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  2. House of Commons

    A curious situation has arisen in he House of Commons as a result of the Governments defeat by 1S5 vote to 113 in an amendment to the Aliens Bill. The ...

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  3. High Cost of Living.

    The conference of the Miners' Federation discussed the high cost of living. The speakers pointed to that prices had risen from 120 to 128 per cent, over ...

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  4. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

    The German Government admits hesitating to join the blockade of Soviet Russia. It is waiting until the neutral attitude is determined. A ...

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  5. NAVAL POLICY

    The Australian Press Association interviewed a high naval authority, one declared that Admiral Viscount Jellicoe's proposals were in accordance with the ...

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  6. THE REFLOATED VALMARIE

    In tow of the tug James Paterson, the schooner Valmarie, which on Friday morning was re-floated, after having gone ashore on the Ninety Mile Beach ...

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  7. STATUS OF THE DOMINIONS

    Professor Keith remarks that the statement made in the New Zealand Parliament that an Imperial Order-in-Council was necessary to [?]able New Zealand to ...

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  8. THIEVES ON A TROOPSHIP

    The arrival of the c. Plassy on Saturday marked the end of a most eventful voyage. The depredation of a gang of thieves kept the troops in a ...

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  10. RED CROSS SOCIETY

    At the October meeting of the Australian Red Cross Central Council, the position and responsibilities of the society as a member of the International ...

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  11. GREAT COMMITMENTS

    On receiving the freedom of Bristol Admiral Earl Beatty said the country's great commitments made it necessary to insure against the unforeseen. ...

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  12. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The South African Government has received from both Houses of the Commonwealth Parliament specially-framed and bound resolutions of condolence on ...

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  13. BOLSHEVIK CLAIM.

    A Bolshevik wireless communique claims successful counter-attacks in the Petrograd area, forcing back General Yudenitch's entire ...

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  14. SITUATION REVIEWED.

    Owing to the rapid advance of both General Yudenitch's force and that of General Denikin there was bound to be a pause for the purpose of re-grouping ...

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  15. WESTERN PROTECTORATE.

    Good progress is being made with the settlements in the South-West Protectorate. A strong land board has been appointed, and about 1000 farms ...

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  16. TWO BAD DIVISIONS.

    Although it is admitted on all hands that the Government defeat will not precipitate a crisis the newspapers claim it as a significant indication of the ...

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  17. CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

    An official decree issued in Paris fixed Friday as ,the date for the cessation of hostilities. ...

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  18. FATHER O'DONNELL'S ARREST

    In the course of an address at Fitzroy this afternoon Archbishop Mannix referred to the case of Father O'Donnell whose sensational arrest in Ireland ...

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  19. HENLEY-ON-YARRA

    Henley Regatta was revived on Saturday after a lapse of five years. The (banks of the river were crowded. His Excellency the Governor-General was ...

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  20. COAL STRIKE IN AMERICA:

    The miners have rejected the compromise proposal made by Mr. 1W. B. Will-son (Secretary of Labour) for the settlement of the coal strike. ...

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  21. THE PRIME MINISTER

    The prime Minister (Mr. Haghes) returned to Melbourne on Saturday from New South Wales and Queensland., will meet the Cabinet on Tuesday, and ...

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  22. FINANCIAL SITUATION.

    Discussing the financial situation, Lord Buckmaster said in the louse of Lords that he favoured large increase in the income tax instead of a capital levy or ...

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  23. CAILLAUX ON TRIAL

    Caillaux's trial for treason was opened in the Senate, sitting as a High Court, in Paris. There was an impressive silence when Caillaux rose and delivered a ...

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  24. SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER

    The body of a newly-born male child was found on the railway line near Dandenong early on Saturday morning. A poht-mortem examination disclosed ...

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  25. FRENCH BLUEBEARD.

    The experts appointed 1 to examine charred bones found in Landru's villa at Cambais report that they identified them as (belonging to four different ...

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  26. MAROONED ON AN ISLAND

    The New Zealand Press Association has received the following from Fanning Island:—The three men who were picked tip on Christmas Island by H.M.S. New ...

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  27. COWS AND GOATS.

    In connection ,with the treaty's demand that Germany should hand over [?] milch cows and 10,000 goats, British women have presented to the Reparation ...

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  28. A WEALTHY "VAGRANT"

    When charged at the City Court on Friday with having insufficient means of Support, Leonard Winkler, a poorly-dressed old man, replied that he had ...

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  29. FINANCIAL.

    The returns of the Bank of England for the week ended Thursday are as follow, the figures for October 9 being given in parentheses:— ...

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  30. AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURES

    At the annual dinner of the Chamber of Manufactures last night, Mr. James Fraser, the Chief Commissioner of Railways, made some interesting remarks ...

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  31. EVACUATION OF MAUBERT.

    Acting on the advice of a committee of enquiry the war Minister decided to court-martial General Fourtaneir who was commandant of Maubert in 1914 in ...

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  32. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR.

    The Berlin National Assembly committee investigating the responsibility war the war examined count Bernstorff, who declared that President Wilson's peace ...

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  33. VICTORIA CROSS.

    Sergt. S. Pearse, of Mildura (Victoria) has been awarded the Victoria Cross for magnificent bravery in North Russia. Be charged a blackhouse single-handed, ...

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  34. DISCOUNT.

    The market rate for short bills is 3 7-8 per cent., and for long date bills 4½ per cent. ...

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  35. TYPHUS RAGING.

    Typhus is raging in East Galicia. There .re five thousand victims daily. ...

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  36. THE DARWIN TROUBLE

    There were no developments in the position at Darwin during the weekend that the Minister for Home and 'Territories Mr. Glynn) was prepared to ...

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  37. SHORTAGE OF RICE

    A despatch from Manila states that an acute shortage compelled the Government to embargo the exportation of rice. the shortage is believed to be due to ...

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  38. EXCHANGE RATES.

    The following were the exchange rates to-day:—On Paris, 36.10; Stockholm, 17.40; Christiania, 18.23; Calcutta, 24 1-8; Montreal, 4.301 New York, 4.15½ ...

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  39. AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.

    The Air Minister reports that captain E.C. Matthews arrived in cologne at 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. ...

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  40. TASMANIAN STOCKS.

    Tasmanian 3½ per tents. d9-2I-40 (January-July) axe quoted at £7:1 ;. 3 (per cents., 1920-40 (January-July) £70. ...

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  41. MONSTER GERMAN LOTTERY.

    The ".Daily Chronicle's" Berlin correspondent states that the Government is organising a monster lottery by which it is proposal to create ten millionaires ...

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  42. JAM CONTROL BOARD

    The Food Minister informed the Agents-General deputation that while he was unable at resent to grant general permission to export jam, he would ...

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  43. DEARNESS OF SILVER.

    The dearness of silver caused a revival of the rumour of the possible issue of notes for live shillings and even lower values. The price of a fine has risen ...

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  44. BARMAN RUNS AMOK

    At 7 o'clock this morning Herbert Barnet, aged about 30, entered the Commercial Hotel, Port Adelaide, and, going to the bedroom occupied by Eileen Wise ...

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  45. PHENOMENAL RAIN AND HAIL

    Early on Saturday morning very heavy rain and hail occurred in the city. For an, hour brilliant flashes of lightning, followed by. heavy peals of thunder, came ...

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  46. ROUTE UNCERTAIN.

    The course .to be taken by captain Matthews in his flight to Australia was not been definitely announced. A cable message published recently said that it ...

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  47. SHOOTING TRAGEDY

    Morgan, a River Murray township, was on Sunday morning the scene of a shooting tragedy. Meagre information received in Adelaide to-night is to the ...

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  48. REPATRIATED GERMANS.

    The s. Rio Negro has arrived in Plymouth with repatriated Germans. One attempted to escape at Durban, but was recaptured. Others boasted that they ...

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  49. MONARCHIST PARTIES.

    Four Monarchist parties have been formed in Germany, supporting different eons of the ex-Crown Prince, but the strongest party hopes to establish a ...

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  50. LORD FRENCH'S BOOK

    In commenting on the book recently issued by Field-Marshal Viscount French General Fortescue says that when General Grierson died Lord French wanted ...

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  51. PERMITS FOR LOANS

    It is understood that the system by which the Board of Trade issues permit for loans is not working smoothly (where it deals with colonial loans. ...

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  52. THE COAL DISPUTE

    The waterside workers have not responded to the call to work the Kaiapoi, which brought £400 tons of coal from Newcastle. No reason was given. ...

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  53. A VICTIM OF THE STORM

    The small steamer Kanu met with a mishap at Chathams. The secretary of the Post Office has received a wireless message, stating that the steamer ...

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  54. THE DENTAL ACT

    Richard Hartman at the Police Court on Saturday was charged that he un- lawfully performed a dental operation for a fee on September 27. Mr. Matthew ...

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  55. APPEAL CASE.

    In the matter of the Scottish Australian Mining Company v. the Redhead Estate (New South Wales) appeal. judgment has been reserved. ...

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  56. QUEENSTOWN HOSPITAL

    A special meeting of the hospital Board was held to-day to consider the letter from Dr. Tymms, resigning the position of medical officer to the ...

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  57. MR. HUGHES.

    The Lord Chief Justice of England has agreed to the Merton v. Hughes case being again mentioned in January. Both sides desire to get Mr. Hughes in the ...

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  58. MINE DISASTER.

    The death roll in the Levant tin mine, in Cornwall, was 31. The last victim was still breathing when he was reached, but ho died before coming to the ...

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  59. FRENCH TRAITOR

    In the case of Lenoir the sentence of death is to be carried out. President Poincare declined to grant a reprieve, ...

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