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  2. THE STRIKE IN BRITAIN

    The first day of the genera strike passed off with very few incidents. There was some rioting at the East India Docks and in one or two provincial centres, but that at the docks is reported by the police not to have been due to bona fide strikers, who are behaving in a very orderly fashion, but to gangs of hooligans. ...

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  3. AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    The Australian's Match against Leicester was concluded today in the manner in which three day games usually end when play is interrupted by rain—a draw. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. AUSTRALIAN COAL CRISIS.

    Eleventh hour attempts are being made to prevent a stoppage at all the collieries throughput New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania which has been ...

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  5. THE GREAT TO-DAY.

    We do nothing at all in what is sometimes ambitiously called research, excepting it relates to our single objective. We believe that anything else would be ...

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  6. Dock Disturbance.

    Twenty persons were injured in a police baton charge at the East India Dock. Strikers attacked Government food lorries, women taking part. A ...

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  7. South African Help.

    The South African trade unions will probably assist the funds of the strikers. A large meeting of furniture workers has already decided to make a levy. ...

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  8. Race Meetings Abandoned.

    A joint Conference of stewards of the English Jockey Club and the committee of the National Hunt Crab has decided that owing to the difficulty of carrying ...

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  9. French Sympathy.

    The General Confederation of Labour has convened a conference of miners, railwaymen, dockers, and seamen to discuss the question of support for the ...

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  10. Not Due to Strikers.

    The police officers are convinced that the disturbances were not due to bona fide trade unionists who are very orderly, but to "roughs" operating in small gangs ...

    Article : 135 words
  11. Britons in France.

    There is an extraordinary influx of passengers from England. Yesterday's trains from Calais to Paris have been doubled. The Northern Station in Paris to-day ...

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  12. No German Coal for England.

    The Union of Transport Workers, Dock Labourers, and Seamen's Organisations have issued a manifesto ordering their members to cease work on ships ...

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  13. International Support.

    The International Federation of Trade Unions has not yet received application from the British Trade Union-Council, but it has made preparations for ...

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  14. AMERICAN PROBLEM.

    Great Britain wants to do its part toward preventing smuggling liquor into the United States. So the British Government has advised the Secretary of ...

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  15. Official Wireless Message.

    The following British Government official wireless news (by courtesy of Amalgamated Wireless) G.B.R., has been received under date of May 5:— ...

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  16. The Newspaper.

    The newspaper "The Sheffield Telegraph," will appear tomorrow, produced by its regular staff. Both the Cardiff evening papers appeared. ...

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  17. Japanese Unions Conferring

    It is reported that the Japan Labour Federation is holding special conference tomorrow for the purpose of considering a request from the British ...

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  18. FIRST DAY OF THE STRIKE.

    England awakened this morning to find itself in the grip of a paralysing strike, but it is too early to feed the effects of the greatest industrial ...

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  19. "Both Sides to Blame."

    The, "Manchester Guardian," in the course of a leading article, says:—"It would appear that there were only two ways of escape—the Withdrawal either ...

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  20. Effect on American Stocks.

    The depressing influence of the British strike on the local securities market was intensified on Tuesday when a wave of selling orders swept over the stock ...

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  21. Official Message.

    An official wireless message from the British Government states that correspondence between the British and American Governments has been issued ...

    Article : 328 words
  22. House of Lords.

    The House of Lords' debate on the crises followed the lines of yesterday's House of Commons. Lord Haldane requested the Government not to lose an ...

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  23. Australian Apples.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) stated today that he had received a cable from the High Commissioner in London that there were in port and about to arrive in ...

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  24. Features of the Day.

    The first day of the general strike passed off quietly and only one incident was reported—at the East India docks—where Government lorries were attacked. ...

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  25. News for the Nation.

    No morning papers were published today. Instead his Majesty's Stationery Office issued the first number of "The British Gazette," a four page sheet ...

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  26. Anxiety for Fruit Trade.

    Private advices received by Hobart shippers of fruit indicate that the collapse of the London fruit market is inevitable, with serious losses to all concerned. ...

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  27. House of Commons.

    The House of Commons met in the quietest mood and no business papers were circulated. The Speaker appealed to members not to submit written ...

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  28. BRITISH BUDGET.

    There was a normal attendance of members when the House of Commons met. At the opening the Budget resolutions were discussed. Mr. Snowden ...

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  29. Mr. Collier's Views.

    Speaking in the Fremantle Town Hall last night in support of Mr. E. H. Gray, M.L.C., who is a candidate in the forthcoming elections, the Premier (Mr. P. ...

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  30. Easier Travelling.

    The journey to London is much easier and traffic is much less congested owing to better organisation and more trains. The Civil Commissioner reports that the ...

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  31. Effect on Shipping.

    The strike has already affected German ports. Vessels scheduled to sail to England have cancelled their departure in view of the impossibility of coaling in ...

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  32. GAMES ABANDONED.

    The Cambridge and Middlesex match was abandoned today, and Oxford v. Middlesex, fixed for tomorrow, has been cancelled. ...

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  33. Match Against Essex.

    For the third time, the first day's play of the Australian XI fixtures has been delayed by rain. There was a murky drizzle all the morning and play ...

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  34. Good Humoured Crowds.

    The general good humour of the crowds, many of whom seemed to appreciate the novelty of the situation, was only disturbed by a few minor incidents, like ...

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  35. The Death Penalty.

    Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (Secretary of State for War) in the House of Commons today dispelled the first absurd rumours by emphatically denying ...

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  36. PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales this morning left Le Bourget aerodrome aboard a British aeroplane, escorted by another British aeroplane. It is expected that the Prince ...

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  37. A Dense Fog.

    London's discomfort has been completed by the settling down of a dense fog accompanied by an incessant drizzle. Eight of the London theatres have closed ...

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  38. Overseas Labour Support.

    The American Federation of Labour holds, that the British miners are justified in their demands for a "decent" living wage, and that their grievances should ...

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  39. South African Coal.

    It is believed that the strike in Britain is not likely to permanently affect the South African coal trade, though it is probable that in the event of a ...

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  40. County Games.

    The county matches finished today, with the following results:— London, May 3. The County games resulted as ...

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  41. Position of Civil Servants.

    The staff committee of the National Whitley Council has carried a resolution advising all civil servants not to volunteer to perform duties outside normal ...

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  42. Arrival at Croydon.

    The Prince of Wales arrived by aeroplane at Croydon this morning from Paris, and quietly motored to London.—Reuter. ...

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  43. Position in the Provinces.

    An official broadcast report states that the London milk transport service is working according to plan, and long distance milk and fish trains have arrived ...

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  44. Overseas Mails Suspended.

    The British Post Office has suspended foreign and Colonial mails. ...

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  45. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    The South African Trade Union Congress (Johannesburg) has received an appeal for support from the Amsterdam International. In reply thereto congress ...

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  46. POLAR EXPLORATION.

    The airship Norge has left Leningrad for Spitsbergen. ...

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  47. Produce Trades at Stand-still.

    All the produce trades are absolutely at a standstill owing to the lack of transport facilities. Eight apple steamers arrived before 8 ...

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  48. Captain Wilkins's Venture.

    A message from Fairbanks (Alaska) states that Captain George Wilkins announced on Tuesday night that the would leave Fairbanks on Wednesday with his ...

    Article : 92 words
  49. Canadian "Moral Support."

    Acting in co-operation with the International Federation of Trades Union plans are being made that, should the British strike last for such a period as ...

    Article : 130 words
  50. FALL OF THE FRANC.

    A sharp, inexplicable relapse occurred in francs to-day. Belgians opened at 153 and are now 160. while the French fell from 151 to 153½. ...

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  51. Saklatvala's Arrest.

    Mr. S. Saktatvala, the Communist member of the House of Commons for North Battersea, was quietly arrested at his home at Highgate, under the Emergency ...

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