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  2. INFLUENZA SPREADING

    Now that the people have been thoroughly convinced that pneumonic influenza is here, and that they are not going to help themselves otherwise than ...

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  3. LAWLESSNESS IN IRELAN

    The unrest caused by the Sinn Feiner is continuing in ireland. There was particularly brutal episode last night a Geninniesoyon, in County Cluae, wlhere ...

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  4. MEDICAL VIEWS ON THE DISEASE.

    The present issue of this journal is devoted almost entirely to the subject of the pandemic known as pneumonic influenza, in order that the views, ...

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  5. THE MARITIME STRIKE

    Senator Millen, who is acting for the Government in the negotiations with the seamen, to-night made the following statement: — During the negotiations ...

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  6. ATTITUDE OF SYDNEY SEAMEN.

    A telegram from Senator Millen was received to-night by the Sydney branch of the Seamen's Union. The officials declined to make the communication ...

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  7. TWO CASES DISCOVERED IN TRAINS.

    The local health officer (Dr. Panting), to-night reported that there were six influenza patients in Zeehan, four being in hospital, and two in their own ...

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  8. ANXIOUS DAY IN DERRY.

    There was an anxious day in Derry yesterday. The rival processions of Orangemen and Sinn Feiners nearly came into conflict, but the police drew ...

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  9. THE CLOSING OF SCHOOLS.

    The Minister of Rilways (Hon. W B. Propsting, C.M.G.) said yesterday that he had been approached with regard to concessions to boarders who ...

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  10. THE CENTRAL HOSPITAL.

    The municipal authorities reported yesterday that good progress is being made with the equipment of the Eizabeth-street Practising School as a ...

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  11. LAUNCESTON.

    The teachers and a good many of the scholars attended this morning at the various State-schools and the State High School. At the latter the ...

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  12. RIOTS IN TIPPERARY

    The Government prohibition of Sinn Fein demonstrations led to a fierce riot yesterday at Clonmell, in Tipperary, where the colonel commanding the ...

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  13. THE RUSSIAN SITUATION

    Advices received in London from Helsingfors, the capital of Finland, interpret the report of the establishment of a Socialist Coalition Government at ...

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  14. THE COURTS ADJOURN.

    Eleven cases were listed for hearing at the Court of Requests yesterday. Ona case was adjourned for technical reasons, and adjournments had to be ...

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  15. LABOUR TROUBLES

    At a meeting of trade unionists, representing over 30,000 machinists in the British engineering trade, it was decided yesterday to relinquish the ...

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  16. THE WHARF LABOURERS' DISPUTE.

    A meeting of the "original" loyalist wharf workers, that is, men, to the num of 170, who came to the assistance of the Government during the 1917 strike and ...

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  17. ATTITUDE OF JAPAN.

    The Tokio correspondent of the "New York Times" says he has authoritatively learned that the Japanese Government has informed the Government of ...

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  18. STAFF SHORTAGE AT POST-OFFICE.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General notifies us that, owing to the large numbers of operators and telephonists who are absent owing to the prevailing ...

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  19. A LOCK-OUT.

    Owing to a threatened strike, the co-operative societies of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales have locked out 30,000 ...

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  20. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A quantity of coal having been released by the Coal Board, the Municipal Tramways Trust decided to revert to the normal service to-day. The tramcars, ...

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  21. HUNGARY.

    The Buda Pesth correspondent of the Chicago "Tribune" has had an interview with the Archduke Joseph of Austria, who denied that his ...

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  22. STRIKE OF ELECTRICIANS IN GERMANY.

    Serious labour troubles have broken out in Germany. A strike of electricians in Upper Silesia has led to a gradual deadlock, and a general strike ...

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  23. PREACAUTIONS IN THE HUON.

    A special meeting of the Huon Municipal Council was held at the Councl Chambers, Huonville, yesterday for the purpose of getting the district ...

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  24. LATEST FIGURES.

    Yesterday eight additional cases were admitted to the Claremont Hospital, making a total of 35 admissions since the hospital was opened. Two deaths ...

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  25. MASS MEETING OF SEAMEN.

    A mass meeting of seamen was held this morning, but it was adjourned soon after, as it was stated that the president of the Sydney branch (Mr. Gerred) and ...

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  26. BOLSHEVISM.

    Advanced Socialists in the United States have decided to form a Communist party, and are abandoning their connection with Socialism in order to ...

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  27. OPPOSITION OF ENGLISH SOCIALISTS.

    Mr. Will Thorne, the Labour member for Plaistow, in his presidential address to the Nationalist Socialist Party Conference at Northampton on ...

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  28. DOCORS PFM THE MAINLAND.

    Dr. Clarke (Acting Chief Health Officer) reported yesterday that six doctors and twelve nurses were leaving the mainland for Tasmania at the earliest ...

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  29. STUD SHEEP.

    A Lincoln ram was sold at the Norfolk show yesterday for 1,600 guineas. The previous highest price paid in England was 1,450 guineas. ...

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  30. BOLSHEVIK PLAN FRUSTRATED.

    The Bolshevik leaders in Hungary confess that they had planned to carry out another kind of St. Bartholomew's massacre for August 7. when police and ...

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  31. NEW PROCLAMATION ISSUED.

    As foreshadowed in "The Mercury" yesterday, a further proclamation has been issued in regard to the influenza epidemic, as follows:— ...

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  32. LUXEMBURG.

    Serious disturbances took place yesterday at Luxemburg, the capital of the duchy of the same name adjoining France, Prussia, and Belgium. About ...

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  33. THE PEACE TREATY.

    An inter-Allied mission having reported that Germany will be unable to deliver the Entente Powers 40,000,000 tons of coal in the stipulated time ...

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  34. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO CAST SHIP ADRIFT.

    Richard Flynn, 30 years of age, described as a seaman, was charged at the City Court to-day with having, on August 16, unlawfully and maliciously ...

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  35. ENFORCING THE PROCLAMATION

    After Wednesday, the Health Department proposes to take action against People who do not conform to the provisions of the influenza proclamation. ...

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  36. FIFTY CASES AT CYGNET.

    As the result of a consultation held yesterday between the Warden of the Port Cygnet municipality (Mr. Robert Harvey), the council clerk (Mr. A. ...

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  37. THE EFFECT IN SHIPPING CIRCS.

    Practically every shipping office on the wharf is working short staffed. The crews of the various river craft have also been attacked by the epidemic, ...

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  38. SURRENDER OF CULPRITS OPPOSED.

    The Berlin correspondent of the Paris "Matin" says it is stated that the German Constitutional CmnmisHin> has reported that no German ought to ...

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  39. THE AFGHAN WAR.

    A White Paper issued shows that the Afghan trouble arose partially among the troops, and that rapid concentration of the British forces was hampered ...

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  40. PRESENT-DAY FASHIONS

    In opening the exhibition of women's fashions at the Sydney Town-hall to-day, Lady Davidson, wife of the State Governor, expressed the hope that none of the ...

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  41. THE WEST COAST.

    The influenza epidemic at Queenstown continues to rage virulently, and every part of the town is affected. The prescriptions made up at the hospital ...

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  42. MEETINGS ABANDONED.

    Several meetings which were to have been held this week hava been abandoned, owing to the influenza restrictions. These include the meeting of ...

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  43. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Fur deaths from influenza occurred in metropolitan hospitals to-day, while seven new cases were admitted, Patients undergoing treatment now ...

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  44. COAL FOR ITALY.

    Italy, being unable to obtain British coal, has arranged for Belgium to supply her, for which she will exchange sulphur. About 8 o'clock last night a fire broke ...

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  45. COMMONWEALTH STEAMERS

    Not only is the Commonwealth line of steamers suffering severely from the effects of the strike, but it has also been gravely affected by the lack of outward ...

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  46. VICTORIA.

    Six deaths from influenza were reported in Victoria to-day, and admissions to the hospitals numbered 29. ...

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  47. MINISTEROPFORKS A VICTIM.

    A message was received yesterday at teh Minister of Works' office that the Minister (Hon. J. B. Hayes) was confined to his house with influenza, and ...

    Article : 77 words
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