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  2. A CHARNEL HOUSE.

    Yokohama is a charnel house, and the canals are filled with dead, who were trapped by the water when driven in front of the flames from the fire. The city has been wiped out. Merciful rain has fallon in Tokio, enveloping the wreckage caused by the earthquakes in clouds of steam, and causing the fires to finally die out, thus permitting the rescue work to be carried out in a more orderly ...

    Article : 252 words
  3. IPSWICH WORKSHOPS.

    The Government has decided to appoint Mr. J. S. Berge, Police Magistrate at Ipswich, as chairman of the Board of Inquiry to ...

    Article : 178 words
  4. AVERTING CHAOS.

    Herr Helfferich, in order to avert a financial chaos in Germany, proposes to establish a bank with a capital of 500,000,000 gold marks, and to issue ...

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  5. AUSTRALIA'S HELP.

    Arrangements were completed to-day for the despatch from Sydney on Saturday, September 15, of the steamer Australmount, one of the Commonwealth ...

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  6. A GENEROUS OFFER.

    TWO of the wealthiest families in Japan, Mitsui and Mitsubishi, have offered [?]0000,000 yen each for relief purposes. ...

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  7. BALKAN TANGLE

    The Council of the League Nations discussed the note from the Ambassadors' conference, and decided to reply that they desired to participate with the Ambassadors in an inquiry into the circumstances of the crime, and suggested that the International Court of Justice should decide ...

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  8. WORLD-WIDE SYMPATHY.

    The messages conveying world-wide expressions of sympathy and wonderful assistance in relief work published in the newspapers have made a most profound ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. FOOD SHIPMENTS.

    Mr. G. T. M. Edkins, presiding at a meeting of the Earthquake Relief Committee, expressed deep sympathy with the international communities and Japan. He ...

    Article : 275 words
  10. MARK AND ROUBLE.

    The mark, after falling to 215,000,000 to the closed at 100,000,000. It is now running a neck and neck race with the rouble for the waste paper currency ...

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  11. ANTI-ASIATIC.

    A motion was presented at the Colombo Municipal Council yesterday in retaliation of the Australian antiAsiatic laws, urging that Australians ...

    Article : 125 words
  12. ONLY SALVATION.

    The catastrophic fall of the mark demonstrates the non-success of the confusing variety of regulations, proclamations, and restrictions. The demand for foreign ...

    Article : 97 words
  13. WILL NOT GIVE WAY.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" states that M. Passitch had a long interview with the French Prime Minister (M. Poincare). The veteran ...

    Article : 78 words
  14. POLITICAL ASPECT.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that the political effect of the Japanese cataclysm has hitherto failed to attract the public ...

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  15. STORIES OF HEROISM.

    A message from Nagasaki on Thursday gives instances of heroism in connection with the calamity at Yokohama, where the Japanese ahama refused to leave ...

    Article : 85 words
  16. RUHR DEADLOCK.

    American intervention to break the deadlock between France and Germany on the reparations question was advocated by Mr. Fred Upham, Treasurer of the ...

    Article : 64 words
  17. PRACTICAL AID.

    The Lord Mayor's Japan earthquake fund now totals £30,000. RELIEF FUND IN INDIA. (Reuter.) ...

    Article : 223 words
  18. NATIONAL INSURANCE.

    The Attorney-General, Mr. Groom, stated that the Federal Executive Council had to-day approved of the appointment of the Commission, promised by the ...

    Article : 166 words
  19. SEDITIOUS ELEMENT.

    A message from Corfu states that life is proceeding normally. General Simonetti, however, has learnt that certain seditious elements have taken refuge in the country ...

    Article : 56 words
  20. MERCIFUL RAIN.

    The Tokio correspondent of the United Press Association writes:—"Merciful rain has descended upon Tokio, enveloping the wreckage in clouds of steam, and causing ...

    Article : 311 words
  21. HEAVY PENALTIES.

    Any person profiteering in essential commodities is liable to three years' imprisonment or a penalty of 3000 yen. The spread of rumours tending to ...

    Article : 89 words
  22. EX-SOLDIERS' VIEWS.

    The Inter-Allied Federation of Demobilised Soldiers has protested against the campaign tending to disunite Britain, France, and Belgium, and has expressed ...

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  23. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE.

    His Excellency the Governor, who is at present in Toowoomba, yesterday received from his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Forster) the following ...

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  24. PLAYING SAFE.

    The Greek fleet has been ordered to retire to the Gulf of Volo to avoid contact with the Italian fleet. (Reuter.) ...

    Article : 89 words
  25. EQUAL RIGHTS.

    Mrs. Cowan in the Legislative Assembly yesterday moved the second reading of a short Bill of two clauses to remove the sex disqualification from women. The ...

    Article : 208 words
  26. BANKS SAVED.

    All the principal banks at Tokio are reopening. The Bank of Japan is practically safe, and the Mitsui Bank's vault safe, books, and important papers were ...

    Article : 61 words
  27. £4/2/ A WEEK.

    The Board of Trade to-day declared the living wage for adult males for New South Wales to be £4/2/ a week, 13/8 a day, or 1/8½ an hour, and ...

    Article : 90 words
  28. A LESSON TO MOTORISTS.

    At the quarter sessions Milton Alexander Scott was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for manslaughter, arising out of a motor fatality. Judge ...

    Article : 74 words
  29. AN ITALIAN DENIAL.

    It is officially denied that an Italian submarine fired on a Greek steamer as reported on September 2. ...

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  30. A MORATORIUM PROCLAIMED.

    A 30 days' moratorium has been proclaimed for payments falling due on September 30. The moratorium is not applicable outside the zone of the disaster. ...

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  31. TRUE AUTHORS OF LEAGUE.

    The Prime Minister (General Smuts) will sail for England to-day. Speaking at a meeting of the Junior South African Party, General Smuts said that the true ...

    Article : 142 words
  32. FATE OF AUSTRALIAN SISTERS.

    The convent of the Sacred Heart has sent a message to headquarters in Tokio, but has received no reply. Among the sisters there are many from Australia, 25 ...

    Article : 44 words
  33. GREEKS MAKE ARRESTS.

    A message published in the newspapers asserts that the Greeks arrested several persons implicated in the Janina massacre, including two of the actual assasins. ...

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  34. BURNED DOWN.

    A communique issued by the Foreign Office states that the British American, French, and Italian Embassies were burned down. According to a priest who ...

    Article : 202 words
  35. TOKIO CALAMITY.

    A radiogram from the Japanese Home Ministry estimates that 30,000 were killed, 100,000 injured, and 350,000 buildings destroyed in Tokio. The ...

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  36. FLOODS IN N.S.W.

    Heavy losses of stock particularly of sheep, are reported from the Canowindra (New South Wales) district, where, owing to copious rains, the Belubula River is in ...

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  37. INCREASED WAGES FOR WAITRESSES.

    Application was made in the New South Wales Industrial Court yesterday by the Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Employees' Union for a variation of the ...

    Article : 66 words
  38. THE TANGO MARU.

    No advice concerning the Tango Maru, which it is thought arrived at Yokohama last week, has been received by the agents, Burns, Philp, and Co. Mr. ...

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  39. MEDALS RETURNED.

    The Garibaldi veterans who took part in the different wars for Greek liberation met at Rome and decided to return all Greek decorations accompanied by a ...

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  40. 500,000 DEAD.

    The correspondent of the New York "Times" at Iwakuni reports: "To-day's advices from the devastated area in Japan place the dead at 500,000. This number is ...

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  41. WOMEN AND UNIONS.

    The Trade Union Congress passed a resolution deploring that there were so many women non-unionists, and recommending that every trade union should ...

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  42. INQUIRY REFUSED.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic correspondent advises: "The Albanian Government has sent the Allies an extraordinary intimation refusing to allow ...

    Article : 131 words
  43. N.S.W. POLITICS.

    Interviewed this morning, Mr. W. A. Holman stated that he preferred not to discuss the suggestion that he was to be Premier again. Mr. Holman has just ...

    Article : 65 words
  44. TRADE UNION CONGRESS VIEWS.

    The Trade Union Congress passed a resolution, on the motion of Mr. Thomas, seconded by Mr. Clynes, urging Italy and Greece to abstain from further hostile ...

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  45. BACK TO WORK.

    After a consultation with the Disputes Committee at Parliament House last night, the Premier state that, pending a final settlement, would resume work on Monday on such vessels which could be made ready to start operations. The settlement would be along the ...

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  46. LIST OF BRITISH DEAD.

    His Majesty's ship Despatch has sent a wireless message stating that the following British in the Yokohama neighbourhood are believed to be killed. ...

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  47. STENCH UNBEARABLE.

    Yokohama is a charnel house. An arrival from there says that the Stench from the bodies is unbearable. The canals are filled with dead, who ...

    Article : 150 words
  48. NIPPON GINCO NOT DESTROYED.

    A cable message received by Dalgety's Limited announce that the Nippon Ginco (National Bank) in Tokio has not been destroyed. This is regarded by the ...

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  49. A ROYAL BABY.

    Queen Marie of Serbia has given birth to a son. The new Crown Prince has been provisionally named Stephen. ...

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  50. ITALIAN SOCIALISTS' MOTION.

    The committee of the new Italian Socialist Party has passed a resolution endorsing the action of the Government in declaring that the British Labourites and ...

    Article : 67 words
  51. HOUSING SUFFERERS.

    At the Cabinet meeting yesterday it was decided to concentrate 15,000 Koreans in the Narashino military barracks. Millionaires' residence will be thrown open to ...

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  52. SILK PRICES HIGHER.

    Australia received its first direct intimation of the great Japanese earthquake through Dr. Pigot's seismograph. It is now getting another direct reminder in ...

    Article : 139 words
  53. PUBLIC DEBATES.

    Prohibition debates will take place in the Albert Hall on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, September 12, 13, and 14, between Messrs. Fred. Burke and ...

    Article : 54 words
  54. RESTORING ORDER.

    The Osaka correspondent of the New York "Times" states that order in Tokio and Yokohama is gradually being restored, but shelter, provisions, clothing, ...

    Article : 222 words
  55. BUILDING OPERATIVES.

    The Migration Department, referring to Press cablegrams from Australia alleging the excessive imigration of building operatives to Melbourne, states that the total ...

    Article : 77 words
  56. STOCK FOR AUSTRALIA.

    As a result of pressure by Sir James Connolly (Agent-General for Western Australia), the shipping companies have reducd the freight on breeding stock to ...

    Article : 70 words
  57. MR. F. BURKE'S CAMPAIGN.

    In view of the active part he has taken in referendum Campaigns in many Countries, Mr. Frederick Burke has been referred to by Prohibition on supporters as ...

    Article : 79 words
  58. REFUGEES AT OSAKA.

    The steamer London Maru, with 840 refugees from Yokohama on board, has arrived here. ...

    Article : 23 words
  59. COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED.

    The Deputy Postmaster-German at Brisbane advises that it is intimated by the Nagasaki office that communication with Tokio and Yokohama is completely ...

    Article : 29 words
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