CANBERRA, April 24.—The sale of the Commonwealth ships to Lord Kylsant on behalf of the While Star Line, of which he is managing director, at a price of ...
Article : 2,267 wordsThe Perth City Council has made a strong protest to the Main Roads Board against notices requiring the council to pay annual amounts during the next 30 ...
Article : 829 wordsATHENS, April 23.—There have been many earthquake shocks throughout Greece. Over twenty of varying strength occurred in Peloponessus within 24 hours ...
Article : 162 wordsSVALBARD (Spitzbergen), April 23.— In recounting the object of the flight, Captain Wilkins said:— "The principal object was to discover ...
Article : 859 wordsLONDON, April 23.—There are three women on the jury, at the Old Bailey on the case in which William Kennedy and Frederick Browne are charged with having ...
Article : 232 wordsLONDON, April 23.—In the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), in answer to questions, said it would not be in the public interest to ...
Article : 437 wordsLONDON, April 23.—Flight Lieutenant Dare Greig has been officially appointed to command the high speed experiment section of tho Royal Air Force. He will ...
Article : 143 wordsPARIS, April 23.—Wing Commander Manning, who is making a flight to Australia in a monoplane arrived, at Lyons at 2.50 p.m. He departed for Marseilles at ...
Article : 48 wordsATHENS, April 24—Details of the devastation and the death-roll in Bulgaria were hardly complete when the most serious shocks, lasting from 9 o'clock in the ...
Article : 220 wordsBRISBANE, April 24.—Advice was received to-day that Gracemere, a few miles from Rockhampton, was nothing but a sheet of water for about four miles. Water ...
Article : 256 wordsMONTREAL, April 23.—The Ford 'plane, which is carrying supplies and spare parts to the Atlantic flyers, has arrived at Greenly Island, Labrador. ...
Article : 30 wordsMURRAY BAY, April 23.—Mr. Clarence Chamberlain, who left Hartford (Connecticut) yesterday with three companions enroute to Greenly Island, arrived to-day. ...
Article : 45 wordsNEW YORK, April 23.—A message from San Antonio (Texas) states that the highest recorded emergency parachute jump was made to-day when cadets ...
Article : 50 wordsLONDON, April 23.—In the House of Commons to-day continued the Committee stage of the Bill giving votes to women on equal terms with men. ...
Article : 262 wordsLONDON, April 23—The "Daily News" says: "The future of the Earl of Birkenhead is again the subject of gossip. In authoritative political circles it is believed ...
Article : 108 wordsThe increased interest of Australians in the use of light aeroplanes, us a result of Mr. Hinkler's recent flight from England, was referred to at Fremantle yesterday ...
Article : 268 wordsBRISBANE, April 24—The rainfall at Theodore in the Dawson Valley, to April 21 was 779 points. It is expected that the Dawson River will reach a record ...
Article : 294 wordsLONDON, April 23.—British racing motorists will immediately challenge the new American record. Both Captain Malcolm Campbell and Major Segrave are ...
Article : 137 wordsSYDNEY, April 24.—A bullet from a police service revolver ended a long chase between a fugitive in a stolen car and a police patrol through five miles of streets ...
Article : 435 wordsPARIS, April 23.—The complete figures for the first ballot at the general election for the Chamber of Deputies, which took place yesterday, shows that 175 candidates ...
Article : 98 wordsSYDNEY, April 24.—Detective Gee, of Western Australia, with detectives attached to the Drug Bureau, arrested a remarkable imposter to-day. A man, who had ...
Article : 206 wordsLONDON, April 23.—Captain Malcolm Campbell, previous holder of the record, has cabled Ray Keech congratulating him on his new record, and promising to make ...
Article : 107 wordsBRISBANE, April 24.—At high high at 2 o'clock this morning, Mary River was at a level of 16 feet 2 inches, and rising at the rate of 3 inches an hour. Water was ...
Article : 108 wordsOSLO, April 23.—A message from Green Harbour states that Captain Wilkins will take the first boat to Norway after the ice has broken up. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Mayor of Perth (Mr. J. T. Franklin) stated yesterday that, at the request of the Geraldton Municipal Council and the Victoria and Murchison Districts ...
Article : 275 wordsSVALBARD (Spitzbergen), April 23.— Captain Wilkins and Lieut. Eilsen are living near the wireless station at Green Harbour, (Captain Wilkins dressed in ...
Article : 111 wordsBERLIN, April 23.—A misanthrope who claimed a mouth's wages in lieu of notice told the judge in the Labour Court that he was "an arch enemy of marriage" ...
Article : 168 wordsCANBERRA, April 24.—Deviations from the original plans of the Federal capital as designed by Mr. Walter Bunley Griffin, which he alleged had taken place, were ...
Article : 313 wordsBRISBANE, April 24.—A message from Rockhampton states that from Thursday to Sunday 15 inches of rain have been recorded. ...
Article : 27 wordsBRISBANE, April 24.—The Commissioner of Railways said this morning that while it was hoped that north and south bound trains, which had been held up at ...
Article : 121 wordsLONDON, April 23.—Colonel Sir Charles Close, the wice-president, in addressing the Royal Geographical Society to-day, said he had telegraphed to Captain Wilkins ...
Article : 61 wordsNEW YORK, April 23.—General Sandino, it is reported, raided the Laluz Mine, Prinzapolca, Nicaragua on April 12 and seized all the cold, money, merchandise ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON, April 23.—The High Commissioner for Australia (Sir Granville Ryrie) cabled Captain Wilkins: "Australians in London join me in very warmly ...
Article : 63 wordsMELBOURNE, April 24.—Mr. W. G. Manchester, a Melbourne solicitor, was fined for contempt of court to-day by Mr. Justice Macfarlane in the Criminal Court. ...
Article : 254 wordsLONDON, April 23.—The by-election for the Hunley sent in the House of Commons rendered necessary by the death of Mr. S. Hanley (Labour), took place to-day. ...
Article : 45 wordsSYDNEY, April 24.—A largely attends meeting of the Marine Cooks' Union to-day decided to endorse the policy of their leaders in refusing to provide labour on ...
Article : 103 wordsMELBOURNE, April 24.—More equitable taxation for motorists, uniformity in motor traffic regulations in all the States, and rebates on the unexpired periods of ...
Article : 254 wordsROME, April 23.—Despite bitter feeling aroused by the recent speech of Mr. W. M. Hughes. M.H.R.. regarding immigrants from Italy, a great reception was given ...
Article : 79 wordsLONDON, April 23.—A diarist writing in the "Mining Standard," says:—"Though the recent trans-Atlantic feat has rather eclipsed Mr. Bert Hinkler's flight, the ...
Article : 107 wordsOTTAWA, April 23.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. R. Motherwell) announces that the first world's grain conference will be held at Regina. ...
Article : 35 wordsCANBERRA, April 24.—In view of the reported increase in the drug habit in Australia, Mr. Theodore (Lab., N.S.W.) asked in the House of Representatives to-day ...
Article : 138 wordsCHICAGO, April 23.—As a probable result of the recent election, at which the former State Attorney (Mr. Crowe), was defeated. Ben Newmark, who was formerly ...
Article : 64 wordsMELBOURNE, April 24.—There was no change to-day in the position of the vessels belonging to Huddart, Parker, Ltd., which have been held up, owing to the ...
Article : 159 wordsWASHINGTON, April 23.—The Supreme Court to-day upheld the constitutionality of the Washington Stale alien land law, which burs persons unable ...
Article : 39 wordsCANBERRA, April 24.—The following wireless message has been sent to Captain G. H. Wilkins at Long Year City, Spitzbergen, by the Prime Minister (Mr. ...
Article : 80 wordsBRUSSELS, April 23.—M. Alexander Zoubkoff, husband of the ex-Kaiscr's sister (princess Victoria) has been arrested at Arlon, near the Luxembourg frontier, on ...
Article : 36 wordsLONDON, April 23.—The steamer, City of Lyons from Port Pirie, while docking, collided with and damaged the outer pierhead at Tilbury and was docked. Her stem ...
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