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  2. THE WHEAT PROBLEM.

    REGINA (Saskatchewan), Dec. 30.—"The financial difficulties of the farmers of Canada will be met by the creation of a private corporation in which banks, ...

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  3. RACING CARNIVAL.

    An inspection of the W.A.T.C. course yesterday showed that it is in first-class order for the Perth Cup meeting to be held to-day. All the necessary ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. THE SPANISH REVOLT

    LONDON, Dec. 3O.—The "Daily Express" publishes a message smuggled from a prison near Madrid, from Senor Zamora, leader of the Republicans in Spain, ...

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  5. FUTURE OF INDIA.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—A momentous meeting of the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Party members of the British delegation to the Indian Round-Table ...

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  6. FARM TRAGEDY.

    BRUCE ROCK, Dec. 31.—Abruptly leaving his mother and sister, who had come from Perth to Bruce Rock to attend the funeral of his wife and baby, following ...

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  7. 'PLANE CRASHES.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 31.—At the Mary-borough arerodrome this afternoon, the monoplane Star of Cairns, after taking off for Brisbane, nose-dived and struck the ...

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  8. TRAIN DERAILMENT.

    KALGOORLIE, Dec. 31.—At the 757-mile post on the trans-Australian railway, 63 miles east of Rawlinna, the engine, water-carrier, mail van, and two ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. LABOUR TROUBLES.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—The owners and miners on two coalfields to-day failed to agree on the distribution of working hours under the new Coal Mines Act, which ...

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  10. ADVICE TO THE KING.

    MADRID, Dec. 30.—The Liberal leader, Senor Romanones, in an interview with King Alfonso, advised his Majesty to constitute a national coalition Government ...

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  11. FRANCHISE PROBLEMS.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—Many aspects of the franchise question were discussed to-day by the franchise sub-committee of the Indian Round Table Conference. The ...

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  12. A FALLEN REBEL.

    BRUSSELS, Dec. 30.—Commandant Franco, one of the leaders of the recent insurrection ia Spain, and a mechanic named Rasla have arrived at Antwerp be ship. ...

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  13. BURMESE REBELS.

    CALCUTTA, Dec. 31.—Troops and police are blocking and guarding the main passes from Pega to Yoma (in the Tharawaddy district of Burma), with the object ...

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  14. AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 31.—The Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) said to-day that certain Australian wheat shippers were resorting to unnecessary price ...

    Article : 441 words
  15. BRITAIN'S NEW MOTOR LAWS.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—The biggest revolutionary change known in the motoring laws lot England will come into force on New Year's Day, when the laws which ...

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  16. THE MOULYINNING SMASH.

    DUMBLEYUNG, Dec. 30.—A breakdown train from Narrogin arrived at about 10 o'clock to-night at the scene of the derailment of the wheat train near ...

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  17. COTTON STRIKE THREATENED.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—The Lancashire Weavers' Association, supported by nine unions, with a membership of 290,000, has decided to withdraw all labour from mills ...

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  18. TREASURY SILLS.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—The Commonwealth of Australia's issue pf £5,000,000 worth of Treasury bills, at 5 per cent, discount, repayable on June 30 next, has been fully ...

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  19. BASIC WAGE INQUIRY.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 31/—Mr. E. Grayndler, general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, argued before the Full Court of the Commonwealth Arbitration ...

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  20. RATIONING FAVOURED

    SYDNEY, Dec. 31.—Ship assistants are in open revolt against the decision of the Government to abolish rationing in the retail establishments. They realise that ...

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  21. THE RUHR COLLIERIES.

    BERLIN, Dec. 30.—Negotiations for the continuation of the present working agreement in the Ruhr have failed. The owners have given notice, of the dismissal of ...

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  22. WATERFRONT WORK.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 31.—At a meeting of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Federation, to-day there was complete unanimity among shipowners on the ...

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  23. "No Official Communication."

    HOBART, Dec. 31.—Invited to-night to continent on the subscription of the Commonwealth Treasury bills in London to the extent of £5,000,000 at 5 per cent., ...

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  24. REMARKABLE FRAUD.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 31.—Frances Golding and William Paul Golding, her husband, of Raleigh-street, Thornbury, were committed for trial to-day for having ...

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  25. LATE MR. J. W. T. DOUGLAS.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—Hundreds of people were unable to find seats at the memorial service at St. Michael's Church. Cornhill, to-day for the late Mr. J. W. T. ...

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  26. CAUGHT A TARTAR.

    PARIS, Dec. 31.—A burglar, named Gustave Beaunevielle, caught a tartar when he entered the bedroom of Marie Granichet (25), who is a practised wrestler. She ...

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  27. SEQUEL TO HEAVY RAINSTORMS.

    The spot where the mishap occurred is about 100 miles, west of the locality of the flood which held up trains for several days at Forrest some months ago ...

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  28. Issue of Licences.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 31.—It is understood that the issue of licences will begin on Friday, when officers of the marine branch will issue licences only to ...

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  29. N.S.W. COAL.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 31.—Coal hauled to Bullock Island, the point of export at Newcastle, for the year ended to-day, totalled approximately 2,608,000 tons, only ...

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  30. CONVICTION OF COMMUNISTS.

    SYDNEY, Dec, 31.—Mr. Gates, a former Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, held a preliminary inquiry to-day into the conviction of a number of Communists for ...

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  31. HIGHWAY ADVERTISING.

    MELBOURNE, Dec 31.—About 230 advertisers, who have hoardings along Victorian highways, have been served by the Country Roads Board with notice ...

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  32. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.

    OTTAWA, Dec. 30.—In three sittings yesterday Cabinet made extensive progress with the consideration of items in the tariff schedules under the proposed ...

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  33. A CHANCE AT LAST.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—Miss Strella Wilson, the soprano, who is well known to Australian theatregoers as a leading member of the last J. C. Williamson. Gilbert and ...

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  34. GIRL ROBBERS.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 31.—Two young girls, who were robbing a house in Waterloo with the utmost coolness yesterday afternoon, made good their escape after they ...

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  35. TAX ON WAGES.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 31.—The tax of 1/ in the £1 on wages, imposed by the Lang Government will operate from to-morrow. Salaries paid by employers are subject to ...

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  36. OVERLAND TELEPHONE.

    MELBOURNE, Dec. 31.—Traffic on the telephone line between Perth and the Eastern States, which was opened on December 20, is considered by the Director ...

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  37. OLD MAN WOUNDED.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—While Charles Stephen, of Ringwood, a retired civil servant, was peacefully attempting to solve a crossword nuzzle. John Hill (20). ...

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  38. FRENCH VINTAGE.

    PARIS, Dec. 31.—Owing to the rainy and stormy summer, the wine yield lias been the lowest for 10 years, and is equivalent only to two quarts per capita of ...

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  39. STREET BRAWLS.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 31.—A number, of men became embroiled in an affray at the corner of Arncliffe-road and Bonar-street, Arncliffe, to-night, and when the trouble ...

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  40. FLOODS NEAR MEEKATHARRA.

    The Railway Department received a report from Meekatharra yesterday that 30 chains of a bank approach to the West Creek bridge, near Meekatharra, had ...

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  41. SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACE.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—The Royal Aero Club to-day received from the Royal Aero Club of Italy official confirmation of the entry of three seaplanes for the Schneider ...

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  42. A WOMAN SHOT.

    SYDNEY, Dec. 31.—A domestic quarrel led to the wounding of Nellie Agnes Hudson (28), of Alice-street, Newtown, to-night in her bedroom. She was shot in the breast ...

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  43. UNITED STATES RAILWAYS.

    NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Railway issues rose by two to eight dollars a share on the Stock Exchange to-day and the entire market was stimulated, leading industrial ...

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  44. HOMICIDAL MADNESS.

    ADELAIDE, Dec. 31.—Becoming suddenly demented yesterday afternoon, David Traylen (45), a hawker, living at Upper Sturt, fired two shots at his wife ...

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  45. A DAMAGING REPORT.

    NW YORK, Dec. 30.—Publication over the week-end throughout the country of the United States Department of Commerce's regular trade review from Sydney, ...

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  46. THE DIFFICULTY OF LIVING.

    TOKIO, Dec. 31.—The year's end in Tokio has been marked by a distressing epidemic of suicides, surpassing the records for JO years past. In many cases ...

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  47. AN OFFICE GOES BEGGING.

    WAGIN, Dec. 31.—The election of Councillor Harold Gladstones as Mayor of Wagin created a vacancy for ja councillor. Nominations originally closed on ...

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  48. ITALIAN UNEMPLOYED.

    ROME, Dec. 30.—The number of unemplayed in Italy has increased by 143.000 in three months and is now 534,000. This is a record. There are hopes of ...

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  49. BRITISH BY-ELECTION.

    LONDON, Dec. 30.—The writ for the East Bristol by-election was issued to-day, and polling has been fixed for January 16 Sir Stafford Cripps the Solicitor-General ...

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