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  2. FIRST TENNIS TEST.

    Honours were even in the play in the first lawn tennis test between Great Britain and Australia at the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay, yesterday, each side winning two rubbers. The outstanding feature was the defeat of the Australian captain, ...

    Article : 211 words
  3. UPPER HOUSE.

    Mr. B. B. O'Conor (U.A.P.), Chairman of Committees in the Upper House, was the first to be elected in the ballot for the election of the third batch of 15 ...

    Article : 1,015 words
  4. FRENCH TENNIS.

    F. J. Perry to-day discusses the downfall of the great French tennis players, who reigned supreme for so long, and he says definitely that, with the transfer of ...

    Article : 1,257 words
  5. VIOLENT STORMS.

    Three persons are dead as a result of terrific storms which have swept Victoria in the past few days. The damage in all parts of the State amounts to many thousands of pounds. ...

    Article : 89 words
  6. FRANCE

    The Paris correspondent of the Australian Press Association states that the Australian Trade Representative in Paris (Mr. C. H. Voss) has informed ...

    Article : 180 words
  7. FOREIGN LEGION.

    On his arrival in London, Robert Christie, the young Sydney man who escaped from the French Foreign Legion, told an Australian Press Association representative the full story ...

    Article : 544 words
  8. CROPS FLATTENED.

    Rain in New South Wales yesterday extended from the western division to the southern highlands. The falls were heaviest in Riverina, where many thunderstorms were ...

    Article : 262 words
  9. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

    Reports from all parts of Victoria late to-night indicated that vast expanses of wheat, oats, barley, and hay had been levelled by wind and torrential rain, causing farmers of ...

    Article : 805 words
  10. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    The new Unemployment Bill, the most important Government measure to be dealt with in the first part of the present session, was debated in the House of Commons yesterday. ...

    Article : 639 words
  11. SOME "INCIDENTS."

    The crowd yesterday was officially announced to number 4677—an increase of 1400 on the first day—and the gate takings amounted to £805. The weather was fine but dull ...

    Article : 1,679 words
  12. FLOODS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Extensive flooding has occurred throughout the State. Crops have been damaged and heavy losses of sheep have occurred. Railway communication with Broken Hill is still impossible, ...

    Article : 189 words
  13. IRISH FREE STATE.

    Dublin police raided the residences of General O'Duffy, leader of the National Guard, and Mr. Ernest Blythe, a former Minister, in search of documents. They also searched the former ...

    Article : 567 words
  14. STORMS AT SEA.

    Stormy weather prevails at sea. Gales are blowing in Bass Strait and are extending along the eastern coastline. When the Largs Bay reached Melbourne ...

    Article : 121 words
  15. W.A. DERAILMENT.

    Following on a torrential downpour, in which 203 points of rain fell in three-quarters of an hour, a train, comprising fourteen trucks, was derailed early this morning near Mt. ...

    Article : 60 words
  16. GERMANY.

    Between 200,000 and 300,000 Germans will become liable to sterilisation within the next few years, according to a Bavarian official. They will include 100,000 Bavarians, of ...

    Article : 468 words
  17. BISHOP MOWLL.

    "The wily Sydney people, when offering me the position, described it as an important evangelical post, knowing that that would render it hard for me to resist," said Bishop ...

    Article : 272 words
  18. DORMAN, LONG.

    After a hearing which lasted six days, in the Chancery Court, Mr. Justice Maughan refused petitions for the reorganisation of Dorman, Long, and Company, who built the ...

    Article : 413 words
  19. BROADCASTING.

    The first annual report of the Australian Broadcasting Commission was tabled in the House of Representatives to-day by the Postmaster-General (Mr. Parkhill). ...

    Article : 397 words
  20. BITTEN BY DOG.

    Acting Judge Nield, in the District Court yesterday, awarded Agnes Florence Brion £150 damages for injuries which, she said, she had received as a result of a bite from a dog, ...

    Article : 280 words
  21. STATE LOTTERY.

    The major prizes in the 169th State lottery were drawn at the Australian Hall yesterday morning by Mr. Ray Dunlop, the tennis player. First prize was won by the "Jack and Jill" ...

    Article : 112 words
  22. HOUSE OF LORDS.

    An unofficial committee of both Houses of Parliament formed to consider the reform of the House of Lords has decided that Lord Salisbury shall introduce a bill before the ...

    Article : 81 words
  23. EMPLOYMENT.

    The Minister for Labour (Mr. Dunningham) said last night that the report received by him from the manager of the State labour exchanges showed a decided improvement in the ...

    Article : 319 words
  24. AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE.

    "Flight," in an editorial discussing the Australian defence plans, says:—"We feel that the R.A.A.F. will give the Commonwealth the best value for her money. With her ...

    Article : 135 words
  25. THE "KANGAROOS."

    The "Kangaroos'" team to play St. Helens on Saturday will be as follows:—Full-back, W. Smith (Q.); three-quarters, A. Ridley (N.S.W.), D. Brown (N.S.W.), F. Laws (Q.), ...

    Article : 70 words
  26. TRADE WITH THE EAST.

    A proposal is being discussed in Federal circles that a special mission should be sent from Australia to the East for the purpose of cementing goodwill between Australia and ...

    Article : 150 words
  27. AVIATION.

    The aeroplane to be used by Captain Neville Stack in the Melbourne centenary air race is a new type of speed monoplane with a retractable under-carriage and two Armstrong-Siddeley ...

    Article : 102 words
  28. M.C.C. TEAM IN INDIA.

    The M.C.C. team defeated Western India States at Rajkot by four wickets. The M.C.C. team yesterday declared its first innings closed at the overnight score of 254 ...

    Article : 100 words
  29. MR. ULM'S FLIGHT.

    Mr. C. T. P. Ulm said last night that the date of his departure on his flight to New Zealand was now indefinite. Weather conditions had steadily become worse during ...

    Article : 60 words
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