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  2. FEDERAL TAXATION.

    In the House of Representatives to-day a message was received from the Governor-General recommending increases in the land tax and the imposition of the ...

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  3. CHURCH PARADE.

    At yesterday morning's service at St. John's, Fremantle, some 200 members of the Army Medical Corps, together with 36 nurses, a detachment of 50 naval men ...

    Article : 252 words
  4. THE FOUNDLING HOME.

    The first Roman Catholic Foundling Home in Western Australia was formally opened yesterday afternoon at Subiaco by the Governor (Sir Harry Barron), in the presence ...

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  5. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The House of Representatives sat to-day. OFFICERS ON TRANSPORTS. Mr. Jensen, in reply to Mr. Finlayson, said that the officers for the transports ...

    Article : 256 words
  6. RACIAL RIOT AT BROOME

    On Friday evening last a disturbance of a serious nature occurred here, the Japanese attacking Koepang (Timor) boat hands. Lately there has been much ill-feeling ...

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  7. NEW DEATH DUTIES.

    In the House of Representatives yesterday, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) introduced a Bill to provide machinery for the imposition, assessment, and collection of ...

    Article : 818 words
  8. THE LIGHT HORSE GYMKHANA.

    The gymkhana which will be conducted be the Light Horse regiment promises to be a great success. The Claremont Show Groun dis well situated for such a tourney, ...

    Article : 138 words
  9. MILITARY HOSPITAL.

    It is anticipated that the Western Australian unit of the Australian Field Hospital will shortly leave for the scene of war. Altogether about 36 members of the ...

    Article : 576 words
  10. THE CASE OF RUDOLPH HEIN.

    On the 26th of last month Rudolph Hein, a German subject who for five years had been an inmate of the Claremont Hospital for the Insane, was set at liberty by order ...

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  11. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    To hold the interest of a large audience for the space of over two hours is no mean accomplishment for a violinist, yet, that Mr. Montague Brearley achieved this ...

    Article : 1,500 words
  12. THE WEATHER.

    Light to moderate rain for the 24 hours ended 8 a.m. on Saturday was reported to have fallen at South-West and south coastal places. It extended inland ...

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  13. KALGOORLIE FIRE BRIGADE.

    A meeting was held in the Roads Board Hall, Kalgoorlie, on Saturday night for the purpose of protesting against the decision of the Fire Brigades Board to disband the ...

    Article : 282 words
  14. GERALDTON HARBOUR.

    A meeting was held at Geraldton on Saturday to make further representation to the Government as to the necessity of starting harbour works, not only for the ...

    Article : 374 words
  15. WAR RATES.

    The Marine Underwrites Association report that the war rates declared on Saturday last were as follow:—Outwards and homewards: Via Suez or Cape 1¾ per cent., ...

    Article : 88 words
  16. CORRESPONDENCE.

    Sir,—Will you be good enough to allow me to correct an error committed by the Minister for Defence in reply to a question by Senator Needham concerning me, and ...

    Article : 182 words
  17. THE NAVAL BASE.

    In the House of Representatives to-day. Sir John Forrest asked the Assistant Minister representing the Minister for Defence: (1) As Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice has already ...

    Article : 414 words
  18. CRIME IN VICTORIA.

    Three masked and armed men committed a daring robbery at South Melbourne late on Friday night. Their victim was F. Daws, a butcher. who they robbed of about £14. ...

    Article : 203 words
  19. THE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.

    At last night's meeting of the Kalgoorlie Roads Board reference was again made to the fact that the usual subsidy had not yet been received from the Government. It ...

    Article : 139 words
  20. MINERS' ASSOCIATION SECRETARYSHIP.

    Much interest is being taken in the ballot for the secretaryship of the Federated Miners' Association, in which the retiring secretary (Mr. H. Glance), who is seeking ...

    Article : 161 words
  21. COUNTRY.

    The Katanning Choral Society gave its first concert at the institute on Wednesday evening before a large and appreciative audience. The orchestra was well balanced ...

    Article : 172 words
  22. NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS.

    The latest information regarding the New Zealand Parliamentary general election is that Dr. Newman (Government) has on the recount beaten Mr. McLaren (Labour) ...

    Article : 77 words
  23. PRICE OF WHEAT.

    Merchants and miliers who have sold wheat for future delivery, and have had the price almost doubled against them, are anxious that the Government should ...

    Article : 163 words
  24. SHACKLETON'S EXPEDITION.

    The Aurora, carrying members of the Ross Sea section of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition will leave Sydney for Hobart to-morrow. The first and principal work ...

    Article : 60 words
  25. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.

    A fatal accident occurred at the Great Fingall mine this morning. L. E. McClury, who was in charge of the sand gang, fell a distance of over one thousand feet. ...

    Article : 62 words
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