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  2. NOTES AND COMMENTS

    Atoms, we are told, may play a big part in future wars. "Up, Guards, and atom." Poincare has received another vote of confidence. These confidence votes in the ...

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  3. "AMERICA FOR AMERICANS"

    A debate began in tho House of Representatives to-day of the most discussed piece of legislation since the enforcement of prohibition. namely, the Immigration ...

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  4. LABOR SCORES

    In the State elections on Saturday the outstanding feature was a substantial Labor gain of apparently eight seats. The latest figures give Labor 24 seats ...

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  5. CORRUPT AMERICA

    Sensational revelations of the opium traffic within the Federal penitentiaries have been disclosed by the Senate Committee. ...

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  6. EARLY CABLES

    In the House of Commons, after some Liberal and Couservative criticisms of the proposed procedure, Mr. D. Kirkwood (Laborite) excited laughter and cheers by ...

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  7. RISE OF STERLING.

    Sterling reached to-day 4.34 dollars, representing a net gain of three cents in a single day. Heavy buying in London is reported, and dealers in foreign exchange are ...

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  8. USE OF WHITE LEAD.

    The Secretary of State for Home Affairs (Mr. Arthur Henderson) will introduce in the House of Commons a Bill to give effect to the decision of the Geneva ...

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  9. BELGIUM

    According to the newspapers, American banks are prepared to place 200,000,000 dollars (roughly £40,000,000) at the disposal of the Societe Nationale de Credit ...

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  10. THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

    Mr. Coppock, secretary of the National Federation of Workers in the Building Trades, paid in the course of a speech at the Housing Conference: "We are oil ...

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  11. PRINCE OF WALES.

    It has been announced officially that the Prince of Wales is to make a tour of South Africa. He will leave Southampton on May 2 in the Union Cattle liner ...

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  12. LIKE A BLAZING FURNACE

    Shortly after midnight on Saturday a fire broke out in the stokehold of the mer Kanaas. After about three hours' fighting the fire ...

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  13. THE FRENCH TURF

    At Longehamps (Paris) Sir Galahad only secured third place in the Prix den Sablons, a ten furlong race. Massine, with Sharp up, won by a neck ...

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  14. GREECE

    There were amazing scenes at Monastir (Serbia) following the discovery of five Albanisn bandits disguised as women. After a running fight with some soldiers ...

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  15. PIRACY IN FAR EAST

    The Portuguese steamer Seixal was attacked by pirates near Kaukong, West Captain Assis was wounded and three ...

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  16. AVIATION.

    The messenger with the new reduction gear for Captain Maclaren's machine arrived here to-day. It is anticipated that Maclarea will leave for Athens to-morrow ...

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  17. Y.A.L. TOURISTS.

    The Y.A.L. tourists spent the morning at Madame Tussaud's waxwords, and had lunch in the afternoon in the Zoological Gardens. ...

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  18. ST. VALENTINE

    Katharine Burrill, writing in the London "Morning Post," laments the passing of the old customs associated with St. Valentine's Day. Those with sympathetic ...

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  19. DIED AT THE WHEEL

    John William Barrow (39), a partner of Barrow Bros., well-known produce merchants, died yesterday while motoring a lady to her home. The lady was sitting ...

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  20. SHOT IN THE BACK

    Dr. Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Filipinos, was a great man and one of the world's heroic martyrs, and yet how few people in Europe ever heard of him The ...

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  21. NEW ENGINE REQUIRED.

    As a result of a defect in the casting of, his engine, Maclaren will have to obtain a new one from England. The resumption of his flight will be delayed for some 10 ...

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  22. GENERAL

    Dr. Rosonbach, of New York, carried off yesterday an outstanding Shakespeare relie in Sotheby's Rooms—namely, a copy, dated 1652, of the 'Rape of Lucrece." The ...

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  23. THE BORDEN CRIME.

    The outstanding feature of the Borden crime is the secrecy with which it was perpetrated. Mr. Hall was dead probably two hours before the murder ...

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  24. DISTRESSED JAP. STEAMER

    Tugs have brought tho distressed Japsnese steamer Honolulu Maru to Jervis Bay. ...

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  25. FLIGHT TO NORTH POLE.

    Professor F. Nansen (the Arctic explorer) has agreed to accompany M. Rossinsky, leading Russian aviator, in a flight to the North Pole in July. They will use a ...

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  26. ORIGINAL SIN

    The first of this year's Bampton lectures was delivered in the University Church at Oxford on February [?] by the Rev. N. P. Williams, Chaplain-Fellow ...

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  27. INDIA

    Among the passengers in the Naldwa, which sailed to-day, is Sir Roderick Jones, chairmen of Reuter's Company, who is returning to London after ...

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  28. POLICE THEORY.

    The police believe that the murder was committed by expert criminals, that they arrived in a motor car after bunk hours, and that Mr. Hall unlocked the ...

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  29. ITALY

    Twenty-two distinct political organisations are appealing to the country in connection with the general election, which will take place on Sunday. There are ...

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  30. CENTRAL ASIA

    Messages which have been received from Turkestan indicate that Russia's control of the former independent Khanate of Khiva, and Emirate of Bokhara has been ...

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  31. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

    The University crews have concluded training for to-morrow's boat race. The same joy conditions, a bleak nor'-easter, which prevailed the week long, were again ...

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  32. AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL BAND

    During this week a biff drive will be made on behalf of the funds of the West Australian appeal for the Australian Imperial Band, the conductor of which is on ...

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  33. SOUTH AERICA

    The by-election for Wakkerstroom (Transvaal) resulted as follows:—Naude (Nationalist), 1,420; and Robertson (South African Party), 1,207. ...

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  35. FIRE AT SEA.

    Sir Derrick W. Watson, Bart., of Karnock (Lanarkshire, Scotland), who was a passenger in tho steamer Frangestan, tells a thrilling story of the mishap. He said ...

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  36. AMERICA

    Acting upon President Coolidge's orders, the police conducted to-day a series of raids, which resulted in the arrests of 150 persons on charges of illegally possessing ...

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  37. BURGLARS' HUMOR

    Burglars who stole conda worth £100 from a North Shields ladies' store had a sense of humor. A dummy model, exquisitely, attired. ...

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