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  2. BRITISH BIRTH RATE.

    LONDON, Sept. 1.—In a speech last night Sir Leonard Hill, the physiologist, declared that unless the birth rate was improved the British Empire was doomed. ...

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  3. NEWS AND NOTES.

    For the present fine weather is forecast for the most part, but conditions are expected to become unsettled later in the South-West. ...

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  4. PERSONAL.

    Mr. V. C. H. Eagleton, secretary of the Perth Hospital, sustained a partial collapse at Yanchep last night, and he was brought into the hospital where he was ...

    Article : 491 words
  5. AIR FORCE RESERVE.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 1.—An announcement in the House of Representatives today by the Minister for Defence (Sir Archdale Parkhill) that the Federal ...

    Article : 296 words
  6. FREMANTLE BRIDGES.

    Reference to the "rather trenchant" criticism by Mr. Parker of the Government's proposal that the new traffic bridge at North Fremantle should be of ...

    Article : 379 words
  7. The West Australian.

    Whether the ballot of members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union on the question of holding a stop-work meeting is a move to short-circuit the ...

    Article : 886 words
  8. INCREASE IN PENSIONS

    CANBERRA, Sept. 1.—A Bill to increase the rate of soldiers' pensions from 19/ to £1 in accordance with the undertaking given in the Budget was passed ...

    Article : 330 words
  9. BUOYANT CUSTOMS REVENUE.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 1.—Customs receipts for the first two months of the current financial year have exceeded receipts for the corresponding period of last year by ...

    Article : 163 words
  10. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    (Every request for Information" must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of goon faith.) ...

    Article : 801 words
  11. PITH OF PARLIAMENT.

    Both Houses of the State Parliament met yesterday. In the Legislative Council the Address- in-Reply was adopted after the Chief ...

    Article : 338 words
  12. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    RATES OF POSTAGE.—Letters, within the Commonwealth and to places in the British Empire, 2d. per ounce; U.S.A., Java and all other places, first ounce, 3d.; each succeeding ounce ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. CURRENT COMMENT.

    The aimless and wanton destruction of public property such as occurred on Monday and Tuesday nights in King's Park shows a mental kink so ...

    Article : 777 words
  14. UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 1.—Members of the Labour Party have failed in an effort to have the Unlawful Assemblies Ordinance, which was proclaimed in ...

    Article : 233 words
  15. AIR MAIL SERVICES.

    PERTH-ADELAIDE.—Outward mails for the Eastern States close at the G.P.O.. Perth, at 10.30 a m. on Tuesday and at 5.80 am. on Friday, arriving at Adelaide at 12.30 p.m. on ...

    Article : 455 words
  16. GOODS FROM BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Aug. 31.—"Where the tariff has been revised since Ottawa the duties on British goods are much lower than for very many years," writes Mr. ...

    Article : 239 words
  17. UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATOR.

    LONDON, Aug. 31.—The secretary of the University of Birmingham (Mr. C. G. Burton) said today that a committee of the university council had asked Dr. R. E. ...

    Article : 335 words
  18. BRITAIN OR JAPAN?

    LONDON, Aug. 31.—In a letter from Shanghai Professor A. F. Barker, Professor of Textile Industries in Chiao-Tung University, Shanghai asserts that, ...

    Article : 111 words
  19. BELGIAN ROYALTIES.

    LONDON, Aug. 31.—Busts of the late King Albert of Belgium and the Belgian Queen Mother, Queen Elisabeth, were unveiled yesterday at the Shorncliffe ...

    Article : 64 words
  20. APPLE AND PEAR BOUNTY.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 1.—Strong requests that the Federal Government, in distributing the apple and pear bounty on fruit exported, should adhere this year ...

    Article : 151 words
  21. VISITING EDUCATIONISTS.

    HOBART, Sept. 1—The Hobart session of the New Education Fellowship Conference ended today when three of the delegation-Dr. Pierre Bovet ...

    Article : 124 words
  22. PERTH.

    UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, EGYPT, ADEN, ASIA, MALTA and INDIA.—Wairangi, September 6; letters, 2 p.m. (late fee, 8 p.m.); newspapers, packets and registered articles, 1 ...

    Article : 292 words
  23. WIRE-NETTING PURCHASE.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 1.—Senator Marwick (U.C.P., W.A.) asked in the Senate today whether, in view of the great losses suffered through rabbits and the ...

    Article : 129 words
  24. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    AMBASSADORS: "Woman Wise" and "Midnight Court." Continuous from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. CAPITOL: "Ramona" and "Step Lively, Jeeves." ...

    Article : 113 words
  25. STATE TENDER FORMS.

    Mr. Baxter asked the Chief Secretary (Mr. Kitson) in the Legislative Council yesterday whether the Government Tender Board had at a duly constituted ...

    Article : 173 words
  26. AUSTRALIAN STAMPS.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 1.—The Post- master-General (Senator McLachlan) stated in the Senate today that it was intended gradually to issue postage ...

    Article : 90 words
  27. Why He is Leaving Melbourne.

    MELBOURNE, Sept. 1.—Dr. R. E. Priestley, who is retiring from the Vice-Chancellorship of the University of Melbourne, said today that the recent ...

    Article : 127 words
  28. CANNING DAM.

    Water is now running away through the needle valve of Canning Dam at the rate of 110,000,000 gallons a day, which is approximately equivalent to ...

    Article : 181 words
  29. SPANISH WATERS.

    Several British ships have been bombed by insurgent aeroplanes in Gijon harbour, a Russian ship has been sunk by an unknown submarine ...

    Article : 646 words
  30. Suburban Theatres.

    BROADWAY and SAVOY (Victoria Park): "Madame Spy" and "Brief Moment." CLAREMONT: "Stolen Holiday" and "Forgotten Faces." ...

    Article : 140 words
  31. FREMANTLE.

    UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE. ASIA. SINGAPORE, JAVA and INDIA.—Wairang[?], September 6, at 4.30 p.m. (late fee, 5.15 p.m.). EASTERN STATES.—Saturday, at 12.30 ...

    Article : 79 words
  32. OUR STAPLE PRODUCTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 44 words
  33. RADIO EXHIBITION.

    LONDON, Aug. 31.—Business done at the Radio Exhibition at Olympia this year is said to show an increase of nearly one-quarter for the home market while ...

    Article : 94 words
  34. BRITISH TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

    LONDON, Aug. 31.—A telephone service between any place in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Irak, which at the outset will be restricted to Bagdad, ...

    Article : 49 words
  35. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m.. before Mr. Justice Draper. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.80 a.m.. before Mr. Justice Dwyer: J. W. Sutton v. T. A. Bryce. ...

    Article : 43 words
  36. Advertising

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    Advertising : 343 words
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