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  2. AERIAL TRANSPORT.

    The first aerial transport company formed in Australia was registered by the Treasury yesterday. Two applications were originally lodged, one by Mr. H. ...

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  3. NAVAL AFFAIRS.

    After Admiral Beatty hauls down his flag on April 7 he will not be employed again at sea. ...

    Article : 29 words
  4. STATE POLITICS.

    Mr. A. N. Piesse, M.L.A. for Toodyay, was asked last night if he would confirm of deny the rumour that has been freely circulated that he was willing to resign ...

    Article : 114 words
  5. INTERSTATE SHIPPING.

    Yesterday the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) made the following statement:—"During the week I have been in consultation which the Controller of Shipping ...

    Article : 354 words
  6. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    A splendid and warmly appreciative house signalised the Intiation of Miss Marie Ney's season of notable modern plays at His Majesty's Theatre on ...

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  7. SPORTING NEWS.

    The April meeting of the Canning Park Turf Club was held on Saturday in the warm weather. There was a good attendance and although the fields in one or ...

    Article : 2,209 words
  8. BOWLS.

    The pennant bowling matches on Saturday were confined to the minor competitions in the A and B divisions, the major tournament having been concluded a week ...

    Article : 469 words
  9. A BIG GUN.

    Sir Eustace Tennyson-D'Eyncourt, K.C.B., (Director of Naval Construction at the Admiralty), in the course of an address to the members of the Institute of Naval ...

    Article : 113 words
  10. OFFICIAL LABOUR PARTY MEETING.

    Messrs. P. Collier, M.L.A. (Leader of the Opposition) and Alex McCallum (general secretary of the A.L.F.) are advertised to deliver addresses in the Queen's Hall, ...

    Article : 92 words
  11. H.M.S. VINDICTIVE.

    It is officially announced that owing to the difficulty of raising H.M.S. Vindictive from the channel at Ostend, she will be blown up. ...

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  12. THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.

    On being seen by a "West Australian" representative on Saturday, Mr. J. B. Holman, M.L.A., secretary of the Timber Workers' Union, stated that there was some ...

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  13. AIRSHIPS AS MINE SWEEPERS.

    The London "Daily Express" says that by the employment of a new device, which diminishes the strains on the hawser, the Admiralty will be able to utilise airship ...

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  14. MINE SWEEPERS ON OFFER.

    The Admiralty authorities are offering a number of mine sweepers on the east coast on favourable terms for the use of trawlers, which could be worked on a co-operative ...

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  15. R.S.A. APPEAL.

    The most important event in this week's fixtures on behalf of the R.S.A. appeal is the Sailors, Soldiers, and Nurses' Relatives' Association Day on the 17th inst. This ...

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  16. A NEW DESTROYER.

    The Stalwart, one of the six destroyers presented by the British Government to Australia, has completed her sea trials, and is being fitted out at Chatham for her ...

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  17. TROTTING GYMKHANA.

    In an endeavour to give assistance to the R.S.A. appeal which is now in progress. the Trotting Association held a monste gymkhana on the W.A. Cricket Ground on ...

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  18. RACING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The A.R.C. held a meeting at victoria Park yesterday, under [?] weather conditions There was a splendid attendance, and the racing was interesting. Following ...

    Article : 552 words
  19. SIR JOSEPH COOK INTERVIEWED.

    The Minister for the Australian Navy (Sir Joseph Cook) will return to Paris to-morrow. He hopes to return to England for the sailing of H.M.A.S. Australia. ...

    Article : 144 words
  20. FOOTBALL.

    Applications are being called for umpires for the W.A.F.A., at a weekly fea of 15s., applications to be posted to Mr. C. P. Mather (honorary secretary), 139 ...

    Article : 98 words
  21. H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes, Sir Joseph Cook and Senator Pearce will receive the Prince of Wales on board H.M.A.S. Australia on April 14. ...

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  22. FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

    As butter supplies are steadily increasing it is expected the ration will be raised to two ounces early in May. ...

    Article : 338 words
  23. THE QUEENSLAND TRAGEDY.

    Magdalene McVeigh, on a remand and charged with the murder of her three children. was brought before the allora Police Court yesterday morning. ...

    Article : 332 words
  24. TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

    The Alliance Aeroplane Company in entering a bigplane for the trans-Atlantic flight. This makes the eighth competitor. ...

    Article : 156 words
  25. TEMPERANCE AND SOCIAL REFORM

    A meeting of the social questions committees of the Anglican, Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches was held at St. Andrew's Hall on Thursday ...

    Article : 331 words
  26. THE WEATHER.

    Temperature readings at the Perth Observatory on Saturday and yesterday were:—Saturday, max. 85.1dog., min. 60.5dog. ...

    Article : 329 words
  27. RACING IN VICTORIA.

    The weather was cold but fine for the Geelong races yesterday afternoon. and the attendance was a fair one. Results:—VICTORIA HURDLE RACE, two miles. ...

    Article : 442 words
  28. THE SHARE MARKETS.

    Adelaide, Saturday.—Brokens, 42s. 3d.; British, old, 30s. 10½d., 31s., 3d., 31s., 31s. 6d., 32s. 1½d., 32s. North, 50s,; Junction, con., 2s. 5d., 2s. 5½d., 2s 6d,; North, 50s 3d., 50s. 6d., 50s. 7½d. (50) ...

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  29. GENERAL SEELY FALLS INTO THAMES.

    Major-General J. E. B. Seely, M.P. (Under Secretary of State for the Air Service) fell into the Thames from a seaplane. He sustained no injuries. ...

    Article : 57 words
  30. THE GAMBLING EVIL.

    The remarks made by the Rev. Huey Steele at the church people's conference as reported in the "West Australian" of Saturday last, were brought under the ...

    Article : 120 words
  31. GALLANT AUSTRALIAN AVIATOR.

    The Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to Acting-Captain G. Joel, an Australian, for his gallant leadership in air fighting in France. He destroyed seven ...

    Article : 34 words
  32. AMERICAN AIRMAN'S EXPLOITS.

    An amazing story was told at an American Naval Court Martial, when Captain Chamberlain was charged with having fabricated reports of his acrial exploits while ...

    Article : 150 words
  33. NEW ZEALAND LIQUOR POLL.

    The first batch of soldiers' votes on the licensing poll have come to hand. These cover the voting of the soldiers in the United Kingdom and are as follow:— ...

    Article : 151 words
  34. THE LAW COURTS.

    Nisi Prius.—At 10.30 a.m., in No. 1 Court, before Mr. Justice Burnside: The Westralian Powell Wood Process, Ltd. (potitioner) and the Crown (respondent). ...

    Article : 36 words
  35. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    In the Rugby football tournament Australia beat New Zealand by six points to five. The Bradford competion in taking a ...

    Article : 64 words
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