With the settlement of the non-unionist question by a truce agreement for six months, the cotton weavers of North and Northeast Lancashire have revived the ...
Article : 328 wordsOne of those naval disasters which periodically thrill the nation occurred off the Isle of Wight on Friday afternoon. A submarine, when travelling under water, ...
Article : 591 wordsDuring the last two days the position in Brisbane has undergone no great change, although the outlook has certainly improved. Telegrams from Brisbane reveal an unswerving determination on the part of the people to resist further encroachments upon their ...
Article : 1,581 wordsIt was stated yesterday that a request had been made to the Prime Minister that the Federal Parliament should be summoned, with a view of the Commonwealth ...
Article : 338 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General, attended by Captain Sir Walter Barttelot, visited Ballarat on Saturday, and unveiled the South African War memorial. ...
Article : 486 wordsThe main bar to the resumption of normal conditions lies at the warves, and so long as the strike committee can influence the waterside workers, the trade of the city ...
Article : 128 wordsIn the official strike bulletin No. 4 is published what is stated to be the official text of the correspondents which has taken place between the Commissioner of police ...
Article : 412 wordsHis Excellency the Governor, over the signature of the Premier, has issued a proclamation calling on all persons engaged in unlawful assemblies to desist. ...
Article : 153 wordsIn the course of a statement made to the press last night, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) expressed the opinion that if the strike were not seen settled it would ...
Article : 601 wordsADELAIDE, Saturday.—Yesterday the South Australian Tramway Employees' Association wired £135 to the Brisbane branch. ...
Article : 20 wordsAs an immediate consequence of the visit of the Glasgow dockers, who are on strike, the Tilbury dock hands have decided to cease work. They complain that the tally clerks ...
Article : 84 wordsBENDIGO, Sunday.—The Bendigo Tramway Union on Sunday struck a levy of one day's pay per member for the tramway strikers at Brisbane. No request was ...
Article : 46 wordsThe strike has not, so far, interrupted railway communication with the southern States. On Saturday Mr. Molomby (chief superintendent of passenger traffic) ...
Article : 55 wordsBALLARAT, Sunday.—At a meeting of the Ballarat branch of the Federated Tramways Union held to-day a motion was carried congratulating the Brisbane strikers on ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Miners' Federation has adopted a scheme of varying minimum rates of wages for different districts, which is to form the basis of local negotiations with the ...
Article : 351 wordsJames Piper, of Fyans-street, Chilwell, near Geelong, retired farmer, who died on December 26 last, by his will dated July, 1907, left realty £4,513 and personalty £3,256 to his children. Bequests were ...
Article : 65 wordsAt a meeting of enginedrivers and firemen held at Ipswich yesterday, it was decided to remain loyal to the department. The shunters also decided to remain at ...
Article : 282 wordsAll day Saturday thousands of people paraded the streets, red ribbon being prominent among men, women, and children. There were, however, excepting the block ...
Article : 468 wordsH.M.S. Powerful, formerly flagship on the Australian station, will convey the remains of the late Duke of Fife from Egypt to England. ...
Article : 104 wordsA largely-attended meeting of the A.W.A. was held at [?]airns yesterday, and a telegram was received from Mr. M'Cormack, of Townsville, calling ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Kaiser and President Fallieres have telegraphed their sympathy with the relatives of the officers and men of the ill-fated submarine A3. ...
Article : 34 wordsTOWNSVILLE, Sunday.—At a meeting of delegates of Townsville unions, held to-day, it was unanimously decided to cease work at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. It ...
Article : 40 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.—The gradual shortening of food supplies which has been in progress since Tuesday, and the necessity for making extra provision for the ...
Article : 1,198 wordsThe interview at Dover, which ex-King Manoel, of Portugal, and Dom Miguel, son of King Miguel, who renounced the throne of Portugal in 1834, were reported to have ...
Article : 277 wordsThe Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Lloyd-George) replied at the National Liberal Club on Saturday night to portions of the vigorous attack made on the Asquith ...
Article : 331 wordsIt is definitely stated that developments at Townsville, Rockhampton, and Cairns have all been foreseen, and that special provision has been made for the berthing ...
Article : 217 wordsWEST MAITLAND, Sunday.—The Rev. Father O'German, preaching in St. Joseph's Church, East Maitland, to-day on the Gospel for the day, containing the ...
Article : 209 wordsA judge at Portland (Oregon) has held that the use of the term "seab" as applied to a non-unionist is not a punishable offence unless it is accompanied by abusive words. ...
Article : 76 wordsConsiderable interest attaches to the attitude of the Melbourne Tramway Company's employees in connection with the dispute. An attempt is being made by the officers ...
Article : 280 wordsThe date of the abdication of the Throne would seem to depend on the Premier. Yuan Shih-kai says that he is awaiting the concentration of 20,000 Chinese troops ...
Article : 323 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.-It is not easy at the present moment to forecast whether a termination of the strike will be reached at an early date, or whether ...
Article : 553 wordsMembers of the Automatic Club in a body have placed themselves and their vehicles at the disposal of the commissioner of police, and have done most valuable ...
Article : 249 wordsAt the Centennial-hall on Saturday night speeches were delivered by Messrs. Finlayson and Mullan, Mrs. Miller, and others Mr. Finlayson, in the course of his remarks. ...
Article : 202 wordsThere was an unexpected development in the trial yesterday on a charge of espionage of the English solicitor, Mr. Bertrand Stewart. ...
Article : 167 wordsThe election to fill the vacancy at Edinburgh East caused by the death of Sir James Puckering Gibson was held on Saturday. The Liberals retained the seat, but by a ...
Article : 80 wordsThe most important phases of the dispute were referred to yesterday by Mr. J. V. O'Conner, president of the Australian Tramways Employees Association, who ...
Article : 940 wordsOn Saturday Mr. A. M. Stewart announced that Mr. Justice Higgins had been keeping in close touch with the dispute, but that so far the president was of opinion ...
Article : 273 wordsThe Berlin Court which tried Mr. Bertrand Stewart on a charge of espionage gave its decision on Saturday morning. Mr. Stewa ...
Article : 79 wordsThe jury in the case in which Mrs. Hazzard, keeper of the "Starvation Heights" Sanatorium, is charged with having caused the death of Claire Williamson, a wealthy ...
Article : 118 wordsIt is known that there has been considerable revulsion of feeling during the last few days amongst the more sensible section of the tramwaymen, who left their ...
Article : 150 wordsMr. William Maxwell, the correspondent of the "Daily Mail," has sent a telegram from Canton, describing impending troubles there. He says:— ...
Article : 160 wordsThe War Office has issued fresh instructions to officers travelling in Germany. These include one to the effect that officers, when in Al[?]ce-Lorraine, must report ...
Article : 105 wordsThe crowds continued to parade the streets up to a late hour last night, and then went peacably away to their homes. The banks have been open throughout the ...
Article : 185 wordsJoseph Shepherd, a moulder, who resides at Cowen's Hotel, Yarra-bank, told the police yesterday that he experienced a sensational adventure on Friday evening. ...
Article : 110 wordsZEEHAN, Sunday.—Richard Burke, a tin-miner, of Heemakirk, was drowned this morning when fishing for trumpetor on the coast just north of Trial Harbour, His ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 5 Feb 1912, Page 7
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