Tho principal matter discussed by the House of Representatives yesterday, when the amending Arbitiation Bill came up for further consideration in committee, was a ...
Article : 2,931 wordsThe executive of the Triple Allia[?]ce is remaining in continuous session discussing the threatened crisis in the coal[?] mining industry and has power to add to its ...
Article : 280 wordsThe curfew order issued in Belfast on Tuesday prohibiting any person from being in the streets between half-past 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. was rigidly enforced by the ...
Article : 356 wordsDuring the hearing of the claims of the Federal Public Service Assistants' Association in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Starke, after ...
Article : 345 wordsMr. Gregory [?] tention in the House of Represantatives yesterday to a statement by the Minister for Defence (Senator [?]) that if the ...
Article : 226 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.— The Advertising Men's Convention,at the departmental session this afternoon, discussed the question of obtaining information in reference to the ...
Article : 983 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Unions connected with the iron trades industry are not unanimous on the question of the Saturday morning strike. The following unions have ...
Article : 63 wordsCAIRNS (Q.), Thursday, — The Howard Smith steamer Mourilyan left Cairns for Townsville last night without portion of her crew, the men having [?]ome ashore at ...
Article : 221 wordsAt its meeting last evening the Trades Hall Council discussed the action of the Federal Government in proposing amendments of the Arbitration Act to limit the ...
Article : 114 wordsWith three days still to go before the second Peace Loan closes, the Commonwealth Bank, Melbourne,spent the busiest day of the campaign yesterday. When the ...
Article : 361 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday,—The president of the Employers' Federation (Mr. William Brooks) said to-day:"— "The adoption of a universal 44-hour week throughout the ...
Article : 229 wordsSTDNEY, Thursday.— A movement has been launched at the Sydney Trades Hall with the object of linking up all maritime, waterside, and transport unions into one ...
Article : 101 wordsFurther evidence in support of the Australian Trade and Labour Council's case for the reduction of the industrial working week to 44 hours was heard in the ...
Article : 366 wordsA Polish communique, issued on Wednesday afternoon, stated:—"We have occupied Augustorvo (near Suwall[?]i), on the Grodno-Vilna railway), and have captured ...
Article : 47 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. —The special tri bunal appointed to settle the coal miners' dispute continued its sittings to-day. A long discussion took place regarding ...
Article : 38 wordsA wireless message sent out from Moscow states that Russian working men in Australia have united in communist parties. They have appealed to their fellow- countrymen ...
Article : 70 wordsFather Jerger has reached Plymouth on the P. and O. liner Khyber. In an interview he professed to be innocent of the cause of his deportation ...
Article : 51 wordsFive shots were fired by Plain-clothes Constables McGuffi[?] and O'Connell at a mun whom they chased in Exhibition street last night. The man escaped,but a suspect was ...
Article : 446 wordsInformation received from Helsingfors states that it is unlikely that any grain will be exported from Russia in the next 12 months. ...
Article : 84 wordsMr Fenton (Cau.) asked the Treasurer (Sir Joseph Cook) in the House of Representatives yesterday, whether the Ministry proposed to submit any questions to the ...
Article : 103 wordsWANGARATTA, Thursday.— An election took place to-day in the NorthEastern Province to fill, the vacancy in,the Legislative Council caused by the death of ...
Article : 84 wordsThe United States may have to abrogate between 24 and 27 commercial treaties under the new Merchant Marin[?] Act, which requires notice of abrogation to be ...
Article : 149 wordsAn official investigation made in Washington shows that Germany is dumping inferior goods on the American markets at "cut-throat" prices, and is also dumping ...
Article : 43 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—The decision of the High Court was referred to in the House of Assembly to-day by Mr. Denny, who inquired whether the Premier did ...
Article : 190 wordsThe resolution passed by the Federal council of the Waterside Workers' Federation is to the effect that overtime shall cease after Monday, unless the bureaus ...
Article : 274 wordsMembers of the State Parliament are displaying moro interest in the coming elections than in the business of the country. The knowledge that in many ...
Article : 193 wordsMeetings of branches of the British Miners[?] Federation and the National Union of Clerks have bombarded the acting Agent-General for New South Wales (Sir ...
Article : 103 wordsThe t[?]r[?]ntenary of the sailing of the famous pilgrim ship "Mayflower' to Massachusetts, in the United States, is being celebrated at L[?]yden, Amsterdam, and ...
Article : 142 wordsCombing merinoes maintained a hardening tendency at the wool sales on Wednesday. Continental buyers are still competing strongly for Australian comeback, ...
Article : 57 wordsLieutenants Parer and McIntosh were the guests of the president (Captain G.J.C. Dyett) and the federal executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' ...
Article : 324 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Miss Bridget Partridge to-day made available for publication the sworn statement made by her on August 4, before a justice of the peace, ...
Article : 696 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.— Mr.W.H. Barnes, M.L.A., who was Treasurer in the last Liberal Government; in Queensland, in a statement to-day on the financial ...
Article : 199 wordsThe Moslem emigration movement from India to Afghanistan has now collapsed. Those who went and are still at Kabul are in a deplorable condition. Many of the ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was informed yesterday by Commander Fearnley, the coal administrator at Newcastle, that the Monaro had left for Melbourne ...
Article : 219 wordsKing Alfons[?] has approved of a reconstruction of the Spanish Cabinet under Senor Dat[?] as Premier The retiring Premier is Senor Maurua. ...
Article : 69 wordsOn behalf of the Victorian Railways Commissioners, Mr.P.J. Carolan yesterday replied, before the Railway Classification Board, to the claims submitted by the ...
Article : 322 wordsPERTH, Tuesday.— In the legislative Council to-day, the address in Reply debate was concluded by the Minister for Education (Mr. Colbatch), who ...
Article : 123 wordsKhalifat agitators have been busy lately on the Indian frontier, and anti-British propaganda, together with intrigue among the frontier tribes, has caused a serious ...
Article : 106 wordsMr. Justice lliggins declared in the Arbitration Court yesterday that it is his intention to continue his judicial inquiry into the application of the 44-hour week to ...
Article : 733 wordsIncluded in the responsibilities of the Defence department is the administration of several manufacturing establishments. In addition to the arsenal group, ...
Article : 215 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday[?]— Fresh trouble has occurred in connection with the coal supply, a dispute at the Black-ball mine causing concern. The mine has ...
Article : 100 wordsVarious details of the measure to proVide a superannuation fund for the Federal public service, which the Federal Ministry proposes to introduce this session, are now ...
Article : 84 wordsThe United States legation in Havana has issued a warning to the Cuban people that the United States will prevent violence or revolutionary activities at the ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) referred in the House of Representatives yesterday to the question asked him on Wednesday by Mr. Fleming (Na[?].,N.S.W.) ...
Article : 98 wordsIt was stated on good authority last night that the Federal Ministry had arranged with Mr. P[?]r[?]y Hunter, of Sydney, to proceed to London at an early date to ...
Article : 114 wordsFour hundred members of the Iron Foundry Employees' Union, at a meeting at the Trades Hall last night, discussed for three hours the difficulty which has arisen in ...
Article : 281 wordsIn November of last year a committee was appointed by the British Government to prepare a scheme of Imperial wireless communication, and its report was ...
Article : 115 wordsA reunion and dinner was held at Sargent's Cafe last night by the 21st Battalion Association, to celebrate the anniversary of the torpedoing of the transport Southland ...
Article : 107 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—After a discussion extending over a fortnight, the amendment to the Address in Reply moved by the leader of the Opposition (Sir George Fuller) ...
Article : 168 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Further consideration has been given by the State Cabinet to the scheme of the Minister for Health and Motherhood (Mr. M[?]Girr) to provide a ...
Article : 167 wordsSUVA (Fiji), Thursday.—The Legislative Council elections resulted as follows:- Southern Division.—Francis Emil Ri[?]menschn[?]ider (elected), 80; Robert Crompton, ...
Article : 66 wordsFREMANTLE (1,880 Miles). —Arrived.—Sept. 2— Koori[?]ga and Karoola, from Eastern States; Sanno M[?]ru, from Christmas Island; R.M.S. Orsova[?] from London. Sailed.—Sept. 2—Milt[?]ndes, for United ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 3 Sep 1920, Page 7
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