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  2. EX-KAISER'S LETTERS.

    The ex-Kaiser, writng front C[?]u, Greece, to the late Tsar of Russia, in May, 1909, confirms himself to a lengthy diatribe against the Press. He says: "A ...

    Article : 737 words
  3. THE RUSSIAN POSITION.

    An authoritative weekly summary of the military operation says that since the opening of the offensive on January 4 the Letts have retaken portions ...

    Article : 1,107 words
  4. NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.

    It is expected that when M. Poincare retires from the Presidency he wall take the portfolio of Minister for Foreign Affairs in M. Millerand's Ministry. ...

    Article : 423 words
  5. LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE.

    At a banquet of the Unionist Association in London the Lord President of Council (Mr. A. J. Balfour) in referring to [?]ents of the last few years said that ...

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  6. THE PAPER SHORTAGE.

    The newspapers of the western provinces of Canada are undergoing a severe priating paper famine. The newspapers in some cities have suspended ...

    Article : 170 words
  7. MARINE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.

    The ballot taken by the Queensland branch of the Institute of Marine Engineers resulted in the new terms offered by the Shipping Controller being ...

    Article : 485 words
  8. AGAINST IMMIGRATION.

    At this week's meeting of the Brisbane Trades Hall Council the report of the executive included a recommendation,— "That this council protests against the ...

    Article : 251 words
  9. R.S.S.I.L EXECUTIVE.

    At a meetiing of the Federal executive of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League to-day a policy was drawn up, and the follwing statement ...

    Article : 690 words
  10. NEWRAILWAY FREIGHTS.

    Some interesting information was made available yesterday exemplifying the callous policy of the present Government towards the farmer, particularly the ...

    Article : 877 words
  11. PERSONAL NOTES.

    Advice has been received of the embarkation of Lieutenant Wilfred Manning Hall (son of Mr. T. M. Hall, Corinda) for Queensland by the Osterley, leaving ...

    Article : 183 words
  12. TOWNSHEND OR MARBURG?

    At a meeting of the Ipswich branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. on Wednesday a discussion took place on the alteration of the name of Townshend to Marburg, members ...

    Article : 276 words
  13. SOLDIERS RETURNING.

    Soldiers from the transport Lucie Woermann are expected to arrive by special train from Sydney at 6.50 p.m. to-day at No. 5 platform, Central Station. Two ...

    Article : 166 words
  14. BRITISH FINANCES.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Austen Chamberlain), speaking at Birmingham, in referring to the world financial situation, said that the first thing ...

    Article : 269 words
  15. THE SUPREME COUNCIL.

    The interruption of the Supreme Council's sittings, owing to the French Ministerial situition, is geneinlly deplored. The Adriatic deadlock is ...

    Article : 163 words
  16. COAL SHORTAGE AT ADELAIDE.

    The Coal Board is becoming alarmed at the non-settlement of the Marine engineers' strike, and in consequence of the increasing shortage of coal a warning ...

    Article : 66 words
  17. THE PEACE TREATY AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.

    Mr. F. Walsh, Melbourne, writes: "Now that the Peace Treaty has been ratified the emergency legislation anil regulations dealing with the laws of industrial ...

    Article : 255 words
  18. THE STEWARDS' DISPUTE.

    The dispute between the ship owners and the Marine Stewards and Pantrymen's Union appears to be reaching fatality. Mr. Ebsworth (secretary of the ...

    Article : 76 words
  19. QUEENSLAND BURSARY FUND.

    Opportunity was taken at a meeting of the Brisbane district sub-branches of the R.S.S I.L.A. last night to bring before the men the bursary fund for the ...

    Article : 96 words
  20. R.S.S.I.L.A., BRISBANE DISTRICT.

    A meeting of the various sub branches of the Brisbane district of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League was held in the Albert Hall last night ...

    Article : 240 words
  21. AMERICA AND THE TREATY.

    Senators Johnson and Reed have made Speeches declaring that no further compromise should be made in the Senate in regard to the Peace Treaty beyond ...

    Article : 90 words
  22. A DARING ROBBERY.

    An audacious robbery was committed, yesterday afternoon in the Government Savings Bank, Moore-street, Sydney. A woman drew £100, and as she was ...

    Article : 143 words
  23. PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE LEAGUE.

    The Washington correspondent of the "Times" telegraphs that President Wilson has reappointed the American members of the Permanent International ...

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  24. HOLLAND DEFIANT.

    It is understood that Holland has definitely refused to surrender the ex-Kaiser to the Allies. NEW YORK, Wednesday. ...

    Article : 99 words
  25. FLYING TO AUSTRALIA.

    Captain Matthews in a Sopwith-Wallaby machine arrived at Bagdad on Wednesday. PARIS, Wednesday. After a long delay, owing to bad ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. GERMANY WITHDRAWING COINS.

    Owing to the increased price of silver the Government is withdrawing silver coins, for which they are paying notes worth six and a half times the face value ...

    Article : 41 words
  27. SALE OF LAND.

    The sale of country lands on the Perpetual Lease mode took place at the Lands Office to-day. For one block of 99 acres situated three and a half miles from ...

    Article : 86 words
  28. DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.

    The authorities having removed the police from Donbeg barracks, which were recently burned to the ground, Sinn Feiners ordered Constable Constigan's ...

    Article : 371 words
  29. PROFITS FROM WOOL.

    Mr. H. J. Mackinder, M.P. for the Camla[?]nie Division of Glasgow, addressing a public meeting at Bradford, said that the Government was the biggest ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. COTTON PRICES.

    Mr. H. Burgess, a member of the cotton spinning firm of Burgess, Tedward, and Co., Manchester, who is in Auckland, has denied absolutely the recently ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS.

    The hon. treasurer acknowledges receipt of the following additional donations'—Bell branch, £5/13/7; V.A.D., Enoggera, £28/0/5; recreation room, Enoggera, 1/5/; Miss Moroney, 14/; ...

    Article : 465 words
  32. BERRHARDI'S PREDICTION.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "New York World" has had an interview with General von Bernhardi, the well-known German military writer, who said: ...

    Article : 161 words
  33. CARPENTIER v. DEMPSEY.

    Mr. William Fox has cabled offering Georges Carpentier either a guarantee of 25,000dol. (£5000) to meet Jack D[?]psey, or a combined purse of ...

    Article : 66 words
  34. METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS.

    Some progross has at last been made regarding the lighting of the district with electricity, and the Stephens Shire Council is now advising the ratepayers ...

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  35. THE MORETON DISTRICT.

    At the annual meeting of the Moreton Distric Executive of the R.S.S.I.L.A. yesterday Mr. Jos. Francis presided, and delegates were present from Ipswich, ...

    Article : 103 words
  36. EXPORT OF AMERICAN GOODS.

    It is announced that the international bankers and exporters leave completed plans for the organisation of an international credit clearing house, whereby ...

    Article : 37 words
  37. MILITARY COLLEGE GRADUATES

    The "Commonwealth Gazette" of January 15 gives the following list of graduates from the Royal Military College of Australia who have been appointed to ...

    Article : 286 words
  38. N.S.W. TRAWLING INDUSTRY.

    The report of the Public Service Commissioner (Mr. Allard) on the trawling industiy of New South Wales was made available this morning. Mr. Allard ...

    Article : 131 words
  39. A DISABLED TRANSPORT.

    The transport steamer Powhattan, which has been adrift for days in the Atlantic, has been rescued. Eight persons were drowned when a rescue boat ...

    Article : 154 words
  40. WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED.

    Sir,—The constant recurrence of strikes by railway employees, wharf labourers, miners, builders, seamen, engineers, meat-works employees, &c., &c., has caused ...

    Article : 456 words
  41. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    The nominations to fill the vacancies in the four wards of the South Brisbane City Council closed yesterday afternoon. The retiring members were: Aldermen J. E. Hilton (No. 1 ...

    Article : 539 words
  42. A WARNING TO CONSTABLES.

    General Sir Cecil Macready (Commissioner of Police) has issued an order dismissing seven West End constables, and sternly warning the whole of the ...

    Article : 223 words
  43. THE MOULDERS' STRIKE.

    The first ballots of the fresh vote of the moulders favour a resumption of work. ...

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  44. THE ADRIATIC QUESTION.

    It is understood that Signor Niti (Prime Minister of Italy) to-day demanded a final settlement of the Adriatic question, strictly on the terms of the ...

    Article : 147 words
  45. CANADIAN VICTORY LOAN.

    The total subscriptions to the Canadian Victory Loan in 1919 amounted to 682,032,215 dollars (£136,406,443). The Government is likely to accept 650,000,000 ...

    Article : 30 words
  46. AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS.

    The street collections in connection with the Australia Day celebrations were taken up yesterday, and a total of £226 had been received up to last evening, with ...

    Article : 237 words
  47. CHINESE PROBLEMS.

    The Tokio correspondent of the United Press Association learns that the Diplomatic Advisory Council, on the advice of M. Obata, has decided to postpone its ...

    Article : 148 words
  48. DISCLOSURES BY ADMIRAL SIMS.

    The Senate has rejected Senator Walsh's motion of censure on Admiral Sims for disclosing confidential war information. ...

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  49. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

    The Legislative Assembly met yesterday. Mr. Theodore informed Mr. Collins that his attention had been drawn to a cablegram which had appeared in the official Labour paper ...

    Article : 260 words
  50. A TREBLE TRAGEDY.

    Maude Roberts (a single woman), who is said to have killed her newly-born infant and her other daughter at Talia last Sunday, and then cut her throat, ...

    Article : 45 words
  51. SUSTENANCE ALLOWANCES.

    About 600 returned soldiers marched through the streets of the city to-day, and demonstrated against their sustenance allowance being limited to £2/2/ per ...

    Article : 69 words
  52. MEXICAN INTRIGUE.

    The American Senate Investigation Committee, which is inquiring into the Mexican frontier disturbances has been informed that a plot was hatched in ...

    Article : 74 words
  53. AIR FORCE MEMORIAL.

    His Royal Highness Prince Albert is Making an appeal for the Air Force Memorial Funds, which are intended to commemorate the services of the Royal ...

    Article : 83 words
  54. THE MYSTERY OF A FIRE.

    In connection with the Blackwood Hill tragedy, West Tamar, it transpires that a gunshot was heard in tbe vicinity of the house in which Worthey resided. ...

    Article : 94 words
  55. HOLLAND'S LOAN TO GERMANY.

    In return for the loan of 200,000,000 florins (about £16,666,000), promised by Holland, Germany proposes to give Holland preference in the purchase of ...

    Article : 45 words
  56. RAILWAY STRIKE IN ITALY.

    The strike on the Italian railways has become general. A few trains are running, and some have machine guns mounted on the engines, and troops are ...

    Article : 38 words
  57. BRITISH FORCE FOR DANZIG.

    Lieut.-General Haking will command the two British divisions whick will be going to Danzig shortly. ...

    Article : 25 words
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