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  2. DAMAGED MAILS.

    The following announcement was made in Melbourne by the Minister for Defence (Mr. Pearce) on April 4:—Information has been received by me that the mails ...

    Article : 49 words
  3. VANDALS AND AN ACCIDENT.

    A theft of a particularly despicable nature was perpetrated on Monday morning on the Sturt Valley road. Sir Josiah Symon, K.C., with his two daughters, was ...

    Article : 313 words
  4. FREEMASONS AND THE WAR.

    According to recent statistics, the progress of the Masonic Craft in South Australia has been materially affected by the war. During the Masonic year just closed ...

    Article : 99 words
  5. ARCHBISHOP MANNIX AND HIS CRITICS.

    A message from Melbourne on Sunday stated:—Archbishop Mannix, in the course of a speech at the opening of a bazaar at Flemington, said that nobody had had as ...

    Article : 106 words
  6. ANTI-CONSCRIPTION STRIKE.

    Our Wellington (N.Z.) representative telegraphed on Wednesday:—There has been no development in the coal miners' strike. Meanwhile the miners have ...

    Article : 37 words
  7. RAILWAY EARNINGS.

    The railway earnings for the week ended April 7 amounted to £52,945, compared with £43,714 for the corresponding week of 1916. ...

    Article : 24 words
  8. CONTROL OF SHIPPING.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has issued a long statement respecting the control of shipping, and claims that "so skilfully has the Government, through its ...

    Article : 543 words
  9. RAINFALL RECORDS.

    The comparatively insignificant rainfall of South Australia is in at taking contrast to the deluges which occasionally occur in Queensland, for instance. But even the 15 ...

    Article : 142 words
  10. SHORT SHRIFT.

    A short and sharp, if hardly shiny method of dealing with a deputation was adopted by the Minister for Marine on Wednesday morning. Mr. Blundell has no ...

    Article : 984 words
  11. WHEAT-STACKING CENTRES VISITED.

    The Hon. W. Hannaford, M.L.C. (a member of the Wheat Harvest Board of South Australia), visited, the principal wheatstacking centres on the Port Pirie ...

    Article : 130 words
  12. PROPERTY LOSSES OF THE WAR.

    The Wall Street Journal (New York) states that a report of the National Foreign Trade Council approximates the value of all property destroyed by the war ...

    Article : 278 words
  13. THE HOLIDAY.

    Although early on Easter Monday morning the climatic elements were anytning but favourable, as the day progressed the weather proved most enjoyable for the ...

    Article : 276 words
  14. PUBLIC SERVICE CLASSIFICATION BOARD.

    Although it was understood that Mr. J. H. Welfare had been chosen by the Government as its. member on the Public Service Classification Board, a difficulty has ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. PLATINUM IN DEMAND.

    Platinum, which has lately become fashionable for jewellery, in spite (or because of) its greatly increased price, was accidentally discovered about 360 years ago ...

    Article : 113 words
  16. THE ALMANAC.

    The importance of the almanac was demonstrated by its being one of the first works upon which Gutenberg employed his new art of printing in 1457. The first ...

    Article : 116 words
  17. EASTER RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 453 words
  18. "FILL-THE-SADDLE" APPEALS.

    Our Sydney correspondent telegraphed on Monday night:—The "Fill the Saddle" appeal was continued to-day with pronounced success. In the early afternoon 50 ...

    Article : 73 words
  19. THE PANAMA CANAL.

    Cable messages state that the United States has decided to-take all precautions to protect the Panama Canal against possible damage by the Germane. ...

    Article : 210 words
  20. HOME-COMING SOLDIERS.

    Our Melbourne correspondent telegraphed on Tuesday:—More than 600 Australian soldiers disembarked to-day. This is the largest draft of returned men yet received ...

    Article : 124 words
  21. COUNTERFEIT COINS IN ADELAIDE.

    Recently there Rave been a large number of spurious coins circulated in Adelaide, ana many tradesmen have been victimised. The worthless coins which have ...

    Article : 251 words
  22. EASTER MONDAY TRAFFIC.

    In spate of the earnest appeals tor strict private economy and the general tightness of money owing to the war, it is evident from the statements of the railway bookings for ...

    Article : 223 words
  23. TWO CUSTOMS TARIFFS.

    Since the recent passing of the Customs Tariff Validation Act by the Federal Parliament, the customs have insisted upon the collection of duties under both the ...

    Article : 223 words
  24. THE BRILLIANT METEORITE.

    Many reports have been received from the country concerning the supposed meteor which crested such interest and astonishment in Adelaide on Tuesday ...

    Article : 190 words
  25. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BOARD.

    Mr. Clement Giles was nominated on Tuesday by a large number of South Australian farmers who have wheat in the pool for the position of farmers' ...

    Article : 58 words
  26. "OUR WEALTH IS WHEAT."

    An interesting feature of the issue of The Adelaide Observer for March 31 was a double-page collection of photographs of wheat stacks at various places in South ...

    Article : 115 words
  27. CONSCIENCE MONEY.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr. E. W. Bramble) received anonymously on Thursday six penny stamps as conscience money, together with a covering ...

    Article : 54 words
  28. BOGUS BANKNOTES.

    A telegram received from Sydney on Tuesday stated:—During the Easter holidays a number of bogus £1 notes were put into circulation in Sydney. The forged ...

    Article : 47 words
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