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  2. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Great interest attaches to the American plan for a league of nations which it is expected President Wilson will announce at the opening session of the conference. ...

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  3. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    Proceedings in connection with the Peace Conference were begun on Saturday. On the motion of President Wilson, seconded by Mr. Lloyd George, M. ...

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  4. GERMANY.

    A wireless message issued by the German Government says that the Spartacus disturbances were quelled on January 12 with the storming of the Police Presidency ...

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  5. BRITAIN.

    Sir Eric Geddes (Minister without Portfolio, who has been appointed to co-ordinate the activities of the various Government departments regarding demobilisation) ...

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  6. GENERAL CABLES.

    Privisions from the British Army in Italy have reached Vienna under a British escort. It has always been recognished that the Austrians' treatment of prisoners ...

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  7. RUSSIA.

    The Trans-Siberian railway will be worked by Japan and America under a board representing the inter-Allied nations. [A correspondent, in Peking says that ...

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  8. PLAGUE OF RATS.

    The plague of rats in Britain is so serious that the Board of Agriculture is establishing a special department to cope with the matter under the supervision of ...

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  9. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A Bloomfontein message says that the Nationalist (anti-Imperial) Congress has decided to send a deputation to Europe to lay before President Wilson their claim to ...

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  10. MAORI SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE.

    Four Maori soldiers have been detained in connection with a shooting affair in Bloomsbury (London), in which a woman and a soldier were wounded. ...

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  11. QUESTION REFERRED.

    The Peace Conference has decided to refer the question of a League of Nations to an Inter-Allied Commission for an carly report. Germany will not be represented. ...

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  12. PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales arrived in Cologne in an aeroplane from Spa(in Belgium). He persuaded the pilot of the machine to do "stunts," which he enjoyed thoroughly, ...

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  13. CHINESE SUPPORT.

    Mr. Carl W. Ackerman, a special correspondent of the New York "Times" is visiting Peking where he interviewed the Chinese President, Hsu Shih-Chaug, who ...

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  14. QUESTION OF PUBLICITY.

    It is officially stated in Paris that the only authorised accounts of the Peace Conference proceedings will be communiques, and that the delegates will be pledged not ...

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  15. LABOUR CONFERENCES.

    The Labour and Socialist conference will open at Berne on January 21, and a German delegate will attend. Simultaneously the International Trades Union Congress ...

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  16. PORTUGAL.

    The Government announces insurrectionary movements supported by Bolshevik agents. The insurgents attacked the palace of St. George, but they were checked ...

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  17. THE POSITION EXPLAINED.

    M. Noulens (who was the French Ambassador to Russia) has explained the Russian situation to the members of the Peace Conference. ...

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  18. NEW MERCHANTMEN.

    "Lloyd's Register" says that 424 merchantmen, aggregating 1,979,952 tons, were under construction in the United Kingdom at the end of December. Ferro-concrete ...

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  19. A COUNTER REVOLUTION.

    A counter-revolution is reported to be taking place in Petrograd. ...

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  20. FAILURE OF THE PLOT.

    The Spartacus Socialists having realised that their efforts have failed, are preparing for another outbreak during, the elections for the National Assembly. The ...

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  21. UNRAINIAN TROOPS.

    It is reported that Ukrainian troops bomberded Przemysl (Galicia) for several days by land and air. The situation is described as terrible. There have been some ...

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  22. SHIPPING RESTRICTION REMOVED.

    The iron ship Kirkeudbrightshire (1,582 tons) has arrived in the London docks from Australia via New York. She is the first sailing ship to reach the Thames since ...

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  23. AMERICA.

    General Peyton C. March (Chief of the American General Military Staff) says that the number of American soldiers in France and Germany has been reduced to ...

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  24. LORD ROBERT CECIL.

    Lord Robert Cecil (ex-Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Britain), in the course of an interview with a representative of the Paris "Matin", said ...

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  25. PROPOSED VICTORIAN LOAN.

    With reference to the projected visit to England of the Treasurer of Victoria (Mr. W. M. McPherson) the opinion in financial circles is that Victoria will have to pay at ...

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  26. BOURGEOISIE AROUSED.

    The Berne correspondent of the London "Morning Post" reports that the results of the elections for the National Assemblies of Baden Bavaria and Wurttemberg. in ...

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  27. PRESS TO BE ADMITTED.

    The journalists' conference demanded acutual representation at the sittings, but the French journalists dissented from this and withdrew. The British, American, and ...

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  28. CITY OF LONDON TROOPS.

    The King has approved of a parade by the City of London troops in the summer, and he will inspect them at Buckingham Palace. ...

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  29. RIOTS IN PETROGRAD.

    The Helsingfors correspondent of the "Aftonblad" reports that serious hurgerriots are taking place in Petrograd and the streets are crowded with people ...

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  30. LUXEMBOURG.

    The popular agitation in Luxembourg has subsided. The Republican Committee was dissolved after the official announcement was made relative to the abdication ...

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  31. MARINE COLLISION.

    The American cargo steamer Lake Erie has been sunk in a collision in the Bristol Channel. ...

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  32. IMPORTED MEAT.

    The President of the Board of Trade (Sir Albert Stanley) informed a deputation of British meat importers that he could not consider the question of the ...

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  33. LIEBKNECHT'S DEATH.

    Dr. Liebknecht, on being arrested, attempted to escape from the guard which was conveying him to the Berlin police station. and he was shot dead. An infuriated ...

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  34. LORD JELLICOE'S VISIT.

    Captain Frederic Charles Dreyer, C.B., has been appointed to the battle cruiser New Zealand as Commodore and Chief of Staff to Admiral Lord Jellicoe. ...

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  35. ANTI-WAR AGITATORS.

    Forty-three I.W.W. anti-war agitators have been sentenced to from one to ten years' imprisonment for having been implicated in sabotage plots. ...

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  36. AMERICAN PROTESTS.

    In the Senate Mr. Hiram W. Johnson (Republican California) said that its was President had to attend the sittings of the ...

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  37. BRITISH REPRESENTATIVES.

    As the British Ministers will be going frequently backwards and forwards to England, their places on the delegation are likely to be filled by overseas ...

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  38. ONE BIG UNION.

    A meeting was held in Kalgoorlie this afternoon for the purpose of considering a proposal to form a branch of the One Big Union. The meeting recommeded ...

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  39. FATAL EXPLOSION IN BOSTON.

    In Boston 30 persons have been killed and 50 injured by an explosion of a tank which contained molasses. ...

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  40. SURRENDER OF ANTWERP.

    The Belgian newspapers are demanding that the Parliamentary and civil authorities shall held an inquiry into the surrender of Antwerp to the Germans in October, ...

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  41. THREE GREAT BATTLESHIPS.

    Some details have been disclosed of the Admiralty's surprise class of three superdreadnoughts, of which the Hood is already launched and is nearing completion, ...

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  42. A WINDFALL.

    William Alison a timekeeper in the London and North-Western Railway Co.'s locomotive sheds in Rugby says that he has inherited £50,000 from an uncle who was a ...

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  43. IRELAND.

    The London "Daily Teegraph" says:—"Among the Sinn Fein plans are, first, the summoning of a National Assembly in Dublin; Secondly, action to compel the ...

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  44. BELGIUM'S REPRESENTATIONS.

    Tentative decisions regarding the delegates aroused disstisfaction in Paris particularly the fact that Belgium has fewer representatives than Brazil. A Belgian ...

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  45. SOUTH AFRICA.

    At the opening of the Union Parliament on Friday Lord Buxton (the Governor-General) intimated in the course of his speech that his Ministers would lay before the ...

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  46. CONDITIONS IN BERLIN.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that notwithstanding recent events many theatres are still open and are attended by men and women in ...

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  47. LANGUAGE TO BE USED.

    Though the newspapers assert that the Dominions have been granted two delegates to the Peace Conference, no official confirmation of the statement has been made. ...

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  48. LONDON THEATRICAL VENTURES.

    The theatrical activities of Mr. "Solly" Joel, the South African mining magnate, are creating widespread interest in London. It is understood that he is behind ...

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  49. ARMISTICE EXTENDED.

    The German armistice has been extended for a month, Germany having accepted Marshal Fochs's conditions. ...

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  50. A TERRIFIC WEAPON.

    Mr. F. G. Kelleway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Munitions Department, says that the reason for the cessation of German air raids was the secret of the ...

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  51. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    Shaftesbury Theatre.—The new programme of vaudeville and revue submitted at the Shaftesbury Theatre on Saturday night in place of the recent successful ...

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  52. A PEARL NECKLACE.

    Prince Antoine of Orleans is the plaintiff in an action at law for the recovery of a pearl necklace which he lent to a lady (Carmen Flores) to wear at an evening ...

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  53. THE BLOCKADE.

    Her von Erzberger (the leader of the Centre Party in the Reichstag, and a member of the German armistice delegation) protested against the continuation of the ...

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  54. GOVERNMENT'S APPEAL.

    Herr Richmer, Berlin's Chief of Police, has resorted to the old police force, which has been armed with its former authority, but he maintains a soldier defence corps ...

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  55. SINN FEIN MEMBERS.

    Sinn Fein members of the House of Commons met in Dublin recently, and discussed the question of a national assembly. They appointed Mr. E. de Valera, A. ...

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  56. MINERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Miners' Conference at Southport discussed a lengthy resolution dealing with post-war employment problems including a proposal for a six hours' day instead ...

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  57. STATEMENT BY M. PICHON.

    Mr. A. J. Fraser (the special representative of the Australian and New Zealand Press Association) reported this evening:—M. Pichon, in a statement which he made ...

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  58. FOOD FOR GERMANY.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that President Wilson at the recent sessions of the conference urged the despatch of food to Germany as the only ...

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  59. CHARGE AGAINST A PRINCE.

    The Hungarian Government has demanded the extradition of Prince Louis Windish-Graetz, on a charge of having misappropriated 4,000,000 kronen from the ...

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  60. ITALY.

    The Milan correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" says:—"The great conference question for Italy is the settlement of the boundaries of Jugo-Slavia and Italy. ...

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  61. BIG SHIPPING DEAL.

    Lord Inchcape and Sir Owen Philipps, M.P., state that they have taken over the contracts for standard ships from the Government, and will distribute the vessels ...

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  62. REPARATION FOR DAMAGE.

    The Paris correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company reports that France has formulated the following Note:—"The enemy shall bear the burden of French war ...

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  63. ELECTION PRECAUTIONS.

    The German Governments has issued a proclamation to the effect that all civilians must be disarmed by Sunday (the election day). The sailors in Wilhelmshaven ...

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  64. FRENCH STEAMER MINED.

    A French steamer, which has not been identified, but is supposed to be the Chaproi, has been mined in the Straits of Messina. About 500 lives are believed to have ...

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  65. LOOT RESTORED.

    Austria has handed over to the Italian Armistice Commission one billion and a half of lire which were removed at the outbreak of the war to Vienna, from the ...

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  66. BAVARIAN REPUBLIC.

    Herr Eisner (President of the Bavarian Republic) says that the Bavarian Government has drafted the following Constitution:—Bavaria to be a member of the ...

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  67. AUSTRALIAN DESTROYERS.

    The Australian destroyers Swan Torens, Warrego and Yarra, after a buffeting in the Bay of Biscay have reached Plymouth. The others are expected to ...

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  68. THE RUSSIAN PROBLEM.

    The results of the first day's "pourparlers" were far from satisfactory. It is evident that Russia is a very thorny problem. None of the Allied Governments has ...

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  69. TEUTONS TO LEAVE BELGIUM.

    The Belgian Government is expelling from Belgium all German and Austrian subjects. ...

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  70. A SERIOUS SITUATION.

    The Geneva correspondent of the London "Daily Express" reports that an Innsbruck telegram says that there is a serious situation between the Slavs and the Italians. ...

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  71. MOTOR TOURS TO BATTLEFIELDS.

    The National Tourist Office is arranging for motor tours to Rheims, Arras, and Verdun during the spring. ...

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  72. LONDON TO CAPETOWN.

    The Air Ministry is preparing for an experimental aeroplane flight to Capetown shortly. The trip will probably take a week or a fortnight. No attempt will be ...

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  73. CZECHO-SLOVAKS AND AUSTRIA.

    The French Government's Note, which has been received, declines the German proposal regarding the settlement of territorial differences between the ...

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  74. FINANCIAL RISKS.

    The Ministry for Reconstructions publishes the report of the Committee on Financial Risks, which was appointed owing to manufacturers and traders fearing ...

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  75. THE EASTERN FRONTIER.

    Field-Marshal won Hindenburg has been appointed to conduct the defence of the eastern frontier. ...

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  76. AUSTRALIA'S STANDPOINT.

    The Paris correspondent of the United Press Association (U.S.A.) interviewed Mr. W. M. Hughes. who said:—"Australia wants the German islands in the Pacific ...

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  77. A DEMOCREATIC PEACE.

    The Paris correspondent of the United Press Association learns that Italy has abandoned definitely her imperialistic programme, and accepted the British and ...

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  78. A POLISH AGREEMENT.

    Negotiations with the Polish representatives in Paris resulted in an agreement whereby with the common consent of the various parties in Peiand Paderewski ...

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  79. AUSTRALIANS AT MOUNT SINAI.

    An interesting account of an Australian trooper's visit to Mount Sinal appears in the "Windsor Magazine." An expedition was undertaken with the object of ...

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  80. CARNARVON HARBOUR.

    At a special meeting of the Municipal Council, at which Mr. Underwood, Minister for the North-West, and Mr. Angelo, M.L.A. for Gascoyne, attended, members ...

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  81. BOLSHEVIK AGENTS.

    The Swiss Government is dealing drastically with German and Russian Bolshevik agents. Many are under surveillance, and a number of arrests have been made. A ...

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  82. BOLSHEVIKS ENTER MITAU.

    The Bolsheviks have entered Mitau, a town near Riga, and the captial of the province of Courland. ...

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  83. FOODSTUFFS FOR ENEMY COUNTRIES.

    The Union of Seamen and Firemen has summoned an international conference in London for February 24 to consider the question of the holding up of foodstuffs ...

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  84. A JUGO-SLAV CLAIM.

    The Jugo-Slav Committee in Paris has made a protest against the admittance of Serbian delegates to the exclusion of Jugo-Slavs from the Austro-Hungarian Provinces ...

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  85. INTERESTING QUESTIONS.

    Three questions which are being asked concerning the opening of the sessions of the Peace Conference are of dominating interest—named—Will the sessions be ...

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  86. TURBULANT TROOPS.

    The transport Nestor which has arrived here is one of the ships whose troops are responsible for the recent troubles at Colombo. The other ship was the ...

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  87. AN INGENIOUS FRAUD.

    A so-called count named Bouyon, who was a friend of the late M. Auguste Rodin, the famous French Sculptor has been arrested on a charge of fraud. He ...

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  88. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Mr. and Mrs. P. MacKay, of a Subiaco, have received word that their son, Private A. T. J. MacKay (Alf), is in Emereary Hospital, Illford, England, suffering from ...

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  89. GREEK ASPIRATIONS.

    M. Venizelos (the Prime Minister of Greece) says that Greece hopes to realise a Greater Greece, based on nationality, by the acquisition of portions of Northern ...

    Article : 123 words
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