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  2. MARINE ENGINEERS' STRIKE NO CHANGE IN POSITION.

    Rumours were prevalent during the week-end of an impending move for a settlemtn of the marine engineers' strike, but, in the absence of definite ...

    Article : 181 words
  3. AMERICA

    The State Secretary, Mr. Robert Lansing, has resigned his appointment, and the resignation has been accepted by President Wilson. ...

    Article : 612 words
  4. THE PRINCE OF WALES HIS VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.

    The Prince of Wales will leave Portsmouth on March 9, and will arrive at Barbadoes, in the West Indies, on March 19. He will hold an official ...

    Article : 320 words
  5. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

    In the House of Commons, the debate on the address in reply was continued. Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Coalition ...

    Article : 292 words
  6. IRELAND DARING HOLD-UP IN DUBLIN.

    There was an amazing hold-up to-day of a military motor van in the heart of Dublin by armed men. A handcart, upon which was laid a long ladder, was ...

    Article : 146 words
  7. RUSSIA INTRODUCING COMPULSORY LABOUR.

    A wireless message intercepted in London from Moscow, the headquarters of the Russian Bolsheviks, states that a decree that has been issued compels all ...

    Article : 134 words
  8. WAR CRIMINALS TRIAL OF THE EX-KAISER.

    The Supreme Council of the League of Nations met in Downing-street to day, and considered the reply of the Dutch Note of January 23 in response ...

    Article : 199 words
  9. PEACE TREATY GERMANY EVADING THE TREATY.

    A Paris message states that General Niessel (of the French Army), late Commander of the Allied Mission to the Baltic, speaking before the ...

    Article : 170 words
  10. POLICE BARRACKS RAIDED.

    An early morning attack on the police barracks of an isolated village twelve miles westward of Castletown, named Berchaven, was carried out to-day. One ...

    Article : 81 words
  11. ADMIRAL KOLTCHAK'S FATE.

    Definite news has been received concerning the shooting of Admiral Koltchak, the Commander of the Eastern anti-Bolshevik army, and his Prime ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. TASMANIAN STATE STEAMERS.

    Discontent has become so serious in Tasmania owing to the continued difficulties in commnicating with the mainland through the engineers' and ...

    Article : 103 words
  13. SURRENDER IMPOSSIBLE.

    A Berlin message states that General Reimsardt, the German Commander-in-Chief, has issued an order stating that the surrender list of German war ...

    Article : 201 words
  14. AMERICA AND THE TREATY. OFFERS OF COMPROMISE.

    Twenty-eight Democratic members of the United States Senate have signed a declaration offering two drafts of a compromise reservation to Article 10 ...

    Article : 69 words
  15. RAIDS BY POLICE AND SOLDIERS.

    Police and soldiers, in motor lorries, made a series of raids in Dublin at day-break to-day, and arrested eight men, including a town councillor. Michael ...

    Article : 81 words
  16. REFUGEES FROM ODESSA.

    A message from Constantinople states that two further disasters have occurred to ships carrying refugees from Odessa. The steamer McGregor ...

    Article : 83 words
  17. INQUIRIES FROM AUSTRALIA.

    In order to guide Australian officers participating in the official functions during the Prince's visit to Australia, the military headquarters have asked ...

    Article : 79 words
  18. THE BRITISH DOMINIONS' VOTING POWER.

    Newspaper opinion in America is divided over the Canadian insistence on behalf of the British Dominions for inclusion in the Assembly of the League ...

    Article : 67 words
  19. SILVER LEAD ORE.

    A public meeting of those interested in silver-lead mining, convened by the Deputy-Warden (Mr. Berwood) to consider the new position created by the ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. MARKETS AND MONEY BRITISH FINANCE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 74 words
  21. THE VISIT TO TASMANIA.

    A letter has been received by Mr. D'Arey Addison from Major-General Sir C. B. B. White, the Commonwealth organiser in connection with the ...

    Article : 296 words
  22. SINN FEINERS AND HOME RULE.

    Official circles regard the statement made to the London representative of the Australian Press Association by Mr. J. MacNeill, the Sinn Fein member for ...

    Article : 426 words
  23. BOLSHEVISM.

    Mr. Winston Churchill, the Secretary of State for War, addressing his constituents at Dundee yesterday, emphasised that the Allies had been bound to ...

    Article : 216 words
  24. MR. BALFOUR AND THE RESERVATIONS.

    The London representative of the "New York World" has had an interview with Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Lord President of the Council, who said that ...

    Article : 84 words
  25. ALLIED NOTE TO HOLLAND.

    It is understood that the Allies are notifying Holland that is is inadvisable for her to jeopardise the peace of Europe by allowing the ex-Kaiser to ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS GETTING TO BUSINESS.

    The Supreme Council of the League of Nations sat for six hours to-day. It is believed that the meeting in London will last three weeks. No American ...

    Article : 124 words
  27. A CANADIAN PROTEST.

    The Canadian Government has notified Great Britain that Canada objects to any alteration in the Constitution of the League of Nations which will ...

    Article : 44 words
  28. FATAL ACCIDENT AT MOUNT LYELL.

    An inquiry was opened yesterday at Gormanston before Mr. J. Wallace, Coroner, and a jury of four, into the death of Abraham Harry Kite, who ...

    Article : 190 words
  29. DISCOUNT.

    The market rate for short date bills is 4½ per cent., and for long date bills 5¼ per cent. ...

    Article : 21 words
  30. CONSOLS AND WAR LOANS.

    Imperial Consols, 2½ per cent., quoted at £50, the same rate as last week. British war loan, 3½ per cent., £85, and 5 per cent., £90 7s. 6d., the first being ...

    Article : 58 words
  31. BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

    Lord Derby, the British Ambassador to France, addressing the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce to-day, urged the fostering of trade with France ...

    Article : 99 words
  32. LABOUR TROUBLES DOCKERS' WAGES.

    Counsel for the employers in the dockers' wages arbitration case has submitted that a docker's family can live on 77s. weekly, and that the 120s. per ...

    Article : 57 words
  33. AUSTRALIA HOUSE.

    The members of the staff of Australia House, the Commonwealth offices in London, have formed an association for the purpose of safeguarding their ...

    Article : 36 words
  34. QUEENSLAND LEGISLATION.

    At a meeting to-day of representatives of 15 leading Anglo-Australian banks, financial and pastoral companies, it was decided to send to Mr. Theodore, the ...

    Article : 69 words
  35. AUSTRALASIAN STOCKS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 words
  36. THE SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

    The second meeting of the League of Nations Supreme Council opened to-day. Mr. A. J. Balfour made a brief speech, in which he declared that, after ...

    Article : 244 words
  37. THE PAISLEY BY-ELECTION. HEAVY POLLING.

    Night workers are awaiting the opening of the polling booths for the Paisley by-election, where the Liberal candidate is Mr. H. H. Asquith (late ...

    Article : 93 words
  38. U.S.A. LOANS TO ALLIES.

    The "New York Times" Washington correspondent states that Assistant Secretary to the Treasury Davie has outlined to Congress a plan whereby ...

    Article : 108 words
  39. THE BRITISH COAL MINERS.

    The "Daily Express" states that the trade unions will generally withhold support from the miners if they attempt direct action. The early introduction ...

    Article : 295 words
  40. WAGES BOARD AWARDS.

    An important case affecting the industrial situation in Tasmania in relation to wages boards awards is shortly to be decided by the Full Court. In ...

    Article : 437 words
  41. THE BUILDING TRADE.

    For the second time most of the 5,000 members of the various building trade unions who are employed on building jobs absented themselves from work on ...

    Article : 81 words
  42. SNOWSTORM IN NEW YORK.

    The city authorities of New York have appropriated 7,290,000 dollars in order to clear the city streets of snow. There has been the heaviest snow fall ...

    Article : 82 words
  43. FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

    The following are the foreign rates of exchange on London:—Paris, 48.52 francs; Stockholm, 18.13 kroner; Christiania, 19.50 kroner: Calcutta, ...

    Article : 41 words
  44. THE SCHLESWIG PLEBISCITE

    At Flensburg, a seaport in Schleswig, the jubilation of the Danish population over the result of the Lebiscite of the Schleswig population, which has ...

    Article : 114 words
  45. COALITION UNIONIST VICTORY AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 words
  46. THE CARDIFF DOCKS.

    It is reported that a powerful combination, including the large trading firms of Guest and Co., Nettlefold and Co., and Seymour and Berry, are ...

    Article : 57 words
  47. WHEAT FOR TASMANIA.

    The Premier of Tasmania (Sir Walter Lee), who is on a visit to Melbourne, has arranged an important purchase of wheat from the Wheat Pool. He has ...

    Article : 88 words
  48. THE LATE GABY DESLYS.

    Under her will, the late Gaby Deslys, the famous French dancer, bequeaths 10,000,000 francs (about £416,000) to her mother and sister during their lives, ...

    Article : 74 words
  49. THE SAAR BASIN.

    The Supreme Council of the League of Nations, continuing its second day's procoeedings at St. James' Palace, settled the organisation ...

    Article : 71 words
  50. THE COINAGE.

    The Silver Coinage Bill introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Ex-chequer, provides that the silver coins ...

    Article : 55 words
  51. IMPERIAL STATISTICS. SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES'S PLEA.

    Presiding at a luncheon given by the English Government to delegates to the Imperial Statistical Conference, Sir Auckland Geddes, the President of the ...

    Article : 104 words
  52. SCAPA FLOW SCUTTLING.

    In an interview in Berlin, Admiral Von Reuter, the German Commander, who ordered the scuttling of the surrendered German fleet which was ...

    Article : 142 words
  53. GREEK TRAITORS.

    Colonel Metaxas, who has been convicted on a charge of high treason in surrendering Fort Rupel, in Macedonia, to the Bulgarians, has been condemned ...

    Article : 68 words
  54. AVIATION. THE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

    The Air Ministry reported that Lieut.-Parer, of Melbourne, who is attempting the flight to Australia, arrived at Grottaghie, 10 miles to the north of Taranto ...

    Article : 46 words
  55. RETURNED SOLDIERS' BADGE.

    More definite rules have been framed by the military authorities to govern the issue of the returned soldiers' badge. Hitherto the badge has been withheld ...

    Article : 197 words
  56. MEAT SUPPLIES.

    The British Government has purchased the whole of the Patagonian meat output for 1920. This surprises the meat trade, as it was understood that ...

    Article : 58 words
  57. CAPETOWN TRAMS.

    The tramwaymen in Capetown suddenly struck work to-day, alleging that their previous agreement with the company had not bee carried out, and ...

    Article : 47 words
  58. THE DELEGATES ENTERTAINED.

    Mr. E. Short, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, presided last night at a Governmental dinner to the delegates to the British Empire ...

    Article : 110 words
  59. SHIPPING

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 words
  60. GIFTS FOR AUSTRALIA.

    The allotment of aeroplanes which the Imperial authorities are presenting to Australia is proceeding, but owing to the heavy demand for cargo space the ...

    Article : 107 words
  61. THE SILVER MARKET.

    The fall in the price of silver is due to the decline in the Chinese exchange and the absence of Chinese demand for the metal. ...

    Article : 34 words
  62. GERMAN SPY SERVICE.

    Victor Dowsett, who is alleged to have been born in Melbourne, was acquitted by the Seine Assize Court yesterday on a charge of procuring for the German ...

    Article : 64 words
  63. ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

    Herr Sthamer, the German Charge d' Affaires, arrived at Charing Cross railway station to-day. Directly the train came to a standstill he hurried off the ...

    Article : 57 words
  64. SHALE MINERS' DISPUTE.

    The Newnes shale miners' dispute has been settled on the terms offered by the management at the conference held in Sydney. It was agreed that the ...

    Article : 113 words
  65. CONTINENTAL SWEEPS.

    Since February 5, acting upon police instructions, the London Post Office has detained hundreds of thousands of letters addressed to continental sweep ...

    Article : 76 words
  66. GERMAN COAL.

    The Prussian Government has introduced a bill in the Assembly providing for the transfer to a Prussian coal district of 150,000 workers with their ...

    Article : 52 words
  67. THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER.

    General Sir John Monash's book on the Australian's share in the was is receiving many favourable notices in the London Newspapers, who eulogistically ...

    Article : 53 words
  68. GRAVE DISORDERS IN SPAIN.

    Suggestive messages are arriving from Spain alluding to "important affairs." Apparently grave disorders have again occurred, but news is of the scantiest ...

    Article : 39 words
  69. THE TURKISH TREATY.

    The Supreme Allied Council discussed to-day the Adriatic question and the Turkish Peace Treaty, the terms of which, it is understood, have been ...

    Article : 34 words
  70. BOXING.

    Sid Godfrey received a points [?] over Harry Holmes at the Stadium last night. The verdict met with a [?] reception. ...

    Article : 33 words
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