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  2. PROPOSED CANCELLATION OF AWARDS.

    Reference waa made yesterday by the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. G. S. Beeby, to the position of the various meat industry employees' unions under the State Arbitration ...

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  3. MANUFACTURERS.

    The tariff and the need for making Australia self-contained were among the questions discussed at the meeting of the Australian Associated Chambers of Manufactures ...

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  4. RECRUITING.

    Yesterday Captain Coates, the organising secretary, announced that Mr. Peter Bowling, who has five sons at the front, and who is anxious to join them in fighting for the ...

    Article : 397 words
  5. WAR NOTES.

    While the Allies have demonstrated clearly during the present year that they still retain the initiative, there are further evidences this morning of the lull in military ...

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  6. LATE WAR NEWS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at noon on Wednesday, stated:- We repulsed hostile raiders near Fontaine les Grolallles and westward of ...

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  7. CARSO OFFENSIVE.

    An Italian official message on Tuesday afternoon stated:—We repulsed an attack along the Trieste railway line cast of San Giovanni and Duin[?]. ...

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  8. RUSSIA AND THE ALLIES.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Dally News" reports that the organ of the Soldiers and Workmen's Council, discussing the statement in allied newspapers ...

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  9. WEST FRONT QUIET.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in his [?]oon report of Tuesday says:- We drove off raiders sorth-westward [?]f Lens and westward of Messines. ...

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  10. CONSCRIPTION IN AMERICA.

    Investigations by the Federal authorities have disclosed many nnti-conscriptionist organisations. Some officials believe that German propagandists are ...

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  11. WAR WORKERS WANTED.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said to-day that there was still a demand for munition workers, carpenters and joiners. Navvies and labourers were also required. ...

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  12. BRITISH ARTILLERY IN PALESTINE.

    The brief message from Egypt, which is published this morning, apparently refers to the front in Southern Palestine. The scanty news which has been received from this ...

    Article : 267 words
  13. HOTELS AND THE WAR REGULATIONS.

    Instructions have been issued to District Commandants to act under the powers conferred upon them by the amended War Procautions Regulations, and to order the closing ...

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  14. TO-DAY'S MEETINGS.

    Martin-place, 1 p.m.—Miss Tomperley, Mr. Valentine G. Spence, and returned soldiers. W. T. Waters, King and George streets, 12 to 2.—Win-the-war League. ...

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  15. INCREASED ACTIVITY IN EAST.

    A German official message on Tuesday stated:—Fighting activity has increased on the East front. Russo-Roumaniun attacks are expected. ...

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  16. POLITICAL CRISIS IN HUNGARY.

    A message from Berne says that it is officially stated in Berlin that Austria-Hungary has formally assured Germany that the Ministerial changes in H. [?]gary will ...

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  17. BLACK SEA RAID.

    A Russian official message says:—Our ships landed a party at Cbivl, on the Black Sen, east of Sumsun. They destroyed a gendarmerie post, burnt a store ...

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  18. MARTIN-PLACE MEETING.

    Captain Coates, organising secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, and Lieutenant Hug, assisted at yesterday's recruiting meeting in Martin-place. The speakers included ...

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  19. HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK.

    The Admiralty reports that the hospital ship Dover Castle (8271 tons) was torpedoed without warning at 6 p.m. on Saturday in the Mediterranean. The vessel was ...

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  20. PALESTINE FRONT.

    An official message from Egypt says:— In Southern Palestine, on the Gaza front, our artillery fire destroyed several of the enemy's guns. ...

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  21. GERMAN EAST AFRICA.

    It is some considerable time now since the Gorman resistance in her one unconquered colony ceased to present any serious aspects The campaign in German East Africa at one ...

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  22. SUGAR CROP PURCHASE.

    Following upon the decision of the Queensland Arbitration Court, reviewing the Dickson sugar award, the Treasurer of Queensland (Mr. Theodore) has forwarded a telegram to the ...

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  23. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    General Sir William Birdwood sends the following message through an Australian correspondent, who interviewed him on the Western front: ...

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  24. APPEAL TO RIFLEMEN.

    Out of 35,000 members of rifle clubs in New South Wales, 6500 have already enlisted, whilst it is known that a large number are over the age for active service; but it is ...

    Article : 486 words
  25. JAPANESE AND ENGLISH.

    There was a remarkaable incident at the Allies' International Commerce Conference in Rome. The proceedings were conducted with Buch rapidity that the Japanese delegates were ...

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  26. GERMANY'S POST-WAR TRADE.

    It is reported from Berue that there ore mnny comments in the German Press on the Entente's post-war economic schemes. The general tendency of the articles is to ...

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  27. LATE CLYDE STRIKE.

    Dr. Addison (Minister for Munitions) recommends that the leaders of the recent strike on the Clyde who were deported be allowed to return to their homes. ...

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  28. DESTROYER SUNK.

    A British destroyer has been sunk in a collision. There were no casualties. ...

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  29. GLUE-MAKING INDUSTRY.

    The Comptroller of Customs (Mr. Mills) conferred to-day with representatives of the glue-making industry regarding the necessity or otherwise of regulating the quantity of glue ...

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  30. EAST AFRICA.

    An official message from East Africa lays that the dry season is approaching, permitting renewed military activity. The first days of May were marked by ...

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  31. MR. W. G. SPENCE.

    At a meeting of the Nationalist party at Burnie last evening, a candidate to contest the Darwin Federal Beat, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Howroyd, who defeated Mr. ...

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  32. GERMAN PRESS PUZZLED.

    A report from Amsterdam saya that Mr. Lloyd George's recent speech (in which he stated that the submarines could not starve Britain or materially affect the course of the ...

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  33. GENERAL BIRDWOOD'S APPEAL.

    Writing from France to Chaplain Gribble, of Coonamble, who recently returned from England, General Birdwood urges the necessity for Australian reinforcements. ...

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  34. FOLKESTONE RAID.

    Affecting scenes occurred at the Inquest on the victims of the German aeroplane attack on Folkestone last Friday. The Coroner said that the people might ...

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  35. FLAT RATE FOR MILK.

    A deputation representing the Milk Producers and Dairymen's Association to-day asked the Minister in charge of foodstuffs (Senator Russell) to be allowed to ...

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  36. SOCIALISTS TALK PEACE.

    The French Socialist Congress, according to a message from Paris, has decided to send delegates to the conference now sitting at Stockholm and considering peace ...

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  37. REPORTED ATTEMPT TO DERAIL TRAIN.

    What appears to have been a deliberate attempt to derail the Sydney bound express occurred between Leura and Wentworth Falls. A heavy sleeper and large pieces of stone were ...

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  38. "A GOOD ENOUGH MOTIVE."

    After reading the speech attributed to the German Emperor on the occasion of a recent visit to his troops on the Arras front, it it easy to appreciate the logic of the remark ...

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  39. ENLISTMENT OF HALF-CASTES.

    The latest district orders notify that whilst it is highly undesirable to expressly permit the enlistment of balf-castes in the Australian Imperial Force, their enlistment may be ...

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  40. AN ELECTION ECHO.

    At the interstate conference of the Federated Mine Employees' Association to-day, the question was raised as to the active part played by, one of the vice-presidents (Mr. Hicks) ...

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  41. THE WAR CABINET.

    It is officially announced that Mr. J. N. Barnes (Pensions Minister and Parliamentary Secretary to the Labour Advisory Board) has been invited to ...

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  42. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    The Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Watt) and the Minister for Home and Territories (Mr. Glynn) left Melbourne to-day for Canberra. Mr. Watt intends to spend ...

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  43. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS

    It is announced from Paris that France and Germany ave signed [?] new agreement through the intermediation of Switzerland in regard to the direct repatriation or ...

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  44. ENLISTMENTS FROM DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

    The Minister for Defence said to-day that out of 709 officers employed in the Central Defence Administration only 62 bad been debarred from enlisting by superior authority. ...

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  45. EMPIRE TRADE.

    Lecturing at the Bankers' Institute, the British Trade Commissioner (Mr. G. T. Milne) Intimated that the British authorities proposed to appoint two additional Trade ...

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  46. CHINA AND WAR.

    The Chinese Parliament has approved of the nomination of Li Ching-hsiu to the office of Premier. He was formerly closely associated with the leaders of the ...

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  47. MEAT SHORTAGE.

    The Scottish Local Government Board is permitting the sale of meat from beasts affected with tuberculosis if the meat is properly sterilised. The English Local ...

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  48. JUDGE'S COMMENT ON CHILD MURDER.

    Sentence of death was to-day passed upon Clarence Victor Sefton, who had been found guilty of child murdor. The body or the victim—an illegitimate child one month old— ...

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  49. EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. S. H. Smith gave a lecture on the history of education in Australia from 1833 to 1848 at the monthly meeting of the Australian Historical Society, presided over by Captain ...

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  50. REVOLTS IN POLAND AND SERVIA.

    Swiss reports state that revolts have occurred in Poland, Servia, and Montenegro. ...

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  51. AUSTRALIANS HONOURED.

    Lieut. R. A. M. Murray, socond son of Captain Murray, of Wentworth Falls, has been awarded the Military Cross for distinguished service in France. He left Wentworth Falls ...

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  52. RIVAL CLAIMS FOR GREEK GRAIN.

    Advices from the Greek island of Syra disclose lively alarm among the Venizelits, due to the prospeet of King Constantine securing the harvest in Thessaly for ...

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  53. CONCERTS FOR THE SOLDIERS.

    On Saturday June 2, the first of the Motor Yacht Club of N.S.W. winter smoke concerts to the Randwick uounded will be held at the clubhouse, Rose Bay, to be followed by ...

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  54. THE FOOD CONTROLLER.

    There are renewed reports that Lord Devonport (Food Controller) is is resign, on the ground of ill-health. His resignation is regarded in some quarters as a foregone ...

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  55. MILITARY MEDAL.

    Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bowers, of Nabiac, have been informed that their son, Harcourt, has been awarded the Military Medal. His brother Cyril was twice wounded. He has three ...

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  56. MACEDONIAN FRONT.

    A German official message on Tuesday stated. The Bulgarians repulsed the British on the weat bank of the Vardar. ...

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  57. SERGEANT OZANNE.

    Having been found to be permanently unfit, Quartermaster-sergt. Ozanne was formally discharged from the Australian Imperial Forces to-day. ...

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