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  2. LABOR AFFAIRS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Many bricklayers who recently struck on city jobs are reported to have returned to work on a piece rate basis. ...

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  3. LATEST SPORTING.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The "Evening News" for Warwick Farm races fancies:— Hurdles.—Bonnie Ante, Don Roberto or Campaniform. ...

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  4. PEACE QUESTIONS.

    PARIS, Wednesday—M. Saverwein, writing in "Le Matin," declares the first task of France at the Spa conference will be to demand priority of payment of the indemnity ...

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  5. RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The stream of messages from Moscow indicates that the Polish successes are regarded with genuine alarm. The Government tell the workers ...

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  6. THE ROYAL VISIT

    WELLINGTON, N.Z., Friday.—The city was plunged deep into festivities, and work was forgotten. A military review was held, there being a magnificent parade of 3000 ...

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  7. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—While Ian McCredie, aged 6, was watching a funeral at Lindfield he was run over by a motor car and killed instantaneously. ...

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  8. GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

    PARIS Thursday.—Leroit, one of the leaders of the revolutionary French Socialists, has been arrested. He represented Lenine in Paris. ...

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  9. TAILOR'S SHOP RAIDED.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Thieves entered the shop of N. Rubenstein, tailor, Hunter-street, city, and carried off £1000 worth of tweeds. They also took about 100 rolls of cloth, ...

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  10. PREFERENCE TO RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Railway and Tramway Service Association is much concerned at the action of the Railway Commissioners in putting off two employees with ...

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  11. PRICE OF TIN.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Tin dropped £35 2s 6d in two days owing to the transfer to Swansea of 2000 tons of Banca imports which had accumulated. ...

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  12. EX-GERMAN SHIPS.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The "Times" Rio de. Janeiro correspondent states that the President of Brazil is resolutely withstanding France's claim to retain the ex-German ...

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  13. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER.

    LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Lloyd George is still laid up with bronchial trouble at Folkestone. He is unlikely to go to London next week, when the King and Queen of Belgium ...

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  14. EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—General Booth, of the Salvation Army, in an address at A[?] laide, took the Australians to task for excluding Chinese. The Australians, he said, ...

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  15. RESCUING WAR PRISONERS.

    VANCOUVER, Wednesday.—Washington reports that Professor Nansen, the Norwegian explorer will probably head an organisation set up by the League of Nations for ...

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  16. DOUBLE PAY.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—A mass in meeting of the transportation division of the Victorian Railway Union decided to make [?]mmediate request for double pay during the ...

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  17. THE STATE ORCHESTRA.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Verbruggen states the late Government prevented him from America for a visit of the full State orchestra to that country. Travelling and other ...

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  18. MR. WATT.

    LONDON, Friday.—The Empire Parliamentary Association will tender a lunch to Mr. Watt on Wednesday at the House of Commons. Lord Milner will preside. (Mr. ...

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  19. SYDNEY DECORATIONS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A meeting of business men representative of the various city blocks along the line of the Prince's route was held in the Town Hall to discuss a uniform scheme ...

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  20. BRITISH MANDATE, OVER PALESTINE.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The "Times" Helsingfors correspondent reports that the Bolshevik organ, "Isvestia," announced that the British mandate over Palestine caused ...

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  21. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Bedkin, secretary of the Railway Branch Works of the A.W.U., does not think the loan of £2,000,000 about to be floated will benefit the ...

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  22. GENERAL PETULARA.

    WARSAW, Friday.—General Petulara, when interviewed, said he hoped to soon regain Kieff and Odessa with a view to arranging indispensable elections at the earli[?]st ...

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  23. CHASED FOR A MILE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—When Septimus Willis and his wife returned to their home at Burwood on Wednesday night they discovered a strange man on the premises. The ...

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  24. FOOTBALL.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A delegation from the N.S.W. Rugby League interviewed the Minister for Education and requested that the boys attending the public schools should be ...

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  25. DEPORTATION OF UNDESIRABLES.

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—The Secretary of Labor, Mr. Wilson, has ruled that membership in the Communist Labor party does not constitute sufficent ground for ...

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  26. PRICE OF MILK.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—An: application of an unexpected nature was made to the Necessary Commodities Commission, when several milk companies asked for an increase in the selling ...

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  27. TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Bonar Law, replying to Viscount Curzon in regard to the trial of war criminals, said the matter would be discussed at San Remo. He understood ...

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  28. THE FOOD PRICES.

    LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons the Minister for Food (Mr. McCurdy) said that last year's expectations of a fall in prices were unfounded, and the ...

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  29. "HOUSES LIKE CAVES."

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Dr. Arthur, addressing, the municipal circle of the women reform league, declared that our houses were like caves from which air and light were ...

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  30. WHOLESALE BUYING.

    BERLIN, Friday.—The industrialist Hugo Stinnes is buying up everything—cellu[?], automobile and printing factories, shipping companies, and hotels; also the ...

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  31. THE POLISH BOUNDARIES.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Replying to Mr. Spoor in the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law agreed that the territory now occupied by Poland exceeded the boundaries assigned ...

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  32. OVERSEAS LABOR TROUBLES.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The cotton dispute has been settled on the basis of a 28½ per cent. increase in current wages, with an extra ten percent, for carders. ...

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  33. VISIT OF SOUTH SYDNEY TEAM.

    A delegates meeting of the Ri[?]mond River R[?]gby League was held in the Lismore School of Arts on Thursday evening, presided over by Mr. C. T. Mackney ...

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  34. CRIMINAL APPEAL REFUSED.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Full Court of Criminal Appeals refused leave to appeal in the case of William Blackburn against his conviction and sentence to seven years' ...

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  35. CHURCH RECONSTRUCTION.

    LONDON, Friday.—The Bishop of London's Commissioners, including Lords Phillimore and Hugh Cecil, and Bishop Brown, recommend the pooling of 47 city benefices, ...

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  36. TRAFFIC ALMOST NORMAL.

    PARIS, Wednesday.—The strike is weakening and traffic is almost normal. At Lille a meeting decided to resume, but the dockers are firm. The conrederation has ...

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  37. HOSPITAL DAY COLLECTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Hospital Day collections are being made to-day throughout the metropolitan area., The collections so far counted amount to £8366. The chief ...

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  38. NEW STATE MOVEMENT.

    TAMWORTH, Friday.—At a conference between the members of Peel, Cockburn, and Nundle Shire Councils the new State movement was discussed. Cr. Mitchell, president ...

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  39. THE CONFERENCE AT SPA.

    LONDON, Friday.—The Paris paper "Le Temps" says the Spa Conference will not discuss the indemnity, but simply the non-execution of the treaty conditions, fulfilment ...

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  40. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL MEN.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—As the result of representations by Mr. Marks, M.P., the Minister for the Navy has approved of a request that all Australians who served in the British ...

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  41. EXCESS PROFITS TAX.

    LONDON, Thursday.—At a meeting of the Federation of British Industries the chairman (Mr. Rylands) reported the outcome of the joint disputation with the Association of ...

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  42. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

    LONDON, Thursday.—A conference of railway men, miners and transport workers in London decided not to extend the scope of the "triple alliance." This important ...

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  43. SOLDIERS' SETTLEMENTS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Lands intends to submit to the Public Service Board a scheme for remodelling and de[?]tralising the present system of managing ...

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  44. TURKISH COUNTER PROPOSALS.

    LONDON, Friday.—The "Times" Constantinople correspondent states that the Porte counter proposes that the Greek troops withdraw from Smyrna province ...

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  45. SHIRE AND MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS.

    One of the Sydney morning dailies recently passed some strictures upon the multiplicity of new ordinances and amendments under the new Local Government Act ...

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  46. STRIKE OF SAILORS.

    VANCOUVER, Thursday.—The sailors and deck hands on the coastal steamers are striking to enforce recognition. They may prohibit the departure of Canadian ...

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  47. MORIBUND AND ABSURD.

    PARIS, Friday.—The strike is both moribound and absurd. Missing secretaries are issuing adjurations from their hiding places to the men to stand firm. Arrests continue ...

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  48. M.U. ODDFELLOWS' CONFERENCE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.— The M.U.I.O.O.F. conference decided to admit women to membership of the society. ...

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  49. IRELAND.

    LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Bottomley, Mr. Bonar Law said he understood that appeals for subscriptions for the bond certificates ...

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  50. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. Hill, in moving the adjournment to discuss the position of wheat pools, said that while he believed in the wheat pool principle, he considered the ...

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  51. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—At the inquest concerning the death of Claude McLachlan, collector, who was struck on the head with a half-pound weight in a grocer's shop in the ...

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  52. THE B.M.A.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The treatment of friendly societies by the British Medical Association came in for considerable criticism at the Oddfellows' Conference to-day. ...

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  53. MINE CLOSES DOWN.

    JOHANNESBURG, Friday.—The Princess Estate mine has closed down, throwing, out of employment 200 men. The loss since December, including gold premium, has been ...

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  54. JAPAN.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Reuter's Asaka correspondent says that owing to the financial [?]risis the leading wholesale merchants in cotton and silk piece goods are reducing ...

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  55. LAWN TENNIS.

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  56. HIBERNIAN CONFERENCE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—At to-day's meeting of the Hibernian conference a motion was submitted for the exclusion of the press, but it was subsequently withdrawn. Brother ...

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  57. COAL COMMISSION.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Coal Commission Arnold Macnicoll, consulting engineer, said that colliers were unsaitable for the coal trade, and there by add to the price of coal. ...

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  58. THE SENATE.

    Senator Millen forecasted increased taxation on account of war commitments and decisions. BILLS PASSED. ...

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  59. SINN FEIN BOYCOTT.

    LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons, replying to a question in regard to Sinn Feiners boycotting ex-service men in Ireland, who were consequently unemployed, ...

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  60. THE SINN FEIN REVOLT.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Hibernian Conference a resolution was submitted that the motion carried by the conference in 1916 directing the sending of a cable to Ireland ...

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  61. AMERICAN NAVY.

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Admiral Benson testified before the naval committe[?] that he did not think he told Admiral Sims he would as soon fight the British as the ...

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  62. OIL FIELDS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A deputation introduced by Mr. Bryant, M.L.C., asked the Minister for Mines to communicate with the Commonwelth Government, and ask ...

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  63. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—In the Arbitration Court to-day a further increase of 7s per day was granted the Mt. Morgan miners. The Queensland Rifle Association meeting ...

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  64. AMUSEMENT TAX.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Since 1916, when the amusement tax first came into force, the Federal Government has collected £1,119,000. ...

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  65. LORD CHANCELLOR'S COMMENTS.

    LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Lords during debate on the situation in Ireland the Lord Chancellor.(Lord Finlay) expressed the opinion that it would be ...

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  66. WOOL.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—As the result of a ballot the proposed scheme for controlling the disposal of wool has been definitely rejected. The various bodies interested are ...

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  67. BOARD OF TRADE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Cann, Minister for Labor and Industry, told a deputation that he was favorably disposed towards the proposal that a woman should sit on the ...

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  68. NO WHEAT.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—For two successive days not a single bag of wheat has been received at Darling Harbor by rail from inland centres. Importers state that 9000 tons ...

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  69. NEWSPAPER'S CONTENTION.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Yorkshire "Observer," reviewing the Australian wool controversy, and voicing the Bradford opinion, contends that it is impossible for any form ...

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  70. COUNTRY TRADERS BROUGHT TO BOOK.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Several traders were prosecuted before Judge Rolin for having sold necessary commodities at prices higher than those fixed by ...

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  71. MEXICO.

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Official advices show that General Carranza has his back against the wall, but army officers discussing the situation hardly agree with the ...

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  72. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The annual report of the Royal Agricultural Society states that the surplus for the year ended December, 1919, was £61,250. Since 1906 to 1918 the ...

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  73. THEFT OF GOODS.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The manager of a well-known city firm states that goods consigned to various parts of N.S.W. by rail continue to be pillaged. Apparently the ...

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  74. THE DROUGHT.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Australian Methodist conference decided to petition the Prime Minister and Premiers of the Australian States to set apart a day for ...

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  75. BOOK PUBLISHING.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Book publishing in London has reached a crisis. It is possible publishing will soon practically cease. Mr. John Murray a well-known publisher, states ...

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  76. Advertising

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  77. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    PERTH, Friday.—Mrs. Annie Thornton was driving a spring cart with her six-months-old and four-year-old children and two step-daughters at East Armadale, W.A., ...

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