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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42775, 7 September 1905, Page 3

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Oz* —-Press Asbooiaton.'l Bydney. Yesterday, j An influential preliminary meeting has decided to. form a New Bouth Wales .branch of the Australian National Defence League with the abject of securing universal compulsory military and naval training or the Swiss system, and providing ai adequate and effective system o national defence.

Adelaide, Yesterday. At the medical congress, Dr Colquhoun of Dunedin delivered an address on the standard of ethics and work lu medicine. Professor Welch on recent observations in cancer and tumour growth, j; • • _ , Sydney, This Day. Before the Lands Commission a witness named Fisher gave evidence in connection with the refund of £SOO fees for the lease which Willis failed to secure for him. Willis, told him that Crick had said that Fisher would get the lease, adding, ‘‘and he has got the money.” Witness further stated that P. Close, whom he also employed in this matter, said to him, if you don’t get a lease, Crick will txave to ( give me your money back.”