Conference Report REDUCTIONS IN PORT DUES
The overseas shipping conference met in Sydney to study transport for Australian overseas trade after Britain planned a 10 percent freight rise. Representatives urged efficient steamers and stable rates, proposing seven percent increases only if ports and taxes cut costs. Committees would be formed across states to drive economies, with an aim to tax shipping profits in origin countries.
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Australia
Brince
Auustralia
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Aygua
Yarioous
Chartered Accountanta
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Revenus
New South, Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
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Birthday Walk Marks 24 Miles From Moonhattson to Junction City
Albert N. Miller a retired Junction City Kansas businessman plans to walk 24 miles on his birthday from Moonhattson to Junction City a yearly event since 1902 with a birthday cake at a home as the goal. He once rejected motor transport and notes many people now shorten their lives by flurry amid busy highway traffic and occasional planes overhead. Miller hopes to complete the distance within six hours.
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Albert N. Miller
Junction City
Kansas
Moonhattson
Miller
Kuneos
Cable Merger in London Sees Global Telegraph Firms Unite
London merger links Callies and Wireless with Imperial and International Communications Company under Lord Inverforth and Blackett. Directors from both groups plan asset transfers and board integration within months, with a £400,000 British loan assumption and staff pensions secured. Heacham leads acting chairmanship amid forthcoming full control expected in June.
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Callies and Wireless
Bon
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Kellaway
Earl Middleton
Benders
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Puebie Cable Board
Australian Pros Association
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Lorries of the Skies to Carry Aerial Freight Across Europe
London to Berlin air freight network planned with special air lorries to transport goods only. Initial service between Warlin and London and Berlin and Paris, with expansion to major European capitals. Mokker Napier machines rebuilt for service at Lufthingsa Workshops. Lorries feature roomy cabins and rumoured passenger‑free vehicles, averaging 20 to 10 miles per hour.
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London
Berlin
Lufthingsa
Putavenger Giehines
London’s Six Foot Police Lowered Height Standards
London’s Metropolitan Police have reduced the minimum height for male recruits from five feet ten inches to five feet eight inches due to lack of sufficient guttable nun. The weight requirement was adjusted to ten stone ten pounds. A year ago the minimum height had been raised, but the policy is unlikely to be lowered again.
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Lowden
Gil
Echo of Wireless Wave Demonstrates Television Echo System
An American engineer Alex Anderson recently demonstrated a wireless echo device that sends a signal from an airplane to the ground. The system uses a returning wave to light colored lamps on the dashboard, indicating flight data from the colour of the lamp and time taken for the return journey.
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Inc
Lair
Alex Anderson
Firman
Stolen Baby Statue Vanishes From Sir Hilton Young Home
A marl statue titled The Stolen Baby, displayed at the Royal Academy, is reported stolen from the front garden of Sir Hilton Young's London residence in Leinater Terrace. Lady Young, widow of explorer Captain Scott, notes the statue weighed heavily and would require two men to move it. The piece, valued around £160, disappeared overnight with no witnesses.
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Royal Academy
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Tady Young
Wild Man from Borneo Dies in Wisconsin at 128
The so-called Wild Man from Borneo died in Platteville Wisconsin aged 128 after a lifetime touring as a circus oddity. For over twenty years Sylvester Hendershot frightened thousands of children in a cage, hat braced low and occasional roars. He returned home years later, died in the poorhouse after his dilapidated tubin life ended.
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Platteville
Wisconsin
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President's Guardian Protects Franca Leader In Public
The French president travels with a special guardian who accompanies him on walks and drives abroad. M. Leroux, chief aide at the palace, explains the guardian's discreet duties. The system reportedly halts traffic for the president with a sergeant and police, following a specific route.
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Hia Walita
M.leroux
Biyseo Palace
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Midnight on the Congo and the thrills of the voyage
A Londoner sails to the Congo and reports on sunset, native dances, and night sounds as he seeks fascination beyond civilization. The piece closes with a late night moment of renewed excitement at one o'clock in the morning after a turning point at twelve.
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Thik
London
Congo Hiver
Printing note from C J Shake for Federal Capital Prova of Australia Ltd
A printed notice from C J Shake reports the Federal Capital Prova of Australia Limited, with reference to the company office details and registration status. The fragmentary text confirms publication by the company and its registrar.
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Shell Company OF Australia Limited
C. J. Shake. Spears
Federal Capital
Prova of Australia, Ltd
Ofice
Thal, Capharrs
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