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  2. ALLEGED COMPANY FRAUDS

    SYDNEY, Aug. 9.—Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, who was appointed a Royal Commission to investigate the activities of a group of 17 investment companies, mostly ...

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  3. GERMAN TRADE.

    LONDON, Aug. 9.—The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that official figures show that between the autumn of 1929 and June, 1934, German ...

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  4. RESTORED CREDIT.

    HOBART, Aug. 9.—"The two countries that have made the greatest progress since the depression have been Australia and Great Britain, and that progress in ...

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  5. ROUND AUSTRALIA.

    DARWIN, Aug. 9.—Mr. C. J. Melrose, the 20-year-old Glenelg (Adelaide) aviator who made a record flight between Adelaide And Melbourne on the first stage of his ...

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  6. COTTON GOODS TARIFF.

    LONDON, Aug. 9.—The "Financial Times," referring to the concern felt in Lancashire over the increase in the Australian tariff on cotton goods, quotes a ...

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  7. FERRY SUNK.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 9.—The ferry steamer Bluebell, plying between Newcastle and Stockton, sank a minute after it came into collision with the steamer Waraneen (107 ...

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  8. HOSPITAL OVERCROWDED.

    "Overcrowding at the Perth Hospital has become intolerable, and something must be done to remedy it," said the chairman of the Perth Hospital Board ...

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  9. AMERICAN AGRICULTURE.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—"Foreign trade agreements negotiated under the tariff bargaining powers which Congress delegated to President Roosevelt last ...

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  10. BRITISH EXPORTS.

    LONDON, Aug. 9.—The "Daily Telegraph" states that it is understood that an exchange agreement has been reached between the British and German ...

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  11. IMPORT OF MOTOR CARS

    CANBERRA, Aug. 9.—By a proclamation issued today, the Federal Ministry has provided an increased measure of real preference for motor cars and typewriters ...

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  12. BAPTIST CONGRESS.

    BERLIN, Aug. 8.—Ten thousand Baptists, who attended the Baptist World Congress today applauded speakers who denounced war as unchristian. ...

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  13. WHEAT CONTROL.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 9.—The Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference, without discussion, today reaffirmed its desire for a home consumption price for wheat ...

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  14. RAMSAY MacDONALD.

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald), who Las been on a health holiday in Canada, left this morning for Newfoundland, where he ...

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  15. PREHISTORIC APE.

    CALCUTTA, Aug. 9.—The discovery of a skeleton, believed to be that of a prehistoric giant ape, and measuring 31½ft. in length, is reported from Jubbulpore. ...

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  16. ATLANTIC FLIGHT

    HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), Aug. 8.—The aeroplane Trail of the Caribou, in which Captains Leonard Reid and Ayling took off from Wasaga Beach on the shores of ...

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  17. INDIAN BRIGANDS.

    CALCUTTA, Aug. 9.—Despite strenuous efforts by the Moslem members of the Central Legislature to prevent it, over 10,000 persons, including hundreds of women and ...

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  18. BRITISH CABINET.

    OTTAWA, Aug. 8.—Before sailing from Sydney (Nova Scotia) today for Newfoundland on H.M.S. Dragon, the British Prime Minister (Mr. MacDonald) ...

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  19. OVERSEA AIR MAILS.

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—An interesting discussion on air mail risks during the crossing of the Timor Sea has prompted a Qantas technical expert to analyse the ...

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  20. THE AUSTRIAN REGIME

    VIENNA, Aug. 8.—A crowd of 100,000 which gathered in the capital today before the old Imperial Palace, in honour of the late Dr. Dollfuss, listened to tributes paid ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  21. BYRD'S WINTER POST

    LITTLE AMERICA, Aug. 8.—Like the first, the second attempt to reach by tractor the advance base where Rear-Admiral Byrd, leader of the American ...

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  22. IN OTHER STATES.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 9.—The Premier (Mr. Butler) said today that Cabinet was considering, as New South Wales had done, the appointment of a Royal Commission to ...

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  23. THE WHEAT RISE.

    WINNIPEG, Aug. 8.—The rise in wheat prices is estimated to have added about £3,200,000 sterling (at par) to the value of Government's holdings through the ...

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  24. A GERMAN AMNESTY.

    BERLIN, Aug. 9.—Herr Hitler, following the precedent on the inauguration of Presidents, has proclaimed an amnesty for many men and women serving sentences ...

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  25. WEDDING PARTY DROWNED.

    WARSAW, Aug. 9.—An entire wedding party of 21 persons was drowned an hour after the ceremony today when a railway omnibus in which the party was ...

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  26. POSSIBLE RECONCILIATION.

    PARIS, Aug. 8.—Half an hour before the liner Rex sailed for America today. Mr. Douglas Fairbanks changed his mind about returning to America on the vessel ...

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  27. Liverpool Trading.

    LONDON, Aug. 9.—Wheat business at Liverpool yesterday was again large though less than on Tuesday, when trading totalled 1,500,000 quarters. ...

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  28. ACTION IN NEW ZEALAND.

    AUCKLAND, Aug. 9.—Four inspectors appointed under the Companies Special Investigation Act, passed last night, called at the Auckland offices of the companies ...

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  29. LOCH NESS MONSTER

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—It has been clearly proved that there is a strange animal or creature inhabiting Loch Ness. During a month's search, which ended last night, ...

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  30. Chartering Rates.

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—The City Editor of "The Times" stated today that although wheat prices had risen upwards of £2/10/ a ton in three months, freight rates ...

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  31. SEAMEN'S STRIKE OVER.

    WELLINGTON, Aug. 9.—Having unanimously agreed to return to Greymouth and man their ships, the 70 seamen from Union Line vessels who were sentenced to 14 ...

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  32. WORLD PRESS CONGRESS.

    NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—At Columbia (Missouri) tonight Dr. Walter Williams, president of the University of Missouri and dean of its School of Journalism, ...

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  33. TRADES HALL CRITICISED.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 9.—Mr. Hogan (Independent Labour) during the debate on the Address-in-Reply in the Legislative Assembly today, made a bitter attack on ...

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  34. BACK TO 12-HOUR CLOCK.

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—The British Broadcasting Corporation announces that the experiment with the 24-hour system of timing, which began in April, will end on ...

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  35. FAST FLYING.

    PARIS, Aug. 8.—Mademoiselle Boucher, flying a Candron plane at Marseilles, maintained an average speed of 256 miles an hour over a course of 1,000 kilometres. ...

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  36. THE AMERICA'S CUP.

    NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith's yacht Endeavour, British challenger for the America's Cup, arrived at Bristol (Rhode Island), at 8 a.m. today. ...

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  37. Herr von Papen's Peace Mission.

    BERLIN, Aug. 8.—Herr von Papen declares that he accepted the Austrian Ambassadorship in order to aid in relieving European tension. "President von ...

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  38. MOTOR TRUCK IN FLAMES.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 9.—When a motor truck he was driving burst into flames today, Eric Kerr had to leap for his life. His coat was on fire when he jumped. ...

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  39. MINERS DISMISSED.

    PARIS, Aug. 8.—Amid intense excitement, in which a Polish miner knifed the wife of another, wounding her slightly, 135 of the Poles responsible for the strange ...

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  40. CENTENARY AIR RACE

    AMSTERDAM, Aug. 8.—The Royal Dutch Air Lines announced that the Douglas plane which they intend to use in the speed section of the Centenary air ...

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  41. NAZI VENGEANCE.

    MUNICH, Aug. 8.—The first announcement of the death of Dr. Gustav vou Kahr, ex-Premier of Bavaria and suppressor of Adolph Hitler's first putsch, in 1923, who ...

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  42. FIRE LOSSES IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—Exceptionally heavy fire losses in Great Britain aud Ireland last month were to a large extent attributable to the dry weather and water ...

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  43. SEARCH FOR OIL AND WATER.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 9.—Work commenced today on a bore which is being put down at Dalby by Australian Roma Oil, Ltd., and the D[?]lby Town Council, in a ...

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  44. OPPORTUNE RAINS.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 9.—The cereal and pasture outlook in South Australia, within the recognised agricultural districts, has shown a marked improvement since ...

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  45. S.A. FISHING INDUSTRY.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 9.—The Executive Council today approved of the appointment of three members to form the Royal Commission which will inquire into the ...

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  46. BRISBANE SHOW.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 9.—Brisbane's Royal National Show of 1934 can now definitely be stated to have established new records, as the official figures for Wednesday's ...

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  47. KILLED BY FALL OF COAL.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 9.—Peter Joseph Gallagher (44), a miner, was fatally injured by a fall of coal in the Excelsior colliery, Thirroul, yesterday afternoon. ...

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  48. MONTORO REFLOATED.

    SYDNEY, Aug. 9.—The Burns. Philp passenger liner Montoro, which went ashore at Fortification Point, a rocky part of the New Guinea coast, was refloated ...

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  49. "BRADSHAW OF THE AIR."

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—A guide and timetable of the entire air services in Europe and beyond, covering departure and arrival times, fares and other information, will ...

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  50. THE YACHTING KING.

    The King was aboard his yacht Britannia when it took part in a race today over a 54 miles' course around the Isle of Wight—the longest race of the Cowes ...

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  51. BRITISH WHOLESALE PRICES.

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—The "Board of Trade Journal" states that the average of wholesale prices in July showed a decrease of 0.1 per cent as compared with that in ...

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  52. EPIDEMIC IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Aug. 9.—Much concern is being occasioned in the Ingham district by the outbreak of an illness which has attained definite epidemic proportions. ...

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  53. COLLIER FOR N.S.W. COAST.

    LONDON, Aug. 9.—Mrs. D. York Syme, wife of the Melbourne shipowner, performed the launching ceremony at Leith today of the 1,600-too modern collier ...

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