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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Fine weather, with moderate temperatures, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. The maximum shade temperature at the Perth Observatory ...

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  4. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

    CANBERRA, April 7.—Production of wheat in Australia for the 1940-41 season, according to estimates made by the various State authorities, is expected to ...

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  5. S.A. RAIL DISPUTE.

    ADELAIDE, April 7.—Railway employees, who held a stop-work meeting at the Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide, today, decided to approach the State Government ...

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  6. NEWS FOR AMERICA.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—The Minister for Information (Senator Foll) announced today that the Federal Cabinet had approved the payment of a subsidy to allow ...

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  7. PERSONAL.

    The Minister for Works (Mr. H. Millington) and the Director of Works (Mr. R. J. Dumas) will leave Perth this morning for Waroona to inspect the ...

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  8. SIDE-TRACKING PARLIAMENT.

    The admission by the Assistant-Minister for Employment (Mr. E. H. Gray) that since Christmas his department has "reverted" to the policy of ...

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  9. The West Australian.

    With sober pride Australians have heard that their troops are fighting side by side with those of Britain and New Zealand against the invading Germans ...

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  10. EASTER HOLIDAYS.

    It is too early yet for weather officials to predict with any degree of accuracy whether the prevailing fine conditions will last during the Easter holidays, but, ...

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  11. GAS WORKERS STRIKE.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—More than 1.000 employees at the Mortlake works of the Australian Gas Light Company and 60 men at the North Shore Gas Company ...

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  12. SINEWS OF WAR.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—Australia at war" is the keynote of the Royal Empire Show of 1941, which opened today. In addition to the wealth of products from land ...

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  13. GERMAN MINE.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—A German contact mine, which was found embedded in the sand on the beach at Budgewol, 23 miles north of Gosford, this morning, was ...

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  14. PIG EXPORT DIFFICULTIES.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) said today that the export position of pork was no more serious than that of lamb. Owing ...

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  15. PETROL RATIONING.

    CANBERRA, April 7.—Under the revised petrol rationing scale which has operated for some classes of liquid fuel users since April 1, the Commonwealth ...

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  16. TALK TO RAILWAYMEN.

    AUCKLAND, April 7.—Addressing a mass meeting of railway employees today the Minister for Railways (Mr. Semple) said:—"I will investigate your grievances. ...

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  17. EARTH TREMORS.

    AUCKLAND, April 7.—Preceded by loud and lengthy rumbling a sharp earthquake occurred at Wellington today, but no damage was done. Observatory ...

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  18. WATER CONSERVATION

    SYDNEY, April 7.—The Premier (Mr. Mair) said tonight that the State Government had planned a huge programme of water conservation, which be ...

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  19. FIGHTING DROUGHT.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—Representatives of all Royal Agricultural Societies in Australia decided at a conference at the Sydney showground today to consider ...

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  20. SERVICES' DEMANDS.

    ALBANY, April 7.—Although the Albany woollen mill will not, for the present, have direct participation in the supplying of orders for the defence forces ...

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  21. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth G.P.O.: Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters, but between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ...

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  22. MILITARY TRAINING.

    In a recent bulletin issued by the Department of the Army reference was made to special arrangements which had been made by the Military Board in order ...

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  23. MR. MENZIES IN LONDON

    LONDON, April 7.—The Minister for Aircraft Production (Lord Beaverbrook) dined with the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) last night. Today ...

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  24. NON-ESSENTIAL GOODS.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—Further substantial restrictions on imports of goods not essential to the war effort will probably be announced by the Minister for ...

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  25. TRADE WITH MALAYA.

    The case submitted to the Minister for Industrial Development (Mr. A. R. G. Hawke) by a deputation last Thursday showing the need for an additional ship ...

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  26. CHILD ENDOWMENT SCHEME.

    "The most important measure which has passed through Parliament for a very long period was that providing for child endowment," Senator Clothier said ...

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  27. N.Z. PUBLIC WORKS.

    AUCKLAND, April 7.—The Minister for Works (Mr. Armstrong) stated today that the public works programme for the current year would be regulated by the ...

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  28. TOBACCO RESEARCH.

    SYDNEY, April 7.—The Federal Cabinet decided today to make a research grant to the tobacco industry of £10,000 a year. ...

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  29. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    (Every request for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...

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  30. FRIENDLY ALIENS.

    CANBERRA, April 7.—Repercussions are expected to develop from the Commonwealth Government's decision last week to grant certain exemptions to ...

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  31. BACONER PORK.

    At the invitation of the Fat Stock Salesmen's Association, Messrs. J. W. Diver, J. S. Teasdale and H. J. Prater, representing the Primary Producers' ...

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  32. LATE MR. M. J. SAVAGE.

    AUCKLAND, April 7.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser), with eight other members of the Cabinet, attended a memorial service yesterday at the tomb ...

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  33. NEW ZEALAND FINANCES.

    AUCKLAND, April 7.—The Minister for Finance (Mr. Nash) stated today that a preliminary examination of the Dominion's accounts for the year just closed ...

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  34. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

    AMBASSADORS: Kit Carson and Inspector Hornleigh. GRAND: Thou Shalt Not Kill and Money to Burn. ...

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  35. WARDROBE PROBLEM.

    CANBERRA, April 7.—A dress allowance to cover items of wearing apparel not included in the official kit will be paid to members of the R.A.A.F. Women's ...

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  36. GOOD FRIDAY.

    Sir,—Faced as we are today with a life and death struggle between the ideals of brotherhood and co-operation against those of tyranny and exploitation, it ...

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  37. SHIPPING INSURANCE SCHEME

    SYDNEY, April 7.—The Commonwealth Government will carry the full responsibility of the war risk shipping insurance scheme, which was recently announced. ...

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  38. CANBERRA DISPUTE

    SYDNEY, April 7.—The Federal Cabinet has still to consider the report of the Public Works Committee condemning plans by the Department of he Interior ...

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  39. TROOPS' WEEK-END LEAVE.

    As Easter is at hand, the entertainment committee of the Citizens' Reception Council yesterday issued a special appeal to residents of the metropolitan area for ...

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  40. POLISH PRIME MINISTER.

    NEW YORK, April 7.—The Polish Prime Minister (General Sikorski) arrived in New York yesterday from Canada, where he signed a act by which ...

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  41. TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY.

    NEW YORK, April 6.—The New York "Herald Tribune" today publishes an excellent Australian travel article by Richard Dunlap in which Sydney is ...

    Article : 87 words
  42. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer. CRIMINAL COURT.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Commissioner Davies and a Jury. ...

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