SHANGHAI, March 11.—The King Edward Hotel, which is in the centre of the business district of Hong Kong, was practically gutted in a spectacular fire early ...
Article : 252 wordsContinuing their first Innings in the fifth test match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday, the Australians carried their score to 367 for four wickets W. M. Woodfull, batting slowly but soundly, completed his third ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2,068 wordsMELBOURNE, March 12.—Judge Lubin, in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, made final an order for the holding of a secret ballot in connection with the strike ...
Article : 345 wordsDAYTONA BEACH (Florida), March 11.—Driving the Irving-Napier special known as the "Golden Arrow" Major H. O. D. Segrave, the famous British driver, ...
Article : 256 wordsKALGOORLIE, March 12.—The Premier (Mr. Collier) passed through Kalgoorlie on the Great Western express to-day on his way back to Perth after spending a ...
Article : 611 wordsLONDON, March 11.—For the first time in four months, the King was out of doors to-day. The weather was brilliantly fine and, this morning, advantage ...
Article : 98 words"Believing as I do that we have made a mistake in allowing the Commonwealth Government to exercise any control over our finances, I am sorry to see that the ...
Article : 454 wordsLONDON, March 11.—Within a few minutes of making the record. Major Segrave spoke on the trans-Atlantic telephone to the "Daily Express." ...
Article : 134 wordsLONDON, March 12.—Addressing the governing body of the International Labour Office at Geneva, regarding Great Britain's attitude towards the Washington ...
Article : 360 wordsCANBERRA, March 12—Recommendations for the exemption of the gold mining industry from taxation for five years from July 1 next and for relief for bona-fide ...
Article : 284 wordsLONDON, March 11.—The final report of the Committee on Industry and Trade, appointed in 1924 under the chairmanship of Sir Arthur Balfour, finds that a ...
Article : 374 wordsLONDON, March 11.—Sir Charles Wakefield, who is an ardent supporter of Major Segrave has disclosed that Major Segrave, before attempting the record, ...
Article : 250 wordsAlthough the report of the Electoral Districts Royal Commission is not yet complete, the Minister for Justice (Mr. J. C. Willcock) having asked for ...
Article : 517 wordsMEXICO CITY, March 12—The Government is of the opinion that the backbone of the revolt of military units, led by General Aguirre and General Manzo, whose ...
Article : 84 wordsMajor Segrave's machine, which was designed to achieve a speed of 246 miles an hour, was modelled on the fuselage of the famous Supermarine S5 seaplane, in which ...
Article : 784 wordsSYDNEY, March 12.—An open verdict was returned by the Coroner (Mr. Pickett) at Newcastle, after further evidence had been heard at the inquest concerning the ...
Article : 267 wordsLONDON, March 11.—The Milan correspondent of "The Times" states that important co-ordination in the Mediterranean air services has been made by the signing ...
Article : 169 wordsCOLOMBO, March 11.—An affray aboard the British India steamer Mulbera occurred yesterday afternoon while the officers were at lunch. A cadet ordered ...
Article : 122 wordsCANBERRA, March 12.—Members of the Opposition resumed hostilities against the Ministry to-day, after the truce which was observed in the House of ...
Article : 501 wordsSYDNEY, March 12.—Captain G. Wilson, winner of the Air Force Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal, was killed in a motor accident at Bogan Gate, near ...
Article : 134 wordsLONDON, March 11.—A New Guinea gold mining syndicate has bought one of the fastest and most powerful of the Imperial Airways liners in order to transport ...
Article : 76 wordsLONDON, March 11.—The Riga correspondent of "The Times" states that the Soviet Government has arrested a priest named Father Mikhail, who, accompanied ...
Article : 179 wordsLONDON, March 11.—The committee of experts which is meeting in Paris to frame proposals for a final settlement of German reparations held a plenary ...
Article : 148 wordsSYDNEY, March 12.—Mrs. Isabella Berkley, of Amy-street, Erskineville, who was knocked down in the city on Saturday, died in the Sydney Hospital to-day. ...
Article : 28 wordsPossibly the match between England and Western Australia, which will commence in Perth on March 21, is creating more interest than any other cricket fixture. This ...
Article : 822 wordsPESHAWAR, March 11.—In connection With the tragedy that occurred during manoeuvres on January 23, when 14 members of the Poona Horse were killed and ...
Article : 122 wordsSYDNEY, March 12.—After passing the post in the Maiden Handicap at the Gos[?]ford races to-day. Restart fell and broke it hind leg. The rider, T. Hackett, an ...
Article : 59 wordsWhen his motor cycle skidded on the Perth-Fremantle-road, near the Cottesloe Beach rope works last night, George Pitman, of Suffolk-street, Fremantle, was ...
Article : 59 wordsLONDON, March 11.—Captain H. C. Curnie, the Maltese High Commissioner to Australia, who is paying a brief visit to England before going to Australia in May. ...
Article : 85 wordsPARIS, March 11.—Germany's impove[?] has been one of the chief points on which the German delegates to the reparations committee of experts ...
Article : 139 wordsThe man who was picked up unconscious on the pavement at the corner of Murray and Pier street about 12.40 yesterday morning, apparently having fallen from ...
Article : 76 wordsWELLINGTON, March 12.—The Government has decided not to proceed with the Rotorua-Tanpo railway, the construction of which was commenced by the ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 13 Mar 1929, Page 17
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