It has been reported that Captain Amundsen started at 5.15 last evening from King's Bay (Spitzbergen) for the North Pole, which he expected to reach at about midnight. If all goes well the ...
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Article : 49 wordsAn unconfirmed report has been received in Oslo from King's Bay to the effect that Captain Amundsen has reached the Pole, but the Central News Agency ...
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Article : 562 wordsThe Cabinet has approved the measures which M. Caillaux (the Minister for Finance) will introduce in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday to ensure a ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Government of M. Aloys Van de Vyvere (the Roman Catholic leader) has been defeated by 98 votes to 73. Seven members of the Chamber of ...
Article : 156 wordsIt is understood here that Lord Apsley, M.P. (son of the 7th Earl Bathurst) is now in Australia incognito. He traveled in some other name as a third class ...
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Article : 1,366 wordsThe King, accompanied by the Queen and Prince Henry, drove in semi-State to the city to-day and laid the foundation stone of Lloyd's new building, which ...
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Article : 222 wordsThe P. and O. Liner Cathay, which left Hobart an Saturday morning for London, lifted 45,024 cases of apples, which brings the total quantity of apples and ...
Article : 90 wordsM. Max has agreed to attempt to solve the political problem. He intends to examine first the possibilities of forming a Ministry outside of the Parliament, as ...
Article : 37 wordsIt is understood on good authority that the Imperial Economic Conference is confronted with the difficulty of reconciling conflicting inter-Imperial interests in ...
Article : 246 wordsIn connection with the New South Wales loan for £6,500,000, the final instalment of 25 per cent. will be payable on September 9, and interest will be ...
Article : 104 wordsThe British Empire, its significance from an international point of view and from a purely Australian aspect, was the main theme of the speeches ...
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Article : 108 wordsThe Acting Minister for Finance (Mr. J. A. Robb) intends to bring down on Monday legislation authorising the raising of a loan for 164,000,000 dollars for ...
Article : 62 wordsSir George Buchanan, who has been engaged on an inspection of the Northern and Central ports of Queensland, arrived in Brisbane of Saturday. ...
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Article : 180 wordsAn Egyptian lawyer named Shashini has been arrested in connection with the murder of Sir Lee Stack.—Reuter. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 25 May 1925, Page 7
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