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  2. LONDON AND BACK.

    A young South African, Air-Lieutenant Murdoch, who undertook the journey from London to Cape Town and back in an Avro-Avian machine in 24 days, arrived at ...

    Article : 384 words
  3. MR. BRUCE WARNS FARMERS.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—"Governments can render a measure of assistance, but the real basis must come from the producers themselves. Do not let Governments ...

    Article : 432 words
  4. BOARDING-HOUSE ON FIRE.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.—Four persons had a narrow escape, while 10 others had a sensational experience, when the Osborne boarding-house in South Brisbane was ...

    Article : 603 words
  5. SOUTHERN CROSS.

    PERTH, Sunday.—After a night of "blind" flying and battling with a storm the Southern Cross landed unexpectedly at Maylands aerodrome at 25 minutes past ...

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  6. BANDIT SHOT DEAD.

    A crowd of shoppers in the Faubourg du Temple found itself involved in a cinema-like drama at noon to-day. A bandit strolled into the shop of M. Andre ...

    Article : 275 words
  7. U.S.A. PRESIDENCY.

    A message from Paiicalto, California, states that Mr Herbert Hoover officially accepted the Republican Presidential nomination to-day when he reiterated his stand ...

    Article : 352 words
  8. OLYMPIC GAMES.

    Although he was unable to punch his hardest owing to fear that he would break his already badly injured left hand, Ernie Rice Morgan (N.Z.) triumphantly ...

    Article : 1,685 words
  9. SUBMARINE DISASTER.

    The bodies of the 27 members of the crew of the submarine F14, which was sunk in collision with the destroyer Missori in the Adriatic, were buried in the presence ...

    Article : 231 words
  10. LABOURERS FOR CANADA.

    The Ministry for Labour announces that the rush of unemployed men to enrol for harvest work in Canada under the Government system has been so great that up ...

    Article : 218 words
  11. FEDERAL BY-ELECTION.

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sir Littleton Groom) will issue a writ on Friday for a by-election for the Wide ...

    Article : 478 words
  12. UNITED STATES GOODS.

    It is announced that the foreign trade of the United States for the first half of 1928 was as follows:—Exports, 2,377,000,000 dollars (£475,400,000); imports, 2,084,000,000 ...

    Article : 88 words
  13. WOMAN "MARATHON DANCER."

    In an acute condition of physical and nervous exhaustion, and with her feet painfully blistered, Miss Frankie Bromley, aged 21 years, was taken to the Melbourne ...

    Article : 254 words
  14. Opperman in Paris.

    The positions of the teams competing in the six days cycle race on the Buffalo Velodrome are practically unchanged. The distance covered in 65 hours is 1,456 ...

    Article : 122 words
  15. ATHLETIC CONTESTS.

    The athletic contest between the Empire and the United States at Stamford Bridge attracted the second largest crowd over seen at a meeting of athletes in England. ...

    Article : 460 words
  16. Revolution in Brazil.

    ASUNCION (Paraguay), Aug. 11. A revolutionary movement has broken out in the State of Matto Grosso, Brazil, according to a telegram to the Minister for ...

    Article : 75 words
  17. Sir John Salmond.

    The following changes in the higher commands of the Royal Air Force are announced:—Air-Marshal Sir John Salmond has been selected to succeed Air ...

    Article : 196 words
  18. Tropical Storms.

    Four persons were killed in tropical storms which struck North and South Carolina today, after working their way from the West Indies through Florida and ...

    Article : 103 words
  19. H.M.A.S. Canberra.

    The cruiser Canberra will leave Portsmouth for Portland on Saturday, and will engage in practice until August 15. She will then join the Atlantic second cruiser ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. Pan-Pacific Conference.

    Replying to addresses of welcome by the Governor (Mr. Wallace Farrington) and the secretary of the Pan-Pacific Union (Mr. Alexander Ford) at the opening of ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. CHARGES AGAINST POLICE.

    It was ascertained from the chief commissioner of police (Brigadier-General T. A. Blamey) on Saturday that a constable attached to the motor-cycle police, ...

    Article : 279 words
  22. AVIATORS' FEATS.

    Squadron-Leader Smith has a notable record as an aviator. He began as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the war. After the war he was for some ...

    Article : 376 words
  23. Migration of Boys.

    Senator McLachlan, honorary Minister in the Commonwealth Cabinet, has issued a statement to the British press in which he reassuringly discusses boy migration. ...

    Article : 162 words
  24. Eisteddfod at Treorchy.

    There were inspiring scenes at the Eisteddfod at Treorchy, Wales, when 200 Welsh singers from Australia, New Zealand, and other Dominions entered the platform. ...

    Article : 53 words
  25. Stalin Leaves Moscow.

    Mystery surrounds the departure from Moscow for the Caucusus of the general secretary of the central committee of the Communist party (M. Stalin). It is ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. French Manoeuvres.

    The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, the only regiment, of British cavalry serving on the Rhine, will take part in exercises of the French cavalry under General Guillaumat, ...

    Article : 84 words
  27. Canadian Revenue.

    The revenue of Canada for the first four months of the financial year increased by 13,000,000 dollars (about £2,600,000), and expenditure expanded by 4,000,000 dollars ...

    Article : 69 words
  28. Singapore Base.

    The Admiralty officially denies that the contract for the Singapore base has been postponed pending the signing of the treaty to outlaw war. ...

    Article : 31 words
  29. Otranto in Collision.

    The Otranto, outward bound from Immingham, Lincolnshire to Norway, on a pleasure cruise, with a full passenger list, collided with the Kitamo Maru. The ...

    Article : 64 words
  30. Liquor Seized in Ontario.

    Liquor valued at several million dollars was seized by the Ontario Government along the United States border, and prosecutions have been launched against every ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. NEW CONSTABLES.

    While the 65 police recruits who com pleted their training last week were in the hands of their instructing officers 20 additional vacancies occurred in the force. ...

    Article : 130 words
  32. Reduced Wages.

    The railway shopmen last night accepted the agreement with the railway companies for a reduction of 2½ per cent. in wages and salaries. The agreement has already been ...

    Article : 78 words
  33. CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

    A message from Bagdad states that a motor convoy conducted by Messrs. Nairn Brothers, of New Zealand, was attacked, but the passengers are safe. ...

    Article : 159 words
  34. Motor-cars in India

    The number of motor-cars and 'buses imported at Madras shows a record increase of 34 per cent. Not many years ago practically every car in India was of American ...

    Article : 63 words
  35. ALBERTO ZELMAN MEMORIAL.

    The Council of Melbourne Musical Societies has set out to raise £2,500 for a memorial to the late Mr. Alberto Zelman, to whose efforts music in Melbourne owes ...

    Article : 93 words
  36. WEST AUSTRALIAN MAIN ROADS.

    After the chairman of the West Australian Main Roads Board (Mr. E. Tindile) had outlined the policy of the board in regard to work throughout the State ...

    Article : 105 words
  37. New German Cruiser.

    The Cabinet has decided to begin the construction of a 10,000-ton cruiser which the Socialists previously opposed. The surrender of the Socialists to the People's ...

    Article : 63 words
  38. BACON DEARER.

    Business in bacon has been steady for some time, and an increase in the wholesale price of all cuts of 1d. a lb. has been announced. The advanced prices will ...

    Article : 53 words
  39. CABLE RATES REDUCED.

    The cable rates via Eastern to New York, Boston (Mass.), and Washington (D.C.), in the United States, are being reduced as follows from to-day:—Full rate, ...

    Article : 41 words
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