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  2. GRANTS COMMISSION.

    A disabilities grant of £1,500,000 was claimed by Western Australia yesterday when the Commonwealth Grants Commission commenced its sittings in Perth to determine the amount the State should receive as a Federal grant in 1935-36. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. SCENE IN COMMONS.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—Following the refusal of the Minister for Labour (Mr. Oliver Stanley) to see a deputation of 50 unemployed at the Ministry of Labour, ...

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  4. AGREEMENT WITH KISCH.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 26.—Provided that Herr Egon Kisch, the Czechoslovakian author, leaves Sydney by the Orford tomorrow or by an earlier vessel, the ...

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  5. GERMANY AND PEACE.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—Replying to a question in the House of Commons today, the Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) explained that the British Government ...

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  6. MINING REPORTS.

    The Premier (Mr. P. Collier) expressed his agreement yesterday with the views given in addresses at Kalgoorlie last week by the principal of the School of ...

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  7. BRITISH MEAT IMPORTS.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 26.—It was revealed today that reliable reports from London received in Canberra disclose a cleavage of opinion among members of the ...

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  8. AIR MAIL CONFERENCE.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 26.—No agreement has yet been reached regarding the proposals of the British air delegation for improving the air mail service between ...

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  9. NEW FREMANTLE BRIDGE.

    The delay which will be necessary before a new bridge can be built over the Swan River at Fremantle is explained in a letter which the Minister for Works ...

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  10. THE YELLOWDINE FIND.

    "Only a hardened pessimist could visit the Yellowdine centre without being hopefully inspired," said the Minister for Mines (Mr. S. W. Munsie) when he ...

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  11. A FUTURE PROBLEM.

    DARWIN, Feb. 26.—"If the projected faster and more frequent air services between London and Australia are to operate in 1937, there will have to be sufficient ...

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  12. SIR J. SIMON'S VISIT.

    BERLIN, Feb. 26.—Newspapers generally welcome the projected visit by the British Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) to Berlin. The "Boersen Zeltung" ...

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  13. CATTLE SUBSIDY IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—In the House of commons today the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Walter Elliot) said that in no way did he apologise for introducing ...

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  14. THE INDIAN ARMY.

    CALCUTTA, Feb. 26:—A resolution urging a substantial reduction in the number of British troops in India was defeated by 26 votes to 15 at a meeting of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  15. GRAZIERS' OPPOSITION.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 26.—Nearly 400 graziers, stock and station agents, dealers and exporters in the meat trade attended at the Newmarket Yards today a meeting ...

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  16. DYEING OF WOOL.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—The Bradford correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports that a revolutionary discovery in wool-dyeing technique has been made by ...

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  17. A QUESTION OF COST.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—"The Times" says: "The air mail conference in Sydney has produced a detailed statement of the Commonwealth's objections to the ...

    Article : 140 words
  18. SINGAPORE TO AUSTRALIA

    DARWIN, Feb. 26.—For the first time Qantas Empire Airways operated this week over the whole of the Singapore-Australia section of the air route to ...

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  19. AFTER 150 YEARS.

    CALCUTTA, Feb. 26.—A remarkable claim for £6,000,000 has been made against the Maharaja of Rewa, one of the ruling Princes of Central India, by ...

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  20. AUSTRIAN MINISTERS.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—The Austrian Chancellor (Dr. Schuschnigg) and Foreign Minister (Baron von Berger Waldenegg), who are paying a courtesy ...

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  21. OUTWARD PLANE DELAYED.

    ATHENS, Feb. 25.—The London-Australia air mail has been delayed owing to an earthquake and waterspout damaging the Mirabella aerodrome. ...

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  22. EMPIRE PRESS UNION.

    JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 25.—The Empire Press Conference decided today that in order to maintain between the five-yearly conferences effective continuity in ...

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  23. AIRWAYS IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—The aviation correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the transport companies are preparing for a comprehensive network ...

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  24. JAPANESE WOOLLENS.

    TOKIO, Feb. 26.—The newspaper "Asahi" says that Mr. Shigeo Yoshida, a wool expert and director of a Nagoya textile reconditioning house, will leave ...

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  25. FREE PUBLICITY.

    JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 25.—After a lively discussion the Empire Press Conference adopted today a resolution inviting the attention of the Empire Press ...

    Article : 78 words
  26. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—In the annual report of the Chamber of Shipping it is stated: "It is impossible for shipbuilding to prosper as long as surplus tonnage ...

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  27. PEPPER SPECULATION

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—In the House of Commons tonight Mr. Wilmot (Lab.) inquired whether in view of the exceptional circumstances of the failure of the firm ...

    Article : 149 words
  28. ITALIAN IMPORT QUOTAS.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—It was stated in the House of Commons today that the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. W Runciman) was endeavouring to ...

    Article : 129 words
  29. JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—Greater use of the birch rod in dealing with juvenile offenders and the keeping of records of their finger-prints are advocated by ...

    Article : 99 words
  30. LAUNCH CAPSIZES.

    CASTRIES (St. Lucia), Feb. 26.—Six persons are known to be dead and 22 have been given up for lost following the capsize of an excursion launch three ...

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  31. STORMS IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—Stormy weather continues throughout the British Isles, and heavy snowfalls have occurred in South Wales and other parts. In ...

    Article : 59 words
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