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  2. RYAN V. HUGHES.

    In the High Court yesterday Mr. Justice Barton heard a notice of motion to commit to prison William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister, for alleged contempt, Mr. H. D. ...

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  3. THE REFERENDUM.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 18 words
  4. LATE WAR NEWS.

    A report from Copenhagen states that the Bolsheviks' telegraph agency in Petrograd confirms the statement that peace negotiations with Germany have ...

    Article : 35 words
  5. WAR NOTES.

    According to the cabled extract from the "Echo de Paris," M. Marcel Hutin believes that the chief mistake in General Byng's offensive on November 20 last was that the ...

    Article : 426 words
  6. ITALIAN FRONT.

    A wireless Italian official message on Wednesday evening stated: Anglo-Italian batteries exploded two munition depots at Fontigo, south of Conegleano. ...

    Article : 270 words
  7. TEUTON AIMS.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily News" telegraphed on Wednesday: Peace negotiations have been broken off owing to the German attitude in regard to ...

    Article : 613 words
  8. WEST FRONT

    A high military authority, in his weekly review, states that the enemy is more or less active on the West front. Attacks and raids on a small scale have mostly ...

    Article : 682 words
  9. GERMANS IN RUSSIA.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Morning Post" has contributed a remarkable article describing the German ascendancy, in Russia. He says, "Apart from the 200 peace ...

    Article : 191 words
  10. THE STATES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 279 words
  11. SHIPPING LOSSES.

    The Admiralty's shipping report for the week ended December 30 is as follows- Arrivals 2111, sailings 2074. Sinkings: l8 steamers over 1600 tons, and ...

    Article : 38 words
  12. RUSSIA'S PLIGHT.

    The "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent states that Russia is torn by an infinity of warring factions. Sunday's demonstration ostensibly was for peace, but was ...

    Article : 162 words
  13. THE SUBMARINES.

    "The submarine difficulty is a thing of the past," said Mr. A. Goninan, of the engineering firm of A. Goninan and Co., Ltd., and a director of the newly-formed Steel Products ...

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  14. BRITISH DIPLOMAT.

    A message from Washington states that Sir Cecil Spring Rice (British Ambassador) is about to go to England on leave. There is some speculation as to whether he will ...

    Article : 39 words
  15. ITALIAN DEFENSIVE LINE.

    The abandonment by the enemy of the Zenson bridgehead across the Plave River is another indication of the improvement which is being gradually effected in the Allied ...

    Article : 472 words
  16. THE MISSING AURORA.

    Sir Douglas Mawson, in an interview, said:— "If the Aurora is lost it must be due to a submarine attack. She proved her seaworthiness by navigating 30,000 miles in the foulest ...

    Article : 58 words
  17. BRITAIN'S MEAT SHORTAGE.

    A queue, consisting of several hundred suburban butchers, was formed in Smithfield (London) on Wednesday, and awaited the release of mutton from cold storage. Few ...

    Article : 60 words
  18. TRAIN PASSENGERS GASSED.

    A message from Paris states that an astonishing accident occurred near Lyons. A passenger train ran into a large cylinder of chlorine, which had fallen from a goods ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. LEAGUE OF PEOPLES.

    Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., in a message to Labour demands a league of nations as the first step in the direction of creating a league of peoples. The ultimate guarantee of peace, ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. QUEENSLAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  21. RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEM.

    Labour's report on the reconstruction policy urges the universal enforcement of a national minimum wage, democratic control of industry, a revolution in mathods of ...

    Article : 40 words
  22. Y.M.C.A. IN ENGLAND.

    Officials in London declare that Mr. Jamieson's speech at Christchurch, in which he stated that nothing was done for the New Zealanders, is absolutely incorrect. They ...

    Article : 119 words
  23. GENERAL CABLES.

    The newspapers unanimously deprecate the air service commandeering the British Museum. The galleries, it is pointed out, are utterly unsuited for offices, and it is most undesirable ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. COMMONWEALTH LOAN MONEY.

    The State Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) stated this morning that, in accordance with a promise made by the Commonwealth Treasurer (Sir John Forrest) in Melbourne in October ...

    Article : 181 words
  25. AUTHOR REFUSES KNIGHTHOOD.

    The name of Mr. John Galsworthy, the author, was included in the list of knighthoods owing to an error. He refused a knighthood on the ground that literature was ...

    Article : 43 words
  26. FOOD PROBLEM.

    Many Glasgow butchers were heavily fined for selling meat at over the fixed prices. Count Plunkett is urging Irishmen to keep food for their own needs, and not to permit ...

    Article : 38 words
  27. THE REGENT-SQUARE MURDER.

    Louis Voisin, a French butcher, and Madame Roche have been committed for trial for the murder of a Frenchwoman, Madame Girouard, whose body was found in a sack ...

    Article : 55 words
  28. SOCIETY FOOD-HOARDERS

    The public applaud the prosecution of society food-hoarders. Marie Corelll purchased 83lb of sugar in a month and 43lb of tea. Some was purchased locally and some ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. INTERNAL CONDITIONS IN ITALY.

    The interview with General Diaz in which he extols the discipline and bravery of the Italian troops is welcome, but the little sting in the tail of the message suggests that the ...

    Article : 572 words
  30. AUSTRALIAN SUGAR CROP.

    Mr. Easterby (general superintendent of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations) states that the prospects for next season are considered to be very favourable. Reports from ...

    Article : 125 words
  31. COMMERCIAL CABLES.

    Australian mining stocks were quoted to-day as follows:—British Broken Hill, b 35/, s 36/; Broken Hill, b 52/6, s 53/6; B.H. Block 10, b 23/6, s 24/6; B.H. North, b 53/6, s 54/6; ...

    Article : 141 words
  32. SPAIN AND GERMANY.

    A Washington message says: Official despatches from Rome hint at an early break between Spain and Germany. The Spanish Press is urging the ...

    Article : 48 words
  33. AIR COUNCIL.

    It is announced officially that the Air Council established on January 3 includes Baron Rothermere, younger brother of Lord Northcliffe, as president; Major-General Hugh ...

    Article : 68 words
  34. PALESTINE.

    It is officially stated in Washington that General Allenby captured four important points north of Jerusalem, and drove back a distance of seven miles the enemy who tried ...

    Article : 333 words
  35. FOOD-HOARDERS FINED.

    Magistrates are heavily fining food hoarders. Lady Gore Langton was fined £80. She had bought sufficient tea for a year. Marie Corelli was fined £70. She protested ...

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  36. LIEUT.-COL. H. VENABLES VERNON, D.S.O.

    Lieutenant-Colonel H. Venables, Vernon, whose name appears in the recent list of members of the A.I.F., decorated with the Distinguished Service Order, is the elder son ...

    Article : 263 words
  37. SMASHING THE TURKS.

    Mr. Massey telegraphs:—Since Boxing Day General Allenby has followed up a brilliantly fought battle by a series of engagements which secured the control of the whole ...

    Article : 379 words
  38. WAR TROPHIES.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said to-day that a cable message had been received from the Australian Administrative Headquarters, London, stating that a ...

    Article : 64 words
  39. CONSCRIPTION SEQUEL.

    A largely attended meeting was held in the Baptist Tabernacle to consider matters in connection with their pastor, Dr. Hughes, who figured so prominently on ...

    Article : 123 words
  40. NINE THOUSAND MINES.

    An authoritative source states that 967 minesweepers employed around the British Isles swept up 4615 mines in 1917. They cleared about 9000 since the outbreak of the ...

    Article : 53 words
  41. NO EXEMPTIONS WANTED.

    The New Zealand Education Institute, at its annual conference, negatived without debate a proposal that the department take steps towards the exemption from military ...

    Article : 56 words
  42. ALLIED CO-ORDINATION.

    A Washington message says: Colonel House's Mission has issued a report, which is officially published. It recommends the most speedy construction of merchantmen, also the ...

    Article : 133 words
  43. STEAMER GARO SOLD.

    The steamer Gabo, belonging to the Australian Steamships, Ltd., has been sold to a Chinese syndicate. The purchase price has not been disclosed. ...

    Article : 133 words
  44. SOLDIERS AND THE STRIKE.

    Writing from France to his mother, Mrs. E. Johnson, of 12 Evans-street. Waverley, Private Ernest Johnson, referring to the recent strike, says:—"My opinion of the ...

    Article : 131 words
  45. MOTOR AND TRAM IN COLLISION.

    The intersection of Mair and Lydlard streets at Ballarat was last night the scene of a sensational collision between a motor car and an electric tram car. The tram was knocked off ...

    Article : 80 words
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