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  2. EMPIRE POLITICS.

    Matters which. it was considered, might be too delicate for public discussion were referred to last night by the Secretary of State for the Dominions (Mr. Amery), when he ...

    Article : 940 words
  3. LAND TAX.

    The Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page), in the House of Representatives to-day, moved the second reading of the Land Tax Assessment Bill, which aims at providing relief from ...

    Article : 560 words
  4. MOUNTAIN MURDER INQUEST. REPORTS HEARD FROM BLUE SEDAN.

    Sixteen new witnesses were examined yesterday at the resumed inquest at Penrith into the death of Ronald Lachlan Leslie, retired grazier, of Manly. The inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday, when the evidence of eight others, including several police officers, will be taken. ...

    Article : 77 words
  5. HARBOUR DISASTER. Dead and Missing, 46.

    Divers yesterday recovered fourteen bodies from the wreck of the ferry steamer Greycliffe, which was sunk in the harbour on Thursday afternoon. The death-roll is now estimated at a total of 46 persons. ...

    Article : 103 words
  6. NEW ANTISEPTIC.

    Sir Alfred Mond, chairman of Imperial Ind[?] tries, Ltd., speaking in London to-day be[?]re chemists and doctors made bis prom[?]sed statement regarding a new antisept[?] to ...

    Article : 166 words
  7. WESTMINSTER. ABBEY BUILDING.

    According to the report of the sub-commission of the Church Assembly's Cathedral Commission on the enlargement of Westminster Abbey, the [?] is to use site between ...

    Article : 223 words
  8. THE EVIDENCE.

    A noisy typewriter and a difficuit witness, whose replies were hard to pick up, owing to his peculiar articulation caused a nervous exchange between Mr. Rogers of the Crown ...

    Article : 2,013 words
  9. AUSTRALIAN WINES.

    Two recent police court prosecutions for improper use of the word "port" on labels of bottles having reference to Spanish and British made wines respectively have caused ...

    Article : 231 words
  10. BODIES RECOVERED.

    JAMES POWELL TREADGOLD, aged 81, native of Yorkshire, widower, retired accountant, Handcliff, The Crescent, Vaucluse. WILLIAM RENTON, aged 44 chief shipwright. H.M.A.S. Penguin, Robert-street. Rose Bay ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,250 words
  11. AVIATION.

    Despite'a thunderstorm, the four Royal Air Ferce flying-boats, which are making a 25,000 miles cruise to Australia and Singapore, left Aboukir this morning, and arrived at ...

    Article : 181 words
  12. LIQUOR SMUGGLING.

    The Asslstant-Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Lowman) declared to-day that the so-called "gentleman's agreement" with Fran[?] to end liquor smuggling from the islands of St. Pierre ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. APPEAL.

    We heartily commend. in the interests of national health, the work of the Racial Hygiene Centre of New South Wales. The aims of the New South Walos Centre are ...

    Article : 303 words
  14. BRITISH COMPANIES.

    After several months' negotiation a provisional agreement has been signed between Vickers, Ltd., and Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co., Ltd., for amalgamation of cortain of their ...

    Article : 79 words
  15. SUTCLIFFE AS CAPTAIN.

    The "Daily Chronicle" saysy: There was much surprise when it was a[?]ced that Sutcliffe, who has been chos[?] to captain the Yorkshire county cricket [?] would ...

    Article : 241 words
  16. AMERICAN CRIMES.

    In an address to a conference on national crime, Chief Justice William Taft declared that the country had been aroused to the need for improved legal machinery in ...

    Article : 194 words
  17. SETTLEMENT OF ACTION.

    A settlement out of court was announed in the High Court to-day of an action brought by the Over[?]l, Sampson Proprietary of Australia ag[?]t William Jacks and Co., ...

    Article : 86 words
  18. LABOUR PARTY.

    Mr. W. H. Seale last night tendered his resignation as president of the Australian Labour party to a meeting of the A.L.P. executive, on the ground of ill-health. ...

    Article : 207 words
  19. ROUMANIAN PLOT.

    During a conference with journalists at Pucharest, M. Tartaresco, Under-Secretary of State, said that the examination of M Manoilescu, who was placed under arrest for ...

    Article : 149 words
  20. AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

    Wher the Republican National Committee convenes at Washington for the selection of the [?]y at which to hold the National Convention, Mr. Coolidge will be notified that ...

    Article : 107 words
  21. MR. WILLIS. Leadership Challenged.

    The position of Mr. A. C. Willis, as leader of the Parliamentary Labour Caucus, in the Legislative Council, is to be challenged. A meeting for the election of office-bearers, ...

    Article : 215 words
  22. £5000 FINE.

    Stated to be the highest fine over imposed in a police court in Western Australia, Captain A. F. Van Koulen, master of the Dutch steamer Almkork, was fined £5000 by Mr. H. ...

    Article : 70 words
  23. FOOD RELIEF.

    The State Government will be called upon to expend £80,000 during the current financial year for food relief. The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruninell) stated last night that ...

    Article : 199 words
  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    King George has approved the alliance of the 44th battalion, Australian Military Forces, with the Essex Regiment. A message from Moscow states that Fedor ...

    Article : 385 words
  25. DIVERS' WORK.

    In the harbour, 70 feet below the surface, two Harbour Trust divers. Messrs. W. H. Harris and T. Carr, cut their way into the wreck of the Greycliffe yesterday morning. ...

    Article : 706 words
  26. CONTROL OF SAMOA.

    In addressing the Permanent Mandates Commission at Geneva, Sir James Parr (High-Commissioner for New Zealand) justified the Dominion Government's actions in Samoa. ...

    Article : 143 words
  27. FIRE IN CITY.

    A disastrous fire, which was discovered about 12.30 this morning, completely burnt out the third and fourth fioors of Buckland House, Buckland-street, Chippendale. The ...

    Article : 173 words
  28. ENDOWMENT.

    Investigation made by the Government yesterday showed that industry will benefit to the extent of £3,200,000 through non-collection of taxation tor child endowment ...

    Article : 168 words
  29. A.L.P. CHARGEAS.

    A stir was caused in Labour circles last night when the A.L.P. exceuti[?] at a meeting at the Trades Hall, decid[?] to call upon Messrs. J. Coates and Alum and certain other ...

    Article : 175 words
  30. PRINCESS VICTORIA.

    The epciesiastical presbytery of the diocese of Bonn will not permit in its ohurch the marriage of Princess Victoria, a sister of the former Kaiser, who is 61. and Alexander ...

    Article : 113 words
  31. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady de Chair and Miss de Chair, and attended by his personal staff, opened the first session of the present Parliament of ...

    Article : 99 words
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