MELBOURNE, May 26.—Drastic measures, including proposals to increase taxation by £12,000,000 next year, for arresting the financial drift which is ...
Article : 2,909 wordsLONDON, May 25.—The British Foreign Minister (Mr. A. Henderson) returned to England yesterday from Geneva, where he attended meetings of the League of ...
Article : 318 wordsSYDNEY, May 26.—Advices received in Sydney two weeks ago that Mr. Eric Baum, a prospector, and nine Kanaka carriers were killed by natives near Surprise Creek, ...
Article : 421 wordsShips in Fremantle harbour saluted Lord and Lady Baden-Powell by dipping their flags as the Chief Scout of the World and the Chief Guide left the port yesterday on ...
Article : 877 wordsLONDON, May 25.—Speaking at a conference of head teachers at Portsmouth today, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes expounded Britain's naval ...
Article : 244 wordsThe Premiers' Conference at Melbourne adopted yesterday the economy plan presented by the committee of experts, which is printed in full In this issue. If carried out completely, the plan, which includes a 20 per ...
Article : 1,988 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—At the Premiers Conference to-day the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) introduced Captain G. J. C. Dyett, Federal President of the ...
Article : 109 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—When speaking at the Australian Women's National League conference to-day, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Latham) ...
Article : 215 wordsSYDNEY, May 20.—After criticising the united Federal Opposition and new anti-Labour organisations, the Minister for Markets (Mr. Moloney), speaking at ...
Article : 425 wordsTOKIO, May 26.—Through the strenuous efforts of the Minister for Railways an agreement has been reached which, it is believed, trill avert the danger of a ...
Article : 107 wordsMADRID, May 25.—The Vatican has formally protested against a new decree establishing tablishing liberty of worship in Spain. The protest pointe out that the Concordat ...
Article : 86 wordsADELAIDE, May 26.—Messrs. A, J. Hannan (Crown Solicitor) and E. L. Bean (Parliamentary draftsman) were summoned to Melbourne by telephone by the ...
Article : 171 wordsPortion of a mixed train which was being shunted at Lowden siding, near Donnybrook. became derailed yesterday morning. Two trucks of sheep and a ...
Article : 74 wordsMADRID, May 25.—There are indications that Spain is entering into commercial relations with the Soviet Foreign exchange is weakening, despite the absence ...
Article : 98 wordsFrederick Charles Mann (23), or Roreystone received a fractured right wrist when a motor truck he was driving collied with a tree on the Albany-road, ...
Article : 92 wordsCALCUTTA, May 26.—Four battalions -the 3rd-6th Rajputana Rifles, 3rd-10th Baluchis, 3rd-16th Punjabis, and 2nd Manchesters-from the 12th Secunderabad ...
Article : 116 wordsMADRID, May 25.—A constitution for Catalonia, which has expressed a desire to be a State within a Federal Republic of Spain, is being prepared by Republicans ...
Article : 41 words"We have recently received complaints regarding the inadequacy of crushing facilities on the East Coolgardie and North-East Coolgardie goldfields." said the ...
Article : 711 wordsPercy Slavin (19), of Beaufort-street, had his left thumb amputated yesterday as a result of an accident while using a meat are at the butchery establishment of ...
Article : 46 wordsROME. May 25.—Crying "Death to the Pope," Fascist students publicly burned today copies of the Vatican organ, "Osservatore Romano." which contained a ...
Article : 134 wordsStanley McKay (38), foreman-printer, employed by Shipping Newspapers, Ltd., of Third-avenue. Mt. Lawley, was seriously injured in Beaufort-street, about 5.45 ...
Article : 165 wordsThe Lord Mayor (Sir William Lathlain) received the following letter from Lord Baden-Powell yesterday:— "On leaving Perth, I would like just ...
Article : 153 wordsSYDNEY. May 26.—Startling allegations were made in an affidavit read in the Equity Court to-day when Mrs. Elizabeth Courage Clegg, mother of William ...
Article : 331 wordsPEMBERTON, May 26—A number of settlers were returning home after attending a meeting at Northcliffe last Friday on a motor truck driven by Mr. ...
Article : 145 wordsCALCUTTA, May 26.—Forty-seven coolies perished in a fire at the Nundydroog gold mine in Mysore to-day. Several rescue workers were overcome by the ...
Article : 32 wordsMany people who bad not previously taken an active part in the work of the girl guides have become interested during the visit of the Chief Guide and Chief ...
Article : 163 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—The matter of future policy in respect of rates of interest was fully discussed by the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Bank to-day ...
Article : 137 wordsOTTAWA, May 25.—The Canadian conversion loan of 250,000,000 dollars (about £50,000,000) has been oversubscribed. The Premier (Mr. Bennett) stated in ...
Article : 44 wordsMELBOURNE. May 26.—When a rowing boat capsized in the Ovens River, at Wangaratta, to-day, John Thumpstone (married). rabbit trapper, of Wangaratta, ...
Article : 69 wordsSir,—Notwithstanding that little publicity had been given, eighty "old scouts" attended as a body the rally at Brennan Park on Saturday last. It afforded them ...
Article : 291 wordsLONDON, May 25.—Sir Harold Wernher, the son of the late Sir Julius Wernher, who left him £10,000,000, has Purchased the whole of the American, ...
Article : 66 wordsMELBOURNE, May 26.—Attempts were made by thieves to blow open the safes at the West Footscray and Tottenham railway stations last night. Nothing was ...
Article : 102 wordsCANBERRA, May 26—Although public service and business , circles in Canberra were to-day extremely anxious to ascertain whether the representatives of the ...
Article : 345 wordsLONDON, May 25.—Quite the most remarkable markable scene of one or the most favourable holidays that England has experienced for years was the rush to-day to the ...
Article : 191 wordsMADRID, May 25.—A military balloon that was being inflated at Carabanchel to-day broke away, carrying up a soldier, who opened the gas valve. The deflated ...
Article : 40 wordsROME, May 26.—A platoon of gendarmes sent to San Georgio to wipe out the Scarfo, a family of brigands, who have been terrifving Calabria, besieged a house ...
Article : 55 wordsPARIS, May 26.—The "Echo de Paris" reliably understands that M. Briand has agreed to retain his portfolio as Minister for Foreign Affairs. ...
Article : 36 wordsSYDNEY, May 26.—In reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly this morning, the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) said that the Government had informed ...
Article : 54 wordsCALCUTTA, May 26.—A costly panelling and a magnificent chandelier in the study of the Viceroy (Lord Willingdon) were destroyed by a fire in the south wing ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 27 May 1931, Page 9
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