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  2. NEWS IN BRIEF

    Forecasts, issued at 9 p.m. yesterday for the 24 hours ensuing:— Cloudy at times with some scattered showers, more particularly over the ...

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  3. MAINLAND NOTES

    THE announcement of the appointment of Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy to the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench, created by the death of Sir Leo Cussen, ...

    Article : 229 words
  4. DAY BY DAY

    NOTHING is more remarkable than the effect produced on the mind when by some accidental happening a perfectly familiar scene is suddenly ...

    Article : 226 words
  5. Advertising

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  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    "Without the House of Representatives, the Senate, sitting alone during the bleak Canberra winter, will have a rare opportunity of attracting the limelight. ...

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  7. LETTERS

    Sir,—In reply to the Deputy-Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. J. E. Monfries) concerning his statements on criticism of radio interference in ...

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  8. SYDNEY

    AFTER the Australian cruiser Sydney fought and defeated the German raider Emden, and forced her ashore on Cocos Island, some of the furnishings ...

    Article : 387 words
  9. ENTERTAINING TOURISTS

    WELL-TIMED indeed is the letter in "The Mercury" to-day bringing to public notice the wisdom of organising in advance in readiness for ...

    Article : 471 words
  10. Pictures for Children

    The Children's Cinema Council met last night under the chairmanship of the Lord Mayor (Councillor Gengoult Smith) to give detailed consideration to ...

    Article : 229 words
  11. Hardy Annuals

    Persons who follow the affairs of any (or all!) of the 47 municipalities in Tasmania must recognise many familiar subjects among the wide range of ...

    Article : 177 words
  12. The Mercury.

    SIMULTANEOUSLY with the successful closing of the Australian internal loan came the announcement that Mr. Bruce, acting on behalf of the ...

    Article : 781 words
  13. Dusty Dummies

    There may be some justification for the legal restrictions that are placed on the sale of foodstuffs, but it is a question whether they do not, in some ...

    Article : 255 words
  14. RIGHTS OF THE JEWS

    The Council of the League of Nations has decided that three jurists shall examine and decide upon the validity of Herr Franz Bernheim's petition, as the ...

    Article : 223 words
  15. Church and Gymnasium

    Most of us would consider it an unusual sight to witness the holding of wrestling matches and boxing bouts in a city church. This, however, is no ...

    Article : 181 words
  16. Music Week

    The Association of Music Teachers of Victoria has decided to put forward a plan of its own for the celebration of Music Week in Victoria, which will ...

    Article : 267 words
  17. Politicians on Carpet

    Members of Parliament for mining districts were carpeted to-day before the Central Council of the Miners' Federaiton, and required to explain their ...

    Article : 165 words
  18. Court Heating

    Blue noses and numbed hands are much in evidence in the Hobart Police Court during such cold mornings as those recently experienced, and one may ...

    Article : 195 words
  19. TRANSPORT CONFERENCE

    The reconstitution of the Federal Transport Council will be an outcome of the Transport Conference which is to be held in Melbourne next week, if ...

    Article : 95 words
  20. MUNICIPAL POWERS

    EACH year when the Conference of Municipal Councils meets discussions arise as to the relative powers and responsibilities of these councils ...

    Article : 318 words
  21. PERSONAL

    The King to-day attended the Epsom races, and his horse, Fox Earth, ran second in the chief event, the Rosebery Memorial Plate. ...

    Article : 312 words
  22. SMALL STATES

    A conference of smaller States on Monday, in Melbourne, before the meeting of the Loan Council, has been ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. The Power of Woman

    In spite of the wailing and guashing of teeth, especially the latter, by some of the more militant feminists about the "downtroddenness" of women, ...

    Article : 165 words
  24. MOTOR CAR RACING

    Miss Louie Meyer, of Huntingdon Park, California, as the driver, to-day won the 500 mile motor car race from a field of 41 starters. She established a ...

    Article : 68 words
  25. OBITUARY

    Headed by a naval guard of 200 sailors from H.M.S. Pembroke, marching with arms reversed, the body of the Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Wester of Wemyss, ...

    Article : 229 words
  26. STOP PRESS NEWS

    Following is the betting on the English Derby (the result of which is given in another column):—6 to 1 agst. Hyperion (winner), 7 to 1 King Salmon, ...

    Article : 63 words
  27. Councillors Rebuked

    It is a widely-accepted fact that many municipal councils in Tasmania are apt to waste much of their time by unprofitable discussions on questions over which ...

    Article : 154 words
  28. SECESSION DECISION

    In the Senate to-day, Senator Johnston (U.C.P., W.A.) asked whether, in view of the result of the secession referendum in West Australia, it was the ...

    Article : 158 words
  29. HEAVY DEFICIT

    Financial returns show that for the expired 11 months of the financial year the total deficit of the West Australian Government is £1,041,010, compared ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. Keeping Young

    "You're looking older, old man," said one friend to another after a long absence. "Very likely," said the other, "that's what comes of trying to keep ...

    Article : 57 words
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