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  2. "IN COMMITTEE."

    Most of the business of the City Council in done by committee which meet behind closed doors and do things with as much secrecy as any Star Chamber. The ...

    Article : 847 words
  3. DEMPSEY BEATEN.

    Gene Tunney won the heavy-weight boxing championship of the world in pouring rain here to-night, when he defeated Jack Dempsey in a savage fight that went the ...

    Article : 1,368 words
  4. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    The Governor-General presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council at Government House yesterday morning. The Governor-General and Lady ...

    Article : 1,282 words
  5. DARING HOLD-UP.

    An attempt to hold up a Prahran business man last night was frustrated by the unexpected resistance of the intended victim. ...

    Article : 332 words
  6. A BRUSH WITH CHINA

    League circles this morning were aripple with the story that Sir Joseph Cook and the Chinese Minister at Brussels (Mr. Wang King-ky) had had a brush during ...

    Article : 578 words
  7. SPEECHES AT THE SHOW.

    The Governor-General and Federal Ministers were yesterday the guest's of the Royal Agricultural Society at the show luncheon. Lord Stonehaven, who made ...

    Article : 2,753 words
  8. STIFLING LOCAL INDUSTRY.

    When the history of the industrial development of Australia comes to be written, a blot on its pages will be the consistent efforts of the City Council to ...

    Article : 837 words
  9. THE WINNER'S CAREER.

    No matter how good they are at the boxing game, the day comes when the champions have to "bow to the rising sun." Dempsey, by his defeat of ...

    Article : 570 words
  10. THE BARMAN'S TIPS.

    While lucky punters are celebrating their victories on the racecourse, the life of the barman is more beer than skittles, according to a story told in the Criminal ...

    Article : 510 words
  11. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    "We are looking forward, to the Imperial Conference and will be glad of the opportunity of welcoming the delegates at a dinner on 21st October," said ...

    Article : 367 words
  12. NO PATRIOTISM.

    The "Daily Express" understands an American safety razor will be substituted for the old type for the whole of the British army, the strength of which, ...

    Article : 211 words
  13. SUNDAY TRAINS.

    YEA, Friday.--Interviewed to-day during the ceremony of switching on electric current in connection with Yea's electric light and power scheme, the Assistant ...

    Article : 84 words
  14. ELECTRIC TRAMS IN CITY

    Discussing the new single-track tram line which the Tramways Board is anxious to build to link up the West Coburg system with the Swanston-street line, the ...

    Article : 103 words
  15. A SUGGESTION.

    Sir,--After reading your report regarding the supply of electric fittings for the Town Hall, it strikes me forcibly that the City Council should go one further and consider ...

    Article : 158 words
  16. CURE OF MALARIA.

    Professor Muehlens speaking at a congress of scientists and doctors at Düsseldorf to-day, claimed that remarkable cures of malaria had been effected ...

    Article : 155 words
  17. MR. CLAPP'S COMMENT.

    The comment yesterday of the chairman of Railway Commissioners (Mr. Clapp) on the request for permission to run trains to trains from Geelong on ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. ROAD METAL THROWN AT TRAIN.

    Miss J. Gough, of Wonthaggi, was a passenger on the 6.42. p.m. down train yesterday, when a. piece of road metal came hurtling thorough the window, as the ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. RAILWAY IMPORTATIONS

    Further protests against the importation by the Railway department of tricars and trucks from America were made yesterday by a deputation from the Iron ...

    Article : 178 words
  20. THE TARIFF.

    Owing to Australian manufacture being lacking or insufficient the duties on a number of specified articles have been further deferred. The tariff items ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. INTERVENTION IN CHINA.

    SYDNEY, Friday.--The following statement was issued from the office of the Japanese consul-general in Sydney to-day:--"The attention of the Japanese ...

    Article : 105 words
  22. COLLISION IN FRANCE.

    One of the most remarkable of the long serious of recent railway disasters in France occurred at Fontainebleau to-day, when the express from Lyons ran into ...

    Article : 156 words
  23. LONDON NEWSPAPERS.

    Recently it was announced that the sale had been completed of Sir John Ellerman's weekly newspapers, "Sphere," "Illustrated London News," "Tatler," "Sketch" and ...

    Article : 65 words
  24. COMMONWEALTH BANK.

    Arrangements have been made to grant to Mr. J. Kell, Governor of the Commonwealth Bank, a period, of leave of absence prior to his retirement from the ...

    Article : 208 words
  25. TASMANIA'S FINANCES.

    Sir,--Tasmania has achieved a surplus, of revenue over expenditure of £28,000. This is a remarkable achievement for the "beggar" State. But the fly in the ...

    Article : 180 words
  26. DEATHS FROM CANCER.

    The Medical Research Council publishes the result of the examination of the records of 46,000 deaths from cancer in 160 occupations. The most interesting result is ...

    Article : 148 words
  27. INSOLVENCIES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 60 words
  28. BANKRUPTCY IN GERMANY.

    Eeight thousand German firms became bankrupt in the first four months of 1026 compared with 10,000 for the whole of 1925. ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. Advertising

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    Advertising : 123 words
  30. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Mary Jane Latham, late of Nuntin, Stratford; near Sale, widow who died on 2nd September, left by will dated 31st October, 1922, real estate valued at £1343 and personal property valued ...

    Article : 72 words
  31. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FUND.

    Amount received in cash and provides to date. £45,677,13 ...

    Article : 5 words
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