Brigadier-General Lucas, who was kidnapped by Sinn Feiners at Castletownroche, County Cork, about a month ago, has made a sensational escape. He was picked up ...
Article : 502 wordsA feature of the economic depression in Japan is the weakness of the steamship charter market. About fifteen large oceangoing vessels are idle at Kobe and Osaka ...
Article : 58 wordsIn the House of Commons this evening, in replying to a question which was asked by Mr. H. H. Asquith with regard to the Boulogne Conference, Mr. Lloyd George ...
Article : 526 wordsMr. Parley Christensen, of Utah, the nominee of the Labour and Farmers' party for the Presidency, has announced that the party intends to make a strong ...
Article : 80 words"People talk about recent improvements in wireless telegraphy, but that is sheer nonsense The whole thing has been revolutionised." The words were emphatically ...
Article : 1,527 wordsAfter four memorable days of bright sunshine and ardent loyalty in the capital, the Prince left the central station for Ipswich on Saturday morning. It was a dull ...
Article : 318 wordsIt is reported from Seoul that an official decree has been issued creating provincial, municipal, and village advisory councils for Korea. This is considered to be a ...
Article : 65 wordsIt is reported from Louisville (Kentucky) that Mr. Swope a member of the Congressional Committee which is investigating the Japanese situation in California, ...
Article : 89 wordsIt is reported that a native revolt has occurred in the island of Formosa, and that the Japanese are preparing measures to suppress the outbreak. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Comptroller of Currency in the Department of the Treasury (Mr. John S. Williams) has issued a statement to the effect that under the Federal reserve ...
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Article : 32 wordsThe Marquis Okuma (ex-Prime Minister of Japan) has announced that the Emperor received him to-day and that he found that his Majesty had been reduced in weight, but ...
Article : 40 wordsIt is reported from London that Eastmans, Ltd., London, which controls wholesale cattle and meat businesses, may be absorbed by the American Packers' ...
Article : 34 wordsThirty men near Cork ambuscaded a military motor lorry which was carrying mails and was guarded by nine soldiers equipped with a Lewis gun. The attackers threw ...
Article : 63 wordsQuestioned on Saturday as to the nature of the payments made to civil servants after resumption of work on Friday, the Public Service Commissioner (Mr. G. W. Simpson) ...
Article : 190 wordsThe Department of Agriculture announces that the consumption of wool in June amounted to 46,000,000lb., which was 17,000,000lb., below the average monthly ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Marquis Okuma (a former Premier of Japan) has made a statement to the effect that opinions more or less bold and hurtful to Japan's sensitiveness may be ...
Article : 71 wordsIt would seem to be probable that the long drawn-out magisterial inquiry into the charges concerning the murders of more than a dozen women by the "French ...
Article : 201 wordsThe Washington representative of the London "Daily Telegraph" says that the British Embassy has received from London representations made by the British ...
Article : 465 wordsThe Osaka Chamber of Commerce has adopted a resolution declaring that the provisions of the Jones (American) Shipping Act are tantamount to an economic war ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Imperial Diet has adjourned. The former Minister for Justice (Mr. Ozaki) accused the Majority Party of having stifled liberty of the speech in the House. ...
Article : 204 wordsThe military refuse all information regarding General Lucas's escape. General Lucas left Tipperary to-day in a motor car escorted by two armoured cars ...
Article : 41 wordsIt was a very mystified audience that left His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening, after witnessing the opening performance of the remarkable entertainment ...
Article : 1,807 wordsIt is understood that Italy has signified its intention of being represented at the London Peace Conference with the Soviet delegates. ...
Article : 113 wordsAn armed party shot the Right Hon. Frank Brooke, P.C., chairman of the Dublin and South-Eastern Railway, at midday in his office in Dublin. ...
Article : 220 wordsThe Privy Council has refused the Mennonites leave to appeal against the decision of the Canadian Courts upholding the right of the Manitoba Government to make ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Japanese Government has received from the Government of the United States a communication pointing out that America is unable to recognise the Japanese ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Paris edition of the Chicago "Tribune" says that it has been reported from Berlin that the Polies are retreating along the whole line between Brest ...
Article : 129 wordsArchdeacon Hudleston, in the unavoidable absence of his Grace the Archbishop, presided over the annual meeting in connection with the Anglican Orphanages on ...
Article : 759 wordsMr. Kamini Kumar Chanda, who will submit a motion that legislation be enacted to regulate the entry and residence in India of British subjects from the self-governing ...
Article : 75 wordsA Dublin jury declared that Brooke's murder was premeditated and expressed abtorrence of the crime. ...
Article : 22 wordsIt is almost certain that one of the first announcements in the Government programs will be the introduction of a measure to restrict profits and to deal with ...
Article : 76 wordsHis Majesty the King has deputed the Duke of York to receive the British rifle team at Buckingham Palace on August 10 prior to their departure for Australia. ...
Article : 131 wordsEight armed civilians disarmed 12 military police at midnight at College Green, Dublin. In the subsequent fight three soldiers and one civilian were injured. A ...
Article : 132 wordsFigures made available on Saturday showed that the State revenue is still buoyant. During July £1,198,232 was received from all sources being £275,384 ...
Article : 154 wordsA message from London says that Mr. Lloyd George refused to reply to an allegation made in the House of Commons that he had planned a military alliance ...
Article : 45 wordsThe crossing of the Atlantic in future will be more comfortable and more speedily carried out (says the London "Daily Telegraph" of June 16). The Cunard ...
Article : 511 wordsIn the course of a speech which he delivered at a meeting of the Third Internationale here M. Lenin (the Bolshevik Premier) said that he considered that any ...
Article : 103 wordsTwo military police were ambushed, disarmed, and severely wounded near Sheverse. Their recovery is unlikely. Raiders held up a mail train bound from ...
Article : 135 wordsIn the course of the debate in the House of Lords on the Nauru Island Agreement Bill, Lord Milner (the Secretary of State for the Colonies) said that mainly in the ...
Article : 158 wordsThe licensce of the White Hart Hotel in Hannan-street was awakened at 3 o'clock this morning by a noise of bursting bottles. Going into the bar, the found the counter ...
Article : 55 wordsA burning fatality occurred at Parkeston on Saturday. Mrs. J. O'Keefe left her house for the purpose of driving home a cow, and upon returning she found her ...
Article : 53 wordsThe extremes in temperature at Perth during Saturday and Sunday were:—Saturday: Max. 62.9deg,; min., 46.1deg. Sunday: Max., 65deg.; min., 51deg. With ...
Article : 197 wordsThe Portsmouth Town Council has to-day (says the London "Daily Telegraph" of June 15) approved a scheme for approaching the Dominion Governments in ...
Article : 241 wordsThe police at Bandon, County Cork, arrested a young woman carrying Sinn Fein despatches, to which the authorities attach great importance. ...
Article : 32 wordsA transport laden with a large contingent of troops and several field guns has arrived at Queenstown. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Rupert Brooke literary prize of twenty five guineas, which was instituated last year by the Old Collegians' Association of the Presbyterian Ladies College ...
Article : 156 wordsIn the House of Commons last night, Mr. Bonar Law (the Leader of the House) announced that the Bill dealing with the disorders in Ireland would be introduced ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 2 Aug 1920, Page 7
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