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  2. PREFERENCE.

    Mr. Justice Edmunds yesterday refused an application by the New South Wales School Teachers' Federation to limit the provisions of awards to members of the association, and ...

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  3. APPRENTICES.

    An important scheme for the control of apprentices in skilled trades prepared by the Board of Trade was discussed at a meeting of the board yesterday, at which the employers ...

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  4. THE FOG.

    As the result of a heavy fog bank descending upon the harbour yesterday morning the ferry boats Kosciusko and Kulgoa collided, the Lady Carrington and Kuringai grounded, ...

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  5. REPARATION.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Sir Jo[?] Cook), complying with the request of the member for Capricornia, Mr. Higgs, to-day laid on the table of the House of Representatives a ...

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  6. THE TARIFF.

    Almost the whole of to-day's discussion on the tariff schedule in the House of Representatives was occupied with item 158, wire netting. ...

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  7. THE EMPIRE.

    The "Daily Telegraph," in discussing the constitution and limitations of the imperial Conference, says: "There is no Parliament or electorate to whom the conference can be ...

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  8. LOCO ENGINEERS.

    Further evidence was given in the Arbitration Court in support of the loco, engineers' claim for higher wages, shorter hours, penalty rates for night, Saturday afternoon, and ...

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  9. LATE CABLE NEWS

    A message from Athens says that the King, the Prime Minister, and Minister for War are leaving for the front to-morrow. ...

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  10. INDIA.

    Referring to Lord Reading's speech at Simla, Gandhi writes to the paper "Voung India," saying that the speech is clothed with an air of unreality. Lord Reading had failed to ...

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  11. RICH TERRITORY.

    In the annual report on the Northern Territory, which was to-day presented to Parliament, the Acting Administrator (Mr. Staniford Smith) states that a new era is dawning ...

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  12. EX-EMPEROR KARL.

    A Bern[?] message states that ex-Emperor Karl is having at the end of August at the, request of the Swiss Government. ...

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  13. CHINA.

    Interviewed by the "Morning Post," Mr. Lennox Simpson, political adviser to China, emphasised the statement that if the Anglo-Japanese alliance is renewed without a ...

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  14. MR: W. M. HUGHES.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes (the Prime Minister of Australia), was welcomed at Paddington by Colonial Office representatives. Admiral Grant represented the First Lord of the ...

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  15. LAWN TENNIS.

    By nine votes to five the motion proposed on behalf of the Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria, that the management of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia should be ...

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  16. DAVIS CUP.

    Members of the Australasian Davis Cup team had a busy time yesterday on the wharf prior to their departure for Canada by the Niagara. Messrs. N. Peach, J. O. Anderson, ...

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  17. LABOUR COUNCIL.

    Recently the New South, Wales Labour Council decided to use its best endeavours to bring about prohibition in New South Wales. In consequence of this decision, the Liquor ...

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  18. IN THE PACIFIC.

    Mr. Turner, of Messrs. Turner, Davidson, and Co., entertained the Premier of New Zealand (Mr. Massey) at luncheon at the Baltic Exchange. ...

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  19. LIBEL ACTION.

    The hearing of the libel action brought by Thomas Joseph Ryan, M.P., against the proprietors of the "Mercury," Hobart, was continued. ...

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  20. MEAT PRICES.

    Giving evidence before Judge Beeby yesterday at the, inquiry being held by his Honor into the price of meat, Mr. J. P. Osborne, a member of the Metropolitan Meat Industries ...

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  21. FEDERAL HOTELS.

    Although there has been, a loss on the maintenance of the Federal hotels in the Northern Territory during the past two years, there has, nevertheless, been a net profit during ...

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  22. PROGRESSIVE PARTY.

    A representative meeting of the [?] branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, addressed by Dr. Arthur and Mr. Anderson, M.L.A., was unanimous in expressing the ...

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  23. SINN FEIN.

    A draft agreement between the Irish Republican and the Russian Governments, which was seized in Dublin, has been published in a White Paper. It shows that each agreed ...

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  24. THE EMPIRE.

    Mr. Catts asked the Acting Prime Minister in the House of Representatives whether the statement that Mr. Lloyd George had invited an eminent constitutional ...

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  25. STOLEN BONDS.

    John Morgan Worthington, Sergeant at. Arms in the Legislative Assembly, was in the City Court, yesterday, committed for tria[?] on a charge of having corruptly taken money on ...

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  26. MR. HUGHES'S EXPLANATIONS.

    Referring to comment made in Australia on alleged statements by him about the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty, Mr. Hughes says the criticism is based on something which ...

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  27. FEDERAL ARBITRATION.

    In a test case which came before him in the District Court yesterday, Judge Scholes held that the District Court possessed power to impose penalties under the Commonwealth ...

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  28. COAL.

    A responsible mine-owner yesterday commented on the figures published on the authority of the Minister for labour, Mr. Cann, relating to coal production. "Mr. Cann," he ...

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  29. GAMING ACT.

    The recent articles on the "Gambling Evil" in the "Herald" were cited during the hearing of a case in the Bathurst Police Court to-day, in which William Warwick, a well-known ...

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  30. NEW ZEALAND WOOL

    The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that serious friction has arisen, between Mr. Massey (Premier of New Zealand) and the home Government authorities over ...

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  31. ICEPACKS.

    The steamer Charlot despatched a wireless, messsage stating that she had crushed her bow against an iceberg off Newfoundland. The extent of the damage is unknown. ...

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  32. ANZAC MEMORIAL.

    According to a statement made by the president of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League (Mr. McDonald), at a meeting of the ...

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  33. NEAR EAST.

    The "Daily Chronicle" says:—"A conference of Ministers was held at 'The Chequers' on the dangerous situation in the Near East. It is understood that the British Government is ...

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  34. ATTRACTING TOURISTS.

    Mr. Mark Sheldon (Australian Commissioner) was the recipient of numerous inquiries regarding tourist travel in Australia following his address at Los Angeles before ...

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  35. GOVERNMENT RELIEF.

    For the fortnight ended to-day a total of £5467 was handed out to approximately 2000 people in distress. This total is £59 less than the amount given out for the fortnight ...

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  36. MORE WAGES.

    In the Arbitration Court Mr. James Gardiner, representing the Cominissioner of Railways, stated, in reply to the l[?]comotive engineers' demands, that the men's claim was ...

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  37. LOYAL MANLY.

    The Mayor ot Manly, Alderman Reid, at the meeting of the council, said he was pleased to state that the band was carrying out the council's instructions to carry the ...

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  38. ELECTRICITY.

    Much inconvenience has been caused to the users of electricity by the automatic cutting off of the current from districts, usually in the evening, when the current is most ...

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  39. TASMANIAN MAILS.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Sit Joseph Cook) made a statement relating to the mail service between Melbourne and Tasmania in the House of Representatives to-day. ...

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  40. POSTAGE ON PAPERS.

    Mr. F. G. Kellaway, Postmaster-General, in the House of Commons, announced, in response to protests, that he intended abandoning the increase in the rate on foreign printed ...

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  41. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Heywood by-election, caused by the elevation of Mr. Illingworth to the peerage, resulted:—Walter Halls (Labour), 13,430; Colonel England (Coalitionist), 13,1[?]5; ...

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  42. ELECTRICITY.

    The inquiry into an application by the City Council and the Electric Light and Power Supply Corporation, Ltd. (Balmain Company), to be permitted to increase the price of ...

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  43. BRITISH COAL STRIKE.

    The executive of the miners' committee and the central committee of the Mining Association have concluded their sittings. A complete explanation has been obtained on all ...

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  44. DISPUTE SETTLED.

    The trouble which recently Resulted in the stoppage of work at the Mount Kembla and Coalcliff collieries has been settled, and the miners have returned to work. The stoppage ...

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  45. BRITISH GOLF.

    In the golf tournament at Gleneagles Kirkwood beat Havers at the twentieth hole. A crowd of three thousand applauded the victor. Kirkwood won the first hole brilliantly, [?]st ...

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  46. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    Acting under-a special section of the Arbitration Act, the Board of Trade proposes to begin an inquiry on Thursday next to consider the establishment of a scheme of insurance ...

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  47. TRUNK TELEPHONE.

    The report of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Works on the proposed erection of a telephone trunk line between Brisbane and Sydney was tabled in the House of ...

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  48. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    In the House of Commons, replying to a question, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies said he had no information whatever that Australia had passed reciprocall legislation on ...

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  49. OPOSSUM TRADE.

    Despite reports to the contrary, the opossum trade is flourishing. It is stated that during May 1100 opossums were caught at Hill End by men and boys. At Tambaroora, three ...

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  50. WATER METERS.

    The Water Board has decided to add an additional 5/ yearly to the charges for water meters in certain instances. The object is [?]o make the consumer of small quantities of ...

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  51. PASTORAL INDUSTRY.

    When the pastoral industry compulsory conference met again to-day after the parties had considered the claims of the A.W.U., it was reported to Mr. Justice Powers that there was ...

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  52. LINKING UP THE RAILWAYS.

    A deputation consisting of 43 delegates representative of Various private and public bodies will wait upon the Minister for Public Works at the Public Works Department, ...

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  53. RURAL BANK.

    The Commissioners of the Governmem Savings Bank of New South Wales announce that on Wednesday next 54 more rural bank branches will be established. ...

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