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  2. A NOTED CANADIAN.

    MONTREAL, March 7.—Major-General Sir James Howden Macbrien, Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, died today at the age of 60 years. ...

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  3. N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

    SYDNEY, March 8.—A comprehensive plan of closer settlement and relief for the man on the land; the establishment of special maternity hospitals and the ...

    Article : 678 words
  4. CONFLICT IN CHINA.

    LONDON, March 8.—The Japanese forces, after their drive through Shansi province in China, have reached the Yellow River at six places, but, owing to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 345 words
  5. SPANISH NAVAL BATTLE.

    LONDON, March 8.—A message from Barcelona states that the loyalist Ministry of Defence, after sitting the evidence, is convinced that the insurgent cruiser ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 477 words
  6. PREMIER'S SPEECH.

    At the outset of his speech, Mr. Chamberlain dwelt on the significance of the fact that for four successive years the House should have had to discuss a ...

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  7. PROTECTION OF LONDON.

    LONDON, March 8.—Great interest has been aroused by the reference by Sir Thomas Inskip (Minister for Co-ordination of Defence) to the balloon barrage ...

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  8. OPPOSITION CRITICISM.

    Mr. Lees-Smith, in moving the Labour amendment, contended that the defence programme was the result of the policy pursued by the National Government over ...

    Article : 329 words
  9. LONDON PRESS APPROVAL.

    LONDON, March 8.—In a leading article "The Times" states that Mr. Chamberlain's defence speech in the House of Commons was an ...

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  10. GOOD FRENCH RECEPTION.

    PARIS, March 8.—French newspapers give Mr. Chamberlain's defence speech in the House of Commons an enthusiastic reception. They especially welcome the ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. NEW ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT.

    TOKIO, March 8.— new onslaught on the Government's Bill for control of electricity took place in the Diet today, on the ground that a virtual bilking of the ...

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  12. POWER IN THE AIR.

    Mr. Churchill contended that the British expenditure, although enormous, must be compared with what is being expended elsewhere, notably in Germany. He ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. BERLIN ACCEPTS ASSURANCES.

    BERLIN, March 8.—Political circles here are willing to accept Mr. Chamberlain's assurances that the British rearmament is not aggressive. The ...

    Article : 52 words
  14. INCENDIARY BOMBS.

    LONDON, March 8.—"Fire bombs are perhaps more dangerous than explosives and gas," writes Mr. Duncan Sandys, a member of the House of Commons, in ...

    Article : 169 words
  15. COLLIER AGROUND.

    SHANGHAI, March 7.—After a struggle all day against pounding seas, the British cruiser Cape Town rescued six Europeans and 54 Chinese, among ...

    Article : 104 words
  16. CONTROL IN ABYSSINIA

    ROME, March 7.—It is officially denied here that the Government proposes the restoration of portion of Abyssinia to the Emperor Haile Selassie. ...

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  17. BIG DEATH-ROLL.

    GIBRALTAR, March 7.—The Baleares death-roll Is estimated at 600 men, including the rebel rear-admiral, the commander and several senior officers. ...

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  18. "PUBLIC MISCHIEF."

    SYDNEY, March 8.—Four men were charged at the Quarter Sessions today with conspiracy to effect a public mischief and also with conspiracy to cheat ...

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  19. FATHER'S INTUITION.

    ADELAIDE, March 8.—The remarkable story of a father's intuition that his son was in danger and the relief of the son by aeroplane was told tonight, when a ...

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  20. FORMER EGYPTIAN PREMIER.

    CAIRO, March 7.—Tewfik Nessim Pasha, who was three times Prime Minister of Egypt, died today in his 63rd year. Last year some excitement was caused ...

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  21. ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PREMIER

    SYDNEY, March 8.—The Premier (Mr. Stevens) tonight described as "entirely false" a statement made by Mr. Lang, in the course of his policy speech at Auburn ...

    Article : 317 words
  22. RESTORED TO THE FLEET.

    PARIS, March 6.—The Spanish loyalists have refloated a destroyer of 1,650 tons which was sunk by rebel planes in Gijon harbour last October. The vessel, ...

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  23. TAX EVASION.

    WASHINGTON, March 7.—The Supreme Court has confirmed the fine of 364,000 dollars (about £72,400 at par) which was the fraud penalty in the ...

    Article : 297 words
  24. EXCHANGES UNSETTLED.

    LONDON, March 8.—Owing to fears of fresh borrowing for rearmament in France, combined with the interpretation of the statement by the Prime Minister ...

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  25. SHIPS FOR THE REBELS.

    LONDON, March 8.—A message from Burgos (the Spanish rebel headquarters) states that a law has been gazetted by General Franco's Government ...

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  26. HOTEL TRADING HOURS.

    SYDNEY, March 8.—A strong attempt to secure later trading hours for hotels is being made by a State conference of the United Licensed Victuallers' ...

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  27. AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL

    LONDON, March 8.—Colonel Forbes, the Commonwealth Government's liaison officer, who is preparing the arrangements for the unveiling by the King of ...

    Article : 66 words
  28. FRENCH SAILORS INJURED.

    PERPIGNAN (France), March 8.—The French destroyer, Poursulvante, after a short absence at sea, returned to Port Vandres today and put ashore two of ...

    Article : 79 words
  29. TROUBLE OVER TOWN HALL

    MELBOURNE, March 8.—The executive of the League of Nations Union is indignant at the "extremely humiliating and intolerable" restrictions by the City ...

    Article : 178 words
  30. BUILDING TRADES.

    A stop-work meeting of workers in the building trades will be held at the Unity Theatre next Saturday at 10 a.m. The decision to hold the meeting was made ...

    Article : 368 words
  31. SABOTAGE ON SUBMARINE.

    PARIS, March 8.—Damage, estimated at £6,600 sterling, to the accumulators of a Spanish Republican submarine under-going repairs at St. Nazaire, is believed ...

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  32. ARSENICAL POISONING

    AUCKLAND, March 8.—The discovery that a serious stock disease which for many years has been the cause of grave concern on a farm in the Reporoa ...

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  33. TRAGIC HOMECOMING.

    LONDON, March 7.—The Warsaw correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that when General Kozicki returned to his home after a short absence ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. FOOTWEAR IMPORTS.

    LONDON, March 7.—Interviewed in regard to the intention of the New Zealand Government to increase the duty on imported leather footwear, the ...

    Article : 116 words
  35. SMALLPOX VICTIM.

    LONDON, March 7.—The young Australian who was taken ill on board the liner Cathay and whose complaint was later diagnosed as severe smallpox, died ...

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  36. RAILWAY OFFICIAL SHOT.

    SYDNEY, March 8.—Cyril Clive Maher. night officer at Farley railway station, was found unconscious with a bullet wound in his head in his office at the station ...

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  37. AMERICAN STAMP REVISION.

    WASHINGTON, March 7.—A stamp revision was announced today. It has been decided to have a likeness of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United ...

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  38. MOTH PLANE CRASHES

    MELBOURNE, March 8.—A Moth plane owned by Australian National Airways Pty., Ltd., crashed near Campbell-field about noon today. The machine ...

    Article : 206 words
  39. DEMAND FOR COLLIE COAL.

    COLLIE, March 8.—Although record orders have lately been received by the Collie mines there is not a sufficient supply of railway trucks to cope with the ...

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  40. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH

    SYDNEY, March 8.—Mr. G. E. Murray, manager of Greenfields, Ltd., landowners, of Forbes, had a narrow escape from death this morning, when his truck was ...

    Article : 145 words
  41. KING CAROL'S LONDON VISIT.

    LONDON, March 7.—The Rumanian legation announces that the Crown Prince Michael will accompany King Carol on his State visit to London this ...

    Article : 87 words
  42. MARRIAGE TROUBLES COMPOSED

    LOS ANGELES, March 7.—A reconciliation has taken place between Jan Rubini, a violinist who has appeared in Australia and his wife, Adele Crane, a ...

    Article : 91 words
  43. DUTCH PRINCESS.

    LONDON, March 8.—Nothing thus far has reached Whitehall in connection with the report that Princess Juliana, of Holland, might be invited to visit Australia ...

    Article : 72 words
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