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  2. FEDERAL-STATE FINANCE.

    CANBERRA, March 16.—In the House of Representatives to-day the debate on the second reading of the Financial Agreement Bill was resumed. ...

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  3. COMMUNISTS STIRRING.

    MELBOURNE, March 16.—Much activity is being displayed by the Communists, both in trade unions and at meetings at the Trades Hall, in view of the ...

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  4. RADIO AND CABLES.

    LONDON, March 15.—In order to prevent a possible misunderstanding in connection with the agreement reached for the fusion of their interests, the directors ...

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  5. NAVY SENSATION.

    LONDON, March 16.—An Admiralty communique announces that the Commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, as the result of disciplinary matters, has ...

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  6. IMPERIAL RELATIONS.

    CAPETOWN, March 15.—In the House of Assembly the Leader of the Oppo­sition (General J. C. Smuts) resumed the debate on the motion for the approval of ...

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  7. ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

    LONDON, March 15.—England has practically abandoned hope for the safety of Captain Hinchcliffe and the Hon. Elvie Mackay. Scores of false alarms from ...

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  8. INDUSTRIAL PEACE.

    MELBOURNE, March 16.—At the Melburne Trades Hall on Monday, a special meeting of the emergency committee of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions will ...

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  9. NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

    LONDON, March 15.—The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. W. C. Bridgeman), in presenting the naval estimates in the House of Commons to-day, said that the ...

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  10. FLAG HAULED DOWN.

    LONDON, March 15.—The Malta correspondent of the Central News Agency states that there is considerable speculation in the delay of the sailing of the ...

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  11. FUTILE SEARCH.

    NEW YORK, March 15.—A message from Portland (Maine) states that the coast guards at the Biddeford Pool Station, this afternoon investigated an ...

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  12. AVIATION.

    LONDON, March 15.—The suggestion that Flight Lieutenant S. M. Kinkead was poisoned by the fumes from fuel of the engine was made at the inquest to-day. ...

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  13. MATTER OF RATES.

    LONDON, March 15.—With regard to the fear expressed that the fusion may result in increased rates, it is stated that an increase of rates is not likely, as none ...

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  14. POLICE RAIDS IN JAPAN.

    TOKIO, March 15.—Throughout Japan a series of police raids launched at all suspected haunts has resulted in more than 100 arrests. Much evidence has been ...

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  15. TROUBLE AT SHANGHAI

    SHANGHAI, March 16.—The present amicable relations between foreigners and Chinese at Shanghai are likely to be disturbed as a result of repeated ...

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  16. QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.

    LONDON, March 16.—In the House of Commons to-day the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. W. C. Bridgeman), in reply to Mr. C. G. Ammon (Lab.), said ...

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  17. EMPLOYERS' ATTITUDE.

    CANBERRA, March 16.—"Surely the present is the right time for the Employers' Federation, to make specific suggestions to enable peace in industry to be ...

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  18. SECRECY OF ATTEMPT.

    NEW YORK, March 15.—Captain Hinchcliffe is more than 24 hours overdue, and virtually all hope has been given up, despite the rumours still coming in of ...

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  19. TAXATION SCANDAL.

    CANBERRA, March 16.—Details of the conditions under which the Abrahams brothers agreed to pay £500,000 and £10,000 costs, in full settlement of their liabilities ...

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  20. QUESTION IN COMMONS.

    LONDON, March 15.—Lieut. Commander Kenworthy (Lab.) gave notice in the House of Commons to-day that he would ask the Postmaster-General whether it was ...

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  21. PROSPECTING BY AIR.

    WINNIPEG, March 15.—The Northern Aerial Mineral Exploration, Limited, is the name of a new company with a capital of £1,000,000, which has been ...

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  22. FURTHER DISCLOSURES.

    LONDON, March 15.—The "Daily Ex-press" reveals the extraordinary preparations made by Captain Hinchcliffe to ensure the success of the flight. ...

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  23. MR. BRUCE'S VIEWS.

    CANBERRA, March 16.—Questioned to-day on the reported merger of the Eastern Extension Cable Company and the Marconi Company, the Prime Minister (Mr. ...

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  24. NATIONALIST FACTIONS.

    HONGKONG, March 15.—Marshall Nichai Sun is travelling to Nanking, where he has been specially commanded to attend as chief of staff of the Nationalist ...

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  25. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

    LONDON, March 15.—The lobby correspondent of the "Daily Express" is able to confirm the report that there has been trouble on the Royal Oak. The precise ...

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  26. INTEREST OF CHURCHES.

    BRISBANE, March 16.—A plea for industrial peace was made by a deputation representing the Churches, which waited upon the Premier (Mr. McCormack) ...

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  27. LANCASTER'S PROGRESS.

    SOURABAYA (Java), March 16.—The light aeroplane Red Rose, in which Captain Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller are at­tempting a flight to Australia, left at dawn ...

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  28. CALIFORNIAN DISASTER.

    LOS ANGELES, March 15.—At Santa Paula the search for victims of the flood following the break of the St. Francis dam, is being continued with dynamite ...

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  29. PARLIAMENT SURPRISED.

    LONDON, March 15.—The navy sensa­tion broke out late and took Parliament and the newspapers by surprise. ...

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  30. AFGHAN ROYALTIES.

    LONDON, March 16.—At the conclusion of their State visit the King and Queen of Afghanistan left Buckingham Palace to-day for Claridges Hotel. King George ...

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  31. OIL FROM COAL.

    LONDON, March 15.—Mr. A. E. Brane, of Sydney, slates that trials of the Bluemner process of extracting oil from coal had been carried out in Berlin in the ...

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  32. MELUN MURDER.

    PARIS, March 15.—After having been Questioned for 20 hours, from 9 o'clock to 4.30 a.m., with only brief intervals for meals, a jeweller named Mesterino has ...

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  33. PILOT'S MOTHER.

    LONDON, March 15.—Captain Hinchcliffe's mother says:—"I can't think my boy has dropped into the ocean. I have suffered a lot during the wait. I don't ...

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  34. EARLY RETURN POSSIBLE.

    LONDON, March 16.—The "Daily Express" states that the King and Queen of Afghanistan may return to Kabul as soon as possible. It is believed that ...

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  35. AMERICA'S PROGRAMME.

    WASHINGTON, March 15.—The appearance of the Secretary for the Navy (Mr. Curtis Wilbur) on the floor of the House of Representatives during the ...

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  36. FRENCH VENTURE.

    PARIS, March 15.—Despite the tragic failures, French aviators are pushing on their preparations for a Paris-New York flight with a thick-winged monoplane, ...

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  37. DISARMAMENT.

    GENEVA, March 16.—There was a quiet opening to-day to the fifth session of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission. The most notable feature was the ...

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  38. UNION DIFFERENCES.

    SYDNEY, March 16.—Unions at the Trades Hall to-day discussed the differences that have arisen between the former Commonwealth Council of Federated ...

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  39. DISTURBED ROMANCE.

    BERLIN, March 15.—The Ministry for the Interior confirms the report that the police at Cologne have ordered the expulsion of Zoubkoff (who recently ...

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  40. RUBBER PRODUCTION.

    LOUDON. March 15.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) told a questioner in the House of Commons to-day that the Civil Research Committee was at ...

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  41. SEQUEL TO ROBBERY.

    SYDNEY, March 16.—To-day the City Coroner (Mr. Fletcher) held an inquest concerning the death of John Flanagan (76), a driver, who died in Sydney ...

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  42. FILMS CENSORSHIP.

    LONDON, March 15.—An interesting de­bate on the censorship of films took place to-day, in the House of Lords. Lord Newton said that any trumpery ...

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  43. OIL SCANDALS.

    WASHINGTON, March 15.—In connection with the Teapot Borne oil scandals Senator Borah to-day announced that he would attempt to raise by public ...

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  44. A.W.U. Affiliation.

    MELBOURNE, March 16.—There are indications that the disagreements that have arisen between the newly-formed Australasian Council of Trade Unions and ...

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  45. ALLEGED SABOTAGE.

    BERLIN, March 15.—The Government has broken off the negotiations for a trade treaty with the Soviet Government pending the clearing up of the incident with ...

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  46. ALL BRITISH MUSICAL PLAY.

    LONDON, March 16.—A cordial reception was given at the Lyceum Theatre last night to the All-British musical comedy. "Lumber Love," the music of which ...

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  47. WINE EXPORT BOUNTY

    CANBERRA, March 16.—Representatives of several of the most important wine distilleries of the Commonwealth interviewed the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) ...

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  48. PALESTINE JEWS.

    LONDON, March 16.—Sir Alfred Mond, who has returned from Palestine, said to-day that more emigration than immigration was going on in that country at ...

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  49. INDIAN FRONTIER.

    CALCUTTA, March 16.—Defending the Government of India's frontier policy, Sir Denya Bray, Foreign Secretary, gave remarkable statistics to-day. From the ...

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  50. WAR DEBTS.

    LONDON, March 15.—The Italian Government to-day paid to the British Government the sum of £2,000,000, being the fifth instalment parable under the ...

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  51. INVENTION OF TANKS.

    LONDON, March 15.—In the House of Commons to-day the Chancellor, of the Exchequer (Mr. Winston Churchill), in answer to a question, said that the Royal ...

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  52. SUBMARINE DISTURBANCE.

    SYDNEY, March 16.—A submarine disturbance in the track of shipping between Sydney and Fiji, with its centre a short distance to the east of Matthew Island. ...

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  53. EGYPTIAN CABINET.

    LONDON, March 16.—"The Times" correspondent at Cairo reports that the Liberals, after an acute debate, decided, on the casting vote of the chairman, to ...

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  54. ORIENT S.N. CO.

    SYDNEY, March 16.—The Orient Steam Navigation Company has purchased a frontage of 60 feet to Eagle-street, Brisbane, with a depth of 62 feet, as a site ...

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  55. AN IRISH CRIME.

    DUBLIN, March 16.—The Dail has voted £20,000 to the widow and two children of Mr. Kevin O'Higgins, who was Vice-President and Minister for Justice of the ...

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  56. IRAQ FRONTIER.

    BAGHDAD, March 16.—The Ataibah tribesmen, who set out to attack the Iraq frontier, were overtaken by Ibn Saud's messenger, who persuaded them to ...

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  57. SALVAGE.

    SYDNEY, March 16.—A group of Sydney business men has completed negotiations with Lloyds' underwriters for the salvage of the undamaged cargo from the shell ...

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  58. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    SYDNEY, March 16.—The State Cabi­net decided to-day that the conference of employers and employees in primary and secondary industries to discuss ...

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  59. ARMOURED CAR REGIMENTS.

    LONDON, March 15.—Sir Lamington Worthington Evans (Secretary for War) stated in the House of Commons to-day that the cavalry regiments which are to ...

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  60. SUCCESSFUL SPECULATION.

    NEW YORK, March 16.—By one of the most successful coups in stock market his­tory, Mr. Michael Meehan became to-day a boss in speculative Wall-street, making ...

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  61. COMMERCE CONVENTION.

    OTTAWA, March 15.—A convention of commerce between Canada and Czecho-Slovakia for mutual exchange and most-faroured-nation treatment was signed by ...

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