The proposals of the Earl of Clarendon (Conservative) for the reform of the House of Lords were again before the Upper Chamber to-day. ...
Article : 570 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The first day of the second Test match on the Sydney Cricketground was played in perfect weather and under ideal conditions. There was a record ...
Article : 3,892 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The first day of the second Test match of the 1928.29 rubber will long be remembered by those who saw it. Australia had lost the toss in ...
Article : 1,140 wordsAbout 10 days ago representatives of the Waterside Workers' Federation called on the Premier (Sir William McPherson) and complained that many members of the ...
Article : 539 wordsIt is being said that if anything could justify the British proposal to reduce the numbet of sittings of the Count of the League of Nations from four to three ...
Article : 209 wordsThe latest bulletin regarding the condition of the king reads:- "The slight improvement noted in the King's condition last evening has keen ...
Article : 1,359 wordsFollowing the recount of the informal votes for the Senate in Victoria the commonwealth electoral officer for Victoria (Mr. S. Irwin) has received ...
Article : 343 wordsThe second session of the Aeronautical Conference was largely devoted to a disenssion of the scientifie elimination of the menace of fog to aviators. ...
Article : 158 wordsThe Paraguayan Charge d'Affaires delivered a Note to the State department describing the Bolivian-Paraguayan situatiou as giving rise to danger of "imminent ...
Article : 110 wordsThree Indian constables and six strikers were killed at Bombay in a clash between the police and cotton-mill strikers. Incited by Labour leaders an infuriated mob ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Mexico City correspondent of the "World" reports that rebels have occupied the town of Jicotepec, in the State of Jalisco. ...
Article : 88 wordsSYDEY, Friday.—Referring to the Statement that complete satisfaction was expressed by the Federal Country party Parliamentary committee with the recent ...
Article : 130 wordsMr. Hoover, President-elect of the Uuited States, arrived here to-day from Santiago de Chilc. His train for more than an hour passed over a 30-mile route lined with ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Government is sponsoring a plan to form a large new association to advertise throughout the world in order to attract visitors to Great Britain. The secretary ...
Article : 179 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The members of the British Economic Mission were engaged today in discussions on finance and triffic. There was a prolonged conference in the ...
Article : 225 wordsWLLLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.— The House of Representatives passed the Appropriation Bill. In the debate the PrimeMinister (Sir Joseph Ward) said that he ...
Article : 339 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The Sydney office of Burns, Philp Ltd. advised to-day that the steamer Morinda was still aground at the entrance to Dedcle Harbour on the coast ...
Article : 180 wordsThe results of the Roumanian general election thus far are:—Government, 365 seats; Liberals, 14; Jorgaveresco Coalition, 5; Magyar party, 7. ...
Article : 70 wordsSomething in the nature of a joke was played to-day on Senator Bruce, who is a pronounced "wet." Senator Bruce asked for the ...
Article : 174 wordsColonel Clegg, of Melbourne, who has returned from Glasgow, states that he endeavoured to deliver lectures there on the Big Brother movement, but the ...
Article : 119 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The directors of 'Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. announced to-day that the "important negoliations" referred to in October are still ...
Article : 70 wordsReports received from Longreach (Q.), which stated that the rain there this week had definitely broken the drought, were discounted by the Commonwealth ...
Article : 169 wordsPERTH, Friday.—Referring to New and Adams's contract for the supply of steel to the East Perth Government power station, Herbert Horsfall, who was ...
Article : 173 wordsBENDIGO, Friday.— A sensational robbery of diamond rings valued at about £100 occurred to-night at the jewellery shop of Mr. S. Krost, in McCrae street. At about ...
Article : 128 wordsUnemployed in Germany are in receipt of benefit funds amounting to £1,030,000, which is double the amount for December, 1927. ...
Article : 465 wordsThere was a special holiday to-day in Tokio, on the occasion of the civic celebration of the Emperor's enthroncement. The Emperor and Empress in a State ...
Article : 116 wordsRichard Greenlands, aged 66 years, an old-age pensioner, died at the Melbourne Hospital) yesterday. Plain-clothes Constable Stewart, of the Russell street police, ...
Article : 68 wordsIn addition to the four candidates already announced for the vacancy in the Bourke Ward of the City Council, caused by the death of Alderman Cabena, Dr. J. A. Troup, ...
Article : 65 wordsThe under secretary (Mr. W. P. Heathershaw) yesterday announced the following results of the elections for the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board and the ...
Article : 132 wordsAt the request of the Premier (Sir William McPherson) members of the Charities Board met him yeterday to discuss the administration of the Hospitals and ...
Article : 81 wordsFalling about 50ft. from a scaffolding early yesterday morning, Oliver Folan, aged 40 years, carpenter, of Cliff street, Brunswick, was so severely injured that he ...
Article : 127 wordsThe peril of the White Star liner Celtic (21,179 tons), which is on the rocks in Cobb Harbour (Queenstown), Ireland, was increased when the wind veered to a ...
Article : 73 wordsHOBART, Friday.— The Premier (Mr. McPhee) said to-night that following the rejection of the agreement by the Legislative Council for the sale of the Electrona ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Christmas distribution of the Lord Mayor's fund will be made next week. It is hoped that the cheques will be ready for despatch on Wednesday morning. The ...
Article : 122 wordsRussian hotel thieves robbed Mrs. Edith Stewart, a widow, of Elizabeth Bay, Sydnew, of £300 worth of jewellery and a letter of credit for £500 last night. She was on ...
Article : 65 wordsTo-morrow, the thrid Sunday in Advent, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8 o'clock, Mat[?] and Holy Communion will be sung at a quarter to 11 o'clock. Archdeacon Lauible will be the ...
Article : 168 wordsAccording to the Bureau of Statistics at Ottawa the value of the principal field crops of Canada this years is 1.051,043,000 dollars (£210,208,000). It is computed that ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 15 Dec 1928, Page 19
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