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  2. REPARATION. THE FIRST CHARGE.

    The "Echo de Paris" says the Spa Conference has been fixed for May 22. M. Killerand and Mr. Lloyd George will have a final discussion at Ostend while en route to ...

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  3. LATE CABLE NEWS STRIKE RIOT.

    The "New York Times" reports that seven detectives, three miners, one agitator, and the Mayor were killed in a revolver fight at Matewan, West ...

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  4. FEDERAL SESSION. MORATORIUM EXTENSION REFUSED.

    The Acting Treasurer (Sir Joseph Cook) informed Mr. Gregory (W.A.) in the House of Representatives to-day that the Commonwealth Bank had that day been instructed to pay to the ...

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  5. PRINCE OF WALES.

    Yesterday morning the Prince was on the golf links at 8 o'clock for the necessary exercise. He finished up at 1 o'clock this morning by leaving the Overseas Club ball for ...

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  6. MR. WALTER LUCAS.

    The Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, announced to-night that the Government had engaged Mr. Walter Lucas, late of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., to advise them ...

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  7. WOOL CLIP. PRIME MINISTER'S PROPOSALS.

    The Prime Minister to-night indicated the result of the conference of representatives of the Australian Wool-growers' Council, representing all the grazing and farming ...

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  8. POLAND'S WAR.

    A Vienna message says it is reported from Prague that the Polish offensive eastward of the Dnieper has ended. The Poles have suffered a serious reverse. One hundred and twenty ...

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  9. MEMBERS' PAY.

    When the House of Representatives reassembled after dinner adjournment the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, introduced a bill relating to the allowance of members of each ...

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  10. PRICE SLASHING.

    The "New York Times" says a wave of price-slashing is sweeping the country. Reductions, chiefly in men's and women's wearing apparel, range from 20 to 50 per cent. ...

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  11. COASTAL SHIPPING.

    The Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, referred in the House of Representatives this afternoon to the complaints that had been made that sufficient ships of the Commonwealth ...

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  12. WAR BURDENS.

    The "New York Times" correspondent at Washington states: The Allies need not count on the financial aid of the United States in the liquidation of war debts. After the ...

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  13. WHEAT SHORTAGE.

    The Food Controller (Mr. McCurdy), speaking in London, declared that before the abolition of food control could be secured, difficult periods must be passed through. At the ...

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  14. THE WHEAT SHORTAGE.

    The "New York Times" correspondent in Washington states that lack of transportation prevented the liquidation of a large part of last year's United States' wheat crop, and ...

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  15. GERMAN AFFAIRS.

    A Munich report states that Royalists, numbering a quarter of a million, have issued an election manifesto promising a monarchy on the basis of a plebiscite, and the restoration of ...

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  16. SCENE IN FRENCH CHAMBER.

    Violent scenes were enacted in the French Chamber of Deputies during the strike debate. In which M. Leon Daudet, the Royalist leader, attacked the so-called revolutionary ...

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  17. GENERAL CABLES.

    Lord French presented Ypres with the Military Cross. King Albert attended and placed wreaths on British graves. An armed party killed a sergeant in the ...

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  18. THE SENATE.

    In the Senate to-day, Senator Millen, in reply to Senator Keating (Tas.), said that the Government, in view of the increase of draught of battleships, would give consideration to the ...

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  19. HUNGARY WILL SIGN.

    A message received in Amsterdam from Budapest states that the signing of the Hungarian Treaty is a foregone conclusion. This decision was accelerated by the announcement ...

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  20. INCOMES OVER £1000.

    Mr. Theodore (Premier of Queensland), questioned in reference to a cable stating that Mr. Fihelly (Acting Premier) had forecasted the publication of the names of all receiving over ...

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  21. OIL SCARCITY.

    As a result of the shortage of oil fuel in Australia and the impossibility of securing supplies, the owners of the United States and Australasia Line steamer Lorain, now ...

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  22. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    The United News correspondent in Washington says President Wilson will comply with the request of the Council of the National League and call a meeting of the League ...

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  23. CHILD SUBSIDY.

    If the Government puts into effect the scheme of the Minister for Health and Motherhood (Mr. McGirr) for the subsidising of large families, and resorts to taxation to ...

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  24. FINAL SCHEME OPPOSED.

    The Forbes Graziers' Association, at a special meeting this week, passed a resolution disapproving of the Prime Minister's proposals in regard to the leading to the Federal ...

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  25. HIGH SCHOOL.

    Mr. P. Board, Director of Education, was present at a meeting of the Dubbo Parents and Citizens' Association. He said that at Hay there is a High School, which has been ...

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  26. STOOD THE TEST.

    The Coming of age dinner of the Japan Society was held last night at Prince's Restaurant, under the chairmanship of Lord Buraham. A distinguished company of ...

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  27. PERSIA MENACED.

    The Australian Press Association learns that satisfactory assurances have now been received from M. Tehitcherin (Bolshevik Foreign Commissary) regarding the safety of ...

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  28. THE MISSIONS.

    At the invitation of the Governor and Dame Margaret Davidson, a large company assembled in the drawing-room at Government House last night to consider the project to ...

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  29. CASUAL WAITERS.

    The Amalgamated Hotel and Caterers' Mutual Benefit Employees' Association has decided to make a demand on the employers for increased wages. The organisation represents ...

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  30. DENTAL DISEASE.

    A special sub-committee of the British, Science Guild recently issued a valuable report on children's teeth. A deputation to the Minister for Education, Mr. G. Ritchie, this ...

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  31. "COMMEM."

    The Lord Mayor (Alderman Fitzgerald), replying to the statement of Mr. Ray A. M. Allen, president of the Undergraduates' Association, which appeared in yesterday's ...

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  32. "ASIATIC MENACE."

    In the Assembly this afternoon a petition containing 80,000 signatures was presented from the Congress of the South African League, the municipalities, the Chamber of ...

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  33. OZANNE LIBEL ACTION.

    Final stages were approached to-day before Mr. Justice M'Arthur in the second Civil Court in the case in which Alfred Thomas Ozanne, formerly member for Corio in the ...

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  34. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    A large number of employees at the Cocks-too and Garden Island Dockyards have been put off owing to a period of slackness. Mr. Maclay, secretary to the Federated ...

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  35. PAYMENTS TO WHEAT GROWERS.

    The State Government has announced its decision to pay a second advance of 2/6 per bushol, less freight, for the 1919-20 wheat pool. The date of the payment will be ...

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  36. DAIRYMEN'S LOSS.

    The Necessary Commodities Commission yesterday further considered the application of the Metropolitan and Suburban Dairymen's Association for [?] increase in the ...

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  37. MEXICAN SITUATION.

    A Washington message says the proposed appointment of Villa as chief of the Mexican constabulary may result in the United States withholding recognition of the new Mexican ...

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  38. OIL SUPPLIES.

    The United News correspondent in Washington says the British Government intends to safeguard British interests with regard to the petroleum supplies, and is taking steps ...

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  39. MILITARY DESERTER ESCAPES.

    Roy Powell, military desertor, recently recaptured by the police, who was to have been taken back to South Austral is to serve the balance of a long term of imprisonment ...

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  40. SIR THOMAS MACKENZIE.

    Mr. Fisher (Commonwealth High Commissioner) presided at a large meeting at Australia House of City men and officials to arrange a farewell to Sir Thomas Mackenzie ...

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  41. EMBARGOES REMOVED.

    During the war, besides the artificial protection afforded by the scarcity of freights numbers of Customs embargoes were in force. The lifting of these embargoes was formally ...

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  42. TRAM MEN'S UNION.

    Two meetings of the South Australian Tramways' Employees' Association were held at the Trades Hall yesterday to consider a proposal to secede from the Federal body, and to ...

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  43. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Brewers' Exhibition is holding the usual colonial wine competitions. Entries close on June 16. CAPETOWN, May 23. ...

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  44. THE FRENCH RAILWAYS.

    The United Press Agency's correspondent in Paris says that a Government Bill introduced into the Chamber of Deputies proposes administrative unification of all French ...

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  45. NEW INDUSTRY.

    Negotiations are now in progress for the establishment at Newcastle, N.S W., of works for the making of wire rope and similar articles. Two representatives of British ...

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  46. PLASTERERS.

    The shop hands and caster section of the Operative Plasterers' Union threaten to strike unless their demands for a rate of 2/ per hour and a 44-hour week is conceded. ...

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  47. DAMAGES AGAINST TRAMWAY TRUST.

    At the Civil Court to-day a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in a case before Mr. Justice Buchanan and jurors, in which Alice May Edwards, wife of Augustus W. H. ...

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  48. GENERAL BIRDWOOD.

    General Sir William Birdwood will arrive in Sydney on Tuesday from Brisbane. On Wednesday morning be will be the guest of the Motor Yacht Club of N.S.W. Mr. Reg. ...

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  49. THE WOOL SCHEME.

    Commenting on Mr. Watt's forthcoming discussion with the Government on the wool question, the "Yorkshire Post" says the most important objection to Mr. Hugbes's scheme ...

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  50. A SUNKEN TUG.

    Preliminary steps are being taken to salve the tug Greyhound, which sank off Bulwer Island on Tuesday night. It is reported the tug is lying out of the way of traffic. The ...

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  51. HORE SPRINGS BUNNING.

    A number of springs at Cook's Gap have commenced to run for the first time for ovel 12 months. This is accepted as an intallible indication that heavy rains are immi[?] ...

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  52. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Ernest Barry, the challenger for the world's sculling championship, brought with him three boats, which, were safely housed at George Towns' shed yesterday. The "shells" ...

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