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  2. STRIKES SPREAD.

    Reports concerning operations on the northern coalfields yesterday stated that work had been resumed at the Bellbird No. 1 mine, but strikes were in force at five other ...

    Article : 162 words
  3. AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

    The arrival of the governor of the Bank of England (Mr Montagu Norman) has given rise to much speculation in Wall-street. It is freely stated that Mr. Norman's visit is ...

    Article : 172 words
  4. TRANSPORT.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Chief Secretary moved the second rending of the Transport Bill. He denied that the Government had any intention of annihilating ...

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  5. GENERAL STRIKE.

    The report of the council of the Trade Union Congress regarding the long-deferred "inquest" on the general strike was submitted to-day to a conference of affiliated ...

    Article : 482 words
  6. CHILD ENDOWMENT

    Members of the Labour caucus are apparently determined that Parliament shall not go into recess before the child endowment scheme has been disposed of. This was ...

    Article : 311 words
  7. DEFEAT

    In the Legislative Council last evening the Government suffered a defeat on the clause of the Crown Lands (Amendment) Bill relating to improvement leases. ...

    Article : 555 words
  8. NEW CABLING INVENTION. The Reply to Wireless.

    What is described as the answer of the submarine cable companies to wireless has been revealed by a demonstration given at the head office of the Eastern Telegraphic Extension Company in London. A new device gives practically instantaneous communication with ...

    Article : 61 words
  9. THE DEMONSTRATION.

    A striking demonstration of the latest improvement in submarine telegraphy, known as the regenerator system, was given to-day at the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.'s head ...

    Article : 522 words
  10. ENGINEERS.

    The Sydney district committee of the Amalgamated Engineering Union will decide to-night what action it will take to secure the payment of a full week's wages for 44 hours ...

    Article : 318 words
  11. COMMONWEALTH POLICY.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) declined to comment on the cable message reporting the possibility of the Commonwealth approaching the American money market. ...

    Article : 159 words
  12. CIVIC GARAGE.

    Attempts are, it is stated, now being made to prevent a public inquiry into the administration of the civic garago; but Reform aldermen contend that in the interests of the ...

    Article : 195 words
  13. SEEKING REUNION.

    Mr. Lloyd George's, efforts to secure a reunion of the two sections of Liberalism have not been proceeding smoothly. In consequence of recent comments, Mr. ...

    Article : 195 words
  14. FRENCH POLICY.

    A telegram from Paris says that M. Briand, addressing the Chamber of Deputies, which anxiously awaited a statement on foreign affairs, to-day outlined at length the policy he ...

    Article : 216 words
  15. CHINA.

    The Cabinet has again considered affairs in China. Ministers are gratified at the assurances received from other treaty Powers endersing and supporting the policy of the ...

    Article : 713 words
  16. DE PINEDO.

    Commander De Pinedo, on the eve of his departure on his world flight from Rome, to-day visited Signor Mussolini, and was warmly farewelled. ...

    Article : 90 words
  17. REPUDIATED.

    Advice from Adelaide was read to the Trades and Labour Council last night stating that the Australian Engineering Society there had asked the appointed representative on the ...

    Article : 375 words
  18. ATTACKED BY FOX.

    At Nobby's Creek the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Jarvis was riding a pony in a paddock at his father's farm when a wellgrown fox sprang out of a hollow log and ...

    Article : 163 words
  19. ARTIFICIAL SILK.

    The "Daily Express" understands that a working agreement has been renched between the British artificial silk firm of Courtauld's, Ltd., the Italian firm known as Sniaviscossa. ...

    Article : 89 words
  20. MEAT FOR THE ARMY.

    The Australian Press Association understands that Weddel and Co. have secured the army tinned meat contract for their Argentine factory. ...

    Article : 107 words
  21. SETTLERS' PLIGHT.

    The Darwin Town Council waited on the North Australia Commission, and asked that the coastal shipping contract should be cancelled, and that the subsidy of £11,000 a year should ...

    Article : 118 words
  22. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    Speaking at the annual meeting of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Lord Hawke outspokenly criticised the proposed engagement of W. H. Ponsford. the Victorian batsman, by the ...

    Article : 285 words
  23. STATE TEAM.

    New South Wales will be represented by its strongest team of the Benson when the return Sheffield Shield match against Victoria commences at the Sydney Cricket ...

    Article : 421 words
  24. BEAM WIRELESS.

    It is understood that though the Australian beam tests are showing somewhat desultory results, it has been demonstrated that messages can be sent with certainty of delivery ...

    Article : 144 words
  25. BRITISH LOAN.

    In response to the recent offer of the 4 per cent, consolidated loan the Treasury received offers amounting to £209,358,000. Of this amount £81,298,000 represented cash ...

    Article : 95 words
  26. WESTERN MINES.

    The miners in the Lithgow group of collieries are indignant at the refusal of the Railway Commissioners to hear their claims for increased wages and improved conditions. ...

    Article : 191 words
  27. FLOGGING OF ABBE.

    A message from Paris says that two men and eight women were convicted for the assault upon the Abbe des Noyers. They were sentenced respectively to eight and six months' ...

    Article : 161 words
  28. RESOURCEFUL BOY.

    Marked resourcefulness is reported to have been shown by a 12-year-old boy, James Kenneth Greg, who took to living in the scrub near Jambin, and whom a search party of 18 ...

    Article : 343 words
  29. NATIONALISM.

    "I say deliberately that the sin of the Lang Government is not that it has wasted public money nor that it has put men into positions for which they are unfitted. The ...

    Article : 301 words
  30. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    In anticipation of the Renown's arrival at Kingston to-morrow preparations have been going on all day. the final touches given to paint and brasswork completed. ...

    Article : 116 words
  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Australian Press Association is authoritatively informed that the association of the names of Sir Edward Grigg and Mr. Ian Macpherson with the Governorship of ...

    Article : 378 words
  32. TENNIS-BALL BOYS.

    During play in the championships at the country carnival of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association at Rushcutter Bay early yesterday afternoon, a strike of ball ...

    Article : 143 words
  33. MARTIN DONOHOE.

    The death occurred to-day of Mr. Martin Henry Donohoe, the well-known war correspondent, who began his Journalistic career in Sydney Mr. Donohoe, a native of Ireland, ...

    Article : 199 words
  34. NEW HEBRIDES.

    The Acting Premier (Mr. Downie Stewart) announces that the British Government has decided to send a Royal Commission to the New Hebrides, composed of representatives of ...

    Article : 89 words
  35. QUEENSLAND

    The carpenters and joiners employed by the Public Works Department, at the Ipswichroad workshops decided to-day to obey the Trades and Labour Council's edict that they ...

    Article : 104 words
  36. DARWIN JETTY.

    The steamer Physa, with a cargo of ore, arrived at Darwin from the East yesterday. The captain took soundings at the Darwin jetty and refused to come alongside No lighters ...

    Article : 112 words
  37. 'PLANE CRASHES.

    A civil aeroplane left Melbourne at 9.20 o'clock this morning for Mascot, and when the pilot was landing at Cootamundra for lunch the undercarriage broke and the machine bumped ...

    Article : 81 words
  38. BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.

    The latest weekly return regarding unemployed shows a decrease of 63,839. The total is 1,432,000. [By special arrangement, Reuter's World ...

    Article : 65 words
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