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  2. AMERICAN EXPLOSION.

    The death roll in connection with the explosion which occurred at the six-story power station of the New York Central Railroad on December 19 numbers ...

    Article : 57 words
  3. COLLIERY DISASTER.

    A terrible explosion has occurred at the Hulton Colliery, near to Bolton, Lancashire. Only meagre particulars of the ...

    Article : 66 words
  4. THE WARATAH.

    At the sitting of the official board of enquiry into the loss of the liner Waratah to-day, Mr. F. Lund, son of Mr. W. Land. head of the firm of W. Lund and ...

    Article : 192 words
  5. AMONG THE SHIPPING.

    Although the P. & O. steamer [?] was brought to Queen's Wharf on Tuesday evening no effort was made to load her on Wednesday. Work at most of the ...

    Article : 122 words
  6. INSPECTOR BANNIGAN'S POSITION.

    The Minister of Industry (Mr. Wilson) stated on Wednesday:—"Enquiries are being made into the actions of Inspector Bannigan, who has been suspended. I have ...

    Article : 49 words
  7. GOVERNMENT INTERVENES.

    On Wednesday morning the Adelaide public were on the tiptoe of expectation regarding the outcome of efforts in the direction of conciliation. Early jo the afternoon it became known that they had been resultless. Then the Government took a hand, and referred the dispute to the Industrial Court ...

    Article : 259 words
  8. "GOVERNMENT MISCONDUCT."

    Mr. Paris Nesbit, K.C., referred in strong terms to certain features of the strike in an address, at Payneham, on Wednesday, evening, in the interests of the ...

    Article : 415 words
  9. ANOTHER GAS EXPLOSION.

    'An explosion of gas has occurred in the City of Buffalo similar to that in New York this week. A railway car and its windows were ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. Addresses by Legislators.

    A meeting of drivers was held in front of the office of the secretary, in [?] road, on Wednesday evening. the attendance was smaller than any previously ...

    Article : 1,259 words
  11. ENTOMBED MINERS.

    Three bodies have been found in the Leyden Coal Company's Mine at Denver, Colorado, where an explosion occurred on Wednesday, as a result of which a ...

    Article : 60 words
  12. REBELS TRAPPED.

    Large reinforcements of Federal troops have been dispatched from Mexico City to Chihuahua. It is believed that the rebels have been trapped, and a decisive battle ...

    Article : 35 words
  13. RAILWAY ENGINEERS.

    The engineers employed on the railways west of Chicago agreed to submit to arbitration their demand for increased pay and shorter hours. The situation, however, is ...

    Article : 67 words
  14. CALL OF THE ICE.

    Sir Ernest Shackleton, of "Farthest South" fame, and six of his associates on the trip to the antarctic, will start in June for Spitzbergen on a three months' ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. HUNTING DESPERADOES.

    The London police authorities are determined to bring to book the Houndsditch desperadoes. Ninety detectives, most of them fully ...

    Article : 114 words
  16. Report of Attorney-General to Cabinet.

    On Wednesday afternoon the Attorney-General (Hod. W. J. Denny) submitted the following report to the Cabinet:— The factories Acts clearly contemplate ...

    Article : 1,408 words
  17. DECREE ABSOLUTE.

    Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane has granted Mrs. Pretty a decree absolute on the ground that her husband's cruelty had contributed to her misconduct with Alfred ...

    Article : 84 words
  18. RIOTS IN WINNIPEG.

    The strike of drivers and others employed on the street ears in Winnipeg is assuming serious proportions. There are now 1,000 tramway men idle ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. ANTARCTIC TRIP CONTEMPLATED.

    Sir Ernest, when interviewed concerning his arctic trip, expressed the hope that after his exploration work in Spitzbergen, he would be able to conduct an expedition ...

    Article : 37 words
  20. THE C.P.R.

    In consequence of the expansion of the Extern, following prosperous seasons, the directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which has 13,347 miles of line, have ...

    Article : 46 words
  21. SOME MEN WANT TO RETURN.

    Notwithstanding the rhetoric of their leaders, it is apparent that the feeling of the men expressed itself truly in their ballot. It is openly stated that the ...

    Article : 70 words
  22. COMMISSIONER RUSSELL'S ACTION.

    Mr. Commissioner Russell (President of the State Board of Conciliation) suited on Tuesday:—"I have made a recommendation that the dispute shall be referred to the ...

    Article : 39 words
  23. ATLANTIC CABLES.

    In connection with the amalgamation of the Western Union and Anglo-American cable companies, which between them control six Atlantic cables, it is stated that ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. INTERVENTION BY THE GOVERNMENT.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Denny) stated on Wednesday afternoon:— "I have been asked by Cabinet to furnish a full ana detailed opinion of the powers the ...

    Article : 958 words
  25. PUGILISM.

    Jem Driscoll and Welch fought at Cardiff yesterday for a puree of 2,000 sovereigns and £100 aside. Welch won on a foul in the tenth round. ...

    Article : 34 words
  26. HEAVY SENTENCE.

    In April last a sensational episode happened at the Paris Palace of Justice. An apache Anarchist, who had been released from prison the previous day, armed ...

    Article : 84 words
  27. THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL APPEALS.

    Section 125 of the Factories Act of 1907 (as amended by the Act of 1910) provide that a Court of Industrial Appeals shall be constituted to decide appeals against the ...

    Article : 239 words
  28. STREET INCIDENTS.

    Although in the main streets of the city on Wednesday no attempts were made to interfere with the carriage of goods several isolated cases happened in districts ...

    Article : 302 words
  29. DEFERRED CABLEGRAMS.

    The Times states that the Postmaster-General has arranged with the chief Atlantic companies for deferred cablegrams containing plain language to be transmitted at ...

    Article : 54 words
  30. BILLIARDS.

    George Gray, the Australian billiard player, is now engaged in a match of 8,000 up at Edinburgh with Nelson. The Australian's score is 2,183 and his opponent's ...

    Article : 40 words
  31. CHINESE STOWAWAYS.

    At an official enquiry in connection with Chinese smuggling, the evidence disclosed the fact that as many as 60 stewaways were hidden at the time in caverns formed ...

    Article : 90 words
  32. PICTURE FRAUDS.

    Mrs. Paine, widow of the American Copper king," has instituted proceedings at Tours against an individual who has, it is represented, falsely taken the name of ...

    Article : 146 words
  33. CABLES IN BRIEF.

    The death is announced of the widow of the late Hon. George Higinbotham, for many years Chief Justice of Victoria. MELBOURNE, December 21. ...

    Article : 207 words
  34. Penalties.

    The Factories Acts do not contemplate the utilization of the Court of Industrial Appeals for the settlement of a strike. They create Wages Boards, and the Appeal ...

    Article : 234 words
  35. EMPLOYERS' MEETING.

    An important meeting of employers will be held in the Exhibition Hall to-night at 8 o'clock. ...

    Article : 18 words
  36. SEAMEN'S COMPENSATION.

    Mr. Broomfield made an application to Sir Samuel Griffith (Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia) in chambers this morning to make absolute a rule nisi for a ...

    Article : 168 words
  37. A Glenelg Incident.

    On Wednesday afternoon a van laden with wine, and escorted by a trooper with a following of half a dozen pickets on bicycles, caused much excitement in Jetty ...

    Article : 106 words
  38. ARGENTINE MEAT.

    A strong protest has been made in the Hungarian House of Representatives against the importation into the country of meat from the Argentine. It was ...

    Article : 86 words
  39. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 244 words
  40. PORT ADELAIDE QUIET.

    Port Adelaide was extremely quiet on Wednesday morning. The main streets were almost deserted, with the exception of little knots of men who discussed the ...

    Article : 127 words
  41. ADELAIDE TO DARWIN.

    A meeting of the Melbourne branch of the North Australian League was held to-night to consider various mailers connected with the taking over o the Territory by ...

    Article : 260 words
  42. EMPLOYERS' POSITION.

    All day Wednesday was practically a period of marking time so far as employers were concerned. Late in the afternoon the announcement of the action of the ...

    Article : 214 words
  43. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 1,382 words
  44. COMBINED UNIONS.

    The strike is now in the hands of the combined unions' committee, whose decision will mean either peace or a continuance of the struggle on still greater lines ...

    Article : 146 words
  45. STRIKE PAY.

    At a late hour last night no intimation had been received by the union calling upon it to attend the Industrial Court this morning. The position will be fully discussed ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. RAWSON INSTITUTE FOR SEAMEN.

    The Rawson Institute for Seamen, erected in commemoration of the Governorship of the late Sir Harry Rawson, was formally openeed to-day by Lord ...

    Article : 33 words
  47. "GO ON FIGHTING."

    The usual strike meeting took place outside of the Trades Hall on Wednesday evening, but the attendance was small. At the most 400 or 500 people listened to the ...

    Article : 822 words
  48. ACTING PRIME MINISTER DENIES A STATEMENT.

    On Wednesday Mr. Blundell telegraphed to the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) asking if it were correct that he said the words attributed to him by the ...

    Article : 104 words
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