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  2. SAVINGS BANK BILL Passed by Both Houses.

    A bill enabling the Commonwealth Bank to assist the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, pending an amalgamation, was passed by both Houses of Parliament yesterday. The ex-Treasurer (Mr. Stevens), who trenchantly criticised the ...

    Article : 263 words
  3. MUNGANA CASE.

    In Chambers to-day, Mr. Justice Douglas refused an application by defendants in the Mungana case for an extension of time for carrying out certain processes of law ...

    Article : 188 words
  4. BALANCING BRITAIN'S BUDGET. Mr. Snowden's Proposals.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Snowden), in his Budget speech in the House of Commons, said it was not intended to meet the deficit of £23,500,000 immediately by additional taxation of incomes,, but the petrol tax would be increased by twopence a gallon, and a tax ...

    Article : 162 words
  5. CIVIC SERVICE.

    Bitter personal attacks characterised the debate at yesterday's meeting of the City Council on the Lord Mayor's minute for the reorganisation of the departments of the Town ...

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  6. DEFAULT

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) has been advised by the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Lang) that New South Wales is unable to meet interest ...

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  7. GANDHI

    According to a Bombay newspaper, Gandhi stipulates the following conditions of his attending the Round Table Conference in London: Drastic cuts in military expenditure, ...

    Article : 194 words
  8. MADEIRA REVOLT.

    With the approach of a punitive force from Portugal, it is interesting to learn from Lord Ullswater, who has returned from Madeira, that the island has become panic-stricken. ...

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  9. MEAT INQUIRY.

    The Royal Commission which is conducting an inquiry into meat inspection and cattle slaughtering for the South Coast resumed its sittings to-day. ...

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  10. MR. SNOWDEN'S SPEECH.

    Mr. Snowden was cordially received when he rose to make his Budget speech in the House ot Commons. It was the first speech he had delivered since his long illness. ...

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  11. BRITISH AIR MAIL. Arrival at Brisbane.

    The first air mail from London to Australia was landed at Brisbane at 5.30 to-day, before a cheering crowd. Two hours later 1470 letters addressed to Queenslanders were sorted and ...

    Article : 245 words
  12. THE DEBATE.

    The Premier (Mr. Lang), before moving the bill, secured the suspension of the Standing Orders to enable the measure to be passed into law at one sitting. He pointed out that it was ...

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  13. HILLMAN WIZARD.

    The Albert Hall, where the new Hillman Wizard car was shown to-day, presented a remarkable spectacle. The entire stalls and boxes were adapted for luncheon tables. There ...

    Article : 212 words
  14. TOO MUCH TALK

    In a speech before business men to-day, the Governor (Sir William Campion) said that he had the lntenscst sympathy for what Australia had been passing through in the ...

    Article : 153 words
  15. ANOTHER MACHINE PURCHASED.

    A D.H. Hercules aeroplane, similar to the City of Cairo, which was damaged in the forced landing at Koepang, has been purchased by Imperial Airways, Ltd., from West ...

    Article : 195 words
  16. A.J.C. DERBY.

    The V.R.C. committee has reduced the prize for the Melbourne Cup from £10,000 to £7000. This year's A.J.C. Derby will carry £8000 in added money. ...

    Article : 187 words
  17. GERMAN NAVY.

    The naval correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that Germany, in the interests of economy, has decided to scrap all obsolete material, including three battleships, three ...

    Article : 90 words
  18. SOUTHERN CROSS LEAVES FOR SOURABAYA.

    Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith left Koepang for Sourabaya with the English mails at 6.20 a.m. He hopes to reach Sourabaya in eight hours. ...

    Article : 73 words
  19. FALSE PRETENCES.

    A remarkable story of a woman's career of imposture and fraud was told at the Quarter Sessions yesterday when the trial was concluded of Daisy Ida Wheeler, 40, who was ...

    Article : 309 words
  20. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

    Millions of dollars were taken from values of stocks to-day as liquidation progressed. The Stock Exchange experienced much dumping of stocks following on the suspension for ...

    Article : 115 words
  21. LABOURER SHOT.

    Wilma Gertrude Ellen Young, 15, of Garfield North, was arrested to-day and charged with having murdered her father, William Jesse Young, 43, an orchardist. ...

    Article : 263 words
  22. BACK TO BOYHOOD.

    Strange things happened on the broad acres of Eden Monaro this afternoon, when the Canberra train broke down, and remained isolated for nearly two hours. On board the ...

    Article : 422 words
  23. MR. L. H. LASSETER.

    The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. Blakeley) has received advice from the Government resident of Central Australia that the body of Mr. L. H. Lasseter was found at ...

    Article : 359 words
  24. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

    A message from Madrid says that the position of the new Spanish Government in regard to religious liberty has been clarified by the Minister for Justice (Senor Bios), who ...

    Article : 145 words
  25. THE [?]NG.

    The King and Q[?] have cancelled their four-day visit to ins[?] the mechanised army at Aldershot. The recent cold [?] prevented the King ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. NEW ZEALAND.

    In a statement to-night, the Premier (Mr. Forbes) invited Mr. Coates, leader of the Reform party, and his followers, as well as others having the best interests of ...

    Article : 182 words
  27. SIR JAMES O'GRADY.

    Sir James O'Grady, formerly Governor of Tasmania is been appointed Governor and Commanders-Chief of the Falkland Islands. ...

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  28. COLOUR BAR.

    For a number of years past numbers of coloured men, who have proved excellent footballers, have been playing in the Tweed football competition with various clubs, the ...

    Article : 154 words
  29. DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY.

    The Dunlop Rubber Company will not pay a final dividend for 1030, for which its profits were £1,250.000. compared with £2,300,500 in 1920. The fall was due to the revolutions ...

    Article : 76 words
  30. IRIS SWEEPSTAKE CASE.

    The D[?]lin Court granted Mr. Arthur Bendir's app[?]cation to be paid £266,043 of the prize m[?] won by Emilio Scala. Antonio epicella and Matteo Constantine, the other ...

    Article : 111 words
  31. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the opening of the wool sales to-day the prices for merinos ranged from an equality with the last sales to a decline of 5 per cent. Crossbreds declined from 10 to 15 per cent. ...

    Article : 41 words
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