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  2. LATE MARKETS.

    Cattle Market.—Monday, May 17.—1,273 yarded, comprising 697 from the for north, 203 from the middle and lower north, 12 from the north-east, 95 from the south and south-east, 40 from the ...

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  3. UNIVERSITY "RAG.

    The remarkable interview forced upon the Governor of the New South Wales (Sir Walter Davidson) by Sydney University students on Saturday, is reported in The ...

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  4. TSING-TAO.

    The British Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai, at ate annual meeting, adopted a resolution in favour of China's claim to Shantung. Mr. A. W. Burkill ...

    Article : 81 words
  5. LATE CABLES.

    The ex-President of the French Republic (M. Raymond Poincare) has resigned the Presidency of the Reparations Commission for the reason that the recent inter-Allied ...

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  6. GERMAN INDEMNITY.

    The Evening Standard indicates that possibly the Allies will raise an inter­national loan for the purpose of mobili­zing Germany's indemnity, and to allow ...

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  7. THE PRINCE'S TOUR.

    A remarkable display by school children in connection with the visit of the Prince of Wales was given at Dunedin this morning, rivalling that of Auckland It was ...

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  8. FALL IN PRICES.

    Twenty-four cities throughout the United States report price cutting by 20 to 50 per cent, on all merchandise, even including automobiles. This has resulted ...

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  9. PEACE TERMS MODIFICATION.

    Mr. Asquith. speaking to-day at the Central Hall, Westminster, pointed to the tragic situation which existed throughout Europe, and said that in his opinion the ...

    Article : 69 words
  10. MAUBEUGE SURRENDER JUSTIFIED.

    The French courtmartial has acquitted all the officers who were accused of un-military conduct in the surrender to the Germans of the fortreea of Maubeuge in ...

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  11. THE LABOUR TRUMPET.

    The following statement, representing the Labour view of the policy of the Premier (as declared in his speech at Gladstone on Tuesday night) was ...

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  12. MANCHESTER WOOL SALES.

    The Port of Manchester ia agitating for Australian wool sales to be held there alternatively with Liverpool. It is understood that Manchester bankers will ...

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  13. POLAND AND RUSSIA.

    Moderate Labour representatives in the House of Commons, including Messrs. Brace, Clynes, Will Crooks, and Hodge, bare issued a manifesto of protest against ...

    Article : 73 words
  14. RAILWAYS UNIFICATION.

    A Government Bill las been introduced in, the French Chamber of Deputies to secure the administrative unification of all the French railways. It is proposed to ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. THE ARMENIAN MANDATE.

    Following upon a Cabinet meeting held at Washington, at which the subject of an American mandate over Armenia was discussed, it was reported that the matter ...

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  16. FRENCH STRIKE COLLAPSING.

    The French strikers are returning to work on the railways and at the ports. Practically all the coasting vessels have re­sumed traffic, and there are several other ...

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  17. APPEAL FROM EASTERN EUROPE.

    It is officially announced that the British Treasury has spent £452,329 since June last in grants to voluntary societies for the relief of the famine-stricken areas ...

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  18. FIGHTING IN RUSSIA.

    A warsaw communique announces that a Boshevik attack in the Kieff region has been repulsed. The Bosheviks have begun an attack With five divisions on the Polish ...

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  19. GERMAN EX-ROYALTIES.

    The Netherlands Foreign Minister, re­plying to a question in the Chamber of Deputies at the Hague, said tho State had spent no money on behalf of the ex-Kaiser ...

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  20. REINFORCEMENTS FOR BATOUM.

    Six French battalions have been dispatched to Batoum to strengthen the allied garrison there, and to deal with the trouble that is inevitable as the ...

    Article : 46 words
  21. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 204 words
  22. SHIPPING TRIBUNAI

    The tribunal appointed to consider the claims of members of the Institute of Marine Engineers held its first sitting to-day. Che Chairman is Lieut-Gen. Sir John ...

    Article : 194 words
  23. NO HELP LIKELY.

    Congress does not seem inclined to vote appropriations in aid of Central Europe along the lines Mr. Davidson suggested. Members point out that the United States ...

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  24. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    The President (Mi. Givens) took the Chair at 3 p.m.—Blankets for Broken Hill.— The Minister for Defence (Mr. Pearce) ...

    Article : 285 words
  25. A DANCER'S ROMANCE.

    Further evidence was heard to-day in connection with the breach of promise action in which Ellen Maingay Daniels (Daisy Yates) is suing to ...

    Article : 478 words
  26. NATIONALITY BILL.

    Lord Stanhope, moving, in the House of Lords to-day, the second reading of tho British Nationality and Status of Aliens Bill, said the measure to a large extent ...

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  27. AERIAL ESCORT TO MEET [?] RENOWN.

    At the request of the Prince of Wales, Lieut, Commander Lionel Robinson, D.S.O., Naval Assistant to the First Naval Member, has been appointed to His Royal ...

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  28. PARKIN COLLEGE PRINCIPAL.

    In the presence of a large congregation a re­cognition service and welcome was tendered to the new Principal of Parkin College (the Rev. E. S. Keok M.A., B.D.), in Brougham Place Church ...

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  29. LATE SHARES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 398 words
  30. LATE SPORTING.

    Scratchings notified today:—Melbourne Hunt Club Meeting.—Lyndhurst Handicap—Gringalet. Dingley Maiden Plate—Bush Song. Oakleigh Welter-Scotch Haze. ...

    Article : 121 words
  31. GENERAL CABLES.

    Owing to transport difficulties in France, most of the French cherries are arriving in England in bad condition. Other French and Spanish fruits are very scarce. This ...

    Article : 65 words
  32. WOOL CONTROL.

    Following upon sectional meetings of woolgrowers on Tuesday, a Joint conference of representatives of each interest was held at the Melbourne ...

    Article : 104 words
  33. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Speaker (Mr. Elliot Johnson) tooK the Chair at 2.30 p.m. —Public Accounts Committee Bill.— The Prime Minister, by leave, introduced ...

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  34. TRIBUTE TO SIR THOMAS MACKENZIE.

    An influential committee of business men and the Australian Agents-General is arranging for a farewell banquet to Sir Thomas Mackenzie on his retirement from ...

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  35. LATE MINING.

    MANNUM, May 19.—Several years ago, while sinking a well in the [?] district (then Hildersheam), the owner of the land discovered that the sides of the well were composed of ...

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  36. DEVONSHIRE HOUSE TRANSFORMATION.

    The purchasers of Devonshire House—the London residence of the Duke of Devonshire—intend to demolish the buildings and erect on ...

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  37. CASUALTIES.

    The City Coroner (Dr. W. Ramsay Smith) conducted an enquiry at the Glenelg Police Court on Wednesday morning into the circumstances attending the ...

    Article : 330 words
  38. NOTES AND QUERIES.

    From "ALMA FARMER":—The Prime Minister, in hid reply to Mr. Hill, said that finally, after further negotiations, the British authorities made a new offer to buy ...

    Article : 296 words
  39. AMERICA AND AUSTRALIAN HIDES.

    The Commonwealth Trade Commissioner n the United States (Mr. Sheldon) yesterday visited Atlantic City, and there addressed the conference of the hides and ...

    Article : 96 words
  40. GOLDFIELDS ITEMS.

    For weeks a syndicate has been experimenting with a machine with which the inventor claims to locate the position of ore bodies. It is known as Webb's lode finder. The Syndicate has pegged ...

    Article : 150 words
  41. Advertising

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  42. LATE SHIPPING.

    SYDNEY.—Arrived: May 19—Nikko Maru, Japan an Hongkong via ports; Kallatina, Hobart; Geranium (minesweeper), returned to port, in quarantine; Mawatta and Marsina ...

    Article : 167 words
  43. QUEENSLAND AND COTTON-GROWING.

    The Queensland Premier (Air. Theodore) told an Australian Press Association representative that definite steps to establish cotton growing in Queensland would be ...

    Article : 204 words
  44. LATE COMMERCIAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 286 words
  45. PEACE EXHIBITION.

    Mr. Rees Rees, principal in the firm of Hawke & Co., Kapunda, one of the oldest engineering firms in South Australia, who has been acting as one of the judges in ...

    Article : 95 words
  46. THE GOVERNMENT POLICY.

    From E. J. CRAIGIE:—The hybrid system of electoral reform proposed by Sir. Barwell should be opposed by every believer in democratic government. It ...

    Article : 326 words
  47. Advertising

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  48. Advertising

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  49. EXHAUSTED OILFIELDS.

    According to Government statistics of the United States oil-producing fields, 40 per cent, of them are exhausted. The United States to-day furnishes 60 per cent. ...

    Article : 35 words
  50. Advertising

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  51. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 words
  52. CANADA'S FINANCES.

    The Canadian Minister of Finance (Sir Henry Draytan) in a speech to-day said that 70 per cent of Canada's imports last year came from the United States. The ...

    Article : 53 words
  53. QUEENSLAND DELEGATION.

    The Philp (Queensland citizens') delegation to London to protest against the efforts of the Caucus Government to secure the permanent appointment of Mr. ...

    Article : 64 words
  54. PORT ADELAIDE ORPHEUS SOCIETY.

    The twentieth annual meeting of the Port Adelaide Orpheus Society was held in St. Paul's Schoolroom, Port Adelaide, on Monday. Mr. G. Pundney presided over a large attendance. The ...

    Article : 160 words
  55. MISCELLANEOUS.

    [To Correspondents.—The extreme pressure on space renders necessary the exclusion of many letters Which ordinarily would be published, and the condonation of others which we printed. ...

    Article : 45 words
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