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  2. THAT £300 EMBARGO.

    The grievances and disabilities under which the employees in the Queensland Public Service are labouring were ventilaetd at a large meeting of the civil ...

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  3. THE PRINCE AT PERTH.

    Punctually at 10 o'clock this morning, in beautiful weather, the Royal train conveying the Prince of Wales and his staff arrived at the Central Railway Station, ...

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  4. FUTURE OF SYRIA.

    During a debate in the House of Lords on the situation in Palestine and India, Lord Sydenham, Lord L[?]ington, and Lord Islington criticised the Government's ...

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  5. FLOODS IN NEW SOUTH WALES

    Further heavy rain fell generally over New South Wales to-day, and floods are reported from various parts of the State. The Macquarie and Peel Rivers are now ...

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  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Commonwealth Parliament reass[?]bled to-day. His Honour Mr. Justice Isaacs attended in the Senate as a commission[?]r, and ...

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  7. GERMAN REPARATION.

    "Le Journal" states that the German delegates at Spa will inform the Allies that Germany is unable to pay more than 2,000,000,000 marks (less than ...

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  8. FURTHER IRISH OUTRAGES.

    More troops have arrived at Londonde[?]y, and it is believed that they will make a house to house search for arms. A terrific explosion occurred in the ...

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  9. STANDING FIRM TO DISARMAMENT.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) will leave for the Spa Conference to-day. It is understood that Great Britain is standing firm on the demand for an ...

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  10. THE I.W.W. PRISONERS.

    His Honour Mr. Justice Ewing to-day continued his inquiry under the Royal Commission into the conviction of the 12 members of the I.W.W. Nearly the ...

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  11. COMMONWEALTH SHIPBUILDING.

    Driven by a strong northerly wind, the s.s. Emita, the latest of the series bui[?] by the Commonwealth Government, me[?] with a slight mishap immediately after ...

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  12. ENFORCEMENT OF MANDATES.

    In the House of Commons Major Ormsby Gore asked: "Will the enforcement of the mandatory conditions in the ex-German colonies and the mandated ...

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  13. MELBOURNE GAS STRIKE.

    The following proposals for the settlement of the gas employees' strike were submitted to-day by the Premier (Mr. Lawson) to the representatives of the ...

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  14. UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY.

    It is expected that the Platform Com[?] mittee of the Democratic Convention will soon publish the platform, which will then probably be quickly adopted by the ...

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  15. ITALIANS IN ALBANIA.

    The Chamber of Deputies, by a large majority, has rejected a Socialists' motion demanding the withdrawal of troops from Albania, and conceded the Cabinet six ...

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  16. ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

    Commenting on the Press controversy which has been aroused by an anonymous letter from Australia to an Oxford cricketer, stating that the idea existed ...

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  17. POLISH REVERSE.

    Telegrams from the Polish front indicate a general retreat of the Poles on the entire front from Vilna to Kaminetz Godolsk. A wireless message from Moscow claims ...

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  18. CAFE AND RESTAURANT CHARGES.

    At a meeting of the executive of the Pastrycooks, Cafes, Restaurants, and Refres[?]ment Saloon Keepers' Association it was resolved that unless some ...

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  19. CENTRAL WOOL COMMITTEE.

    The Central Wool Committee met to-day and discussed the distribution of profits accruing to the Australian wool growers from the sales in London, and also the ...

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  20. ST. GEORGE'S BONES.

    The story of how the famous mosaic captured by the Light Horse in Palestine during the war came to Australia—owing, seemingly, to red tape regulations of the ...

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  21. RECONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE.

    The Minister for Finance stated in the House of Deputies that the Government has already paid nearly 7,000,000,000 francs (about £280,000,000) towards ...

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  22. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the House of Representatives, The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) warmly congratulated the Speaker on his knighthood, which had been well earned, ...

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  23. IMMIGRATION.

    A conference to consider immigration matters, and to hear the views of Mr. T. E. Sedgwick, was held in the Wool Exchange rooms yesterday afternoon, ...

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  24. AUSTRALIAN NAVY RECRUITING.

    A very marked improvement has been shown lately in the rate of recruiting for the Australian Navy. This is attributed, in part, to the recent improvement in the ...

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  25. CHURCH IN FRANCE.

    The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has reported that the Vatican has acc[?]pted the separation of Church and State in France as fait ...

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  26. CANADIAN POLITICAL CHANGES.

    Parliament was prorogued at 10 o'clock to-night. A Unionist Caucus will be held to-morrow, and probably will receive the resignation of the Prime Minister (Sir R. ...

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  27. VICTORIAN LOANS.

    It was announced to-day by the State Treasurer that the loan of £6,000,000, maturing in London on October 1, has been, to some extent, provided for by an ...

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  28. SUGAR MATTERS.

    Following on a telephone message received by the Acting Premier from Mr. W. V. Ralston (manager of the Q.N. Bank and also managing director of the ...

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  29. BRITISH TRADE UNIONISM.

    A Trade Union Congress is to be held at Portsmouth in September to consider a proposal to substitute an elected general council, numbering 30, for the existing ...

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  30. ALLOWANCES TO SOLDIERS' WIDOWS.

    Strong objection was taken at the annual confer[?]nce of the delegates of the Victorian sub-[?]anches of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League ...

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  31. ARMISTICE COMMEMORATION.

    In replying to Lieut. Commander K[?]nworthy in the House of Commons, Mr. B[?]nar Law intimated that the Government co[?]templated repeating last ...

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  32. ECONOMY COMMISSION'S REPORT.

    Various departmental reports on the statements made by the Economy Commission in its report were submitted by the Prime Minister to the House of ...

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  33. OVERSEAS TRADE BILL.

    The House of Commons has passed the second reading of the Overseas Trade Bill, granting credit to British traders to the amount of £26,000,000, ...

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  34. THE LATE COUNTESS OF DUDLEY.

    The remains of the Countess of Dudley, who died of heart failure while swimming at Cams Bay, are being conveyed from Ireland for interment at Witley Court. ...

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  35. AVIATION.

    Captain Roy King D.S.O., D.F.C., left Melbourne last Monday in a 230 h.p. Sop[?] with Gnu aeroplane on a flight to Brisbane. This machine already holds two ...

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  36. SOVIET TRADE DELEGATE.

    M. Krassin, the Soviet trade delegate, who has been conferring with Ministers, is returning to Moscow to explain a hitch in the negotiations, and to seek fresh ...

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  37. WOOL FOR GERMANY.

    Sir Arthur Goldfinch (Director of Raw Materials) states that no important sale of Government wool, outside those at auctions, has been made for some ...

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  38. MEMBERS' SALARIES INCREASED

    A Bill was introduced by the Government in the House of Representatives increasing the salarios of members of the House from £300 to £400[?] and those of ...

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  39. FLIGHT ACROSS AUSTRALIA.

    Captain W. H. Wrigley, D.F.C., and Warrant Officer A. M. Murphy, D.F.C., have each been awarded the Air Force Cross in recognition of the valuable ...

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  40. ASIA MINOR CAMPAIGN.

    Major-General Sir William Ironside will go to Ismid, Asia Minor, to take command of the Anglo-Gre[?]k forces. ...

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  41. DIPHTHERIA REGULATIONS.

    For some time past the City Council has been dissatisfied in regard to the diphtheria regulations, as it is compelled to send the swabs from the patients to ...

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  42. SOUTHERN REVENUE RETURNS.

    The New South Wales deficit for the past financial year is £1,559,517. With the debit balance brought forward from the preceding year the total debit ...

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  43. NUMEROUS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

    At a general meeting of the Furniture Trade Society, held at the Trades Hall, dissatisfaction was expressed at the loss of time occasioned by the numerous ...

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  44. SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW.

    The annual Sydney Sheep Show was opened to-day, and there were some excellent exhibits. In the merino classes the South Australian breeders, John ...

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  45. AN ALBANIAN VENDETTA.

    Essad Pasha, of Albania, has been the victim of an Albanian vendetta. Essad Pasha, in November, 1915, ordered a brav[?] to murder an Albanian Minister, ...

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  46. THE HERBERT BOOTH MISSION.

    Ambassador Herbert Booth arrived by the Sydney mail train last evening, and subsequently proceeded to St. Lucia as the guest of Mr. J. R. Morgan[?] ...

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  47. BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN BERLIN

    Lord D'Abernon has gone to Berlin. [A cablegram appeared on Wednesday, stating that political correspondents predicted that Lord D'Abernon would accept appointment as British ...

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  48. THE METAL MARKET.

    The following are the official London metal quotations for June 30, as received by the Australian Metal Exchange:— Copper, standard[?] spot[?] £86/12/6, three ...

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  49. THE HEXHAM MISHAP.

    The Assistant Shipping Inspector (Captain H. G. Shaw) yesterday opened a preliminary Marine Board inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision ...

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  50. ROCKHAMPTON COUNCIL RETRENCHMENT.

    At the City Council meeting to-day a letter was received from Mr. T. Dowd[?]ll (secretary of the Rockhampton branch of the A W.U.) stating that at a ...

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  51. NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

    The Now South Wales loan, carrying interest at 6½ per cent., is quoted on the Stock Exchange at £[?]8/15/. ...

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  52. WORLD'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The Detroit correspondent of the "Times" states that Carpentier is expected to arrive in New York on July 2 i[?] order to confer with Dempsey and the ...

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  53. NEW STATE MOVEMENT.

    Mr. R. S. P[?]rdria[?], M.L.A., addressed a gathering in the Empire Theatre on Saturday, advocating the formation of the New State. Acting on his suggestion, a branch ...

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  54. EMIGRATION OF ORPHAN BOYS.

    The Empire Development Parliamentary Committee is bringing pressure to bear on the Minister for Health to permit boards of guardians to allot allowances ...

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  55. DEFENCE ACT PROSECUTION.

    At the Police Court to-day C. and L. Opie (bakers, Unley) were charged with having on February 3 penalised Norman Leslie Read, a cadet in their employ, by ...

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  56. A FARMER'S DEATH.

    John Martin (a farmer), residing at Roma Farm, seven miles from Mitchell, was found dead in a yard yesterday afternoon. The body was conveyed to the ...

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  57. FATALITY AT MOUNT MORGAN.

    A fatal accident occurred at the Mt. Morgan mine last evening. Joseph Hubner and George Thomas were working in the stope shovelling ore into ...

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  58. RESULT OF BY-ELECTION.

    The by-election for the Nelson and Colne seat in the House of Commons resulted:—Graham (Labour), 14,134 votes; Wa[?]nwright (Coalition Unionist), 8577; ...

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  59. FIRE AT MOUNT MORGAN.

    A cottage at Mount Morgan, owned by Mrs. Messer, and occupied by Mr. [?]. Craig, was totally destroyed by fire. The house was insured for £60. There was no ...

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  60. R.S.S.I.L.A.

    The monthly general meeting of the Brisbane sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. will be held in the Albert Hall to-morrow, at 8 p.m. ...

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