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  2. COUNCIL CONTRACTS.

    During the hearing of the evidence before the Royal Commissioner, Mr. Justice Harvey, who is inquiring into City Council contracts, yesterday, Mr. Shand, K.C. (for the Crown), said that money had been paid in respect of another tender. ...

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  3. CLOSING DOWN.

    The meat companies of the southern district, following an application made to the Industrial Registrar, have decided to cease slaughtering because the union employees ...

    Article : 183 words
  4. SIR ADRIAN KNOX.

    The Justice of the High Court of Australia (Sir Adrian Knox) has declined appointment as a Royal Commission to investigate the allegations made in the Press by Mr. ...

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  5. WORLD PEACE.

    The American proposals for a multilateral treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy were discussed in the House of Lords to-day. The debate was initiated ...

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  6. TARIFF ISSUES.

    Another indication that the tariff issue will be at the forefront in the next general election campaign was a great Albert Hall demonstration under the auspices of the Empire ...

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  7. NO HOPE OF SETTLEMENT.

    All possibility of averting a strike that will lay up the whole of the steamers belonging to the associated owners has apparently gone. Yesterday the owners again showed their determination to contest job control with the cooks by ordering the laying up of the ...

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  8. SITTING DAYS.

    The Supreme Court was again crowded when Mr. Justice Harvey began the taking of further evidence regarding the contract between the Municipal Council of Sydney and Babcock, ...

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  9. OIL PROSPECTING.

    Following the announcement on Tuesday of registration of 26 subsidiary companies formed to engage in the search for oil in Australia, shares in Builders, Ltd., the parent ...

    Article : 352 words
  10. MAN DANCES.

    Teddy Milton, of Coogee, who began the task of attempting to break the world's endurance dancing record of 130 hours at the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday last at 1 p.m., was ...

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  11. GENEVA DISCUSSIONS.

    A message from Geneva states that among the observers attending the Economic Conference are a number of representatives of American trusts. One who has just concluded ...

    Article : 185 words
  12. CONFERENCE ADJOURNS.

    When the conference convened by the Waterside Workers Federation assembled this afternoon the unions represented were the Victorian branch of the Marine Cooks' Union, ...

    Article : 430 words
  13. WATERSIDERS STRIKE.

    The men engaged to load salt on the steamer Dimboola at Port Adelaide have struck work. The dispute arose when one man was asked to enter a railway van from which the salt ...

    Article : 98 words
  14. THE "ITALIA."

    The airship "Italia," commanded by the Italian Count Noblle, left King's Bay, Spitzbergen, yesterday afternoon. A message from King's Bay says that as ...

    Article : 236 words
  15. FOURTEEN STEAMERS IDLE.

    The Orungal, which will reach Sydney this morning from Quensland ports, will pay off this afternoon. There is a big passenger list, and many passengers will have to complete ...

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  16. EUROPE TO-DAY.

    Dr. W. C. Poole (president of the World Sunday School Association) spoke fiercely about war to clergymen at the Chapter House yesterday afternoon. Dr. Poole, who comes ...

    Article : 349 words
  17. ENGINEER DISMISSED.

    The Aberdeen-Commonwealth liner Jervis Bay left Sydney on time yesterday afternoon for Brisbane. Fears were entertained that the steamer ...

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  18. COUNTRY PEGGED OUT.

    For many miles round both Roma and Orallo the country has been pegged out, and is hold under petroleum prospecting permits issued by the Government under certain ...

    Article : 97 words
  19. LABOUR'S CHOICE.

    In opening the Queensland Labour Convention at Townsville, Mr. W. Demaine, president of the Queensland central executive, said that it was the business of the conference to ...

    Article : 271 words
  20. TRAGEDY FEARED.

    The discovery of some articles of men's clothing on the Cremorne ferry steamer Kurraba by a dockband last night has arousod fears that a tragedy occurred during the 6 ...

    Article : 130 words
  21. WOMAN'S DEATH.

    Mysterious circumstances, which so far cannot be explained by the police, surrounded the death of Mrs. Rebecca Delaney, an elderly woman, 63 years of age, who was found dead ...

    Article : 700 words
  22. SERIOUS CHARGES.

    Alderman Coldwell, of Regina, in a statement before the immigration Committee, said that Mr. R. Forke, Minister of immigration, had indicated to him that Mr. E. J. McMurray, ...

    Article : 184 words
  23. STOLEN CARS.

    A proposal has boen placed before the Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell), which is claimed to be one of the most efficient methods to indicate to the traffic police when ...

    Article : 184 words
  24. JAPAN FAVOURABLE.

    The Cabinet has definitely decided to accept the American proposals for the abolition of war as a basis for negotiations. A formal reply will be sent later containing ...

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  25. BROADCASTING.

    The "A" wireless stations in New South Wales are now definitely under one control. The co-ordination of control announced a fortnight ago by Mr, George Wright, ...

    Article : 220 words
  26. ARBITRATION TREATY.

    Mr. Kellogg, Secretary for State, has rejected a proposal of Sir Esme Howard (British Ambassador) that in view of the prospective inability of the British Government to ...

    Article : 110 words
  27. JUDGE LUKIN.

    Picturesque comment upon criticism of the Arbitration Court by the secretary of the Now South Wales Labour Council (Mr. J. S. Garden) was offered by Judge Lukin in the ...

    Article : 277 words
  28. TROUBLED CHINA.

    In view of the probable spreading of fighting to Mongolia and Manchuria, the War Council is considering precautionary steps, in furtherance of a policy defined in a statement ...

    Article : 107 words
  29. HUSBAND CHARGED.

    Following the discovery of his wife's body at their home on Tuesday, Johann Frederick Thiele was charged at Strathalbyn to-day with having murdered her. Detective Forguson ...

    Article : 67 words
  30. CANADA WILL ACCEPT.

    The Premier (Mr. Mackenzie King) says that Canada is ready to accept Mr. Kollogg'a proposals outlawing war when invited to do so. ...

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  31. NATIONALIST APPEAL.

    A message sent by the Chinese Nationalist Council of State in Nanking, asking the United States to make known its attitude towards Japanese intervention in Shantung, was ...

    Article : 75 words
  32. MARKETING BOARD.

    Sir Henry Barwell, Agent-General for South Australia, who was a guest of the Royal Colonial Institute, said that the Empire Marketing Board was lacking in the first essential, ...

    Article : 152 words
  33. STATE MINE.

    The State mine was idle to-day as the result of a dispute which originated with the day workmen yesterday afternoon. The manager stated to-day that the men, who work ...

    Article : 104 words
  34. EXAMINATIONS.

    At a meeting of the Board of Examiners hold this week, it was decided to hold the intermediate certificate examination towards the end of August or the beginning of September, ...

    Article : 107 words
  35. FRENCH LOAN.

    A message from Paris states that the new 5 per cent consolidation loan was a success. The lists unexpectedly closed, and it is understood that cnah subscriptions total ...

    Article : 68 words
  36. GIRL KILLED.

    No trace has been found of the motor car which knocked down and fatally injured May Buchor, 15. of Imperial-avenue, Caulfield, on Tuesday night. After his rar struck the girl ...

    Article : 61 words
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