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  2. LABOR'S INDICTMENT.

    The general secretary of the Australian Labor Party (Mr. P. C. Evans) contended that the State Government was not acting in the interests of harmony in the ...

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  3. AMERICA.

    The American Consul in Melbourne furnishes Reuter with the following wireless from Honolulu:--Mr. Baker, Secretary of War, has ...

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  4. CHAOS IN CHINA.

    "The Times" correspondent at Shanghai states that Dr. Sun Yat Sen has resigned from the post of Generalissimo of the so-called Constitutional Military ...

    Article : 138 words
  5. TELEGRAMS.

    The Postmaster-General says that Mr. Hoyle's statement that the automatic telephone system has been discarded in America is news to him. Probably the ...

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  6. THE WESTERN OFFENSIVE.

    Renter's correspondent at French headquarters dwells on the difficulty of determining where the enemy will attack, owing to the new method of employing ...

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  7. IRISH CONSPIRACY.

    Speaking at a luncheon at Edinburgh, Mr. Lloyd George referred to the brilliant achievements of the Scottish divisions in battle. He wished that he could say of ...

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  8. A GIGANTIC EFFORT.

    The gigantic war effort of the United States is well illustrated by the figures given by M. Tardicu, the French High Commissioner in the United States. M. ...

    Article : 177 words
  9. SHIPBUILDING.

    The Premier, Mr. Lefroy, states the Federal Government is being asked to build wooden ships in West Australia. The State Government is prepared to ...

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  10. NEWS OF THE WORLD.

    A Washington message says that despite the "work or fight" order, the Government has no intention of conscripting labor. ...

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  11. GOVERNOR'S REPORTED RESIGNATION.

    State Ministers describe as without foundation the published report that the Governor's resignation was a possibility because it was considered the salary and ...

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  12. RUSSIA.

    Mr. Lovat Fraser the ''Daily Mail'' correspondent, says Russia is an empty granary at present, but ultimately the Germans will be repaid a thousandfold for ...

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  13. A GERMAN EXPLANATION.

    Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says the semi-official "Norddeutsehes" finds it necessary to explain the pause in the offensive, which it says is due to ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. BOOKMAKERS AND THE BETTING ACT.

    Considerable interest has been created in political circles by the announcement that in connection with the future issue of new licenses for bookmakers and ...

    Article : 104 words
  15. BELGIUM'S GRATITUDE.

    Mr. Baker, Secretary for War, announced that President Wilson has received from King Albert a message expressing the gratitude of the Belgian people for ...

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  16. BREAKAWAY OF MINERS.

    When asked the cause of a number of miners breaking away from the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, Mr. Willis, general secretary, replied, ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. DISGRACEFUL TO ENGLISH STATECRAFT.

    William O'Brien in a letter to a Dublin newspaper, says: "Since the Popish plot there has been nothing more disgraceful to English statecraft. The Irish ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. CUBA AND MEXICO.

    The reported rupture of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Mexico is officially denied. ...

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  19. THE DELAYED OFFENSIVE.

    The pause in the German offensive is subject of much comment. Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters says the overdue attack is most assuredly ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. PRICES OF FOOD.

    The figures in connection with the price of food and groceries for the last month have been issued by Mr. Knibbs. Compared with the preceding month (March) ...

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  21. SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATIONS.

    An extraordinary system of communications has been discovered between the Sinn Fein in Ireland and the Clan-na-Gael in America. ...

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  22. CANADIAN MILITARY COUNCIL.

    Canada has instituted an overseas Military Council in London, comprising a Minister, a Deputy Minister, and four generals, who are charged with the ...

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  23. RECRUITING.

    The "March to Freedom" from Armidale to Newcastle is proving such a success that the Minister for Recruiting, has given permission for two other marches ...

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  24. SPORTSMAN'S SECRETARY ARRESTED.

    The police arrested an Austrian lady named Bruns, secretary to the well known sportsman, Major Edwards, at his stud farm at Bansha, Tipperary. The cause ...

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  25. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT.

    We raided trenches southward of Buequoy, and carried out successful night raids eastward of Hebuterne and southward of Neuville and Citisse. We ...

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  26. THE TRADES HALL.

    There were no developments to-day an connection with the threatened Trades Hall breakaway, and there is not likely to be any change until the forthcoming ...

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  27. BREST-LITOVSK TREATY.

    A Russian wireless message, referring to the fact that Germany had agreed to form a special commission to clear up the obscure points of the Brest-Litovsk ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. JOHANNESBURG STRIKE.

    A message from Johannesburg states that, as mentioned on May 13, the municipal strikers, though successful, acted contrary to general trade-union opinion, ...

    Article : 138 words
  29. DISUNITED LABOR.

    It is likely that the delegates who attended the newly-formed Federated Labor League's meeting at the Trades Hall will be dealt with at the next meeting of ...

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  30. THE WATS.

    In connection with the sinking of the German submarine cruiser, the naval correspondent of "Lloyd's Weekly'' says it is the known unhealthiness of British ...

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  31. VERY SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

    The enlistments for the week ended Saturday were 566, or 82 in excess of the State's required quota. Eighty-seven men enlisted in New South ...

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  32. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The "State Cabinet met to-day, all the Ministers excepting Mr. Fuller and Mr. Ashford being present. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Holman stated it had ...

    Article : 90 words
  33. AVIATION REPORT.

    Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states that flying was only possible during fine intervals on Saturday, when we dropped over 300 bombs on billets in the ...

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  34. CATHOLIC GRIEVANCES.

    The Rev. Father, C. M. O'Reilly, speaking at Gulgong in regard to the war, said: "When the injustices under which Catholics labor and the abuses hurled at ...

    Article : 140 words
  35. PARTITIONING RUSSIA.

    ''Vorwaerts states mat Von Kuhlmann threatened Ho resign if, despite the Brest-Litovsk treaty, Esthonia and Livonia were taken from Russia. Nevertheless, ...

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  36. MINERS CONFER WITH MR. BEEBY.

    The miners' representatives conferred with Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labor, today, and discussed matters relating to the aftermath of the big 1917 strike. ...

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  37. A FALSE REPORT.

    A message has been received cancelling the news of the sinking of the Clan Matheson reported on Saturday. ...

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  38. FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

    A French communique states that there is fairly great reciprocal artillery fire at Hangars Wood, south of Arras. An enemy raid, after a lively bombardment of ...

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  39. ILL-TREATMENT OF AUSTRALIANS.

    Archbishop Riley, of Perth, has received from his son. Lieut. Riley, a letter written at the Hotel Abeelon, at Schwenningen, on Mar eh 6 th last. Lieut. Riley ...

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  40. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

    It is definitely stated that the first conference of the recently-formed Labor Federation of New South Wales will be held on June 15th. ...

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  41. CASE AGAINST A NEWSPAPER.

    The defendants in the action Croaker v. the proprietors of the Bathurst ''National Advocate" appealed to the Full Court today for a new trial on the grounds, ...

    Article : 99 words
  42. SUBMARINE MENACE.

    In the Senate, the Minister for Marine, in the course of a statement, said the new engines which the Aliles were using to sweep the seas had enabled them to ...

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  43. FIGHTING IN UKRAINE.

    Reuter's Moscow correspondent reported on May 22 that the Caucasian Government's forces had recaptured the town of Sukhunkals. ...

    Article : 71 words
  44. REPATRIATION.

    It is contended by the president (Mr. W. A. Gibbs) of the Returned (Soldiers and Sailors' Political League that complaints of harsh and unfair treatment of ...

    Article : 202 words
  45. BAVARIANS' HEAVY LOSSES.

    The Bavarian troops now opposing the Americans suffered losses of half their effective in the recent offensive in northern Frances. ...

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  46. ENEMY'S ARTILLERY FIRE.

    Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters reported on Sunday:--Since last evening the enemy's artillery fire has markedly increased in ...

    Article : 174 words
  47. ZINC CONCENTRATES.

    A cable from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Acting-Prime Minister was received to-day, stating that the British Government had contracted to ...

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  48. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS.

    Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that the Cologne "Gazettee" reports that two big Russian battleships and eight destroyers escaped from ...

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  49. CRUISER SUBMARINE.

    "The Times" naval correspondent stated on Monday that the first submersible cruiser is expected to prove more difficult to find than the Emden before ...

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  50. A FIELD UNIVERSITY.

    The valuable project of establishing an Australian Army Field University is taking shape. Major Dodds, who is the originator of the scheme, is supported by ...

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  51. VALUATIONS TOO LOW.

    An unusual case came before Mr. Justice Scholes in the District Court to-day, when Arthur Griffith, ex-Minister of the Crown, appealed against the Government ...

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  52. INCORPORATION OF OFFICES.

    The Military pensions office win shortly be incorporated in the Repatriation Department, under Senator Millen, Minister for Repatriation, who states that when ...

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  53. BULGARIA.

    Reuter's Athens correspondent reports that Bulgarian deserters state there are many deaths from starvation in Bulgaria. The Government has barbarously ...

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  54. A PARTISAN PRESS.

    Archbishop Kelly, in opening St. Peter's Church at Surry Hills, referred to the press, and said in their daily papers they must recognise a partisan feeling. ...

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  55. THE SEAMEN'S VOW.

    Mr. Havelock Wilson, addressing a crowded meeting in Albert, Hall of seamen, added that there were two more months' prospective boycott of Germany for ...

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  56. QUEENSLAND.

    The Fairfield railway station, three miles from Brisbane, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The building was one mass of flames when the fire ...

    Article : 95 words
  57. COMPOSITE VESSELS.

    The Minister in charge of Shipping received an offer from a well-known shipbuilding firm operating in Sydney and Melbourne to construct a number of ...

    Article : 78 words
  58. THE ITALIAN FRONT.

    A British official message from Italy states that since May 18 the air force has carried out raids and Reconnaissances, and destroyed 24 enemy aeroplanes. We ...

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  59. FOOD SHORTAGE IN BULGARIA.

    Reuter's Zurich correspondent states that anti-food shortage demonstrations are rampant in Bulgaria owing to the requisitioning of potatoes and the lack of ...

    Article : 42 words
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