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  2. WATER SUPPLY.

    The expert committee appointed by Mr. Ball, Minister for Works to advise as to the best means of affording relief in regard to the water shortage in the metropolitan area has been ...

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  3. ELECTIONS.

    After a hot and dusty motor journey the Prime Minister arrived at Forbes this evening. He was met on the Bogan-road by the Mayor (Alderman Austin) and the ...

    Article : 970 words
  4. THE SEAMEN.

    Two Union Company steamers, tbe Kittawa and Whangape, were prevented from sailing by the attitude taken up by their respective crews. There is now a prospect of the ...

    Article : 276 words
  5. TURKS AND ALLIES.

    The conference for settlement of permanent peace terms as between the Allies and Turkey was Opened at Lausanne on Monday by the President of the Swiss Republic. It is reported that, irrespective of what the Conference may do, a ...

    Article : 447 words
  6. REPARATIONS.

    Factors in European finance were dealt with in an interesting address in Kings Hall last night by Sir Henry Braddon, under the auspices of the Hemingway and Robertson's ...

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  7. LATE CABLE NEWS

    At the Lausanne Conference the question of appointing a President will be discussed to-day. Lord Curzon presides at the first sitting. It is expected that the presidency will ...

    Article : 81 words
  8. ENGINEERS.

    Trouble between the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and certain Western Australian respondents was mentioned before Mr. Justice Powers in the Arbitration Court to-day. ...

    Article : 191 words
  9. SIKI, THE BOXER.

    The French Boxing Federation voted by 12 to 2 to withdraw Siki's license of affiliation with the federation when the nine months' suspension recently passed has been lifted. ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. NEW GERMAN MINISTRY.

    News comes from Berlin that Herr Cuno has completed a list of Ministers, and will attempt to carry on government with a minority Cabinet, relying on support from the People's party, ...

    Article : 39 words
  11. PRINTERS' STRIKE.

    The newspaper printers' strike in Switzerland has spread to Berno and Zurich. ...

    Article : 14 words
  12. COCKLE CREEK.

    Mr. T. B. Ward, State organiser for the Amalgamated Engineering Union to-day stated that members of the union who were dismissed on October 7 frrom the Sulphide ...

    Article : 123 words
  13. WOOL SALES POSTPONED.

    The opening of the wool sales had to be postponed on account of fog. ...

    Article : 18 words
  14. NEW COMMONS.

    The new Parliament assembled to-day. Mr. J. H. Whitley (Liberal member for Halifax), who was first elected Speaker in April, 1921, was unanimously elected Speaker ...

    Article : 180 words
  15. BOONAH HELD UP.

    Perhaps the most significant development on the waterfront yesterday was the action taken by the seamen regarding the Commonwealth Government liner Boonah, which was ...

    Article : 151 words
  16. NAVAL BASE.

    The naval base at Salomander Bay. Port Stephens, is shortly to be demolished, and the expensive plant, buildings, and equipment will be sold in a fortnight's time at public auction. ...

    Article : 242 words
  17. EXPORT WHEAT.

    In a statement made yesterday by officials of the Commonwealth Government line of steamers an attempt was made to throw the ones of chartering German sailing vessels ...

    Article : 372 words
  18. M. CLEMENCEAU.

    M. Clemenceau, who arrived from Europe on Friday last, has taken New York by storm, although his first address, explaining France's position to America, in respect to the ...

    Article : 219 words
  19. VALUE OF TOBACCO.

    A Captain Finch, who was one of the Everest exploring party to make the final attempt to reach the summit, in an address bofore the Royal Geographical Society, testified to ...

    Article : 122 words
  20. R.M.S. MAKURA.

    Until late yesterday there was no certainty as to what would occur this morning, when the crew for the R.M.S. Makura is to be signed on for the voyage to Vancouver and ...

    Article : 115 words
  21. IRISHMEN IN POLITICS.

    Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P. (who was returned unopposed to the House of Commons for the Scotland Division of Liverpool) addressing a Catholic meeting in London, ridiculed the ...

    Article : 131 words
  22. EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

    Sir Joseph Cook (High Commissioner for Australia), who was interviewed by the Australian Press Association with reference to the Empire Exhibition, said: "After my ...

    Article : 282 words
  23. WIRELESS.

    New regulations for the control of wireless communication in the Commonwealth were approved by the Governor-General-in-Council on Monday afternoon, and will come ...

    Article : 176 words
  24. DEVON DELAYED.

    The Federal Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., steamer Devon, which is under British articles, was delayed a few hours yesterday afternoon, owing to some of her crew not ...

    Article : 76 words
  25. AMERICAN CONGRESS.

    The reconvened special session of the Senate adjourned immediately to await President Harding's message on Tuesday. Mrs. W. H. Felton, who is 87 years old, the ...

    Article : 130 words
  26. METAL INDUSTRY.

    "One of the most important acts of the National Government during the war was its control of metals," said the Prime Minister in the course of his speech at Forbes to-night. ...

    Article : 428 words
  27. IRISH FREE STATE.

    A desperate legal battle is in progress to save Erskine Childers' life. Messrs. Lynch, Comyn, and Maguire, his three counsel, motored to the Master of the Rolls directly ...

    Article : 126 words
  28. THE IDLE VESSELS.

    The list of vessels now laid idle in Sydney number five. Of these four steamers, the Moeraki, Walkawa, Kittawa, and Whangape, belong to the Union Steamship Company of ...

    Article : 116 words
  29. PUBLIC WORKS.

    At a meeting of the State Cabinet yesterday it was decided to appoint a sub-committee under the chairmanship of the Treasurer (Mr. Cocks) to inquire into and report upon ...

    Article : 132 words
  30. THE RAND MINES.

    Interesting particulars of the aftermath and general result of the recent South African rebellion and strike were given by Mr. S. Brinton, manager of the Liebigs Meat Extract ...

    Article : 235 words
  31. KU KLUX KLAN.

    While Whitehouse has refused to authorise any statement of the conference with Governor Parker, the Attorney-General (Mr. Daugherty) has declared that the State of ...

    Article : 126 words
  32. CHINESE PIRATES.

    Advices from Hongkong state that the crew and passengers of the British steamer Sui An have arrived with a sensational story of the capture of their vessel by Chinese buccaneers, ...

    Article : 106 words
  33. OBITUARY.

    News comes from Athens of the death there of Mr. Austin Brereton, the well-known Journalist. [Mr. Brereton had for many years been a ...

    Article : 59 words
  34. SEAMEN SENTENCED.

    Charged with continued disobedience of the lawful commands of the master of the Koromiko, the crew of the vessel, 22 in number, were sentenced to 28 days' hard labour at the ...

    Article : 41 words
  35. BAR GOLD.

    when the men employed in the goldroom at the Great Boulder Perseverance mine arrived at work at 8 o'clock yesterday morning it was discovered that two and a half bars ...

    Article : 171 words
  36. THE FLEET.

    The mine-sweeper Geranium, which has been engaged in survey work on the Queensland coast, returned to Sydney at 10.5 a.m. yesterday. ...

    Article : 63 words
  37. NEW ZEALAND.

    Both parties are marking time. About 250 men have handed in their names in readiness for employment when the dispute ends. Eighteen coasters are now manned by ...

    Article : 113 words
  38. COAL TRIBUNAL.

    The Coal Tribunal sat in Newcastle to-day, and as well as dealing with a number of local matters, the chairman (Mr. C. Hlbble) delivered his reserved decision in the matter of ...

    Article : 409 words
  39. ITALIAN CLUB FRACAS.

    A fracas occurred at the Italian Club in Clerkcewell at midnight between a number of racecourse frequenters, in which Harry Sabini was shot in the stomach twice, and he is in a ...

    Article : 63 words
  40. SPORT ABROAD.

    The Billiard Association, at the request of the South African Association has decided to promote an Empire amateur championship. The first competition will be held in ...

    Article : 66 words
  41. LANE COVE-ROAD.

    Upon the resumption of the inquiry into the proposals of the Kuring-gai Council to reconstruct the Lane Cove-road, the local Government Commissioner, Mr. H. H. Newell, ...

    Article : 176 words
  42. TIMBER CONTRACT.

    In the council room of the General Post Office to-day the arbitrators (Messrs. Bryant, K.C., chairman, A. D. Rankin, and A. E. Barton) continued the hearing of the claim for ...

    Article : 170 words
  43. POLITICS IN GREECE.

    The Zamin Cabinet has resigned. M. Zaimin has intimated to the revolutionary committee that he could not assume the Premiership, as the revolution has not yet achieved its ...

    Article : 38 words
  44. MR. HUGHES'S POSITION.

    Alderman F. Reed, the selected Nationalist candidate for Reid, speaking at Burwood last night, said that he wished to warn his hearers against "whisperings" with the object of ...

    Article : 309 words
  45. THE KAURI.

    Late this afternoon warrants were issued for the arrest of 18 seamen and firemen of the Union Company's Kauri, which has been held up in the port since Friday. The men ...

    Article : 52 words
  46. MR. C. E. WEIGALL.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Bavin) announced last night that the Government had appointed Mr. C. E. Weigall, of the Crown Law Department, to the position of ...

    Article : 74 words
  47. M.C.C. TEAM.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 172 words
  48. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A serious affray occurred last night at [?] diamond diggings near Johannesburg, as a result of a fight between a European digger and a native. When the police ...

    Article : 276 words
  49. THE HAURAKI.

    The crew of the Hauraki continue to prefer gaol to a return to the ship at reduced wages. There was no alteration in the position as ...

    Article : 48 words
  50. CIVIC REFORM.

    A meeting of the Citizens' aldermen was hold in the Lord Mayor's room last night to consider dlfferent matters regarding the reorganisation of the city surveyor's ...

    Article : 142 words
  51. IRON TRADES.

    There Was little development in the iron-workers' trouble yesterday. A few sheet metal workers have been thrown out of employment at the works of the Austral ...

    Article : 75 words
  52. HAILSTORM.

    As the result of a hailstorm on Friday afternoon practically the whole of the wheat crops in Maryvale and Gladfield districts were destroyed. Hailstones larger than hen eggs ...

    Article : 112 words
  53. ABORIGINES.

    The report of the Aborigines' Protection Board for the year ended June 30 was tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The report states that during recent years ...

    Article : 104 words
  54. WENTWORTH.

    Mr. H. D. Morton. Independent Nationalist candidate for Wentworth, speaking at Woollebra, said he was an out and out Nationalist, and would do nothing if elected to damage or ...

    Article : 96 words
  55. OVERDUE SCOW SAFE.

    The scow Coronation, which left Wellington last Tuesday, arrived at Nelson this evening. ...

    Article : 20 words
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