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  2. STATE SESSION RESUMES.

    The Legislative Assembly yesterday reconsidered two bills which had been amended by the Legislative Council—one, the Elections Bill, in which the Assembly rejected all the amendments; the other, the Day Baking Bill, in which 4 o'clock as the starting hour was ...

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  3. LORD ALLENBY.

    Although Field-Marshal Lord Allenby is making only a brief stay in Melbourne, his time is being fully occupied with official and semi-official functions. Of the three functions ...

    Article : 614 words
  4. JOB CONTROL.

    A detailed reply has been issued by the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association to remarks made by the secretary of the Victorian branch of the Seamen's Union, Mr. J. ...

    Article : 402 words
  5. FEDERAL SESSION.

    Keen interest in the legislative proposals of the Ministry with regard to the settlement of industrial unrest and the deportation of undesirables was the keynote of the meetings ...

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  6. DISARMAMENT.

    It is learnt that it will not be surprising if it is deemed inadvisable to adhere to the proposed date, February 16, for the meeting of the preliminary committee of the ...

    Article : 119 words
  7. THE DOMINIONS.

    Referring to Press cables from Australia regarding the raising of the status of the High Commissioners, the Imperial authorities point out that obviously this is a matter ...

    Article : 155 words
  8. ICE BOUND.

    The Helsingfors correspondent of the "Daily Express," referring to the German steamers which have been caught by ice in the Gulf of Finland, says:—One of the greatest marine ...

    Article : 169 words
  9. TAKING OVER THE 'BUSES.

    Mr. Hoskins asked whether it was true that the Government proposed to take over the motor 'buses of the County of Cumberland. Was the Premier aware that the ...

    Article : 3,834 words
  10. MEXICAN BANDITS.

    The attack made by bandits on a train between Guadalajara and Mexico City, and the murder of a military escort, besides many passengers, has created a great sensation in ...

    Article : 175 words
  11. BEAM WIRELESS.

    Before leaving Marseilies, en route to Australia, Mr. E. T. Fisk (managing-director of Amalgamated Wireless, Ltd.) made a statement concerning the Australian beam wireless ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. MORE FORGERIES.

    A message from Berlin says:—Den after den of forgers is being discovered in Germany, including a band of four Berlin men, who devoted themselves for a year to ...

    Article : 241 words
  13. RELIGIOUS DISPUTE.

    Bishop Barnes, Anglican Bishop of Manchester, describes as "fetish worship"[?] the practices of certain vicars in his diocese. To-day Dr. Barnes was called to Lambeth ...

    Article : 93 words
  14. FLOODS IN EUROPE.

    The Thames floods are subsiding rapidly at all points. Fields and roads are re-emorging from a waste of waters. The Seine and all its tributaries are falling. ...

    Article : 136 words
  15. IMPORTED TANKS.

    A protest was recently sent by the Iron Trades Council to the Vacuum Oil Company, against the manufacture of oil tanks for the company oversea. ...

    Article : 364 words
  16. BROADCASTING.

    The Australian Commissioner in the United States (Sir James Elder) will introduce the artists contributing to the special Australian radio programme, which is being broadcasted ...

    Article : 192 words
  17. STATE LOANS.

    The Australian Press Association learns that there is no foundation for the report published by the "Investors' Chronicle" that New South Wales will seek a loan of £11,250,000. ...

    Article : 181 words
  18. LABOUR ALDERMAN.

    The rigidity of caucus administration at the Town Hall was demonstrated at the first meeting of the new works committee of the City Council yesterday, when a suggestion by the ...

    Article : 663 words
  19. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

    Dr. P. H. Laby, Professor of Physics at Melbourne University, will embark on the Sophocles on January 29. He is convinced of the need of establishing a low temperature ...

    Article : 118 words
  20. OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.

    At the conclusion of the Nationalist party meeting Mr. Bruce said there had been a full attendance of the 62 members of the party, with the exception of Sir Austin ...

    Article : 549 words
  21. ARCHAEOLOGY.

    Reuter's correspondent at Baghdad states that Professor Langdon, who has been conducting archaeological excavatlons at Kish, announces important discoveries at a ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. BARBAROUS DRUSES.

    According to a Jewish telegraph agency at Jerusalem, a horde of Druses swept down on Rashaye, a village close to the Palestine border, and slaughtered 100 Christians, ...

    Article : 68 words
  23. SPORT ABROAD.

    The first test match between the M.C.C. team and the West Indies was continued to-day at Barbados. Heavy rain over-night delayed a start until after lunch. Even then the ...

    Article : 285 words
  24. GERMANY.

    President Von Hindenburg discussed the political situation with Herr Fehrenbach and Dr. Koch, leaders of the Centre party and the Democrats respectively. He asked them ...

    Article : 150 words
  25. SHIPBUILDING.

    A further decline in British shipbuilding is revealed in Lloyd's returns for the three months ended December 31. The tonnage under construction is 885,000, which is 124,000 ...

    Article : 104 words
  26. WOMAN'S DEATH.

    This evening an arrest was made at the country town of Bute, about 130 miles from Adelaide, in regard to the death of Miss Rita Ranke, whoso home is in Sydney, and ...

    Article : 153 words
  27. SURFER DROWNED.

    Not being aware of the treacherous under-tow, two men, Frederick Humphries, 45 years of age, and Robert Mac[?]ntosh, described as [?]kers, went bathing in the surf near Fort ...

    Article : 218 words
  28. ROYAL FUNERAL.

    The funeral of the Dowager Queon Margherita of Italy was the most imposing ever accorded an Italian Queen. She was buried in the Pantheon by the side of her late ...

    Article : 124 words
  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    King George has approved tho following regimental alliances:—Corpa of Australian Engineers to the Royal Engineers and Australian Signal Corps to the Royal Signal Corps. ...

    Article : 365 words
  30. CEMENT CONTRACT.

    The works committee of the City Council yesterday considered tenders for 5000 tons of best cement, and the city engineer reported that each of four firms quoted at the uniform ...

    Article : 135 words
  31. BIG BROTHERHOOD.

    Lord Forster, the late Governor-General of Australia, has accepted the presidency of the Big Brother movement. In a letter [?] says: "I am sure that the movement, if ...

    Article : 160 words
  32. BEAUTIFUL CAVES.

    The discovery of extensive caves of great beauty has been made on Kangaroo Island. A large hill is literally honeycombed with caves of varying sizes. More than twelve have ...

    Article : 218 words
  33. FINALLY CLOSED.

    Sir George Buchanan, who recently visited Australia on a mission relating to harbours, in a letter to a resident of Darwin, says that Lord Vestey informed him that the Darwin ...

    Article : 92 words
  34. MT. GREGORY.

    In the opinion of the chief Government geologist, Mr. Dunstan, the recent rumblings at Mount Gregory were due to earth movement. Mr Dunstan said to-day that he did ...

    Article : 116 words
  35. PRICE OF GAS.

    The Austrullrn Gaslight Company, Ltd., announced yesterday that the price of gas would be increased to 5/7 per 1000 cubic feet as from January 19. ...

    Article : 69 words
  36. STEAMERS DELAYED.

    Two steamers, the [?]alfe and Professor, have been delayed at Tees owing to the refusal of members of the Marine Workers' Union to sign a form involving the recently-fixed ...

    Article : 70 words
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