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  2. WHEAT GONGRESS.

    LONDON, May 21.—Although the Russian delegates to the international wheat conference had promised to issue to-day a statement of the Soviet's wheat policy. ...

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  3. AFFRAY ON WHARF.

    MELBOURNE, May 21.—A clash between members of the Waterside Workers' Federation and members of the volunteer organisation, the Permanent and Casual ...

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  4. THE 1934 PLAN.

    MELBOURNE, May 21.—In preparation for the full meeting of the Federal Loan Council, which will begin in Melbourne to-morrow afternoon, a special ...

    Article : 336 words
  5. BRITISH INDUSTRY.

    LONDON, May 20.—The National Council of Industry and Commerce, which was formed last year, and of which Sir William Morris is president, has issued a ...

    Article : 122 words
  6. NON-PARTY CONFERENCE.

    In brief and frank statements in the House of Representatives at Canberra yesterday, the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lyons) and the Leader of the Country Party (Dr. Page) rejected as impracticable the recent suggestion mt the Prime Minister (Mt Scullin) for ...

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  7. EUROPEAN UNION.

    GENEVA, May 20.—The European Union Commission (which, under the aegis of the League of Nations, is inquiring into M. Briand's scheme), to-day ...

    Article : 118 words
  8. GERMAN FLEET.

    KIEL, May 20.—The most elaborate German display since the Great War marked President Hindenburg's review of the fleet to-day, following the launching of the ...

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  9. FOLLOWING AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, May 20.—"We have reached the stage of borrowing to meet current needs. Unless the brake is quickly applied it is merely a question of time before we ...

    Article : 94 words
  10. SUGAR EMBARGO.

    CANBERRA, May 21.—The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Latham) in the House of Representatives to-day resumed the debate upon the motion of ...

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  11. REGULATIONS DISALLOWED.

    CANBERRA, May 21.—The Senate to-day, by 19 rotes to 6, disallowed for the third time the regulations under the Transport Workers' Act designed to give ...

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  12. THE LANG REGIME.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—Members of the Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Labour Caucus will probably discuss to-morrow the demand of the State executive of ...

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  13. DISASTROUS FIRE.

    HARBOUR GRACE (Newfoundland), May 20.—Damage estimated, at £300,000 was done by a fire early to-day; Which swept through Carbonear. on, the west ...

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  14. BRITAIN'S CHIEF SUPPLIERS.

    LONDON, May 20.—In answer to a question in the House of Commons to-day the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Mr. W. R. Smith) said that ...

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  15. BANK BOARD MEETINGS.

    MELBOURNE, May 21.—Further consideration was given to-day by the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Bank in the question of taking over the State ...

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  16. NEW SOUTH WALES HARVEST.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—The final returns of the wheat harvest for 1990-1931 show that the area sown for grain was 5,123,100 acres, including 232,400 acres, which failed. ...

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  17. INDIAN FEDERATION.

    CALCUTTA, May 21.—It is understood that Mr. M. K. Gandhi, the Congress leader, has been invited to attend a meeting of the Federal Structure Committee of ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. USE OF A TITLE.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—Under instructions of the Federal executive of the Australian Labour Party a legal letter Las been forwarded to the secretary of the State ...

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  19. WIDOWS ACQUITTAL.

    NICE, May 20.—During the resumed hearing of the trial of Mrs. Charlotte Nirdlinger, on a charge of having murdered her husband Fred. Nirdlinger, who was the ...

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  20. FALSE TAX RETURNS.

    LONDON, May 21.—Charged by the Inland Revenue Commissioners in December last with having understated by £18.862 his supertax returns for the years ...

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  21. AMERICAN GANGS.

    WASHINGTON, May 20.—The capital is suffering from an unprecedented crime wave, eight violent assaults and murders having been commiteed since Sunday, ...

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  22. FEDERAL MEMBERS.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—Federal Labour members representing New South Wales constituencies, who refused to support the Lang plan, will be dropped by the State ...

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  23. CARTOONIST'S SUICIDE

    NEW YORK, May 20.—Mr. Ralph Barton, an illustrator, caricturist, author and artist, shot himself dead in bed in his luxurious apartment to-day, following his ...

    Article : 104 words
  24. SHOT IN OFFICE.

    LOS ANGELES, May 20.—A sensation has been caused by the murder of Herbert Spencer, a former chief of staff of the "Evening Express," and the serious wound ...

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  25. Mr. Gibbons May Leave the Party.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—Reports that Mr. Gibbons, Labour member in the House of Representatives for Calare, might resign from the Labour Party as a protest against ...

    Article : 111 words
  26. NAVAL PROMOTION.

    LONDON", May 20.—Replying in the House of Commons to-day to a question, the First Lord, of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander) said that a new scheme of ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. STOCK SWINDLE.

    CHICAGO, May 20.—The commission agent, Jake Hohn, has surrendered to the police, who have been searching for him in connection with a large-scale stock ...

    Article : 169 words
  28. AUSTRIAN CRISIS.

    VIENNA, May 20.—The Cabinet has decided to resign but in response to a request by the Chancellor (Herr Schober) it postponed the announcement for some ...

    Article : 123 words
  29. GOVERNMENTS INTENTIONS.

    CANBERRA, May 21.—The Assistant Minister for Industry (Mr. Holloway) made the following statement to-day:— "In reply to many inquiries whether the ...

    Article : 509 words
  30. SCHNEIDER TROPHY.

    ROME, May 20.—Italy's high-speed pilots are carrying on intensive practice at Lake Garda, in preparation for the coming Schneider Trophy contest. The pilots are ...

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  31. DUSSELDORF MURDERS

    DUSSELDORF, May 20.—It is stated that Peter Kuerten, who on April 22 was sentenced to death on each of nine murder charges intends to appeal for a ...

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  32. MR. SCULLIN'S REASONS

    CANBERRA, May 21.—The following statement was issued to-night by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lyons):— "The reply of the Prime Minister to my ...

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  33. SAVED BY A BOULDER.

    TOURS (France), May 21.—When Madame Briant was rescued yesterday from the ruins of the barn on her husband's farm which was wrecked by a landslide. ...

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  34. OTTAWA CONFERENCE

    OTTAWA, May 20.—A possibility that there will be some delay in holding the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa was suggested in the House of Commons ...

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  35. GERMAN MONARCHISTS.

    BERLIN, Mar 20.—According to the Socialist newspaper "Vorwaerts," a meeting of supporters of Herr Hitler, the Nazi leader, at which the ex-Crown Prince and ...

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  36. BANK NOTE ROBBERY.

    MELBOURNE, May 21—Twenty of the 1,000 £5 notes stolen together with 5,000 £1 notes from the mail between Sydney and Canberra, have been recovered in ...

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  37. BRITISH NAVY.

    LONDON, May 20.—The Admiralty announce that it has been decoded that two at the cruisers of the American and West Ladies squadron shall form a South ...

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  38. GOVERNOR OF MALTA.

    LONDON, May 20.—The Colonial office announce that General Sir John Du Cane has applied for permission to relinquish, for private reasons, his appointment an ...

    Article : 137 words
  39. DIAMONDS STOLEN.

    CAPE TOWN, May 21.—The April production of rich diamond workings named the Kleinzee in Namaqualand, valued at £53,000 were brought under police ...

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  40. GERMAN EXPLORER'S DEATH.

    BERLIN, May 20.—The body of Alfred Wegener, leader of a German expedition to Greenland, who had been missing since last October, has been found, wrapped in ...

    Article : 55 words
  41. RUSSIAN OIL FOR SPAIN.

    MADRID, May 21.—The newspaper "ElSol" reports that a Russian naptha company has agreed to supply Spain with oil at 18 per cent, below competitors' present ...

    Article : 61 words
  42. A NEW FOG HORN.

    TORONTO, May 20.—Professor Louis King, of McGill University, told the Royal Society of Canada to-day that a fog-horn had been invented which, will enable a ...

    Article : 93 words
  43. QUARREL IN CAMP.

    BRISBANE, May 21.—Shortly after midnight last night a quarrel is alleged to have taken place between two men who were living in separate camps on the town ...

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  44. EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS.

    CAIRO, May 20.—In spite of an Opposition boycott, there was a 67.3 per cent, poll at the elections of members of the Electoral College who on June 1 will ...

    Article : 67 words
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