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  2. FINANCIAL POLICY.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 12.—The Premiers' Conference will be resumed in Canberra to-morrow, when the Premiers from all States will hear the reply that the Federal ...

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  3. FARMERS' PROBLEMS.

    Mr. H. Parker. who was the principal speaker of a deputation representing the Wheatgrowers' Union which met the Acting Premier (Mr. C. G. Latham) ...

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  4. BRITAIN'S CRISIS.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—In the House of Commons to-night, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, on behalf of the Conservative Party, moved a vote of censure on the ...

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  5. DREDGE SUNK.

    LAUNCESTON, Feb. 12.—The lives or Keith Fitzgerald, the captain, and Harold Scarborough, the mate, were lost when the dredge Nereus which was being towed ...

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  6. SYDNEY BY-ELECTION.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—It was stated in the Parliamentary lobbies to-day that the Premier (Mr. Lang) had "put out feelers" as a possible candidatae for the East ...

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  7. THE EARTHQUAKE.

    WELLINGTON, Feb. 12.—Further shocks occurred to-day in the area devastated by earthquake last week. A tremor at 4.50 a.m. was fairly severe, and woke ...

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  8. WAR DEBT INTEREST.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Though to-day's messages from Australia persist in the statement that the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) is negotiating for a reduction of ...

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  9. WHEAT BOUNTY.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Discussing the bounty of 6d. a bushel on export wheat, the Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney) said to-day that it was ...

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  10. EXTENDED PAYMENTS.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—The Federal Executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League will meet at Canberra on March 21 to discuss a proposal ...

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  11. AVIATION.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Owing to the present financial stringency it is not considered likely in official circles that the Federal Minister will consider favourably ...

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  12. LISTS OF THE DEAD.

    WELLINGTON, Feb. 12.—Following is the first supplement to the official list of Napier's dead, which was issued on February 7 by the police:— ...

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  13. ACCIDENTS.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—Bonnie Spring (16), and Jack Collis (13) were drowned at Iluka this afternoon. The boys were paddling an iron canoe in rough water in ...

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  14. CASE FOR GENERAL REDUCTION

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Mr. Francis W. Hirst, a Governor of the London School of Economics and a former editor of the "Economist." speaking at the National ...

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  15. ACROSS AFRICA.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Having successfully completed the 6.000 miles outward journey from Cairo to Cape Town, the Royal Air Force flight of Vickers Victoria ...

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  16. ATTITUDE OF THE BANK.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.-The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) returned to Canberra to-night to report to the Conference of Premiers and Treasures the result of his ...

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  17. FATALITY AT LEVEL CROSSING.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—Francis Coyte, of Borenore, was killed at a level crossing near Orange to-day, when a motor car which he was driving was struck by the ...

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  18. FRENCH INDEBTEDNESS.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Asked whether he intended to make further representations to the French Government regarding the repayment of war loans, the Secretary of ...

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  19. FARMER'S WIFE BADLY BURNED.

    LAKE BIDDY, Feb. 12.—A burning accident occurred on a farm about two miles from here to-day, when Mrs. Stalker, the -wife of n ...

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  20. GLIDING AT PINGELLY.

    PINGELLY, Feb. 12.—The initial flights of the Pingelly glider were made this morn-ing at 6 a.m., when both Mr. H. Snowden and Mr. J. Strapp succeeded in making ...

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  21. CYCLISTS' LEGS FRACTURED.

    Two cyclists had legs fractured in traffic accidents in the metropolitan area yesterday. Christopher Francis Brown (22). of Third-avenue Inglewood. was ...

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  22. A.W.U. AND MINERS.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—The closer unity plans for a linking-up of the Australian Workers' Union and the Miners' Federation were adopted at the A.W.U. ...

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  23. LABOUR CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—After discussing various proposals for inclusion in a policy to be followed by the Federal and State Labour Governments, the Federal ...

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  24. AVIATION WEEK PROPOSED.

    Sponsored by the Civil Aviation Department, the Royal Australian Air Force, commercial aircraft companies and the Associated Australian Aero Clubs, it is ...

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  25. STEAM RAIL-COACH.

    Giving results which officials of the Railway Department described as exceeding the best expectations, the new steam coach, to be used on the Armadale-Perth ...

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  26. CAR STRIKES TELEGRAPH POST.

    Leslie Pereira (about, 14) of Boundary-road, Midland Junction, suffered shock and head injuries yesterday morning when a hicycle which he was riding at the west ...

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  27. SLAVERY IN ABYSSINIA.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—In the House of Commons yesterday the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Arthur Henderson) was asked whether he would ...

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  28. WOMAN INJURED.

    While crossing Newcastle-street at the intersection of William-street yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Ethel Locke of 386 William-street. was struck ...

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  29. HOYTS THEATRES, LTD.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Shareholders in Hoyts Theatres, Ltd., at a meeting to-day, discussed the recent purchase of a substantial number of shares in the ...

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  30. Wrongly Reported Dead.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—The following, previously reported dead are alive:— ...

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  31. HOSPITAL ORDERLY INJURED.

    James Albert Roper (28), an orderly employed at the Perth Hospital, received injuries to both knees when a motor cycle and sidecar outfit he was driving collided ...

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  32. RELIEF FUNDS MOUNTING.

    WELLINGTON, Feb. 12.—Subscriptions to the earthquake relief fund continue to pour in. The Premier's list exceeds £46,000 and the Mayor of Wellington's fund ...

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  33. CROPPING ON CREDIT.

    At an executive meeting of the Wheat-growers' Union yesterday, it was decided that members would not accept superphosphate on the terms set out by the ...

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  34. CHINESE INDEMNITY.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—As a result of representations made by Mr. H. L. Boyce (Conservative member for Gloucester in the House of Commons, and an Australian). ...

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  35. REMOVED FROM DANGER LIST.

    The name of Fennelly HocKey (3), or Forrest-street, Hamilton Hill, has been removed from the danger list at the Fremantle Hospital Her condition was last ...

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  36. £641 Subscribed in Sydney.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—The Lord Mayor (Alderman Jackson) conducted a meeting at the Sydney Town Hall to-day for the formation of a New Zealand earthquake ...

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  37. WITNESSES WANTED.

    The Fremantle police are anxious to get in touch with any persons who witnessed an accident in Edward-street. Fremantle, about 8 a.m. on February 2. when Daniel ...

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  38. British Aggregate, £11,890.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Subscriptions to the earthquake relief funds now aggregate £11,890. ...

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  39. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.

    CALCUTTA, Feb. 11.—An unsuccessful attempt was made in the early morning to wreck the Nagpur to Bombay express at a bridge over the Saki River, near ...

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  40. Meeting of Parliament Urged.

    At an executive meeting of the Wheatgrowers' Union last night, it was decided that, in view of the unsatisfactory result of a deputation of the executive, which ...

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  41. BURMESE REBELS.

    CALCUTTA, Feb. 11.—The Burmese rebels, who, as a result of military and police activity, have been split into small bands, are terrorising villages in the ...

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  42. IMPLICATIONS OF THE SPEECH.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—Mr. Snowden's speech in the House of Commons on the financial position is generally regarded as one of the most remarkable and most ...

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  43. UNDUE USE OF CREDIT.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—Asserting that the community had lost much of the horror of extravagance which respectable people once had, the Bishop, of Wangaratta ...

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  44. WAGES REDUCTION.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 12.—The Industrial Registrar of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court (Mr. Murray Stuart) announced To-day that the applications to the Court ...

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  45. N.S.W. BOARD'S DEBT TO FIRMS.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—Replying to the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin) in the Legislative Assembly this morning, the Minister for Agriculture Mr. Dunn) ...

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  46. THE NAZI CAMPAIGN.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—The Berlin correspondent of the British United Press Association states that the Government is proposing a counter-offensive to the Nazis' ...

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  47. THEFT OF TAXI CAR.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 12.—A sequel to a hold-up on the North Coast-road, near Caboolture, yesterday, when a man and a woman commandeered a taxi car and ...

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  48. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS.

    London, Feb. 11.—Her Majesty the Queen will visit the cotton textile exhibition at White City. London, on the opening day next Monday. Her Maiesty ...

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  49. PALESTINE POLICY.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—Answering a question in the House of Commons to-day regarding British policy in Palestine, the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) ...

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  50. MR. LANG'S PROPOSALS.

    HOBART, Feb. 12.—Proposals for debt repudiation and inflation of currency as solutions of Australia's problems were strongly condemned by the Leader of the ...

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  51. SUICIDE IN A CATHEDRAL.

    PARIS, Peb, 11.—The stillness of the Cathedral of Notre Dame was shattered to-day by a revolver shot. Clergy hurried to a confessional and there found ...

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  52. N.S.W. LABOUR RIVALRY.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 12.—Auother attempt to capture control of the Labour Party will be made at the forthcoming Easter conference by the faction led by Mr. A. J. ...

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  53. FARMING IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 12.—The Queensland wheat harvest for the season is estimated at 22,727,000 bags, which would be the highest on record. The total area, shown ...

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  54. SOVIET LABOUR CONDITIONS.

    LONDON, Feb. ll.—Asked in the House of Commons to-day whether he would appoint a small commitee to take the evidence of certain persons, lately in ...

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  55. MAN-EATING TIGER.

    CALCUTTA, Feb. 11.—Two Indians carrying mail from Bualuchua to Rairakhola. near Sambalpur in a wild part of Bengal, were attacked by a tiger while ...

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  56. SCREW CAUSES FATAL SHOCK.

    LONDON, Feb. 11.—While Joseph Henderson, of Newcastle, was installing an earth for his wireless at his house foundations, his 10-year-old son touched the ...

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  57. FISHERMAN SHOT.

    BRISBANE, Feb. 12.—At Boondooroo, near Maryborough, this morning, Leslie Thorburne, a fisherman, was shot, it is aliened, by William King. Bleeding from ...

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  58. A POOR VINTAGE.

    PARIS, Feb. 11.—The Burgundy vintage this year is very poor, both in quantity and quality. The Macon area yielded 177,000 hectolitres, compared with 473,000 ...

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  59. 119 DEG. AT WHIM CREEK.

    WHIM CREEK, Feb. 12.—The temperature at Whim Creek at noon to-day was 119deg. ...

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