The Exhibition Board has reached the surprising decision not to issue official attendance figures. Whatever may be the motive for the decision, it is sure to ...
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Article : 876 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), was not prepared to discuss to-night the effect on Australia of the British Budget. By reverting to the 7s. duty on ...
Article : 106 wordsEmulating the Anglo-Catholic Congresses which have been held in Europe. some 700 Episcopal ministers and bishops from the Eastern States met here, and ...
Article : 238 wordsThe main issue of the election for the Reichstag is:—"Shall the Treaty of Versailles and the economic experts' reports be accepted unequivocally by ...
Article : 178 wordsLast night some 2,500 people attended Senator R. V. Wilson's reception, which is a record for a function in Australia House. The greater part of three ...
Article : 74 wordsThe tea duty has been reduced by one-half, and the sugar duty by three-half-pence a pound. The posted rates are unchanged. The duty on sweetened table ...
Article : 150 wordsThe French military airman, Lieut, Doisy, arrived here this afternoon, establishing a record for the flight from Europe to India (384 flying hours).— ...
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Article : 38 wordsDoisy arrived here after a perfect non-stop flight from Bunder Abbas. He flew from Paris to Bucharest (2,050 Kilometres) in 11 hours, from Bucharest to ...
Article : 93 wordsAlready it is clear that the Budget will be the subject of a strong attack on two points, the Imperial preference proposals, and the McKenna duties. With ...
Article : 576 wordsA message from Salisbury (Southern Rhodesia) says that polling in connection with the general election took place today in beautiful weather. The ...
Article : 70 wordsIt appears from a statement which has been issued by the French Aeronautical Department that Lieut. Doisy's flight was the result of elaborate ...
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Article : 110 wordsMr. Ramsay MacDonald returned to London from Wales this morning, and presided at a meeting of the Cabinet. It is understood that the Budget the ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Ministry for the Air Service has adopted an invention which is distinct from that mentioned on April 18. By means of the former plan an aeroplane ...
Article : 142 wordsIn the House of Commons this evening Mr. V. Hartshorn (the Postmaster- General) said that the report of the Imperial Wireless Committee was still ...
Article : 69 wordsFrom New York it is reported that Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, will leave to-night for Australia and Africa to explore "regions ...
Article : 498 wordsAlthough lengthy negotiations have taken place in regard to the Empire wireless scheme, no finality has yet been reached in connection with the erection ...
Article : 78 wordsThe mishap to Maclaren's machine is more serious than was reported. The delay in re-starting will extend over at least a fortnight.—Reuter. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Mr. V. Hartshorn), answering a question in the House of Commons with regard to New Zealand's penny postage system. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe reasons by which the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants was actuated in its decision to terminate the strike are explained in a statement made ...
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Article : 300 wordsIn the House of Commons this evening, Mr. J. H. Thomas (Secretary of State for the Colonies) said that as no settlement by agreement was possible. ...
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Article : 195 wordsThe prospectus of a New Zealand loan for £5,000,000, bearing interest at the rate of 4½ per cent, will be issued next week. ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Government has been awaiting the expiry of the statutory time before taking possession of the carbide works at Electrona under the arrangements ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 1 May 1924, Page 9
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