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  2. GREEK KING DEAD.

    King Alexander of Greece died on Monday night as the result of the illness which followed upon a bite by a pet monkey. Madame Manos the commoner whom ...

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  3. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    In the assembly on Tuesday the Minister of Railways (Hon. W. Hague), in reply to Mr. McLachlan, said the estimated cost a mile for building the line from Long ...

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  4. DEATH OF McSWINEY.

    The Lord Mayor of Cork (Mr. McSwiney) did not recover consciousness, and died at 5.40 a.m. His brother John and Chaplain Father Dominic were present at ...

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  5. WAY-WORN WARRIORS.

    Out at Beaumont there are living contradictions of the Osler dictum that man is old at 40—or too old at 40 is it? In the Beaumont Retreat, which is conducted by ...

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  6. AUTOMOTIVE SHOW.

    Up to Tuesday afternoon between 23,000 and 24.000 persons had visited the Automotive Show at the Exhibition Building. In the evening the turnstiles registered ...

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  7. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    H.R.H. the Prince of Wales is writing the preface for a book picturing ha Australian and New Zealand tour. The volume is to be sold on behalf of St. Dunstan's ...

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  8. PRINCE PAUL TO SUCCEED

    The Greek Premier (M. Venizelos) say that pending the completion of the general elections, a viceroyalty will be set up; but that subsequently it is intended that Prince ...

    Article : 297 words
  9. THE BOOLCOMATTA ESTATE.

    Mr. Jenkins asked the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Hon. G. R. Latter) in the Assembly on Tuesday, upon what conditions the leases of portions of the ...

    Article : 223 words
  10. WESTERN ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHT.

    In the machinery hall, Messrs. Newton, McLaren, Ltd., are exhibiting the now well-known Western Electric Power and Light Plant for suppling electricity ti country ...

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  11. ANOTHER FATAL HUNGER STRIKE.

    Joseph Murphy, who had been on hunger strike for 75 days, died in Cork Prison on Monday ...

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  12. DE VALERA'S "PROMISE

    Irish societies in the United States are arranging to hold large mass meeting and memorial services in memory of the late Ald McSwiney. The Mayor of New ...

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  13. BRITISH COAL STRIKE

    The Government official estimate is that at least 2,000,000 persons (Including the miners) have been thrown out of work as a result of the coal strike ...

    Article : 76 words
  14. MORE POLICE KILLED.

    Sinn Feiners ambushed a police party at Grange, County Sligo, yesterday, and killed three of the constables. Three more were dangerously wounded, and three policemen ...

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  15. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

    House of Assembly, Tuesday Evening. For three hours this afternoon the Assembly was chasing itself in and out of a hollow log, at both ends of which there ...

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  16. "FLOOD THE COUNCIL."

    The executive of the Australian Labour Party has decided to ask the Government to take immediate steps to swamp the Legislative Council by the appointment of ...

    Article : 133 words
  17. APPEALS TO THE KING.

    A number of appeals were made last month to the King to personally exercise the royal prerogative and release the Lord Mayor of Cork. Through Lord Stamford. ...

    Article : 209 words
  18. A HOPEFUL SIGN.

    [?]then discussions with the (Ministers to-day, and then met their executive. The executive, after considering the Government's ...

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  19. TEXTILE WORKERS IDLE

    In consequence of the strike of transport workers few textile works are running at Bradford. One manufacturer, who owns six mills and pays out £7,000 weekly ...

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  20. SOLDIER SETTLEMENT.

    Evidence was given to-day by J. G. R. Bryant (formerly director of soldier settlement), at the enquiry by Mr. Justice Street, under royal commission into the ...

    Article : 118 words
  21. ROUMANIAN GENERAL STRIKE

    The Labour union Executive at Bucharest has declared a general strike. The Government has proclaimed a state of siege and established a press censorship. ...

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  22. FIRST DEATH FROM HUNGER-STRTKE RECALLED.

    Karl Dunwell, a Stourbrkige instrument maker, who had been committed to Worcester Gaol for contempt of Court, refused to take food for five days, His death ...

    Article : 177 words
  23. CASUALTIES.

    On Tuesday morning at Port Adelaide the City Coroner (Dr. Ramsay Smith) held in enquiry into the cause of the death of Joseph O'Loughhlin, which occurred at ...

    Article : 224 words
  24. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS.

    The counting of ballot papers in connection with the State elections is almost complete. The retiring Labour candidate for Eaglehawk (Mr. Tunnecliffe) has been ...

    Article : 171 words
  25. GROWING COSTS OF STATE.

    The State Treasurer moved in the Legislative Assembly this evening for a month's supply, £2,860,200. This is the second of supply asked by Mr. Lang ...

    Article : 336 words
  26. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

    In the Circuit Court to-day before Mr. Justice Gordon and a jury, Neil Charles McLean, Station hand, was charged with having on September 4, at Strusn near ...

    Article : 174 words
  27. A CONSTABLE COMPENSATED

    Constable Dunne has been awarded £2,500 as compensation for injuries received in defending the Cloyne police barracks against an attack. ...

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  28. AN INCENDIARY FIRE.

    A hosiery factory at Baudon (County Cork) has suffered a severe loss by fire. The entire Stock and machinery were destroyed, and the damage has been ...

    Article : 120 words
  29. THE BASIC WAGE.

    The Basic Wage Commission is finding difficulty in dealing with the central point of fixing the basic wage for the Commonwealth, in view of the ever-increasing cost ...

    Article : 113 words
  30. STRUCK BY SCAFFOLDING.

    When walking near to the premises of John Martin &. Co., Limited, in Rundle street, at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Mr. Ernest Willment, of 31 Aveland avenue. North ...

    Article : 67 words
  31. PROHIBITION POLL IN VICTORIA.

    The revision of figures relating to the State liquor referendum show that 144 districts have favoured continuance, 68 reduction, and two no-licence. To-day's figures ...

    Article : 45 words
  32. FOUND DROWNED.

    PORT PIRIE, October 26.—This morning Mr. C. Durham (Harbours Board foreman) saw the body of an elderly ex-policeman. Michael Murphy, in the water ...

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  33. REDS AND WRANGEL.

    The Bolshevik Minister for War (M. Trotsky) is supervising the organization of the Red forces at Kharkov. A general attack on Gen. Wrangel'a army is ...

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  34. COUNTRY SHOWS.

    Last Wednesday afternoon and evening a successful show was held in the Britannia Hall, Berri. Although there had been several such displays previously, this was the first conducted ...

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  35. A BOGUS INTERVIEW.

    Mr. H. G. Wells, who was arrived in London after his visit to Russia, at the invitation of the Soviet Government, denies the truth of the cablegram from Riga on ...

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  36. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

    PETERBOROUGH, October 26.—Cr. A. D. Garwood met with a painful accent at the locomotive sheds yesterday. He was at work near the doors of the sheds when ...

    Article : 96 words
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  38. SEND NO GUNS!

    A proclamation issued prohibiting the export of artillery guns and other weapons and ammunition without the consent of the Minister for Trade and Customs. The ...

    Article : 100 words
  39. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    Replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly this evening, the Minister for Health said that the Broken Hill Council had been given 24 hours' notice to settle ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. LEAGUE EXPENSES.

    The proposed Budget of the League of Nations for 1921 amounts to 20,000,000 gold francs. Australia's share will be £54,000 (approximately), and New Zealand's ...

    Article : 37 words
  41. MILITARY AMALGAMATION.

    Officers of combatant branches of permanent military forces are being organised into one corps, to be known as the Staff Corps. It will consist of officers at ...

    Article : 170 words
  42. SOUTH AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVE.

    Lord Robert Cecil has accepted an invitation to represent South Africa at the Geneva Conference of the League of Nations. ...

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  43. JAPAN EXCLUDING FRUIT.

    Canadian Government officiate nave received information that Japan has placed in embargo on the importation of fruit from the United States. Canada, Australia ...

    Article : 56 words
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