The Civic Royal Commission continued its inquiry yesterday into the allegations of corruption in relation to the regrading of ...
Article : 1,798 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) made available to-day a copy of the telegraphic correspondence which has passed during the last few days between the Commonwealth ...
Article : 369 words"A correspondent in the 'Herald' refers to a reported statement of mine that the New South Wales school teachers' salaries were the highest in the world," said the Premier ...
Article : 366 wordsThe first display of authority by police, in regard to the Seamen's strike, took place to-day on the Fremantle waterfront. ...
Article : 219 wordsThe full text has been published of the Anglo-German commercial treaty, which was signed in London on Monday. The treaty is to remain in force for five ...
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Article : 283 wordsAs the low-powered trials, which have been in progress at the Richmond Aerodrome all the week, draw to a close—to-morrow is the concluding day—the competition increases in ...
Article : 1,297 wordsThe "Daily Express" asserts that the Government recently received reports from Cairo regarding the discovery of a plot against the lives of members of the British ...
Article : 149 wordsThe trial has commenced at Hanover of a butcher named Haarman, on a charge of murdering 27 youths during the year 1918. At that time Haarman was a recruiting agent ...
Article : 289 wordsAn aeroplane will race the shadow of the moon for 400 miles across New York State during the eclipse of the sun on January 24, taking photographs of the corona. The ...
Article : 79 wordsNo movements of shipping took place in the harbour until 6 p.m. to-day, when the steamer Taiwan left the port. The Harbour Trust and shipping officials had been waiting all ...
Article : 336 wordsWaverley Council, about three years ago, borrowed £100,000 for road-making purposes. Last February, the Mayor (Alderman C. W. Kavenagh), not being satisfied that the ...
Article : 395 wordsMr. Austen Chamberlain (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) left for Paris this morning en route to Rome, where he will attend the opening sittings of the Council of the ...
Article : 157 wordsThat the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce has done everything within its power, but without success, to secure the unloading of the cargo of the Wyundra and its subsequent ...
Article : 258 wordsInteresting developments are rapidly succeeding each other inside the civic service in regard to the appointment of city engineer. ...
Article : 430 wordsPresident Coolidge, in addressing the Commercial Club at Chicago, said that the United States wanted to see Europe raised as far as possible to American economic standards. ...
Article : 132 wordsViscount Cecil of Chelwood (who is better known as Lord Robert Cecil), has been declared the winner of the first 25,000 dollars award made by the Woodrow Wilsond ...
Article : 115 wordsAn important offer was made by the shipowners during the negotiations for a settlement of the strike on the waterfront before Mr. Justice Powers in the Arbitration Court ...
Article : 470 wordsMr. E. A. Barker, secretary of the State executive of the Australian Labour party, made the following statement at 11.30 last night:— ...
Article : 233 wordsM. Krassin, the new Soviet Ambassador, has arrived at Paris. Several thousand Communists made a demonstration outside the station, and ...
Article : 85 wordsLord Jellicoe retires from the active navy list to-morrow, his 65th birthday, under the regulation providing for the compulsory retirement at that age of any officer who has ...
Article : 81 wordsPanic-stricken Chinese were seen fleeing from a fire which occurred at the four-storied brick building at 39-41 Harbour-street, city, last night. ...
Article : 274 wordsThe Court of Appeal has dismissed with costs the appeal of the owners of the U.S.A. steamer American Merchant, from the judgment of Sir Henry Duke, in the Admiralty ...
Article : 521 wordsSir George Foster, formerly Canadian Minister for Finance, speaking at the British Empire League dinner, strongly contested the suggestion which he had met constantly ...
Article : 109 wordsKatanning district council of primary producers has decided to call the attention of the executive council of the P.P.A. to the danger attaching to the shipping strike at ...
Article : 72 wordsIn Labour circles yesterday it was regarded as highly probable that either Alderman W. P. Fitzgerald or P. V. Stokes would be the Labour caucus selection for the Lord ...
Article : 103 wordsAs far as the Stewards' Union is concerned the strike against the ships of the Commonwealth line is finished. A crew for the Moreton Bay was selected yesterday, and ...
Article : 63 wordsThe latest sensation in Paris is the return there of a former captain, named Sadoul [?] French Communist, who was sentenced to death in 1919 for conveying intelligence to ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Marine Transport Group at its meeting yesterday officially declared the Newcastle and Hunter River Company, Ltd., "black." ...
Article : 190 wordsShortly before 6 o'clock to-night the oversea steamer Plake left Smith's Wharf, on the river, at the Hamilton Reach, bound for Sydney. The vessel negotiated the difficult ...
Article : 120 wordsIn reply to a request that 'bus proprietors should have reserved to them the rights of services over routes which they inaugurated, Mr. Oakes (Chief Secretary) has written as ...
Article : 141 wordsArmed with an umbrella, Mrs. A. T. Prior, of Garden-avenue, Glenhuntly, attacked and put to flight an intruder whom she found in her house last night. ...
Article : 86 wordsThe "Daily Herald" states that Sir Harl Singh has already sailed for England. He is expected to arrive before Christmas. The Director of Public Prosecutions had ...
Article : 210 wordsLast night the safe in the office of W. Ashley, of the National Billiard Saloon, was blown to pieces with a big charge of gelignite. ...
Article : 86 wordsIn the presence of several thousand people the White Way which has been installed in the shopping centre at Canterbury, under the auspices of the local Chamber of Commerce, ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) stated this afternoon that he had received advices from the returning officer for the poll of producers of dried fruits, that of the votes so far ...
Article : 69 wordsAt the Central Police Court yesterday Charles Rizzo, aged 48 years; Owen Gorman, aged 27 years; and Claude Wilkinson, aged 29 years; all members of the Waterside ...
Article : 80 wordsWilliam Ritchford, a chemist, aged 19 years of age, of Wahroonga, died at Sydney Hospital yesterday. Ritchford was badly burnt on Thursday, when a quantity of methylated ...
Article : 37 wordsAt the wool sales, 12,313 bales were offered, comprising a mediocre selection, which met with a steady home, and Continental demand at fully recent rates. America bought ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 6 Dec 1924, Page 17
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