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THE NAVIES.
Secret Session. AMERICA'S ATTITUDE. Sanguine Reports. LONDON, July 18.
The correspondent of the British United press understands that at the secret session of the Naval Limitation Conterence this morning the United States refused to accept the ...
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AGREEMENT CERTAIN.
AUSTRALIAN'S BELIEF. LONDON, July 19.
Sir Joseph Cook, who has returned to London for the purpose of conferring with Sir Granville Ryrie, regards the progress of the conference as reasonably satisfactory, ...
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BRITISH SHIPS.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, July 19.
Colonel Headlam, for the Admiralty, replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day, gave comparative figures of British capital ships on December 31, 1913, and July ...
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MEXICAN OUTRAGE.
U.S. Consul Shot. WASHINGTON, July 18.
Men broke into the house of the United States Consul at Mazatlan (Mexico), Mr. W. C. Chapman, and attempted to assassinate him. ...
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SAMOA.
NOVELIST'S ASSERTIONS. THREE CAUSES OF REVOLT. VANCOUVER, July 18.
A message from Honolulu states that Mr. Clem Yore, a novelist, has arrived from Samoa, and says that the natives are preparing to revoit. He cites as the three causes of the ...
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Miss Violet Cordery was welcomed at London to-day at the end of an 11,000 miles motor tour round the world, which, she said, had been one long, glorious thrill, with only two serious ...
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AUSTRIAN REVOLT.
MORE FIGHTING. FOLLOWED BY PEACE. Reminders of Red Friday. LONDON, July 18.
A message from Vienna states that further fichting broke out in the streets of the city this morning. There were other disturbances yesterday ...
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COMMUNISTS.
WORKMEN ON TRIAL. Military Information for Russia. LONDON, July 18.
The trial has begun at Paris on charges of espionage of nine Communists, who are alleged to have circulated questionaires among Communist workmen in armament ...
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CHINA.
NORTH AND SOUTH. ARMISTICE TERMS. TOKIO, July 19.
The early withdrawal of the main body of troops from Shantung is indicated by official reports from Peking reporting the imminent conclusion of an armistice between north and ...
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TRADE REOPENING.
(British Official Wireless.) LONDON, July 19.
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Austin Chamberlain) was asked in the House of Commons about the policy of the British Government in regard to the ...
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IRISH MURDER.
ACCUSED REMANDED. UPROAR IN COURT. LONDON, July 18.
The Magistrate's Court at Dublin was crowded to-day with people when the 10 men who are charged with conspiring to murder the irish Free State Minister (Mr. Kevin ...
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EMPIRE TRADE.
OPTIMISM THE WATCHWORD. LONDON, July 18.
In a speech at the opening of the Advertising Exhibition at Olympia the Secretary of State for the Dominions (Mr. L. S Amery) borrowed the Duke of York's phraseology at ...
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EMPIRE SETTLEMENT.
LONDON COMMITTEE'S WORK. LONDON, July 18.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. R. G.C. Glyn (Lab.) asked the Secretary of State for the Dominions (Mr. L. S. Amery) whether be would consider reorganisation of ...
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AIR DISASTERS.
Plane Falls in Flames. TWO MEN KILLED. LONDON, July 18.
Two airmen were killed at Camberley when a Royal Air Force Bristel fighter machine crashed in flames while engaged in night operations with an Infantry brigado from ...
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A message from Los Angeles states that Captain G. H. Wilkins, the Australian explorer, is planning a flight to the Antarctic next December, by way of Seattle, Tokio, ...
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NICARAGUA.
REBELS ROUTED. FIRE FROM AEROPLANES. NEW YORK, July 18.
A message from Managua, capital of Nicaragua, states that one United States marine was killed and another wounded in a battle waged by 39 marines and 47 Nlcaraguan ...
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BEAM WIRELESS.
SUCCESS WITH INDIA. NEW WAVE LENGTH FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, July 18.
The tests which have been made in the beam wireless service between England and India have been very successful. As the path of this service is similar to that with ...
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TRADE TREATY.
GERMANY AND JAPAN. TOKIO, July 19.
After protracted negotiations, which began in Berlin in 1921, a treaty of commerce and navigation between Japan and Germany will be signed within 4S hours by the Prime ...
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MORWELL BROWN COAL.
PLANS FOR OIL EXTRACTION. LONDON, July 18.
Mr. Flank Hodges, managing director of the Australian Brown Coal Distillation Company, to-day explained to the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and ...
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MR. BADDELEY.
AMERICAN ACTIVITIES. NEW YORK, July 18.
The Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry in New South Wales (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) has arrived from Liverpool. He is accompanied by Mr. C. R. Chapman, ...
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In their match against a Civil Service team the New Zealanders declared their innings closed with seven wickets down for 421 (Mills not out 104, Allcott not out 102, Blunt 90, ...
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AIRSHIP SERVICE.
Britain to Australia. MR. BRUCE OPTIMISTIC.
Discussing yesterday the proposal to establish an airship service between Great Britain and Australia, concerning which three experts from the British Air Ministry are at present ...
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OVER THE CLIFFS.
TWO WOMEN DEAD. One Body Not Identified.
After she had been missing from her home at Old South Head-road, Bondi, since early morning. Ethel Clara Lowry, aged 33 years, was found dead at the foot of the cliffs at Ben ...
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MUTCH CAUCUS.
Preparing for Conference. WILL OPPOSE DICTATORSHIP.
A plan of campaign, with the object of bringing about unity between the Labour factions at the forthcoming conference on Saturday, was discussed at a meeting of the Mutch caucus ...
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Earl Jellicoe has returned to London from Geneva owing to his brother, the Rev. Frederick Jellicoe, being seriously ill at Guy's Hospital with blood poisoning. ...
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EXHIBITION.
To be Held in Sydney. PROPOSAL ENDORSED. Centennial Park Site.
"That this meeting cordially endorses the proposal to held in Sydney a British Empire Exhibition for the purpose of prometing the interests of the Empire in ...
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Mr. Ball (deputy leader of the State Opposition), during the Fuller Government, as Minister for Public Works in the Fuller Cabinet, was responsible for the construction of the ...
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MAN MURDERED.
In Central Queensland. BLOOD-STAINED AXE. BRISBANE, Tuesday.
At Wowan (Central Queensland) Patrick Dowling was found dead. The circumstances suggest that he was murdered. Dowling, who was 65 yearn of age, was a ...
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CONSTITUTION.
No Power to Call a Convention. MR. LATHAM EXPLAINS.
The Attorney-General (Mr. Latham), upon his arrival in Sydney yesterday from Melbourne, gave details of the Commonwealth Government's proposal to appoint a Royal ...
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APPOINTMENTS.
Labour Aldermen's Efforts. TO CURTAIL TOWN CLERK'S POWERS.
Labour aldermen, at the request of the Municipal Employees' Onion, are considering what action can be judiciously taken to increase their powers of patiouage in making ...
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GARAGE REPORTS.
Loss of Batteries. THREE PERSONS BLAMED.
The City Council committee inquiring into the loss from the City Council garage of about sixty motor car batteries held its final public sitting yesterday afternoon. ...
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GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
NORTH COAST TOUR. Cordial Welcome. CASINO, Tuesday.
The last stage of their tour of the Northern Rivers was commenced by the Governor-General and Lady Stonohaven at Murwillumbah this morning. The seven miles' run up the ...
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POSTAL DEPARTMENT.
"Greatest Sweaters." ATTACK IN ARBITRATION COURT. BRISBANE, Tuesday.
The postal authorities were criticised from the Arbitration Court bench by Mr. W. N. Gillies this morning when dealing with an application by the A W.U for the lnclusion of ...
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SUGAR STRIKE.
SETTLEMENT TERMS. Rejected by Men. BRISBANE, Tuesday.
A ballot taken by the sugar mill strikers at South Johnstonn to-day resulted in the rejection of the suggested terms of settlement by [?]10 to 28. ...
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METAL TRADES.
Summonses Issued AGAINST STRIKERS. Chubbs Still Idle.
No settlement was reached yesterday of the strike of the engineers at Chubba Australian Coy., Ltd., Waterloo. The strikers still continue to refuse to accede to the demand of ...
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"I am not sufficiently conversant with Australian labour conditions to advance any opinion or make any suggestion concerning the present dispute between the metal ...
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VICTORIAN DISPUTES.
SETTLEMENTS EXPECTED. MELBOURNE, Tuesday.
Developments which occurred to-day are regarded as likely to load to a settlement of the strike of 105 members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union employed at the ...
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REV. JAMES BARR.
English Labour M.P. VIEWS ON MIGRATION.
The Rev. Janies Barr, a Labour member of the House of Commons, arrived in Sydney yesterday. Mr. Barr is a minister of the Presbyterian Church, and has represented ...
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