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  2. REDUCTION OF HOURS.

    Tho principal matter discussed by the House of Representatives yesterday, when the amending Arbitiation Bill came up for further consideration in committee, was a ...

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  3. BRITISH COAL CRISIS.

    The 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 ...

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  4. BELFAST RIOTING.

    The 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 ...

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  5. WORK AND WAGES.

    During the hearing of the claims of the Federal Public Service Assistants' Association in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Starke, after ...

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  6. SECOND PEACE LOAN.

    Mr. Gregory [?] tention in the House of Represantatives yesterday to a statement by the Minister for Defence (Senator [?]) that if the ...

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  7. DOUBTFUL ADVERTISEMENTS.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.— The Advertising Men's Convention,at the departmental session this afternoon, discussed the question of obtaining information in reference to the ...

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  8. SATURDAY MORNING STRIKE.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Unions connected with the iron trades industry are not unanimous on the question of the Saturday morning strike. The following unions have ...

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  9. CREW LEAVES STEAMER

    CAIRNS (Q.), Thursday, — The Howard Smith steamer Mourilyan left Cairns for Townsville last night without portion of her crew, the men having [?]ome ashore at ...

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  10. TRADES HALL VIEW.

    At 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 ...

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  11. Victorian Subscriptions, £2,289,720

    With 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 ...

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  12. COST OF LIVING INCREASED.

    SYDNEY, Thursday,—The president of the Employers' Federation (Mr. William Brooks) said to-day:"— "The adoption of a universal 44-hour week throughout the ...

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  13. Transport Workers' Project.

    STDNEY, 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 ...

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  14. SHORTER WORKING WEEK.

    Further 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 ...

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  15. POLISH SUCCESSES.

    A Polish communique, issued on Wednesday afternoon, stated:—"We have occupied Augustorvo (near Suwall[?]i), on the Grodno-Vilna railway), and have captured ...

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  16. Coal-Mining Dispute.

    SYDNEY, Thursday. —The special tri bunal appointed to settle the coal miners' dispute continued its sittings to-day. A long discussion took place regarding ...

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  17. RUSSIANS IN AUSTRALIA.

    A 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 ...

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  18. Father Jerger at Plymouth.

    Father 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 ...

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  19. SHOTS IN CITY[?] STREET.

    Five 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 ...

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  20. Russian Harvest Poor.

    Information received from Helsingfors states that it is unlikely that any grain will be exported from Russia in the next 12 months. ...

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  21. CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS.

    Mr Fenton (Cau.) asked the Treasurer (Sir Joseph Cook) in the House of Representatives yesterday, whether the Ministry proposed to submit any questions to the ...

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  22. STATE ELECTIONS.

    WANGARATTA, Thursday.— An election took place to-day in the NorthEastern Province to fill, the vacancy in,the Legislative Council caused by the death of ...

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  23. American Shipping Law.

    The 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 ...

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  24. German Goods in Britain.

    An official investigation made in Washington shows that Germany is dumping inferior goods on the American markets at "cut-throat" prices, and is also dumping ...

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  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POSITION.

    ADELAIDE, 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 ...

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  26. RESTIVE WATERSIDE WORKERS

    The resolution passed by the Federal council of the Waterside Workers' Federation is to the effect that overtime shall cease after Monday, unless the bureaus ...

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  27. Early Prorogation in Favour.

    Members of the State Parliament are displaying moro interest in the coming elections than in the business of the country. The knowledge that in many ...

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  28. Belated Thunder.

    Meetings of branches of the British Miners[?] Federation and the National Union of Clerks have bombarded the acting Agent-General for New South Wales (Sir ...

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  29. "Mayflower" Pilgrims.

    The 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 ...

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  30. London Wool Sales.

    Combing merinoes maintained a hardening tendency at the wool sales on Wednesday. Continental buyers are still competing strongly for Australian comeback, ...

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  31. PARER AND McINTOSH.

    Lieutenants Parer and McIntosh were the guests of the president (Captain G.J.C. Dyett) and the federal executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' ...

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  32. SISTER LIGOURI'S STORY.

    SYDNEY, 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, ...

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  33. QUEENSLAND FINANCES.

    BRISBANE, 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 ...

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  34. Moslem Emigrants.

    The 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 ...

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  35. COAL SHORTAGE.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was informed yesterday by Commander Fearnley, the coal administrator at Newcastle, that the Monaro had left for Melbourne ...

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  36. New Spanish Ministry.

    King Alfons[?] has approved of a reconstruction of the Spanish Cabinet under Senor Dat[?] as Premier The retiring Premier is Senor Maurua. ...

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  37. SUNDAY WORK IN RAILWAYS.

    On behalf of the Victorian Railways Commissioners, Mr.P.J. Carolan yesterday replied, before the Railway Classification Board, to the claims submitted by the ...

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  38. WEST AUSTRALIAN DEFICIT.

    PERTH, Tuesday.— In the legislative Council to-day, the address in Reply debate was concluded by the Minister for Education (Mr. Colbatch), who ...

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  39. Indian Frontier Unrest.

    Khalifat agitators have been busy lately on the Indian frontier, and anti-British propaganda, together with intrigue among the frontier tribes, has caused a serious ...

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  40. REFERENCES IN COURT.

    Mr. 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 ...

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  41. DEFENCE FORCE FACTORIES.

    Included in the responsibilities of the Defence department is the administration of several manufacturing establishments. In addition to the arsenal group, ...

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  42. Trouble in New Zealand.

    WELLINGTON (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 ...

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  43. SUPERANNUATION BILL.

    Various 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 ...

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  44. GENERAL CABLES.

    The 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 ...

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  45. WOOL DIVIDEND.

    The 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.) ...

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  46. IMMIGRATION POLICY.

    It 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 ...

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  47. IRON TRADES DISPUTE.

    Four 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 ...

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  48. IMPERIAL WIRELESS CHAIN.

    In November of last year a committee was appointed by the British Government to prepare a scheme of Imperial wireless communication, and its report was ...

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  49. SOUTHLAND ANNIVERSARY.

    A 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 ...

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  50. N.S.W. PARLIAMENT.

    SYDNEY, 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) ...

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  51. ENDOWMENT OF MOTHERHOOD.

    SYDNEY, 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 ...

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  52. FIJI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    SUVA (Fiji), Thursday.—The Legislative Council elections resulted as follows:- Southern Division.—Francis Emil Ri[?]menschn[?]ider (elected), 80; Robert Crompton, ...

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  53. LATE SHIPPING NEWS.

    FREMANTLE (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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  54. Classified Advertising

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