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  2. AMERICAN NAVY.

    The "New York Times" correspondent at Washington reports that Mr. Daniels (Secretary of the Navy) has recommended to Congress that the three-year naval programme ...

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  3. RUSSIA.

    A Paris report states that Admiral Koltchak's defeat by the Bolsheviks has admittedly checked any further advance for the present. ...

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  4. LATE CABLE NEWS. FIRE ON STEAMER.

    A Colombo report says the French steamer Amiral Ponty has arrived, after a tragic voyage. A fire broke out in the Suez Canal, and many passengers, fearing the whole ship ...

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  5. A.L.P. CONFERENCE OPENS.

    The annual conference of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labour Party was opened in the Trades Hall on Saturday afternoon, the president (Alderman W. H. ...

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  6. THE 14 POINTS. PEACE TREATY CONFORMS.

    The Council of Four to-day considered the German counter-proposals with a view to an early reply. It was stated yesterday that the Council ...

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  7. H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA.

    The announcement that H.M.A.S. Australia had altered the time of her arrival in South Australian waters, and that she would anchor off Glenelg instead of the Outer Harbour, ...

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  8. OFFER TO AFGHANS.

    The British have offered an armistice to the Afghans on the following terms:— (1) The enemy to withdraw troops 20 miles from the nearest British force. ...

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  9. AT VERSAILLES.

    Five lengthy notes from Bulgaria have filtered through to Paris, although the Peace Conference has not invited Bulgaria to express its views. The notes are chiefly the handiwork ...

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  10. NAVAL LOTHARIO.

    The police at Cambridge at daybreak found a naval sub-lieutenant, aged 19, who was nude and had been tarred and feathered, chained by the neck to a tree in the main ...

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  11. AUSTRALIANS LEAVE BELGIUM.

    To-day the last big draft left Charleroi Station for Havre, where they embark shortly for England. During the coming week a few small drafts will be entraining, and ...

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  12. HUNGARY.

    Vienna reports a serious revolt against the Bolshevik regime in Western Hungary. There are widespread anti-Bolshevik risings in other parts of the country among farmers and ...

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  13. BRITISH AIM.

    In the House of Commons, on a motion adjourning Parliament to June 24, Sir Donald Maclean (Liberal) referred to a rumour that Mr. Lloyd George was weakening on ...

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  14. A SECRET CIRCULAR.

    During the debate in the House of Commons on the army estimates, Mr. Adamson (Labour) drew attention to the War Office's secret circular published in a Labour newspaper, ...

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  15. WORK FOR SOLDIERS.

    Mr. G. J. Wardle (Secretary to the Ministry of Labour), speaking to a deputation, said that 3,500,000 out of 4,000,000 demobilised had already been absorbed by industry. The ...

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  16. THE SEAMEN.

    The position at Port Adelaide seems more extraordinary as the shipping dispute progresses. There is no doubt now that the ballot in South Australia was carried to a ...

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  17. THE ADRIATIC.

    The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent in Paris says the last state of the Adriatic question is worse than the first. Colonel House, on behalf of America, came to an agreement with ...

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  18. BIG FLIGHTS.

    The Lisbon correspondent of the New York "World," interviewed Commander Towers, of the linked States Transatlantic flight expedition. He said:—"On the flight from ...

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  19. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

    Speaking on the Russian situation, Mr. Winston Churchill said:—"Bolshevism is not a policy, but a disease. It is not a creed, but a pestilence. We want to make sure the new ...

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  20. DUKE SELLS OUT.

    The Duke of Aborcora is selling his estates in Ireland and emigrating to South Africa. ...

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  21. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    President Wilson, addressing a gathering to ray homage to the American dead at Suresnes, where 6000, are buried, referred to the League of Nations as a legacy from their fallen ...

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  22. OWING TO BRITAIN.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Allies' obligations to Britain totalled £1,568,000,000. No interest had been paid except on minor sums, but the ...

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  23. BREAKING QUARANTINE.

    Fifteen hundred troops from Egypt refused to be quarantined for smallpox at Plymouth, because civilian passengers were allowed ashore. The mutiny resulted in the dispersal ...

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  24. GERMAN VIEWS.

    A message from Berlin, dated May 27, says that Count von Brockdorff Rantzau, who was interviewed by "Vorwaerts," said: "We went to Versailles determined to save the remnant ...

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  25. RIOTS IN GERMANY.

    A Berlin message says the German Government is prepared for all eventualities. Following on Levien's execution riots have broken out in many towns. The Spartacists ...

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  26. EPIDEMIC AMONG BLACKS.

    Six deaths from influenza occurred in Brisbane hospitals on Saturday, and three to-day, and four more deaths were reported from the country. The Ipswich Railway Workshops ...

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  27. IRISH REPUBLICANS.

    A message from Washington says the Senate, with one dissentient, resolved to ask the American Peace Delegation in Paris to secure a hearing at the Peace Conference for ...

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  28. UNIONS COMBINE.

    A fusion of great trade-unions similar to the triple alliance between railwaymen, miners, and transport workers, is proceeding. The National Union of ...

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  29. HUNGARY.

    The Australian Press Association learns that Bela Kun is negotiating with the Entente Mission in Budapest for his personal safety if the Bela Kun Government resigns ...

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  30. THE ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

    General Pershing has requested that he may participate in the Atlantic flight of the R34, which is expected to start from the East Fourtune Aerodrome, near Edinburgh, about ...

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  31. FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

    Several Australian service pilots are anxious to undertake the flight to Australia. They point out that the conditions demand a super-man and an aeroplane better than any ...

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  32. STRIKE RULE.

    The "New York Times" correspondent at Montreal says despatches from Winnipeg state that the strike is not yet settled. All industry is paralysed, and the distribution of food ...

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  33. INFLUENZA.

    The slight recrudescence of influenza noticeable during the last week was maintained during the week-end. According to the official figures issued by ...

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  34. BRITAIN'S GIFT.

    The Admiralty's gift of warships to the Australian navy consists of the Anzac, Swordsman, Tattoo, Success, Tasmania, and Stalwart. The five last are the latest class ...

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  35. REDUCED OUTPUT.

    Giving evidence before the Coal Commission, Sir Richard Redmayne (Chief Inspector of Mines) said that the existing royalty-owning system was against the national interest. ...

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  36. COSTLY LONDON PROPERTY.

    Sir Marcus Samuel has purchased Lord Berkeley's Mayfair estate, consisting of 20 acres. It is believed the price is about £5,000,000. It includes Berkeley-square, ...

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  37. PARTY SERVICES.

    There was a lively debate in the House of Commons on a motion condemning the present system of bestowing honours. Lord Hugh Cecil and others strongly urged that every ...

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  38. VICTORY CELEBRATIONS.

    Mr. L. Deer, secretary to the victory celebrations committee advises that the Acting Prime Minister has decided that the children's medal, commemorative of peace, shall ...

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  39. TRAGEDY AT LEICHHARDT.

    As the result of a shooting affray at a house in Leichhardt on Saturday night a married woman named Mrs. Elizabeth May Rees, 28, of 222 Catherine-street, was shot ...

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  40. NEUVE CHAPELLE.

    Viscount French has completed the publication of his book. He says that the battle of Neuve Chapelle was fought and won, but was broken off after three days' fighting, ...

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  41. STRIKE IN BERLIN.

    Copenhagen message says telephone communication with Berlin has been broken off. It is believed there is a recrudescence of the [?]ting there. ...

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  42. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

    Senator Pearce presided at a meeting of the Society of Arts, at which Sir John McCall (Agent-General for Tasmania) read a paper upon "Science and Industry in Australia." ...

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  43. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The inter-allied war medal will be known as the Victory Medal. The miners of two Welsh pits struck, owing to the arrest of two miners for non-payment ...

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  44. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Speaking this morning at the Provincial Congress of the Women's South African Party, the Acting Premier (Mr. Malan) said if it was true that General Hertzog, in New York, ...

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  45. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

    The Empire Producers' Association held a luncheon in honour of Mr. Massey (New Zealand Premier), who, in responding to the toast of his health, said he welcomed the ...

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  46. RHENISH REPUBLIC.

    A Paris message says the President of the new Rhenish Republic is appealing to the British army to protect the republic from the inevitable revenge of Prussian militarism. ...

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  47. PRINCE OF WALES' WAR SERVICE.

    The freedom of the City of London was conferred on the Prince of Wales. The Prince, responding, said he would never regret his service oversea. "In those four years I mixed ...

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  48. WOOLLEN GOODS.

    During a discussion on a paper by Sir John M'Call, at the Society of Arts Sir Thomas Mackenzie, the High Commissioner for New Zealand, condemned the exploitation of ...

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  49. POLES AND EASTERN GALICIA.

    A Copenhagen messages says advices from Vienna report that the British and United States Ministers in Warsaw have warned the Polish Government that all transport from ...

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  50. AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL.

    The Australian memorial near Villers-Bretonneux is on high ground, slightly northward of Amiens-Villers-Bretonneux road, marking the Australians' front line in the ...

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  51. TOWN HALL MEETING.

    Sir,—My protest about the Town Hall meeting has brought forth some opposition, so permit me to say that all the explanations now being made cannot alter the fact that speakers at ...

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  52. TO-DAY'S HOLIDAY.

    The tramway authorities notify that holiday timetables (starting and finishing at the same time as on week days) will be in force, with the exception of those advertised in this issue. ...

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  53. SHIPPING REBATES.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons regarding the Shipping Conference's rebates, Colonel Leslie Wilson (Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping) said the rebate system ...

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  54. RETURN OF MR. HUGHES.

    A farewell dinner to Mr. W. M. Hughes is being arranged to take place in London on June 27. It is expected that Mr. Hughes will depart for Australia early in July. ...

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  55. IMMIGRATION LAWS.

    The draft of an Order in Council proposes to empower immigration officers to refuse aliens permission to land in the United Kingdom, especially paupers, lunatics, diseased ...

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  56. FRENCH WAR VICTIMS.

    A public meeting, to be presided over by the Lord Mayor, is to be held in the basement of the Town Hall to-morrow at 4 p.m. for the purpose of inaugurating a movement to ...

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  57. LAWN TENNIS.

    Norman Brookes has arrived, in a practice game at Wimbledon he showed form to equal that of 1914. In the final of the singles in the ...

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  58. REFRIGERATED TONNAGE.

    From January to June, New Zealand secured [?], average of 64 per cent. of the refrigerated tonnage allotted to Australasia. The percentage for May and June is 6[?] and 69, ...

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  59. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    The Australian Eleven defeated Marylebone by 10 wickets. Australia, 297 (Gregory 56, Trennery 55), and none for 66; Marylebone, [?] and [?]. ...

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  60. FIRE IN BARRACKS.

    A delayed Copenhagen message says an outbreak of fire at Ludwigshafen barracks, used by the French troops of occupation, resulted [?] deaths, while 100 were injured. ...

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