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  2. TERRIFIC STORM.

    Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, set in on Sunday night. The rain continued all yesterday, culminating in a terrille thunderstorm last night at 8 o'clock. Rain fell in ...

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  3. SHIPPING FREIGHTS

    It is believed ia shipping circles that the Commonwealth line of steamers will make large reductions in freights at an early period. ...

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  4. PRODUCERS' PLIGHT

    The dangers of, the silted-up bars on the north coast were explained to the Minister for Works yesterday by a deputation of producers, who asked thnt a dredge be sent to ...

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  5. CITY COUNCIL.

    The City Council, on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor, adopted the proposals for the absorption of Paddington. The Lord Mayor, speaking at the City ...

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  6. "SYDNEY MAIL."

    In this week's "Mail" the successful Junior Red Cross exhibition and V.A.D. fair held in the Sydney Town Hall is capitally illustrated, a particularly line photograph showing ...

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  7. POSITION OF U.S.A.

    A Washington message says that President Harding, in a speech at the Memorial Day ceremonies in the national cemetery said:— "We find ourselves as a people ...

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  8. TO FIGHT DROUGHT.

    The State Treasurer, Mr. Lang, yesterday presided over an important conference of representatives of the primary producers' associations and bankers, convened for the ...

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  9. GERMANY.

    A report from Berlin states that the Bavarian Premier caused a sensation in the Berlin Cabinet by declaring that he was powerless to disarm the Bavarian ...

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  10. WAR CRIME TRIALS.

    At Leipzig, Captain Emll Muller, convicted of cruelty to prisoners in Flavy le Martel camp, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ...

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  11. NEXT WAR.

    A report from Chicago states that ex-Senator W. H. Lewis, speaking on preparedness, at a memorial service at Glenellyn, predicted war with Japan, with the latter backed by ...

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  12. LAND VALUES.

    Mr. Estell, Minister for Works and Railways, told a deputation from the Australian Labour party yesterday that the Government proposes to introduce a bill into the next session of ...

    Article : 157 words
  13. STATE ORCHESTRA.

    Asked yesterday what success had attended the efforts being made to establish a guarantee fund for the State Orchestra, Mr. Ernest Wunderlich, hon. secretary of the citizens' ...

    Article : 342 words
  14. COAL DISPUTE.

    The executives of the South Wales and Scotland Miners' Associations advise the members to reject the Government's proposals. Mass meetings of Lanarkshire and Forest of ...

    Article : 206 words
  15. IRELAND.

    A tragic week-end was experienced in Dublin. Rifle and bomb fighting resulted in fourteen deaths, including five of the Crown forces, and eleven wounded. Auxiliaries later ...

    Article : 193 words
  16. COLD STORAGE.

    The Lord Mayor, at the City Council last evening, said the council made a profit of nearly £50,000 on the municipal cold storage during 1920. ...

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  17. VARSTTY 8-OAR RACE

    The inter-'varslty eight-oar boatrace was rowed on Hamilton Reach, Brisbane River, this afternoon, in pleasant weather. Queensland, Sydney, Melbourne, and ...

    Article : 324 words
  18. CONDITIONS IN IRELAND.

    Sir,£Having perused your column in the issue of yesterday headed "An Ulsterman," we beg to offer your renders some relevant points of experience as a Southern recently returned ...

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  19. MUST LEAVE CANADA.

    Osmond T. Grattan Esmonde was found guilty of seditious language. Mr. Justice Morris forwarded the consider ations in Esmonde's favour. The jury ...

    Article : 82 words
  20. 44 HOURS.

    An interesting feature of the reduction of the working week from 48 to 44 hours was mentioned yostorday, before Judge Beeby, in regard to the hours of bollermakers. ...

    Article : 124 words
  21. VLADIVOSTOK.

    A Tokio message says that fighting broke out between Russian factions at Vladivostok. The Japanese disarmed the belligerents. Three members of the former Vladivostok ...

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  22. INDIAN FOREST FIRES.

    Unprecedented forest fires are raging in the Kumaon and Garhwhal hills (United Provinces). Serious damage has been caused in certain areas. Incendiarism is suspected. One ...

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  23. MOUNT MORGAN.

    The Mount Morgan Company to-day gave its staff a month's notice, but informed them that those who desired could remain on at a 20 per cent, reduction in wages. ...

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  24. CHEAP MEAT.

    "I claim' to, have lowered the retail prices of meat by /5 per lb in the metropolitan area since last Thursday," said Mr. Summergreen, manager of the State Trawling Industry, when ...

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  25. OBSOLETE WARSHIPS.

    The "Pall Mall Gazette" says the Admiralty has contracted to sell to a Sheffield firm 113 obsolete warships at a flat rate of 50/ a ton, approximately £750,000 sterling. The ...

    Article : 84 words
  26. NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS.

    The New Zealand bowlers discussed the advisability of going to Ireland owing to the disturbed conditions. They decided to fulfil the engagement, but will leave the ladies of the ...

    Article : 68 words
  27. "PROHIBITION."

    "Because of the seriousness of the problem presented by the liquor traffic, It is our duty to find a solution. To my mind the only absolute solution which will make for national ...

    Article : 335 words
  28. CITY-OWNED HOTEL.

    Alderman Meagher, at the City Council last evening, said that the Gladstone Hotel, in William-street, owned by the council, was one of the greatest scandals in civic ...

    Article : 364 words
  29. BRITISH IN PERSIA.

    Zia-ed-Din, lately Premier of Persia, has reched the Mesopotamian frontier. The new Persian Government is not proceeding with the contracts of many British officials. ...

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  30. A SYMPHONY ORCHESTEA.

    Mr. Leo. Chernlavsky, who has just returned here with his brother Jan, after touring India, happens to have something to say which seems apropos of the present musical crisis ...

    Article : 234 words
  31. CITY LOAN.

    Sir Denison Miller, governor of the Commonwealth Bank, in a letter to the City Council last evening, stated he had that day received a cable message from the London ...

    Article : 149 words
  32. STATE LOAN.

    In connection with the deputation which is to wait upon the Acting Prime Minister in Melbourne to-day with a request that the Foderal Governmont should declare roads of ...

    Article : 263 words
  33. AUTOMOBILE RECORD.

    On the Indianapolis speedway, Tommy Milton won the 500-mile automobile race, establishing a new record of 89.62 miles an hour. De Palma set a terrific pace, but was forced ...

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  34. GOLF IN ENGLAND.

    The fields for the women's golf championship at Tumberry include eleven Americans. In the first round Molly Griffiths beat Miss Ross, 7 and 6. Cecil Leitch beat Sterling (America), ...

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  35. MR. HUGHES.

    Reference to the attack by Mr. C. F. G. Masterman, formerly of the Asquith Government, on the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, was made to-day by the Acting Prime Minister, ...

    Article : 94 words
  36. BAIT FOR "STAGS."

    The "Financial News" states that the City of Sydney loan proved an irresistible bait for "stags," who commenced to unload when a premium of 2/6 to 7/6 had been eatablished. ...

    Article : 89 words
  37. STATE REVENUE.

    State revenue returns for May, issued last night, show a not increase over May, 1920, of £491,931. Of this the improvement of receipts from the railways and tramways ...

    Article : 184 words
  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    In the House of Commons, the second reading of the Railway Bill was carried by 259 votes to 65. The House of Commons Committee definitely ...

    Article : 228 words
  39. CITY COUNCIL OFFICERS:

    The Lord Mayor, in answer to questions at the City Council last evening stated that the amount paid by the council during 1920 for sick pay was £12,785 for accident Pay £2740, ...

    Article : 182 words
  40. DISPLAY GOODS.

    The Acting Agent-General in London has written to the Acting Premier urging that more use be made of the display window of the Agency-General's Ofrice on the Strand side ...

    Article : 155 words
  41. IMPORTED TIMBER.

    Requests for increased duty on imported timber were presented to the Minister for Customs, Mr. Massy Greene, to-day, by the Victorian representatives of the Austialian ...

    Article : 61 words
  42. "THE ARGUS."

    The proprietors of the Melbourne "Argus" intimate that from to-day the price of the paper will be increased to twopence per copy. In making this announcement the management ...

    Article : 116 words
  43. EARTH TREMOR.

    Balranald experienced a severe earth tremor this morning. At 1 o'clock the buildings strained and swayed, arousing persons from, their slumbers. No damage was ...

    Article : 95 words
  44. COUNTERFEIT COINS.

    Stanley Haggett and Gortrude Riesbury were to-day committed for trial for having been in possession of counterfeit coins. Haggett admitted be know the coins were bad, but said ...

    Article : 43 words
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