The president of the Royal Agricultural Society (Mr. C. E. Merrett) presided at the Commonwealth luncheon. The principal guests were the Prime Minister (Mr. ...
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Article : 126 wordsMr. Frank Hodges (Civil Lord of the Admiralty) at Tamworth made a vigorous attack on the Dawes report. Reparations, he said, might be good politics, but they ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Postmaster General (Mr. Gibson), when in London, road many amazing reports in reputable morning papers. He replied to some of them, but found that if ...
Article : 891 wordsThroughout the Commonwealth the name of Mr. T. A. Grant is well known as the founder of the Glen Elgin stud of Ayrshires at Toolern Vale. For 20 years ...
Article : 1,555 wordsThe Dublin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" expects that the Irish Free State Cabinet will resign directly Dail Eireann reassembles. It is also expected ...
Article : 156 wordsDifficulties are being experienced in drafting a security pact. It is now generally felt that the pact when it comes to be submitted to the Assembly of the ...
Article : 241 wordsIn the new arts' building at the Melbourne University last night, Professor John Adams delivered the first of a series of lectures on education. He was ...
Article : 784 wordsMr. Pennington, M.L.A., Victorian Commissioner at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, who returned yesterday by the R.M.S. Osterley from England, said ...
Article : 609 wordsThe so-called "Independent Navy," which consists of one cruiser, two gunboats, and two destroyers, which have hitherto been controlled by Lu ...
Article : 108 wordsNumerous "no-more-war" demonstrations have occurred in the United Kingdom. The "Daily Herald" quotes a speech made in Berlin by the leader of the Independent ...
Article : 106 wordsThe British delegation conferred on questions of arbitration and security. All their aspects were debated. The Australians fully presented their viewpoint. ...
Article : 171 wordsLong-standing dissatisfaction with the management has existed among the office employees of the Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Mail Steamship Company ...
Article : 251 wordsA shocking tragedy occurred on a farm at Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland. A party of men and women engaged as potato gatherers, slept in a partitioned loft ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Express" had an exclusive interview with Lord Parmoor, who ridiculed the suggestion that he had pledged the British Navy ...
Article : 140 wordsThe ignition of a film in a picture show at Smyrna caused terrible loss of life. According to the latest reports 100 people perished. ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. Asquith added his voice to the condemnation of the Russian treaty in the course of a letter to a correspondent, in which he especially condemns the projected ...
Article : 142 wordsA committee of the League of Nations is discussing the joint AngloFrance-Belgian resolution with regard to Georgia. All the speakers ...
Article : 276 wordsSiguor Mascagni, the Italian composer, with an opera company of 1,000 members, is stranded in Berlin owing to failure in the production of "Aida." Signor ...
Article : 90 wordsUnder the auspices of the Royal Colonial Institute (Victorian branch) two visitors to Melbourne were entertained at lunchion at Scott's Hotel yesterday. They were ...
Article : 832 wordsSilk estimated to measure 3,000 yards in length was stolen by thieves who visited the factory of Beath, Schiess, and Felstead Ltd., 109 Russell street, city, in the ...
Article : 299 wordsA settlement was effected yesterday in the dispute at the Williamstown shipyards. The trouble was associated with differences which had arisen since the Melbourne ...
Article : 233 wordsA heavy gale was experienced throughout the country last night. It descended with particular force on Blackpool. Thousands of holiday-makers were awakened by the ...
Article : 95 wordsWhat appears to have been the action of a mentally deranged man was reported to the police yesterday by Mrs. F. Elliott and her daughter, of Greensborough road, ...
Article : 278 wordsIn an interview with the Rosta News Agency, the Soviet commissary for foreign affairs (M. Te[?]) complained that imp[?]rialistic countries were conducting a ...
Article : 182 wordsThe Argentine airman Zanni, who left Amsterdam on July 26, to fly round the world, arrived at Hong Kong yesterday.— Reuter. ...
Article : 213 wordsA special meeting of memebers of the Ship Painters and Dockers' Union was held last night to discuss the basis of settlement of the dock labourers' strike ...
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Article : 53 wordsBefore Mr. R. Knight, P.M., at the City Court on Monday, Sir Sidney Kidman was charged with having failed to furnish his land tax returns for 1923[?]24. ...
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Article : 42 wordsBy the Sydney express yesterday Captain J. R. Patrick reached Melbourne to atten a meeting of shippers which he has convened for this afternoon at half ...
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Article : 70 wordsThe light cruiser Sydney has been refitted at Sydney, and has been commissioned to replace the Melbourne as flagship of the Australian Fleet. Commodore ...
Article : 316 wordsThe will of Mr. Wiliam Bowring, late of Deepdene, merchant, who died on July 28, was filed for probate yesterday. T[?]tutor left real estate of a [?] value of ...
Article : 198 wordsFinal consideration was given by the State Cabinet yesterday to the Supply Bill and the Motor-'bus Regulation Bill. The Supply Bill will be submitted to the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 23 Sep 1924, Page 19
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