SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Almost continuous flashes of lightning and deafening thunder and torrential rain, accompanied violent storm over Sydney this morning. ...
Article : 382 wordsAdvancing steadily southward, swarms of grasshoppers are within 40 miles of Melbourne, and it is feared that the insects, which are winged, may [?]oon reach ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 644 wordsTo consider a suggestion that the Government should make loans to settlers who suffered in the floods at a low rate of interest to enable them to rehabilitate ...
Article : 690 wordsSix ships of three nations, four of them great liners, raced to-day through a violent Atlantic gale to the help of the Norwegian steamer Sisto (1,120 tons), which ...
Article : 232 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—By a majority of four to one to-day the High Court quashed the conviction of Egon Erwin Kiscli, the Czechoslovakian author, as a ...
Article : 467 wordsGreat national rejoicing greeted the announcement that the Privy Council had approved of the denunciation of the Washington Naval Treaty. The Minister for the ...
Article : 227 wordsFollowing a conference between representatives of the British Government and the Dominions on the question of meat imports, at which Australia refused to agree temporarily to restrict her exports, Canada, New ...
Article : 1,128 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. — The continued refusal of the Commonwealth Government to accede to the proposal of the British Government that there should ...
Article : 946 wordsAlthough the crop production of the united States in 1934 was the lowest for many years as a result of the drought, the Government's curtailment programme ...
Article : 131 wordsHaving been silent for 27 years, the chimes of the Elizabeth street Port-office clock will be heard again in Melbourne at midnight on New Year's Eve. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 207 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday. — Drastic logis[?]on to prevent the dishonest exploit[?] of the investing public and to pro[?] a code under which companies may ...
Article : 373 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Orient Company Mr. Irvine Geddes, who presided, said that the result was not so good as he would wish. "Until the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 369 wordsThe Public petitions committee of the House of Commons has recommended the appointment of a special Select committee to consider the secession petition from ...
Article : 153 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) has sent the following telegram to the Mayor of Albury (Alderman A. ...
Article : 151 wordsMrs. Major, who was convicted of having murdered her husband with strychnine and condemned to be hanged to-morrow, has been the subject of a ...
Article : 137 wordsReports in the press of the conclusion of a Franco-Russian military pact have produced a series of denials by the Foreign Office, which states that there is no more ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 264 wordsIn a statement on behalf of the Myer Emporium Limited by Mr. B. R. W. Barry, director and secretary, the following appointments made yesterday at a meeting ...
Article : 169 wordsIn the course of the debate on Indian constitutional reform, which wos resumed to-day in the House of Lords, Lord Lloyd again led the attack against the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 280 wordsThe King's Medal, with clasp, "1934" for the champion shot of the Australian Forces has been awarded to Bombardier J. C. King, of No. 2 Survey Company ...
Article : 165 wordsAlter an inspection of the aqueduct near the Silvan dam, which was severely damaged by a landslide during the recent foods, and which has since been ...
Article : 199 wordsFollowing the resignation last night of M. Ycotitch, the Foreign Minister of Jugoslavia, because of dissatisfaction with the decision of the League of Nations ...
Article : 201 wordsIt is announced that a loan of £500,000 at 4 pet cent. has been negotiated by Mr. Israel M. Sleff with Lloyds Bank and the Anglo-Palestine Bank on behalf of ...
Article : 217 wordsThe development of a large highpressure area that has cut into a cyclonic disturbance situated over the eastern half of Australia, has apparently avoided more ...
Article : 107 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday. — Mr. Thorby (Federal Assistant Minister), speaking at a luncheon of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, said that the Ministry with ...
Article : 656 wordsFive firemen from the British steamer Tairoa came ashore yesterday morning to have a last glass of beer at a near-by hotel before their ship left Victoria Dock ...
Article : 276 wordsMining shores were quiet. Midday Notations:—Great Boulder, 9/4½; Boulder Perseverance, 3/6 Lake View and Star, 24/9; Kamunting. 12/1½; Wiluna ...
Article : 60 wordsBritish Exchequer returns for last week show that during the cunent financial year the total ordinary revenue exclusive of self-balancing revenue, amounted ...
Article : 85 wordsThe price of gold is £7/0/9½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/9 [?] ounce for the previous day. Adding exchange and allowing for ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Royal honeymoon has ended. The Duke of Kent motored with his bride to London from Trent Park to-day. The Duke and Duchess will stay at ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 20 Dec 1934, Page 11
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