili[?] killed seven men and seriously wounded thirty others. ...

    Article : 69 words
  20. RING EVENTS.

    An early start was made yesterday with the ring events, so that the Farmer and Company, Limited Novice Hunters' Plate might be decided. The event had been ...

    Article : 1,180 words
  21. RAVAGES OF RUST.

    A Reuter message from Baltimore says: As the result of agreement among scientists attending the conference of the American Chemical Society, as to the fundamental ...

    Article : 63 words
  22. POWER[?]HOUSE.

    Mr. Forbes Mackay, general manager of the City Council's electricity department, stated yesterday that a failure with very serious results occurred to part of the ...

    Article : 236 words
  23. SOLDIERS' CONGRESS.

    The annual congress of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League concluded yesterday. It was decided that the next congress be ...

    Article : 615 words
  24. RIOT AT DAMASCUS.

    When Lord Balfour arrived at Damascus yesterday crowds demonstrated outside his hotel. The manager rushed to Lord Balfour's room, and, closing the shutters, turned off the ...

    Article : 134 words
  25. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    The "Evening Standard" says:—A rumour that M. W. Tate has received a tempting offer to join one of the League clubs is causing the Sussex Club concern. It Would be a pity if ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. AMERICAN LAWN TENNIS.

    Vincent Richards, winner of the lawn tennis championship of the Olympic Games, and ranked as the second-best player in the United States, believes that the "player-writer" rule ...

    Article : 109 words
  27. COMMENT IN MELBOURNE.

    Federal officials to-day pointed out that the duty on wheat was to be left as at present, in order to protect the South African grower and encourage him to increase the area ...

    Article : 190 words
  28. TRADE UNIONS.

    An official report has been issued of the conference between English and Russian trnde-unionists, held in camera, to discuss ways and means of facilitating the affiliation ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. ANTHROPOLOGY.

    A deputation, representative of the University and the Western Australian Committee of the Australian National Research Council, asked the Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. M. ...

    Article : 144 words
  30. WOOD-SAWING CONTEST.

    The exhibitions of sawing during the heats and the finals of the Commonwealth championship sawing contest (double-handed) were specially interesting, the rapidity with ...

    Article : 253 words
  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Prince Henry, riding his Ocean III. in the Royal Engineers' point to point race, finished Second, after a thrilling race, the horsed being neck and neck at the last fence. ...

    Article : 337 words
  32. SOUTH AFRICA.

    In the House of Assembly to-day the Minister for Finance (Mr. N. C. Havenga) stated that for the financial year 1924-5 there was a surplus of £[?]000, which would be devoted ...

    Article : 134 words
  33. HUNGARY.

    Mr. Baldwin, Prime Minister of Great Britain, would be considered a Bolshevik in Hungary were [?]e to attempt to preach the doctrines which are being followed throughout the ...

    Article : 99 words
  34. WHEAT.

    The present State Goveramont during its administration has expended a considerable sum on silo construction for the bulk handling of wheat. A deputation from the Temora ...

    Article : 209 words
  35. AERIAL SERVICES.

    The Postmaster-General, Mr. Gibson, who arrived by the Great Western express, said that when certain of the outback mail service contracts expire he would call alternative ...

    Article : 89 words
  36. SPEEDING MOTORIST.

    William Williams, aged 14 years, a son of the late "Billy" Williams, a noted come[?]an, was charged at Brighton with driving a motor on the Esplanade at 40 miles [?] ...

    Article : 130 words
  37. WOOL OFFERINGS.

    At a luncheon given by the Yorkshire section of the Textile Institute in Huddersfield, Mr. George Fairbairn (Agent-General for Victoria), referring to the curtailment of wool ...

    Article : 130 words
  38. OXFORD-SYDNEY DEBATES.

    The programme for the Oxford-Sydney University debates has been arranged as follows:- The subject for Monday, April 20 will [?] ...

    Article : 88 words
  39. RICH PATCH.

    Two prospectors, Ainsworth and Gilmour, raised 10 tons of ore from their prospecting area at Tuckanarra, and got 103oz 16dwt of gold at the State battery. Two others, ...

    Article : 49 words
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