At the sitting of the Railways Classification Board yesterday the case for the commissioners was opened by Mr. P. J. Carolan. The board consists of Judge Winneke ...
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Article : 78 wordsThe latest advices from Washington state that hopes of an early ratification by the United States Senate of the Peace Treaty with Germany have been abandoned, ...
Article : 487 wordsEvents in connection with the strike of marine engineers took a more favourable turn yesterday and it was reported that although the conference with the Prime ...
Article : 712 wordsThe latest news from Syria is that the situation there is exceedingly grave. Fighting has taken place between the French and the Syrian volunteers at ...
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Article : 101 wordsWith Mr. A. B. Piddington, K.C., in the chair, the Basic Wage Commission resumed its inquiry into housing and rent problems yesterday. The evidence of several ...
Article : 925 wordsLieutenant Raymond Parer, of Melbourne, who is engaged on a flight from England to Australia on a De Haviland aeroplane, has arrived at Le Bourget, in ...
Article : 67 wordsIn an interview by the Tokio correspondent of the London "Daily Express," the Prime Minister of Japan (M. Harra) said that Japan had no territorial ambitions in ...
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Article : 336 wordsThe Appeal Court has given its decision in the case of H. Markwaid, in which the main point at issue was the scope of letters of naturalisation issued in Australian. It ...
Article : 52 wordsThe elections to the French Senate have resulted in a triumph for the party led by the Prime Minister (M. Clemenceau). Among the successful candidates is M. ...
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Article : 963 wordsThe French steamer Afrique, 5,401 tons, was damaged in a gale off the French coast, and, while returning to port, struck on a rock and sank. No fewer than 400 persons ...
Article : 57 wordsThe London "Daily Express" understands that General Denikin's troops have, evacuated Odessa, where six British warships are maintaining order. ...
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Article : 50 wordsThe United States Secretary of State (Mr. R. Lansing) has announced that 29,000 Jews were killed in programs in Ukrainia up to September last year. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe cricket match between the Victorian XI. and the A.I.F. team will be commenced on the Melbourne ground at halfpast 11 o'clock this morning. The ...
Article : 193 wordsThe action of the State Legislature of New York in refusing, by a virtually unanimous vote, to permit five Socialist members to take their seats on the ground that ...
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Article : 32 wordsHis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in a speech at a dinner given to him in London by the Canada Club, referred to the pleasure with which he looked forward ...
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Article : 128 wordsA message from Havana states that Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, accompanied by the Canadian Prime Minister (Sir Robert Borden), left that port on H.M.S. New ...
Article : 52 wordsNegotiations have been concluded between the Australian military headquarters in England and the Imperial authorities regarding the disposal of 6,400 Australian ...
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Article : 335 wordsReports from the country branches of the Returned Soldiers' League indicate that there will be a record muster of returned soldiers to welcome General Sir William ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 16 Jan 1920, Page 7
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