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  2. PARLIAMENT. STATE SESSION.

    The Legislative Assembly yesterday was occupied with the second reading debate of the Eight Hours Amendment Bill. The Opposition, true to its announcement when the ...

    Article : 3,189 words
  3. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    The Western Australian Governor's Speech at the opening of the State Parliament last week gave an interesting outline of the immigration contract with the British Government. ...

    Article : 407 words
  4. THE TELEPHONE.

    Nearly six feet in height, a one figure of a man, with hair and beard snow-white, but, eyes black and marvellously clear and brilliant, such was Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,108 words
  5. CIVIC REFORM. PARTY DISSENSION.

    The negotiations carried out yesterday by the citizens who are earnestly seeking a solution of the present City Council crisis, without bringing about the permanent disruption of ...

    Article : 605 words
  6. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY

    Remarkable revelations were made in the Third City Court to-day when Leo Vincent Kennedy, aged 24, a Commonwealth officer, and his financee, Mathilde Ruth Mathieseu, an ...

    Article : 817 words
  7. PRIVATE DEBTS.

    Replying to Germany's Note declaring her inability to pay £2,000,000 due on Saturday on account of private debts, M. Poincare says that the money must be paid before the 15th. ...

    Article : 364 words
  8. LATE CABLE NEWS WAR'S DEBTS.

    A message from Paris gives the comments of the "Petit Parisien" on the conference to he held next week in London:— "The French programme at the London ...

    Article : 126 words
  9. ANNULMENT. WORLD'S WAR BILLS.

    Earl Balfour's Note to the Allies, of which a copy was submitted to the United States Government, relating to the renunciation of war debt as between the Allies, is being ...

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  10. PROFESSIONAL CRICKET.

    Owing to the handsome salaries paid to professional cricketeis, the Central Lancashire League has decided that professionals' wages must be reduced. ...

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  11. USE OF WIRELESS. PILOTS PROBABLY DISCARDED.

    An expert at the Air Ministry in an interview yesterday relating to the experiments in bombing off Portsmouth, pointed out that just as the Agamemnon with no one on board ...

    Article : 257 words
  12. THE FLEET.

    The new cruiser Adelaide has been taken over by the navy, and has been placed in commission, while at tho same time the cruiser Brisbane has been paid off. The officers and ...

    Article : 209 words
  13. LOSS OF THE EGYPT.

    At the inquiry into the loss of the'P. and O. steamer Egypt, and the conduct of the coloured crew, Captain Carr of the Indian Army, said be noticed a native with a boothook pushing ...

    Article : 251 words
  14. GENOA DRAMA.

    Mr. Lloyd Georgo, in the course or a preface he has written to a history of the Genoa Conference, says:—"Like the dramas of old, Genoa showed a conflict between two great ...

    Article : 255 words
  15. THE MEETING.

    The chairman (Mr. J. A. Murdoch) said the object of the meeting was to assure the Lord Mayor that he had the unqualified support of the citizens in his endeavours to effect ...

    Article : 785 words
  16. STEAMER ASHORE.

    A message from Port Pirie, to-day states that the C. and D. liner Port Macquarie, which loaded 3016 tons of concentrates for Nordenham, a German port, was passing down the ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. RAILWAY FUSION.

    It is reported that a great fusion of railway companies, distinct from groupings under the Transport Act, is about to take place. The following companies are said to be ...

    Article : 87 words
  18. STEAMER DELAYED.

    By their refusal to continue duty unless provided with an extra meat ration, 12 firemen from the Commonwealth Government Line steamer Echuca were charged at the City ...

    Article : 139 words
  19. STORMY WEATHER. ALONG WHOLE COAST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 286 words
  20. INDIA AND EMPIRE.

    A debate this evening in the House of Commons on the position of Indian Civil servants led to an interesting declaration by Mr. Lloyd George upon Britain's Indian policy. ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. STRIKE A FIASCO.

    A message from Rome states that the general strike was a big fiasco. The workers failed to respond to the orders of their executives. ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. SUGAR-CANE FIRES.

    Sixteen cane fires have occurred at Gordonvale, which seems to indicate a, preconceived plot. They broke out simultaneously in different places between 10 and 11 o'clock this ...

    Article : 102 words
  23. CANNIBALISM.

    Reports from Moscow state that the Soviet Commission has investigated 300 authenticated cases of cannibalism. Some were undeniably due to starvation and ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Nationalist paper "Vaderland," of Pretoria, publishes a secret circular issued from the Premier's office to the Departments of Justice, Police, and Defence, enclosing copy ...

    Article : 124 words
  25. RAIN IN MONARO.

    On Wednesday the police advised people living on low-lying land alongside the river to leave their houses. Many had to take this advice. The Delegate mail service was ...

    Article : 186 words
  26. SOVIET LOOT.

    A report from Stockholm says 40,000,000 gold roubles worth of treasure, stolen from chinches in Russia, is being sent to London and the Untied States. ...

    Article : 32 words
  27. OIL TRACES.

    Indications of petroleum oil have been discovered in a water bore at Coonamble. The presence of oil had been suspected, and a sample of sludge was forwarded to the analyst ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. MARTIAL LAW IN INDIANA.

    The Governor of Indiana has declared martial law in three counties of the State. He has also taken over the surface coal mines, called for volunteers to work these areas, and sent ...

    Article : 66 words
  29. AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

    A message from Peking states that the Cabinet has announced that Parliament and President Yuan-Hung are completely in accord over the adoption of a constitution similar to ...

    Article : 123 words
  30. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A no-confidence motion was tabled in the Legislative Assombly on Wednesday. It was moved by Mr. Gunn in respect to the Premier, Sir Henry Barwell, for "advocating in Australia ...

    Article : 113 words
  31. IRISH CIVIL WAR.

    The Free Staters are conducting a successful campaign in Donegal, where a large number of rebels have surrendered. Several leaders were captured, including one ...

    Article : 79 words
  32. COTTON MISSION.

    The mission to Australia on behalf of leading spinners to inquire into the possibilities of cotton ptoduction in Australia includes Messrs. Armstrong, Asheroft, Crompton-Wood, ...

    Article : 62 words
  33. THE WAGGA FLOOD.

    Percolation of flood waters caused subsidence in several places and the sowerago mains were interfered with, but prompt action soon relieved the situation, and the pumps ...

    Article : 244 words
  34. CREMATION.

    Representations were made by a number of medical men to the Chief Secretary yesterday for the establishment of a crematorium. The deputation requested financial aid. ...

    Article : 172 words
  35. FEDERAL OFFICIAL.

    A sensation has been caubed in the Federal Public Service by the suspension of a high official in the Postal Department for alleged insubordination. It is understood that the ...

    Article : 70 words
  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    News, comes from Manila that Vineente Lianes, a member of the Philippine Independence Committee which visited Washington, has announced plans for inaugurating a ...

    Article : 191 words
  37. LAWN TENNIS.

    At the Seabright tournament much surprise was expressed when Hunter defeated Patterson 6-2, 6-3, and William Johnston defeated Anderson, 6-2, 8-6. ...

    Article : 112 words
  38. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S VISIT TO CASINO.

    The Governor-General (Lord Forstor), accompanied by Lady Forster, will visit Casino on September 6. On Monday night a meeting of citizens, presided over by the Mayor ...

    Article : 58 words
  39. WELLINGTON GAOL.

    The Minister for Justice (Mr. T. J. Ley) and the Minister for Education (Mr. A. Bruntnell) left town last evening for Wellington, where they intend to inspect the gaol property with ...

    Article : 58 words
  40. BUTTER SHIPMENTS.

    Negotiations are well forward for Australian butter shipments to be sent direct to Marseilles and Dunkirk, in France, under consignment to a Paria firm. Arrangements for two ...

    Article : 57 words
  41. LATE SHIPPING.

    Wyandra, s, 4058 tons. Captain Lonard, from Bri[?]bane[?] Burne, Philp, and Co., Ltd. ...

    Article : 22 words
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