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  2. LABOUR TROUBLES

    At a conference of the executive of the Miners' Federation and the Government to-day, Mr. Bonar Law, the Leader of the Government, in the ...

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  3. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

    The Board of Health's report on the influenza position over the weekend shows that it has not improved. On the contrary, to-night's report is the ...

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  4. GENERAL WAR NEWS

    The Official Press Bureau says the British Board of Trade announces the prohibition of the exportation of gold coin and bullion from Great Britain to ...

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  5. BULGARIA AND SERBIA.

    The Sorbian delegates in Paris have informed the Peace Conference that [?]ul[?]arian troops are being mobilised on the Serbian frontier. ...

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  6. BOLSHEVISM

    French apprehensions as to the spread of Bolshevism have been reflected in a heated debate in the Chamber of Deputies during the last few days on ...

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  7. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    The Council of Foreign Ministers has named a committee to inquire into the Moroccan question and the future frontiers of Schleswig. ...

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  8. GERMAN BRUTALITY.

    A report submitted to the French Chamber of Deputies to-day shows that 6,000 Belgians died during the war as the result of German ill-treatment, and ...

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  9. REASON AND JUSTICE.

    Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, in a message to the "Manchester Guardian," says:—The League of Nations represents the greatest attempt ...

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  10. ENEMY PRINCES.

    The "London Gazette" announces the removal from the British peerage of the Duke of Albany, the Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of Brunswick, ...

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  11. AMERICAN COMPLAINTS OF DELAY.

    The American delegates are dissatisfied with the continual abandonment of positions on the question of reparation and other problems before the ...

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  12. GERMANY'S CONDITION

    There are indications of a political crisis in Berlin, following the developments in Hungary. There was some shooting in the streets on Tuesday. The ...

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  13. INCREASED VIRULENCE OF THE DISEASE.

    Owing to the increased virulence and rapid spread of the influenza epidemic, the powers of administration of the Medical Council have been largely ...

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  14. BOHEMIA TO BECOME A MERCANTILE NATION.

    Yesterday the Foreign Ministers of the Great Powers again discussed the raising of the Austrian blockade, the provisioning of Esthonia, and also the ...

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  15. RESUMPTION OF WORK.

    The majority of the miners who were on strike resumed work to-day. ...

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  16. ATTITUDE OF BRITISH SOCIALISTS.

    The Socialist party in Great Britain has decided to organise a campaign in the industrial districts with the object of counteracting Bolshevism. ...

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  17. THE STRIKE IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

    At a ballot of Nottingham miners to-day 21,000 voted in favour of continuing the strike, and 15,250 against, hence to-morrow's negotiations between ...

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  18. THE LABOUR CHARTER.

    It is learned that the Japanese subacribe generally to the terms of the Labour Commission, with reservations on the question of child labour, and ...

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  19. SPREADING TO AUSTRIA.

    From a French source is is learned that the National Guard of Austria is displaying Bolshevik tendencies. ...

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  20. THE INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE.

    The Official Press Bureau states, that a unanimous report by a professional joint committee appointed by the Industrial Conference held on February ...

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  21. POPE'S INVITATION TO PRAYER.

    At St. Patrick's Cathedral to-day Archbishop Mannix said that the Pope had issued a circular letter to the whole world asking priests and people to join ...

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  22. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.

    Lecturing in Sydney this afternoon, Mr. Thomas McMahon, F.R.G.S., said: —Let me tell you what are the feelings and opinions in the Pacific Islands ...

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  23. THE OUTBREAK IN HUNGARY.

    The shops in Buda Pesth have been closed for stocktaking, pending their control by the State. Any shopkeeper disobeying the order is to be shot. ...

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  24. FREE USE OF BOMBS.

    Spartacuser disorders have recurred in the Essen area. A mob at Witten endeavoured to storm the "Volks Zeitung" newspaper offices, but a cordon ...

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  25. INTERESTED NEUTRALS.

    The representatives of 13 neutral countries conferred yesterday with the League's sub-committee, and offered suggestions, and many amendments ...

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  26. VICTORIA

    The fresh cases of pneumonic influenza reported during the 48 hours ended 6 o'clock this evening numbered 220, and there were twelve deaths during ...

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  27. LEATHER TRADE.

    The War Office announces that dealings in leather produced in or imported from the British Empire are now permitted without any restrictions. ...

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  28. THE KIEL CANAL.

    The British Ambassador to Denmark Announces that it has been decided to internationalise the Kiel Canal, and that Allied troops will occupy both sides ...

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  29. MONARCHIST REVIVAL.

    The Copenhagen correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that the German Government, perhaps, will remain in office long enough to sign the peace, ...

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  30. VIMY RIDGE.

    General Sir John Monash, the Commander of the Australian troops, said to-day:—It would be generous if France granted similar land to ...

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  31. CHECKING ITS SPREAD.

    The "New York Herald" states that the Council of Four, after consultation with the Allied generals, propose the mobilisation of friendly peoples ...

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  32. TASMANIA.

    So far as Tasmania is concerned, the position regarding the mainland pneumonic influenza opidemic is still quite satisfactory. ...

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  33. RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUMANIA.

    The Canadian Government has extended credits to Rumania for extensive purchases of foodstuffs and machinery. The Allies have granted a credit for ...

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  34. FRANCE SEEKING SECURITY.

    France is strong in the demand that she must not be left at Germany's mercy without some stronger guarantee than the covenant at present gives. It ...

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  35. ONE BIG UNION.

    A further congress of delegates from trades unions throughout the State was commenced on Saturday, to further consider the One Big Union scheme. There ...

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  36. AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

    Australian notes issued, and not redeemed, on Maich 26 amounted to £56,445,839 10s. The amount of gold coin hold in the Treasury at the same ...

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  37. THE BLOCKADE.

    The Allied Foreign Ministers have decided to raise the blockade of the German provinces of Austria as soon as leakage to Germany can be prevented. ...

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  38. MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE REPORT.

    Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, will remain in Paris, as he was satisfied, after receiving Mr. Justice Sankey's report, that there need not ...

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  39. REPORTED RIFT BETWEEN FRANCE AND AMERICA.

    A report is current that President Wilson, on his return to Paris, assured M. Clemencean that America would not support the full French demands with ...

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  40. POLAND.

    General Heller, who is in command of the Polish division which served in France, has complained of the indecision of the Peace Conference regarding ...

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  41. SHIPPING

    The San Francisco correspondent of the "New York Tribuno states that according to cable advices received there a steamship company with a capital of ...

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  42. FEEDING THE ENEMY.

    A German commission of six financiers has been instructed to come to Spa, after which its members will receive instructions as to a meeting place ...

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  43. VON LUDENDORFF.

    In the German National Assembly to-day, Herr Scheidemann, the Premier, said that the peace terms appeared to be growing worse. He said he ...

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  44. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    The Victorian Railway Union intends to ask the Classification Board to deal first with the question of increasing the living wage, and then to review the ...

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  45. SOUTH AFRICAN BUILDING TRADE.

    A message received in Capetown to-day from Johannesburg states that the ballot of the master builders, which was taken by the desire of the strikers, ...

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  46. EACH STATE TO RETAIN SOVEREIGN RIGHTS.

    The Paris correspondent of the "New York Herald" has had an interview with Lord Robert Cecil, the British representative on the League of ...

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  47. NAVAL.

    The Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" states that an official American memorandum regarding the disposition of the German navy will be ...

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  48. GENERAL ELECTION.

    Strong disapproval was expressed by the Premier (Hon. W. H. Lee) at the Exeter Show on Saturday with the movement which was launched at the Farmers', ...

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  49. MUNICIPAL RETRENCHMENT.

    An amazing scene followed the decision of the Johannesburg Town Council yesterday, after a heated debate, to adopt a retrenchment scheme involving ...

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  50. PERRO-CONCRETE SHIPBUILDING.

    Sir Joseph Cook, the Minister of the Commonwealth Navy, referring to an answer given to a question in the House of Commons about a ...

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  51. PROGRESSIVE DISARMAMENT.

    The most notable amendments in the League of Nations covenant include the reconsideration of disarmament every ten years, with a view to ...

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  52. THE LATE LORD FORREST.

    The steamer City of Poona, which sails to-day for Australia, will convey the remains of Lord Forrest to Fremantle. ...

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  53. STARVING ARMENIANS.

    The Armenian delegates at the Peace Conference have made an urgent appeal for food for their people. They state that 45,000 people in the Erivan region ...

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  54. GERMAN FEARS.

    Herr Erzberger, the leader of the German armistice delegates, speaking on behalf of his Government, demanded an assurance from the Entente that ...

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  55. GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND.

    The Paris correspondent of the "New YorK Times" states that Irish independence under United States as the mandatory Power has been discussed ...

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  56. EX-QUEEN ROBBED.

    During last night burglars stole jewels and heirlooms of the Portuguese Royal Family from the Richmond (Surrey) residence of ex-Queen Amelie. ...

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  57. SMALL ARMS FACTORY.

    All overtime and night shift work at the small arms factory, Lithgow, have been stopped. Reports had been circulated that a drastic reduction of ...

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  58. WOOL SALES.

    The resumption of the auction sales of wool in London is awaited with great interest, and a keen demand is expected for superior sorts. It is felt that ...

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  59. GERMAN TROOPS FOR DANTZIG.

    The Germans are sending more troops to Dantzig, and also strengthening the coastal defences in the vicinity. ...

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  60. GENEVA THE CAPITAL.

    It is likely that Geneva will be selected as the capital of the League of Nations. ...

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  61. LEAGUE OF NATIONS

    Reports received in Washington from Japan announce that the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs has stated in the House of Peers that a general ...

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  62. JAPAN'S CLAIMS.

    At a conference of the British and Japanese delegates to-day, Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, vehemently declined to recognise ...

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  63. RIOTS IN KOREA.

    Advices received in Washington state that the riots against the Japanese in Korea continue, and that in recent fighting many people were killed. ...

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  64. PURCHASE OF SHEEPSKINS.

    The Central Wool Committee has submitted to the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) a reply to certain allegations about the purchase and export of ...

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  65. ULTIMATUM FROM THE ALLIES.

    There is excitement at Weimar, where the German National Assembly is meeting, owing to a report that the Allies have sent an ultimatum to ...

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  66. THE TARIFF.

    Considerable speculation prevails in Federal circles about the nature of the new tariff proposals. Severe changes will certainly be resented in certain ...

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  67. WIRELESS TELEPHONE.

    The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says it is officially announced that one-way wireless telephone conversations were held with the ...

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  68. NAVAL LESSONS OF THE WAR.

    Admiral Sir David Beatty, replying yesterday to the presentation of the Freedom of Liverpool, said the British Navy learnt many lessons during the ...

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  69. SALES IN AMERICA.

    At Philadelphia yesterday 20,000lb. of Australian wool was sold at the Government auctions. ...

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  70. STATE SCHOOLS HONOUR BOARD.

    His Excellency the Governor on Saturday unveiled the honour board of the Launceston State High School in the presence of a largo gathering of parents ...

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  71. THE EGYPTIAN RIOTS.

    General Sir Edmund Allenby, who has arrived at Cairo, has informed Egyptian notables that stern, repressive measures will be taken in Egypt, ...

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  72. WHITE RUSSIA.

    The Polish Government regards Lithnania, White Russia, Volhynia, and Podolia as entirely alien to Russia. In the past those provinces became ...

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  73. THE BRITISH FLEETS.

    The distribution of the British fleets, consisting of seven squadrons, after the war will be stations in the Atlantic, the West Atlantic, China, South Africa, ...

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  74. AMERICAN COMMENT.

    The "New York Times," commenting on the reported Nationalist riots in Egypt, points out that Egypt came under British rule through the ...

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  75. FROM LONDON TO SYDNEY.

    The London correspondent of the "New York Times" has had an interview with Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, the managing director of the Marconi ...

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  76. VISCOUNT ISHII'S VIEWS.

    Interviewed by the correspondent of the "New York Evening Post," Mr. David Lawrence, Viscount Ishii said he was sorry that certain American ...

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  77. ALLIED BASES.

    The Allied naval bases at the islands of Imbros, Tenedos, and Lemnos, in the Ægean Sea, have been abandoned. ...

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