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A provisional settlement of the French debt to Britain bas been reached.—Reutor. It is officially announced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Winston Churchill) ...
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BOOK ON AUSTRALIA
MR. SEYMOUR HICKS' IMPRESSIONS. LONDON, Aug. 26.
Mr. Seymour Hicks the actor, in the introduction to his book, "Hello, Australians," says:—That civilisation at no distant date will have to face the elimination of the ...
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BRITISH GOODS.
EXHIBITION TRAINS. LONDON, Aug. 26.
Everything for the home, from foodstuffs to frocks, will be included in a novel exhibition organised with the co-operation of the management of the four largest railway ...
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LABOUR POLICIES.
RELATION TO COMMUNISTS. LONDON, Aug. 27.
At to-day's sitting of the Labour-Socialist International at Marseilles the chairman said that the role of the congross was not to divide the International Socialist forces, but ...
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LAWN TENNIS.
AMERICAN DOUBLES. Australians' Third Round Victory. (From the Special Representative of ths Australian Press Association.) NEW YORK, Aug. 26.
The third round of the United States lawn tennis doubles c[?] pionships was played at Chestnut Hills (Boston) to-day. Results:— G. L. Patterson and J. B. Hawkes ...
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WOMEN PLAYERS.
AUSTRALIANS IN FRANCE. LONDON, Aug. 26.
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UNITED STATES.
NAVY CURTAILMENTS. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.
A statement has been issued that President Coolidge is resentful of what he considers propaganda in Washington against the economy programme, and that he intends to ...
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Six hundred drivers and conductors of the East Surrey motor 'buses went on strike over a woman passenger bringing a dog on to one of the 'buses. The men had passed ...
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EUROPEAN PEACE.
PROPOSED PACT. Germany and Allies. LONDON, Aug. 26.
The text of the French reply to the German Note on the subject of security has been published. The torms of the communication were decided upon at a confrrncr last month in ...
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FRANCE'S WARS.
REVERSE IN SYRIA. Druses Again Active. LONDON, Aug. 26.
A reliable report states that, following a heavy engagement in Syria, the Druses forced the French to evacuate Khirbet-elGhazall, north of Damascus. ...
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PURPOSE OF SCIENCE.
PROFESSOR LAMB'S ADDRESS. LONDON, Aug. 26.
In his presidential address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science Professor Horace Lamb (who was Professor of Mathematics at Adelaide, ...
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Sir Frank Heath, secretary of the Department of Scientific Industrial Research, will sall by the Nestor on Saturday tor Australia, at the invitation of the Commonwealth ...
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PINEDO.
ARRIVES AT MANILA. MANILA, Aug. 27.
Wing-Commander De Pinedo arrived at Manila at 8.20 this morning.—Reuter. ...
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ENGLISH CRICKET.
TATE'S ACHIEVEMENT. LONDON, Aug. 26.
Answering messages congratulating him on his record of taking 200 wickets, and scoring 1000 runs for the third successive year, M. W. Tate says: "I have to thank the whole ...
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WIRELESS.
LONG DISTANCE WORK. LONDON, Aug. 27.
Mr. G. Partridge, the English wireless experimenter (Station G2KF), had an hour's perfect reception in Morse to-night from Station 3BD, Melbourne. The signals were ...
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STEAM TUG.
FOR STATE GOVERNMENT. DARWIN, Thursday.
The steam tug Fishguard, from Singapore, called at Darwin last night for coal. She will sall for Sydney to-morrow, having been purchased by the New South Wales ...
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By almost unanimous vote the Queensland railway council has ordered a general railway strike. The efforts of the Labour Ministry to arrive at a settlement have been unsuccessful, the men having taken up an attitude of ...
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The following statement was issued shortly before 4 o'clock by the State railway strike council:— "All men cense work at miduight ...
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The railwaymen carrled out the decision to strike last night at midnight. Only five trains were running in the whole section, from Innisfail to Proserpine, and extending ...
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A CONFERENCE.
LEADERS MEET PREMIER. BRISBANE, Thursday.
Interest this afternoon centred in the conference at the Executive's buildings, where representatives of all the unions affilated with the A.L.P. were to meet the Preraier ...
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Mr. Fraser, Chief Commissioner to the New South Wales Railways, said last nighl that should the Queensland employees go on strike it would mean a big loss of business to the ...
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Arrangements are being made to despatch mails to the south by every available boat, though no regular service is possible. It is not yet known whether to-day's mall train ...
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FEDERAL SESSION. Commonwealth Bank.
MR. YOUNG'S CASE. Canadian Treaty. (FROM OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.) MELBOURNE, Thursday.
After a motion for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the circumstances of the retirement from the Commonwealth Bank of Mr. Mark B. Young had ...
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In the Sonate the Australian War Memorial Bill was read a third time, and the Commonwealth Railways Hill was read a second time and passed through committee with minor ...
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The end of the strike is believed to be at hand. Yesterday a number of men drifted back to ships in Sydney and Melbourne. The Blue Funnel steamer Autolyeus left for Brisbane with a full crew of 90 men, who had left the strikers' ranks. ...
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DEPORTATION.
BOARD APPOINTED. THREE SYDNEY MEN. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) announced to-night that a board had been appoinetd under the recent amendment of the Immigration legislation to detormi[?] whether or ...
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The New South Wales Government has decided not to give any assostance to the Commonwealth in the direction of deporting strike leaders. ...
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The following cable was received yesterday form London by the Oversea Shipping Representatives' Association:— "The reduction of wages having been ...
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ORSOVA'S PASSENGERS.
SERIOUS POSITION. KAROOLA THREATENED. FREMANTLE, Thursday.
Over 100 saloon and 550 third-class passengers of the R.M.S. Orsova are being detaned here. A few disembarked on Tuesday when the vessel arrived, and boarded the train, ...
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SECRET INFORMATION.
OFFICIALS PERTURBED. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
The Trades Hall disputes commit tea today considered the position ot the strike, in view of a cable message which is believed to have been received from England in reply ...
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POSITION IN MELBOURNE.
EARLY SETTLEMENT EXPECTED. MELBOURNE, Thursday.
Oversens representatives in Melbourne, while admitting that the seamen on strike appear to be determined, believe that the impossible position in which the s[?]men now ...
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in addition to the optimistic feeling in Sydney and Melbourne, that the strike is ending, definite proof was forthcoming yesterday that men are beginning to sccede from ...
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The executive which has been appointed to conduct the strike met yesterday, but, apari from discussing the best m[?] feeding and clothing the men, no important decisions were ...
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