A bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of footwear has been introduced into the Legislative Council by the Attorney-General (Mr. Drysdale Brown). The ...
Article : 438 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Parliament was opened by commission to-day, and in consequence the function was bereft of much of the spectacular effect ...
Article : 2,555 wordsThe special session of Congress convened by the President to deal with the Canadian reciprocity question closed to-day. ...
Article : 143 wordsThe captain of the steamer Fifeshire reports a native rumour that the boat missing since the wreek was picked up by a native dhow, and its occupants transferred to a ...
Article : 48 wordsAmendments of the Factories and Shops Act which are desired by a conference of trades unions that met a few ago were presented to the Acting Minister of Labour ...
Article : 2,009 wordsThe difficulties between the leaders of the railway strike movement and the companies have been overcame, and a Royal commission has been appointed to ...
Article : 547 wordsTheir Excellences the Governor-General and Lady Denman entertained at dinner yesterday evening the folloiung:—Mr. Millev, M.L.C., and Mrs. Miller, Mr. Justice ...
Article : 1,719 wordsA voice raised on behalf of a vigorous democracy called out "Divide" when the Speaker in the Legislative Assembly yesterday put the question as to the adjournment ...
Article : 1,170 wordsThe famous portrait, by Leonardo da Vinci, in the Louvre known as "La Jocondeo," has been stolen. This work, which is on a wooden panel, is one of the most ...
Article : 412 wordsMr. G. R. Askwith (Comptroller-General of the Labour department of the Board of Trade), who went to Manchester to attempt to settle the carters' strike, ...
Article : 70 wordsPresumbly in connection with Stock Exchange dealings some insurances to cover the risk of an outbreak of war in Europe have been effected at Lloyd's, at a premium ...
Article : 71 wordsOwing to the attitude taken up by the men in the short-sea trade, who have rejected a proposal for arbitration, all the workers in the coal trade of the Port of ...
Article : 80 wordsStrikes have taken place in several trades in Dublin, and yesterday a good deal of rioting took place. Some of the business places were attacked; the police were ...
Article : 174 wordsTwo tourists, Mr. Skinner and his wife were found yesterday frozen to death near the summit of Pike's Peak Colorado. Their bodies, covered with snow, were found ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Acting Premier (Mr. Watt) said yesteday that the Ministry had no intention of withdrawing or holding backs the Preferential Voting Bill, regarding which ...
Article : 83 wordsMany fatalitis amongst mountainclimbers have occurred in the Alps this season. There have been six cases of fatal accident during the last few days. ...
Article : 669 wordsMr. P. F. Warner, who has been asked to captain the cricket team chosen to go to Australia, writes at concerning its composition in the "Westminster Gazettle that ...
Article : 83 wordsCommenting yesterday on the Wonthaggi Borough Council's appeal for the establishing of a State hotel at the township, the Minister for Mines (Mr. M'Bride) ...
Article : 160 wordsThe anti-Jewish riots which have occurred in South Wales in connection with the strike were renewed in Ebbwvale on a large scale yesterday. The Riot Act was read, and ...
Article : 533 wordsWriting in "Fry's Magazine," Mr. A. F. Wilding favours the holder of the lawn tennis championship playing through the championship tournament, instead of ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, then read a report of a speech in which Mr. Keir Hardie, addressing a meeting of 1,600 persons, had told them that Mr. ...
Article : 221 wordsFor some time the position in regard to the supply of vegetables throughout Melbourne and the suburbs has been acute. Cabbages and cauliflowers have been almost ...
Article : 875 wordsBitly Papke, who claimed the middle-weight boxing championship of the world, was defeated yesterday by "Sailor" Burke, of Broklyn, in a 10-round fight at the 20th ...
Article : 75 wordsThe accountants who were appointed to inquire into the losses on the suburban railways Messrs. W. O. Strangward and C. M. Holmes) have almost completed their ...
Article : 529 wordsLord Haldane, Secretary of State for War, in announcing the names of the commissioners in the House of Lords, said that the Government's policy throughout had been ...
Article : 154 wordsFREMANTLE, Wednesday. — At the meeting last night of the Fremantle Trades-hall Association a motion was tabled— "That this association extends to the strikers ...
Article : 444 wordsThe railway men of Durham have protested against the composition of the Royal commisison, and have demanded further labour representation. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Midland Railway has agreed to reinstate the strikers at the old rate of pay. Sir Guy Granet, general manager of the company, has ordered all the men to be ...
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Article : 92 wordsIt is understood that N. E., Brookes has received a letter from A. F. Wilding, in England announcing that as he is entering into a business partnership in London, he ...
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Advertising : 491 wordsJohn Peters of Sunnyside Newham, farmer, Liabilities, £4,[?] 0/10; assets, £4,813; surplus £808, 19[?]2. Causes of insolvency—Loses in farming owing to bad ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—In reply to "Opera" in "The Argus" of to-day, we would like to assure him that "Otello" will be given during the forthcoming grand opera season, with Madame ...
Article : 75 wordsOrders for enormous quantities of goods which are packed at Birmingham and other cities ready for shipment have been cancelled owing to the strike, business being ...
Article : 39 wordsThe donation of £[?]2 acknowledged on Thursday from the "Teachers of Music Association" was from that body at Hallarat. We have received 2 [?] for the fund from E. G. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe mines are idle in Durham and Northumberland, where only 17,000 men out of 212,350 have been working since Friday, Two thousand dockers are idle. The total ...
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Advertising : 77 wordsThe non-union tramway men at Liverpool largely outnumber the unionists who struck. The non-unionists who have not struck threaten to strike if the unionists are ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 24 Aug 1911, Page 7
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