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  2. STRIKE FAILS.

    The strike of operative bakers was yesterday "declared off" by the strikers, a resolution agreeing that this course should be taken, being carried at a mass meeting of the ...

    Article : 562 words
  3. THE GOVERNOR.

    His Excellency the Governor's first levee, held at Government House yesterday, was representative of all these institutions which constitute the lifeblood of the State, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 4,559 words
  4. THE COMMONS.

    Polling for the Burnley by-election, caused by the death of Mr. Dan Irving (Labour), resulted in the return of Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secretary for Home Affairs. The voting was ...

    Article : 263 words
  5. BELGIUM.

    The Brussels correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says that 70 Socialists, in a House of 186, are ready to follow the British Labourites' exnmple and make a bid for power upon ...

    Article : 188 words
  6. [?]ATE CABLE NEWS

    Reuter's Paris correspondent states that the French newspapers comment on Herr Stresemanu's speech in the Reichstag yesterday, in which he declared that Germany was ...

    Article : 173 words
  7. THE FLEET AT FREMANTLE

    Great crowds visited the British warships at Fremantle yesterday. The Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) and the Squadron Commander (Admiral Field) made notable speeches on naval defence. ...

    Article : 46 words
  8. THE EMPIRE.

    The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Thomas), speaking at the Canada Club's dinner, said the Government was of the opinion that the Irish difference could not be settled ...

    Article : 329 words
  9. VISITING THE SHIPS.

    Ships of the British Special Service Squadron will leave Fremantle early to-morrow morning for Albany. They will steam slowly past Bunbury, so that the residents of that town ...

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  10. ADULT SUFFRAGE.

    Women members were strongly represented in the House of Commons when Mr. Adamson (Labour) moved the second reading of the Representation of the People Act 1918 ...

    Article : 105 words
  11. EMPIRE WIRELESS.

    The report of the Imperial Wireless Committee, of which Mr. Robert Donald was the chairman, recommends that the British Post Office should own and operate all Empire ...

    Article : 242 words
  12. THE A.L.P.

    A further effort is being made by some of the members of the Labour party who were expelled from the movement some months ago on the recommendation of the committee that ...

    Article : 177 words
  13. OIL INQUIRY.

    The chances of another Democratic aspirant of gaining the Presidential nomination were definitely prejudiced when the oil inquiry committee published another telegram ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. ADMIRAL'S REPLY.

    Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field, in responding, said he looked upon it as a great compliment that the Acting Prime Minister had come such a long distance to welcome ...

    Article : 523 words
  15. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that, in view of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's recent statement, it is noteworthy that the Foreign Minister (Herr Stresemann), speaking in the ...

    Article : 116 words
  16. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the nominations for the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections the Nationalist followers of the Premier, Sir James Mitchell, are contesting 25 seats, and the ...

    Article : 236 words
  17. POSITION AT GOULBURN.

    Mr. E. Fagan, of Goulburn, stated yesterday that he had written to the secretary of the A.L.P. State executive (Mr. W. Carey), on behalf of the Goulburn-Eden-Monaro ...

    Article : 378 words
  18. FALL OVER PRECIPICE

    The young man who fell over the 300 feet high precipice in the Australian Alps and lodged on a ledge 100 feet down the face of the cliff is alive. To-night information was ...

    Article : 235 words
  19. BRITISH EXPORTS.

    In the House of Commons, replying to a series of questions by the Conservatives, regarding exports and the variety of articles of merchandise from the United Kingdom to ...

    Article : 190 words
  20. PROHIBITION.

    Washington advices state that the endeavours to liberalise the provisions of the Volstead (Prohibition) law became concerted when 40 members of the House of Representatives ...

    Article : 74 words
  21. SEA POWER.

    A luncheon at Parliament House to-day in honour of the officers of the fleet was presided over by the Premier (Sir James Mitchell). The guests included the Acting Prime Minister ...

    Article : 637 words
  22. LIBERTY IN GERMANY.

    According to a message from Berlin, President Ebert has issued a decree raising the military "state of emergency," and authorising the removal of the restrictions on personal ...

    Article : 54 words
  23. KURING-GAI CHASE.

    A deputation, comprising representatives from the principal shire councils and progress associations in the northern suburbs, asked Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, ...

    Article : 207 words
  24. ASYLUM PATIENT.

    Mr. Justice Lush to-day heard legal arguments in the case in which a special jury awarded Harnett, a well-to-do farmer, who was formerly an inmate of an asylum, £25,000 ...

    Article : 171 words
  25. VESSELS FOR SALE.

    The United Stales Shipping Board has asked for offers for 1335 vessels, including the Leviathan and her sister ships, also freighters, tankers, tugs, refrigerated vessels, launches, ...

    Article : 90 words
  26. PORT LYTTELTON.

    In a statement regarding the refusal of the workmen at Cockatoo Island to carry out repair work on the steamer Port Lyttelton, Mr. James M'Mahon says: ...

    Article : 521 words
  27. CITY ILLUMINATIONS.

    Another effort is being made to have the Town Hall section of the city fully illuminated during the stay of the British warships in Sydney Harbour. ...

    Article : 163 words
  28. QUARRY ACCIDENT.

    Serious injury to the right arm and face was suffered by Mr. Edward McKenzie, powder master, at the State quarry yesterday, before closing time. He was [?]ching high ...

    Article : 101 words
  29. WOMAN'S DESPERATE ACT.

    At the inquest on the Westminster Cathedral tragedy, when a woman threw her two children from the tower and then herself followed, the jury returned a verdict that ...

    Article : 137 words
  30. L'AFFAIRE DAUDET.

    There was an exciting half-hour in the French Chamber of Deputies when M. Buisson interpellated [?] Government regarding secret police reports concerning M. Daudet, father ...

    Article : 208 words
  31. CARGO FILCHING.

    The following seamen reappeared at the Central Police Court yesterday on charges of having embezzled on the high seas portion of the cargo of the Port Brisbane to the total value ...

    Article : 132 words
  32. THE REV. F. T. WALKER.

    The Rev. F. T. Walker, who for some years has been in charge of the Methodist Men's Own Movement, will leave on Tuesday next by train for Adelaide, en route for England, ...

    Article : 169 words
  33. SAFE-BLOWERS.

    Early yesterday morning the post-office at Woonona was brokon into and a small iron safe, containing about £200 worth of postal notes, stamps, and money, was carried out of ...

    Article : 298 words
  34. NEW STATES.

    The question of New States was referred to by Mr. Lung, leader of the Opposition, in an address at Tamworth last night. He said that when the present Commonwealth Constitution ...

    Article : 323 words
  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Ministry of Agriculture notifies a fresh outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Eighteen cases have been reported in Dorebam and Norfolk. ...

    Article : 319 words
  36. SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FETE.

    To augment the funds already in hand for refurnishing the Sydney Grammar School, and for paying off the debt on the Weigall memorial oval, and for endowment, a fete will be ...

    Article : 233 words
  37. FIRE AT SURRY HILLS.

    At an early hour yesterday morning a fire broke out on the ground floor of premises in Nicholls-street, Surry Hills, occupied by Messrs. J. N. Manners and Company, and ...

    Article : 77 words
  38. SALVAGE WORK.

    The Liverpool Salvage Association reports the the cargo salved from the Union S.S. Company's steamer Armagh, which was wrecked on a sand bank in the Mersey, in December last, ...

    Article : 81 words
  39. MINING DISPUTES.

    The chairman of the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Hibble) has arranged to leave Sydney to-morrow evening for Tasmania, to inquire into coal mining disputes in that State. He is going ...

    Article : 159 words
  40. MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.

    After leaving a music teacher's house at Chichester early on Monday evening. Vera Road, aged 12, mysteriously disappeared. She was discovered dead this morning under a ...

    Article : 61 words
  41. DOMINION CRICKET.

    Perfect weather prevailed for the first test match, New South Wales versus New Zealand, which opened at Christchurch to-day. Ratcliffe stands down. New Zealand batted first, ...

    Article : 65 words
  42. GAOL WARDERS SUSPENDED.

    The Home Secretary (Mr. Stopford) confirmed the announcement that a fifth warder had been suspended in respect of the escape of the prisoner Metcalfe from Boggo ...

    Article : 82 words
  43. A CHILD'S DEATH.

    Una Harris, aged 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harris, of Smithtown. Lower Macleay, swallowed a stud, which embedded itself in her throat. She died a few minutes ...

    Article : 41 words
  44. PUBLIC SERVICE.

    Nominations for members of the council of the Public Service Association of N.S.W. closed on Tuesday last. An election will take place on March 21. ...

    Article : 35 words
  45. MR. THEODORE.

    The Australian Press Association learns that the feeling is growing in official and financial circles that Mr. Theodore is likely to be successful in floating the Queensland ...

    Article : 36 words
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