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  2. STEWARDS' STRIKE.

    In shipping circles it has been known for a long time that a big strike was to be declared, but the shipowners were under the impression that a stand would ...

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  3. THINKING IN MILLIONS.

    One requires to be able to think in millions to get an adequate idea of the State finances at the present time. The revenue is-well over the £30,000,000 mark at ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND

    The Minister for Mines a few days ago stated that he had asked the Propretary Mining Co., which is interested in copper, for information as to their intentions ...

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  5. MURDER OF DR. TOZER.

    Mrs. Mort was visited at the hospital yesterday by a magistrate and again charged with the murder of Dr. Tozer. The hearing has been postponed till January ...

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  6. IRELAND.

    The manifesto of De Valera, as forecasted by the "Freeman's Journal," denies that Sinn Fein is making overtures for peace. He states he will not turn ...

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  7. LYNCH LAW.

    The following message regarding the revival of lynch law in San Francisco in December was received to-day. Judge Lynch, impersonated by a mob ...

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  8. THE LORD MAYOR.

    The Lord Mayor, Mr. Lambert, referring to Sir Thomas Henley's declaration of yesterday, said: "I really believe it to be in the best interest of the city and the ...

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  9. MOTHERHOOD ENDOWMENT.

    The Lord Mayor declined this morning to call a public meeting in order to urge the Government to pass the Motherhood Endowment Bill. He was interviewed by a ...

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  10. SOLDIERS' HOMES.

    The Federal Treasurer said to-night that Mr. Rogers, Acting-Minister for Repatriation, would visit Sydney next week to deal with the subject of soldiers' homes, more ...

    Article : 101 words
  11. THE WORD "ANZAC."

    Regulations issued to-day under the War Precautions Act Repeal Act provide that no person shall, without the authority of the Governor-General or Minister ...

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  12. QUESTION OF SPECIAL TRIBUNAL.

    The general secretary of the Stewards' Union left last night for Melbourne to be on hand in the event of the Prime Minister appointing a special tribunal. ...

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  13. ARCHBISHOP CLUNE'S SERVICES.

    Archbishop Clune has postponed his departure, at the Prime Minister's request, and Mr. Lloyd George has undertaken to secure a berth whenever the Archbishop ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. TRIAL BAY GAOL.

    The removal of an old landmark, Trial Bay Gaol, situated on the coast near Macleay Heads, has been commenced by Mr. Steele, of Marrickville, whose tender has ...

    Article : 116 words
  15. JAPANESE ATTITUDE.

    Baron Hayashi, interviewed by the "Standard," gave a positive assurance that Japan had not engaged in the naval programme with the object of being ...

    Article : 157 words
  16. WHEAT GUARANTEE.

    The State Government has abandoned the idea of making a cash payment in connection with the wheat guarantee. The Premier and the Minister for ...

    Article : 175 words
  17. A BIG EXTENSION FEARED.

    Fears are entertained at the Trades Hall that the strike of marine stewards is going to lead to a big extention if a settlement is not speedily arrived at. A gloomy ...

    Article : 105 words
  18. CATHOLIC PRIEST SHOT DEAD.

    A Roman Catholic priest, Father Darcy, from London, was shot dead in an hotel at Cork, it is stated, while getting through a window in an attempt to escape arrest ...

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  19. THE COURTS. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES

    Michael Hollando was remanded at the police court to-day on a charge of false pretences. Sergeant Napper stated the allegation ...

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  20. NEWS OF THE WORLD.

    The Prince of Wales visited an exhibition of trade samples for a tour of the Dominions. He said he realised during his tour that we were in danger of losing ...

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  21. LORD MAYOR OF CORK.

    Ald. Daniel O'Callaghan, Lord Mayor of Cork, who arrived at Newport yesterday as a stowaway for the purpose of testifying before the Irish Congressional ...

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  22. COMBINED UNION MEETING.

    At a meeting which has been summoned by the Trades Hall Dispute Committee a definite policy will be framed to bring about a settlement of the dispute. ...

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  23. WORLD'S OIL SUPPLIES.

    In a speech to-day, Senator MacKellar, of Tennessee, said that Britain should be refused American oil till the States are given an "even break" in Mesopotamia. ...

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  24. NEWS OF THE WORLD.

    The railways are hard hit by the slackening traffic through the country as a result of the trade slump, and the loss of revenue in November was more than ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. MALICIOUSLY WOUNDING.

    At Redfern Police Court, William Judge (32) was committed for trial on a charge of maliciously wounding John Hall, who said Judge attacked him without ...

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  26. CASUALTIES.

    Oliver Hempel, one of the victims of the Parramatta smash, is now reported to be out of danger. ...

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  27. COLLECTING FERMOY'S FINE.

    The town of Fermoy, Ireland, was recently fined £100 because martial law proclamations were torn down, and to-day, as the fine was unpaid, troops seized goods ...

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  28. A PRUSSIAN RIOT.

    Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that seven were killed and 22 wounded at Flensbourg, the police volleying a crowd which tried to storm the barracks ...

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  29. DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

    While bathing in Wallacia Weir this morning Phillip Walker, aged 23, was drowned. It is understood that he was attempting to swim across the weir, when ...

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  30. FACTORIES IN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Butters arrived from America. In a report to the Tasmanian Government, he favors a large scale irrigation scheme in conjunction with the Tasmanian ...

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  31. NEWSPAPER DIRECTORS RELEASED.

    The directors of the "Freeman's Journal" were released from prison on the ground of ill-health. ...

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  32. 20,000 IDLE IN VICTORIA.

    There are now 20,000 workers idle in Victoria owing to the coal famine consequent on the stewards' strike. Significant meetings of the Steamship ...

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  33. CHARGE OF FORGING AND UTTERING.

    A charge of forging and uttering was preferred against Thomas Yule, a station hand, at the Central Police Court to-day, and he was committed for trial. ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLES.

    The contemplated resignation of Lord Milner has again raised the question of the future control of Dominion matters in London. The Dominion have been for ...

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  35. FIGHTING IN PERSIA.

    The War Office reports:--There is considerable activity in the Magobar-Siahrud area, twenty miles south of Resht. When the artillery attacked a British post on ...

    Article : 140 words
  36. ASSAULT WITH A TOMAHAWK.

    George Long, vegetable hawker, was found wandering in a street at Parkes last night, carrying a tomahawk and clad only in a shirt. He was covered with ...

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  37. BRITISH WAR PENSIONS.

    Ian Macpherson, writing in the "Comrades' Journal," says that war pensions are still being awarded at the rate of 12,000 a month. There are now 1,170,000 ...

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  38. UNUSUAL RACING INCIDENT.

    An unusual racing incident is recorded from Gatwick. In the Leatherhead Selling Hurdle Race, Stubbs, who had a mount on Fizzer the Second, was thrown in the ...

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  39. RULES OF OLYMPIC GAMES.

    The Council of the British Olympic Association adopted a resolution in favor of the creation of an International Administrative Committee at future Olympic Games, ...

    Article : 65 words
  40. CONFERENCE OF TRANSPORT WORKERS.

    At a meeting of the Industrial Disputes Committee, held at the Trades Hall, it was decided to immediately convene a conference of all transport workers of ...

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  41. MONEY AND SUICIDE.

    The body of Robert Bock, aged 55, was found suspended by a rope found his neck in the loft of a shed at McMahon's Point. One hundred pounds, in notes, were found ...

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  42. CHARGE OF ABDUCTION.

    Harry Walter Webber, laborer, 18 years of age, was charged at the North Sydney Police Court to-day with the abduction of Thelma Hines, a girl under the age of 21 ...

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  43. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

    The Foreign Office publishes a telegram received from M. Tchicherin on December 21, repudiating responsibility for the protraction of commercial negotiations, and ...

    Article : 253 words
  44. A MYSTERIOUS FIRE.

    Robinson, who holds the Kitchener Scholarship, was committed for trial in connection with a mysterious fire at Finsbury. Bail was allowed. ...

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  45. WOOL PROSPECTS REVIEWED.

    The "Yorkshire Observer," reviewing the wool prospects in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America, anticipates that supplies will be enormous ...

    Article : 152 words
  46. FATAL FALL FROM LORRY.

    A middle-aged man, whose name has not yet been ascertained, fell from a lorry he was driving at Five Dock this morning. His skull was fractured, and he died ...

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  47. FEARS OF AN EXTENSION.

    Fears are entertained at the Trades Hall that the strike of marine stewards is going to lead to a big extension if a settlement is not speedily arrived at. ...

    Article : 56 words
  48. REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS.

    The American view of the reduction of armaments is not free of an undercurrent of more or less pronounced suspicion. The "Daily News" New York correspondent ...

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  49. LECTURES BY SIR ROSS SMITH.

    Sir, Ross Smith is negotiating for a lecture tour in London and the provinces. ...

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  50. POISONING MYSTERY.

    A man is lying in Armidale Hospital suffering from lysol poisoning. The whole affair is a mystery. There is no clue as to how he came to drink it, nor does he ...

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  51. JAPS NOT WANTED IN TEXAS.

    Two Japanese families of intending settlers were met at the Harlingten (Texas) station by a citizens' committee and informed that their presence was ...

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  52. MR. HUGHES INTERVIEWED.

    The secretary of the Transport Workers' Federation interviewed Mr. Hughes, urging that a tribunal be appointed under the Industrial Peace Act to settle the ...

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  53. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

    While working on the farm of Messrs. Wheaton and Brown at Eumungerie, near Dubbo, a returned soldier named Christic was shockingly injured. One arm was ...

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  54. DEATH AT A HOTEL.

    The adjourned inquest touching the death of Frank Holden, who died as a result of injuries received through a fall on the footpath opposite the Club Hotel, ...

    Article : 137 words
  55. AUSTRALIAN APPLES FOR ENGLAND.

    The control of apples will cease on March 31, and the Ministry for Shipping has undertaken to arrange for the transport of at least 1,200,000 boxes from Australia, ...

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  56. ALIENS IN CALIFORNIA.

    A Sacramento message states that a Bill prohibiting aliens owning Californian land was introduced in the State Senate. ...

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  57. CUBAN POLITICAL DEADLOCK.

    The United States cruiser Minnesota arrived this morning, bearing General Crowder, special representative of President Wilson, sent to try to settle the Cuban ...

    Article : 89 words
  58. CRIES IN THE NIGHT.

    While motoring past Brighton beach pier last night in Melbourne some ladies heard a man's voice crying for help. Miss Williams and Miss Mayle ran along the pier ...

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  59. BANK SUSPENSION.

    It appears that the suspension of the British, American and Continental Bank was due to another suspension in New York. The bank business was largely ...

    Article : 53 words
  60. A WAR BOND ASTRAY.

    A £400 war bond, which earlier in the week was reported to have disappeared from the office of the Master in Lunacy, at Melbourne, turned up. It was received ...

    Article : 66 words
  61. LORD MILNER'S RESIGNATION.

    The "Star" states that Lord Milner's resignation is in the hands of the Prime Minister, and he is pressing for an immediate release from office. ...

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