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  2. BOXING DAY.

    Boxing day is a great day for sporting enthusiasts, and for that reason there is always considerable anxiety regarding the weather. Fortunately the weather ...

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  3. HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.-- The Christimas festivities were marred by a series of tragedies and motoring accidents in which several persons lost their ...

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  4. SCOUT JAMBOREE.

    FRANKSTON, Wednesday,-- Tents springing up like snowy mushrooms; the din of an army of bush carpenters as busy as ants on a disturbed hill; the rasp ...

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  5. CHESS THE LEVELLER.

    Chess, the oldest known game of skill, was described in cloquent terms by Judge Beeby at a luncheon given in the Victoria Palace yesterday to inter-State and other ...

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  6. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    The Papal Legate, Cardinal MacRory. will leave by the express for Sydney this afternoon. He will remain in Sydney till 3rd January, when he will leave aboard ...

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  7. YULETIDE PEACE.

    London to-day must have been the world's most silent capital, for Christmas was celebrated in the city and throughcut England mainly within the homes. ...

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  8. Church of England Boys' Camp.

    FRANKSTON, Wednesday.--At the camp of the Church of England Boys' Society in Overton-road, Frankston, where more than 80 senior boys, ...

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  9. Many at Mornington.

    MORNINGTON, Wednesday.--Cool conditions prevailed here for the Boxing day holiday, which attracted the largest number of motorists seen at this ...

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  10. Trains for the Scouts.

    Commencing at 7.5 a.m. and terminating at 11.30 p.m., 28 ordinary trains and 18 specials will carry 8854 scouts to Frankston to-day. There will be three ...

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  11. MELBOURNE WATER POLO PLAYERS IN SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--While sightseeing at Clovelly to-day, Hector Darcy, 20 years, a member of the Victorian water polo learn now in Sydney, fell 20 ...

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  12. No Lull in Chaco War.

    Latin America spent its Christmas in more than usually interesting ways. Cub had its bomb outrage, six persons, including three children, being ...

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  13. LORD BADEN-POWELL DUE TO-DAY.

    Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, accompanied by their two daughters, will arrive in Melbourne about 8 a.m. to-day by the steamer Marella. After being ...

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  14. LITTLE GIRL KILLED.

    ORANBOURNE, Wednesday.--Dorothy Savage, 12 years of age, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Savage, Cranbourne, was knocked down and killed by a motor ...

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  15. Mordialloc Carnival.

    The cool weather drew a great crowd, estimated at 70,000, to Mordialloc yesterday, and the majority of the visitors took the opportunity of viewing ...

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  16. Arrival of Chief Guide.

    On her arrival in the Marella at Victoria Dock this morning, the world chief guide, Lady Baden Powell, will be greeted by the State Commissioner (Lady ...

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  17. WIRELESS FOR SMALL VESSELS.

    The first vessel in Australia to be fitted with an automatic distress signal wireless transmitter is the steamer Birchgrove park, a small steamer trading ...

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  18. Labor Party Seaside Camp.

    GEELONG. Wednesday.--The Christmas seaside camp of delegates of the Australian Labor party, which is being held at Indented Head, is proving most ...

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  19. JAPANESE DIET.

    The Emperor formally opened the Japanese Diet to-day. It will adjourn to-morrow till 20th January. It is likely to be a stormy session owing to ...

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  20. ROUND THE BEACHES.

    Boxing day weather in earlier years was generally hot. But in recent times the seasons have shown a strong tendency towards shiftiness. Last year ...

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  21. GREETINGS FROM AMERICA

    Already the telephone lines to the jamboree camp are buzzing persistently, but of all calls which have been so far received the one which came through ...

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  22. GIRL FALLS FROM PICNIC VAN.

    With a crowd of fellow picnickers, Phyllis Miller, 18 years, of Glenniferavenue, Moorabbin, was travelling in a motor van between Moorabbin and ...

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  23. At Healesville.

    HEALESVILLE, Wednesday,--The district has been well patronised by holiday makers tills Christmas. though their numbers have not constituted a record ...

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  24. MAN'S LEG AMPUTATED.

    ALBURY, Wednesday.--There was a series of serious accidents in the district on Christmas day. A collision occurred between it motor car and motor cycle at ...

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  25. "THE SALVATION OF INDIA"

    Describing the spirit of the boy scout movement as "the salvation of India," the leader of the Indian contingent (Commissioner H. W. Hogg) told an ...

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  26. FORTY-HOUR WEEK.

    Signor Glaneltt, head of the Fascist Workers' Federation, says the 40-hour week is so successful that it is likely to be permanently adopted in Italy. ...

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  27. Heavy Traffic at Benalla.

    BENALLA. Wednesday.--Holiday traffic through Benalla during the last few days has been extremely heavy, The camping ground which is situated near ...

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  28. Ban on Diamonds in Italy.

    The importation of diamonds into Italy is forbidden. ...

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  29. MOTOR CAR IN CREEK.

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.--Mr. j. Armstrong, of Ballarat, was driving near Doctor's Creek when an accident happened. The car was found in the creek, ...

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  30. DEATH IN FREEZING CHAMBER.

    The sudden and unexpected death of Mr. Henry J. Mills, Commonwealth Government butter Inspector, yesterday whilst engaged in his duties in a cooling ...

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  31. OCEAN YACHT RACES.

    The yachts Te Rapunga and Ngataki; the only competitors in the Centenary Tasman Cup race from Auckland to Melbourne, which started on 8th December, ...

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  32. Diving Into Shallow Water.

    Suffering from serious spinal injuries at the neck, Roderick Lindsay, 15 years, of Serrell-street, East Malvern, was admitted to Alfred Hospital yesterday ...

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  33. Saar Chairman Remembers Australia.

    Long-distance telephones with the major European capitals showed all quiet on the western and eastern fronts. "I suppose I am really international ...

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  34. Swimmer in Difficulties.

    SEAFORD, Wednesday.--When swimming with companions in the Bay at Seaford at 5.15 p.m. yesterday, Allan Meyers. Stanhope-street, Malvern, who is ...

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  35. Woman Killed by Tram.

    When crossing Hawthorn-road, near Balaclava Junction, yesterday morning, Mrs. Sarah Chittick 63 years, of Seaburn-avenue, Caulfield, was struck by an ...

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  36. A GREAT STAYER!

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--The race for the Manawatu Cup at Pahnerston North to-day had a sensational ending. The rider of Red Sun, who finished ...

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  37. GENERAL NEWS.

    Grasshoppers succeeded in stopping a goods train weighing 386 tons, and drawn by an A2 engine, at Elphinstone, near Castlemaine, on Tuesday evening. The ...

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  38. Bench Carnival at Brighton.

    Organised by Brighton band to raise funds to defray the cost of uniforms, and also to help Prince Henry's Hospital, a beach carnival was opened last ...

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  39. AN ANTARCTIC FLIGHT.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--According to private advice received from Dunedin. Lincoin Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen, the American airmen, have ...

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  40. Motor Car and Cycle Collide.

    CRANBOURNE. Wednesday.-- When Mr. F. Owen and his daughter Ethel, 10 years, were travelling in a motor cycle with side car attached, along ...

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  41. Devonport to Melbourne.

    LAUNCESTON, Wednesday,--To the accompa[?] of cheers from a large crowd on the wharf at Devonport, four Yachts slipped out to see at 3 p.m. to-day and headed for ...

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  42. Motor Cars in Collision.

    DONALD, Wednesday.--A collision occurred last night between cars driven by R. W. Pierey, of Wood-street, Donald, and P. Mulcahy, of New South Wales. ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Portion at the Dalby district to-day resembled an inland sea following the heavy rains of Tuesday night, when up to 6 inches was ...

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  44. Many Campers at Frankston.

    FRANKSTON, Wednesday.--The motor camp, with its community kitchens, recreation hall and modern facilities, established by the sub-foreshore trust on Long ...

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  45. CHRISTMAS DAY TRAGEDY

    BRISBANE. Wednesday.--At Townsville court to-day May Isabella Foster was charged with on 25th December having wilfully murdered Thomas ...

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  46. MISS LAUNCESTON'S FAST TRIP.

    LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.--The Miss Launceston arrived at Western Junction about noon after a fast trip from Melbourne. Her radio set was out of action ...

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  48. WA[?] SHORTAGE AT DARWIN.

    [?]WIN, Wednesday.--The water shortage is again becoming acute, as less than an inch of rain has fallen this [?] The usual rainfall for December ...

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