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  2. FIFTH TEST MATCH.

    LONDON, Aug. 13.—Reviewing the prospects for the deciding Test match, which begins at The Oval (London) on Saturday, and which will be played to a finish, the ...

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  3. FARMERS' FINANCE.

    During a discussion on farmers' finance at the conference of the Primary Producers' Association yesterday, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Latham), said that ...

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  4. LAMBETH CONFERENCE.

    LONDON, Aug. 14.—The encyclical let­ter in which 300 Archbishops and Bishops representing the Anglican community throughout the world review the Lambeth ...

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  5. TAXI TRAGEDY.

    No date has yet been fixed for the inquest into the death of Charles David Cameron Patterson (27), the taxi ownerdriver, of Florence-street, West Perth, ...

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  6. AMERICAN DROUGHT.

    NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—The Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. A. M. Hyde) recommended to-day that the emergency arrangements for a reduction in railway freights ...

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  7. THE TARIFF.

    MELBOURNE. Aug. 14.—The Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Forde) referring to the allegation of profiteering which it had been said had been ...

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  8. TRIBAL RAIDS.

    CALCUTTA, Aug. 14.—The Government of India apparently contemplates immediate large scale operations against the raiding Afridis from over the frontier ...

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  9. PALM ISLAND OUTRAGE.

    TOWNSVILLE, Aug. 14.—The final scenes in the Palm Island case were enacted before Mr. Justice Douglas in the Townsville Supreme Court this morning, ...

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  10. TRAGEDY OF HIGH PROTECTION

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—Addressing the conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association to-day, the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) said that it was ...

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  11. AIR TRAGEDY.

    LONDON, Aug. 13.—An inquest was held to-day on the six victims of the crash of the taxi aeroplane at Meopham while the 'plane was flying from Le Touquet to ...

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  12. LOCALLY-MADE GOODS.

    His experiences in attempting to purchase certain locally-manufactured goods in Perth shops were related by Mr. A. E. Clarkson. Honorary Commissioner for ...

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  13. AVIATION.

    QUEBEC, Aug. 14.—The airship R100 left Quebec last night on its return journey to England. It passed Father Point, near the mouth of the St. Lawrence and about ...

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  14. NO FURTHER INQUIRY.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 14.—The Premier (Mr. Moore), when asked to-day whether a general inquiry into the control and administration of the Palm Island aboriginal ...

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  15. TWO WICKETS PREPARED.

    LONDON, Aug. 14.—The Australians, assisted by the ground staff and professionals of the Surrey Club, enjoyed a light-hearted practice at The Oval to-day ...

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  16. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 14—In the Supreme Court at Geelong to-day, before the Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine), Eric Harris Brockwell (24). clerk, was ...

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  17. A South Australian Move.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 14.—The State Government has decided to appoint a council for the promotion of local industries. The Minister of Industry (Mr. McInnes) ...

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  18. A New Organisation.

    A combined meeting of representatives from the Trades Hall and the Chamber of Manufactures was held at the office of the chamber last night, Mr. L. B. Bolton ...

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  19. CHAPMAN'S OMISSION.

    LONDON, Aug. 13.—The controversy over the dropping of Chapman from the English team in favour of Wyatt continues unabated. Chapman himself said: "I ...

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  20. ENDURANCE RECORD.

    ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13.—Messrs. Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine, flying in the 'plane Greater St. Louis, regained the world record for au endurance flight with refuelling ...

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  21. FEDERAL WHEAT POOL.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 14.—In the debate on the Consolidated Revenue Bill in the Legislative Council last night, the President (Sir Frank Clarke) questioned the ...

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  22. OPTIMISTIC GERALDTON.

    GERALDTON, Aug. 14.—Having concluded the serious business of the conference, the delegates of the Federated Chambers of Commerce of Western ...

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  23. BURNED TO DEATH.

    GERALDTON, Aug. 14.—An inquest was held at Geraldton to-day before Mr. G. E. Sewell (Acting Coroner) into the circumstances of the death of Nathaniel ...

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  24. TRANS-AMERICAN FLIGHT.

    NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—Captain Frank Hawks arrived at Curtiss Field, New York, at 5.41 o'clock this evening, regaining the west to east trans-Continental flying ...

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  25. TRAMWAYS CONFERENCE.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 14.—The Australian and New Zealand Tramways Conference resumed its sittings this morning. Mr. G. R. Steer, manager the Tramways ...

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  26. To the Editor, "The West Australian."

    Sir,—Much has been said and written recently about the many advantages to be deriyed from buying local products, in preference ...

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  27. FLYING AROUND THE WORLD.

    LONDON, Aug. 14.—The project of which Mrs. Victor Bruce, the racing motorist, was speaking when she declared yesterday that she was going to embark on ...

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  28. FAMILY'S SUICIDE.

    BERLIN, Aug. 13.—An extraordinary suicide of a family was discovered in Rothschild Park, at Koenigstein, this morning when a visitor saw three figures ...

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  29. MIMIC AIR RAIDS.

    LONDON. Aug. 14— The Prince of Wales took part in the Air Force manoeuvres yesterday and made a long flight with the gunners in the cockpit of a ...

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  30. COCAINE SEIZURES.

    CALCUTTA, Aug. 14.—Cocaine weighing 250 ounces and valued at £15,000, was discovered by Calcutta Customs officers on the Japanese steamer Seattle Maru, ...

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  31. MISS AMY JOHNSON.

    LONDON, Aug. 13.—Beneath the New Zealand carillon in Hyde Park on Saturday, the Director of Civil Aviation (Air Vice-Mareshal Sir Sefton Brancker) will ...

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  32. PARKER'S SUCCESS.

    LONDON, Aug. 13.—Despite the fact that Hammond (Gloucestershire) and Hobbs (Surrey) are resting in view of the Test, Parker (Gloucestershire) at the ...

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  33. THE OLDE MITRE TAVERN.

    MELBOURNE, AuG. 14—Great interest was created by the sale at auction to-day of the Olde Mitre Tavern, in Bunk-place, Melbourne. The property was acquired by ...

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  34. TRAIN DERAILED.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—Several carriages of an electric train travelling between Parramatta and Sydney were derailed to-night at the Redfern station. Considerable ...

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  35. SUPPORT IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—By an overwhelming majority, delegates to the conference t of the Farmers und Settlers' Association to-day decided to support at Federal ...

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  36. MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—Assisted by a strong southerly wind, the Southern Cloud, a monoplane of the National Airways Ltd. service, made a record trip from ...

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  37. INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE.

    GENEVA, Aug. 13—Lists have been published of the candidates nominated by [?]ational groups for election to the Permanent Court of International Justice by ...

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  38. THE OVAL.

    Fifteen Test matches have been played it Kennington Oval, and as England has won nine of these as against Australia's single victory, the old country may rightly ...

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  39. DISASTROUS FIRE.

    QUEBEC, Aug. 13.—A fire at the small town of Masson this afternoon destroyed 50 buildings, making 150 families homeless and causing damage estimated at ...

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  40. SURGICAL SKILL.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—Doctors at the Sydney Hospital have performed a delicate operation on the skull and brain of a young girl who suffered from a serious ...

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  41. FLYING BOAT DISASTER.

    BERLIN, Aug. 14.—For the tirst time the Government is using the existing machinery for investigating marine accidents to undertake an inquiry into an air disaster. ...

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  42. SHOOTING AT BUNBURY.

    BUNBURY. Aug. 14.—An unemployed carpenter, Frederick David Johansson (61), was found shot under the heart near the fisherman's lauding. Rathmines, ...

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  43. NEW SOUTH WALES BUDGET.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—The Premier (Mr. Bavin) will attend a special meeting of the Cabinet to-morrow when the Budget estimates and proposals for further ...

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  44. BRITISH RAILWAYMEN.

    LONDON. Aug. 13.—The executive of the National Union of Railwaymen, acting on instructions from the annual conference, has formulated new demands, ...

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  45. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—Because of the falling in revening from the New South Wales railways the Government will be compelled to apply to the Federal ...

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  46. DREDGE CAPSIZES.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—Caught in a squall as she was being towed into Botany Bay this morning, the dredge Reclama, owned by May Otway Fire Alarms Ltd. shipped ...

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  47. SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 14.—The Trades and Labour Council decided to-night that unless the demands of the painters employed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a ...

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  48. STATION HOLD-UP.

    SYDNEY, Auk. 14.—James Player and William John Spencer Galloway, who were shot in the attempted hold-up at the Clyde Junction railway station late last ...

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  49. BRISBANE SHOW.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 14.—There was ideal weather for the fourth day of the Brisbane Show to-day and a large crowd show-ed-keen interest in the ring events. ...

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  50. JAPANESE TYPHOON.

    TOKIO, Aug. 14.—It is now reported that a secoud typhoon swept the Province of Kinshin on Tuesday after heavy damage had been caused by the first. The ...

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  51. PIONEER PREMIER.

    CAPE TOWN, Aug. 14.—Slightly to the right of the grave of Cecil Rhodes in the Matoppo Hills, near Buluwayo, the remains of the late Sir Charles Coghlan, the ...

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  52. WOOLGAR'S ROUGH TRIP.

    BUNBURY, Aug. 14.—Four days late owing to heavy seas, in the Bight and off Cape Leeu[?], the steamer Woolgar berth ed at Bunbury at 6 p.m. yesterday and ...

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  53. FIRE ON BROOKWOOD.

    PORT LOUIS (Mauritius), Aug. 13.—The fire on the steamer Brookwood (5,065 tons), carrying coal from Newcastle-on-Tyne to New Caledonia, is still serious. ...

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  54. DUTY ON PETROL.

    WELLINGTON. Aug. 14.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Forbes) announced to-day that the extra duty on petrol will be 2d. instead of 3d. a gallon. ...

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  55. MINE EXPLOSION.

    VANCOUVER, Aug. 14.—Two men are known to have been killed and 46 entombed in an explosion last night at the Blakeburn coal mine at Coalmont, about ...

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  56. VICTORIA'S WHEAT ACREAGE.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 14.—The total area planted in wheat in Victoria, according to a return submitted to the Premier (Mr. Hogan by the Government Statst, is ...

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  57. SHAMROCK REACHES AMERICA.

    NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht, Shamrock V., which will compete for the America Cup, arrived at New London (Connecticut) this afternoon. ...

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