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  2. ENDURANCE FLIGHT.

    SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—Captain Kingsford-Smith and Lieutenant Bond (United States Navy) who had been attempting to break the world's record for ...

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  3. FIENDISH MURDER.

    LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.—The whole population of the city has been so aroused by the murder of Marion Parker that the police are having the greatest ...

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  4. A "PEACE" LETTER.

    LONDON, Dec. 21.—The Prime Minister (Mr. S. Baldwin) replying to Mr. A. A. Ponsonby's letter of December S. said: "I have given careful consideration to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. CHINA.

    SHANGHAI, Dec. 20.—The combined drive by General Fang-Yu-Hsiang nd the Nationalists, resulting in the capture of Hsuchowfu, will probably result in ...

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  6. MYSTERY PLANES.

    Suspicions that the two mystery aeroplanes, seen last month on the north-west coast, were being employed on some mission connected with a scheme ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. PEACE IN INDUSTRY.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—"There is going to be peace all round," said Mr Ben Turner, chairman of the Trade Union Congress at the conclusion of the special ...

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  8. BIG RAILWAY SMASH

    An alarming collision, resulting in the partial wrecking of three long goods trains, occurred at Swanbourne at an early hour this morning. A least thirteen fully laden trucks were derailed. A guafrd on one of the trains had a miracuions escape from death. ...

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  9. FORCE FOR TSINGTAO.

    TOKIO, Dec. 21.—The Japanese cruiser Nagara will leave Sasebo on December 22 for Tsingtao with a landing party of bluejacke's aboard. The ...

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  10. STRIKES FAIL.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—According to advices from China, the general strike that was timed to take place at Shanghai on December 10 has not taken place, and ...

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  11. STRUGGLE IN DARK.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 21.—Displaying several knife wounds in the chest and on the wrist in support of his story. Joseph Wirz, a boarder in a house in ...

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  12. BRITISH CHEMICALS.

    Interesting observations on the present standing of the English chemical industry were made yesterday by Mr. William R Hill senior representative of A. Boaks ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

    MOSCOW, Dec. 20.—An official of the Soviet agency alleges that a Monarchist organisation named the Partisan Detachment of Nicholas Nicolaievich has ...

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  14. INTENSE INTEREST.

    SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—The intense interest in the flight was shown by the number of telephone calls the were received at Mills Field both day and ...

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  15. FIRES IN COUNTRY.

    According to a telegram received yesterday by Elder, Smith and Co., Ltd., from Carnarvon, the big bushfire in the Gascoyne district is still raging. ...

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  16. WINTER IN EUROPE.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—The bitter weather continues to be the topic of conversation throughout Europe. Several deaths of shepherds and tramps have ...

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  17. STRATTON MYSTERY.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 21.—As a result of the arrest on Tuesday, in connection with the murder in August, 1913, of Charles John Srratton, at La Perouse William ...

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  18. EMBITTERING UNIONISM.

    RIGA, Dec. 21.—The Communist Congress at Moscow carried a resolution that one of the most important tasks was to embitter the struggle within ...

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  19. ESPIONAGE IN FINLAND.

    RIGA, Dec. 21.—A Helsingfors newspaper publishes extracts from a secret military manual compiled by the Soviet General Staff, dealing with Finnish ...

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  20. SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING.

    CAPETOWN, Dec. 20.—The straggle to obtain the shipping contract with, the Government has taken a surprising turn. This morning all indications were that ...

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  21. CROPS AND STACKS BURNED

    KATANNING, Dec. 21.—A fire broke out at mid-day to-day at Mr. Hallam Wank's property, about five miles north of Katanning, and destroyed a hay stack ...

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  22. AVIATION.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—A new type of De Havilland aeroplane, which has been designated the "Canberra," and which has been specially designed for Australian ...

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  23. BRITISH UNEMPLOYMENT.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—The Ministry for Labour announces that on December 12. the number of unemployed was 1,250,000. This was 24,44S less than in the week ...

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  24. TRADE WITH CANADA.

    OTTAWA, Dec. 20.—While no official announcement is obtainable from the Government, it has been learned on excellent authority that the National Dairy ...

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  25. CHRISTMAS GLEE.

    LONDON, Dee. 20.—His Majesty the King's Christmas party at the Royal Riding School, Buckingham Palace, was evidence that broken ex-service men were ...

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  26. BLAZE IN N.S.W.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 21.—During the building of a stack of hay at Marrar this morning the engine of the elevator backfired and R. Bowyer, who was adjusting the ...

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  27. FIRES AT SEA.

    SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—The British wooden auxiliary motor schooner Doris Crane, bound from Honolulu to Sun Francisco is afire and probably ...

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  28. PILOT INTERVIEWED.

    ADELAIDE Dec. 21.—Lieut. H. Miller a well-known South Australian pilot, who will have charge of the 'plane when it arrives in Adelaide, said to-day that be ...

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  29. SPORTING PRINCE.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—After a fine dis-play of skill and endurance, the Prince of Wales defeated Lieut.-Commander Kershaw this afternoon by three sets to ...

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  30. WEEK OF WANDERING.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 21.—On December 13 Mr. W. V. Purnell, a solicitor, practising in Geelong, was missed from his home at Newtown. A continuous ...

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  31. FATAL EXPLOSION.

    SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20.—One person was killed and 14 were injured—four of them seriously—in an explosion during a fire on board the United States aircraft ...

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  32. TASMANIA'S CREDIT.

    HOBART, Dec. 21.—"Tasmania's credit is higher on the London money market than that of any other State in the Commonwealth." This ...

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  33. FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

    CALCUTTA, Dec. 21.—The light aeroplane Red Rose, in which Captain Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller are attempting a flight to Australia, left for ...

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  34. SUNKEN SUBMARINE.

    NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The latest report concerning the submarine £4, which was rammed and sunk by the destroyer Paulding on December 16, is that seven ...

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  35. RADIO FROM BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—The listening station at Keston has abandoned hope of picking up station 3LO, Melbourne, but is trying to get 2BL. Sydney. Tests will ...

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  36. LABOUR PROPOSAL.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 21.—Mr. M. Charlton. Leader of the Federal Labour Party, has forwarded the following cable message to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. Leader of the ...

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  37. JAPANESE POLITICS.

    TOKIO, Dec. 21.—The last session of Parliament. which was convened for December 24. will be formally opened [?] December 26 and will adjourn over ...

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  38. FRENCH NAVY.

    PARIS, Dec. 20.—The Chamber of Deputies has authorised the laving down between July 1. 1927. and June 30, 1928 a cruiser six destroyers, five first-class ...

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  39. HOSPITABLE ENGLAND

    LONDON, Dec 20.—The Italian Ambassador, on behalf of the Italian Government, has presented the British Government with the first copy printed of a ...

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  40. B.B.C. Announcement.

    LONDON, Dec. 21.—The British Broadcasting Corporation states that it has not received an announcement from Australia with regard to the Christmas ...

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  41. MOTORING RECORD.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 21.—Driving alone in a model 70 single seater Chrysler car Mr. Henry J. Beith, of Albury. to-day established a new motor record from ...

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  42. NOT-WANTED IN JAPAN.

    TOKIO, Dec. 20.—The Japanese Minister for Communications (Mr. K. Adachi) announces that he will not permit the Western Union ...

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  43. SENATE ELECTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 21.—Preparations are being made in Labour circles for the ballot to elect Labour candidates for the Senate to contest the next Federal ...

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  44. SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS.

    JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 20—Repre-sentatives of the British and American firms that tendered unsuccessfully for the big Union railway contracts agree that. ...

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  45. N.S.W. FINANCES.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 21.—Important public works will probably suffer as the result of financial stringency in New South Wa[?]es. The Minister for Public Works ...

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  46. PENSIONS AT SIXTY.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—Answering a question in the House of Commons today the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Winston Churchill) said that the cost ...

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  47. COMET SKJELLERUP.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—British astronomers continue to search fruitlessly for the comet Skjellerup. Dr. W. H. Steaven son, president of the British ...

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  48. PACIFIC CABLE BOARD.

    OTTAWA, Dec. 20.—Sir Campbell Stuart has been chosen to represent Canada on the committee to examine the Pacific Cable Board's affairs in Great ...

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  49. NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—Dealings in the scrip of the New South Wales loan opened at 5/ per cent, discount. There was a keen demand with numerous ...

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  50. THE PRAYER BOOK.

    LONDON, Dec. 20.—The full conference of Bishops discussed the Prayer Book until evening. All were pledged to secrecy concerning the results, which ...

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