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  2. WHAT THE WAR TAUGHT.

    The exigencies of the war put the resources of our manufacturers to the test. Imports were stopped and focal substitutes had to be found or the business abandoned. ...

    Article : 1,570 words
  3. DISARMAMENT QUESTION.

    The Tokio correspondent of The New York World has interviewed the Japanese Foreign Minister (Viscount Uchida) on the subject of international disarmament. The ...

    Article : 148 words
  4. THE MAN ON THE LAND.

    The New South Wales Government Statistician (Mr. H. A. Smith) has issued a preliminary forecast of the wheat crop of the current season. Not all the returns ...

    Article : 427 words
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  6. THE HOHENZOLLERNS.

    The correspondent of Le Matin, at The Hague, says that the Netherlands Government intends to ask the Hohenzollerns to leave Holland, as it has obtained ...

    Article : 399 words
  7. THE MARITIME STRUGGLE.

    By unanimous vote the Victorian section of the Stewards' Union at a mass meeting to-day reiterated its determination to remain on strike until a satisfactory basis ...

    Article : 402 words
  8. CRACKING THE WHIP.

    The State Parliamentary Labour Caucus to-day considered the position arising out of the cracking of the whip by the executive of the Australian Labour Party on ...

    Article : 232 words
  9. MILITARY TRAINING.

    If the Federal Ministry decides to go ahead with the proposal that citizen force training shall include a camp of 70 days' duration for a first year trainee, it will be ...

    Article : 508 words
  10. THE ESMONDE AFFAIR.

    The Minuter for Home and Territories (Mr. Poynton) decided to-day that Mr. Osmond T. G. Esmonde, the young Irishman who has been detained on the steamer ...

    Article : 143 words
  11. SHIPPING.

    Semaphore Tides—Wednesday, Jan. 19—[?] of high and low waters, doubtful. ARRIVED.—Jan. 18. City of Bristol, 4,345, Hay, New York [?] ...

    Article : 1,277 words
  12. "FURTHER COMMONWEALTH CONSIDERATION."

    The final decision that Australia is closed to Mr. O. T. G. Esmonde was made known in Sydney to-day, following further consideration of the matter by the ...

    Article : 99 words
  13. AMERICAN ACTION.

    The United Stages Houses of Congress last night passed a joint resolution reducing the American standing army to 175,000, after the Senate had reconsidered ...

    Article : 54 words
  14. AN OPPOSITION SURPRISE.

    The Labour Caucus meeting was held in strictest privacy. The Prime Minister (Mr. Storey), who was given a cordial reception, defended the position taken up ...

    Article : 337 words
  15. DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL.

    The Washington correspondent of The New York Times says:—"I have learned authoritatively in spite of London denials, that the British Ambassador at ...

    Article : 139 words
  16. NORTH-SOUTH RAILWAY.

    The Minister for Home and Territories (Mr. Poynton) strongly opposes the proposal that the suggested North-South Railway—which would be built at the expense ...

    Article : 376 words
  17. A JEWELLER HOODWINEED.

    An extraordinary episode is reported from Dundalk, County South. The story is that by a clever criminal plot a local jeweller. Mr. Hakenjos, was robbed of ...

    Article : 201 words
  18. UNEMPLOYED ARMY INCREASING.

    The number of unemployed in the state is increasing daily. Many marine engineers who are not taking any official part in the stewards' strike have been added to ...

    Article : 267 words
  19. EX-KAISER'S SMUGGLED CASH.

    In the House of Commons on December 1. Mr. Clough (C.U., Keighley) asked the Prime Minister whether it was correct that in January, 1919, £1583,000 was paid to ...

    Article : 277 words
  20. CONTROLLING FLAG SMUT.

    The sports of flag smut (the tine black dusty matter which is observable on crushing a leaf of an infected wheat plant) can reach the wheat grain in two ways:—(1) ...

    Article : 359 words
  21. CITIZENS' FORCES AND "COLOUR PATCHES."

    Much interest has been centred in the proposed adoption of "colour patches" for the units of the citizen forces, when rr[?] It is intended so far as ...

    Article : 164 words
  22. INFERIOR COAL.

    The Wellington branch of the locomotive men's union of New Zealand has sent an ultimatum to the Government. Owing to the inferior quality of the coal supplied on ...

    Article : 84 words
  23. A SMALLPOX CASE.

    A case of smallpox was discovered on the Oceanic Company's steamer Ventura on her arrival here from San Francisco this morning. The vessel immediately went ...

    Article : 104 words
  24. THE COLONIAL SECRETARYSHIP.

    The London newspapers state definitely that Mr. Churchill will accept the Colonial (Secretaryship, although the official) announcement may be delayed several days. ...

    Article : 89 words
  25. POSITION IN QUEENSLAND.

    At a largely attended mass meeting of maritime stewards to-night it was unanimously resolved to still stick by their leaders, and any developments that might ...

    Article : 69 words
  26. DOMINION CRICKET TOUR.

    The selectors for the board of control are obliged to find players to fill three places in the cricket team for New Zealand, owing to H. L. Hendry (N.S.W.) ...

    Article : 54 words
  27. A FAMOUS BATTLE.

    Dernancourt, a village between Albert and Villere-Bretonneux, is one of the places where South Australians participated in a decisive battle for the defence ...

    Article : 788 words
  28. UNEMPLOYMENT IN WALES.

    The great Glamor[?]ire steelworks of Dowlais, near Merthyr-Tydvil, are suffering from lack of orders to such an extent that they hare given four week's notice of ...

    Article : 43 words
  29. BARRIER NEWS.

    A notice issued by the Technical Health Commission states:—"A list of the names of all prisons examined by the previous commission has been prepared, and is being ...

    Article : 837 words
  30. AFRICAN ATHLETES' TOURS.

    The Transvaal Athletic Association has approved a scheme for a team of South African athletes and cyclists to tour Australia in 1922. The Transvaal Rugby ...

    Article : 52 words
  31. LUCERNE AS FOODSTUFF.

    Green lucerne is not only relished by horses, cattle, sheep, and swine, but it is specially adapted to their needs. When fed freely to young animals it promotes a ...

    Article : 186 words
  32. OYER KOSCIUSKO.

    An Avro aeroplane, piloted by Lieut. Harper, to-day flew from Jindalyne over the summit of Mount Kosciusko at a height of 7,400 ft. Lieut. Harper is the first ...

    Article : 59 words
  33. OUT IN THE COLD.

    When operations on the Great Boulder Mine were resumed to-day, about 30 men formerly employed on the mine were night re-engaged. Work will be resumed on the ...

    Article : 48 words
  34. ANOTHER MILLION.

    Replying to-day to a deputation of Federal and State members of Parliament concerning War Service Homes assistance, the Minister for Repatriation (Mr. ...

    Article : 77 words
  35. THE COUNTRY.

    KALANGADOO, January 17.—On Wednesday Mr. McKinnon met with in accident while unfolding, marchinery at the railway station. His team of hoises became restive and attempted to bolt, and ...

    Article : 835 words
  36. FUEL OIL SCARCITY.

    Sr. Phelan has introduced in the American Senate a motion to empower the President of the United States to place an embargo on the exportation of fuel oil to ...

    Article : 43 words
  37. CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. Myrtle Ivy Haggle, aged 21, of East street, Brompton, died suddenly on Tuesday morning. Dr. Coombe was called in, and certified that death was due to heart ...

    Article : 42 words
  38. EXPERIMENTS WITH TOMATOES.

    A recent bulletin issued by the Kentucky (U.S.) Experiment Station gives a summary of results from experiments carried out with tomatoes to determine the effect ...

    Article : 274 words
  39. JAPAN AND AMERICA.

    The Japanese newspapers welcome reports from the United Stated that Mr Frank A. Vanderlip will be appointed American Ambassador to Japan, They point out ...

    Article : 97 words
  40. DEATH FROM SNAKEBITE.

    SOUTH-EASTERN BORDER, January 15.—The three-year-old daughter of Mr. Telford, of Apollo Bay, in the Camperdown district, has died from snakebite. The ...

    Article : 78 words
  41. MILLHAND INJURED.

    BROKEN HILL, January 18.—Messrs. T. Collicott and J. Jones, millhands employed at the Block 10 mill, fell from a staging 30 ft. high, as the result of portion ...

    Article : 69 words
  42. MURDER BY A SENTRY.

    According to information from Viadivostock Japanese soldiers have since the recent shooting of Lieut. Langdon stopped two American uniformed seamen. The ...

    Article : 385 words
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  44. WOOL SCHEMES APPROVED.

    The executive of the Australian committee of growers of crossbred wool met to-day at The Rialto, Melbourne. At the request of the meeting, Sr. J. F. Guthrie explained ...

    Article : 88 words
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  46. GENERAL CABLES.

    The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Millen) declines either to affirm or ([?] the cabled press reports that he will be the Acting Prime Minuter of the ...

    Article : 53 words
  47. PIRIE AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

    The demand for labour at the smelters is over supplied. To-morrow another furnace will be blown in, and more hands will then be needed. The company is doing ...

    Article : 81 words
  48. LATE COMMERCIAL.

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  49. TOKIO, January 17.

    The elections to the Siberian Constitutional Convention have resulted in the Communist and non-Communists each securing 22 seats. ...

    Article : 23 words
  50. MINERS' CONFERENCE.

    German delegates will attend the executive meeting of the Miners International Congress, to be held in London next week. The Germans have represented to the ...

    Article : 95 words
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  52. SURRENDER TO THE POLICE.

    The man who created "excitement in Hobart on Monday evening by entering a shop in the city and demanding of an attendant the contents of the till at the ...

    Article : 140 words
  53. ESCAPED ABORIGINAL PRISONER.

    The aboriginal prisoner named Burketown Peter, who escaped from St. Helena on Sunday, is still at large. The police have made a fruitless search of the islands ...

    Article : 39 words
  54. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 words
  55. DANISH WAGES RATIO.

    The Danish Employers' Association has issued a statement showing that the wages of all workers have increased, on an average, 289 per cent, since 1914, while living ...

    Article : 49 words
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