The Milan correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" says that the general strikes in Austria and Hungary arose from the reduction of the bread ration. The ...
Article : 245 wordsDr. Harold Williams, the Petrograd correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" reports that M. Shingareff (an ex-Minister of the Provisional Government) ...
Article : 556 wordsCaptain A. C. Carmichael, formerly Minister for Education in New South Wales, who is on leave from the front, narrates an incident in which some 500 ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Senate met to-day. Senator Millen (Minister for Repatriation), replying to Senator Barker, said that the cost of establishing the National ...
Article : 1,295 wordsThe attention which was focussed upon the proposal that the Government should purchase the Riverton Estate on the Canning River, for the settlement of returned ...
Article : 234 wordsThe name of the Commercial Travellers not only in this State but throughout Australia is proverbial in connection with works of charity. It is not surprising, ...
Article : 620 wordsMr. Warner Allen, the special war correspondent says that the Italian artillery are stronger than ever. The losses of guns have been made good, the factories in some ...
Article : 67 wordsNurse Helsin, of Battle-street, Cottesloe Beach, has received word that her son, Corporal John Helsin, has been awarded the Military Medal and has gone into an ...
Article : 1,436 wordsThe New York "World" prints a supposed article from a Berlin paper, wherein a former commercial magnate named August Thysson stated:—"Many Germans in ...
Article : 176 wordsThe London "Daily Express" says that Sir Philip Nash has been appointed Director-General of Transportation for all the Allies, and that this is another step in the ...
Article : 37 wordsThe following official despatches have been issued:— London, Jan. 21 (noon).—"We took a number of prisoners from some enemy ...
Article : 58 wordsAt yesterday's meeting of Cabinet matters in connection with repatriation and the settlement of soldiers on the land were dealt with. It was found that, in order ...
Article : 1,092 wordsThe Rome correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) says that reports have been received from the Papal Nuncio in Vienna to the effect that Austria and ...
Article : 98 wordsThere are over 40 Australians among the repatriated soldiers who were landed in England from Germany recently. Among them is Private E. H. Maxwell, who told ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Man Power Bill was passed in committee in the House of Commons after a lively debate, many of the members objecting to the immense powers vested in ...
Article : 102 wordsDr. Von Seidler's Austrian Cabinet has resigned, and Count von Toglenburg is forming a Ministery. Dr. Alexander We kerle, the Hungarian Premier, has gone to ...
Article : 82 wordsMr. J. R. Clynes (Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Food) said in the course of a speech in Manchester, that the magistrates were too lenient to ...
Article : 68 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Bonar Law said that all the documents relating to the Cambrai reverse were submitted to the War Cabinet, and General ...
Article : 823 wordsIt is estimated that there are 1,200,000 persons on strike in Austria. ...
Article : 24 wordsPresident Wilson has issued an official statement to the effect that the War Department is performing with extraordinary promptitude and efficiency a task ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Weather Bureau, in a special report this morning states that owing to serious telegraphic interruptions no 9 a.m. observations were available from all that ...
Article : 458 wordsIn consequence of the Government's promise to speed up an honourable general peace, improve the food conditions, and to introduce a democratic suffrage, the ...
Article : 64 wordsThe proprietors of the Mercantile Steamship Company, London, are considering Lord Inchcape's offer to purchase their share capital on behalf of the Peninsular ...
Article : 40 wordsA thaw which was followed by heavy rains has resulted in floods throughout the country. The rivers have risen to alarming heights and there are thousands ...
Article : 71 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam correspondent states that the Austrian strikers behaved in an exemplary fashion; they avoided disorder, continued absolutely ...
Article : 132 wordsThe War Council Bill has been introduced in the Senate. Despite President Wilson's objections to the measure many politicians believe that it presages a test of ...
Article : 40 wordsThe training ship Warspite was burned to the water's edge after a fire in the bunkers. It was submerged subsequently by the tide. All the boys are safe. ...
Article : 83 wordsThe newspapers generally advocate the establishment of a War Council, and hope that the President will accede to it. The "Times" says:—"At this critical ...
Article : 118 wordsOfficial despatches state that the Austrian Socialists demand (1) assurances that the negotiations at Brest Litovsk will not be broken off because of territorial ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Assistant Minister for Defence (Mr. L. Groom) had no comment to make to-day on the report of the Auditor-General (Mr. Israel) as to alleged irregularities in ...
Article : 81 wordsGerman messages received from Brest Litovsk say that the German and Ukrainian delegates have come to an agreement on a basis of peace, and will reassemble shortly ...
Article : 39 wordsMuch interest is being taken in Mr. Theodore Roosevelt's visit to the capital on a self-appointed mission to speed up the war work. Mr. W. J. Stone (Missouri), in the ...
Article : 67 wordsGerman messages received from Brest Litovsk say that the next step in connection with the peace negotiations is for the delegates to confer with the responsible ...
Article : 206 wordsThe following have been listed for return to Australia and are actually en route from abroad No further information can be supplied excepting the approximate time of ...
Article : 553 wordsMr. W. G. McAdoo (Secretary of the Treasury) has announced definitely that be is opposed to the Government ownership of the railways but the United States ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Minister for Mines (Mr. C. A. Hudson) returned to Geraldton on Monday evening, having completed his tour of the Northampton field, Prior to leaving ...
Article : 425 wordsMr. Josephus Daniels (the Secretary for the Navy) has asked Congress to double the personnel of the Navy, and to treble the number of naval airmen. ...
Article : 33 wordsIt is announced that Holland has agreed to charter to the United States Government 180 Dutch vessels which are held in American ports. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe following official despatch has been received from the British headquarters in East Africa:—"We are in contact with the enemy about 50 miles south-west of Port ...
Article : 50 wordsThe British Admiralty authorities have issued the following report: "The Goeben and the Breslau emerged from the Dardanelles in the early morning of Sunday, and ...
Article : 179 wordsFines and costs aggregating £31 6s. were imposed upon James A. Smith, the proprietor of a picture theatre in Wonthaggi, who was charged in the District Court to-day ...
Article : 89 wordsA pitiful story of poverty was told by a woman at Redfern to-day. Her husband had had practically no work since the strike, and there were three children, the ...
Article : 95 wordsThe following official despatch has been received from the British headquarters in Palestine:—"We have had successful patrol actions in the coastal area, and brought in ...
Article : 169 wordsSir Frederick E. Smith, K.C. (the British Attorney-General) in the course of a speech which he delivered here, said that the conditions which prevailed on all the ...
Article : 106 wordsThe following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the goldfields council of the A.L.F.:—President, G. Callanan; vice-president, C. M. Graham; trustees, E. ...
Article : 92 wordsMr. Holman returned from Melbourne to-day, and made a statement in connection with the Victorian coal trouble. From his remarks it was apparent that Mr. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 23 Jan 1918, Page 7
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