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  2. FIGHT FOR MADRID.

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—Having stemmed counter-attack by three Government columns southward from Madrid in the region of Illescas, the Spanish rebels are ...

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  3. ENGLISH CRICKETERS

    It has been said that Test cricket is a game in its own class but the strength of the 1936-37 English side will be put to a fair test in the three-day match ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. MRS. MOLLISON CRASHES.

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—Flying from Le Bourget (outside Paris) to Croydon yesterday afternoon in her Beechcraft plane, Mrs. Amy Mollison lost her way in a fog ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. ENGINES FOR AIR FORCE.

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—To supplement the delivery of aeroplane engines by private firms in connection with the Royal Air Force expansion programme, and to ...

    Article : 352 words
  6. CAPSIZED SHIP.

    SURABAYA, Oct. 21.—Grim stories have been told of the foundering in the early hours of yesterday morning of the Royal Packet Navigation Company's ...

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  7. NEUTRALITY PACT.

    LONDON. Oct. 20.—The Spanish Ambassador to Britain (Senor Azcarate) in a communication to the Foreign Office yesterday, alleged new violations by Italy ...

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  8. LONDON FACTIONS.

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—Following the Fascist-Communist disturbances in the East End of London and elsewhere, and the Fascist Jew-baiting, a majority of ...

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  9. EUROPE'S PROBLEMS

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—Apart from urgent domestic questions, the British Cabinet, when it meets today, is expected to consider two aspects of foreign relations. ...

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  10. U.S. PRESIDENCY.

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—In a major speech at Los Angeles tonight Mr. A. M. Landon. Republican candidate in the Presidential election next month, ...

    Article : 181 words
  11. ABYSSINIAN BATTLE.

    ROME, Oct. 20.—Access to the fertile province of Sidamo, in western Abyssinia, is the outcome of Italian victory in a battle which is claimed to be the ...

    Article : 108 words
  12. EGGS THROWN AT CANDIDATE

    NEW YORK, Oct. 21—Mr. Browder, Communist nominee for the Presidency, who was arrested on a vagrancy charge at Terre Haute (Indiana) when he ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST.

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—Mr. P. W. Tonkin, who is returning to Australia after several years as manager and editor of the "Sun-Herald" cable service, was the ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. INQUIRY OPENED.

    BATAVIA, Oct. 21.—The Surabaya harbour master has begun a preliminary inquiry into the loss of the steamer Van Der Wijck. Statements have been taken ...

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  15. DROUGHT LOSSES.

    DARWIN, Oct. 21.—The worst drought for many years is causing havoc among cattle on stations in the North-West of Western Australia and the. western half ...

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  16. UNHAPPY JEWS.

    JERUSALEM. Oct. 20.—Though the Arab leaders decided recently to call off the general strike, with its attendant campaign of violence. the Arab ...

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  17. AN AMICABLE SEPARATION.

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—In the course of a statement to Press representatives in London last night Mrs. Mollison announced that she and her husband, Mr. ...

    Article : 289 words
  18. DANGER TO HOSTAGES

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden) has sent a telegram to the British Charge d'Affaires in Madrid (Mr. Ogilvie-Forbes) in which, after ex- ...

    Article : 423 words
  19. FRENCH AIR RACE.

    PARIS, Oct. 20.—The air race from Paris to Saigon (French Indo-China) and back, a distance of 13,600 miles. the prize money for which exceeds 15,000, ...

    Article : 124 words
  20. INDIAN RAILWAYS.

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—Sir Ralph Wedgwood, general manager of the London and North Eastern Railway, is going to India with Mr. W. A. Stanies, Chief ...

    Article : 128 words
  21. IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Oct. 21.—As a measure of relief for stockowners in the drought- stricken coastal areas, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Pease) announced in the ...

    Article : 89 words
  22. WOMEN HELP STRIKERS.

    NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Women in sympathy with the striking railway workers on the Louisiana and Arkansas line have taken direct action twice in the past ...

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  23. MR. MOLLISON'S ATLANTIC PLAN

    NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Mr. J. A. Mollison landed here yesterday preparatory to attempting a solo flight to England. He says that he hopes to take off on ...

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  24. LINDBERGH BABY CASE.

    NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Ellis Parker, the well-known New Jersey detective, and his son surrendered to the Federal authorities today under bench warrants. ...

    Article : 154 words
  25. MARITIME CONFERENCE.

    GENEVA, Oct. 20.—When the question arose, at today's meeting of the committee of the maritime conference of the International Labour Organisation, when ...

    Article : 193 words
  26. VAIN VENTURE.

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—For the first time in municipal history which extends over a thousand years, a woman, Miss Elsa Vagnolini, an income tax consultant, was ...

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  27. TRAGIC END.

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—In a gas-filled garden shelter which was decorated with texts from Scripture, Thomas Taylor Smith, a brilliant theological student and ...

    Article : 123 words
  28. A DAY AT YORK.

    An enjoyable day was spent by English cricketers at the York Race Club's meeting yesterday. Those players who adhered to the official programme had a ...

    Article : 97 words
  29. NEW NORCIA'S MOTHER-HOUSE.

    The Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat, from which came the monks under Father Salvado to establish their monastery of New Norcia, in Western Australia. has ...

    Article : 185 words
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    Map showing the Maquenda-Toledo-Madrid zone, including the principal roads and railways. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  31. SINKING IN NORTH SEA.

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—The Greek steamer Okeania sprung a leak in the North Sea today off Ijmuiden (on the Dutch coast) and is sinking. In response to an SOS ...

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  32. RESTAURANT "RACKET."

    NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—Fourteen men, including six Labour leaders, were indicted today by an extraordinary grand jury as a result of 14 months' ...

    Article : 91 words
  33. ARRESTED JAPANESE BOATS.

    TOKIO, Oct. 21.—The Foreign Minister (Mr. Arita) has instructed the Consul-General at Sydney (Mr. K. Mural) to investigate the case of the three ...

    Article : 86 words
  34. ISLAND ADMINISTRATION.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 21.—It was officially announced today that the Administrator of Norfolk Island (Captain C. R. Pinney) had been granted leave of absence for a ...

    Article : 60 words
  35. RECORD IN TELEPHONE CALLS.

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—The success of the concession to telephone subscribers of 200 free calls per annum, which came into operation on October 1, appears to ...

    Article : 80 words
  36. FILM STARS TO MARRY.

    BERLIN, Oct. 20.—Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth, celebrated singers and film stars, intend to marry shortly. ...

    Article : 20 words
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