Instead of a peace-time Ministry of Information the Government was establishing a Foreign Publicity Department attached to the Foreign Office ...
Article : 364 wordsTO the strains of "Auld Lang Syne," sung by a crowd of 150,000, Their Majesties sailed for England this evening in the Empress of Britain at the conclusion of their triumphal tour of North America. Tonight they are ...
Article : 189 wordsDealing with civil defence, the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence (Admiral Lord Chatfield), said the fighter air force ...
Article : 277 wordsA "HEATED" scene over the Sydney General Post Office contract in the room of the Minister for the Interior (Senator Foll) was described at the Royal Commission on the G.P.O. Contract today by Mr. Carrodus, the secretary ...
Article : 165 wordsPROPOSALS for economic retaliation against Japan for the blockade of the British concession at Tientsin have been submitted to the Foreign Office by the Board of Trade. The British Government, however, is unwilling to take ...
Article : 153 words"I GATHERED from some of Mr. Thorby's remarks that he was reflecting on the officers of my department," said Mr. Carrodus. "I asked ...
Article : 758 wordsA CROWDED and eager House of Commons listened to an account by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) of developments in the Far East. "The ...
Article : 163 wordsA WARM sun was shining as the Royal train rolled on to the pier 22. The Governor-General (Lord. Tweedsmuir) and Lady Tweedsmuir, the ...
Article : 739 wordsOn the ground that it would compel Australian militia and perma nent troops to fight in external territories, Labour strongly ...
Article : 278 wordsThe diplomatic correspondent of "The Times" says the parties to the Russian negotiations already are near a full agreement on the main points. The ...
Article : 190 words"Sir Robert Craigie has further directed attention to the serious implications of the statement made by the Japanese military spokesman at ...
Article : 515 wordsThe British Consul General has sent a Note to the Japanese Consul-General lodging "a most vigorous protest against the searching of British ...
Article : 122 words"I CANNOT, leave Canada without saying a word of farewell to you all and thanking you for the wealth of affection you offered us throughout ...
Article : 220 wordsTHE "Manchester Guardian" says that if the New Zealand Finance Minister (Mr. Nash), who is now in England, ...
Article : 90 wordsMessage received by the Commonwealth Government from J. Percival jun., official correspondent aboard the flying boat Guba. ...
Article : 476 words"Wool is wool, and there is no real and satisfactory substitute for it," said Mr. N.Okada, who arrived in Sydney today from Japan. ...
Article : 149 wordsRESIDENTS of the British concession were awakened early this morning by an outburst of firing from the Japanese area. Anxiety about the ...
Article : 225 wordsPrevention of Sweating in the clothing industry will be discussed at the Premiers Conference in Canberra next week, stated the Prime ...
Article : 208 wordsFurther measures to limit the profits of firms engaged in armament manufacture were announced in the House of Commons by the Prime Minister ...
Article : 167 wordsTheir Majesties had a 15-minute stroll in Halifax's famous public gardens. It was marked by two unscheduled events. One was a stop they made ...
Article : 361 wordsThe United Press correspondent at Washington says the United States has, expressed concern to Japan about the blockade at Tientsin. ...
Article : 196 wordsThe international wool conferencu confirmed the definition of pure wool as genuine wool reached at last year's meeting in London. ...
Article : 206 wordsJapanese have completely cut off supplies of, meat and vegetables to the British Concession, and are turning back formers who are travelling by road ...
Article : 449 wordsMALTA HARBOUR, Britain's great naval baie in the Eastern Mediterranean. Ships of the British fleet, which guards the Eastern Mediterranean, are in the harbour. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsThe Government proposes to take immediate steps to conduct a full investigation into industrial conditions in the Australian Capital Territory. ...
Article : 71 wordsThe foreign trade position at Tientsin is serious, following the Japanese blockade on the British and French concessions. ...
Article : 154 wordsTHE British United Press correspondent in Paris says the Minister for the Navy (M. Campinchi) in order to ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Berlin correspondent of "The Times" says the authorities believe tension has died down in Bohemia and Moravia and therefore there is no need ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Polish financial mission, headed by Col. Adam Koc, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon) today. The mission ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 17 Jun 1939, Page 11
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