In the Senate to-day, Senator E D. Millen (Minister of Repatriation) announced his intention of introducing a bill to prohibit the holding ...
Article : 997 wordsThe Prince of Wales, accompanied by General Lee, visited Ascot racecourse this morning for the purpose of riding exerc[?]se. He rod[?] the circle on the good ...
Article : 595 wordsIn his reply in the House of Commons last night to Mr. J. Devlin, the Nationalist member for the Falls division of Belfast, who called attention ...
Article : 292 wordsAn incendiary fire last night resulted in the destruction of the Royal arsenal at Venice. The damage is estimated at £500,000. Only the outer walls of the ...
Article : 146 wordsMr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, and M. Millerand, the Prime Minister of France, have concluded their conference at Boulogne, and it is ...
Article : 72 wordsThe fifth race in the America Cup contest took place to-day, and was won by Resolute. There was a three-knot [?]sterly wind blowing at the start. The ...
Article : 193 wordsDr. Fehrenbach, the German Chancellor, speaking in the Reichstag to-day, declared that no advantage whatever had been secured at the Spa ...
Article : 186 wordsThe representative in Vienna of the Russian Soviet, discussing the prospects of peace with Poland, said it was absurd to maintain that Russia wanted ...
Article : 89 wordsThe publication of the shearers' demands for a rate of 45s. for flock sheep for the coming wool season, although expected, has caused something of a ...
Article : 598 wordsA voluminous report of the Public Service administration by Mr. D. C. McLachlan, who was Public Service Commissioner from 1902 to 1916, was ...
Article : 574 wordsThe German Cabinet approves of the introduction of a bill providing for the disarming of the population, and the definite abolition of conscription. ...
Article : 32 wordsMr. Walter Marks, M.H.R., when interviewed at the House of Representatives to-night, said he was naturally terribly disappointed that Shamrock ...
Article : 337 wordsA wireless message received in London from Moscow, the headquarters of the Russian Bolsheviks, states that the armistice negotiations with the Poles ...
Article : 48 wordsThe United States Treasury is considering the reduction of the Allied debts by the amounts awarded from the United States on the war claims. France ...
Article : 69 wordsA Greek communique issued to-day states:—Our operations against the principal Turkish forces at Jafavtayar have practically ended in the complete ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Paris edition of the "Chicago Tribune" states that the French Government will not consent to the surrender of General Wrangel, the ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that Senator Cummins, after a conference with President Wilson, said that the President ...
Article : 47 wordsHerr Von Simons, the German Foreign Secretary, speaking in the Reichstag to-day, emphasised the neutrality of Germany on the Polish ...
Article : 121 wordsAs anticipated, the report of the Advisory Committee on railway rates recommends that from August 5 there shall be increases on the ordinary ...
Article : 128 wordsThe conference between British and Afghan delegates which has been sitting at Mussooree, on the north-west frontier of India, since April last, has ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says it is confidentially declared at the State Department that the United States, Great Britain, ...
Article : 115 wordsThe British delegates to the Imperial Press Conference landed to-day from the liner Victorian at Sydney. Nova, Scotia, and were accorded a civil luncheon. ...
Article : 466 wordsThe "Daily Express" states that the visit of the Prince of Wales to India has been postponed to allow him time to recuperate arter his Australian tour. The ...
Article : 153 wordsThe State Department announces that the United States has concluded a treaty with Canada for the protection of the salmon in Fraser River, Puget Sound, ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Coroner this afternoon, after an inquest on the body of Richard de Mom Whight in Moore-street, Adelaide, a few weeks ago, brought in a verdict of ...
Article : 287 wordsMr. Percival Phillips, the Constantinople correspondent of the "Daily Express," states that a well-known English business man, who has just reached ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Paris edition of the "Chicago Tribune" publishes to-day a message from Tokio, stating that the Mikado of Japan has lost the use of both of ...
Article : 46 wordsWhen approached to-night, Colonel Grigg, of the Prince's staff, stated that so far no word had been received by him concerning the postponement of ...
Article : 80 wordsIt was officially announced to-day that the boycott imposed by the Wharf Labourers' Union on steamers of the P. and 0. Company in consequence of Father ...
Article : 160 wordsInter-State representatives of those members of the Returned Soldiers' League who are employed in the Commonwealth Public Service met in ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Saxon Government has promulgated a bill nationalising the coal mines. Reasonable compensation will be paid to the owners, and the ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Mayor (Colonel R. Eccles Snowden) has received a letter from the Premier (Sir Walter Lee), chairman of the State Executive Committee for the Royal visit, ...
Article : 115 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Hughes stated that, consequent upon the resignation of Mr. Watt of his office of Treasurer, Sir Joseph Cook had ...
Article : 550 wordsMr C. A. McCurdy, the Food Controller, replying to a question as to whether he had any knowledge of a jam combine operating in Great ...
Article : 79 wordsIn his speech at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held to-day, the President (Mr.W. T. MoPherson)said: "We are spending in such a prodigal ...
Article : 270 wordsMr. Mark Sheldon, the Australian Trade Commissioner to the United States, interviewed to-day, said Dr. Mannix, the Roman Catholic Archbishop ...
Article : 104 wordsA scheme has been formulated by the Chief Health Officer (Dr. Morris) under which the Government proposes to take over control of bush nursing in ...
Article : 316 wordsPrince Albert Frederick George of Windsor, who was recently created a peer and became Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, and Baron Killarney, is one of ...
Article : 615 wordsWhen the Father Jerger case was before the High Court the point was raised that Father Jerger was not a British subject. The following cable message was ...
Article : 129 wordsThe Chicago correspondent of the "New York Times" reports severe breaks in the grain and provision markets. Corff dropped 9[?] cents per ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Japanese Government has asked the United States Government to make an investigation into the destruction by fire on Wednesday last of a number of ...
Article : 44 wordsThe foreign exchanges on New York continue low, despite the recoveries over last week's losses. Sterling rates have fallen a further 2[?] cents, the ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Helsingfors correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the socialisation of the big estates in Esthonia has been an utter failure, none ...
Article : 87 wordsThe galleries in the Legislative Assembly were crowded to-day when the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baird) introduced the long looked for Public Service Bill, ...
Article : 150 wordsThe tribal activity in Mesopotamia becoming more serious, aud several regiments from India are now proceeding to Basra to cope with the ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Prize Court has awarded £22,000 prize bounty in respect to the battle of Jutland to the men of the 151 ships engaged in it. ...
Article : 36 wordsA meeting of the central committee of the second peace loan was held yesterday in the Mayor's-room, at the Town-hall, Hobart. The Mayor (Col. Snowden) was ...
Article : 110 wordsLieut. Parer and Lieut. MacIntosh, who are flying to Australia, started at 7 o'clock this morning from Sourabaya for Bima, on the Dutch East Indian ...
Article : 53 wordsLieutenant Shirase, who in 1907 attempted to reach the South Pole, has now asked the Japanese Diet for an appropriation of 100,000 dollars to enable ...
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