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  2. LIVING WAGE.

    To-morrow the Board of Trade will open the first of the cost of living inquiries to be made under the amending legislation of last year. The cost of living section under which the ...

    Article : 239 words
  3. THE EQUITABLE.

    An agreement has been completed for the reinsurance, with the National Mutual Association of Australasia, Ltd., of the business in force in Australasia with the ...

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  4. LABOUR PARTY

    The A.L.P. executive is considering the question of making additional expulsions. The Labour caucus will meet at Parliament House to-morrow and define its ...

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  5. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Speaking at the declaration of the poll, Sir Arthur Grifflth-Boscawon, said that he had been beaten by rank treachery. It was not the defeat of the Conservative party, but the ...

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  6. THE RUHR.

    A message from Paris states that many large concerns in the Ruhr have given notice to their employees that they must close down owing to lack of raw material. Several ...

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  7. WORLD JUSTICE.

    President Harding, in a letter to Lieutenant-Governor Bloom, of Ohio, in response to a resolution of the Ohio Assembly commending the President's attitude on the world court ...

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  8. LATE CABLES.

    The French have occupied Rhelnscheld and Krombach, iron manufacturing towns. The Berlin correspondent of the Paris "Journal" says that financial circles fear an ...

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  9. WIRELESS.

    Mr. Bonar Law informed Mr. F. A. Hurd in the House of Commons that the Government liad decided it was necessary, in the interests of national security, that ...

    Article : 139 words
  10. MUSSOLINI HONOURED.

    According to a Rome message the Archbishop of Messina has issued a pastoral declaring that the Pope is well pleased with Signor Mussolini, to whom ho conveys his best ...

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  11. THE EMPIRE.

    Replying to a question by Viscount Curzon, Mr. Bonar Law stated he had noticed a speech in which the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Bruce, said that he was convinced ...

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  12. IMPORTANT MOVE.

    The chairman of the Commonwealth Wireless Board (Sir William Vicars), on being invited to comment on the cablegram, expressed himself as very delighted at Mr. Bonar ...

    Article : 350 words
  13. BUSH FIRES.

    Reports received to-day of the forest Area at the head of the Murray and in the mountains in the north-eastern district of Victoria statr that tremendous damage has been done ...

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  14. BRITISH ESTIMATES.

    The Civil Service estimates for next year show a reduction of or £88,000,000. The decreases in some departments are very large. The estimated cost for relief of unemployment ...

    Article : 78 words
  15. THE SOVIET.

    According to Helsingfors advices, M. Kerensky, in the course of an interview, said that the downfall of the Soviet was certain, and Avould he brought about by ...

    Article : 86 words
  16. MR. BRUCE'S MESSAGE.

    "I say they must be hold together. You cannot have two conferences. I think the same Minister should attend, and dr questions of such very great importance will come ...

    Article : 211 words
  17. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    In the House of Commons this evening the Minister for Labour (Sir Montagu Barlow) proposed the motion for the second rending of the Unemployment insurance Amendment ...

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  18. BOMB OUTRAGES.

    It is reported from Cairo that six members of the extremist section who signed an inflammatory manifesto have been arrested in connection with the bomb outrage. ...

    Article : 156 words
  19. CLOTHING TRADES.

    The Federated Clothing Trades Employees' Union lins made a demand on the employers in the industry throughout the Commonwealth for increased wages, and for a 40-hour week, ...

    Article : 192 words
  20. IMMIGRATION.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. William Jenkins (Labour) asked if the ex-service men going to Australia under the Government's assisted passage scheme, were receiving ...

    Article : 141 words
  21. BALMAIN COLLIERY.

    The City Council last night, by 11 votes to 10, decided to refer the question of the proposed purchase for £100,000 of a quarter interest in a new company for the purpose of ...

    Article : 280 words
  22. IRELAND.

    A fight lasting three-quarters of an hour occurred in North Sligo, between 30 National soldiers and 75 rebels, using machine-guns. The Free State troops retired, but renewed the ...

    Article : 177 words
  23. RETRENCHMENT.

    Since the announcement that retrenchment would be effected at the railway workshops at Islington the staff has steadily decreased. So tar about 150 men have been put off, and it is ...

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  24. CITY SURVEYOR.

    The City Council last night at 11 o'clock reopened the consideration of the appointment of city surveyor, on the motion of Alderman Bridges, for the Labour aldermen, that ...

    Article : 75 words
  25. THE VICTORY.

    An anonymous well-wisher of the navy has sent £50,000 to the fund being raised to save Nelson's flagship. Admiral Sturdee, present of the Society for ...

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  26. NOT BETA CETT.

    Mr. Ward, director of Wanganul Observatory, expresses the opinion that the star discussed by the English astronomers is not Beta Ceti, but another star in the same ...

    Article : 82 words
  27. QUEENSLAND POLITICS.

    The State Labour Convention was opened at Emu Park yesterday, 70 delegates being present, and Beveral others are expected. The Ministers present included Messrs. Theodore, ...

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  28. POST-WAR GERMANY.

    A message from Berlin says that post-war Germany is fertile in novel frauds. All cigarettes are subject to an excise duty of forty per cent., and a luxury tax of six per cent, ...

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  29. ITALIAN EMIGRANTS.

    Owing to the difficulties which avose in regard to the Italians who came to Australia by the Re d'Italia early in January and most of whom returned to their native country by the same ...

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  30. PIONEER'S DEATH.

    The death is reported from Ravenswood (Vic.), at the age of 92 years, of Mr. J. F. H. Mitchell, one of the pioneer graziors of the Upper Murray. Mr. Mitchell was born near ...

    Article : 157 words
  31. SOUTH AFRICA.

    In the course of the debate on part of the Appropriation Bill, Colonel Creswell and other Labcur members said that numbers of men would be glad to leave the country and go ...

    Article : 184 words
  32. MINERS' WAGES.

    Further evidonee in opposition to the mineowners' claims for a general reduction in wage fates of 33 1-3 per cent, was given before the Coal Tribunal yesterday on behalf of the ...

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  33. PICTURE ACTOR'S DEATH.

    Harry Young, the so-called "human fly," a professional climber of the sides of skyscrapers, fell to his death from a ninth story hotel while engaged in a publicity feat for a "Harold ...

    Article : 88 words
  34. OIL MONOPOLY.

    The presidents of the Standard and'other oil companies operating in the various States are answering Senator La Follette's charges concerning monopoly control. ...

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  35. UNION OFFICIAL.

    It was reported that yesterday morning preparations were to be made at Brigade Fire Headquarters to carry out a test of the ladders, as recently directed by the City ...

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  36. WHEAT POOLS.

    A meeting of the State Cabinet yesterday decided to make a payment of threepence par bushel to the growers in the 1917-18 and 1919-20 wheat pools as soon as arrangements can ...

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  37. SIR JOSEPH WARD.

    Sir Joseph Ward has decided to contost the Tauranga by-election, in the Liberal party's interests. A keen fight is anticipated in view of the Government's small majority. Sir ...

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  38. TUTANKHAMEN.

    According to a Paris message, "L'Oeuvre" states that a reputable French Egyptologist is of the opinion it was not excessive beat or technical difficulties that occasioned the ...

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  39. DISTRESS RELIEF.

    The Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes) yesterday made a statement in regard to the Government relief of distress. Mr. Oakes said that he had endeavoured since assuming office to ...

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  40. FOOTBALL.

    Several hundred people to-night lined up in pouring rain outside the ticket offices in Glasgow to book seats for the England versus Scotland Rugby football match on the 17th. All ...

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  41. BRITISH TURBINE FOR AMERICA.

    It is (says "The Times Trade and Engineering Supplement" of January 20) a gratifying tribute to British engineering that the Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago ...

    Article : 158 words
  42. H.M.S. CHATHAM.

    No functions have yet been arranged by the authorities for the officers and men of the New Zealand cruiser Chatham during her Week's stay at Sydney. The Chatham, ...

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  43. IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

    Mr. Bonar Law announced in the House of cammons that the Government had decided to appoint a committee to inquire into tue co-operation of the naval, military, and aerial ...

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  44. LAWN TENNIS.

    The Lawn Tennis Association has accepted the recommendations ot its council. They included the elimination of the title "World's" in the five grass-court championships at ...

    Article : 64 words
  45. INCOME TAX.

    Another Supreme Court writ which recalls the Badak bubble has been issued by the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor on behalf of the Commissioner of Taxation. In this instance ...

    Article : 121 words
  46. MOTOR CARS.

    The City Council last night, on thr motion of Alderman Hagon, requested the Lord Mayor to protest to the Inspector-General of Police against the parking of motor cars in the main ...

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  47. A BOY'S BRAVERY.

    Alfred Garcia, aged 15, a messenger, son of a London bus conductor, is one of the happiest boys in Britain. While touring the provinees as a page boy in a music hall turn ...

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  48. FAREWELL DINNER.

    On the eve of his departure on a visit to [?]rope, Mr. Edwin S. Phippard was accorded a farewell dinner at the Hotel Australia last evening. The Acting Promier (Mr. Oakos) ...

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  49. FIRE AT LEETON.

    A serious fire occurred at Leoton early yesterday morning, whon Dixon's-buildings, Kurrajong-avenue, were destroyed. The fire started in Tulk's bicycle shop, and spread to ...

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  50. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir William Joynson-Hicks (Under-Secretary of the Board of Trade), replying to questions in the House of Commons, said that British emigrants for Australia in 1913 numbered ...

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  51. THE FLEET.

    Units of the Australian fleet will shortly be gathered at servis Buy for manoeuvring exercises, in which H.M.S. Chatham, the New Zealand cruiser, will also participate. The ...

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  52. BUTCHERS' STRIKE SETTLED.

    Following a meeting of members of the Butchers' Union, the strike of the slaughter men at the abattoirs has been declared off, and the meat trade is now practically back to ...

    Article : 70 words
  53. SHOPLIFTING.

    At the police court to-day the magistrate sentenced three women and one man to 19 months' imprisonment with hard labour for shoplifting. The magistrate said that the ...

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  54. FEDERAL MILIS

    Consideration is to be given at the next meeting of the Federal Cabinet to the tenders which have been received for the purchase of the Federal Government's woollen mills at ...

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  55. HISTORIC CANNON DISCOVERED.

    Efforts are being made to recover an old cannon recently discovered in the sand on Cottesloe Beach. The cannon is about 4ft long, and is supposed to be a relic of the ...

    Article : 58 words
  56. PRIZE COURT AWARD.

    The prize Court has awarded £10,000 to Captain Wilfrid Numm for the naval forces participating in the capture of nearly 30 Turkish vessels in Mesopotamia during 1914-15. One ...

    Article : 46 words
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