The strike is becoming, a maize of complexity. To-day there was another issue due to the unchecked activity of the strike committee, which is increasing in efficiency, ...
Article : 466 wordsThe president of the Australian Tramway Employees' Association (Mr. Prendergast) said in Melbourne yesterday that a meeting of the federal executive of the association had been ...
Article : 158 wordsThe Tokio journal, "Arahi Shimbun," states that at a secret session of the Budget Commission, the Minister of Marime declared that the irreducible minimum was eight ...
Article : 54 wordsIn the midst of pouring rain, the train conveying Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of tho Admiralty, reached Belfast surreptitiously inscribed in bloodred letters, ...
Article : 205 wordsIn course of his speech at the opening of the Reichstag, the Emperor stated that for a generation provision for social needs had been given prominence in imperial ...
Article : 132 wordsLast week complaint was made by a number of Perth publicans whose employees resided on their premises in defiance of the Barmen and Barmaids' Union injunction against "sleeping ...
Article : 81 wordsAt the National Conference between the coalowners and the Miners' Federation, the owners admitted the principle of a fair wage, and offered ...
Article : 63 wordsThere was an important development in the state of affairs at Brisbane this morning when Mr. Coyne, announced at a mass meeting that the northern union had ...
Article : 120 wordsFurther splendid rains have fallen in many parts of the interior. There has been rough weather along the coast. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe press comments on the speech are generally favourable. The worst that has been said is that the speech is colourless and insipid. ...
Article : 83 wordsThe efforts or Sir G. R. Askwith, Chief Industrial Commissioner, to settle the Glasgow dockers' dispute, have proved abortive, mid the men are determined to carry on ...
Article : 33 wordsThe body of the late Justice Cohen arrived at Sydney this morning, the interment taking place at Rookwood Cemetery this afternoon. ...
Article : 26 wordsA severe storm visited Gundagi last night. The wind was terrific and miles of fencing were swept away. Several creeks burst their banks and flooded out the ...
Article : 52 wordsThe pilgrims to Dickens' grave, in the Abbey included his descendants to the third generation. Many wreaths were sent from various ...
Article : 85 wordsThere was a hot meeting of hotel and caterers' employees, which denounced the union barmen who worked yesterday. The reacting practically broke up in disorder. It is ...
Article : 51 wordsLady Knightley, the president of the British Women's Emigration Society, has renewed her criticisms of the treatment of women immigrants in New South Wales, ...
Article : 92 wordsLord Rothschild, speaking at Tring, said that the first duty of the Unionist party on regaining power would bo to repeal the Parliament Act, reform the House of Lords, and suspend ...
Article : 116 wordsA fire occurred in the "Bulletin" Newspaper Office this morning, and although the brigade received a timely call damage estimated at about £5000 resulted. The ...
Article : 63 wordsThe New South Wales unions, to-day sent £2000 to Brisbane in aid of the strikers. The Victorian Railways Union, with a membership of 10,000 has struck a levy of ...
Article : 131 wordsNorman Johnston a man of independent means, shot himself with a rifle at his residence, Cremorne, this morning. Deceased came down to breakfast as usual, then had a ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. C. F. G. Masterman, Parliamentary Secretary to the Home Office, speaking at Botnnal Green, stated that if every doctor in the kingdom refused to work under the ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Republican Cabinet approved of the Throne's terms regarding the abdication with slight modifications. The Emperor is in future to be known as ...
Article : 120 wordsNearly 500 people from different parts of the world landed in Sydney to-day from the German mail steamer Friedrich der Grosse. All intend setting in various parts of the ...
Article : 35 wordsWord has been received of the safety of 62 miners who have been entombed at Bunker Hill mine through an air tube remaining intaet. ...
Article : 106 wordsJudging by the thousands of men who answered the roll call at the Trades Hall few, if any, of the horny-handed men of toll have gone back to work. The body ...
Article : 221 wordsNew South Wales: Gales and rain on the coast and tablelands; cool southerly winds More heavy falls are probable: thunder in the north east; fine in the ...
Article : 34 wordsThe fourth test match was commenced to-day. The weather was fine, but the wicket being in a doubtful condition, Douglas on winning the toss, sent the ...
Article : 274 wordsThe Hearts of Oak and the Foresters friendly societies have decided to become approved societies under the Insurance Act; the latter subject to Government assurances of ...
Article : 41 wordsA suit in which Aunie Frances Stanton, of Glucester, is plaintiff and her husband John Stanton is defendant, was before Justice Rich in the Equity Court, Chancerv ...
Article : 150 wordsMr. J. Norton Griffiths, Unionist M.P. for Wednesday, is about to visit Australia in connection with his offer to construct the transcontinental railway at 7½ per ...
Article : 40 wordsSerious disturbances have occurred in the provinces of Mazanderan, in Northern Persin, and it is stated that a state of anarchy prevents owing to the struggle ...
Article : 69 wordsThe "Times" states that there is reason to believe that Viscount Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has gone to Berlin. The "Daily Chronicle" states that the visit ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Board of Trade returns for the month of January shoe that imports increased by £4,309,161, exports by £2,685,981, and re-exports by £953,154, ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. D. M. Jones, late of Rylstone and Walgett, died at his residence, "Braeside," Duke-street. East Balmain, at 8.15 last evening, after an illness of mine months, ...
Article : 173 wordsSir Henry Mortimer Durand, presiding at a meeting of the Central Asian Society last night, said that he felt strongly the danger of the recent move in southern ...
Article : 67 wordsThe man who smiles in the present crisis is Mr. Badger,, the tramways manager. The Trades Hall has nursed a grudge against Mr. Badger for years. He has always been ...
Article : 95 wordsReuter's Hague correspondent states that the third Peace Conference will not assemble before 1915. ...
Article : 17 wordsIn regard to the bankruptcy of Horatio W. Bottomley, M.P., the official receiver considers that bankrupt's proposal fails to provide reasonable security. One judgement ...
Article : 56 wordsGOVERNMENT RELIEF. LOSBON, Thursday. The Portuguese Government has voted the sum of £20,000 for the relief of sufferers from the floods. Corpses merchandise, furniture, and debris ...
Article : 38 wordsThe German Emperor entertained Lord Charles Charles Beresford at launch. Admiral von Tirplitz, Minister for the Navy, and a number of other admirals were ...
Article : 76 wordsIt is no secret that coal stocks are getting low in Brisbane. Merchants are looking ahead in that respect. The probability of a long struggle is now recognised by the ...
Article : 108 wordsThe balance-shoot of the Australian agricultural Company shows £89,535 at credit in the profit and loss account. The sum of £5475 was carried forward. ...
Article : 31 wordsA custard pie proved the means of frustrating a daring hold-up of a cafe. A waitress seeing a man looking into the cash drawer threw a hot pie in his face. ...
Article : 59 wordsA disastrous fire occurred in Benalla (V.) early on Thursday morning, when the Broken River butter factory and two weatherboard cottages were destroyed. The fire started in ...
Article : 176 wordsMr. Smith, Secretary of the Board of Control, reiterates his assertion that Iredale has not resigned from the Australian selection committee and says that any statement to the ...
Article : 34 wordsIn connection with the bankruptcy, of Sidney Bowron, of the firm of Bowron Brothers, which failed last year, the Registrar ordered bankrupt's discharge to be suspended for four ...
Article : 72 wordsAt a meeting of the Nationalist members of parliament it was resolved that each member should contribute £50 from his Parliamentary honorarium annually to the ...
Article : 53 wordsThe union boycott is growing very rapidly in Australia (according to a Sydney COntemporary). At Lithgow the boycott has been carried ...
Article : 277 wordsThe seamen are coming out as their vessels arrive in Brisbane. They are considered by the strike committee to be one of the principal factors in the fight. ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Government has notified Germany that the integrity and entity of china will be respected and has also communicated with the powers who are unanimous that no ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Bank of England discount rate was to-day fixed at 3½ per cent. ...
Article : 16 wordsMrs. Hazzard; the "starvation doctor," who was found guilty of having caused the death of Claire Williamson, an Australian, has been sentenced to an indefinite term of ...
Article : 63 wordsThe latest bulletin concerning King Frederick, who is suffering from a chill, is that his progress towards recovery is satisfactory. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe scores in the billiard match now are:— Stevenson, 6,001; Gray, 4702. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe intention of the strike committee to maintain a sectional strike to bring about a shortage of coal and foodstuffs has aroused the Government somewhat. ...
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Article : 190 wordsThe resignation is impending of Mr. James Duke, president of the American, Tobacco Company, with a view to his becoming chairman of the British-American Tobacco ...
Article : 42 wordsSenator Caudin, the reporter on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate, explained that the committee would not proceed with the consideration of the negotiations between ...
Article : 103 wordsAt the Empire Athletic Club last night, Mike Gibbons knocked out Young Cashman, a local welter-weight, in the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round bout. ...
Article : 30 wordsDuring Thursday Mr. Badger received a note from the chidren of Gregory Terrace written in a chidish hand, and so sweetly worded that it would have melted the ...
Article : 153 wordsSixty-five men, have been imprisoned by a "cave-in" at the Bunker Hill mine. None of them is believed to be dead and rescuers are hard at work with a view to releasing them. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Cabinet has decided to enforce the closing of all Italian institutions in Turkey. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe natives of Timor rebelled and the Governor of the island has requested that a warship be despatched at once. ...
Article : 36 wordsA peculiar trouble has arisen at Broken Hill with a local firm of bakers whcih is being blacklisted by unionists. This firm, Wright Bros., has been paying union wages and ...
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The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Fri 9 Feb 1912, Page 5
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