Correspondence between the Colonial Combing, Spinning, and Weaving Company, Limited, and the Prime Minister relative to the wool tops contract, and also letters exchanged on ...
Article : 1,355 wordsThe suggestion that Progressive members, who may hold the balance of power in the newly-elected Legislative Assembly, will be free to support a Labour Government in the ...
Article : 292 wordsReplying to Mr. Fleming (N.S.W.), the Assistant Minister for Defence, Sir Granville Ryrie, sand no allocation of profits had yet been made from the A.I.F. canteens for the ...
Article : 410 wordsAn Order-in-Council was issued this afternoon under the Commercial Activities Act prescribing the price at which sugar of the grade known as IA may be sold at 6d per 1b, ...
Article : 134 wordsA despatch from Berlin states that the Bauer Cabinet has resigned. The Reds hold Swinemunde (37 miles northwest of Stettin). A British destroyer, ...
Article : 432 wordsThe remains of the late Alderman Ma[?]Curtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, were buried in St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork, the ceremony being attended by 15,000 citizens and 3000 Irish ...
Article : 196 words"The effect of the tariff directly will undoubtedly be to increase the cost of living," said Mr. Arthur A. C. Cocks, ex-president of the Chamber of Commerce. "There is no ...
Article : 389 wordsThe Yokohama correspondent of the "Chicago News" telegraphs that the newspapers discuss at great length Mr. Daniels's proposal for the United States navy. One ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, made a statement regarding the retail price of sugar immediately the House of Representatives assembled this afternoon. Mr. Hughes said ...
Article : 1,462 wordsThe Peking correspondent of the "New York Times" telegraphs that Germany's unofficial representations for the resumption of commercial relations with China, which were ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says it is understood that the reply of the United States to the Allies, concerning the latter's tentative plan for the ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Berlin correspondent of the "Chicago Tribune" interviewed Baron Von Lersner, German Charge d'Affaires in Paris, who said that Sparticism would prevail in ...
Article : 85 words"It is time that the Chief Electoral Officer was in possession of the total number of votes recorded last Saturday in order that the quotas should be ascertained and the position ...
Article : 143 wordsIn Federal circles the opinion is expressed that the new tariff indicates clearly that its effect will be to raise the cost of living considerably and to create monopolles. In many ...
Article : 374 wordsSenator Thomas, speaking in the Senate, pointed out that any attempt which was made to pass a resolution declaring peace over the Presidential v[?]to was bound to ...
Article : 52 wordsPresident Wilson has nominated Mr. Henry Morganthau, formerly Ambassador to Turkey, as Ambassador to Mexico. It is understood that President Wilson feels that the United ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the Senate the second reading of the Immigration Bill was moved by Senator Russell, who explained that it was a machinery measure designed to strengthen the existing ...
Article : 119 wordsSir Eric Geddes (Minister for Transport), in addressing the members of the Institution of Civil Engineers, of which he is president, said only England and America based their ...
Article : 124 wordsMr. Holman yesterday gave an emphatic denial to the suggestion that the Government is either making or contemplating any new appointments, or any important decisions, ...
Article : 154 wordsThe French aviators, Poulet and Benoit, who have arrived at Singapore from Marseilles, are awaiting spare parts before leaving shortly for Rangoon. ...
Article : 140 wordsSpeaking at a municipal reception to-day, the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Watt) said that in that morning's paper he was referred to as a profligate spender of the taxpayers' money. ...
Article : 211 wordsA Washington message says the Senate Finance Committee has decided to impose heavy import duties on foreign aircraft in order to protect American manufacturers. ...
Article : 60 words"La Damnation de Faust" is mainly a work of ensemble, the scheme of the dramatic cantata subordinating the solo-interest to that of the orchestral and choral music. In these ...
Article : 658 wordsKeen interest was manifested in the speech of Mr. Asquith at the National Liberal Club this afternoon, owing to the expectation that be would reply to Mr. Lloyd George's recent ...
Article : 270 wordsThe Australian Press Association learns there is little reason to doubt that the Marquis Salonji, when visiting London after the Peace Conference, broached with Lord Curzon ...
Article : 402 wordsSir Eustace Tennyson d'Eynecourt, lecturing before the Institution of Naval Architects on the lessons of the war, said the battleship Hood had been reconstructed to withstand ...
Article : 95 words"The tariff as submitted by the Federal Government is such a long one that I have not had time yet either to peruse it carefully or to consult the various industries interested," ...
Article : 328 wordsMr. P. J. Craddock, one of the candidates for the vacancy in Lang Ward of the City Council, has withdrawn from the contest. He is of opinion that his candidature would cause a ...
Article : 60 wordsThe first levee since 1914 was held in St. James' Palace. The King drove in semistate, escorted by a detachment of Household Cavalry, whose khaki contrasted with ...
Article : 117 wordsIt is understood there is every probability of the firm of Cadbury's establishing a large cocoa and chocolate factory near Hobart. ...
Article : 26 wordsSir,—The attempt by an insignificant minority of carpenters to take a mean advantage of the present boom in the building trade by attempting to [?]nfor[?] a 44-hours' working ...
Article : 185 wordsMr. Havelock Wilson has sent a manifesto to the National Sailors' and Firemen's union asking them to vote against the nationalisation of shipping, because State control would ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Royal Commission on the advisability of introducing decimal coinage has reported against the proposal, declaring that the advantages to be gained in keeping accoun[?]s ...
Article : 91 words"The Government calls the new tariff a scientific one," said Mr. J. M. Sandy, of Sandy and Co., Limited, when speaking upon it yesterday. "It is anything but that. A tariff ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Australian Press Association learns that the reduction in the price of coal is not likely to cause a corresponding reduction in Australian freights. ...
Article : 75 wordsSufficient tonnage will be diverted from other routes, chiefly the East, to lift an extra 100,000 tons of Australian wheat. ...
Article : 26 wordsSir,—This is an illustration of the method by which unions obtain "majorities" in favour of the 44-hour proposal. The Painters' Union took a ballot by attendance only, and ...
Article : 210 wordsA message from Washington states that the Senate has ratified Mr. Bainbridge Colby's nomination as Secretary of State. ...
Article : 23 wordsA delegation from the New South Wales Methodist Conference visited the Trades Hall last night, and addressed the members of the New South Wales Labour Council on industrial ...
Article : 385 wordsMr. Kelleway, Deputy-Minister for Munitions, in a speech at Bedford, stated that the total realised by the sale of surplus war stores, and stores purchased on trading ...
Article : 68 wordsThe death is announced of Lady Heaton, window of Sir John Henniker Heaton, from pneumonia. [The late Lady Heaton was the only daughter ...
Article : 236 wordsInformation supplied to Senator Pratten (N.S.W.) in the Senate to-day revealed that as a result of the suggestion which had been made that certain [?]ndians were obtaining gold ...
Article : 207 wordsAn inquest was held by the City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) yesterday into the death of Theresa Caton, 27, who died at the Manly Hospital on March 13 as the result of a bite from ...
Article : 243 wordsThe Minister for Trade and Customs, Mr. Massy Greene, replying to Mr. Matthews (Vic.) in the House of Representatives today, said no date had yet been fixed for the ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Australian precious stones at the Lyone Exhibition are attracting considerable attention, especially the black opais. The latter will be shown in Paris and London. ...
Article : 269 wordsSir,—Kindly allow me space to reply to the statement that secretaries contend that the most inconsiderate employers are the unions themselves. This appeared in your issue of ...
Article : 303 wordsThe report of the year's operations submitted last evening to the annual meeting of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of ...
Article : 114 wordsAfter three weeks' battling with heavy seas, there arrived in port yesterday afternoon the 25-ton launch Edina, from Tasmania. The last stage of the journey up the coast from ...
Article : 105 wordsThere was a surprisingly low percentage of passes in the fifth year medical examination at the Sydne[?] University, the result of which was announend yesterday. The examination ...
Article : 47 words[?] Harris La[?]ing, assistant-chief of the Navigation Bureau, giving evidence before the Naval [?]nvestigation Committee of the House of Representatives, pointed out that chaos ...
Article : 68 wordsAt a meeting of city hairdressers last night the following rate of charges in city saloons was decided upon:—Shave 9d, hair trim 1/6, beard trim 1/, singeing 1/, shampooing 1/6, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 26 Mar 1920, Page 7
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