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BASIC WAGE.
The Board of Trade announced yesterday that it had decided not to vary the existing basic wage at present, but that it might reconsider the position in June. ...
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CITY CONTRACTS.
Representatives of five Sydney firms of electrical contractors admitted to the Lord Mayor, yesterday afternoon, at an inquiry in the council-chamber of the Town Hall, that it ...
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POLICE RAIDS.
Large detachments of police carried out raids in spectacular circumstances on alleged gaming houses in Surry Hills yesterday afternoon and last night. Altogether 110 men were ...
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THE FLEET.
Last night the squadron experienced a heavy land swell, due, it was said, to southerl[?] prevailing when the ships left Albany. H.M.S. Hood rolled considerably during the ...
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FEDERAL SESSION.
The programme of the proposed legislation to be introduced into the House of Reoresentatives has been formulated by the Cabinet. It is understood that there will be no ...
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STATE LOAN.
The prospectus of the New South Wales loan offers holders of £16,419,100 3[?] per cent. stock, due on October 10, an equal amount of 5 per cent. stock, due in 1955, subject to ...
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SINGAPORE.
The "Daily Express" says:—"It is generally believed that the Cabinet will not recede from its earlier decision to postpone operations on the Singapore ...
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THE COMMONS.
The House of Commons, by 240 votes to 170, [?]cted a motion, moved by a Conservative member to reduce the Supply Vote as a protest against the agreement with Germany as ...
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OIL SCANDAL.
A message from [?]shington says:—The Oil Scandal Investigation Committee of Inquiry has published more of the code messages revealing the extraordinary efforts whereby ...
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GERMAN TRADE.
The view is held in meat importing circles in London that the real reason for Germany's embargo on the importation of frozen meat from Australia is not due to rinderpest, as ...
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MOTOR TRAINS.
Mr. Ball, Minister for Railways, to-day repiled to criticism of the motor trains recently put into commission. He said it had been reported to him that there had been ...
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HOME DEFENCE.
The Air Estimates total £14,511,000, an increase of £2,50,000. The cost of the air force in Irak and Palestine has decreased by over £1,300,000. The ...
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NIGHT BAKING.
"I am glad to know Mr. Piddigton. like myself, does not wish to discuss the decisions of the Judge in Arbitration on the case in question," said Mr. Oakes (Chief Secretary) ...
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MICA FIELDS.
Although extensive and rich mica field, according to Mr. D. T. Edmunds, are situated in the Northern Territory, about 150 miles north-west of Alice Springs, profitable ...
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SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonnld delivered a striking address to 8000 Free Churchmen in Brighton on "Social Implications of Christianity," in which he made an outspoken ...
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MR. THEODORE.
Mr. Theodore (Premier of Queensland) was entertained at dinner by the principal Ministers in the House of Commons last night. He was profoundly impressed with their ...
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GERMANY.
Reuter's Berlin correspondent states: [?] speech in the Reichstag, Dr. Stressman, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced that a bill for the establishment of a gold note ...
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THE BRIDGE.
Mr. Bradfield, chief engineer for the North Shore Bridge, accompanied by several representatives of Messrs. Dorman, Long, and Co., the successful tenderers for the bridge, visited ...
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Sir,—Mr. Oakes to-day washes his hands in the presence of the multitude, and says that the Government did not introduce night baking but only "threw the responsibility on to the ...
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MOROCCO.
Fresh fighting in Morocco is foreshadowed in an announcement by the Spanish Embassy that 4000 reinforcements have been sent to Eastern Morocco, where a punitive operation ...
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FUNDAMENTALISTS.
A tolerant statement to-night by 10 Episcopal ministers of divergent theological opinions blew the breath of fresh air into the over-heated "Fundamentalist" controversy. ...
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MEDICAL RESEARCH.
The discovery has just been announced of a [?] corrective treatmeat for pyorrhoea, the credit for which goes to Dr. Harold Box, a professor of the Royal Dental College, ...
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LUXOR.
The Luxor correspondent of the "Daily Express" states:—Tutankhamen has taken on a new role, and has b[?]come the centre of a remarkable political/demonstration. Three ...
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AMERICAN TARIFF.
The Washington correspondent of [?] "World" says that President Coolldge, under a flexible provision of the Tariff Act, will, to-morrow, order increases in the tariff rate ...
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ANTHRAX.
An outbreak of anthrax occurred among the well-known shorthorn stud owned by Mr. Fred Firth. So far 13 animals have died, including an ...
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STRIKES IN GERMANY.
Reuter's correspondent in Berlin says that a number of employees at the Baden A[?]iline dyeworks, in Ludwig[?]hafen, struck yesterday, refusing to work a nine-hour day. The strikers ...
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GREEK CHURCH.
A Moscow message states: A world-wide conclave of the Greek Catholic Church has been called, to be held in Moscow in 1925. This is the first conclave of the Church since A.D. ...
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DIABETES TREATMENT.
Evidence is accumulating regarding the value of the Vinca plant as a cure for diabetes. Inquiries have been received in Durban from all our the world. Experiments are now ...
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NYNGAN OUTBKEAK.
An official announcement was made on behalf of the State Government yesterday that the anthrax outbreak near Nyngan wns now practically under control. A drive had been ...
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EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
The electricians engaged on the Empire Exhibition at Wembley decided at a meeting this morning to strike. The trouble arose over the employment of ...
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REMARKABLE COINCIDENCES.
The birthday of Richard and John Webber, twins, who were born in Barnstaple in 1861, draws attention to the number of remarkable coincidences in connection with their lives. ...
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GAMBLING.
The Orange Council has decided to write to the local inspector of police pointing out the prevalence of gambling in Orange, and stating that, if the police are powerless to ...
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LEGITIMACY LAW.
After a vigorous discussion the House of Loris, by 54 votes to 18, passed an amendment, moved by the Archbishop of Canterbury, excluding from the benefit of Lord Buckmaster's ...
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DAVIS CUP.
Denmark, Italy and Canada have forwarded challenges for the Davis Cup. ...
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PORT CHARGES.
The Port of London Authority has decided on various increased charges from April 1 on shipping goods rangin[?] from 47[?] to 100 per [?]t. ...
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GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
The Secretary of State for Home Affairs (Mr. Arthur Henderson) informed the Paris police that large numbers of improper books and photographs are coming into Britain from ...
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LUDENDORFF'S TRIAL.
The trial of Bavarian Nationalists, including General von Ludendorff, at Munich, on charges of treason, has been suddenly interrupted. The chief prosecutor refused to ...
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SPORT ABROAD.
Entries for the amateur golf championship close on Mny 9, and for the open championship on June 12. NEW YORK, March 6. ...
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CO-OPERATION.
Since the Co-operation Community Settlement and Credit Act was passed during the last session of the State Parliament considerable activity has been displayed, particularly in ...
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DOMINION CRICKET.
The starting of play in the second test match between New South Wales and New Zealand was postponed until 2 p.m., owing to the soft state of the wicket. New South ...
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FRENCH FINANCES.
A Reuter message from Paris says that the Finance Bill provides for a reduction of expenditure by decree, the increase in taxation by 20 per centum, and the introduction of a ...
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THE FALLING FRANC.
After its recent temporary recovery, the French franc reached the new low record of 108 and the Belgian 124[?].—Reuter. ...
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