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  2. FLYING BOAT MISSING.

    DAKAR (French Senegal), Feb. 11.—Disaster is feared to have overtaken the Hir France four-engined flying boat, de Buenos Aires, which is missing ...

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  3. PLANE CRASHES.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—Two men had remarkable escapes when an aeroplane in which they were flying crashed and burst into flames at Mascot aerodrome this ...

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  4. THE TRADING BANKS

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—A strong defence of the actions of the Australian trading banks in the years of the depression was made today by Mr. L. J. ...

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  5. MINING AND FORESTS

    CANBERRA, Feb. 12.—The Commonwealth Government has decided to grant £450,000 to the States over the years 1936-37 and 1937-38 for assistance for ...

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  6. BRITISH DEFENCES.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—Because Sir Samuel Hoare (the former Foreign Secretary) and the Secretary for Air (Viscount Swinton) had interviews yesterday with the ...

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  7. AFRICAN CONFLICT.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—Rumours of internal disturbances in Abyssinia tend to support the belief of British and French observers that the German militarists' ...

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  8. GALE OVER ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—The spell of severe cold which began over the week-end continues. The temperature in London this moraine was three to four decrees lower ...

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  9. PACT WITH RUSSIA.

    PARIS, Feb. 11.—The Chamber of Deputies was heavily guarded today when it met to consider the ratification—long delayed—of the Franco-Soviet Pact of ...

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  10. SEAMEN'S DISPUTE.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Negotiations for a settlement of the shipping strike were continued today by Trades Hall officials and representatives of the Seamen's ...

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  11. AIRCRAFT BUILDING.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Referring today to reports that the Federal Ministry was making arrangements for the manufacture of aircraft in Australia, the ...

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  12. VICARAGE MURDER.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Raiding a house in East Melbourne at 7 a.m. today, five detectives detained a man for interview regarding the murder of the ...

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  13. THE FRENCH VIEWPOINTS.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—The Franco-Russian Pact Is likely to be ratified by a large majority in the French Chamber of Deputies. ...

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  14. MR. COLLIER ON DISTRIBUTION.

    Discussing the announcement of the Federal forestry and mining grant yesterday, the Premier (Mr. Collier) said that the State Government would press ...

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  15. FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—It is reported from Addis Ababa that a detachment of Abyssinians from the forces commanded by Ras Nasibu and Wehib Pasha have ...

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  16. ASSYRIANS FROM IRAK

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—The plan adopted by the League of Nations for the settling of Assyrians from Irak in the Ghab district in Syria was the subject of a ...

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  17. AEGEAN DEFENCES.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—A dispatch from Athena states that 1,000 Italian airmen have arrived at Leros Island in order to reinforce the Italian Fleet in the aegean ...

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  18. KEMBLA STRIKERS.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—A deputation from Wollongong and Port Kembla today asked the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Bruxner) and the Minister for Labour (Mr. ...

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  19. FIGHT WITH FLAMES.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—Gallant work by city firemen marked a serious fire which broke out in the Baker Tyre Retreading Company's works in Riley-street. city. ...

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  20. ITALIAN BITTERNESS.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—The Italian Press now openly associates the Italian deathroll in Abyssinia with British ammunition. ...

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  21. GOLD FOR CHINA.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The Treasury Department revealed today that 9,970,000 dollars worth of gold (about £1,994,000 sterling) has been earmarked ...

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  22. FARMHOUSE FIRE.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—A witness at the inquiry which the Griffith District Coroner (Mr. A. Savage) began this afternoon into the fire which destroyed the ...

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  23. GERMAN CRITICISM.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—The German Press continues to attack the Franco-Soviet Pact, which is described as nothing less than a military agreement directed firstly ...

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  24. NATIVE CLASH.

    SUVA, Feb. 12.—Latest reports from the Tavua goldflelds, where a serious clash occurred between natives from two different provinces on Sunday and ...

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  25. SANDBAGS FOR THE ARMY.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—Dr. A. Salter, M.P. (Labour) told a London Missionary Society meeting today that the British prisons had received a rush order for ...

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  26. MR. M. MAC DONALD.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Secretary for the Dominions, who was defeated in the last general election, was elected to the House of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  27. ANTARCTIC AIRMEN.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—On Instructions from his Government, the United States Charge d'Affaires has assured the British Foreign Secretary (Mr. Anthony ...

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  28. CANADIAN ESTIMATES.

    OTTAWA, Feb. 11.—Increased appropriations for the army and the air force were disclosed in the general Estimates tabled in the Bouse of Commons today. ...

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  29. MISSING COALMINER.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 12.—All the coalminers in Howard, numbering about 200, ceased work this morning and joined in a search for a missing fellow worker and ...

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  30. AUSTRALIAN STAMPS.

    NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—It is announced that the Australian Post Office has received a first prize for "neatness and display" at toe Key West International ...

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  31. THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

    SINGAPORE, Feb. 12.—The Legislature of the Straits Settlements will be asked by the Executive Council on Monday to vote a further £62,500 for Imperial ...

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  32. CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—A denial of allegations made by William Campbell who, with Ernest Coombe, John Findlay, and Richard Tanser is charged with ...

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  33. WHEN THE THEATRES CLOSED

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Contending that the closing of the theatres on the evening of the day that King George V died was not compulsory but a voluntary ...

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  34. FIJIAN SUGGESTION.

    SUVA, Feb. 12.—The Fijian Legislature in November last voted an annual grant of £5,000 towards Imperial defence. The Fiji "Times," in an editorial ...

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  35. WOMAN INCINERATED.

    PARIS, Feb. 11.—When an oil stove overturned today in the garret where she earned a meagre livelihood by dressmaking, Mile, Joan Valerie Vanneau (80), the ...

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  36. TROD ON AN ADDER.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—Mr. B. H. Patterson, parks officer of the Kuringgai Council, bad an alarming experience when he trod on a 32-inch death adder, ...

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  37. TASMANIA'S FINANCES.

    HOBART, Feb. 12.—Tasmanian Treasury accounts for the seven months ended January 31 last show a deficit of £287,793 compared with £91,513 last ...

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  38. TRADE FAIR IN SYDNEY.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Many manufacturers have booked floor space and signed contracts in connection with the British Trades Fair to be held in Sydney (New ...

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  39. BRITISH EXCHEQUER RETURNS

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue, excluding self-balancing Items, amounted to £590,681,852, compared with £569,477,359 ...

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  40. THE MILES QUADRUPLETS.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—On behalf of the Miles quadruplets, a five-year contract has been signed for regular screening for the Gaumont-British News. The ...

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  42. BRITISH FLEET MOVEMENTS.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—The Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, which is returning to the United Kingdom to recommission, sailed from Gibraltar this ...

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  43. SLIP INTO CREEK.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—A fierce thunderstorm occurred in the Goulbum district about 5 o'clock this afternoon, and it is feared that Kenneth White (10) was ...

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  44. PICTURE FOR BRISBANE.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—The painting "The Creditors," by the late John Dollman, which depicts Welsh, Scottish, Irish, and English soldiers and a nurse sitting on a ...

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  45. QUEENSLAND AERO CLUB.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 11.—Mr. D. G. Cameron, who for the last two years has been pilot and instructor with Chaseling Air Service (formerly Victorian Flying ...

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