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  3. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Warm to hot and sultry weather is forecast for today. The maximum shade temperature at the Perth Observatory yesterday was 98.5deg. ...

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  4. PERSONAL.

    The Collector of Customs (Mr. H. St. G. Bird) has returned to duty after spending a holiday at Albany. Mr. G. W. A. Peyton, C.B.E., a retired ...

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  5. NEW RAILWAYS CHIEF.

    The State Parliament yesterday approved of the appointment of Mr. J. A. Ellis to the position of Commissioner of Railways, the sanction of the Legislature being ...

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  6. PRINCE GEORGE'S VISIT

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 31.—The Federal Cabinet today considered arrangements for the visit to Australia of Prince George. The Minister for Health (Mr. Marr), who ...

    Article : 221 words
  7. STATE FINANCES.

    The State deficit was increased last month by £102,723, bringing it to £903,044 for the expired seven months of the financial year, compared with a deficit ...

    Article : 259 words
  8. PETROL PRICES.

    Today the prices of petrol sold in this State will advance by ld. a gallon to 1/6 for first-grade spirit and 1/5 for second grade. The three major oil companies ...

    Article : 121 words
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  10. WIRELESS INVENTION.

    LONDON, Jan. 31.—Asked for his opinion of the new micro-ray wireless transmission on a wave-length of only 17 centimetres Signor Marconi said that it ...

    Article : 227 words
  11. "TRADE STABILISED."

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 31.—Commenting on the rise in prices tonight, Mr. E. K. Varcoe, general secretary of the Retail Motor Distributors' Association of ...

    Article : 109 words
  12. MAIL TIME TABLES.

    RATES OF POSTAGE.—Letters, within the Commonwealth and to places in the British Empire, 2d. per ounce; U.S.A., Java and all other places, first ounce, 3.; each succeeding ...

    Article : 95 words
  13. WHEAT INDUSTRY.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 31.—Requests that some form of control should be established for the wheat industry, either by means of a compulsory pool or marketing ...

    Article : 299 words
  14. CURRENT COMMENT

    Between the three great creditor nations of the world, the United States, great Britain and France, financial relations are distinctly uneasy. President ...

    Article : 624 words
  15. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following are booked to reach Perth by the Great Western express tomorrow morning:—Sister Dora, Mesdames Hawk (2), Gilbert, Smith, Mallandine, Smith (2), Edmondson, Burgoyne ...

    Article : 102 words
  16. AIR MAIL SERVICES.

    PERTH-ADELAIDE.—Outward mills for the Eastern States close on Tuesday at 8 a.m. Inward mails are due at 3 p.m. Sunday. Postal articles, except parcels, should have the official ...

    Article : 327 words
  17. TRAGEDY AT KALGOORLIE.

    Sorrow and shame are the aftermath of such rioting as has been witnessed at Kalgoorlie. Young men have lost their lives in circumstances that can be ...

    Article : 488 words
  18. LABOUR UNITY

    SYDNEY, Jan. 31.—There was much speculation in Labour circles tonight whether the annual convention of the Australian Workers Union, which opened ...

    Article : 260 words
  19. AUSTRALIA'S TRADE.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 31.—Mr. L. R. MacGregor, Australian Trade Commissioner in Canada, addressing members of the Melbourne Rotary Club today, said ...

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  20. ANNIVERSARIES.

    Nell Gwynne was born on February 1,1650. The French Republic declared war on Great Britain on ...

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  21. PERTH.

    UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, EGYPT, ADEN, MALTA and INDIA.—Mongolia, February 5; letters, 1 p.m. (late fee, 2 p.m.); newspapers, packets and registered letters, noon; parcels, ...

    Article : 301 words
  22. COMMISSION'S INQUIRY.

    CANBERRA, Jan. 31.—The chairman of the Commonwealth Royal Commission on the Wheat Industry (Sir Herbert Gepp) visited Canberra today to complete ...

    Article : 167 words
  23. STATE PROBLEMS.

    HOBART, Jan. 31.—Statements by heads of departments stressing the difficulties of the State in developing the mining and agricultural industries and extending the ...

    Article : 277 words
  24. BRITISH FINANCE.

    LONDON, Jan. 30.—The latest Treasury returns show that ordinary revenue for the current financial year up to January 27 amounted to £515,625,052. At the ...

    Article : 65 words
  25. JAPANESE COMPETITION.

    LONDON, Jan. 30.—Referring to recent inquiries in Lancashire by the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Walter Runciman) regarding the cotton industry and ...

    Article : 119 words
  26. HONOURING BERT HINKLER.

    BRISBANE, Jan. 31.—In honour of the late Squadron-Leader Bert Hinkler, children of the State schools of Queensland will be asked to plant in the school grounds ...

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  27. NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 31.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons)' announced tonight that the Federal Ministry had accepted a tender of £74,000 for the construction ...

    Article : 138 words
  28. FREMANTLE.

    UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, EGYPT, JAVA, SINGAPORE, CHINA, JAPAN, ADEN, MALTA, and INDIA.—Mongolia, February 5; 3.30 p.m. (4.30 p.m.). ...

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  29. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    Were a new Federal Ministry to be elected on the day the Australian Eleven was chosen the great majority of the public would turn first to the cricket ...

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  30. Italian Courtesy Appreciated.

    LONDON, Jan. 30.—The High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. S. M. Bruce) called at the Italian Embassy yesterday and presented the Italian ...

    Article : 65 words
  31. QUEENSLAND PREMIER'S STAND.

    BRISBANE, Jan. 31.—The Premier (Mr. W. Forgan Smith) declined today to discuss a suggestion made in the south that he may soon be invited to lead a ...

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  32. DISPATCH OF TELEGRAMS.

    The telegraph branch of the Postmaster-General's Department allows 15 minutes for the dispatch of a telegram between one capital city in Australia and another, the time being ...

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  33. THE HOT SPELL.

    Another oppressive day Was experienced in the metropolitan area yesterday. Following a sultry night, during which a minimum temperature of 74.4deg. wan ...

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  34. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 30.—The Federal Cabinet today gave preliminary consideration to the forthcoming Premiers' Conference at which the operation of the ...

    Article : 146 words
  35. PRIMARY PRODUCTS.

    BRISBANE, Jan. 30.—It is understood that one of the most important subjects which the Premier of Queensland (Mr. W. Forgan Smith) trill bring before the ...

    Article : 160 words
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  37. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    P. J. Plummer (Kurawang).—"Isandula" was the pelting used in contemporary publications, but "Isandhlwana" is the form which appears in more recent military histories, and in "Official ...

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  38. COST OF THE CENSUS.

    CANBERRA, Jan. 31.—Revised estimates of the cost of taking the census and collating the results have been made and reveal that it is probable that the ...

    Article : 113 words
  39. LONDON CONVERSIONS

    LONDON, Jan. 31.—The "Daily Telegraph's" City editor writes:—"Now that Australia's new 3¾ stock has been fully subscribed, the High Commissioner (Mr. ...

    Article : 83 words
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