LONDON, July 26.—Though official circles in London late this afternoon only knew that the Peace Pact was to be signed in Paris in the last week of August, a ...
Article : 189 wordsLONDON, July 26.—For the first time in the history of civil aviation a woman aviator has been engaged to pilot a regular passenger air liner. ...
Article : 99 wordsCANBERRA, July 27.—Plans for the formation of a communications Company to take over British Empire cable and wire- less services are disclosed in a memorandum ...
Article : 2,536 wordsSTOCKHOLM, July 26.—The arrival of the supply ship Citta di Milano, with the survivors of the Italia expedition aboard, met with a sullen reception at Narvik ...
Article : 224 wordsRingcraft and superb generalship enabled Gene Tunney, of America, to defeat Tom Heeney, of New Zealand, when they met in New York on Thursday night in about scheduled for 15-rounds to decide the heavyweight championship of the world held by Tunney. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 720 wordsLONDON, July 27.—The fight was broadcast from Keston from 2.50 to 3.40 p.m. The reception was good. The des- cription of the preliminaries and the ...
Article : 61 wordsLONDON, July 26.—Sir Alan Cobham, in the course of a speech to-day at the luncheon of the Air League of the British Empire, paid a tribute to Australia's ...
Article : 85 wordsNEW YORK, July 26.—It now appears that Tex Rickard's statement that Demp- sey would second Henney may have simply been another of the promoter's ...
Article : 250 wordsLONDON, July 26.—In a frank speech in the House of Lords to-day on behalf of the Home Office when the reports of the Savidge tribunal were considered, Lord ...
Article : 189 wordsLONDON, July 26.—The number of working days lost in Great Britain through industrial disputes, last year was smaller by half than in any previous year of which ...
Article : 42 wordsCANBERRA, July 26.—The action of his Excellency the Governor of Western Australia (Sir, William Campion), in sending the State measure to ratify the ...
Article : 205 wordsLONDON, July 26.—Miss Mercedes Glietze, a London typist is attempting to swim the Irish Channel from Donaghadee to Point Patrick, Scotland a distance in ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON, July 26.—The Australian Press Association's special correspondent at Amsterdam says that "Boy" Charlton" to-day swam a fast 200 metres after which ...
Article : 202 wordsGENEVA, July 26.—Extraordinary nerve and splendid endurance in an ascent of the Matterhorn were displayed by a distinguished Cambridge climber, Mr. ...
Article : 142 wordsCommenting on the telegram received from Canberra, the Premier (Mr. Collier) said that, in sending the Bill to England for the King's assent, the Governor (Sir ...
Article : 182 wordsBERLIN, July 26.—Considerable anxiety is felt here at the tension between Poland and Lithuania. An attempt by Poland to annex Lithuania, which is regarded here ...
Article : 137 wordsLONDON, July 27.—A message from Paris states that the Australian and American Olympic swimmers have tentatively suggested that if the Amsterdam swimming ...
Article : 63 wordsNEW YORK, July 26.—Heeney was the first to enter the ring at 9.41 p.m.., wearing a Maori shawl of black and white, which was the strangest garment even worn in a ...
Article : 1,464 wordsGene Tunney has retained the world's heavyweight crown and in doing so has proved conclusively that boxing is an art —a science that calls for rapid thinking ...
Article : 389 wordsMOSCOW, July 26.—An extraordinary ovation from the passengers of the steamer Monte Cervantes greeted the ice breaker, Krassin when she arrived in response to ...
Article : 60 wordsLONDON, July 27.—A message from Amsterdam states:—A thunderstorm of tropical intensity, accompanied by torren- tial rain, has caused the complete ...
Article : 51 wordsCANBERRA, July 27.—The Federal Min- istry's decision to call Parliament to gether on August 29, instead of a week later, has necessitated a revision of the itinerary for ...
Article : 131 wordsThe international Olympic Committee held a special meeting to consider the published allegation concerning the amateur status of the American sprinter, C ...
Article : 59 wordsLONDON, July 26.—As His Majesty the King was riding early this morning in Hyde Park a woman rushed towards him waving a letter. An equerry spurred up ...
Article : 59 wordsLONDON, July 27.—The Americans, with an expeditionary force of neraly 300 perfectly trained athletes, have a sumptuously equipped floating hotel, an army of ...
Article : 234 wordsWINNIPEG, July 26.—The province of Saskatchewan has been swept by torna- does. The damage to wheat crops will amount to millions of dollars. ...
Article : 32 wordsLONDON, July 26.—A new wireless code has been adopted by several trans- Atlantic steamers and it is hoped that the code will later be applied all over the ...
Article : 89 wordsLONDON, July 26.—The Rign correspondent of "The Times" states that the Communist congress in Moscow discussed the international situation. An Indian ...
Article : 129 wordsLONDON, July 26.—The Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Harrington Lees), in a letter to "The Times," voices the grati- tude and admiration of the Anglican ...
Article : 66 words"Very few people know that Henney was a Digger," said Mr. Pat Hanna, of the Diggers' Theatrical Company, last night when recalling war-time associations ...
Article : 413 wordsCHICAGO, July 26.—Professor Orland Sweeney, a member of the American Chemical Society, says that the chemist changed wood into silk making possible ...
Article : 48 wordsSYDNEY, July 27.—Norman McDonald (21), a labourer, was committed for trial at Redfern to-day on a charge of having committed a capital offence on a girl aged ...
Article : 102 wordsNEW YORK, July 27.—James Dawson, the sporting expert of the "New York Times" says, "Gene Tunney came into his own last night when fighting in defence ...
Article : 151 wordsLONDON, July 27.—Because he is empowered to grant certificates to exempt scientific and literary societies from payment of local rate, the Chief Registrar ...
Article : 143 wordsLONDON, July 26.—A Royal garden party, at which about 6,000 were present, including many from the overseas Domi- nions and the United States, was held at ...
Article : 77 wordsLONDON, July 26.—A new venture, sponsored by the National Food and Can- ning Council is being launched to capture the trade (worth £25,000,000), in imported ...
Article : 66 wordsCANBERRA, July 27.—Following the death of 18 pigs from swine fever at the abuttoirs, the Federal Capital Territory has been declared a quarantine area for a ...
Article : 89 wordsNEW YORK, July 26.—Prior to the fight both boxers expressed optimism us to the result. "I am ready for a tough fight," Tunney said, "but if I can land just ...
Article : 143 wordsCARNARVON, July 25.—In the Police Court to-day, before the Acting R. M. (Mr. J. A. Scrymgour) and Mr. C. A. P. Gostellow, J.P., two Chinese, named Ah Zum. ...
Article : 165 wordsMELBOURNE, July 27.—Summonses were issued to-day against John Hook (jockey) and Reginald King (groom) of the horse Halloween, who, together with ...
Article : 114 wordsLONDON, July 26.—Parliament will be prorogued on Friday of next week. The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), who celebrates his 61st birthday on that day, will ...
Article : 68 wordsSYDNEY, July 27.—Members of the Federal Cabinet who were in Sydney to-day held a meeting and discussed cer- tain matters which are to come before ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 28 Jul 1928, Page 19
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