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  2. BALANCING BUDGETS.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. Moore) said to-day that he did not regard any decision in Queensland to budget for a deficit of £1,800,000 as contrary to the ...

    Article : 90 words
  3. LANDING TASMANIAN BEER.

    Mr. N. D. Carlyon, manager of the Hotel Australia, Collins street, said last night that as the Licensed Victuallers' Association bad stopped the supply of beer ...

    Article : 108 words
  4. FLYING COMPETITIONS.

    Competitions arranged by the Victorian section of the Aero Club on Saturday included contests in fast climbing to a height of 2,000ft., and slow gliding from ...

    Article : 314 words
  5. SEEKING A SAFER FOOTING.

    An infant school in the Roman Catholic parish at North Essendon has been enlarged at a cost of £600. The additions were dedicated yesterday by Archbishop ...

    Article : 288 words
  6. AUDACIOUS THEFTS.

    Thieves who stole jewellery valued at £100 from the home of Mr. Alfred W. Dawborn, manufacturer, Were street, Brighton, on Friday night showed much ...

    Article : 261 words
  7. League of Nations.

    Further ammunition for crities of the extravagance of the League of Nations and prophets of its bankruptey is supplied by the architect's admission that the cost ...

    Article : 147 words
  8. SCIENCE CONGRESS.

    Addressing the delegates to the convention of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Sir Arthur Keith, the noted anthropologist, estimated the ...

    Article : 1,510 words
  9. SYDENHAM RESERVE OPENED.

    A reserve consisting of 10 acres, with a frontage to Ballarat road, Syd[?]ham, was opened by t[?] president of the Keilor Shire (Councillor Parsons) on Saturday afternoon. A sports meeting ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. PAYMENT OF WHEAT BOUNTY.

    PERTH, Sunday.—The payment of 4½d. a bushel on the wheat produced, instead of 6d. a bushel on wheat exported, as originally decided, will, it is calculated by the ...

    Article : 45 words
  11. Lancashire Cotton Trade.

    The large volume of business transacted on the Manchester Royal Exchange during the week has led to the belief that the Lancashire cotton trade is on the eve of a ...

    Article : 161 words
  12. A.I.F. REUNIONS.

    Large attendances on Saturday night indicated the interest that is maintained in annual reunions of former members of A.I.F. units. Many members from other States were present. ...

    Article : 365 words
  13. FIGHTING FOR 10d. A ROUND.

    British boxing is in danger of fizzling out. The "great game," of which Britain is the home, has been badly under the weather for some time, in spite of ...

    Article : 434 words
  14. Henri Matisse.

    A message from St. Brieue, a town on the River Gouet, near the mouth of the English Channel, announces the death of Henri Matisse, the artist. He fell dead ...

    Article : 389 words
  15. BOY SHOT.

    Late last night John Sweeney, aged 13 years, of Arthurton road, Northcote, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital suffering from a bullet wound in the leg. The ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. Armaments Truce.

    A message from Geneva states that agreement has been reached on the proposal made by Italy for a truce regarding armaments. ...

    Article : 36 words
  17. LOWER RAILWAYS REVENUE.

    In spite of the impetus of Show traffic for portion of the time, railways revenue for the week ended September 21 dee[?]ased by £14,032 to £172,196, compared with the ...

    Article : 123 words
  18. CONCRETE PITCHES.

    Deputations from the Hampton and Sandringha[?] cricket clubs and from the Sandringham football club with regard to the concrete cricket pitch which has been laid down on the ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. TO-DAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 words
  20. INDEX TO CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 words
  21. AN AMAZING EFFORT.

    At the London Zoological Gardens, Stanley, the huge sea-elephant who weighs more than half a ton, bends backwards almost double to receive a choice morsel of fish. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 29 words
  22. French Ministers.

    The Prime Minister of France (M. Laval) and the Foreign Minister (M. Briand) left for Berlin to-day. ...

    Article : 37 words
  23. BASEMENT MURDER.

    SYDNEY, Sunday. — Events leading to the murder of Sheila Gilligan, aged 15 years, in the basement of a building in Phillip street, are being closely investigated by ...

    Article : 136 words
  24. TIME BY TELEPHONE.

    Residents of New York have already been in the habit of calling up the New York Telephone Company to find out the exact time, as the daily average of more ...

    Article : 261 words
  25. Federal India.

    The general discussion of the distribution of financial resources under the proposed new Indian Constitution was concluded by the Federal Structure Committee of the ...

    Article : 181 words
  26. MYSTERIOUS SMOKE.

    FRANKSTON, Sunday.—Several residents noticed dense smoke rising from the bay midway between Frankston and Mornington this afternoon. Major-General ...

    Article : 130 words
  27. ASSAULT ON GIRL ALLEGED.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—After inquiries lasting 12 days detectives arrested a man on Saturday night and charged him with having assaulted a girl living at Petersha[?]. ...

    Article : 77 words
  28. Display Advertising

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    Advertising : 975 words
  29. HOTELS AND RELIGION.

    Sir,—The Bishop of Willochra, touching the conduct of the drink traffic is highly interesting. An effort to link religion and liquor-selling together was made by Bishop ...

    Article : 477 words
  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    H. W. Austin, the British lawn tennis player, has become engaged to Phyllis Konstam, the film actress. Weekly Airmail to East Indies. ...

    Article : 195 words
  31. POLICE FIND REVOLVER.

    A police motor-patrol, in charge of Senior-constable Mar[?], went to a house in Mary street[?] Branswick, late on Saturday night to investigate a report that a ...

    Article : 98 words
  32. EARTHQUAKE RECORDED.

    The seis[?]ograph at the Melbourne Observatory recorded an earthquake of considerable intensity shortly after 4 o'clock on Fridya afternoon. It was computed that ...

    Article : 72 words
  33. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' COUNCIL.

    The following have been elected as the three general representatives on the Students' Representative Council on the University for 1[?]2:—Mr. J. [?]. Waterman, ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. Classified Advertising

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    Advertising : 177 words
  35. QUEENSLAND CRICKET MATCHES.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.—O[?]ham, five for 17, and Hor[?]rook, fo[?]r for 55, went through the university side on Saturday for 71 and 133. Toombul s[?]d 281, th[?] winning by an innings[?] South ...

    Article : 91 words
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