Despite the general strike proclaimed by the Italian Socialists, owing to the suppression of their demonstrations after the opening of Parliament, all the public ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) spent the week-end at homeafter touring through the Bendigo electorate. During his tour, he spoke at 25 centres. He said yesterday that ...
Article : 642 wordsThe Allies have notified Germany that she must sign the protocol to the Peace Treaty, otherwise military measures will be taken against her immediately. ...
Article : 130 wordsCaptain Ross Smith, who is flying with his brother, Lioutenant Keith Smith, and two mechanics on a Vickors-Vimy aeroplane from London to Melbourne, reached ...
Article : 576 wordsThe strike of gasworkers has so far not seriously disorganised the industrial or social life of the metropolitan area. The gas snpply of Brighton has been cut off, ...
Article : 599 wordsFrequently in the past electors have complained that on attending at a polling-place to vote they have found that for some unexplained reason their names have been ...
Article : 330 wordsSHEPPARTON, Saturday. — Whatever may be the position in other parts of the Echuca electorate, there is no apathy in Shepparton. In fact, residents of ...
Article : 779 wordsFollowing upon repeated demands by the Government of the United States, President Carranza of Mexico has released the United States consular agent, Mr. Jenkins, ...
Article : 162 wordsPresident Wilson (says a Washington message) has decided to allow the situation created by the non-ratification of the Peace Treaty by the Senate to remain unchanged ...
Article : 144 wordsThere was a large attendance at a mass meeting of strikers at the Old Trades Hall building on Saturday morning. The dispute was handed over completely to the ...
Article : 176 wordsSir,—Mr. A. T. Crawford, chairman of the electorate council of the V.F.U. for Echuca, suggests the casting by members of his union of second preference votes ...
Article : 303 wordsAccording to the Peking correspondent of the "New York Times" the landing of Japanese troops at Foochow has caused great excitement amongst the Chinese, ...
Article : 104 wordsIn view of the denial by the German Government of responsibility in connection with the scuttling of the German warships at Scapa Flow, the British Admiralty ...
Article : 210 wordsOn Saturday the strike spread to the members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers employed at the Metropolitan Company's West Melbourne gasworks. ...
Article : 194 wordsReplying to statements made by the secretary of the Gas Employees' Union (Mr. Crofts) on Saturday, the Metropolitan Gas Company yesterday issued the following ...
Article : 870 wordsGeneral Muliyng the commander of the Chinese army at Shantung, in a speech delivered there, sud that the refusal of the United States to sign the Peace Treaty ...
Article : 75 wordsBALLARAT, Sunday.—Speaking at Gordon on Saturday afternoon Archbishop Mannix said he had some time ago told the people that they should put Australia ...
Article : 367 wordsSir,—Referring to Mr. McDonald's letter in "The Argus" on Wednesday. I happened to be in Violet Town on Friday and remained to hear Mr. Hill. Mr. Hill ...
Article : 487 wordsIn addition to the reward offered for information as to the perpetrators of the murders of police in Ireland, the informant, if not an actual murderer, is also offered ...
Article : 47 wordsSir John Grice, chairman of the Gas Company remarked yesterday that it was very regrettable that the men should [?] precipitated this trouble at this season. ...
Article : 1,580 wordsWith the enrolment of assistance from its other departments, and of a certain amount of outside help, the Metropolitan Gas Company's officials believe of the ...
Article : 428 wordsThe Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle says that one of the most [?] portant results of the revolution in Germany is the Industrial Councils Bill which ...
Article : 183 wordsDARWIN (N.T.), Sunday. — Messrs. Jolly and Co., the Darwin agents for the Imperial Oil Co., received a message yesterday from Singapore stating that Ross ...
Article : 84 wordsSir Newton Moore, M.P., formerly Agent-General for Western Australia, entertained Sir Hamar Greenwood, secretary of the Overseas Trade department, at ...
Article : 390 wordsFREMANTLE, Sunday.—Among the passenger by the s.s Wahehe. which arrived on Saturday, was Lieutenant A. J. Hampson, who as a Labour candidate is opposing ...
Article : 263 wordsKodak Limited have been advised that all the competitors (with the exception of Parer) for the Commonwealth flight prize have entered for the Kodak prizes of £800, ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Food Controller (Mr. G. H. Roborts) states that the Government is considering the cessation of control of meat owing to the abundance of supplies. He fears, ...
Article : 48 wordsA delicate stage has again been reached in connection with the matter of railwaymen's wages. The men have rejected the latest offer made by the Government. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) yesterday expressed regret that certain members of the Ministerial party in the State Parliament had issued a manifesto ...
Article : 588 wordsBritish firms to the number of 7,488 have been enrolled on the King's honour-list for having agreed to include at least 5 per cent. of disabled ex-service men amongst their ...
Article : 53 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Special officers of the Nationalist organisation after a survey of the position in this State have attempled to forecast the election result. ...
Article : 532 wordsThe president of the Board of Trade (Sir Auckland Geddes) stated in the House of Commons last week that as a number of collieries could not, owing to financial ...
Article : 142 wordsAnnouncements of Meetings arranged for to-day will be found on page 3. ...
Article : 15 wordsFREMANTLE, Sunday.—The members of the British Isles lawn tennis team who are on their way to Sydney to play the Australian holders of the Davis Cup were ...
Article : 285 words"Tex" Rickard, the boxing promoter, says that Jack Dempsey has already contracted to meet Georges Carpentier, the French champion who last week defeated ...
Article : 46 wordsClaming that they were involved in the same dispute as their fellow-unionist employees in the city, about 50 men employed at the Brighton Gas Company's works left ...
Article : 619 wordsIt is announced in Washington that exports from the United Stales to Germany, since the signing of the armistice, amount to about £10,500,000. ...
Article : 28 wordsIn the final match of the Australian Service cricket team's South African tour, which was played against a Western Province team, the Australians made 289 in ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Liberal-Coalisionist members of the House of Commons almost unanimously oppose the Anti-dumping Bill, on the ground that it is a transgression of the Coalition ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Felton Bequest representatives have purchased for the Victorian National Gallory Turner's famous oil painting, "Walton Bridges," which was painted in 1810, and ...
Article : 36 wordsA mass meeting of the telegraphist employed in the Melbourne Telegraph-office was held on Sunday afternoon to consider the advisability of forming a Telegraphists Union. It was ...
Article : 226 wordsSpeaking at Madison, in Wisconsin, U.S.A., Colonel Raymond Robbins, an Americin officer, declared that both French and American troops had mutinied, rather ...
Article : 152 wordsThe British Bulldog Club held its annual parado at the Djin Tea Carden, Alexandra parade, on Saturday afternoon. The entry in most of the classes was representative, a number of the ...
Article : 298 wordsMembers of the Suburban Master Builders Association held their annual smoke night at the Athen[?]um on Friday. The president (Mr. T. Shilleto) expressed regret ...
Article : 145 wordsAn agreement has been come to, operating immedintely, between the sheet metal workers and tinsmiths and their employers. The basic wage will be increased by 11/ a week and other rates by ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 8 Dec 1919, Page 7
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