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withdrew from the Cabinet he elections will be held after the would vote against the Govern- general elections, before the sum- ment when the Parliament re-moning of Parliament, which will; assembled.-Reuter.
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a declaration of a state of national; emergency-Reuter.
Sydney. Yesterday. Major Crawford (Liberal) 4,450 The split in the Australian Labour Party is evidenced by the There is thus no Party change fact that no representative of the in the Division, Labour having Scullin section of the Cabinet was won at the General Election by a present at the opening of the cum- majority of 2,277 votes-Reuter.paign in the East Sydney by-elec-
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Theodore's rehabilitation plan The New South Wales Federal was London, Yesterday.
adopted by 27 votes Mr. Winston Churchill, one of Labour members have resolved not to 19, with the atipulation that the late Lord Birkenhead's closest to obey the instruction of the State if the Commonwealth Bank Board friends, has organized a fund to Executive to advocate repudiation gain rejected thle plan, the Gov- assist the Earl's relatives, who are
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Right From Broadway Comes
Irene Bordoni
PARIS
Talking Singing
Dancing
Color Beautiful Girls
Gorgeous Gowns Dazzling Ensembles
8 Big Songs 200 Fast Stoppers Laughs
200%
in
nticual star and ons
A FIRST NATIONA “Vitaphone" is the zigistered trade
with
Jack Buchanan
Jason Robards and Zaru Pitts
A: Clarents Badger Production. Based on play by Martin Breuni Gelar Sung by Technicolor
Process
TO-DAY
· &
TO-MORROW
AT
THE
J
MAIESTIC
QUEEN'S
William
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
HAINES
Way Out West
Gobling Maya ALL TALKING
Whoopee Bill goes "Western"—you'll
go hysterical! It's a rodeo of roars!
FRED NIBLO'S production
with
LEILA HYAMS POLLY MORAN CLIFF EDWARDS
Story and Contiralo by Byrom Stargon and lived Block. Dialogue by Joe
For Directed by Fred Nate.
NEWSREEL
takes you✨ ont where Langhs
are Laughs!
REVUETTE
MUSICAL
REVIEW
of 1930.
"SHIP AHOY"
"TITTA
with
RUFFO"
PHIL SPITALNY
- NEXT CHANGE
SUE CAROL
JACK MULHALL EL BRENDEL MARJORIE WHITE RICHARD KEENE PAUL PAGE
IN
An Eye Filling, Tume Thrilling Comedy of Legs, Love
and
Laughter.
The
Prisented by WILUAM FOX
golden
ealc
PETER R KYNE'S
JIM THE CONQUEROR
THRILLING "ROMANCE. OF THE WEST
with WILLIAM BOYD
TO-DAY & TO MORROW
AT 2.30, 5.30 & 920 1
VITAPHONE PICTURE
AT STAR
THE