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  2. THE SOLDIERS' PARLIAMENT.

    A decision to abolish the existing system of district councils was the chief result of yesterday's proceedings at the fourth annual conference of the Returned Soldiers ...

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  3. IRELAND.

    Mr. Arthur O'Brien, one of the leaders of the Irish Self-Determination League, interviewed with regard to Viscount Grey's proposal, declared that the plan was no ...

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  4. RUSSIA.

    A Polish communique issued on September 27 states:—"We have captured Zelwe, and are now approaching Drohicezyn. We captured one thousand prisoners and much ...

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  5. HEALTH PROBLEMS.

    The conference of the Certificated Health Inspectors' Association of Western Australia sat again in St. George's Hall yesterday, the president (Mr. Franklyn Higgs) ...

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  6. INDUSTRIAL.

    The chairman of the Coal Tribunal delivered to-day the following interim award with regard to claims made by the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Union:—The ...

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  7. SHEARING TROUBLE.

    Mr. H. Millington, speaking on behalf of the A.L.P. disputes committee, said last night that the Australian Workers' Union had received a report from its organiser ...

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  8. BRITISH COAL CRISIS.

    The joint conference on the coal situation ended in a deadlock. The two parties issued a statement to the effect that, after a long discussion, the coal owners submitted ...

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  9. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Senator Russell, in reply to Senator Keating, said that the Bankruptcy Bill prepared some time ago was undergoing revision. Its introduction would be considered at the ...

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  10. FURTHER SUCCESSES.

    A Polish communique announces:—"Our armies have captured Lida and Pinsk, and have seized an immense amount of war material." ...

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  11. CLOTHING TRADES AWARD.

    In the Arbitration Court, yesterday, the minutes of the proposed award in the clothing trades were further spoken to and certain amendments were made. Mr. ...

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  12. SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.

    The Russian newspapers announce a big Bolshevik reverse. General Nazarov, commanding a division of General Wrangel's army, has broken the Bolshevik front at ...

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  13. PEACE LOAN.

    The highly satisfactory result of the Second Peace Loan called from the Federal Treasurer (Sir Joseph Cook) a eulogy of the manner in which the people of ...

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  14. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Mr. Hughes, in reply to Mr. Tudor, said he had not seen a report of a speech alleged to have been delivered by General Sir Charles Rosenthal, in which the officer ...

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  15. POLAND AND LITHUANIA.

    A Commission under the auspices of the League of Nations is going to Suwalki to make an effort to settle the conflict between Poland and Lithuania. Colonel ...

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  16. REPRISALS AT MALLOW.

    As an act of reprisal for a Sinn Fein attack on their barracks at Mallow (Limerick) the military raided the town, and burned the town hall, a creamery, and a ...

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  17. FURTHER RIOTS IN BELFAST.

    There was further rioting in Belfast last night. A number of Sinn Feiners fired at some soldiers who retaliated, killing two and wounding several. ...

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  18. INCIDENT IN AMERICA.

    The police were called to Carnegie Hall yesterday to quell an anti-British demonstration by Irish women pickets and youths, who forced their way into a meeting to ...

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  19. A PROPOSED TREATY.

    The Bankers' Association has sent the British Government a strong protest, based on a report that the proposed treaty with Russia sacrifices the British claims against ...

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  20. BELGUM AND GERMANY

    It is reported that the Belgian Ministry for Transport has placed in Berlin a contract for 3,000 goods waggons which will cost 21,000 francs each. The Belgian ...

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  21. A WAGES BOARD.

    In August last the Minister for Railways and the Attorney-General were approached in connection with the appointment of a wages board, to cover the salaried officers ...

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  22. INFLATION OF THE CURRENCY.

    "It is perhaps rather humorous that there should be any controversy as to the depreciation of our currency when in 17 months we have purchased £6,340,723 of it ...

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  23. A LABOUR LEGISLATOR'S VIEWS.

    Mr. George A. Spencer (Labour M.P. for Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire), addressing a meeting of miners in Babbington, deplored the fact that the miners were not united. ...

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  24. PERSONAL.

    The retiring Governor-General and Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson passed through Kalgoorlie yesterday en route to Perth. During his brief stay in Kalgoorlie his ...

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  25. VARIOUS DISPUTES.

    A Labour deputation, introduced by Mr. Gunningham, M.L.C., waited on the Colonial Secretary (Mr. F. T. Broun) yesterday in connection with the wages and conditions ...

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  26. THE INDIAN ARMY.

    The report of Lord Esner's Committee on Indian Army reform has been published. It says that India must be regarded as part of the total defences of the ...

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  27. LEAGUE OF NATIONS

    President Wilson intends taking an active part in the last month of the Presidential campaign by issuing statements regarding various phases of the League ...

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  28. LONDON PRESS COMMENTS.

    The London "Daily Telegraph" says that the coal owners proposed a datum line of 242,000,000 tons of coal a year, an increase in wages being conditional on the datum ...

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  29. REQUEST TO BRITAIN.

    Ex-Senator James Lewis, Democratic candidate for the Illinois Governorship, asks Dr. Wilson to request Britain to placate the Irish in Ireland in order that the ...

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  30. THE MIDDLE EAST.

    A further improvement in the situation in Mesopotanna is indicated. A despatch which was issued this evening by the War Othee says:—"On the Lower Euphrates ...

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  31. VICTORIAN POLITICS

    The State Premier (Mr. Lawson) delivered his policy speech at Castlemaine to-night He said that Victoria's finances and credit were sound. The position nowadays was ...

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  32. BRITISH INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK.

    The London "Morning Post," discussing the industrial outlook, complains of the shortsighted policy of many British manufactures in neglecting the markets in the ...

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  33. PRINCE OF WALES.

    Sir James Allen, High Commissioner for New Zealand, and the following Australian Agents-General.—Sir Peter McBride (Victoria), Sir Jas. Connolly (Western ...

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  34. SELLING PRICE OF COAL.

    In accordance with the promise of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) that he would appoint a Commission of Accountants to ascertain what increase in the selling price ...

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  35. ANOTHER BALLOT MOOTED.

    It is known that there is a strong difference of opinion among the miners' leaders. The most hopeful possibility is that the conference of delegates to-day will ...

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  36. "SOME PLAIN SPEAKING."

    Four days' strenuous work in negotiating has failed to produce a plan for submission to the Government. It is understood that the miners' representatives did ...

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  37. JAPAN AND AMERICA.

    Government officials here have stopped their informal discussions of Japanese problems intimating that the State Department will remain silent until after the ...

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  38. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Prime Minister of South Africa (General Smuts), in a letter to the branches of the South African Party, condemns the Nationalists' secession policy. He declares ...

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  39. ROYAL ESTATE SEIZED.

    Troops evicted the peasants who seized the Royal estate of Santa Maria di Capua, near Naples. Several peasants were wounded in the encounter. ...

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  40. DEVELOPING THE NORTH.

    A promise was made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to-day to Mr. G. W. Miles, M.L.C., of Western Australia, and Mr. H. Gregory, M.H.R., ...

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  41. AMERICA

    The American Shipping Board has received bids for two ex-German liners. Ninety-two steel vessels will be submitted to competitive bidding, and 30 others will ...

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  42. A SYDNEY BRAWL.

    The City Coroner opened to-day an inquest concerning the death of Sydney Alfred Turner (25), who was shot fatally by Police-Constable Norman Hardy in ...

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  43. BRITISH CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. A. H. Ashbolt, Agent-General for Tasmania, commenting on the proposed Australian Customs regulations of jam exports, says that a considerable percentage of jam ...

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  44. SPORTING CABLES.

    Followers of sporting in America have been stunned by the revelation that the 1919 world's baseball series was [?] by Chicago players to so weaken the ...

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  45. TELEPHONE CHARGES

    By regulations made under the provisions of the Post and Telegraphs Act 1901-1915, the increased telephone charges announced by the Treasurer (Sir Joseph Cook) in ...

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  46. CANADA AND AMERICA

    The London correspondent of the New York "Sun-Herald" learns that there is no likelihood of a Canadian Ambassadorship being established in Washington for a long ...

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  47. RAISING THE BASIC WACE.

    It was officially stated to-night that the next declaration of a basic wage by the Board of Trade will award an increase of 10s. per week by raising the minimum male ...

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  48. ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE GOLD.

    At an inquiry held to-day by the Comptroller of Customs, it was stated that a wooden box, belonging to an Indian, who, on Saturday boarded the steamer Orsova ...

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