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  2. BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS. The Censure Motions.

    As the result of an amendment moved in the House of Commons this afternoon by Sir John Simon, on behalf of the Liberals, that a Select Committee be appointed to investigate the circumstances leading up to the withdrawal of the proceedings against ...

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  3. STATE FINANCE.

    Attention was directed by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. L. Hobbs) in the House of Assembly yesterday to the position of the State as regards finance, Mr. ...

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  4. LABOUR CONFERENCE. Ministers and Court Dress.

    The expectation of liveliness at the Labour Conference on the subject of Ministers' alleged "snobbery" was not realised to-day, Mr. Will Thorne, ...

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  5. GRAVE SITUATION.

    The diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that the military situation in Northern Iraq has taken a new and grave turn. The ...

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  6. IRISH BOUNDARY.

    The House of Lords this afternoon read a second time the Irish Boundaries Bill, which provides for the appointment of a Commission without a representative of ...

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  7. LIGHT DUES.

    In the Senate yesterday, Senator J B. Hayes (Tas.) asked the Minister representing the Minister for Trade and Customs:— ...

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  8. CHINA CIVIL WAR. The Battle at Shanhaikuan.

    Heavy artillery exchanges have taken place on the Shanhaikuan front for the last 24 hours till dawn this morning, when Chang-Tso-Lin's troops ...

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  9. AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE.

    A farewell dinner was given on Wednesday to Sir John McWhae, the recently retired Agent-General for Victoria, at the Savoy Hotel, at which 200 ...

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  10. PEKING THE ENEMY HEADQUARTERS.

    Replying to the recent Diplomatic Note regarding air attacks on Peking. General Chang-Tso-Lin declares that his forces must attack Peking, because it is the ...

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  11. LABOUR AND THE ARMY.

    Mr. Campbell, editor of the "Workers' Weekly," attacked the Labour Government in connection with their military expenditure and their alleged ...

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  12. (Continued from preceding column.) MEETING OF THE CABINET.

    Immediately after the House rose the Cabinet met for a brief period in the Prime Minister's room, but broke up at midnight, after which Mr. ...

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  13. BREAK THROUGH CHIHLI ARMY.

    According to reports from foreign sources in Shanhaikuan, General ChangTso-Lin's forces broke through the Chihli army last night. Up to the present there ...

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  14. THE LIBERAL LEADER.

    Mr. Asquith contended that the Liberal amendment was strictly in accord with precedent, and quoted the case of the Select Committee ...

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  15. CHINESE PIRATES.

    The Chinese mail and passenger vessel the Ningshin, bound for Foochow from Shanghai, has been raided by pirates off Wenchow. Thirty-four ...

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  16. DISARMAMENT.

    In the Lower House of the Danish Parliament to-day the Minister for Defence submitted a Disarmament Bill, under which it is proposed to abolish the army ...

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  17. MR. MACDONALDS EXPLANATION.

    Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, before Sir Robert Horne, on behalf of the Conservatives, rose to move his vote of censure, explained ...

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  18. THE DIVISION.

    The Liberal amendment was carried by 364 votes to 198, and a dissolution of the House will follow. Before the division Mr. J. H. Thomas, ...

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  19. DATE OF POLLING.

    It is anticipated that the polling at the general election will take place on November 8 or 15. ...

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  20. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.

    The ignition of gas escaping from a cellar yesterday at Swansea, in South Wales, caused a terrific explosion and killed a passing cyclist, and injured 20 ...

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  21. THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

    It is unlikely that there will be as many Conservative candidates as at the last election, when there were 538, the heavy expenses of two contests ...

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  22. FOOTBALL BLACKGUARDISM.

    One of the players of the Merton Town football team, Waight, was fined 40s. and costs for assaulting the referee after a match in which Catford ...

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  23. ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEFENCE.

    The Attorney-General (Sir Patrick Hastings) said he did not intend to apologise, because if he had to decide such a question again he would not ...

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  24. ARGENTINE WORLD FLIGHT

    The Argentine airman, Major Zanni, who is making a world flight, started for Kagoshima to-day. ...

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  25. SURGICAL OPERATION.

    A remarkable surgical case is reported from the West London Hospital. Recently a boy, 15 years of age, fell from an iron fence, a 9-inch spear-head of which ...

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  26. MR. MACDONALD ADDRESSES THE CROWD.

    Responding to calls for a speech by an enthusiastic crowd of people, which followed him to his official residence in Downing-street from the House of ...

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  27. "COMMUNIST WEEK."

    The culmination of "Communist week" was the attendance of Communists at a Democratic meeting in Dusseldorf, where, armed with cudgels and steel rods, ...

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  28. LABOUR'S HISTORIC MISSION.

    The "Daily Herald" (Labour) says there will to-day, in the Lubour patty, be a feeling of relief at the defeat of the Government on the Campbell case, which is ...

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  29. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

    The Australian Press Association understands that the proposed Imperial Conference, which was arranged for this month, has been ...

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  30. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Replying in the House of Commons this afternoon to Lieut.-Colonel Pownall (Conservative) regarding commitments regarding the use of the navy by the British ...

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  31. EFFORTS AT A COMPROMISE.

    Whilst the debate in the House proceeded on party lines there were rumours that efforts were being made, behind the scenes to arrange a ...

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  32. THE LIBERAL AMENDMENT.

    Sir John Simon, on behalf of the Liberals, then moved the following amendment:— That a Select Committee, ...

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  33. THE LOAN TO GERMANY.

    Bankers in Brussels and Antwerp have taken up their quota of 10,000,000 francs towards the £40,000,000 loan to Germany. The Belgian quota will be ...

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  34. ANOTHER MINORITY GOVERNMENT.

    The "Financial Times" foreshadows another minority Government, and adds that injury to trade will be the only certain outcome. ...

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  35. NEWSPAPER COMMENT.

    The "Morning Post" (Conservative), in a leading article, states that Mr. MacDonald admits that he summoned the Attorney-General to his room, but ...

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  36. PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH.

    Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, argued that in the past the opinions of Attorney-Generals had been influenced, and even altered, by ...

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  37. THE LASTEST NEWS.

    Mr. MacDonald waited on the King this morning, and His Majesty agreed to a dissolution of the House. ...

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  38. DISCOVERY OF NEW ZEALAND.

    To-day being the 155th anniversary of Captain Cook's discovery of New Zealand, Captain Kirk, of Gisborne, on behalf of the Poverty Bay schools, ...

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  39. GENERAL CABLES.

    Smallpox is raging in Madrid, and more than 100,000 people have been vaccinated under a now compulsion order. ...

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  40. STATE PREMIER'S VIEW.

    Asked last night for his comments upon the defeat of the British Labour Government, the State Premier (Hon. J. A. Lyons) said he hoped that Mr. Ramsay ...

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  41. EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILED.

    The Paris-Rome express-de-luxe, carrying 60 passengers, was derailed near Genoa, the engine and several carriages being overturned. ...

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  42. NEW ZEPPELIN.

    Commander Burney, who is well-known as the inaugurator of the "Burney airship scheme" between England and Australia, returned to-day from a flight to Friedrich ...

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  43. THE POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

    The following is the report appearing in the London "Times" of August 14 of the case against Campbell on the previous day: ...

    Article : 556 words
  44. SAN JOSE SCALE.

    At a meeting of the Launceston Fruit Board this afternoon reference was made to the San Jose scale and the operations being undertaken to cope with this ...

    Article : 125 words
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