"Mercy" Killing Trial Opens; Doctor Charged
MANCHESTER (New Hampshire), Thursday (A.A.P.): The first task of the newly empan[?]Jury in the trial yesterday…
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Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 20th FEBRUARY (Before Mr. W. H. Hall, J.P.) Committed for Trial
Jams Jonas was charged with that on 16th February he stole one Radiola wireless set of the value of £24, the property of Arthur Leonard…
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NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.): A determined premeditated killing was still homicide irrespective of the motive, the…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The State Full Court today reduced the three-year gaol sentence imposed on Laurence Louis Sharkey, 51, general secretary of the Australian Communist Party, to 18 months…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Police are expected to complete next week their investigations into allegations of bribery against a Labor M.L.A. The police report will be given to the…
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At Manchester (New Hampshire) the first task of the newly empaneled Jury in the trial of Dr. Hermann Sanders was a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Gowns Again Made
FOB THE FIRST TIME in elecen years debutante court presentation gowns have been made In London by two Court dressmakers, Hartnell and Worth. These have been made specially for the Symphony of Fashion at the February Fair of S. Louis…
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SINGAPORE, Monday.—Captain "Turk" Westerling, rebel leader in Indonesia, rode nonchalantly to Singapore in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →M.L.A. Says He Has Complete Answer to Charge of Bribery Premier Orders Police Investigation
IN the NSW Assembly last week Mr McCaw (Lib.) alleged that a Labor member had accepted bribes to obtain transport advantages for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Confidence Trickster's £220 Theft
MELBOURNE, Monday: A Confidence trickster robbed a woman hotel licensee of £220 on Saturday…
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At the Quarter Sessions on Thursday and Friday last, John McDonald was arraigned on three charges of indecently assaulting male persons…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Customs officers, police and immigration officials are attempting to uncover a highly-organised and Wealthy gang which is engaged in large-scale smuggling of Chinese into Australia…
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BRISBANE, Monday: A remarkable claim was made in the Divorce Court today, when Mrs. Maude Hold, of lilies, told the…
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I SYDNEY, Monday: It Is understood that the police will take no action when they complete investigations into…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday — Police investigations have failed to find any evidence to substantiate allegations that a member of the State Parliament was bribed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions Monday, February 27 (Before Mr. E. Debenham. S.M.)
Allan John Smith (24) was charged with refusing to pay the sum of £5/18/- for accommodation and meals at the Bellevene Hotel, Morundah, on…
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An 18-year-old youth, alleged to have copied a sngnature from a land lease, was yesterday convicted at Wagga Court on charges of forging and stealing…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Judge Holden at the Quarter Sessions to-day told a man that not only did public interest demand that he…
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A YOUTH under the influence started a fire near a paling fence, it was stated at Wagga Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Airliner Murder Charge; Man Weeps in Court
QUEBEC, Wednesday (A.A.P): Bits of a wrecked airliner were brought into court yesterday in the trial of J. Albert Guay. a…
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