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  2. CHINA.

    In the House of Commons to-day Sir Austen Chamberlain said that there was no international foreign settlement at Hankow, but Britain, France, and Japan ...

    Article : 619 words
  3. ROUMANIA.

    An alarmist report that a State of alege has been declared at Bucharest is discredited at Paris, but there is the fact that Queen Marie has cut short her stay in France. ...

    Article : 376 words
  4. DUKE OF YORK Royal Tour.

    A distinguished assemblage attended the dinner given at the Hotel Victoria by The Pilgrims of Great Britain, in honour of the Duke of York. Viscount Cave, the chairman, ...

    Article : 1,271 words
  5. SHIPPING. DELAYS CONTINUE.

    Notwithstanding that the cranedrivers' strike at Newcastle has terminated, shipping will still be delayed at that port, as no overtime is being worked by the trimmers. A ...

    Article : 279 words
  6. NATIONALIST CONFERENCE. ADDRESS BY MR. HUGHES.

    Mr. Hughes, addressing the Nationalist Conference yesterday, said that the National party must submit a democratic programme to the people, dealing with wages and conditions of labour. A motion in favour of abolishing State Parliaments was negatived. ...

    Article : 102 words
  7. FACTORY FIRE.

    Large stocks of kapok, which caught alight in the bedding factory of Newlands Bros., Ltd., in Riley-street, Surry Hills, yesterday afternoon, gave a great deal of trouble to ...

    Article : 313 words
  8. CRANEDRIVERS. STRIKE SETTLED.

    A settlement was effected yesterday of the strike of cranedrivers at Newcastle, which already had thrown idle more than half the collieries on the northern fields. ...

    Article : 439 words
  9. MR. HUGHES' SPEECH.

    "This party must have a policy which is practicable and which offers to the great multitude a reasonable assurance of abundance of employment at Australian conditions. ...

    Article : 3,221 words
  10. JUDGE BEEBY'S OFFER.

    The Federal management committee of the Waterside Workers' Federation has taken no steps towards instructing its members in the different ports to abandon the overtime strike ...

    Article : 292 words
  11. A.L.P.

    The A.L.P. executive will consider at a meeting to-night the preparations which are being made for the elections A report will be submited by the boundaries ...

    Article : 418 words
  12. MR. BRUCE'S TOUR.

    Still beset with cold, foggy weather, the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) and the New Zealand Premier (Mr. Coates) visited at Hirmingham yesterday ...

    Article : 333 words
  13. RELIEF IN NEWCASTLE.

    The announcement this afternoon that a settlement of the crane-drivers' dispute had been effected, and that the men would commence work at 6 a.m. to-morrow, caused ...

    Article : 343 words
  14. QUEENSLAND.

    The attitude of the Queensland branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation in refusing to work overtime on shipa in Queensland ports consequent upon instructions from the federal ...

    Article : 433 words
  15. BOXER INDEMNITY.

    Methods whereby the whole of Britain's share in the Boxer indemnity is to be devoted to the welfare of the Chinese are detailed in documents now issued. The papers include the report ...

    Article : 228 words
  16. PACIFIC SURVEY.

    On their return journey from the Pacific seaplane flight, Group-Captain Williams and his party arrived here shortly before noon to-day. ...

    Article : 60 words
  17. VOTE FOR LIQUOR.

    The Conservative party, led by Mr G. H. Ferguson (Premier), with a policy providing for the sale of liquor under Government commission, as opposed to the present prohibitory ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. WORK TO-MORROW.

    At a mass meting of the Newcastle crane employees held at the Trades Hall to-night it was decided to ratify the terms of settlement agreed upon at the conference held in Sydney ...

    Article : 50 words
  19. OIL COMPANIES.

    In the House of Commons Mr. Hudson asked whether the Government was aware that Sir Alan Cobham was prevented from using petrol from the Commonwealth refineries through ...

    Article : 175 words
  20. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Oversean Trade Department has decided to transfer the Australian Trade Commissioner's headquarters from Melbourne to Sydney because of Sydney's proximity to ...

    Article : 569 words
  21. STATE CAUCUS.

    The Parliamentary Labour party was to have met yesterday to clear up the arrears of correspondence since the crisis, but when the time came for the meeting to be held there ...

    Article : 178 words
  22. RAVAGES OF WAR.

    Since the Armistice 541,000 buildings have been restored in the French devastated areas; 26,583 miles of roads, and 1181 miles of railroads have been reconstructed; 5,000,000 acres ...

    Article : 64 words
  23. ANTI-LABOUR.

    With a view to arriving at an agreement for the conduct of the forthcoming, election a conference is to be held shortly between representatives of the National and Country pa[?] ...

    Article : 292 words
  24. BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.

    A report from New York says that Mr. George Harvey, formerly Ambassador to Great Britain, in an address, acclaimed the birth of the new commonwealth of British States as ...

    Article : 95 words
  25. WIRELESS.

    A remarkable degree of efficiency is being claimed for photo-radiograms under the Ranger system of wireless between London and New York. The best achievement yet has ...

    Article : 115 words
  26. A "MOTH" IN AMERICA.

    Sir Alan Cobham and Lady Cobham will fly to Washington in a De Havilland "Moth" to-morrow, and will be presented to the President. ...

    Article : 111 words
  27. DIVORCE BILL.

    In the House of Commons Earl Winterton moved the second reading of the Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Bill, conterring on Indian and dominion courts ...

    Article : 133 words
  28. ENGINEERS.

    According to officials of the Amalgamated Engineering Union in Melbourne, there is little probability of the dispute among members of the union in Sydney extending to Victoria ...

    Article : 107 words
  29. A LONG DISTANCE JOURNEY.

    Messrs. Stack and Leete, who are making a long-distance flight in a "Moth," have reached Malta. Flying from Capua they passed over the still smoking Vesuvius. ...

    Article : 52 words
  30. SERIOUS COMPETITOR.

    Postal authorities believe that a reduction in cable charges is likely to follow the beam wireless service between Australia and Great Britain. ...

    Article : 131 words
  31. ENGLISH BY-ELECTION.

    The by-election in the Chelmsford division of Essex, caused by the resignation of Sir H. Curtis-Bennett, resulted:—Lieut.-Col. Bury (Conservative), 13,895; S. H. Robinson ...

    Article : 106 words
  32. LOST IN BUSH.

    Angus Cameron, an old resident of Long Flat, left home yesterday, and has not been since seen. Cameron, who was over 60 years of age, was last seen walking from his home. ...

    Article : 98 words
  33. NORTHCLIFFE WILL CASE.

    During the hearing of the Northcliffe will case Mr. Thomas Marlowe, late Editor of the "Daily Mail," and at present chairman of directors, gave evidence that he sought to ...

    Article : 95 words
  34. VICTORIA.

    In the Victorian Legislative Assembly to-day the Chief Secretary (Dr. Argyle) gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to make voting at State elections compulsory. It is ...

    Article : 44 words
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