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  2. INDUSTRIAL W BREAKS OUT IN ENGLAND

    LONDON, Saturday.—A great railway strike consequent on the Government's refusal to. accede to the, railwaymen's demands began at midnight ...

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  3. CONQUEST OF THE AIR

    LONDON, Saturday.—Paris messages state that the British Government has postponed Poulet's flight to Australia owing to soma trouble is ...

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  4. COLD "COMFORT.

    All naval week-end leave has been cancelled. The Government has imposed restrictions on the use of gas and ...

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  5. STOPPAGE COMPLETE.

    LONDON. Saturday.—Not a single train is running throughout the country. The omnibuses and tramways in London are maintaining full service, ...

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  6. TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT

    WASHINGTON. Saturday. — The Navy Department is considering a flight from San Diego to the Philippines, with stops at Hawaii, Guam, and ...

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  7. STRIKE MAY BE GENERAL.

    LONDON, Saturday.—Latest indications early this morning are that the railway strike will be general today. No complications have ...

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  8. LLOYD-GEORGE PRAISED

    LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. .Thomas, the conference, conveying the executive's decision, assured Mr. Lloyd that. they were -conscious of ...

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  9. NEARLY MISSED THE BOAT.

    LONDON, Friday.—A number of the Osterley's passengers, soldiers with their wives and families, who arrived at St. Pancras to catch ...

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  10. WHEN THE DIE WAS CAST.

    LONDON, Friday.—The failure of negotiations was a bombshell to the public, which refused to anticipate a strike at 48 hours notice, when the ...

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  11. UNION WILL NEGOTIATE.

    LONDON, Friday.—Mr. damp, President of the National Union of Railwaymen, declares that the door is not The Union is willing to further ...

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  12. TRIPLE ALLIANCE INVOLVES.

    LONDON, Saturday—Mr. Robert Williams, secretary of the Transport Workers' Union, declares that the strike will automatically involve the ...

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  13. EXECUTIVE NOT TO BLAME.

    When Mr. Thomas, who is a highly emotional man, come to Downing street, he was evidently on the verge of tears. He said to the waiting ...

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  14. WAR CABINET MEETS.

    LONDON, Friday.—The summoned Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig after the negotiations failed, ,and remained in consultation with him for ...

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  15. NAVAL MEN REQUISITIONED.

    LONDON, Saturday.—Hundreds of telegrams has been received from the country with the gratifying offers of motors-cars and drivers. A ...

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  16. ALMOST A REVOLUTION.

    LONDON, Friday.—The Australian Press Association Learns that he Government regards the strike as directed against the life of the community. A ...

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  17. CHEERS FOR BLACKLEGS.

    LONDON, Saturday.—An left London Bridge tor Brighton this afternoon amid loud cheers. train was flagged out of the station, ...

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  18. PROTECTION FOR "LOYALISTS."

    The Government announces that protection will be afforded to all loyal workers. It is also officially announced that the Government has ...

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  19. 564,800 MEN IDLE.

    LONDON, Friday., — The actual number of strikers is 564,800, and the total rendered idle is about 3,000,000. The war-time restrictions on the use ...

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  20. DURATION OF TROUBLE.

    LONDON, Saturday.—The duration of the strike is estimated in railway circles at a fortnight if the Government remain adamant. ...

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  21. CONFERENCE FAILS.

    LONDON, Friday.—The Downing street conference has failed. Mr. Thomas states that the strike will [?] gin at midnight. The negotiations ...

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  22. COAL SUPPLIES LOW.

    LONDON, Saturday.—The Isle of Wight railways for the first time are involved In the strike. Numbers of visitors have departed." The boat ...

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  23. VEHICLE WORKERS SYMPATHETIC.

    Ireland Is not affected by the strike. At the meeting of the London and Provincial Licensed Vehicle Workers' Union to-night, the officials assert ...

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  24. HISTORY OF OVERTURES.

    The negotiations were originally conducted by Sir Auckland Geddes, but when the Transport Ministry invited Sir Eric Geddes, he took up the ...

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  25. IRISH WORKERS SYMPATHETIC.

    LONDON, Friday —The Irish Trade Union Congress has officially approved of the strike, and was warned Irish workers to he ready to assist the ...

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  26. BLOODSHED PROMISED.

    LONDON, Saturday.—it Is officially stated met time Government has decided that the strike must be fought all the resources of the country, ...

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  27. NEWSPAPERS HOSTILE.

    The newspapers are practically unanimous in considering that the men received a [?] offer, and that the strike therefore amounts to a ...

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  28. GOVERNMENT WARNED.

    LONDON. Saturday.—Mr. J. H. Thomas, addressing a large and enthusiastic meeting of railwaymen at the Albert Hall, warned the Governement ...

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  29. WHAT INCREASE WOULD MEAN.

    According to the March agreement the war bonus would cease at the end the year, but to-day the Government offered to prolong" the bonus until the ...

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  30. MAIL SERVICES AFFECTED,

    Local mall services have been maintained but those at a distance have been suspended. Whatever transport available in the immediate future ...

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  31. THE STOPPAGE GENERAL.

    LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. J. H. Thomas, in the course of an interview, said that the stoppage of work will complete from John of Grouts to ...

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  32. BLACKLEGS WANTED.

    LONDON, Friday.—The. Government has decided to operate the railways ways to the full extent, of available facilities. Troops will guard the volunteer ...

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  33. USUAL PALAVER.

    LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Lloyd. George was unable to fulfil his engagement at Carnarvon. He wrote to the chairman of the Carnarvon ...

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  34. "THE RAY OF HOPE."

    LONDON. Saturday.—Mr. .J. H. Thomas, in an interview, said that Mr. Lloyd-George at the conference with the railwaymen had made a ...

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  35. COUNTRY ON REDUCED RATIONS

    LONDON, Friday.—The Ministry for Food has placed the Country on reduced rations. ...

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  36. WORKERS SOLID.

    LONDON. Saturday.—Hallway officials despair of even n skeleton service being maintained. They state that clerks and others are now strongly ...

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