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  2. CHINA'S LOTTERY

    China is now following the remainder of the world, and in endeavouring to obtain money by sweepstakes and lotteries, Nanking having announced a forthcoming ...

    Article : 160 words
  3. BELMONT TRAIN

    The passenger train to Belmont, after leaving Whitebridge at 2.30 p.m., proceeded half-way to Redhead, when it was confronted by a wall of fire leaping ...

    Article : 335 words
  4. READY FOR BATTLE

    To-morrow will be nomination day for the Irish Free State elections. The Fianna Fail has in the field 100 candidates, and the Labourites 22, while the solitary ...

    Article : 541 words
  5. BUSH FIRES

    With the place surrounded by raging bushfires the waves of heat from which contributed towards sending the mercury well over the 100 mark, and a ...

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  6. FILM DISPUTE

    Inquiries made to-day indicate that the motion picture exhibitors of Australia and New Zealand are solidly united in the film "war." They are confident of ...

    Article : 850 words
  7. SPANISH UNREST

    The unrest arising from the Communist disturbances throughout the country has continued, and four Civil Guards were killed while suppressing a rising in two ...

    Article : 176 words
  8. OFFICES ABOLISHED

    The reorganisation scheme introduced by the Chief Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) has effected substantial economics by the elimination of a number of ...

    Article : 228 words
  9. COUNSEL PROTESTS

    Resuming his evidence this morning before Judge White at the Singleton Sessions at the retrial of the 10 men charged in connection with the disturbance at ...

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  10. JUDGE ROOS

    The Cabinet held a momentous meeting to-day. Though no official information could be obtained, and Ministers refused to be interviewed, it is believed that ...

    Article : 97 words
  11. FIRES AT SEA

    The question of the safety of ships from fire at sea is undergoing a thorough investigation at the hands of the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation and the ...

    Article : 175 words
  12. WOOL AND WHEAT

    Details of the work done in handling the wool clip and the harvest were made available by the Railway Department today. Up to the end of December ...

    Article : 498 words
  13. SERVICES RESTORED

    The District Superintendent of Transport (Mr. R. E. Evans) reported early this morning that all railway services had been restored. The 9.10 p.m. train to ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. COVETED STANDARD

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that President von Hindenburg has addressed a secret request to the French Government that the ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. POSTAL SERVICES

    Although the financial figures for the Postmaster-General's Department for the six months ended December 31 show that they have not quite come up to the ...

    Article : 159 words
  16. CHARRED COUNTRYSIDE

    When the fire had done its worst, after having swept like some ruthless enemy over the countryside, to be turned back by a southerly wind, darkness fell on a ...

    Article : 265 words
  17. INDIAN REBELS

    Four hundred Meo refugees from Alwar crossed the border into the British India district of Gurgaon. Hundreds of others from Govindgarh, the centre of the ...

    Article : 129 words
  18. DRUG ADDICTS

    Dr. Wolff, of Berlin University, lecturing in London, revealed that there were about 5000 drug addicts in Germany, including 500, or 1 per cent., of the ...

    Article : 149 words
  19. CRASHED TO ROOF

    According to the police, a middle-aged man made a determined effort to end his life to-night. After jumping from Pyrmont Bridge and chashing on to the roof ...

    Article : 208 words
  20. GERMANY'S DEFICIT

    The Finance Minister (Count Schwerin von Krosigk) estimates that the financial year will end with a deficit of £103,500,000 including the accumulated deficit of ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. COLLIE MINES

    Miners at Collie notified the owners to-day that they intended to hold a meeting at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The directors of the mines stated this afternoon, ...

    Article : 122 words
  22. NAVAL BUILDING

    The Chairman of the House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee (Mr. Vinson) announced to-day that all programmes involving the building of the ...

    Article : 109 words
  23. RELIEF COMING

    Sydney sweltered under heat-wave conditions to-day, the maximum reading being 101.2 degrees. Reports from various country districts indicated that the ...

    Article : 315 words
  24. FIRES IN WEST

    Fanned by westerly winds, bushfires are raging over a large area in Western New South Wales. Three thousand acres of grazing country on O'Connor Brothers' ...

    Article : 194 words
  25. LIVED 101 YEARS

    Mr. James Newby has died at the age of 101 years. He lived in Blackpool for 70 years, and had never been to a theatre or a cinema. He had never heard a wire. ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. "TRUMPER OF TENNIS"

    There was a large assemblage of mourners at the funeral of Mrs. Roy Cozens (nee Daphne Akhurst), which took place to-day after a short service at ...

    Article : 102 words
  27. REMARKABLE ESCAPE

    Strapped to on electric light pole Which fell with him this morning, Graham Rochester, 18, had a miraculous escape from death. ...

    Article : 99 words
  28. TOTES FOR DOGS

    Lobbyists generally agree that, though some Ministers favour the retention of totalisators on licensed dog tracks, with the abolition of unlicensed tracks and ...

    Article : 100 words
  29. RICH "STRIKE"

    Immediately rich specimen stone continues to come out of Hamdorf's Lucky Dream bush find at Wannaway. Hamdorf's greatest difficulty at the moment ...

    Article : 202 words
  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    London, January 10.—Since his arrival in London Mr. S. M. Bruce has vainly endeavoured to sell the Aberdeen-Commonwealth Line of steamers, on which ...

    Article : 67 words
  31. "SHY GIRL OF WIMBLEDON"

    Newspapers Give prominence to the death of Miss Daphne Akhurst, recalling that she was always known as "the shy girl of Wimbledon." The "News ...

    Article : 86 words
  32. VIOLENT STORM

    To-day was the hottest in Armidale this summer, the mercury reaching 93 degrees. Gale-like winds blew throughout the day, but threatening storm clouds ...

    Article : 68 words
  33. Inspect R.A.F. Stations

    London, January, 10.—The Secretary for Air (Lord Londonderry) is leaving Croydon by an Imperial Airways aeroplane to-morrow on the start of a tour ...

    Article : 62 words
  34. CARNERA TO MEET SCHAAF

    Primo Carnera and Ernie Schaaf agreed to the terms to-day for a 15 rounds bout at Madison Square Garden on February 10. The winner will meet Jack Sharkey ...

    Article : 42 words
  35. WONTHAGGI MINE

    The Organiser of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (Mr. G. Hargreaves) said to-day that an soon as the award of the State Coalmine Tribunal, covering ...

    Article : 82 words
  36. PRICE OF GOLD

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 19 words
  37. WAR ON EMUS

    By laying in wait with a double-barrelled shotgun at waterholes, F. Thompson killed 160 emus in 10 days on Hungerford's property at Three Springs. Maddened by ...

    Article : 68 words
  38. Japan's Davis Cup Team

    Tokio, January 11.—The Nippon Tennis Association has selected Miki, Sato Nunoi, and Ito as this year's Davis Cup team. ...

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  39. RAILWAY PASSENGERS' TRIAL

    In to-day's fierce heat, 99 adults and 17, children were packed into an excursion train, which consisted of only one carriage. In the brakevan were packed 15 ...

    Article : 62 words
  40. India's £4,000,000 Surplus

    Calcutta, January 11.—It is expected that the end of the Indian financial year in March will reveal a surplus of £4,000,000. There is little hope of a ...

    Article : 58 words
  41. QUEENSLAND'S GOLD YIELD

    For December the Queensland gold yield amounted to 4444 fine ounces, valued at £18,877. This was more than three times the yield last December when the total ...

    Article : 38 words
  42. BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT

    In the first heat of the Gold Cup billiards tournament Clark McConachy (New Zealand) has scored 14,206, including a break of 628. Joe Davis (Britain) ...

    Article : 36 words
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