The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Davidson) announces that after a full conference with the leaders of the Christian churches he desires to issue the ...
Article : 203 wordsThere is no marked change to report in the situation in Britain. The transport service has greatly Improved, but there have been extensions of the strike in other directions, notably in the power and light stations. On the Whole remarkable good temper is still displayed on both sides; the Home Office, for ...
Article : 235 wordsElections to fill the vacancies which occur biennially in the Legislative Council were held on Saturday. The automatic retirement of members who were elected in ...
Article : 629 wordsThe War Office states that no troops have yet been called upon to aid the civil power, except as guard at generable points. ...
Article : 39 wordsBritain. France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Luxemburg, and Czecko-Slovakia were represented at a meeting of the International Miners' Committee ...
Article : 101 wordsA crowd of from three to four thousand people adopted an hostile attitude towards volunteers who were recruiting, at the city Hall at Hull. The police ...
Article : 665 wordsThe following British Government official wireless news (by courtesy of Amalgamated Wireless) has been received under date of May 9:— ...
Article : 391 wordsThe Government last night announced the organisation of a new whole-time force to be called the Civil Constabulary Reserve, and to be composed of ...
Article : 134 wordsThe full seriousness of the British strike is now being brought home here, as the days pass without a settlement. The New York "Sun" Says:—"There ...
Article : 325 wordsThe "British "Worker" to-day publishes district reports to the effect that the stoppage is complete, that the workers are calm and orderly, and their solidarity ...
Article : 182 wordsBritain has been in the grip of the strike for nearly a week, and the question will be asked what is the position to-day? This is best answered by Mr. ...
Article : 977 wordsThe Home Secretary, is asking for 30,000 special constables, in addition to the 20,000 already enlisted in the London area. ...
Article : 40 words"A return to normal shipping conditions is gradually being made at both Liverpool and Southampton," says the "British Gazette." "The position at ...
Article : 213 wordsIn the House of, Commons to-day, Sir Gerald Strickland (Conservative), urged that Sir John Simon's speech, defining the liability for damages of the unionists ...
Article : 803 wordsThe situation continues to improve, and the following London papers published emergency editions to-day:—"Times," "Daily Telegraph," "Daily Express," ...
Article : 349 wordsDuring the Norge's trip from Rome to Leningrad, the Italian meteorological expert, Professor Filippo Eredia, is to accompany us in order to assist ...
Article : 603 wordsLord Oxford and Asquith, in a message in the "British Gazette," says that while strikes and lockouts may, and aften are, as a last resort, justifiable ...
Article : 163 wordsThe contest in the Metropolitan Province resulted in an overwhelming victory for Mr. J. Nicholson, the retiring member. He was opposed by Mr. A. H. ...
Article : 575 wordsThe Agents-General and the National Fruit Trades Federation have asked the Government to declare that apples and food be given facilities of transport. The ...
Article : 123 wordsThree hundred and five passengers who landed at Southampton from the Leviathan proceeded to London in charabancs and 2,800 bags of mails were also ...
Article : 178 wordsA review of the situation in the provinces shows varying conditions. In several instances factories are working half-time. Certain sections of the ...
Article : 73 wordsThe fourth day of the strike sees no gleam of hope of a settlement. One of the northern newspapers credited Mr. A. J. Cook (the miners' secretary) with ...
Article : 1,333 words"The issue now is not what the wages of the miners, should be, but whether democratic parliamentary government is to be overthrown," says Viscount Grey ...
Article : 110 wordsMr. Havelock Wilson has sent a message to the masters of all ships asking them to read an announcement to their crews saying that unauthorised persons ...
Article : 213 wordsTwo meetings of the Cabinet were held yesterday, and the second, at 9 o'clock last night, lasted over an hour. The miners' executive also sat for an ...
Article : 34 wordsThe "British Worker" states that the council of the Trades Union Congress has declined the offer of aid from the Russian trades unions whose cheque was ...
Article : 593 wordsThe executive of the Typographical Union, replying to the appeal of the South African Trade Union Congress to printers, warns members against taking ...
Article : 227 wordsIt is noteworthy in view of the sensation, caused by Sir John Simon's speech that the following official statement, signed by Mr. Baldwin, was broadcast ...
Article : 443 wordsFive hundred trains ran on the southern railways yesterday. As indicating the improvement in the long distance railway communication a full-size four-page ...
Article : 415 wordsAmid great applause from Labour supporters. Mr. E. H. Gray the retiring Labour member for the West Province, was declared re-elected by the returning ...
Article : 511 wordsIn the Trades Hall last night there was a fair attendance at a public meeting called by the local branch of the Australian labour Party to discuss the ...
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Article : 115 wordsThe official communique issued to-day stated that there have been no serious disorders in any part of the country, and the work of feeding the people and ...
Article : 439 wordsSince the strike began most of the businesses in the city have been in a state of suspended animation and it is difficult to find an office where anything ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 10 May 1926, Page 9
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