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  2. AMERICA.

    Mr. Donald Mackinnon (the Australian Special Commissioner in America) has returned from a special trip to the Texas cotton fields, where he witnessed a ...

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  3. CHINA.

    Government troops began an attack this morning on the Shanhaikwan front. A big engagement is proceeding.—Reuter. ...

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  4. INDUSTRIAL.

    The dispute at the Wonthaggi State coal mine, which caused a stoppage of work at all the pits, was short lived. The trouble was settled to-day, and the ...

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  5. BRITISH GOODS.

    When the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Pratten) was considering the question of altering the basis of British preference. the Australian ...

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  6. THE ROYAL SHOW.

    A constant stream of railway, motor, tram and 'bus traffic poured a crowd on to the Claremont Show Grounds yesterday which was estimated at little short of the record of 45,000 in 1913. The offical figures will not be available until to-day. ...

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  7. WIRE NETTING.

    In the House of Representatives to-day (Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Customs:—(1) Whether it is the intention of the Government to remove ...

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  8. BRITISH POLITICS.

    In the course of his speech at the Conference of the Labour Party to-day Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said that the work of the Labour Delegation in the ...

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  9. VEHICLE MAKERS.

    Mr. Deputy-President Webb in the Arbitration Court, delivered judgment in the plaint of the Australian Coach, Motor Car, Tramear, Waggon Builders. ...

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  10. Aeroplanes for Mukden.

    A message from Mukden says that 20 eroplanes have arrived from France. According to a message from Peking, 18 aeroplanes had been handed over to ...

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  11. DEBATE IN THE LORDS.

    In the House of Lords to-day there was a large muster of members for the debate on the Irish Bill. Viscount Grey delivered the pricipal ...

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  12. On Advertising.

    Mr. C. H. Jones (Advertising Manager of the Melbourne "Argus"), who is on a trip round the world, addressed the Advertising Club here to-day. He stressed ...

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  13. Sun's Movements.

    General Sun-Yat-Sen is still at Shaokwan (on the Kwangtung-Kiaugsi border). But there are indications that he is preparing for his final departure from that ...

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  14. Preference on British Goods

    The Australian Section of the London Chamber of Commerce has carried a motion expressing its appreciation of the preference tariff which the ...

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  15. RAILWAYMEN'S MEETING.

    Owing to the statement circulated that there was likely to be a dislocation, of railway traffic during Cup week, particular importance was attached to a special ...

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  16. Russian Agreement.

    The text of an agreement between "the Union of Soviet Republics and the autonomous three Eastern Provinces of the Republic of China" has been ...

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  17. An Irish Envoy.

    Professor Timothy Smiddy (the Minister for the Irish Free State) presented his credentials yesterday to President Coolidge. He announced that the ...

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  18. DISHONEST BANK MANAGER.

    Cyril John Joseph Cameron, bank official, appeared at the General Sessions to-day to answer three charges of having made false entries in the signature book ...

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  19. Military Policy.

    At the Labour Conference to-day Mr. J. R. Campbell (the editor of the "Workers' Weekly") attacked the Labour Government with regard to its ...

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  20. A Musical Episode.

    When the Labour leaders arrived at the conference the organ in the hall struck up "England, Arise!" This, apparently, did not suit the livelier ...

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  21. A Parlous Period.

    According to Mr. Leonard Williams, a Sydney chemist, who returned by the Sierra from a holiday trip abroad, America is passing through a parlous period ...

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  22. COMMONWEALTH BANK

    The new directorate of the Commonwealth Bank will meet for the first time in Melbourne to-morrow. All the members will be present ...

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  23. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    The Diplomatic Correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" says:—Unless the Imperial Government could be found willing to dissociate itself from the ...

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  24. ALLEGED SHEEP STEALING.

    Before Mr. A. E. Burt, R.M., A. J. Harris was charged, to-day with stealing eighteen hoggets, the property of Smith and Sons, farmers, of Wedgecarrup. Mr. ...

    Article : 163 words
  25. Mr. Thorne Apologises.

    Anticipations of liveliness at the Labour Conference to-day on the subject of Ministers' alleged snobbery were not realised when Mr. Will Thorne ...

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  26. CLAIM AGAINST MIGRANTS.

    Claiming the repayment of £73 3s. paid for the passage of an immigrant family from Glasgow to Melbourne, Margaret Orr. of South Camberwell to-day ...

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  27. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    The proposed Imperial Conference has been postponed indefinitely. ...

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  28. NORTH-SOUTH RAILWAY.

    The Premier (Mr. Gunn) was a passenger on the express to Melbourne this afternoon. He is going there in connection with railway matters. ...

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  29. JAPAN.

    The Russo-Japanese Conference, which has been dragging on for months, threatens to break down entirely on the question of Northern Sakhalin. The conditions ...

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  30. EGYPT.

    Zaghloul Pasha's demands in his recent negotiations with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald have been summarised in a White Paper which was issued to-night. They ...

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  31. Communists Rebuffed.

    The Conference of the Labour Party refused the Communist Party's application for [?] The voting was 3,183,000 to 193,000. ...

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  32. The Next Election.

    At a recent Conservative demonstration at Belle Vue, Manchester, Mr. S. Baldwin said:— "At the next general election the first ...

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  33. SHEEP DOG FIELD TRIALS.

    Disappointment was expressed by early arrivals at the show grounds yesterday at the abandonment of the sheep dog field trials. One dog was tried out. but ...

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  34. MYSTERY SOLVED.

    The mystery concerning Donald Mc-Donald has been solved. Constable Murphy, an experienced bashman, who preceded McDonald out to Heaton's Find. ...

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  35. QUEENSLAND LOAN.

    The Queensland loan for £4,000,000 has been over-subscribed. [The rate of interest is 5 per cent, and the price of issue £97 10s. per ...

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  36. TROTTING.

    Some fair horses competed in the class for remounts, trotter or pacer, and Mr. Simpson selected Messrs. C. aud A. Thorn's Mt. Hardy, placing Mr. A. E. ...

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  37. ALLEGED MURDER.

    At the morgue to-day an inquiry was held into the death of Ida Fetridge Fry. a married woman, of Werribee. The Coroner decided that death was due to shock. ...

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  38. Statement by Mr. Bruce.

    In the House of Representatives to-day the Prime Minister, replying to Mr. Foster, said that the Commonwealth Government had sent a communication to ...

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  39. A Critical Debate.

    The debate in the House of Commons to-night is expected to proceed on the following lines:—Sir Robert Horne, on behalf of the Conservatives, will move ...

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  40. NEW ZEALAND.

    For the first time for ten years a comprehensive survey of the railway improvements needed in the Dominion has been made. The Minister for Railways ...

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  41. FORGED BANKNOTES.

    Arising out of the seizure by detectives at the Randwick Racecourse on Holiday of forged £20 bank notes, three men and a woman appeared at the Central Police ...

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  42. ALLEGED CIVIC CORRUPTION.

    It was decided by the Cabinet to-day to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate civic administration in the City of Sydney, on condition that Mr. ...

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  43. MARRIAGE LAWS.

    The rejection of the Marriage Amendment ("Ne Temere") Bill by the Legislative Council was considered by Cabinet to-day. and it was derided to introduce ...

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  44. SOCIAL FUNCTION.

    The president's tea, attended by over 70 persons, was one of the special social features of the show. Among the quests were the Premier and Mrs. ...

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  45. Mr. W.M. Hughes.

    Speaking at a meeting in England, the former Prime Minister of Great Britian (Mr. Lloyd George) recounted a conversation which he said he had with ...

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  46. TROTTING EXHIBITION.

    The trotting races were a feature of he Show. They were well conducted by he officials of the Western Australian Trotting Association. There were three ...

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  47. A TREASON CASE.

    An astounding treason case is developing as a result of inquiries made by a Procureur of the Republic into the "dossier" of Charles Plouin, an ...

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  48. Samoan Visitors.

    Two Fautuas, or district chiefs from Western Samoa, will visit New Zealand next month, and will be the guests of the Government. They will be accompanied ...

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  49. THE ATTENDANCE.

    Though not in a position at a late hour last night to supply an official estimate of yesterday's attendance, the secretary of the society (Mr. W. J. ...

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  50. Mr. Cropley's Reply.

    In reply to a letter from the Premier (Sir George Fuller) Mr. W. F. Cropley to-day expressed his willingness to give evidence before a Royal Commission ...

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  51. Political Deadlock.

    There is a deadlock between the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council regarding the date of expiry of the moratorium period. The Council ...

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  52. MACHINERY CONTROLLED BY WIRELESS.

    The application of wireless for setting in motion machinery at a considerable distance was demonstrated on September 3 at Wembley, when a rotary connector ...

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  53. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    The Oxford University Institute of Agricultural Engineers has invented a system of drying crops which, it is believed, will revolutionise British ...

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  54. TASMANIAN POLITICS.

    The Opposition parties, comprising the Nationalists and the Country members, net at the House of Assembly this morning and considered the position regarding ...

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  55. Racing Discussion.

    The Gaming Amendment Bill proposing to increase the number of totalisator permits roused a long and heated discussion in the House of Representatives. ...

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  56. INDIA.

    Rioting between Hindus and Mussulmans broke out here last night, when three persons were killed an twenty injured. The trouble arose when a Hindu ...

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  57. CAPTIVE WOMEN.

    The lighthouse ship Kyogle left to-night for Arnheim Bay to make wireless connection with the Huddersfield. The Kyogle carries a wireless plant, and is ...

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  58. "COMPLETE UNCERTAINTY."

    Complete uncertainly prevails as to the procedure and the outcome of to-night's momentous debate, which Sir Robert S. Horne will open by ...

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  59. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    Particulars of the number of people who travelled on the suburban railway system yesterday, together with the comparative figures for the corresponding day ...

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  60. A GAOL-BREAKER.

    William Digby, who was arrested at Port Lincoln on Saturday on a charge of larceny, and escaped on Sunday from confinement, and who was re-arrested on ...

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  61. QUEENSLAND POLITICS.

    A Bill to amend the Public Service Act was introduced in Parliament to-day. It removes the £300 embargo placed upon officers of the public service. ...

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  62. SPAIN.

    The succession of the Military Directorate by a Moderate Socialist Government under General Primo De Rivera is a possible development of the present ...

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  63. PIGS.

    Judges.—Berkshires, any other pure breeds, Yorkshires and Tamworths: Mr. T. H. Wilding, Baconers and Porkers: Mr. W. Watson, M. H. R. ...

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  64. THE RING EVENTS.

    The ring events claimed a good deal of attention, and they were well carried out. thanks to the supervision of the ringmaster, Mr. S. J. Chipper, Mr. ...

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  65. MOTOR CAR FATALITY.

    At the inquest into the death of George Oswald Uglow, who was killed on September 21. when a motor car, containing a party of men. overturned on ...

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  66. Irish Question.

    At the opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland to-day Sir James Craig (The Prime Minister of Ulster) said that the present British Government had ...

    Article : 183 words
  67. Advertising

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