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  2. PROFITEERING COURT.

    At the Profiteering Court yesterday, Judge Beeby presiding, the hearing of evidence regarding the price ot milk was continued. Mr. K. Street represented the Crown; Mr. Curtis ...

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  3. JOB CONTROL. Repudiated by the Unions.

    The Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Federation was officially notified yesterday by the general secretary to the Seamen's Union that he had no hesitation in saying that the ...

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  4. REPARATIONS. BRITISH VIEW.

    The Paris Conference devoted this morning to attempts to smooth out the divergent points revealed in consequence of General Doumer's (French Minister for Finance) speech on ...

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  5. STAR CHAMBER.

    The methods ot the Star Chamber, have been introduced at the Town Hall. Public questions are now decided not in the council, but by a caucus. And the caucus has become a secret ...

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  6. LATE CABLE NEWS. ACCIDENT TO BRITISH AIRSHIP

    The airship R34, after a bad landing on the Yorkshire coast, damaging her engines and propellers, was blown out to sea, and it floating about. The Admiralty announces that ...

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  7. PACIFIC TRADE.

    The extent to which Australian trade can be prejudicially affected by strikes and general industrial unrest cannot, perhaps, be more strikingly illustrated than by taking the loss ...

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  8. THE PRINCE.

    Sir James Allen (High Commissioner for New Zealand) presided at the Australian and New Zealand luncheon on Anniversary Day. He expressed pleasure at having the Prince ...

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  9. IMMIGRATION.

    A conference on State aided emigration and Empire settlement will be opened at the Colonial Office to-morrow, Lord Milner presiding. The whole of the dominions and States ...

    Article : 179 words
  10. SPANISH CABINET.

    It is reported from Madrid that Senor Dato has formed a Ministry, retaining all the ex-Ministers except the Minister for Finance. ...

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  11. AMERICAN NAVAL PROGRAMME

    A message from Paris states that Sir Auckland Geddes had long interviews with Mr. Lloyd George on Wednesday and Thursday. A suggestion that he brought an American ...

    Article : 52 words
  12. TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

    A message from Geneva states that the National Council has rejected by a large majority a Socialist motion favouring a resumption of trade with Russia. ...

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  13. IRELAND.

    At the annual meeting of the National Bank of Ireland the chairman stated that notwithstanding the Irish troubles, deposit and current accounts for the past year showed a ...

    Article : 190 words
  14. BOLSHEVIKS PREPARING OFFFENSIVE.

    In view of the unemployment in Bucharest, Roumania has ordered a state of siege on the right bank of the Dniester, and prohibited cross-river traffic. It is stated that the ...

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  15. FROM SMALL GROWERS.

    It is rumoured that representatives of Japanese firms have been purchasing wool from small growers in outback parts of New South Wales and Queensland. It is not usual for ...

    Article : 66 words
  16. HOTELS TO CLOSE.

    The Licenses Reduction Board, consisting of Messrs. S. B. Gunn (chairman), R. Shelton, and R. P. Sellers, which has been hearing evidence respecting the hotels in the Newcastle ...

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  17. THE PARK CRIME.

    Charles wyn[?]e Speechley, a motor mechanic, who on Thursday was charged with the murder of Constable Wolgnst, was again present at the Central Police Court ...

    Article : 54 words
  18. LORD MAYOR OF CORK.

    A message from Norfolk states that Mr. O'Callaghan (Lord Mayor ot Cork) has apparently dropped out of sight. No one knows of his whereabouts, and it is believed that ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. AMERICA AND JAPAN.

    The United States has raised the question as to whether Yap Island, through which the New Guinea-Shanghai cable and the San Francisco-Celebes cable pass, has been handed ...

    Article : 150 words
  20. PRICE OF BREAD.

    In view of persistent rumours that there was an intention of lowering the prices of bran and pollard, with a consequent increase in the price of flour, involving a higher price ...

    Article : 77 words
  21. ENGLISH TEAM.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 180 words
  22. WAGES AND PRICES.

    At the 24th half-yearly meeting of Singleton and District Co-operative Society, Limited, the report stated that the profit was not as large as on some previous occasions, owing mainly ...

    Article : 166 words
  23. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.

    A Washington message states that Senator Borah, in a speech delivered in the Senate, declared that the United States could pursue two courses. They could seek an international ...

    Article : 298 words
  24. KIDNAPPED.

    A message from Los Angeles states that a remarkable kidnapping case is attracting national attention. It has been revealed that the beautiful 23-year-old Mistress O. S. ...

    Article : 80 words
  25. OWNERS' REPLY.

    Pending a reply from the seamen to the request of the shipowners for assurances that Job, control will be discontinued, and that agreements will be observed it is unlikely that ...

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  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Owing to the shipjoiners' strike the steamer Demosthenes will be sent to Cherbourg for fitting. The vessel will probably sail for Australia in the middle of February. ...

    Article : 161 words
  27. TIN INDUSTRY.

    A recovery of £5/10/ per ton to £174/15/ in the London price of tin was announced by cable yesterday, and gave rise to a more hopeful feeling among those interested in the ...

    Article : 503 words
  28. DECENTRALISATION.

    This week-end, as the result of a decision of the Country Press Conference, there has been launched a most vigorous campaign, directed by the Country Press Association, with a view ...

    Article : 99 words
  29. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    The conference of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress and the joint committee on unemployment to-day unanimously adopted proposals to the effect ...

    Article : 189 words
  30. A.W.U.

    The annual convention of the A.W.U. was continued at Macdonell House yesterday afternoon. The president (Mr. Arthur Blakeley, M.P.) ...

    Article : 573 words
  31. AMERICANS IN JAPAN.

    The Tokio correspondent of the Chicago "Tribune" says it is understood that the foreign affairs section of the metropolitan police is considering plans for keeping a more ...

    Article : 110 words
  32. A FAIR TEST.

    There was in Adelaide this morning a large and distinguished assembly of railway exports, including those engaged by the Commonwealth and State Governments, to investigate the great ...

    Article : 459 words
  33. VOTING SYSTEM.

    The Ministerial party decided yesterday to take a ballot to determine what attitude members will adopt at the next Labour conference with regard to the electoral system— ...

    Article : 426 words
  34. INDIA'S TROUBLES.

    The extremists are making frantic efforts to boycott the Duke's visit to Calcutta to-day. Shops, bazaars, hotels, and restaurants are closed by order of the extremists. ...

    Article : 90 words
  35. COMMONWEALTH FINANCE.

    The Treasury has practically agreed to fund the Commonwealth's indebtedness of £10,000,000. The rate of interest alone is unsettled. ...

    Article : 212 words
  36. AMERICAN SIHPPING.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says, the Post Office Department announces that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company will on February 1 inaugurate a ...

    Article : 66 words
  37. CASE OF ANTHRAX.

    Positive results have been obtained in laboratory tests of cultures taken from a Japanese shaving brush, which was regarded as a probable source of infection of a case of anthrax ...

    Article : 120 words
  38. MIXED JURIES.

    Interesting phases marked the advent of mixed juries in the Divorce Court. One woman juror pleaded to be excused from service on the ground of an imperative ...

    Article : 87 words
  39. WELSH RAILWAY DISASTER.

    Owing to the death of Lord Herbert Van[?] Tompest, Mr. Winston Churchill, who is a cousin, inherits a large estate in Ireland and a rent roll ot several thousand pounds. ...

    Article : 59 words
  40. MR. ESMONDE.

    It is expected that Mr. Esmonde will now leave Sydney by the Makura, which will probably depart next week. When hd came ashore for a few hours on Thursday he completed ...

    Article : 46 words
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