To-day's cables make it clear that the general strike in Britain was called off by the Council of the Trades Union Congress without any conditions being enacted from the Government as the price of the withdrawal. The leaders expressed their confidence that once the strike was off Mr. Baldwin would as he ...
Article : 163 wordsGratification has been expressed everywhere at the termination of the British strike. The president of the America ...
Article : 340 words"Captain Amundsen has attained to his life's ambition by flying over the North Pole." This statement was sent by wireless from the Norge. ...
Article : 132 wordsAt Southampton to-day Kennedy after lunch proved difficult, and both Collins and Bardsley were uncomfortable. Collins when 30 survived a strong appeal ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 683 wordsThe residents of the Eastern Goldfields were on the tip-toe of expectation to-day, hoping anxiously for word of some development that might our [?] on the ...
Article : 1,510 wordsOn Saturday at Lord's the Australians will meet the strongest team they have yet encountered during the course of their present tour. The M.C.C. will ...
Article : 419 wordsCaptain Amundsen is still flying. He will possibly land at Nome (Alaska) tonight. ...
Article : 26 wordsSwiftly and dramatically came the announcement of the settlement of the strike. Unusual activity was apparent last night among the representatives of ...
Article : 485 wordsCaptain Amundsen reports having sighted many big icebergs, but he saw no sign of animal life after he passed 82deg. 30mid north latitude. ...
Article : 78 wordsThe radio stations in Alaska have been asked to co-operate with the dirigible Norge and the Amundsen expedition (at the request of the Norwegian ...
Article : 87 wordsThe news of the termination of the strike caused a flood of buying orders on the stock market on Wednesday, rallying the prices by from one to five pints ...
Article : 71 wordsThe King has issued the following message from Buckingham Palace:—"To my People: The nation has just passed through a period of extreme anxiety. ...
Article : 177 wordsThe meeting at No. 10 Downing street this morning was attended by the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), Sir Lamington Worthington-Evans (Secretary of State ...
Article : 919 wordsA revolution has broken out, and troops are marching on Warsaw under Marshal Pilsudski and other generals. The Government has initiated a state of ...
Article : 134 wordsCrowds bought eagerly the first editions of the evening papers announcing the end of the strike. The "Intransigeant" rejoices that the ...
Article : 195 wordsAt Lord's to-day Somerset scored 284 for 8 wickets versus Middlesex, Young making 100 and Hunt 61 not out. At the Oval Surrey met Gloueester ...
Article : 140 wordsMr. Baldwin said in a broadcast speech:—The strike has been ended without conditions, as I insisted that it must. No Government confronted with such a ...
Article : 302 wordsMarshal Pilsudski effected the mobilisation by means of the issue of false orders, and concentrated the troops at Rembertow from where the march to ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Cabinet has resigned. A controversy over the recent action of the Government with repect to the national flag, led the Reichstag by 176 ...
Article : 141 wordsA new emergency regulation has been issued empowering the Government to prohibit the payment of funds from abroad for "any purpose prejudicial to ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Marquis of Salisbury (Bord Privy Seal), in making a statement in the House of Lords to-day, said it was a matter of profound satisfaction to the ...
Article : 226 wordsHeavy street fighting occurred this afternoon, when many were killed and wounded. The anti-Government forces occupied the Castle the Prime Minister's ...
Article : 44 wordsNo newspaper were published this morning in normal from, though doubtless the usual flysheets will appear later in the day. ...
Article : 78 wordsThe overthrow of the Republic and the Government, a concentrated attack upon Berlin and the establishment of the "Reich's Administrator," with full ...
Article : 162 wordsA "Save the Franc" fund in aid of the French financial situation has been started in Montreal. A committee headed by Sir Lomer Gouin (formerly Premier of ...
Article : 74 wordsSeveral thousands of cases of Australian and New Zealand appeals which have been convoyed from the docks will be sold by auction to-day. ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. A. J. Cook announced that the miners' executive committee rejected the draft terms of the settlement by the Trade Union Congress after its meeting ...
Article : 422 wordsThe Australians last night were entertained at the local theatre, and they are dining to-night aboard the [?]ner Aquitania. ...
Article : 531 wordsThe effect of the coal strike on the Exchequer returns is shown in a diminution of about £7,000,000 in the revenue last week compared with the figures for ...
Article : 36 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day a great burst of cheers greeted the entrances of the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), while a similar welcome was given ...
Article : 373 wordsFor some time the State Government has been in communication with the Agent-General (Mr. H. P. Colebatch) regarding necessary additions to the ...
Article : 574 wordsThe London "Times" says in a leading article:—The T.U.C. had the initial advantage. With the first blow which was delivered the ground was littered ...
Article : 166 wordsThe discoveries of the police included a mobilisation plan for an attack on the capital, and a political programme which provided, "inter alia" for the voluntary ...
Article : 166 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce) expressed to-day gratification at the announcement of the settlement of the general strike in Great Britain. ...
Article : 30 words"The fact that the crisis in Britain is over and that negotiations have been resumed will be a great relief the would over and more especially to the British ...
Article : 75 wordsIn moving in the House of Commons the second reading, of the Merchandise Marks Bill Sir P. Chuliffe-Lister (President of the Board of Trade) said that the ...
Article : 286 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), in a dignified speech in the House of Commons, said:—"It is a victory for common sense. We must not look ...
Article : 90 wordsThe delegation appointed by the State Fruit Advisory Board to proceed to Melbourne this morning did not leave, on account of the British strike having been ...
Article : 95 wordsThe cancellation of the strike was due largely to the intervention of Sir Herbert Samuel, who, following conversations with the Council of the Trader ...
Article : 372 wordsApparently the miners' disappointment at the calling off of the general strike was the cause of a serious disturbance in Doncaster to-day, when more than 80 ...
Article : 80 wordsThe following message has been cabled to the British Government by the president of the Associated Chambers of Commence:— ...
Article : 99 wordsThe cancelation of the strike is absolutely unconditional, and the attitude of the miners of the effect upon them was not mentioned at this morning's ...
Article : 110 wordsMr. Sydney Smith, interviewed at Shouthampton, said that he anticipated that with a renewal of travelling facilities record crowds would be attracted to ...
Article : 67 wordsThe ballot of the Sailors and Firemen's Union on the subject of joining the general strike resulted as follows:—In favour of the strike, 2,199; against. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Commissioner of Police (Mr. R. Connell) stated last night—"Cabinet has approved of a reward of £1,000 for such information as shall lead to the ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 14 May 1926, Page 11
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