In the House of Commons to-day Mr. J. Devlin (Irish Nationalist) asked Mr. H. W. Forster (Parliamentary and Financial Secietary to the War Office) ...
Article : 246 wordsThe broad result of the Liquor Control Board's experiment in purchasing and transforming the hotels at Carlisle into comfortable taverns, and directly ...
Article : 83 wordsSaturday week, December 13, will be polling day in connection with the Federal elections and the Referendum. The preferential system of voting will be used ...
Article : 123 wordsThe correspondent of the "New York Times" at Washington states that Senator Lodge has made a statement in regard to the reservations to the ...
Article : 107 wordsM. Litvinoff, the Bofshevik Commissioner stated to-day that neutral countries have communicated with him regarding the repatriation of their ...
Article : 90 wordsMarshal Foch has addressed a Note to the Supreme War Council, drawing attention, to the danger to the world's peace from Germany's incessant ...
Article : 40 wordsRoss-Smith arrived yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at Singapore, and [?] leaving again on Saturday morning. He will land at Kalidjati, which is situated ...
Article : 49 wordsThe American delegation at Paris has warned the German representatives that the United States is solid with the Allies in reference to Germany carrying out ...
Article : 38 wordsCaptain Ross-Smith was entertained at dinner at the Singapore Club to-day, and attended the theatre afterwards. In an interview he stated that the ...
Article : 106 wordsA wireless message from Moscow declares that negotiations are proceeding between the Soviet and Germany regarding the return of hostages. ...
Article : 27 wordsRevolting against a decision of the Arbitration Court, about 900 gas employes in Melbourne left work at noon to-day. The men demanded an ...
Article : 279 wordsThe following instructions how to vote have been officially, issued by the Commonwealth Electoral Officer for Tasmania (Mr. F. P. Bowden):— ...
Article : 360 wordsThe correspondent of tht, "New York Times" at Washington states that Senator Hitchcock has been unable to confer with President Wilson, whose ...
Article : 58 wordsThe French defensive treaty is to he carried out by England and France. The United States will not participate. ...
Article : 31 wordsAn agent of one of the greatest rural proprietors in South Russia states that the whole country is in incredible disorder. General Denikin's army is well ...
Article : 136 wordsMr. Geo. Foster candidate in the Nationalists; interests for the Senate, addressed a splendid open-air meeting from the balcony of the Commerical Hotel ...
Article : 583 wordsThe Allies have sharply replied to Germany's complaints of bad faith by Fiance over the repatriation of prisoner, and point out that Germany, by ...
Article : 74 wordsThe pan-German newspapers applud the Government for refusing to sign the protocol. The semi-official "Journal" declares ...
Article : 32 wordsEtienne Poulet, the veritable Kin Tin Tin of the air, set out from Rangoon in British East India at 6.15 this morning for Bangkok, in the Malnv States. ...
Article : 393 wordsIn the Houses of Commons to-day, Major P. D. Malone aksed Mr. Winston Churchill, Secretary of War, whether he was prepared to make ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Trade Union Congress will meet on the 9th inst. to consider the creation of an effective trade union centre to deal with industrial questions. The ...
Article : 62 wordsA meeting of associations for promoting the work of the League of Nations was opened to-day, and attended by delegates representing all nations ...
Article : 129 wordsIt is announced that the Bolsheviks captured 1,000 officers, including 11 generals, and 30,000 men when Omsk fell. LONDON, December 2. ...
Article : 45 wordsMr. Churchill added that he was not prepared to admit that, because the court-martial resulted in Father O'Donnell's acquittai, on that reason alone ...
Article : 190 wordsGeneral Denikin's communique reports fierce fighting against advancing Bolsheviks on the Voronesh sector, in South Russia. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 wordsThe Cabinet has resigned after a discussion on the military situation. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt the conclusion of the business at last night's meeting of the Queenstown Municipal Council Mr. G. V. Brooks Director of Education, and Mr. Ellis, ...
Article : 436 wordsThe Inter-Allied Military Commission reports that General Von der Goltz's troops are rapidly evacuating the Baltic provinces. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe International Labour Conference has adjourned. It is understood it will be reconvened in 1920 at Geneva, the feat of the League of Nations. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe conference on the double income tax has concluded. The findings will be anbmitted to the Royal Commission on income tax, and it is expected that ...
Article : 61 wordsIt is possible that the Bolsheviks will capture Marva, but the Esthonians are confident that they can retake it. The Esthouians are tired of the war, and ...
Article : 74 wordsMarshal Mackensen, the famons German general, who commanded the armies of the Central Powers on the Russian and Rumanian fronts, has been ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Viceroy of Ireland has offered £5,000 as a reward for evidence leading to the conviction of persons guilty of any recent murders of policemen and ...
Article : 59 wordsAdvices from Pekin state that Japanese marines landed at Foochow yesterday and paraded in the Japanese concession. They endeavoured ...
Article : 84 wordsThe United States has exported more than 283,000,000 dollars (about £[?]6,600,000) worth of goods to Belgium since the armistice. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Vienna, cabling on December 1, states that Captain Matthews, who is piloting the 450 h.p. Sopwith Falcon ...
Article : 84 wordsPrince Albert has passed through the ceremony of initiation into the Order of Freemasons. ...
Article : 24 wordsWith the near approach of pollins day, interest in the elections is increasing, but the enthusiasm that prevailed on former occasions is so far lacking.. ...
Article : 426 wordsThe German Dye Trust, which com[?]rises seven of the principal dye-making [?]rms, has decided to double its capital, which is now 1,002,000,000 marks ...
Article : 53 wordsIn the United States Senate, Senator Hitchcock has introduced a resolution authorising a breach of diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United ...
Article : 178 wordsThe British Government has decided to grant free, passages to ex-Service men from India on other extra European stations to the Dominions under the ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Martinsyde 250 h.p. Rolls-Eagle machine being piloted by Captain C. E. Howell left Hounslow Aerodrome on December 4 at 9.34 a.m. It took off ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Prince of Wales arrived home to-day. A heavy downpour of rain marred the splendour of his reception at Portsmouth and London. ...
Article : 125 wordsThe Blackburn Company is constructing a Blackburn single-engine biplane entirely different from the Kangaroo machine, to accompany the Cope ...
Article : 288 wordsThe Quebee correspondent of the "New York Times" says it is announced that the Canadian Government is to borrow 5,000,000 dollars (about ...
Article : 40 wordsThe following rates of exchange are quoted in London:—Paris, 39.50 francs; Stockholm, 17.94 kroner; Christiania, 18.56 kronor; Montrenl, ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Australian authorities will grant free third-class passages to any Australian soldier who has taken his discharge and may desire to return to Australia. ...
Article : 41 wordsMrs. Mary Ann Smith, an need aboriginal woman, refuted to be 111 years of age, died last night at Broken Hill. ...
Article : 36 wordsA representative catalogue of 11,874 bales, whereof 4,989 were from New Zealand, was offered at the Antwerp wool sales to-day. There was strong ...
Article : 81 wordsDuring a search at Leinzig, in Germany, the French Commission discovered seven French soldier prisoners, whom the Germans had not repatriated and ...
Article : 59 wordsSenator King, in the United States Senate, has introduced a resolution empowering the President to use the army mid navy to enforce the payment of ...
Article : 78 wordsTwenty-nine conspirators have been arrested for plotting to kill M. Venizelos (Premier of Greece), seize the Ministries of War and Marine, terrorise ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 67 wordsThe final ngures for the Welsh miners' baliot are:—73,307 in favour of a strike to enforce the £250 income tax exemption limit, and 72,837 against. ...
Article : 38 wordsAn extraordinary rush of capital is creating a most striking revival of financial activity. The flotations during the past month exceed £37,000,000. ...
Article : 113 wordsThe American Federation of Labour has issued a statement advocnting the enactment of the following laws:—The prohibition of child labour: the total ...
Article : 128 wordsThe most disappointing feature of the weather remarks to-day was that indications pointed to a return of fine weather over the inland districts, just as hopes ...
Article : 112 wordsThere was no serious disorder at the opening of Parliament to-day. The King was loudly cheered on entering the Chamber, while the Socialists ...
Article : 103 wordsBritish soldiers are wildly indignant at the frequency of looting occurrences after dark. There have been 13 such incidents during the past few days. The ...
Article : 93 wordsA largely attended meeting of women st the Town-hall to day decided to urge a minimum wage of £1 for a working week of 56 hours, and comfortable and ...
Article : 137 wordsReturned soldiers may obtain application forms for voting at the forthcoming election, on application to the Area Officer, 40AA. Barracks, Hobart. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 wordsThere is much speculation why British destroyers escorted two Kiel tugs with German naval officers on board to Dover, where they are strongly ...
Article : 101 wordsThe House of Commons was crowded to-day to welcome Lady Astor, the winner of the Plymouth by-election, when she took her seat. Many notabilities ...
Article : 90 wordsRiots occurred in Rome to-day, and several people were killed in the streets. The situation is also grave in other cities. ...
Article : 34 wordsTo answer a charge of having published in a paper called the "Republic" an alleged "wicked, malicious, scandalous, and seditious libel of, and ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Federal election campaign has been in full swing in Queensland for several weeks, and candidates representing various parties are, with the ...
Article : 336 wordsAt the Goulburn Court to-day. Alston Paul Broome was charged with having murdered Ethel Ann Broome On December 2. Deceased, who was accused's ...
Article : 64 wordsEvidence is accumulating of a genuinc recrudescence of influenza, chilly at Auckland and Wellington, but few of the cases are of a serious nature. ...
Article : 47 wordsIt is staten wat mt agreement has ben made by the Allies with Italy whereby D'Anniinzio is tn withdraw from Finnic, and that Italian regular, ...
Article : 43 wordsThe fiist returns of the French municipal elections indicate mother triumph for M. Clemenceau, the Prime Minister. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 6 Dec 1919, Page 7
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