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  2. RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

    Whether a motor garage erected in a pro claimed residential area of a municipality' can be used for the housing and washing down of motor lorries used for a business. ...

    Article : 386 words
  3. MINING.

    Moderate increases in London metal quotations to hand yesterday lent a firmer tone to the mining share market. Barriers rallied decisively, although some misgiving is ...

    Article : 616 words
  4. THE TERRITORY.

    The Administrator of the Northern Territory (Mr. F. C. Urqu[?]art), accompanied by Mrs. Urquhart, was a passengar by tho steamer Marella, which arrived from the ...

    Article : 271 words
  5. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

    Yesterday's investment business disclosed a slightly easier feeling in the market, buying inquiry having fallen away somewhat. The turnover in gilt-edged securities was less ...

    Article : 643 words
  6. FINANCIAL.

    The prirce of sixty day bills on London remains unaltered at 92/6 per cent, discount. It is the highest rate of exchange within living memory, and is accounted for by the ...

    Article : 382 words
  7. COMMERCIAL.

    Not for several years has such good business boen done in wholesale groceries as at present. An excellent feature is the readiness with which storekeepers are meeting ...

    Article : 377 words
  8. WOOL SALES.

    Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchnnge. Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9969 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, ...

    Article : 1,740 words
  9. AUSTRALIAN PICTURE.

    A fresh proof of the capacity of Australians in the production of moving pictures is furnished in the success of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," a ten-roel film, of which ...

    Article : 468 words
  10. GOLD AND LOANS.

    Another aspect of the possibility of importing gold deserves consideration. There has been a suggestion that a loan should be raised in London or in America, and should ...

    Article : 155 words
  11. ADDITIONS TO WILLOUGHBY SCHOOL.

    The Willoughby Council has received from the Department of Education copies of the plans of the proposed additions to the local public school. The new classrooms, which ...

    Article : 64 words
  12. [?]LT WAR.

    What amounts to a trade war is now in progress between rival Australian salt firms. Evidence of the struggle is afforded by prices, which are stendily tending lower. The ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. ARGENTINE EXPORTS INCREASE.

    The staple exports of the Argentine Republic, as is well known, are wheat, meat, and wool, together with maize, linseed, oats, and barley. This year (1924) shipments of ...

    Article : 212 words
  14. LONDON SHARE MARKET.

    On the Stock Exchange to-day B.H. Proprietary shares sold at 27/3 to 27/7[?] North B.H., £5/5/7[?] to £5/8/1[?].; B.H. South, 59/4½ to 59/9; Hampden, 5/11 to 6/1; Mount Eiliott, 4/; Mount ...

    Article : 63 words
  15. DINOSAUR EGGS.

    Sir.—Your article of the 9th instant, reporting from the "New York Times" that the American Museum of Natural History has just finish sending out to musoums in different ...

    Article : 941 words
  16. FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 164 words
  17. NOTES.

    Tongkah Harbour dredges recovered 14 tons of tin oxide last week, six tons coming from harbour dredging and eight tons from Bang Tao. A report from the relieving mine manager of the ...

    Article : 675 words
  18. JAPANESE SILK MARKET.

    Raw silk yarn in Japan is quoted prompt at yen 2080.00 per picul (133 l-31b), and five months' date at yen 2120.00, compared with last week's quotations at yen 2070.00, and ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. AMERICAN CUSTOMS METHODS.

    Our own Customs authorities have abroad representatives who obtain for them information as to home prices of manufactures. The united States Customs ...

    Article : 299 words
  20. LONDON METAL QUOTATIONS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 words
  21. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 637 words
  22. OUR FRUIT AT WEMBLEY.

    Sir,—My letter published in Wednesday's "Herald" created sufficient interest to warrant a reply from Mr. P. W. Fallon, Special Wine Commissioner at Wembley. I have no ...

    Article : 537 words
  23. BREADSTUFFS.

    With oversea markets holding, the quotation for farmers' lots was firm at 6/7, equal to 6/ per bushel,to growers, who sold very freely. A few shippers' parcels were on ...

    Article : 165 words
  24. MALAYAN TIN YIELDS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 words
  25. METROPOLITAN,(MELBOUR[?]E)GAS.

    The directors of the Metropolitan (Melbourne) Gas Company, Ltd., have decided upon a dividend for the half-year ended Decomber 31 at the rate of 7/6 per share, ...

    Article : 101 words
  26. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To—day's sales included:- Silver-Lead: B.H. Proprietary, 27/3; ditto. 6 weeks, 27/41; ditto, South, 57/9; Mt [?] Is, £18, £1[?]; North B.H.£5/2/6; ditto, 6 weeks, £5/3/6½. ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. S. BENNETT, LTD.

    A meeting of shareholders of S. Bennett, Ltd., has agreed to resolutions increasing the capital of the company to £500,000 by the creation of 250,000 now shares of £1 each, to ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. WHY WHEAT TRUCKS ARE SCARCE.

    From what could be gathered yesterday, the unsatisfactory truck position was largely due to an unnecessary accumulation of waggons at Darling Island, Enfield, Clyde, and ...

    Article : 90 words
  29. A CHILD DROWNED.

    A boy named Stephen Arthur Smith, aged 9 years, was drowned in Newtown Bay to-day in full view of his younger brother and another friend. Smith was attempting to ...

    Article : 58 words
  30. COMPANY NEWS.

    The following new companies have been registered, shares, except where otherwise stated, being of the value of £1 each:- J. G. Fletcher and Company, Ltd. ...

    Article : 287 words
  31. Advertising

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    Advertising : 448 words
  32. PIG SALES.

    About 1265 pigs were forwurd at the abattoir saleyards yesterday.Porkers made up the major portion of the supply, but all descriptions were in evidence, and the general quality was fairly good. ...

    Article : 116 words
  33. GENERAL ADVANCE OVERSEA.

    Cargoes are strong and have advanced 1/ per quarter, with a sustained Continental demand. An unnamed steamer, January shipment, sold at 67/9, ex Bollands at 66/ (bq., at ...

    Article : 219 words
  34. PRODUCE INWARDS.

    The steamer Komura left Devonport on [?] night for Sydney with 6724 bags potatoes, 2453 bags oats, 40 bags peas, 672 bags chaff, 1113 bales straw, [?] bales compressed fodder, 573 bags turnips, 25 ...

    Article : 72 words
  35. OUR CEMETERIES ABROAD.

    S[?],—Now that the cometerles in Gallipoli and France are completed, would it not be possible for the Goverment and the public of this State to do something to assist the ...

    Article : 267 words
  36. PRODUCE.

    City dalry produce houses reported practically unchanged business yesterday. News that Melbourne wholesale butter prices had fallen to 126/ per cwt caused some ...

    Article : 1,622 words
  37. PENSIONERS.

    Sir.—A few weeks ago one of our old-age pensioners died suddenly.He was a [?]elong complete cripple, and a member of a once lending pion[?]r family. A young lady successfully ...

    Article : 230 words
  38. HOMEBUSH TRUCKINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 words
  39. CHICAGO OPTIONS AGAIN ADVANCE.

    Chicago wheat options are quoted as follow:—May, 190[?] cents per bushel (up 2 cents);July, 167 conts (up 2[?] cents); September, 154[?] cents (up 3 conts). ...

    Article : 37 words
  40. QUEENSLAND TRAGEDY.

    John Burnham was commuted for trial on a charge of wilfully murdering David Williams at Cedar Crook ou Christmas Day John Tracey, in evldence, said that very ...

    Article : 68 words
  41. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's sales included:—Commonwealth bonds.[?] per cent. (1925),£98/5/,£98/7/6; 6 per cent. (1929), £99/5/; 6 per cent(1930), June interest, £99/5/. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. ...

    Article : 120 words
  42. OVERSEA MARKET CABLES.

    There is little business in the Bradfora tops market, pending the opening of the London sales. ...

    Article : 25 words
  43. INTERSTATE MARKETS.

    At Roma-street lucerne chuff sold from 4/ to 6/6; potatoes, 2/ to 7/7; maize, 3/3[?] MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Wheat, firm, 6/7½ to 6/8; flour, quiet, £15/12/6; ...

    Article : 113 words
  44. INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

    There have been 18 cases of infantile paralysis in the Auckland provlnce this year, and 25 since the outbreak of the epidemic. ...

    Article : 32 words
  45. GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

    Prices, except when otherwise stated, are for distributing lots. Baking powder: In llb tins, 20/ to 23/; in 12oz tins, 15/to 18/; in [?]oz tins, 10/6 to 12/;in 4oz tins. [?] ...

    Article : 513 words
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