In the Senate Mr. L. Y. Sherman (Republican, Nebraska), in his final speech on the Peace Treaty, maintained that it was really a charter for an international ...
Article : 119 wordsThe International Labour Conference has agreed to a working week of 48 hours and a working day of 8 hours, with certain exceptions ...
Article : 35 wordsBy special arrangement the Australian Press Association is receiving progress messages from the French aviator, Etienne Poulet, decriptive of his flight to ...
Article : 252 wordsIn the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law (the Leader of the House) announced that the Government would stop on the 21st instant the payment of the "unemployment ...
Article : 70 wordsMr. J. M. Fowler, the retiring member for the Perth division in the House of Representatives, who is seeking re-election in the Nationalist interest, opened his ...
Article : 1,644 wordsTrenchant criticism of the management of the Claremont Hospital for Insane was made in the Legislative Assembly last night during the discussion of the Lunacy ...
Article : 1,505 wordsCaptain L. L. Carter, M.C., who is a candidate for the Perth seat in the House of Representatives, opened l[?]s campaign on Wednesday night, when he addressed a ...
Article : 1,324 wordsIt is estimated that not more than 50 per cent. of the striking coal miners have returned to work. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe chairman of the Ebbw Vale (Wales) Steel. Iron, and Coal Company (Ltd.) said at a meeting of the company that some of the Ebbw Vale coalminers were carning ...
Article : 59 wordsThe coastal steamship traffic continues without interruption, notwithstanding the fact that the officials of the Seamen's Union said to-day that the strike had not ...
Article : 155 wordsPresident Wilson, in a letter to the Democrats in the Senate, advised them to vote against the ratification of the Peace Treaty with reservations, as they would ...
Article : 184 wordsThe South Australian authorites have practically arranged to acquire in Australia House, in the Strand, offices for their Agent-General. ...
Article : 22 wordsBorings which have been made in Derbyshire have revealed vast new coalfields east of the "Dukeries" area. ...
Article : 20 wordsOn November 17 the following were the rates of exchange according to the pound sterling:—Paris, 39.20 [?]anes; Stockholm, 17.83 kr.; Christiania. 18.35 kr.; Montreal ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Industrial Registrar gave to-day his reserved decision on the application made by the Actors Federation to register that body as an organisation under the ...
Article : 266 wordsCaptain Ross Smith left Rome to-day for Taranto in the south of Italy. ...
Article : 20 wordsAn American syndicate with a capital of £40,000,000 has representatives in Britain who have placed orders for about £20,000,000 worth of British goods, but they say ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Senate voted by 62 to 30 to reconsider the Treaty with the object of reaching a compromise. ...
Article : 26 wordsA verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on Captain Roger Douglas and Lieut. J. S. L. Ross, the Australian aviators, who were killed at Surbiton. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 840 wordsThe Senate rejected the ratification resolution without reservations and then adjourned sine die. ...
Article : 21 wordsIn the public hall at West Guildford on Wednesday night the local branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association entertained the lady war workers of Guildford and ...
Article : 487 wordsA message received from La Paz (the seat of Government in Bolivia) notifies that the Republic has ratified the German Peace Treaty. ...
Article : 25 wordsSpeaking at the Millions Club luncheon to-day, Sir Joseph Cook, referring to the decisions of the American Senate, declared they were the greatest blow to European ...
Article : 79 wordsFurther suggestions to provide for the shertening of the hours of work of underground men in the Broken Hill mines were made by Mr. Justice Higgins in the ...
Article : 234 wordsThe habitues of Wall-street to-day cheered the Prince of Wales. The chimes of Trinity Church played "God Save the King." Thousands of paper streamers ...
Article : 323 wordsBefore a large and enthusiastic audience in the Burt Memorial Hall on Wednesday evening Mrs. Hugo Throssell delivered an address on Socialism, the lecture having ...
Article : 655 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Premier (Mr. J. Mitened). in moving the second reading of the Industries Assistance Act Amendment Bill, said the ...
Article : 520 wordsThe result of the secret ballot of the liquor trades employees on the question of a strike was announced at a mass meeting to-night, the strike proposal being defeated ...
Article : 60 wordsThere were only four nominations for the four vacancies in the Municipal Council and the candidates were declared elected as follows:—West Ward; E. E. Christie. ...
Article : 149 wordsThe biggest highway robbery in recent years is reported from North-west Cork. Some masked thieves, who were their clothes inside out, and had bags tied over ...
Article : 88 wordsA case of interest to the public generally in showing the position in which they stand with regard to the liability of the Commissioner for Railways was before the ...
Article : 475 wordsA Copenhagen message says that the Letts are surrounding the Germans, and have captured the importact town of Schlock, 21 miles west of Mitau. Letts ...
Article : 94 wordsMr. A. E. Pady presided over the meeting of the No. 1 District Council of the R.S.S. and N.I.L.A., which was held at the Army and Navy Institute, Fremantle, ...
Article : 378 wordsIn connection with the general election in France, the following candidates have been returned:—General de Castelnau, who took an active part in the war), M. Aristide ...
Article : 202 wordsAn announcement was made to-night that instructions have been given to Messrs W. J. Denny and Daly, solicitors, to lay an information against the Prime Minister ...
Article : 122 wordsNisi Prius.—At 10.30, in No. 3 Court, before Mr. Justice Northmore:—1. In the will of Arthur Robert Dudley Johnson, deceased (part heard). 2. In Divorce: ...
Article : 64 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Carmichael drew attention to a statement to the effect that the Government of Western Australia had decided to oppose the ...
Article : 590 wordsFurther evidence was taken to-day at the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the recent voyage of the transport Bahia Castillo. Several munition workers ...
Article : 55 wordsThe executive committee of the Children's Protection Society acknowledges receipt of the following items:—£142 12s. from Lady Ellison-Macartney, proceeds of ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 21 Nov 1919, Page 7
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