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  2. THE FERNDALE.

    "I name this ship Ferndale. I am proud that she is the fine result of Australian workmanship, and I congratulate those who have so faithfully and skilfully constructed her. ...

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  3. TAXATION.

    Consequent upon the opposition which has been manifested on all sides to the proposal of the Federal Ministry for eliminating the per capita payments to the States, and for ...

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  4. NAVAL DEFENCE.

    Details of the Federal Ministry's defence programme will not be announced until the Minister for Defence (Mr. Bowden) makes his explanatory statement in connection with the ...

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  5. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the third round Davis C[?], at Scarborough, Britain defeated South Africa by four matches to one. In to-day's singles Gilbert (Britain) beat Spence (South Africa), 4-6, 6-1. ...

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  6. LATE GABLE NEWS

    Unofficial reports received in Pekin from Mukden state that Chang Tso Lin (Military Governor of the Manchurlan Provinces) insists on getting control of Outer Mongolia. ...

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  7. POLITICS IN FRANCE.

    A Reuter message from Paris states that M. Herriot, leader of the Radical-Socialists, is losing no time in settling down to the task of forming a Ministry. He is already ...

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  8. AMERICAN ELECTIONS.

    The annual convention of the United States Republican party sitting at Cleveland has adopted a policy programme with which to fight the forthcoming elections. The attempts of the insurgents to commit the party to certain ...

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  9. SIR KEITH SMITH.

    Sir Keith Smith, the airman, has married Mrs. Crawford, of Adelaide, who last year secured a divorce from ber husband, J. N. Crawford, the cricketer. Sir Keith will sall ...

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  10. OLYMPIC GAMES.

    The Australian representatives at the Olympic Games have had early experience of the dangers of Paris traffic: F. Went, one of the emergencies in the Murray Bridge crew, ...

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  11. ESCAPED CRIMINAL.

    Louis Hart, alias Henry Hart, alias Richard West, an habitual criminal who escaped from custody while in the Banco Court on June 2, awaiting the hearing on his appeal ...

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  12. COKE INDUSTRY.

    An award, based upon the evidence taken recently before the Coke Industry Special Tribunal in relation to the hours to be worked in the Industry, was announced yesterday by ...

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  13. IMPERIAL AFFAIRS.

    Speaking at a luncheon given by the New Zealand section of the Empire Exhibition at Wembley, Sir James Allen (High Commissioner for New Zealand) said that the ...

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  14. ROUND AUSTRALIA.

    To inspect air routes already established between various parts of the Commonwealth, and to survey new routes between other places, the Controller or Civil Aviation ...

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  15. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    Lord Harris, speaking at a banquet at Manchester in celebration of the diamond Jubilee of the Lancashire County Cricket Club, asked: "What are the counties doing to see that the ...

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  16. PETROL TAX.

    The council of the National Roads and Motorists' Association recently decided to oppose the imposition of a petrol tax on the grounds that such a tax would be inequitable, ...

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  17. PREFERENCE.

    The Dominion Industrial Conference carried a resolution favouring a change in the basis of the preferential tariff, in order to prevent foreign importers from reaping its benefit ...

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  18. SAFE-BREAKERS.

    The Clayfield branch of the Commonwealth Bank was entered at an early hour this morning, and an attempt made to blow open the safe. This morning's effort was ...

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  19. USE OF AEROPLANES.

    An unqualified tribute to the many-sided uses of aircraft in military operations pervades the despatches of Sir John Salmond, Commander R.A.F. at Iraq, relating to the operations ...

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  20. CANCER TREATMENT.

    The statement that a new chemical formula had cured 40 per cent, of 400 cases of cancer was made by Dr. Everett Field, of the Radium Institute, New York, before the ...

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  21. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The underwriters will receive 85 per [?] of the New South Wales £10,000,000 loan, recently issued in "London, hearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per ...

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  22. WOOL PRODUCTION.

    The Imperial Textile Conference held at the Empire Exhibition to-day considered papers advocating improved research work in relation to both the wool and cotton industries. ...

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  23. MAIL CAR.

    Messrs. Robinson Bros. Cadillac mall car from Grafton to Woolgoolga was totally destroyed by fire last night within a mile of Woolgoolga. ...

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  24. EXCITING CHAS[?]

    Wireless played a prominent part in an exciting chase after a thief early this morning. in the course of which shots were fired by the police. ...

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  25. EXCHANGE.

    Arising out of continued comments on exchange stringency, particularly as it affects the transactions in respect to the purchase of wool, Australian commercial and financial ...

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  26. BUNGALOW MURDER.

    The inquest was concluded to-day into the death of the girl Kaye, whose dismembered body bad been found in a bungalow near Eastbourne. ...

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  27. JAPANESE MINISTRY.

    The Cabinet which is being installed this afternoon has been greeted with satisfaction by political and financial commentators. Especially welcome has been the Inclusion of ...

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  28. HUSBAND KILLS WIFE.

    In the Supreme Court at Ballarat to-day, John Norman Gray wan found guilty of manslaughter. Gray had been charged with having murdered his wife, Veronica Mavis Gray. ...

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  29. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    "Political Observer," of the "Dally Telegraph," affirms that British diplomacy is at present concentrated on convincing the German Government of the necessity of applying ...

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  30. BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY.

    A "hold-up" involving tactics of almost military precision occurred in a busy New York street. Ten robbers swiftly dragged two custodians of parcels from a weggon, ...

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  31. YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.

    The Young Australia League party reached [?]eeds yesterday. They were too late to wit[?] Yorkshire's sensational defeat at cricket, but they spent several hours at the ...

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  32. MOTOR CARS COLLIDE.

    Late on Wednesday night a head-on collision between two motor cars occurred in Liverpool-road, Enfield, near Hill-street, Mrs. Emma Kilborn, of Edith-street, ...

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  33. FIRE AT NEWTOWN.

    Six motor cars in course of construction and part of a building, were severely damaged by a fire in King-street, Newtown, early yesterday morning. ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The management of the London underground railways have warned the strikers to return before June 13, otherwise they will be dismissed, and steps taken against them for ...

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  35. THE EXCLUSION LAW.

    The Nippon Club, at a mass meeting representing 3000 Japanese residing on the Atlantic seaboard, unanimously adopted a resolution condemning exclusion, but urging the citizens ...

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  36. COOTAMUNDRA LABOUR SELECTION.

    The acting general secretary of the A.L.P. (Mr. W. Gibbs) stated yesterday that a report had been received from the returning officer of the Cootamundra selection ballot (Mr. J. ...

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  37. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

    Dr. Sastri, Mrs. Besant, Rangacharlar, and other Indian leaders are in London to present a memorandum to the India Office, demanding the establishment of Dominion home rule in ...

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  38. AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.

    Mr. W. S. Robinson and Mr. C. L. Baill[?]eu [?]ve a dinner to-night in honour of Sir Robert Horne, M.P. for Glasgow, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Coalition. There were ...

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  39. WATER AND SEWERAGE RATES.

    At the meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board on Wednesday the Under-Secretary for Public Works (Mr. T. B. Cooper) asked the board for the fullest information on the ...

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  40. MURDER CHARGE.

    There was an element of dramatic surprise in the Criminal Court yesterday, when the hearing of Crown evidence was resumed in the case in which George William Auburn ...

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  41. SOUTH AFRICAN CASE.

    After a prolonged hearing, the Supreme Court delivered judgment in the action in which two large milling firms sued the Government tor damages to the extent of ...

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  42. THEATRIOAL AWARD.

    In the Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. DeputyPresident Webb gave his final award in the plaint of the Australian Theatrical and Amusements Association. He decided that certain ...

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  43. AEROPLANE DAMAGED.

    Information was received by the secretary to the Air Board (Major Coleman) to-night that a De Haviland No. 9 aeroplane, which was being piloted from Sydney to Point Cook ...

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  44. LIQUOR ON THE ATLANTIC.

    The Cunard liner Borengaria, the first British ship to benefit from the AngloAmerican liquor agreement, arrived at Southampton to-day from New York with 1475 ...

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  45. RECOGNITION OF BRAVERY.

    Mr. J. D. Lundie, second officer of the steamer Marama, was presented with a gold medal and a silver pencil to-day, on behalf of the Union Company's cargo workors, in ...

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  46. ALLEGED MURDER OF A BOY.

    A well-dreased man of 23 named Horner [?] to-day charged with murdering a fiveyear-old boy by drowning in Salford Canal. It in alleged that he asked the boy to accompany ...

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