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THE DIARY.
MAILS OUTWARD. (Supplied by the General Post-office.)
Closing times for E[?]z. st.; G.P.O., 20 min. later. UNITED KINGDOM and CONTINENT.—Ormonde, Oct. 17 (due Nov. 19), parcels, 4 p.m.; papers ...
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CANBERRA, Friday.—More than 150 delegates from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia arrived at Canberra to-day to attend the ...
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Arther M. Loew, sen., executive vice-president of Loews Incorporated, controllers of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film organisation, ...
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A recital of sacred choral music from the 16th to the 20th centuries will be given by the Cathedral choir, under the direction of Dr. A. E. Floyd, on Wednesday evening next, at 8 o'clock. ...
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The Argus.
MELBOURNE. "I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience to speak the truth, and therefore the truth I speak, impugn it whose list." CORRESPONDENTS are requested to inform the Editor if their letters are also sent to another paper. Each letter must have the name and address of the writer attached, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Rejected letters will not be returned. Business communications should be addressed to the General Manager. Difficulty in obtaining copies of "The Argus" should be reported to the Circulation Manager. Advertisements will be received by City and Suburban news agents up to 5.45 p.m. Classification of other than necessarily late Death and Funeral Notices cannot be guaranteed if received at "The Argus" office later than 8 p.m. Advertisements must be addressed to the Advertising Department. WILSON AND MACKINNON, PROPRIETORS. Head office: 365 Elizabeth street. Melbourne, C.1. Branches: Melbourne, 243 Collins st.: Sydney, 26 O'Connell st.; London, 80 Fleet st., E.C.4. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1932. ARE WE TOO SATISFIED?
Like am impatient youth, a young country is very sensitive to criticism. It resents being lectured; it is impatient of reproof. Australia is young, and should ...
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APPEAL FOR HOSPITALS.
£100,000 WANTED URGENTLY. FILL THE SPECIAL ENVELOPES.
Although the idea which prompted the distribution of special envelopes with the morning newspapers last month was that individual members of families might be ...
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"WOOL DERBY."
New Eecord by the Port Fairy.
In the days of the tall ships "windjammers" used to race home to England annually with the wool clip from Sydney and Melbourne. Steamers and motor-ships of ...
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The Victory Model Building Competition the drawings for which appealed in the Camera Supplement, has been such a success that the proprietors of "The Argus" ...
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Sir Stanley Argyle's gibe at the Forests Commission as having adopted a dog-in-themanger policy in regard to the forests placed by Parliament in its charge was ...
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Two Rojal Siamese cats will plead for less fortunate animals from a shop window on "The Block," Collins street, from October 24 to October 29. Pedigreed Persians, ...
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CANBERRA, Friday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) said to-day that, though the Premiers' Conference will be held in Melbourne on October 24, the ...
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Iftikhar Ali.
"PAT" ON THE CRICKET FIELD.
Among the men who are coming to Australia in an attempt to resume possession of the "ashes" is Nawab Iftikhar Ali of Pataudi. A lad from Geelong has written ...
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ALL WHITE.
CUP HORSE'S UNUSUAL COLOURS.
When Samoth goes on the track for the Caulfield Cup this afternoon the white colours worn by his jockey will not be the emergency colours customarily worn at ...
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BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
FACADE FOR UNIVERSITY. Architectural Treasure Saved.
The University of Melbourne to which the carved stone doorway of the old Colonial Bank building in Elizabeth street was presented recently, has now ...
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Sir,—Mr. Kingsley Henderson's reply to my suggestion that he should make a serious study of the problem of the balance of payments consists of further questions ...
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The inclusion in the Federal Ministry of Mr. Fred H. Stewart is approved in Sydney. He has long been regarded as a business man of unusual ...
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Mary Donovan, widow, of Westgarth street, Fitzroy, who died on September 12, left estate of a gross value of £1,123. After providing for personal legacies amounting ...
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His Excellency the Governor-General, attended by Captain L. S. Bracegirdle, military secretary, and Lieutenant C. H. Finlay, A.D.C., will arrive in Melbourne from ...
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During the debate on the West Australian Estimates the Premier (Sir James Mitchell) said that, in view of the financial stringency, a Governor would not be ...
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The death occurred at his home, Yarra Yarra, Vale street, East Melbourne, after a short illness, of Mr. Frederick John Andrew, aged 72 years. Mr. Andrew was ...
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Lieut.-Colonel White (U.A.P., V.) asked the Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Marr), in the House of Representatives to-day, whether he was ...
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