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  2. TORNADO STRIKES CITY.

    NEW ORLEANS, March 26.—A tornado struck the workers' section of the city today, when approximately 100 buildings in an area a mile long and several ...

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  3. SECESSION CASE.

    The full text of the "Case for Secession," prepared by the committee appointed under the authority of the State Parliament, was printed in a special edition of "The West Australian" yesterday; and today we publish the address to His Majesty the King, and the ...

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  4. THREAT OF FLOODS.

    CALCUTTA, March 27.—The likelihood of floods coming with the monsoon owing to the changed land levels due to the recent earthquake is a grave new menace ...

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  5. CANADIAN PRODUCE.

    OTTAWA, March 28.—A national products marketing Act will be introduced in Parliament today by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Robert Weir) providing for ...

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  6. PARIS MURDER MYSTERY.

    PARIS, March 26.—Germaine Huot (45), who at the age of 16 left a convent to become the mistress of a succession of millionaires, titled and prominent men, ...

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  7. INSANE TEACHERS.

    NEW YORK, March 27.—The extraordinary and sensational charge that over 1,500 of 36,000 school teachers employed by the city are unbalanced emotionally or ...

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  8. GERMAN BAN ON WOOL.

    LONDON, March 27.—Wool circles are apprehensive that the next sales in London may be seriously affected by the provisional prohibition of the importation of ...

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  9. LOTTERIES CASE.

    Argument for the defence was presented in the Supreme Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Sir John Northmore) in the action brought by Thomas John ...

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  10. ITALIAN ELECTIONS.

    ROME, March 27.—The official figures of the parliamentary elections show almost unanimous support for the Fascist regime. The voters, however, had no ...

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  11. JAPANESE TRADE.

    LONDON, March 27.—"Serious as is Japanese competition, it will be more intensive in future, Sir Harry McGowan, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, ...

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  12. ATTACKED BY FANATICS.

    CALCUTTA, March 27.—Fierce religious rioting at Veersinganpet, in South India, last night, resulted in the death of an Indian magistrate and serious ...

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  13. NO GERMANS AT AUCKLAND SALE

    AUCKLAND, March 27.—German buyers did not operate at the wool sales today. ...

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  14. THE NEW CONSTITUTION.

    LONDON, March 27.—"The Times" in a leading article says: "After making every allowance for moral pressure and the psychological effect of the absence of ...

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  15. LONDON'S WORKLESS.

    LONDON, March 27.—According to the "Daily Express" the new Socialist-controlled London County Council proposes revolutionary changes in the ...

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  16. THE PETITION.

    The draft of the address to the King and of the petition to the House of Lords and the House of Commons, which is to he submitted for the approval of the ...

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  17. FORBIDDEN GROUND.

    TOKIO, March 27.—Alleging that they had trespassed on a prohibited zone, the Yokosuka admiralty ordered the gendarmerie to arrest Mr. H. A. Macrae, ...

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  18. JAPANESE FIRE.

    TOKIO, March 27.—The known death-roll as the result of the disastrous fire in the city of Hakodate approaches 2,000, and the relief workers are continually ...

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  19. GOLDFIELDS RIOTS.

    Further descriptions of incidents associated with the recent goldfields riots were given in the Criminal Court yesterday, when conclusion was reached in the case ...

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  20. ARMS MANUFACTURE.

    LONDON, March 26.—When presiding today over the annual meeting of Vickers, Limited, Sir Herbert Lawrence said that so far as Vickers was concerned, the ...

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  21. ITALIAN RURAL DRIVE.

    HOME, March 28.—Fifty thousand Italians have been put to work reclaiming swampy waste land at the rate of 80,000 acres a year, the object being to make ...

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  22. FUTURE OF BURMA.

    LONDON, March 26.—Replying in Parliament to questions regarding Burma, the Secretary for India (Sir Samuel Hoare) pointed out tonight that the question of ...

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  23. DEATH OF MAN AND GIRL.

    ADELAIDE, March 27.—An inquest was held today on the death of Noel Clarence Brinkley (37), of Weaver-avenue, North Richmond, who was sergeant-major ...

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  24. NAVAL OFFICER'S DISCHARGE.

    SYDNEY, March 27.—After hearing evidence today regarding the death of Alan Dermott Casey (31), retired lieutenant-commander of the Royal Australian Navy, ...

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  25. AUSTRALIAN APPLES.

    LONDON, March 27.—The Australian Postmaster-General (Mr. Parkhill), opening the Australian apple season on board the Ascanius at Liverpool (which is a ...

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  26. FLIGHT FROM NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, March 27.—Air-Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, who intended flying in the Southern Cross to Australia from the Ninety-Mile Beach at ...

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  27. AIR RACE TO MELBOURNE.

    LONDON, March 26.—Mr. H. L. Brooke, a Yorkshireman, is ready at Lympne to take off on a flight to Australia on a survey of the route, with a view to ...

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  28. NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

    LONDON, March 26.—A national maritime museum is to be established in a range of buildings at Greenwich including Queen's House. The Prime Minister (Mr. ...

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  29. TERRORIST CAPTURED.

    CALCUTTA, March 27.—Terrorist gunmen failed in an attempted hold-up of two Indian postmen on a lonely road near Sylhet (Assam) yesterday. ...

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  30. TROUBLE ABOUT SHIP'S CREW.

    MELBOURNE, March 27.—Huddart, Parker, Ltd., owners of the interstate steamer Goulburn, which has been laid up at Melbourne for more than three ...

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  31. A CRUISE IN THE PACIFIC.

    SYDNEY, March 27.—After having wandered about the Pacific since the beginning of August, the French 37ft. auxiliary ketch Bissy Girl reached Sydney this ...

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  32. BIG BEN TO STOP.

    LONDON, March 28.—The Big Ben great clock on the tower over the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, is to be silent during May and June, when it will ...

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  33. VILLERS-BRETONNEUX.

    LONDON, March 27.—In response to an official invitation from the Mayor, the Acting High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. J. G. McLaren) and the ...

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  34. EXILE FROM SAMOA.

    WELLINGTON, March 27.—The Supreme Court has made an order releasing on bail Olaf F. Nelson, pending the determination of his appeal against a ...

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  35. TIMBER MILL BURNT.

    AUCKLAND, March 27.—A fierce fire destroyed the Bartholomew Timber Company's sawmill at Te Whetu today. Valuable machinery and large timber ...

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  36. THE COST OF SECURITY.

    VIENNA, March 27.—A "security tax" varying from ½ per cent to 6 per cent is to be levied on all persons with an income of over £90 during 1934-5, according ...

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  37. A FAMILY TRAGEDY.

    BRISBANE, March 27.—The bodies of Fritz Conilo Wolf (51) and his wife. Louise Wolf (46) were found in their home about two miles from Landsborough ...

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  38. BANNED BROADCASTS.

    WELLINGTON, March 27.—Discussing broadcast bans today, Mr. Bernard Shaw said that the decision at Christchurch on Monday night, preventing the ...

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  39. FREE PASSES FOR UNEMPLOYED

    BRISBANE, March 27.—Free railway passes are being issued at Mt. Isa to unemployed wishing to leave the town. A local labour agent has received applications ...

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  40. GUARD'S AWKWARD DILEMMA.

    MELBOURNE, March 27.—While a guard was holding a point lever during shunting operations at the Fernbank railway yards today, he had to choose ...

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  41. GOLD EXPORTS BY POST.

    LONDON, March 26.—The Australian Postmaster-General (Mr. Parkhill) interviewed the British Postmaster-General (Sir Kingsley Wood) today. He raised ...

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  42. FATAL CHASE AFTER BUS.

    MELBOURNE, March 27.—While he was running to catch a motor bus in Inkerman-street, St. Kilda, this morning, Marshall Dunn (56), of East St. Kilda, was ...

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  43. WOMAN DISAPPEARS AT SEA.

    WELLINGTON, March 27.—A saloon passenger, Mrs. George Wild (59), disappeared from the steamer Wanganella on its voyage from Sydney. She is ...

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  44. ELECTRICIAN BADLY BURNT.

    SYDNEY, March 27.—Terrible burns were received by Ernest Kirkpatrick (48), electrician, of Ingham-avenue, Haberfield, when his clothing caught fire in an ...

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  45. MAN JUMPS FROM CLIFFS.

    SYDNEY, March 27.—A man was noticed near the Gap at Watson's Bay this afternoon, taking off his hat and coat. An attempt was made to reach him, but ...

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