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  2. SHANGHAI STRUGGLE

    While the ultimate tide of battle remains doubtful, Shanghai reports indicate that the Japanese forces north of the city are making little headway as yet with the invasion from the Yangtze and Whangpoo Rivers. ...

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  3. SHIPPING OUTRAGES

    LONDON, Sept. 7.—While preparations are proceeding for the twelve-Power conference called by Britain and France for next Friday to deal with the menace to ...

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  4. SPANISH CONFLICT.

    LONDON, Sept 7.—Moving at the Trades Union Congress at Norwich today a motion of sympathy with the Spanish Government, Sir Walter Citrine, general ...

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  5. FRONTIER WARFARE

    LONDON, Sept. 7.—British and British Indian infantry, tanks and aeroplanes engaged in an action yesterday in retaliation for a raid on Chaudwan (South ...

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  6. INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

    MELBOURNE. Sept. 7.—From widely scattered suburbs, five new cases of infantile paralysis were reported today, bringing the total number of cases since ...

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  7. HITLER'S POLICY.

    BERLIN, Sept. 7.—Herr Hitler's proclamation at the opening today of the annual congress of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party at Nuremberg (Bavaria) did ...

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  8. CRASH ENDS CHASE.

    A brief chase at high speed in the early hours of yesterday morning ended when one of the cars concerned crashed into a pole near the Swanbourne railway ...

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  9. SEIZURE OF TANKER.

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—The British Government has instructed its Charge d'Affaires at Hendaye (France), where its Embassy to Spain is now situated, to ...

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  10. Vessels to be Released.

    HENDAYE (France), Sept. 7.—The British steamers Molton (3,091 tons) and Candelstone Castle (2,494 tons), which were seized by Spanish insurgent ...

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  11. ENGINEERS STRIKE.

    SYDNEY, Sept. 7.—Three strikes, involving about 250 engineers, took place in the metal trades industry today. Engineers employed at Mort's Dock and the ...

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  12. FLYING BOAT ADRIFT.

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—The crew of a Royal Air Force flying boat which was forced down in the North Sea yesterday and was drifting helplessly for some hours were ...

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  13. WOUNDED AMBASSADOR.

    TOKIO, Sept. 7.—The Japanese Government's interim reply to the British Note protesting against the wounding of the British Ambassador in China (Sir ...

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  14. BOOKMAKERS' PROFITS

    ADELAIDE, Sept. 7.—Bookmakers in South Australia last year made an aggregate gate profit of £540,233, made up of £293,935 from South Australian meetings ...

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  15. SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—"Behind the announcement that a large delegation of members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science will attend ...

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  16. VICTORIAN ELECTION.

    MELBOURNE, Sept. 7.—The Leader of the Opposition in the State Parliament (Sir Stanley Argyle) announced today that the policy of the United Australia ...

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  17. BRITAIN'S RABBIT PEST.

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—Scientific investigation to solve the rabbit problem in Britain was urged at the British Association Congress today by Captain C. W. ...

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  18. TROUBLE ON STEAMER

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—An officer appropriately named Bearpark is taking over the steamer Sherard Osborn (1,481 tons) during the absence of the master ...

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  19. ARGENTINE ELECTION

    BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6.—Rioting broke out today in Buenos Aires, following yesterday's presidential election and the failing of the revolutionary plot ...

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  20. NO COMMENT IN WHITEHALL.

    LONDON, Sept. 7.—It is stated in Whitehall that in view of the interim nature of the Japanese reply to the Note protesting against the wounding of the ...

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  21. YOUNG THIEF'S TRIAL

    MELBOURNE, Sept. 7.—When Frederick Mervyn Wilson (17), of High-street, Windsor, a factory . employee, pleaded guilty to several charges in the General ...

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  22. RACE OF SQUARE-RIGGERS.

    HAMILTON (Bermuda), Sept. 6.—The race for a cup between the square-riggers Joseph Conrad and Seven Seas, which began from Newport (Rhode Island) on ...

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  23. ISLANDS SEIZED.

    LONDON, Sept. 7.—The Hong Kong correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports British apprehension following the seizure of the Pratas Islands (south-east ...

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  24. AMERICAN AIR RACES.

    CLEVELAND, Sept. 6.—A fraction of a second only separated Rudy Kling, the winner of the £4,800 Thompson Trophy race today, from Earl Ortman, who ...

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  25. WAR BUDGET PASSED.

    TOKIO, Sept. 7.—The Diet today passed the Supplementary Budget, providing £119,000,000 sterling for war expenditure. ...

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  26. BRITISH ARMY.

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—Nearly 1,500 army reservists are already back in the army under the offer announced by the Secretary for War (Mr. Hore-Belisha) recently ...

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  27. JAPANESE AT WOOL SALES.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 7.—Information received today by the Federal Ministry indicates that the decision of Japanese buyers not to operate at the last wool ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  28. CAR CRASHES THROUGH FENCE

    CUNDERDIN, Sept. 7.—At about 8.45 o'clock this morning a sedan car driven by Miss Marjorie Lukies left the road on approaching a railway crossing at ...

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  29. EXPLOSION ON FREIGHTER.

    LONDON, Sept. 7.—In an explosion in the engine-room of the British vessel Sydney Star (11.095 tons), homeward bound from Australia, off Las Palmas ...

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  30. AERIAL ATTACK.

    LONDON, Sept. 7.—The city of Nottingham will shortly receive 500,000 gas masks. It is also seeking 1,295 officers and men for an auxiliary fire brigade. ...

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  31. CONTINENTAL OPINIONS.

    LONDON, Sept. 7.—While it has been suggested in Italy that the Mediterranean Conference on the menace to shipping might well end in a dangerous fiasco, the ...

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  32. PACIFIC AIR ROUTE.

    AUCKLAND, Sept. 7.—Plans for a temporary base for Pan-American Airways were provisionally approved by the Auckland Harbour Board today after Mr. ...

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  33. COTTON TEXTILES.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 7.—Representatives of Australian manufacturers of cotton textiles today asked the Minister for Customs (Mr. White) to review the rate ...

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  34. BUTTER SHORTAGE.

    CAPE TOWN, Sept. 7.—Although the South African Dairy Control Board asserts that the position is being exaggerated, dealers are convinced that ...

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  35. HIGHWAY INCIDENT.

    NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—Tommy Farr. the Welsh boxer, who lost on points to Joe Louis in a bout for the world championship a week ago, complained to the ...

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  36. INTERRUPTED HOLIDAY.

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) left the north of Scotland, where he has been on holiday, this afternoon and will arrive at ...

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  37. INVASION OF SHANSI.

    PEIPING, Sept. 7.—The Japanese armies in North China, having subjugated Chahar and established an autonomous Government at Kalgan, have now ...

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  38. SPEED BOAT RACE.

    DETROIT, Sept. 6.—The 90-mile Gold Cup speed boat race, in which there were ten competitors, representing the United States, Britain, France and Italy. ...

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  39. IMPERIAL FRUIT SHOW.

    CANBERRA, Sept. 7.—A record number of Australian entries have been forwarded to the Imperial Fruit Show, which will be held at Birmingham (England) ...

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  40. WARNING TO AMERICANS.

    SHANGHAI, Sept. 7.—The American Chamber of Commerce has indignantly deprecated President Roosevelt's warning that Americans in China were ...

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  41. SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION.

    LONDON, Sept. 6.—Instances of increases in the production of market gardens by the heating and sterilisation of soil were given at the British Association ...

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  42. DUEL WITH MOTOR CARS.

    NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—A tavern argument at Silver Spring (Maryland) today led to a highway duel, in which motor cars were used as weapons. It resulted ...

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  43. NORMANDIE LOSES PROPELLER

    LE HAVRE, Sept. 6.—Leaving New York on the last voyage, the giant French liner Normandie struck a submerged log, damaging a propeller. She made the ...

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  44. MORE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.

    FEZ, Sept. 7.—Further rioting is reported in French Morocco, where last week 15 natives were killed and a number of soldiers wounded in a clash ...

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