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  2. RAILWAY TRAGEDY.

    CAPETOWN, Jan. 25.—The engine of a passenger train jumped the rails at Fishhoek, a small marine suburb near Capetown. Two third-class coaches, the ...

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  3. CORRIGIN SENSATION.

    A sensation occurred at Corrigin on Tuesday night, when Alice May Rossiter (20), a girl employed at the Corrigin Hostel, was shot in the body with a revolver, the ...

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  4. PETITION TO KING.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 25.—Mr. A. D. Kay, who explained to a small audience of pressmen that he was the first citizen of the British Empire to appeal in this way, presented ...

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  5. FEDERAL-STATE FINANCE.

    HOBART, Jan. 25.—Professor R. C. Mills replied to-day to comments by the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) on an address delivered by Professor Mills to the ...

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  6. MISSING AIRMEN.

    HOBART, Jan. 25.—The radio message received from Flinders Island last Friday by Superintendent Gunner at Launceston, to the effect that on the morning of ...

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  7. TORRENTIAL RAINS.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 25.—The Glen Innes district has experienced a series of thunderstorms during the last 36 hours which have produced torrential rains in many ...

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  8. AMERICA AND WAR.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The Associated Press states that during a regular interview with journalists, in which Admiral Plunkett's speech regarding the navy ...

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  9. CARDIFF MURDER.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Acting Secretary of State for Home Affairs, has refused to grant a reprieve for John Rowlands, Edward ...

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  10. AVIATION.

    WINNIPEG, Jan. 24.—Lieutenant B. Belchen has disclosed his intention to undertake a flight around the globe against time this year, in addition to the Antarctic ...

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  11. AIR TRAVEL POPULAR.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—The Berlin correspondent of "The Times" states that a preliminary survey of the German Air Company shows that 100,000 passengers ...

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  12. OVERSEA FLIGHTS.

    CANBERRA, Jan. 25.—The attitude of the Federal Ministry towards aeroplane flights oversea was made clear to-day in a statement issued at Canberra on behalf of ...

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  13. "A TERRIBLE BLUNDER."

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., describes the decision as a scandal and a crime. "I have heard the news with surprise and ...

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  14. AN ADMIRAL'S SPEECH.

    CAPETOWN, Jan. 24.—Americans resident in South Africa have cabled to Washington protesting against Admiral Plunkett's statement that war between America ...

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  15. DOMINION DEVELOPMENT.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—The "Daily Express" disagrees with the view that the proposed tour of the Chairman of the Overseas Settlement Committee (Lord Lovat) ...

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  16. MOTH 'PLANES.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 25.—In order to replace a number of Avro machines, which have performed long service for the Royal Australian Air Force, the Defence ...

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  17. PEACE IN INDUSTRY.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—The General Council of the Trades Union Congress has decided to continue the discussion with a representative group of employers through ...

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  18. GAS SUFFERER'S END.

    BUSSELTON, Jan. 25.—An inquest into the death of John James Eddison, a group settler of Karridale, who was found dead near the Karridale Hospital, on December ...

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  19. A.W.U. CONVENTION.

    HOBART, Jan. 25.—In his presidential address to-day before the 42nd annual convention of the Australian Workers' Union in Hobart. Senator John Barnes ...

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  20. A POSTPONEMENT.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—The Trade Union Congress is issuing authentic reports of events in order to prevent unauthorised and inaccurate versions. A counter-charge ...

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  21. OIL WAR.

    CALCUTTA, Jan. 25.—The Eastern oil war is developing into a three-cornered contest. The Texas Oil Company, which is understood to be associated with the Texas ...

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  22. PRESS VIEWS.

    NEW YORK, Jan. 25—The "New York World" says:—"The super-navy enthusiasts have been running wild for weeks, but they won't get away with it. Senator Borah's ...

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  23. SENATOR PEARCE'S STATEMENT.

    Sir,—In your issue of to-day appears an interview with Senator Pearce in which he refers to the advantages of the Financial Agreement to this State. He ...

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  24. DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER.

    CANBERRA, Jan. 25.—Advice of the death at Norfolk Island of the Administrator of the island, Major-General V. C. Sellheim, was received to-day by the ...

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  25. NAVAL FUNERAL.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—To a salute of 19 minute guns, every flag was half-masted when the remains of Admiral Sir John de Robeck were impressively buried at ...

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  26. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.

    ADELAIDE, Jan. 25.—Senator Sir Henry Barwell gave evidence concerning the disabilities suffered by South Australia as the result of Federation, before ...

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  27. SEAMEN'S UNION.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 25.—The latest development in the fight between Messrs. Walsh and Johnston for control of the Australian Seamen's Union is an exchange of letters ...

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  28. BROADCASTING SERVICES.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 25.—The Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson) said to-day that action would probably be taken by his department shortly to bring about ...

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  29. JAPANESE IN CANADA.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—The Tokio correspondent of "The Times" states that in view of the increasing anti-Japanese legislation in Western Canada which is ...

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  30. GENOA TO AUSTRALIA.

    VENICE, Jan. 24.—The Lloyd Sabaudo Company, iu conjunction with the Navigazione Generate Italiana, is arranging a new schedule for a regular shipping service ...

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  31. THE PRAYER BOOK.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—In a letter to "The Times" the Bishop of Gloucester (Dr. A. C. Headlam) writes:—"Any discipline imposed on the Anglican clergy by ...

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  32. PAPUAN EXPEDITION.

    CANBERRA, Jan. 25.—A radio message received to-day by the Minister for Home and Territories (Mr. Marr) conveyed the intelligence that an exploring expedition in ...

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  33. HOUSES FOR GERALDTON.

    GERADLTON, Jan. 25.—In view of the big demand that exists for houses in Geraldton, and of the fact that there has been very little building done recently ...

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  34. MESSAGERIES MARITIME.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 25.—It is understood that the Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes intends, within the next four years, to replace all the passenger steamers now ...

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  35. WOOLLEN GOODS.

    BRISBANE, Jan. 25.—Mr. A. Coldham, executive officer of the United Graziers' Association of Queensland, in the course of an interview to-day, stated that the ...

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  36. NORWEGIAN POLITICS.

    OSLO, Jan. 24.—Against the advice of the late Premier (M. Lykke) the King has invited the Labour Party, which is the strongest party in the Storthing, to form ...

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  37. INFANT'S DEATH.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 25.—A pathetic story was unfolded to the Daceyville police this afternoon following the discovery that two men were attempting to bury the body ...

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  38. FAMOUS YACHTSMAN.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 25.—Mr. Alfred G. Milson, chairman of the Anniversary Day Regatta committee, died suddenly this morning at the rooms of the Royal Sydney ...

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  39. MOTORING RECORD.

    Promptly at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, Dr. Alan Mackay and Mr. Barney Wood set out from the Fremantle post office in an attempt to break the overland ...

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  40. ESCAPE FROM GAOL.

    DETROIT, Jan. 24.—Twenty-one prisoners confined in a single cell in the county prison dug their way to freedom through a brick wall by means of tools fashioned ...

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  41. "THE HANDY MAN."

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—The Overseas Settlement Committee has enlisted the cooperation of the Ministry for Labour and Admiral Earl Beatty for the promotion of ...

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  42. CANBERRA OBSERVATORY.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The Smithsonian Institute has completed instruments for the observatory at Canberra. One measures the sun's heat at the earth's ...

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  43. ILLEGAL GOLD PLANT.

    KALGOORLIE, Jan. 25.—At the Kalgoorlie Police Court to-day, Benno Theodore Hoepner was convicted on a charge of having in his possession on his gold ...

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  44. Sydney-Melbourne Record.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 25.—The Sydney to Melbourne motoring record has again been broken. Early this month Messrs. E. J. Buckley and L. Bartlett covered ...

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  45. STORMY SEAS.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 25.—Passengers on the steamer Nairana experienced an exceptionally rough trip from Launceston to Melbourne last night. Several suffered ...

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  46. A MISSING STEWARD.

    GERALDTON, Jan. 25.—So far nothing has been heard of John Gibson, club steward, who has been missing for about three weeks. A few days after he left ...

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  47. SHOCKS AT BROOKTON.

    "Since January 10," the Government Astronomer (Mr. H. B. Curlewis) stated yesterday, "the Brookton district has been subjected to occasional bombardments of ...

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  48. QUEENSLAND MAIZE.

    BRISBANE, Jan. 25.—Mr. L. McGregor, Director of Marketing, in a statement to-day on the prospects of the maize industry, said the crop now growing ...

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  49. A GROWING CAPITAL.

    CANBERRA, Jau. 25.—Further details that have come to hand show that the population of the Federal Capital Territory as revealed at the census taken on ...

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  50. DUKE AND COSTER GIRLS.

    LONDON, Jan. 25.—The Duke and Duchess of York will attend the costers' fancy-dress ball, and 301 coster girls are wondering whether the Duke will join in ...

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  51. LONDON'S TRAFFIC.

    LONDON, Jan. 25.—In an article in "The Times" on London traffic problems, Lord Montagu says that motor 'buses are replacing trams, and convey more ...

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  52. SIR JAMES CONNOLLY.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—Subject to the Maltese Parliament's approval. Sir James Connolly has accepted Lord Strickland's special invitation to ina[?]ate the Maltese ...

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  53. SOLICITOR IN TROUBLE.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 25.—Thomas Joseph Hurley (51), a solicitor, appeared to-day at the Central Police Court charged with having at Sydney during December, 1927, ...

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  54. PORTUGUESE ARMY.

    LONDON, Jan. 24.—The Lisbon correspondent of "The Times" reports that the Portugues army is being reorganised and re-armed with modern weapons, which as ...

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  55. BIG COACH CONTRACT.

    CAPETOWN, Jan. 25.—It is understood that the £170,000 contract for 50 coaches for the Government railways has been given to the Metropolitan Carriage Works, ...

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