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  2. THE A.L.P.

    In the first trial of strength between the factious at the annual State Conference of the Australian Labour party on Saturday Mr. Dooley's supporters gained ...

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  3. TRAMWAY SYSTEMS.

    Mr. A. Cameron, chairman of the Melbourne Metropolitan Tramway Trust, who left Victorin on March 14 to investigate the latest methods of tramway operation, has arrived in ...

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  4. NAVAL AIRCRAFT.

    It is declared that President Harding desires to call a second conference for the limitation of armaments with a view to dealing with the limitation of naval aircraft, and ...

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  5. EXPLOSION.

    Two elderly men, well-known and popular figures in the country towns, met their deaths in tragic circumstances at Blayney, on Saturday night while repairing a leaky pipe on an ...

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  6. WELCOME RAIN.

    Rain fell over a large area of New South Wales during the week-end. Rain crossed the State borders on Saturday morning, but only light falls had been ...

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  7. WIRELESS.

    The "Daily Telegraph," in a leading article, dealing with "The Tangle Regarding the Empire Wireless Chain," gives a list showing the succession of Postmasters-General who have ...

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  8. THE EMPIRE.

    The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. L. C. Amery, speaking at Oriel College, Oxford, said that slowly but surely it was coming home to the people that the certain hope of ...

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  9. REPARATIONS.

    Speaking at Metz, the President of France, M. Millerand, declared that he was happy to say that France needed advice from no one to carry out the operations in the Ruhr. ...

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  10. PROHIBITION.

    A message from Albany says that Governor Smith has signed the State Legislature's repeal of the prohibition enforcement law. The Administration at Washington is ...

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  11. LATEST INVENTION.

    The latest wireless invention is a "listening-in" set, contained in a matchbox, with a radius of 10 miles. The complete set can be carried in a vest pocket, and is sold at 2/. ...

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  12. AUSTRALIAN COTTON.

    Sir Frank Forbes Adam, chairman of the Manchester and County Bank, speaking at the annual meeting of the British Cotton Growing Association, Manchester, said that he had been ...

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  13. GOOD OUTLOOK ON THE BORDER.

    It would be difficult to estimate the value of the fine general rains at present falling throughout Riverina. During the past four weeks light showers have fallen at close ...

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  14. NEAR EAST.

    Lausanne advices state that Ismet Pasha has submitted a proposal that Constantinople should be evacuated by the Allies immediately the treaty is ratified by the Angora ...

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  15. DAME MELBA.

    The performance of "La Boheme" was a brilliant success at Covent Garden to-night, Dame Nellie Melba singing the first time this season. The King, the Princess Royal, ...

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  16. BELGIAN STRIKE.

    The railway and postal strike at Brussels has ended in a most dramatic fashion. It was reported yesterday that the strikers received a cheque for 150,000 marks from the ...

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  17. FREE STATE.

    Free State troops have found a series of dumps of arms in various parts of Ireland, showing that de Valera's dumping order is being carried out. ...

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  18. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Polling for the Berwick election resulted:— Mrs. Philipson (Ministerialist), 12,000; Captain Robson (Liberal), 5858; and Oliver (Labour), 3968. ...

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  19. PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales has returned to London after a triumphal tour in Yorkshire. His Royal Highness spent a day at Leeds, and while driving to the infirmary an excited ...

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  20. DUBBO DISTRICT.

    Rain commenced to fall at 7 p.m., and it was still falling steadily at 11 o'clock. At Coonamble it has been raining intermittently since 2 p.m. ...

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  21. PRINCESS CHRISTIAN.

    A slight improvement shown in the morning by Princess Christian has not been maintained. ...

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  22. AN INCH AT GUNDAGAI.

    An Inch of rain fell to-day. It was still raining at 5 o'clock this afternoon. ...

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  23. BANKS AND SECRECY.

    In a case heard in the High Court it was held by the Jury that the words appearing in the pass books of bank customers, "Officers of the bank are bound to secrecy as regards ...

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  24. CORPUS CHRISTI.

    A large crowd witnessed the annual Corpus Christi procession at St. Patrick's College, Manly, yesterday afternoon, it being estimated that there was an attendance of 25,000 people. ...

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  25. RAIN AT PARKES.

    Rain commenced to fall at 8 o'clock to-night, and at 11 o'clock there was every appearance of it continuing. Though the rain has only been light it will do much good. ...

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  26. WAR FRAUDS.

    It is announced that the war transactions section of the Department of Justice, which has been directing prosecutions in cases of war frauds, has recovered 3,198,383 dollars, ...

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  27. GOOD FALL AT WAGGA.

    Magnificent rain fell here during Saturday and last night, and the position for the winter for both farmers and graziers is now assured. Rain commenced to fall at 9 o'clock on ...

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  28. TIRED OF EXILE.

    General Maritz, the famous rebel who went ever to the Germans with a number of troops at the beginning of the war, arrived at Be[?]ra from Germany on a Dutch liner. ...

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  29. IRREGULAR PASSPORT.

    Moise Catzva, a Russian physician, who, it was stated, was known to be a representative of the Soviet revolutionary party, was sentenced at Bow-street to six months' ...

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  30. CHINESE BANDITS.

    According to Tientsin advices, the Suchow bandits have unconditionally released four more foreign captives. Two are British citizens. Edward Elias and Theodore Saphiere. ...

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  31. SEARCHING GRAVES.

    Interest is being maintained in the search for the remains of Princess Pocahontas. It transpires that the bones in the Gravesend church-yard were disinterred 50 years ago, ...

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  32. RAIN IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The month's rainfall throughout the State has been extremely high and approaches a record for the period. Kapunda has received nearly five inches of rain, which has been ...

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  33. SHORTAGE OF FISH.

    Considerable uneasiness is felt in Hull owing to the remarkable decline in the number of fish on the Dogger Bank. Experts say that it is the most serious experienced for ...

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  34. HOSPITAL CONTROL.

    The question of hospital control was referred to the Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes) on Saturday. "No one," he said, "recognises more fully ...

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  35. SPANISH REVERSE.

    A message from Madrid states that the Spanish Foreign Legion, which was returning here to receive the colours from the King and Queen, landed at Algeciras yesterday from ...

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  36. FOUR MURDERS.

    Budapest advices state that a clerk named Holner Toth has been arrested and charged with committing murders. It is alleged that he shot M. Lachmann, who recently ...

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  37. SPORT ABROAD.

    At Brussels, in the Davis Cup match, Gilbert (England) beat Watson (Belgium), 6-4, 6-2, 6-2; and Washer beat Lycett, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. England thus defeated Belgium. ...

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  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. John Clark, of Auckland (N.Z.), laid a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of the New Zealand Oddfellows. He attended the Oddfellows' Conference recently held here. ...

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  39. DOMESTIC HELP.

    A witness at the inquiry being held by the Ministry of Labour declared that migration to Australia and elsewhere was largely responsible for the serious shortage of domestics. ...

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  40. IMMIGRATION.

    The oversea migration delegation returned on Saturday after visiting various central district regions and part of the area embraced in the Burnett settlement scheme. ...

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  41. COAL CRISIS.

    Mr. A. C. Willis (general secretary of the Miners' Federation) stated on Saturday that satisfactory progress was being made in connection with matters in dispute at the ...

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  42. SOVIET AND JAPAN.

    A message from Tokio says that the Soviet Administration in Siberia has seized a Japanese fishing vessel, and imprisoned the crew, numbering 72, for operating within the ...

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  43. SHOOTING FATALITY.

    At Manna Mountain, about 40 miles from Forbes, yesterday afternoon, a boy named Jack Hayward, 12 years of age, who, with, his mother, was on a visit to Forbes from ...

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  44. WORKS OF ART.

    Paris advices state that the reports concerning alleged faking of ancient works of art in the Louvre have aroused great interest. Reports are in circulation that for ...

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  45. FARES TO ENGLAND.

    Advice has been received in Sydney by cable that certain reductions in the rates of passage money from Australia to Europe are to come into operation shortly on vessels of some of ...

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  46. ANNANDALE EXPLOSION.

    Extensive damage was caused by the explosion at the carbide works of Allen-Liversidge (Australia), Ltd., in Hutchinson-street, Annandale, on Friday night. It is stated that the ...

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  47. DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.

    The same cyclone which resulted in the loss of the steamer Okara in the Bay of Bengal caused great havoc in the Chittagong district. The area affected is about 200 square ...

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  48. NEW POUND NOTES.

    On and after June 5 the issue of the new Commonwealth £1 notes will be made by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia at the various State capitals. ...

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  49. BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

    The honour of Knight Bachelor has been conferred on Mr. William T. Loton, chairman of directors of the West Australian Bank since 19[?]. ...

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  50. THE DRUG HABIT.

    George Johnston, aged 43, Julian Pinder, 31, and Marjorie Hatton, 29, were the central figures in a West End drug scene, which was interrupted by the police. They were charged ...

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  51. SCULLING MISHAP.

    The two mile sculling race for the championship of the Macleay River, which was rowed on the Frederickton course to-day, between Hector Jamieson, present title ...

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  52. DETAILS OF PROCEEDINGS.

    The first business of the conference was the appointment of minute secretary. Senator Grant, of the moderate section, defeated his opponent by a large majority, and Mr. Roberts ...

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  53. RHEIMS CATHEDRAL.

    The French Minister of Fine Arts has issued a decree accepting a legacy of 100,000 francs from the ex-Empress Eugenie, for the reconstruction of Rheims Cathedral. ...

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  54. CYCLIST'S FEAT.

    A Paris message says that Pierre Labric, a cyclist, rode a machine down a flight of 350 steps from the first platform of the Eiffel Tower, a height of approximately 280 feet. ...

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  55. EXPERIMENT AT BATH

    The Mayor of Bath is advertising for 100 healthy men to live in the Mineral Water Hospital at Bath for three weeks, to drink the water regularly, and abstain from alcohol. ...

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  56. SELLING OF WOOL.

    The High Commissioners and the Agents-General are discussing plans to submit to woolbuyers with a view to the abolition of the draft allowance of [?]b per cwt. ...

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