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  2. STATE SESSION.

    Yesterday was private members' day in the Legislative Assembly, consequently members had a free hand to question Ministers as often as they pleased. Mr. Davies, the ...

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  3. LATE CABLES.

    The Parts newspapers emphasise the possibility of complications if the Italians continue to occupy Corfu until the complete fulfilment of Italy's demands. ...

    Article : 84 words
  4. TASMANIA.

    In the House of Assembly to-nlgbt the Premier (Sir Walter Lee) made a statement outlining the policy of the Government in endeavouring to meet the serious financial ...

    Article : 391 words
  5. PUBLIC SERVICE. Efficiency Method.

    It was stated last night on reliable authority that the reorganisation and efficiency system introduced at the Treasury will be applied without delay throughout ...

    Article : 176 words
  6. CITY ALDERMEN.

    The Lord Mayor (Ald. Gilpin) stated yesday that despite the explanations of Alderman Milner Stephen, chairman of the Citizens' Reform aldermen, or the excuses ot Mr. J. A. ...

    Article : 455 words
  7. GERMAN WAR DEBTS.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Paris says: "Tho public mind is plainly being prepared for a France-German economic understanding, as it is realised that no ...

    Article : 584 words
  8. NEW TERROR IN JAPAN.

    Despite the efforts of relief workers the danger of fever epidemics is becoming grave in the earthquake devastated regions of Japan. The American Ambassador at Tokio has asked his Government to forward 1,000,000 dollars for the ...

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  9. SCIENCE AND SOUND.

    Professor Rankine's photophone, one of the most interesting exhibits at Liverpool in connection with the Assembly of the British Association, transmits the sound of the human ...

    Article : 189 words
  10. NOT RETRENCHMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night the Treanurer, In reply to Messrs. Dooley and Lazzarini, said that as far as he knew there were not more highly paid officeals at ...

    Article : 205 words
  11. AMERICAN COTTON.

    Owing to lower crop estimates by private sources, cotton rose to the highest points in the present year in the local and New Orleans markets, though the gains were lost here ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. STEAMER LEVUKA.

    The A.U.S.N. Company steamer Levuka went aground on Stone Island, Bowen Harbour, Queensland shortly after midnight on Monday, but was rofloated without assistance on ...

    Article : 227 words
  13. DAVIS CUP.

    In a letter to Mr. T. H. Hicks, hon secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association ot Australasia, Mr. J. S. Myrick, chairman of the Davis Cup management committee in America deals ...

    Article : 586 words
  14. SLEEPING SICKNESS.

    As the result of extensive experiments in the Congo, two German scientists, Professor Klein and Dr. Fischer, have come to the conclusion that the Bayer "205" treatment for ...

    Article : 76 words
  15. ASSOCIATION'S VIEWS.

    At a meeting of the executive of the Public Service Association held yesterday, to consider the position arising out of the retrenchment of 23 officers of the State Treasury, it ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the national singles championship at Philadelphia Howard Kinsey (San Francisco) defeated R. E. Schlesinger (Australia), 7-9, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. The Australian, who was at the top of ...

    Article : 102 words
  17. LACHLAN IN FLOOD.

    The flood is greater than anticipated, and in comparison with the river readings of 1916 the water has reached higher levels than in the record inundation in that year. On that ...

    Article : 373 words
  18. TRADE PREFERENCE.

    Mr. M. L. Shepherd (official secretary to the Commonwealth), replying to Mr, Harold Cox's recent letter to the "Financial Times" combating Australia's demand for preference, ...

    Article : 178 words
  19. ITALY AND GREECE

    The Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says:—The Italian Government items to assume that it need not evacuate Corfu until the whole of the Janina inquiry is ...

    Article : 345 words
  20. WINDING-UP.

    The latest city sensation (says Reuter's Agency) is the convocation of a meeting of shareholders of the Commercial Corporation of London, with an [?]sued capital of ...

    Article : 265 words
  21. PILFERING.

    Startling disclosures as to the losses on the railways by pilfering were made by Inspector Harding, of the N.S.W. Railway Department, at the Goulburn Qunrter Sessions to-day. ...

    Article : 170 words
  22. AN OFFICER'S DEATH.

    At an inquiry into the death of Lieut. Bucknall, of the Air Force, who died from shot wounds in a flat at Kensington, the jury returned a verdict of suicide while of unsound ...

    Article : 199 words
  23. FODDER FOR PAPYRUS.

    The last difficulty in connection with the trip of Papyrus to the United States has been solved. Mr. Ben Irish has received permission from the Department of Agriculture in ...

    Article : 119 words
  24. NAVAL DISASTER.

    The theory of high naval officials is that a tidal wave, or some other seismic disturbance, reacting from the Japanese earthquake, caused the disaster to the United States ...

    Article : 120 words
  25. SERGEANT CLARKE.

    Sergeant Clarke, who was shot whilst at Rondall-avenue, [?] in the Bathurst District Hospital in a dangerous condition. To-day his depositions were taken. He stated that ...

    Article : 253 words
  26. LIVING WAGE.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Premier made it quite clear that the recent increase in the basic wage declared by the Board of Trade will apply to Public servents. ...

    Article : 320 words
  27. SALE BY WEIGHT.

    The annual report of the Weights and Measures Branch waa tabled in the Legal live Assembly last night. Mr. J. L. M'Alister (Superintendent of ...

    Article : 221 words
  28. VICTORIAN LOAN.

    A Victorian Conversion Loan of £9,000,000 at 5 per cent, has been underwritten. The loan was issued at £99. Holders of £6,968,000 of 3½ per cent. stock and of ...

    Article : 58 words
  29. SWISS MIGRANTS.

    At the request of a delegation representing the Government and agriculturists, Sir James Connolly recently submitted a proposal to the Western Australian Government, for the ...

    Article : 104 words
  30. FAHMY BEY TRAGEDY.

    A long queue assembled at the Old Bailey at daybreak this morning and a great crowd besieged the doors in the hope of obtaining a glimpse of the so-called princess who shot ...

    Article : 173 words
  31. FRUIT EXPORTS.

    Sir Henry Jones, who returns to Tasmania by the steamer Sophocles on Wednesday, was interviewed by the Australian Press Association. He said he had visited the principal ...

    Article : 264 words
  32. SEA POWER AND WAR

    Mr. Lloyd George, in receiving the freedom of Swansea, declared that, with full inside knowledge of the facts, he could say deliber[?]tely that but for the British Navy the ...

    Article : 158 words
  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Owing to an accident to the Earl of Southesk, the marriage ot Princess Maud to his son, Lord Carnegle, has been postponed until November 15. ...

    Article : 160 words
  34. THE RAILWAYS.

    The Railway Commissioners left Sydney on Monday morning on their annual tour of inspection of the main Northern line, as far as Broadmeadow, and the North-western system, ...

    Article : 142 words
  35. INFLUENZA PATIENTS.

    Judge Moule, in the County Court to-day, delivered judgement in the action brought by the Shire of Cranbourne against Ernest Westaway for £21, being the amount of expenses ...

    Article : 143 words
  36. SPORT ABROAD.

    E. A. McDonald, the Australian bowler, writing to the "Athletic News," points out that the Lancashire County had not an opportunity of declining his services. McDonald states: ...

    Article : 111 words
  37. GO-SLOW.

    The manager of Millerton colliery advised the miners to-day that the owners had decided that if the go-slow policy was not discontinued the delinquents would bo dismissed. ...

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  38. RUSSIA'S HARVEST.

    News comes from Moscow that Russia's harvest will be sufficient to permit of exportation Already 23,000 tons have been shipped from Black Sea ports to Germany ...

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  39. BOARD OF HEALTH.

    The Premier (Sir George Fuller) announced last night that Mr. J. L. Fegan, ex-M.L.A., had been appointed as representative for Newcastle on the Board of Health, to fill the ...

    Article : 48 words
  40. WATER BOARD VACANCY.

    At a special meeting of the Kogarah Council, on Monday night, Alderman R. E. Reid announced that he would be a candidate at the forthcoming by-election to fill the vacancy ...

    Article : 49 words
  41. HOUSING AT MOSCOW.

    In view of the acute shortage of houses at Moscow, the erection of new buildings on the basis of "full private prosperty" has been, authorised. The area for each house is ...

    Article : 42 words
  42. SHIPPING TONNAGE.

    Lloyds' returns show that steam tonnage aggregating 138,373, was lost or condemned during the first quarter of the year. The salling tonnage lost or condemned was ...

    Article : 33 words
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