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  2. NEW SOCIAL ORDER.

    LONDON, Oct. 11.—If Mr. Churchill's election to the leadership of the Conservative Party can mean that the party will have to revolutionise itself under his ...

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  3. PACIFIC PRECAUTIONS.

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—The most important aspect of the Far Eastern crisis today was its obvious lightening, by reason of the cessation of threats from ...

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  4. FOOTBALL PREMIERSHIP.

    Claremont and South Fremantle will meet at Subiaco Oval today in what promises to be one of the greatest grand finals in the history of the West ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. DROUGHT RELIEF.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 11.—Loans amounting to £1,000,000 are to be made to the States by the Commonwealth Government for urgent drought relief. The ...

    Article : 408 words
  6. FUTURE OF FRANCE.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—Marshal Petain, in defining the policy of the French Government at Vichy today, said Germany had the choice of a punitive peace or ...

    Article : 102 words
  7. FEDERAL MINISTRY.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 11.—There is high authority for stating that it would be presumptous to presuppose that at its vital discussions on Monday the Federal ...

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  8. COMMUNISTS RAIDED.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—It is officially stated that the French police have raided 15 Communist centres in the neighbourhood of Vichy. Twenty-eight ...

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  9. FRENCH SUBMARINE SUNK.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—It is officially announced in Vichy that the French submarine Ajax (1,379 tons) has sunk. The crew has been landed at Sierra Leone. ...

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  10. IN THE CAMEROONS.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—General de Gaulle leader of the Free French forces, landed at Duala (in the Cameroons, West Africa) today from a gunboat which participated ...

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  11. CHANGED DESTINATION.

    MANILA, Oct. 10.—Ten American- made light dive-bombers consigned to Thailand have been unloaded here, on orders from Washington. It is understood ...

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  12. AIRMEN'S BRAVERY.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—An Australian, Sergeant Holt, serving in the Royal Air Force, will receive the Distinguished Flying Medal from the King on October 18. ...

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  13. EVACUATION FROM FAR EAST.

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—The Maritime Commission has revealed that it is negotiating with United States Lines for the use of one or more of its largest ...

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  14. IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Oct. 11.—The Premier (Mr. Playford) announced in the House of Assembly today the decision of the Commonwealth Government to make ...

    Article : 419 words
  15. COMMENT IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Oct. 11.—Australia's inability thus far to find national unity as a result of the recent election is given prominence here. Generally, it is hoped ...

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  16. MURDERS IN SHANGHAI

    HONG KONG, Oct. 11.—Despatches from Shanghai state that Mr. Fu Hsiao-en, Mayor of the special Shanghai municipality sponsored by the Japanese, ...

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  17. NURSE'S HEROISM.

    LONDON, Oct. 11.—Nurse Tegwin Davies displayed amazing heroism in rescuing 18 expectant mothers when a bomb wrecked one side of a pre-natal ...

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  18. WARTIME INVENTIONS.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—British citizens, from peers and Cabinet Ministers to working men, are sending weekly to the Scientific Research Directorate of the ...

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  19. MISSING GIRL.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 11.—Police and a black-tracker are pursuing an armed man and a 17-year-old girl, who, they have been told, was taken away against her will, ...

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  20. THE QUEEN ELIZABETH

    NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—It is rumoured that the giant Cunard-White Star liner Queen Elizabeth, which arrived at New York on her maiden voyage in March ...

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  21. SENATOR MACDONALD'S IDEA.

    A drastic move towards securing a national government was proposed by Senator Allan MacDonald in a telegram he sent yesterday to Senator Dein, the ...

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  22. TIENTSIN RESTRICTIONS.

    SHANGHAI, Oct. 10.—The American Chamber of Commerce at Tientsin has sent a message to the United States Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull) ...

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  23. TELEGRAM FROM MR. MENZIES.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) yesterday invited the State Government to the represented at a meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council in Melbourne ...

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  24. BONDHOLDERS' COMPANIES.

    AUCKLAND, Oct. 11.—Restrictions have been placed on the transfer of shares in bondholders' companies by a Finance Bill, which has been passed by ...

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  25. THE MARANOA SEAT.

    BRISBANE, Oct. 11.—Mr. Baker. the Federal Labour candidate, has been elected member of the House of Representatives for Maranoa with a majority ...

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  26. JAPANESE ENVOYS.

    TOKIO, Oct. 11.—The new Japanese Ambassador to Russia said before leaving for Moscow today that he would do his best to promote friendly relations ...

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  27. INTERNED ALIENS.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—In the House of Commons this afternoon the Minister for Home Security (Mr. Morrison) said that 11,000 German and Austrian civilians ...

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  28. FORREST POLL DECLARATION.

    An unusual happening in connection with general elections in this State will be the absence of both candidates from the declaration of the poll at Bunbury ...

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  29. NEW AMERICAN STAMP.

    As part of an American postage stamp series, a commemorative stamp honouring Cyrus Hall McCormick is to be issued by the United States Postal Department ...

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  30. TRAINING IN CANADA.

    OTTAWA, Oct. 10.—The Air Minister(Mr. Power) announced today that twice as many Australian and New Zealand air crews as originally planned were ...

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  31. CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN TRIBE.

    ADELAIDE, Oct. 11.—The only intact tribe of natives on the western desert of Central Australia was the Pitjendad-jara, in the Mann Ranges, said the ...

    Article : 186 words
  32. DUTCH INDIES DEFENCE.

    MANILA, Oct. 10.—Major van Haselen, commander of the Netherlands East Indies air force, has arrived here, en route for the United States, to seek all ...

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  33. HACKETT WILL CASE.

    MELBOURNE, Aug. 11.—In his will, the late Sir John Winthrop Hackett, a former owner of "The West Australian," directed his trustees to set aside and ...

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  34. SUPPLY OF TANKS.

    OTTAWA, Oct. 10.—The Minister for Munitions and Supply (Mr. Howe) said today that preparations were being completed for the manufacture of 3,000 ...

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  35. ARMY ENTERTAINMENT.

    Under the direction of the entertainments officer (Lieutenant W. Edwards), a comprehensive programme of concerts and pictures has been arranged for ...

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  36. GERMAN "REPRISALS."

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—The German official newsagency announced today that the number of prominent Dutchmen interned as reprisals for the arrest of Germans ...

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  37. TRADE TALKS GO ON.

    BATAVIA, Oct. 11.—Trade talks between the Netherlands East Indies representatives and the Japanese mission led by Mr. Kobayashi are continuing quietly. ...

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  38. GIBRALTAR EVACUEES.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—The Queen today visited some of the centres in London in which civilians who have been evacuated from Gibraltar have been accommodated. ...

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  39. EXPENSIVE DOGS.

    Because he refused to licence his two dogs, Harry Stoddard, of Stack-road, Palmyra, was ordered to pay £3/12/6, in addition to the 15/ registration fees, in ...

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  40. AID FROM WEST INDIES.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—Over 100 large cases of clothing and blankets just received from voluntary organisations in the West Indies have been distributed by ...

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  41. SWEDISH FACTORIES.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—The Bremen (German) radio says that big fires in factories in Sweden recently have been too frequent to be pure accidents and that ...

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  42. TYPHOID PRECAUTION.

    LONDON, Oct. 11.—As a precautionary method civilians in Southampton are to be inoculated against typhoid. "The need for inoculation," says a ...

    Article : 82 words
  43. Y.A.L. MEMORIAL SERVICE.

    An invitation is extended to the general public to be present at the Young Australia League's annual memorial ceremony to be held in the league ...

    Article : 71 words
  44. PARTITIONED POLAND.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—The Bremen (German) radio claimed today that the Russian Tass agency had denied that the Soviet had demanded the forfeiture of ...

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  45. TRAWLER SUNK BY U-BOAT.

    LONDON, Oct. 10.—It is officially stated that His Majesty's trawler Kingston Sapphire has been sunk by a U-boat. Most of the members of the crew ...

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  46. CANADIAN DEFENCE.

    OTTAWA, Oct. 10.—The Defence Minister, (Colonel Ralston) announced today the creation of a Pacific Military Command, including British Columbia ...

    Article : 28 words
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