With dramatic suddenness another member of the House of Representatives (Mr. E. A. Roberts) died this afternoon, exactly a week after the death of his late colleague, Mr. ...
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Article : 153 wordsLast night Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., the president of the conference, prepared the following message, which he proposed should be the cable to be sent to Wellington, New ...
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Article : 388 wordsMr. Austen Chamberlain (Unionist), in a speech at Birmingham last night, said:— "Recently we have had a speech from the Prime Minister and a screec[?] from the ...
Article : 210 wordsDevastating bush-fires have been raging since Sunday along the O[?]y-road. Reports are most conflicting as to [?]the amount of damage done. But sufficient authentic ...
Article : 311 wordsThe general belief in shipping circles is that the effect of to-day's resolution will be to considerably minimise the present trouble, and a feeling of relief prevailed in many of ...
Article : 290 wordsThe "Sportsman," commenting on the New South Wales Rowing Association's request that the Royal Henley Committee should accept the nomination of a combined Australian ...
Article : 293 wordsMr. William O'Brien, Independent Nationalist, referring to the Prime Minister's recent speeches, states:—"For some unexplained reason, we are further from peace at ...
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Article : 750 wordsThe "Pall Mall Gazette" says that inquiry is proceeding in respect to a report that an English battalion in Ulster recently toasted the health of Mr. Bonar Law, M.P., and Sir ...
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Article : 118 wordsGeneral Smuts, Minister of Finance and Defence, has returned after making inquiries at Durban into the Indian question. The Government will continue to refuse to ...
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Article : 83 wordsAnother result of yesterday's meeting has been to relieve the oversea steamers which were threatened with a boycott on account of the fact that they have through cargo from ...
Article : 127 wordsCaptain Longcroft aeroplaned from Montrose to Portsmouth, and thence to Farnborough, without a single stop, covering the 630 miles in 7½ hours. ...
Article : 41 wordsGeneral Sir Ian Hamilton, speaking at Edinburgh last night, made a vigorous reply to the critics of the Territorials. He eulogised the defence forces of the ...
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Article : 65 wordsThe First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill) has been taking lessons in aeroplanes and hydro-aeroplanes at East-church. He made a flight lasting ...
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Article : 183 wordsAt the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the steamer Volturno, in mid-Atlantic recently, the captain stated that he was unable to advance any theory as to the origin ...
Article : 92 wordsA bush fire is reported to have occurred near Palmerston, in the Lockhart district. The fire originated on Mackenzie's farm. Help came from all parts, and also a contingent ...
Article : 195 wordsOwing to the hostility of the audience, Miss Christabel Pankhurst was compelled to abandon her lecture in Milan. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 274 wordsThe American Women's Suffrage Association has initiated a week's campaign, with the object of securing the suffrage for women throughout the United States. ...
Article : 65 wordsMr. Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) has induced the Port of London Authority to abolish discounts on storage rates, which have given an ...
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Article : 63 wordsA fire occurred at Neotsfield, two haysheds containing about 50 tons being destroyed. ...
Article : 17 wordsWith reference to the statement which appeared last Thursday, emanating from Mr. Parry, a delegate from the New Zealand Seamen's Union, now on a visit to Sydney, the ...
Article : 173 wordsMr. A. H. Hampton, the president, explained yesterday that the Iron Trades Employees' Federation had declined, until further notice, to touch any ships trading to ...
Article : 134 wordsThe Consol market is depressed, owing to Canada underwriting £4,000,000 worth of 4 per cent. bonds at 97. The last Canadian issue was made at the end of September at ...
Article : 55 wordsOne fresh case of smallpox was reported to the Health Department yesterday, the patient being a woman residing at Glebe: In quarantine yesterday there were 50 ...
Article : 52 wordsAt Bow-street Police Court to-day, during the hearing of the motor-car conspiracy cases, the magistrate overruled the objection of Mr. Bodkin to the production of documents handed ...
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Advertising : 222 wordsThe Grand Vizier expressed to M. de Giers (Russian Ambassador to Turkey) his regret that the Russian Consul had been misled by representations that Kavaly Mustapha, one of ...
Article : 115 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Boyd (Vic.) asked whether, in view of the continuance of the smallpox outbreak in New South Wales, the Commonwealth ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Chief Commissioner for Railways has forwarded to the Minister for Railways a minute embracing the increases in tram fares, which it is proposed to impose as from ...
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Article : 249 wordsThe conference was resumed at the Trades Hall in the forenoon, and continued during the afternoon—after the chairman, Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., Senator Guthrie, and Messrs. ...
Article : 499 wordsThe Chamber of Deputies last night, by 291 votes to 270, passed the bill providing for the raising of the £52,000,000 military loan. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 194 wordsThe painting, "Sowing the Seed," by William Crpen, A.R.A., has been purchased for presentation to the National Art Gallery, Sydney. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe smallpox outbreak is spreading. Three fresh cases have been diagnosed, and one is under observation. All are contacts of the first patient. ...
Article : 29 wordsRaw wool under the new Tariff Act is now free listed. A million dollars' worth of raw wool ha[?] been bonded [?] New York alone awaiting the removal of the duty. ...
Article : 60 wordsIf the strike area widens, and if the pri[?] mary products of the State are held up by the unionists, there are 12,000 farmers in the State ready to saddle and mount their ...
Article : 164 wordsIn the House of Representatives this afternoon Mr. Tudor (V.), ex-Minister for Customs, again asked the Minister for Customs whether he had yet received the money which the ...
Article : 128 wordsDon Jose Santos Zelaya, ex-President of Nicaragua, who has been arr[?]d on a charge of [?]rder, in pursuance of representations from the [?]caraguan Government, ...
Article : 108 wordsThe R.M.S. Malwa arrived to-day with smallpox on board. A few days ago a second class passenger named J. T. Ward contracted the disease, and died early this ...
Article : 67 wordsEight men were entombed when the sides of the Golden Cycle mine caved in yesterday. It is believed; however, that the men will be got out alive. ...
Article : 64 wordsThe mines that shut down on Friday night in consequence of the cutting off of the water supplies resumed work on Monday, except the South mine. The damage caused to private ...
Article : 55 wordsAnother case or smallpox has occurred in the town. It is rather more severe than the prevailing mild form, and makes the third case. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 3 Dec 1913, Page 19
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