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  2. WHEAT INQUIRY

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A Royal commission will be appointed by the Federal Government to investigate all branches of the wheat and flour industries, ...

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  3. PROHIBITION ENDS

    Prohibition in all parts of the United States except those in which the sale of liquor is forbidden by State laws ended at 6.55 p.m. to-day, when a ...

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  4. SUBSIDISED SHIPPING

    The chairman and managing director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (the Hon. Alexander Shaw) addressing the annual meeting, of ...

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  5. RELEASING CREDIT ROOSEVELT'S PROPOSAL

    The Administration, in its campaign to strengthen the capital structure of the banks through the issue of new preferred stock, gained a notable victory to-day ...

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  6. IRISH FREE STATE BRITAIN SENDS REPLY

    The Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. Thomas) read to the House of Commons this afternoon a despatch received from the president of the Executive Council of ...

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  7. CONVERSION LOAN Details of Terms

    CANBERRA, wednesday.—Further details of the conversion loan of £16,647,000. which has been negotiated in London. were announced by the Prime Minister ...

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  8. EMBARGO ON GLASS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—On the recommendation of the Tariff Board the Federal Ministry has decided to abandond the embargo on the importation of sheet ...

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  9. LORD MAYOR'S WEDDING Excited Crowds

    Not for years has a Melbourne crowd been raised to such a pitch of excitement as yesterday by the wedding of the Lord Mayor (Dr. H. Gengoult-Smith). His ...

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  10. Commended by Newspapers

    In publishing the prospectus of the Australian conversion loan of —16,647,000, which will give a redemption yield of —3/16/9, the newspapers prophesy the ...

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  11. Increased Taxes Proposed

    A prcliminary tax programme, which is estimated to yield 237,000,000 dollars (about £47 400,000) a year was recommended to-day by the ways and Means ...

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  12. COST OF PENSIONS

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Expenditure on invalid and old-age pensions in 1932-33 represented 19.2 per cent of the total Commonwealth taxation and 78.14 per ...

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  13. CRICKET CABLE MESSAGES BOARD OF CONTROL AND M.C.C.

    SYDNEY Wednesday.—An important statement was made by the chairman of the Board of Control (Mr. R. A. Oxlade) during a speech at the official luncheon ...

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  14. UNSHRINKABLE FABRICS

    Cotton and linen goods that are guaranteed to be 100 per cent, unshrinkable will be placed on the world markets on a large scale as the result of a finishing ...

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  15. BLUNDER AT GAOL

    The fact that a blunder led to the execution of a condemned prisoner in the Lahore gaol after an order had been issued for a postponement of the execution is revealed ...

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  16. Year's Supply of Dates in One Ship

    Dates enough to last Australia for the next 12 months have arrived in Melbourne by the Chindwara. Once a year a vessel is chartered to carry nothing else but ...

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  17. Most Favoured Nation Clause

    The President of the Board of Trade (the Hon. W. Runclman), defending the most favoured nation clause in the tariff at a meeting of Conservative members of ...

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  18. Problems for M.C.C.

    Mr. W. Findlay, secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club speaking at the annual meeting of county secretaries at Lord's, said that the M.C.C. committee on ...

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  19. TO REMAIN IN LEAGUE Italy's Decision

    A meeting of the Fascist Grand Council, that was attended by the Prime Minister (Signor Mussolini), to-day decided that Italy's continued membership of the ...

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  20. London Price of Gold

    The price of gold to-day is £6/6/11 an ounce, compared with —6/5/9 yesterday. The price is equal to about —7/16/8 an ounce for fine gold in Australian ...

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  21. Wedding Cake Distributed

    About 100 persons assembled outside Kurneh. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brookes in South Yarra last night in the hope of catching a glimpse of thf bride ...

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  22. YOUNG WOMAN SHOT

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—According to police reports Edward O'Keeffe, aged 16 years a station hand, shot dead Miss Patricia Dorothea Kensmith, aged 20 ...

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  23. Danger From Motor Traffic

    In the House of Lords Viscount Buckmaster moved that steps should be taken without delay to lessen the danger from motor traffic. He pointed out that there ...

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  24. Dollar Quotation

    Dollars are quoted at 5.16½ to£1. ...

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  25. Stating Disadvantages

    In reply to a question whether he proposed to direct the attention of the Free State to the disadvantages that its citizens would suffer in the event of an Irish ...

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  26. A Penny a Mile

    The rate of 1d. a mile on the main railway lines of Great Britain, which was temporarily introduced on May 1, has so stimulated the revenue that it has been ...

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  27. Governor of California

    It was announced to-day that the Governor of California (Mr. James Rolph jun.) had been expelled from the national advisory board of the National War ...

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  28. TRAM OUT OF CONTROL

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Fifty schoolboys had a remarkable escape to-day when a tram in which they were travelling got out of control as it was descending the ...

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  29. Germany's Desire for Understanding

    Discussing disarmament to-day, the German Chancellor (Herr Hilter) re-emphasised the German standpoint, and reiterated her desire for a speedy ...

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  30. Ovation for Gandhi

    Evidence that Gandhi retains his magic sway over Indias millions was given at Sauger, in the Central Provinces, where he is conducting a ...

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  31. Anti-cancer Fluid

    The night areoplane from Berlin brought a package that was required by a London doctor of an anti-cancer fluid which has been discovered by Professor ...

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  32. Duleepsinhji Missed

    Mr. P. F. Warner, in "The Daiy Telegraph," writes a glowing review of Duleepsinhji. "The end of his cricket career will be heard with deepest regret." ...

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  33. Lottery Ticket Worth £12,000

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express" asks:—"Can a dead man be disturbed in his grave in order that his neirs may inherit £12,000?" This ...

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  34. Will Elephants Meet Horse?

    Two three-year-old elephants, the most recent additions to Wirth's Circus, will arrive in Melbourne this morning by the Dutch steamer Nieuw Holland. Only a ...

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  35. De Valera Appeals for Discipline

    Replying to a deputation which protested against sentences of imprisonment which were imposed on December 2 upon 12 Republicans who assaulted General ...

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  36. Earl Roberts Trophy

    The Earl Roberts Imperial cadet trophy, competed for throughout the Empire has been won by the Otago Boys' High School (Dunedin, N.Z.) with a score of 301 of the ...

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  37. Britain's Token Payment Will be Made in Dollars

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) told questioners in the House of Commons to-day that Great Britain's token payment of the instalment ...

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  38. Trade in India

    Japan is still Great Britain's greatest trade rival in India according to the Overseas Trade department. Nevertheless imports from Great Britain by India ...

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  39. PARLIAMENT IN BRIEF

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Having passed the Bankruptcy Bill and the Income Tax Assessment Bill rapidly through all stages, members of the House of ...

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  40. Commendation in Ulster

    Opinion in Ulster commends the refusal to provide president de valera with an election slogan. ...

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  41. Fine and Cool

    With the arrival of an anti-cyclone from the west fine weather has come again over Victoria. The anti-cyclone does not promise to bring very pleasant ...

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  42. What Would Ireland Do?

    Replying to a direct question by a special correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" about what Ireland would do if she were given a chance of ...

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  43. Newspapers Praise Government

    "The Times'' declares that the Government wisely gave a conciliatory reply to President de Valera. There can be no doubt that it was right in refusing to be ...

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  44. German Refugee Jews

    The first official figures relating to German refugee Jews were given to-day at a meeting of the governing body of the committee appointed by the League of Nations ...

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  45. Italy to Pay £200,000

    The Fascist Grand Council decided today to pay 4,000,000 dollars (about £200,000) to the United States on account of war debt as proof of her good ...

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