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  2. PEACE MATTERS.

    The Council of Ambassadors was unable to reach a decision regarding Germany's proposal to try war criminals, and has cabled asking President Wilson's opinion. ...

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  3. BRITAIN.

    The Prince of Wales's naval staff will consist of Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, who commanded H.M.S. New Zealand during its Empire cruise in 1913; Captain ...

    Article : 166 words
  4. FINANCIAL SITUATION.

    At to-day's conference to consider the question of international exchanges the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Austen Chamberlain) met a number of leading ...

    Article : 328 words
  5. RUSSIA.

    A meeting of the Central Excetive of the Soviets confirmed the abolition of the death penalty, and decided to issue a special penalty, and decided to issue a ...

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  6. QUEENSLAND STORMS.

    A message from Innisfail states that during a devastating cyclone at-Cairns on Monday night a tidal wave caused 4ft. of water to flow on the Esplanade and over ...

    Article : 127 words
  7. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Federal Parliament will be opened formally by his Exceltency the Governor-General either on Wednesday, February 25, or Thursday, February 26, probably the ...

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  8. WIDOWS' HOMES.

    A strongly-worded resolution was passed unanimously by the Perth branch of the R.S.A. at their fortnightly meeting last night on the subject of statements ...

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  9. DEATH OF MRS. E COX.

    Yesterday when the inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Elsie Cox, which occurred at the Perth Public Hospital on January 9, was resumed, before the ...

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  10. PETROGRAD'S PLIGHT.

    The population of Petrograd has decreased to 400,000. ...

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  11. VLADIVOSTOK.

    The Revolutionists have captured Vladivostok. According to a message from General Graves, the American commander, Allied troops are patrolling the city. ...

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  12. FURTHER DETAILS.

    The Northern Deputy Railway Commissioner (Mr. Crowther), wiring last night to the Commissioner stated that a heavy blow had occurred from Lucinda Point on ...

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  13. CONTRACTSS CANCELLED.

    The War Office has cancelled fairly extensive Australian jam contracts on the payments of 5 per cent. ...

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  14. TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

    More than 100 representatives of American business firms have organised an American commerical association to promote trade with Russia, and have authorised ...

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  15. GLUT OF COLONIAL MEAT.

    Mr. C.A. McCurdy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, addressing a number of meat retailers, admitted that there was a temporary glut of colonial ...

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  16. RED GUARDS EXECUTED.

    It transpires that the Soviet Government on January 5 exected Commander Malinoviky and six officers of the Red Guards for plotting to seize the Kremlin and ...

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  17. EX-KAISER'S EXTRAOITION.

    The "Petit Paristen" states that the Allies are firmly insisting on the surrender of war criminals, and that their reply to the Dutch note concerning the demand for ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. POSITION IN AMERICA.

    The exchange market was virtually demoralised to-day when the sterling touched 333½ and frances and lire dropped to similar levels. The stock market felt the effect, ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. DOLSHEVIKS IN ASIA.

    The so-called Bolshevik League for the Emancipation of the East has begun its operations in Turkestan, where a pretender, to the ancient throne of ...

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  20. NEW ZEALAND WAR GRATUSTY.

    To date 71,555 claims for the war gratuity have been paid, totallir £4,231,592. Five thousand more applications are to be received. ...

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  21. HAPSBURG DYNASTY.

    The conference of Allied Ambassadors has informed the Hungarian Government that the re-establishment of the Hapsburg dynasty will be a violation of the ...

    Article : 140 words
  22. LORD JELLICOE'S RETURN.

    Admiral Lord Jellice has returned to England from his cruise to the Dominions. He landed at Portsmouth, and received a warm welcome. The Victory's guns fired ...

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  23. GOLD FOR ARGENTINA.

    It is announced that a group of American banks has shipped 17,110,000 dollars worth of gold to Argentine to settle the trade balance. ...

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  24. SUFFERINGS OF REFUGEES.

    Many noble Russian refugees are poverty stricken, and have been compelled to pawn their valuables, while vainly hopnig for remittances from Russia. Several have ...

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  25. GOLD AND SILVER IN LONDON.

    Gold has been raised 40 pence to £6 0s. 10d., due to the New York exchange falling to 3.38 dollars, but in the absence of dealings the quotations are nominal. Silver ...

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  26. AMERICAN DEADLOCK.

    The New York "Times" correspondent at Washington says that Senator Borah (Republican, Idaho) asserted that Mr. Lloyd George has tried to reach President ...

    Article : 66 words
  27. TRADE WITH AMERICA.

    Mr. Mark Sheldon, who succeeded Mr H. Y. Braddon as Commissioner for Australia in the United States, in a report recently received by the Prime Minister ...

    Article : 413 words
  28. THE NAVAL OUTLOOK.

    The "Daily Express's" naval correspondent says that it is certain that the forthcoming estimates will not provide for a new building programme. We are well ...

    Article : 176 words
  29. AN AUSTRIAN DEVICE.

    Twenty-five Austrian manufacturers have arrived in London, bringing £50,000 worth of goods. The money obtained for the goods will be used to purchase British raw ...

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  30. STATE TIMBER MILLS.

    The purchase of the South-West Timber Hewers Association's mill and concession at Holyoake, together with the wood yard at Victoria Park, has been completed by ...

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  31. IRELAND.

    Mr. H. H. Asquith, speeting at Paisley, said that the Government must persevere without delay with a system of Irlsh self government. Personally he was prepared ...

    Article : 98 words
  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The strike is collapsing and the men are drifting back to work. A few ugly incidents occurred during the strike, on one occasion the troops firing on a mob ...

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  33. NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.

    For years one of the needs of the Northern Territory has been alequately watered stock routes across the vast belt of pastoral country on the Barkly ...

    Article : 526 words
  34. ANOTHER SHOOTING SENSATION.

    Still another shooting sensation was reported to-day, making the eleventh case which has occurred within the past three weeks. The scene of to-day's affair was ...

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  35. BERRIMA REFLOATED.

    The weather having continued fine, the P. and O. boat Berrima, which went ashore near Dover, was refloated during the night, but none of the passengers ...

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  36. ANTI-PATROL DEMONSTRATION.

    The Irish authorities have institued a new system of mixed military and police patrols. Nothing serious occurred in Dublin when these patrols first paraded the streets, ...

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  37. REVOLT IN HONDURAS.

    A revolution has broken out in Hondures. The revolutionists, however, have been defeated, and are retiring towards the Nicaraguan frontier. ...

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  38. CHINA AND JAPAN.

    According to despatches from Tokio the "Nichi-Nich-Shimbun" has published a statement that the Japanese Cabinet will permit a separate emergency loan to China ...

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  39. METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY.

    Matters in connection with the movement to secure an improvement in the water supply for the metropolitan area will be advanced a further stage to-day, when the ...

    Article : 469 words
  40. A SUBMARINE'S FEAT.

    The Prize Court has awarded £31,000 to the crew of the submarine E14 in recognition of their feat in sinking the Turkish troopship Gujdemal, which had 6,200 men ...

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  41. FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

    A desperate fight took place between French trcops and a force of Berbers near Wazan, Morocco. There were severe French bsses, including five officers killed. ...

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  42. THE McCAWLEY CASE.

    In the McCawley case their Lordships, after hearing Mr. Maughan and the Solicitor-General, reserved judgment without calling upon Sir John Simon to reply on ...

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  43. THE PRICE OF BREAD.

    In reply to a protest from the A.L.P. Metroopolitan Council against the action of the Price Fixing Commission in deciding the application of the master bakers for ...

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  44. A GIRL'S IGNORANCE.

    Remarkable evidence was given at the Criminal Court to-day, in a case in which Doris Caroline Monson. a single woman, aged 19, was acquitted on a charge of ...

    Article : 209 words
  45. AMERICA.

    The Secretary to the U.S. Navy (Mr. Daniels), giving evidence before the Senate Investigation Committee, said that Admiral Sims, out of personal spite, ...

    Article : 260 words
  46. AVIATION.

    Captain G. H. Wilkins and Lieutenant Rendle have returned to London from SudaBay, Crete to arrange for a new port engine for their "Kangaroo" machine. It is ...

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  47. PAISLEY NOMINATIONS.

    Messrs. Asquith, Biggar, and Mackean have nominated for Paisley. Each candidate had one nomination paper signed exclusively by women. ...

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  48. BASIC WAGE COMMISSION.

    Referring to the statement made by Mr. A. McCallum and published in the "West Australian" yesterday that the A.L.P. State executive had received advice ...

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  49. CITY VERANDAHS.

    The W. A. Institute of Architects, it a meeting held on Tuesday evening, passed a resolution recommending the City Council to adopt an improved type of street veran ...

    Article : 271 words
  50. THE LENNON APPOINTMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Bullock drew the Premier's attention to the recently appointed Governor of South Australia, and asked if such appointment ...

    Article : 147 words
  51. THE "WESTERN MAIL."

    An innovation in the illustrated section of the "Western Mail" for the current week, which will be published to-day, is the inclusion of a page of snapshots of ...

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  52. A RACECOURSE FATALITY.

    Lance Goyder, one of the most youthful horse trainers in South Australia, was riding United Ally in a gallop at the Victoria Park Racecourse to-day, when the horse ...

    Article : 85 words
  53. NEW ZEALAND PROFITEERING.

    Definite steps to check profiteering are being taken by the Board of Trade, which has arranged with representatives of the Labour Department at all parts of the ...

    Article : 66 words
  54. BOXING.

    At Boston, Fulton knocked out Lester Johnson, the negro heavy-Weight, in the eighth round of a ten-round bout. ...

    Article : 23 words
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