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  2. MEN FOR A.I.F.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—The urgent need of reinforcements for the A.I.[?]. was emphasised today by Lieut.-General Sir Iven Mackay, G.O.C., ...

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  3. VICEREGAL.

    Lady Mitchell will open the West Australia Gladiolus and Bulb Society's gladiolus show in the Perth Town Hall, at 8 o'clock this ...

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  4. LABOUR SHORTAGE.

    The serious shortage of agricultural workers caused by enlistments in the A.I.F. and the calling up of men for the militia forces has been ...

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  5. AUSTRALIA'S PART.

    BATAVIA, Oct. 21.—The return yesterday of the Netherlands East Indies Press delegation which visited Australia has brought fresh ...

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  6. SINEWS OF WAR.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—The chairman of the Commonwealth Bank Board (Sir Claude Reading) said today that if wartime economy was to ...

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  7. The West Australian.

    For the moment there are only two discernible factors which would be likely to ease the grave tension which has brought us closer to war ...

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  8. WAGES AND PRICES

    OTTAWA, Oct. 20.—The Minister of Labour (Mr. Norman McLarty) said today that the machinery being set up under the new compulsory ...

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  9. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Unsettled weather, with south-east to south-west winds and a tendency to thunder, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. The ...

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  10. HUNGER STRIKERS.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 21.—Horace Ratliff and Max Thomas, who conducted a hunger strike as a protest against their internment in New ...

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  11. PERSONAL.

    Dr. I. W. Wark, chief of the division of industrial chemistry of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and Mr. R. G. Thomas, ...

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  12. WAR TRANSPORT.

    LONDON, Oct. 20.—With the intention of evolving better wartime use and control of road transport of goods "in a spirit of complete ...

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  13. LABOUR'S PLEDGE.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 21.—Pledges of full and effective support for the A.I.F. in manpower and materials and a declaration of the Labour ...

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  14. SOCIAL SERVICES.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 21.—A system of unemployment Insurance is expected to be introduced comparatively early by the Labour ...

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  15. ARMY BOOT ORDERS.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—Orders for army boots placed in Australia by the Delhi Eastern Supply Group may be delayed so that sufficient ...

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  16. PITH OF PARLIAMENT.

    Both Houses of the State Parliament met at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. In the Legislative Council, the Wills (Soldiers, Sailors and ...

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  17. AIR CADET CORPS.

    Wing-Commander C. W. Snook. officer commanding the Air Training Corps in this State, will enrol cadets at Wiluna on Saturday. It ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  18. WAR AND MUSIC.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—A hunt for musical talent among Australian soldiers has been instigated by the Australian Army Education Advisory ...

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  19. AIDING EX-SOLDIERS.

    AUCKLAND. Oct. 21.—Details are announced of the Government's scheme for the rehabilitation of ex-servicemen by financing them to buy ...

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  20. GIFT FOR BOMBED AREAS.

    LONDON, Oct. 21.—Aldwych was given over today to the formal presentation of over 100 vehicles raised by the New South Wales canteen ...

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  21. ACTIVITIES IN THIS STATE.

    The organising secretary of the State War Loans Committee (Mr. R. W. Lloyd) said yesterday that £1,290 had been subscribed to the ...

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  22. PROFESSORIAL BOARD.

    The University Senate decided on Monday night to ask the Professorial Board to consider admitting a representative of the student body to ...

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  23. STATE EDUCATION.

    "At a time when we, as one of the great groups of democracies, realise the importance of education in the present great struggle, we are ...

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  24. HOME DEFENCE.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—The Commander-in-Chief of Australian Home Forces (Sir Iven Mackay) said today that he planned to inculcate a ...

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  25. U.S.A. AND AUSTRALIA.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 21.—Proposals for establishing a direct service for radio communications between Australia and the United States were ...

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  26. COMMON AILMENTS.

    CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—Dr. Perry Goldsmith, of Toronto, addressing the American Academy of Opthalmology today, advised less attention ...

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  27. SIR JOHN LATHAM.

    SINGAPORE, Oct. 21.—The condition of the Australian Minister to Japan (Sir John Latham) who left the ship on which he was returning ...

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  28. BUSHFIRE PRECAUTIONS.

    The rapid approach of the hot, dry season is a pertinent reminder that three circumstances are combining to make the summer of 1941-42 the ...

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  29. O.B.E. AWARD.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 21.—The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) announced today that Wing-Commander G. E. Sampson, a Royal Air ...

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  30. 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 ...

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  31. PROPAGANDA WEAPON.

    The Important part that propaganda plays in the German war machine is described in "This Weapon of Propaganda," a feature article to ...

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  32. SOUTH SEA MISSIONS.

    NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—The Rev. James Murtagh, secretary of the Australian Catholic Missions, who was guest preacher at St. Patrick's ...

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  33. GOVERNMENT CARS.

    References to economy in the use of Government motor cars were made in the Legislative Council yesterday. When the House met Mr. ...

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  34. DEATH PENALTY.

    The Death Penalty Abolition Bill, which was passed on Thursday last by the Legislative Assembly, where it was sponsored by Mrs. Cardell-Oliver ...

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  35. VICTORIAN MUNITIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 21.—A contract worth more than £30,000 was recently let for extensions to an explosives factory in Victoria, the ...

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  36. ARMS FACTORY DISPUTE.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—All men at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory will resume work tomorrow morning, an undertaking having been given ...

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  37. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

    Scattered rain and thunder, first in the Kimberleys and extending probably to the southern and eastern sub-tropics, including the ...

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  38. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

    (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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  39. CHINESE CONSUL.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—The Consul-General for China in Australia (Dr. C. J. Pao) has been appointed Consul-General in India, with ...

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  40. WAR PRISONERS.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 21.—Air mail rates on correspondence to Australian prisoners of war in Germany and Italy have been reduced from ...

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  41. A.B.C. PROGRAMMES.

    The main features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows:— Station 6WF: 6.45, 7.55, 9 a.m., ...

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  42. FOR HOME DISCUSSION.

    In order to encourage the more intelligent study of public affairs in the home "The West Australian" publishes each day a series of ...

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  43. GARDEN ISLAND WORKERS

    SYDNEY, Oct. 21.—The authorities at Garden Island have decided to reduce where practicable overtime among employees to obviate ...

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  44. MR. A. McCALLUM'S ESTATE.

    Mr. Alexander Cunningham McCallum, chairman of A. C. McCallum, Ltd, who died on August 9, at the age of 76 years, left estate which ...

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  45. THE LAW COURTS.

    FULL COURT.—At 10.30 a.m., before the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Dwyer and Mr. Justice Wolff: In the matter of the Legal Practitioners Act and in the ...

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