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  2. Advertising

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  3. VICE-REGAL.

    This afternoon his Excellency the Governor (Sir William Campion) will be present at the West Australian Turf Club races. On Thursday next his Excellency will ...

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  4. BRITISH POLITICS.

    LONDON, May 2.—Recent speeches by the Prime Minister and other members of the Government are considered by the "Manchester Guardian" as indicating the ...

    Article : 142 words
  5. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Cloudy, with fresh south-east to east winds and some showers over west and south-west coastal areas, is the official weather forecast for to-day. ...

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  6. RICH GOLD FIND.

    KALGOORLIE, May 3.—Mr. Irvine, which has been prospecting at Goongarrie for some time, lodged 600 ounces of gold in a Kalgoorlie bank yesterday. He ...

    Article : 301 words
  7. NEW FACTORIES.

    KALGOORLIE, May 3.—When passing through Kalgoorlie this afternoon by the Great Western express, on his return to Perth after having attended a meeting of ...

    Article : 513 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    Mr. A. E. Piesse, M.L.A., left for Melbourne on Saturday night by the Great Western express. Mr. T. Ahern, of Ahern's Ltd., returned ...

    Article : 550 words
  9. "NO EARLY GENERAL ELECTION."

    LONDON, May 1.—Sir Herbert Samuel, addressing the National Liberal Club on the Budget (which he described as a Budget of expedients) said to-day that ...

    Article : 73 words
  10. "SWING-OVER HAS BEGUN."

    LONDON, May 2.—Commenting on home politics, the "Observer" expresses the view that the result of the by-election at Ashton-under-Lyne (where the ...

    Article : 133 words
  11. EMPIRE AIR MAILS.

    AKYAB (Burma), May 3.—Carrying the first Australian air mail for England, the monoplane Southern Cross, piloted by Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, arrived at ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. BRITISH CENSUS.

    LONDON, May 1.—The Registrar-General reveals that of 40,000 enumerators employed in taking the census, including 12,000 unemployed, 2,000 defaulted, some ...

    Article : 46 words
  13. SHIFTING THE GOLD RESERVE.

    The Senate's decision to call the Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank Board, Sir Robert Gibson, to the bar to give evidence concerning the proposal to ...

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  14. MAIL TIME TABLES.

    RATES OF POSTAGE.—Letters within the Commonwealth and to places in the British Empire, 2d. per ounce; U.S.A. and all other places, first ounce, 3d. each succeeding ounce ...

    Article : 350 words
  15. SIX BY-ELECTIONS PENDING.

    LONDON, May 1.—A by-election at Stroud (Gloucestershire) is necessitated by the retirement of the Conservative member, Sir Frank Nelson. ...

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  16. CREW OF WRECKED 'PLANE.

    BROOME, May 3.—Messrs. Muller (pilot) and Garner (mechanic), of the Imperial Airways 'plane, City of Cairo, which crashed near Kupang (Timor) on April 18, ...

    Article : 155 words
  17. CHECK ON SHOP ASSISTANTS.

    A circular has been issued by the Shop Assistants' and Warehouse Employees' Union to warn its members that people whom they term spies, who visited Perth ...

    Article : 189 words
  18. A NEW CHURCH.

    On a hill-top in Karoo-street, South Perth, and commanding a magnificent panoramic prospect of the surrounding countryside and of broad river stretches, ...

    Article : 552 words
  19. CURRENT COMMENT.

    Sir William Irvine, who has had a long experience of Parliamentary life both in the State and Federal spheres, has from his present exalted positions of ...

    Article : 520 words
  20. LABOUR SPLIT.

    SYDNEY, May 3.—An appeal to the Courts may be made to decide whether the new Labour Party formed by the Theodore faction or the existing State ...

    Article : 202 words
  21. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following were booked to leave Perth on Saturday for the Eastern States by the Great Western express:—Messrs. Humpbill, Piggins, Hamilton, Walsh, Elton, Clifford, Davidson, ...

    Article : 117 words
  22. WHEAT CERTIFICATES.

    The Director of Agriculture (Mr. G. L. Sutton) has called attention to the fact that a misconception regarding the charges for export wheat certificates might arise ...

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  23. PERTH.

    UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, ASIA, and EGYPT.—Otranto, today, letters, 10 a.m. (late fee, 11 a.m.); newspapers and packets, 9 a.m.; registered letters, 10 a.m. Letters due London, ...

    Article : 201 words
  24. LONDON PASSENGER SYSTEMS.

    LONDON, May 1.—By a large majority shareholders of the London Underground Group approved to-day of the proposed terms upon which companies will be ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. LABOUR DAY.

    Labour Day will be celebrated to-day as a public holiday. A wide range of sporting fixtures has been arranged in the city and suburbs. The Labour movement ...

    Article : 339 words
  26. EARLY WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Part 8 of the first volume of the Journal of the West Australian Historical Society, which is now being distributed among members, contains an interesting ...

    Article : 403 words
  27. RAILWAY RETIREMENTS.

    The retirement of two officers in the Chief Mechanical Engineer's branch of the Railways Department—the Superintendent of Locomotive Running (Mr. H. Rigg) and ...

    Article : 290 words
  28. FREMANTLE.

    UNITED KINGDOM, INDIA and EGYPT.—Per Otranto, today, at 10 a.m. (late fee, 11 p.m.) EASTERN STATES.—Tuesdays, at 6.30 p.m. ...

    Article : 90 words
  29. THE ROYAL FAMILY.

    LONDON, May 1.—The King, accompanied by the Queen, was out in the castle grounds at Windsor again to-day. In bright sunshine before lunch they took a ...

    Article : 108 words
  30. LABOUR DAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    Today, Labour Day, being a public holiday, the following arrangements will be observed:— Chief Telegraph office (G.P.O., Perth) and the Telegraph Office, Fremantle, will be open for ...

    Article : 199 words
  31. LORD IRWIN'S WORK.

    LONDON, May 2.—In connection with today's great national welcome to Lord Irwin on his return after a memorable period of office as the King's ...

    Article : 265 words
  32. BRITAIN'S VULNERABILITY.

    LONDON, May 1.—Mr. S. Baldwin, the Leader of the Conservative Party, addressing the Primrose League to-day, emphasised the importance of devoting the ...

    Article : 121 words
  33. CUSTOMS DUTIES.

    MELBOURNE, May 3.—The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Latham), who arrived in Melbourne from Canberra yesterday, was outspoken about the ...

    Article : 149 words
  34. FIRE AT FREMANTLE.

    About 11 o'clock last night a fire broke out on the ground floor of the Economic Stores, Ltd., in High-street, Fremantle. If it had not been for the timely arrival ...

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  35. LABOUR DAY.

    Throughout the civilised world, organised Labour has come near to making May Day peculiarly its own. In many countries its place is given statutory ...

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  36. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.

    F.J. (Perth).—Under the provisions of the Explosives Act, any person desiring to store fireworks for sale must take out a licence, and under the Factories and Shops Act the hours of ...

    Article : 72 words
  37. FAMOUS CHURCH REBUILT.

    PARIS, May 2.—The famous church at Albert, known to all the "diggers" on account of the golden figure of the "Virgin, which hung, seemingly miraculously, from ...

    Article : 85 words
  38. WORLD TRADE DEPRESSION.

    LONDON, May 2.—The business forecast of the Federation of British Industries for the second quarter of 1931 states that the past quarter witnessed a ...

    Article : 75 words
  39. ON OTHER PAGES.

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  40. BRITISH CRUISERS FOR KIEL.

    LONDON, May 2.—The Admiralty announces that in response to the German Government's invitation the cruisers Dorsetshire and Norfolk will unofficially visit ...

    Article : 53 words
  41. MEAT WORKERS' STRIKE.

    MELBOURNE, May 3.—Although 450 slaughtermen and labourers employed at the different metropolitan abattoirs had been on strike since Thursday morning, ...

    Article : 151 words
  42. ERADICATION OF BUFFALO FLY

    BRISBANE, May 3.—"I don't think it right that the Queensland Government should be asked to bear half the cost of the eradication of the Buffalo fly pest," ...

    Article : 92 words
  43. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 184 words
  44. BRISBANE CIVIC ELECTIONS.

    BRISBANE, May 3.—At the Brisbane City Council elections yesterday, many Nationalist aldermen were defeated. The new Civic Reform League polled well, ...

    Article : 84 words
  45. TRADE TREATY WITH CANADA

    OTTAWA, May 2.—It is stated that, far from the general belief that negotiations regarding the new Canadian-Australian trade treaty have not been completed, ...

    Article : 57 words
  46. AGRICULTURAL RAINS.

    NORTHAMPTON, May 3.—Steady rain commenced yesterday afternoon, and continued throughout the night, 105 points being registered. The fall was general ...

    Article : 48 words
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