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  2. CAMP SIDELIGHTS.

    JERUSALEM, March 10.—After nearly a month on foreign soil, the "souvenir kings" of the Second A.I.F. have definitely made their presence felt. ...

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  3. DEFENCE CONTRACTS.

    The West Australian Chamber of Manufactures is continuing its representations in favour of a more even distribution of Commonwealth expenditure ...

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  4. EMPIRE AIR SCHEME.

    MELBOURNE, April 1.—The Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn) announced today that 17 specialist officers and 31 airmen have arrived on loan from the Royal ...

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  5. LONG CHASE IN BUSH.

    A boy was arrested yesterday after having led the police a chase over 13 miles. He is alleged to be in escapee from an institution, to have ...

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  6. FED ON GRASSHOPPERS

    DERBY, April 1.—A. E. Law (32), mining employee, who had been missing in the Kimberleys since March 23, was found yesterday and brought to ...

    Article : 143 words
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  8. COAL STRIKE DEADLOCK.

    BRISBANE, April 1.—The conference today between the Queensland coalowners and representatives of the coalmining employees ended in a deadlock. After ...

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  9. MARCH WEATHER.

    The outstanding feature of the weather in Western Australia during March, stated the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. A. G. Akeroyd) in his monthly report ...

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  10. GIRL ATTACKED.

    SYDNEY, April. 1.—Lorna Eyres (16) was battered about the head with a heavy iron bolt bound in a piece of rag while she was sleeping on the verandah at her ...

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  11. MENTAL PATIENTS.

    Sir,—The present should be a good opportunity to organise the mental hospitals department on modern lines. An inspector-general, as his title implies, ...

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  12. ROAD BOARDS MEET.

    MERREDIN, April 1.—The annual conference of the Great Eastern Roar. Board Association was held in the Town Hall, Merredin, yesterday. The following ...

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  13. CROWN PRIORITIES.

    If a suggestion from the Perth Chamber of Commerce is adopted, the first annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, which will be ...

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  14. STAMPEDE OF HORSES.

    HOBART, April. 1.—A stampede of about 200 horses from the Light Horse camp at Mona Vale, in the midlands, created a mild sensation along the main ...

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  15. MINERS AND THE COURT.

    SYDNEY, April. 1.—The Minister for Industry (Mr. Hughes) said today that if the miners approached the Federal Arbitration Court they would find that it ...

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  16. RULES TO OBSERVE ON LINED HIGHWAYS.

    The diagram (supplied by the Royal Automobile Automobile Club) shows a fourlaned highway with a double centre line. It Illustrates how the lane nearest the left kerb is for normal traffic and how the lane next to it, on the right, is for use when overtaking. The overtaking car is required ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  17. WAR RISKS.

    Sir,—There recently appeared In "The West Australian" a letter by Mr. Gregory, M.H.R, on the attitude of certain insurance companies towards policy ...

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  18. N.S.W. RAILWAY SERVICES.

    SYDNEY, April 1—It Is understood that the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Hartigan) has decided drastically to curtail railway services throughout the State ...

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  19. BIG BELL MINE.

    KALGOORLIE, April 1.—Work was resumed on the Big Bell mine this morning in accordance with the settlement reached on Saturday of the dispute ...

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  20. PREHISTORIC HORSE.

    As a result of an exchange with the American Museum, New York, the Perth Museum has received a life-size restored model of the four-toed ancestor of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  21. WANTED A PASSPORT.

    SYDNEY, April 1.—In the Central Police Court today Mr. Arnold, S.M, imposed a fine of 100, in default 200 days' imprisonment, on Frank Edward Walters ...

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  22. JAPAN AND PORTUGAL.

    MACAO, March 31.—Portuguese officials do not confirm the report by the Hong Kong correspondent of the "New York Times" that Japan has served the ...

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  23. FRANCE TO BRAZIL.

    LONDON, April 1.—Four French airmen have flown from France to Rio de Janeiro in a special sub-stratosphere aeroplane. The object of the flight was ...

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  24. FROST AT MANJIMUP.

    MANJIMUP, April 1.—A sharp frost in parts of the district yesterday morning caused extensive damage to potato crops. It is reported that one crop of 14 acres ...

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  25. MENZIES GOLD.

    MELBOURNE, April 1.—One of the early and lucky prospectors for gold in Western Australia, Mr. Leslie R. Menzies, died at Santa Monica (California) ...

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  26. NEW ZEALAND PAPER MILLS.

    AUCKLAND, April 1.—The Price Investigation Tribunal has given a decision in the Whakatane Paper Mills case, fixing prices for the company's cardboard ...

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  27. GENERAL NEWS.

    The West Australian Starr-Bowkett Investment, Benefit Building Society, yesterday allocated a free-of-interest loan of £500 to Mr. J. A. Lake, a member of ...

    Article : 381 words
  28. TASMANIAN RAILWAYMEN.

    LAUNCESTON, April 1.—So dissatisfied are a large number of members of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Railways Union that if desired reforms ...

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  29. REFRIGERATION PLANTS.

    At the annual meeting of the Perth division of the Institution of Engineers of Australia last night, the retiring chairman (Mr. W. A. McCullough) regretted ...

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  30. PACIFIST MEETING SEQUEL.

    AUCKLAND. April 1.--On a charge of having wilfully obstructed a police officer at a Wellington pacifist meeting, the Rev. O. E. Burton was today sentenced to three ...

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  31. FOREIGN COMPANY'S OFFICERS

    SYDNEY, April 1.—Mr. Justice Starke in the High Court today made an order granting sustenance of 10 a week in one case, and 8 in another, to officers ...

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  32. BUSHFIRE PREVENTION.

    A proposal to burn breaks throughout the Greenmount district in an effort to prevent a recurrence of bushfires is being considered by the Greenmount Progress ...

    Article : 192 words
  33. HISTORIC SHIP'S COMPASS.

    A 43-year-old ship's compass which was used on many hydrographic surveys in this State and three years ago was presented to the Museum authorities, has ...

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  34. ROAD BOARD ELECTIONS.

    Further nominations for the country road board elections, which will take place on April 20, were reported last night. The list is given below. There ...

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  35. WEIGHING SCHOOLCHILDREN.

    COLLIE, April 1.—Seven hundred children attending the Collie schools are to be weighed and measured as part of a scheme inaugurated by the Public ...

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  36. YOUNG PIANIST'S SUCCESS.

    LONDON, April 1.—In a notice of the debut of Noel Newtonwood, a 17-year-old Melbourne pianist, who appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra last ...

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  37. FINNISH RELIEF FUND.

    The following donations to the Finnish Relief Fund are acknowledged by the Vice-Consul for Finland (Mr. J. L. Paton):— ...

    Article : 84 words
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