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  2. TREATY WITH BULGARIA.

    A report has been received here from Paris stating that the Bulgarians have signed the Peace Treaty. ...

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  3. RACE TO AUSTRALIA. AN INTERESTING STAGE.

    Captain Ross-Smith arrived here at 5.5 o'clock. After leaving Delhi at 9.30 this morning he was forced to descend for an [?]our owing to engine trouble at Muttra. ...

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  4. BASIC WAGE IN N.S.W.

    The Legislative Council to night decided the late of the Children's [?]nce Bill, agreeing to a proposal by Sir Joseph Carrurners, which cut away interference ...

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  5. WAR GRATUITY.

    A meeting of employers was held in the Caledonian Hall yesterday for the purpose of discussing the matter of the cashine of the war gratuity to soldiers. The ...

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  6. ATTACK ON HIGH PRICES.

    Sir Auckland Geddes (President of the Board of Trade) states that the Government has reviewed the entire position of the coal prices. Unexpectedly high ...

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  7. "REVOLUTIONARY CAUSE."

    Rumours have bean prevalent for some days that direct actionists", with recruits from Townsville, were going to preach revolution. Twice during the ...

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  8. FEDERAL ELECTIONS. MR. HUGHES IN SYDNEY.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) to-day proceeded alone to his old electorate, West Sydney. While wandering down Market-street towards the ...

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  9. MR. BAYLEY AT WYNNUM.

    Speaking at the Wynnum Town Hall last night to a large and enthusiastic audience, Mr. J. G. Bayley, the Nartionalist candidate for Oxlay, gave a general ...

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  10. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.

    The Japanese Labour representatives at the International Conference, on failing to secure an eight-hour day in Oriental countries, left for home, with one ...

    Article : 114 words
  11. "POLITICAL TWISTERS."

    Speaking at Goombungee on Wednesday Mr. L. E. Groom said that their opponents often spoke of "political twisters." He would like to ask these ...

    Article : 160 words
  12. SOUTH AFRICAN FOODSTUFFS.

    Owing to the continued increase in the cost of living thought the exportation of foodstuffs the executive of the Federation of Trades has decided to call on all ...

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  13. ENEMY SHIPPING.

    Germany has now surrendered 1,500,000 tons of merchant shipping, and Britain has received 1,100,000 tons. Austria has surrendered almost the whole of her fleet, ...

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  14. CAUCUS HOOLIGANISM.

    When Mr. Higgs (Caucus candidate for Capricornia) opened his campaign here, he appealed to the Cauous supporters to give the candidates on the other side a good ...

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  15. FLYING IN QUEENSLAND.

    [?]aptain Wrigley and Sergeant Murphy, before leaving Blackall this morning, entertained a large gathering of towns[?] for 20 minutes by circling overhead. ...

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  16. UNEMPLOYED OFFICERS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig addressed a meeting of employers at the Mansion House on behalf of 12,000 unemployed ex-officers of the army. His ...

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  17. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

    The military authorities advise that returned soldiers from the Devon are expected to arrive by special train from Sydney at No. 5 platform, Central ...

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  18. MEETINGS.

    Mr. J. G. Bayley (Nationalist candidate for Oxley), assisted by other speakers, will address a meeting to-night at Cleveland. On Monday he will speak ...

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  19. DISQUALIFICATION EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS.

    When application is made to the authorised military officer for certificate of exemption from disqualification under paragraph (b) of sub-section (4) of ...

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  20. THE LUSITANIA VICTIMS.

    The bodies of all the Americans killed in the sinking of the Lusitania have been exhumed at Queenstown, Ireland, and are being shipped to the United State for ...

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  21. A[?]THER O'DONNELL ACQUITTED.

    The Rev. Father O'Donnell, chaplain in [?]he Australian forces, who was charged [?]ith making disloyal statements in Ireland [?]uring a visit, has been acquitted at the ...

    Article : 64 words
  22. STATE BY-ELECTIONS.

    Mr. J. M. Boland, Liberal candidate for Barcoo, stated, on his return from Yaraka, that he had had a good reception there, his audience being mostly ...

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  23. EGYPT QUIET.

    The latest advices indicate that matters are quiet here, and also at Cairo. A new Government has been appointed, with Wahba Pasha as Premier. ...

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  24. PERSONAL NOTES.

    Mr. and Mrs. Trattles, of Newmarket, have been officially advised that their son, Driver W J. Trattles, 1st Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Coy., is ...

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  25. Q.F.U. CENTRAL COUNCIL.

    The mattters discussed at the meeting of the Central Council of the Queenslend Farmers' Union, held in Brisbane last Wednesday and Thursday, included the ...

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  26. MR. HUGHES'S COMMENTS.

    On being told to-day that the Rev. [?]ther O'Donnell had been acquitted, the [?]me Minister said: "I am very pleased [?] hear this. I never lost faith in Father ...

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  27. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    When the unemployed, to the number of about 50, assembled at the Trades Hall yesterday to meet in conference the Trades Hall Council, to discuss the ...

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  28. YOUNG FRANCE PARTY.

    A Young France Party is being formed in the new Chamber of Deputies. It excludes all who formerly held Ministerial offices and supports the policy of securing ...

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  29. PENCILS FOR POLLING BOOTHS.

    Inquiries were made yesterday as to what kind of pencils would be used in the polling booths at the Federal elections. Thick crayons were employed at the last ...

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  30. SENATOR MILLEN'S VISIT.

    The Minister for Repatriation (Senator E. D. Millen) will address a meeting in the Exhibition Concert Hall next Tuesday evening Tickets will be available on ...

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  31. APPRECIATION OF SOLDIERS.

    The Rosalie-Milton Improvement Association and the residents of the district will tender their third welcome home to the recently returned soldiers in the ...

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  32. THE RUSSIAN TANGLE.

    Advices have been received of the conclusion of an alliance between Es[?]honia, Lettland, and Lithuania The first [?]ask is to be the conclusion of peace with ...

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  33. CHANGE IN ITALIAN MINISTRY.

    Signor Tittoni has resigned his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs, and has been succeeded by Signor Scialja. ...

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  34. NUMBERING THE PEOPLE.

    And the name of the new Tetrarch of the land of ban-Ana was Theodore. For Thomas had gone into the land of the Geebungs to contest with William ...

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  35. MEETING AT GOOMBUNGEE.

    Mr. L. E. Groom addressed a large meeting of electors from all parts of the outlving districts on Wednesday night. He had a splendid reception, and a good ...

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  36. METEOR IN A LAKE.

    An enormous meteor fell in Lake Michigan, and columns of water and flames shot up 100ft. ...

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  37. SOLDIERS' MONEY MISAPPROPRIATED.

    The usual course of committing a woman insolvent to gaol was adopted by the Commissioner (Mr. Mitchell) to-day, in the Insolvency Court proceedings of ...

    Article : 126 words
  38. BOLSHEVISM IN SWITZERLAND.

    Pro-Bolshevism is reappearing in Switzerland, following the elections, in which the Socialists expected to gain 14 seats Demorstrations in favour of Lenin ...

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  39. SOLDIER EMIGRANTS.

    Cclonel J. B Dodge, of the 16th Royal Sussex Regiment, who is at present touring the Empire with a view to gaining a personal knowledge of the advantages ...

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  40. AUSTRALIAN WOOL.

    The Deputy Controller of Raw Materials, on behalf of Sir Arthur Goldfinch, the Director, assured an Australian Press Association representative that he ...

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  41. MEETING AT PADDINGTON.

    Mr. S. B. Boland addressed a meeting at Given-terrace last evening. Mr. W. F. W. Lowndes presided, and Mr. W. Robinson (late of the 26th Battalion) spoke ...

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  42. A TOWNSVILLE DEPUTATION.

    A deputation from the unemployed waited on the mayor to-day to see—as their chief spokesman put it—if he could suggest any solution of the present ...

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  43. "THE RETURN TO THE FOLD."

    Sir,—The official organ of the Caucus reports Mr. Ryan's Hobart speech somewhat thus: "Proceeding, Mr. Ryan said he had evidence that hundreds of ...

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  44. MEXICO AND UNITED STATES.

    Mexico has sent a note to the United States saying that it is impossible to ac[?]cede to the request of the United States to release Mr Jenkins, the United States ...

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  45. INFLUENZA ON THE KAROOLA.

    In consequence of the discovery of some mild cases of influenza on board the steamer Karoola, on route from Western Australia, the arrival of the ...

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  46. R.S. AND S.I.L.A.

    A general meeting of members of the Brisbane sub-branch will he held next Monday, at the Social Hall, Ann-street As matters of great interest to "Diggers" ...

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  47. MONARCHISM CONDEMNED.

    Many demonstrations were held on Sunday against the Monarchist meetings last week The Christain Socialists alone [?]rganised 60 crowded gatherings, the ...

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  48. A MELBOURNE PROHIBITION.

    The Lord Mayor (Councillor Aikman) took action to-day respecting the production of the film version of M. Brieux's "propaganda" "Damaged Goods," and ...

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  49. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR N. HOWSE RETURNING.

    Major-General Sir Neville Howse, V.C., K C B., K C.M G., who was appointed director of the medical services of the A I.F. after the evacuation of Gallipoli, ...

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  50. CHARGES OF DISLOYALTY.

    The Royal Commission, which is investigating the chages of disloyalty against Germans at Loxton on the River Murray, took further evidence in Adelaide ...

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  51. BOOT MANUFACTURERS.

    The general secretary of the Boot Employees' Federation (Mr A. Long) left for Brisbane this eveiing. He stated that the visit was connected with the refusal ...

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  52. RED CROSS GOODS STOLEN.

    Sergeant-Major E. W Bradford, Serglant Simpcock, Corporal W R Grosvenor, and Private P Courtney, all Australians, hnve been charged at Lambeth ...

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  53. MARYBOROUGH TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

    At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Maryborough Technical College. Mr. Riddell (Inspector of Technical Colleges) was present, and discussed ...

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  54. MEAT EXPORT.

    The Manchester City will sail for Townsville to-night, or early to-morrow, taking 550 tons of frozen meat and a quantity of sundries ...

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  55. PRICE OP MEALS INCREASED.

    All meals in restaurants will be increased in price on and after Monday next in accordance with a decision of restaurant proprieters to-day. The ...

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  56. PROFITEERING, ETC.

    Sir,—The word profiteering is being unscrupulously exploited by the LabourSocialist politicians as a war cry for vote-catching purposes. As the result of ...

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  57. 41st and 42nd BATTALION REUNION FETE.

    A fete will be held in the Centennial Hall this afternoon and evening, commencing at 3 o'clock, to obtain funds in connection with the reunion which it is ...

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  58. CORINDA Q.W.E.L.

    At a meeting of the Corinda branch of the Q.W.E.L., held in the Corinda Public Hall on Wednesday afternoon,the president of the branch (Mrs. Dan ...

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  59. SYDNEY WOOL APPRAISEMENTS.

    The wool appraisements continue uninterruptedly in the Sydney market. Among the notable brands appraised this week were: Capel over Piedmont, from ...

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  60. DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA.

    The "Daily Mail" to-day publishes drought news from Australia under the heading of "A Land of Skeletons." Other newspapers, however, give prominence to ...

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  61. DIPHTHERIA IN TOOWOOMBA.

    It is authoritatively stated that as a result of the diphtheria outbreak at the General Hospital 12 or 14 members of the pursing staff are still ill. It is ...

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  62. NEW BELGIAN MINISTRY.

    King Albert has requested M Dela[?], the former Premier and Minister of Finance, to form a coalition Ministry. ...

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