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  2. SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS.

    A feature of the elections, as far as the urban constituencies, are concerned, are the sweeping Labour gains on the Rand and in Durban. The Labour ...

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  3. NATIONALISATION ENGLISH TRADES UNIONS' CONGRESS.

    The event of to-day at the special Trades Union Congress called to decide the question whether and how the Government shall be compelled to ...

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  4. THE AMERICAN NAVY

    Admiral Sims, who, upon America's entry into the war, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the American Fleet, testifying before the Senate Naval ...

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  5. GERMANS AND ALLIED OFFICERS. MORE ATTACKS.

    Frequent demonstrations of hostility to Allied officers are taking place throughout Germany. A British colonel and French and ...

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  6. IRISH HOME RULE BILL APPROVED OF BY ULSTER.

    Yesterday's meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council is generally regarded as the most momentous ever held. The speeches were marked with intense ...

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  7. RUSSIA GENERAL DENIKINS CAMPAIGN.

    General Denikin has driven back the Bolsheviks, who are attempting to break his centre, but has been compelled to withdraw his left wing, eighty miles ...

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  8. PEACE TREATY MILITARY ACTION AGAINST TURKEY.

    The Supreme Council of the Peace Conference has completed many of the details for military and naval action in T[?]key, which will include occupation ...

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  9. BELA KUN.

    A party of Hungarian officers drove up to the Stockeran Hospital in Vienna to-day, and vainly attempted to kidnap Bela Kun, who for some time was the ...

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  10. ENGLISH EMIGRANTS.

    In the House of Commons to-day the Under-Secretary for the Colonies (Lieut.-Colonel Amery), speaking on the vote for the Colonial Office, described ...

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  11. THE MURMANSK OPERATIONS.

    A report from Helsingfors states that General Skobeltsin, who is commanding tho White Russian troops at Murmansk, has cut through the Bolshevik lines, ...

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  12. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH JAPAN.

    A message from Honolulu states that, according to a despatch received from Tokio, the Japanese Foreign Office has intimated the probability of a ...

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  13. TO BE SEVERELY REPRESSED.

    Herr Bauer, the German Premier, has appealed to the nation to observe a dignified attitude towards the foreign missions. He says that the ...

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  14. A QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE.

    Negotiations are in progress for the transformation of the present Triple Alliance of British labour unions, consisting of the Railwaymen's Union, th[?] ...

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  15. AMERICA TO FOLLOW SUIT.

    The "New York Times'" Washington correspondent states that it is understood that the State Department will probably propose to the Supreme Allied ...

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  16. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT THE SENATE.

    In the Senate to-day, Senator Millen, in reply to Senator Foll, said that it would be undesirable and inequitable for the Commonwealth ...

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  17. AVIATION

    Major Tryon, Under-Secretary for Air, introducing the air estimates in the House of Commons to-day, stated that the personnel of the air force would ...

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  18. MILITARY MEASURES TAKEN.

    The Supreme Council met yesterday, and issued a communique announcing that it had considered the measures which were being taken to ensure the ...

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  19. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS.

    The Agricultural Wages Beard is increasing the minimum wages to 42s. weekly for farm workers engaged in Wales. ...

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  20. THE PRINCE OF WALES. INOCULATED AGAINST INFLUENZA.

    The Prince of Wales and all the members of the staff which will accompany him on his Australasian tour have been inoculated against influenza. ...

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  21. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    Conditions obtaining in 1912 in the Darwin Public Hospital were described by an officer of health before Mr. Justice Ewing's commission of inquiry into ...

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  22. THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT.

    Mr. Webster's swan song, in the shape of the ninth annual report of the Postmaster-General, dealing with the year 1918-19, was tabled in the House ...

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  23. DEBATE IN HOUSE OF LORDS

    Lord Bryee, dealing with the mas[?] in Cilicia, urged that the frontiers of new Turkey should not approach the forntiers of Persia or ...

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  24. INSPECTION OF SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES.

    A copy of a cable message received by the Governor-General (Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson), Chief Scout for Australia, from Lieut.-General ...

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  25. REBELLION IN CHINA.

    Owing to the efforts of the Peking Government to appoint Kwang Sing as Governer of the Honan Province, in Central China, war has broken out ...

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  26. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the House of Representatives to day, Mr. Hughes, in answer to Mr. Fowler, said that copies of the contracts ...

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  27. THE NORTHERN AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.

    As a result of representations made by Mr. Miles, M.L.C., of West Australia, and others, the Federal Ministry has decided to send a representative to ...

    Article : 177 words
  28. THE PRICE OF PETROL.

    Delegates to the National Petroleum Congress predict that the price of petrol in the United States will probably rise to 35 cents per gallon in 1920, and ...

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  29. PRESIDENT WILSON'S ATTITUDE.

    Republican leaders have assented to a modification of the reservation of Article 10 of the League of Nations Convention. It deprives Congress of the ...

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  30. SHIPPING.

    The Shipping Board has announced that the profits upon the shipping operations of the United States Government, up to June 20, 1919, totalled more ...

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  31. EXCHANGE IN AMERICA.

    Sharp recovery has been evidenced in the exchange for the British sovereign, which is now negotiable at 382½ cents. ...

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  32. MORE OUTRAGES COMMITTED.

    Juries have refused to bring in a verdict of murder at the inquests on Constable Ryan, killed during an attack on the Hugginstown (County Kilkenny) ...

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  33. DERWENT HARBOUR ESTATES.

    On the application of Mr. H. I. Coben, at the Practice Court this morning, Mr. Justice Cussen granted an order nisi, returnable on Tuesday, ...

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  34. SAILINGS FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Arrivals notified to-day are as follows:— From Suez—Dusseldorff, Salisbury, West Hope, Schwarz, Enfels. ...

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  35. FLOODS IN AMERICA.

    Simultaneously with a blizzard in New England and the North Atlantic States, floods in New Jersey and in Eastern Pennsylvania have rendered ...

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  36. THE LUSITANIA'S COURSE.

    Some of the evidence given by Captain W. T. Turner, of the Lusitania, before the Wreck Commissioner (Lord Mersey), at the secret inquiry held on ...

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  37. SHIPPING CONGESTION IN ENGLAND.

    The congestion of the docks continues seriously to delay the Australian repatriation programme. One of the worst examples is the Zealandie, which ...

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  38. TASMANIAN ORCHARDS LTD.

    A meeting of the shareholders of Tasmanian Orchards Ltd. residing in Melbourne was held at Scott's Hotel on Thursday afternoon. Dr. James Amess ...

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  39. STRAITS STEAMER SERVICE.

    Owing to some defect having developed in the Loongana's propellers, it was found necessary to withdraw her for docking and repairs, and she will be out ...

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  40. THE DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

    In connection with the collection of the double income tax from people living in England, and whose estates are in the Domininons and vice versa, the ...

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  41. GOLD.

    The return of the gold yield of the State for February shows 3,763 ounces fine, valued at £15,986, compared with 5,754 ounces fine, valued at £24,440, for ...

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  42. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    The third meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, which will be held in Paris to-morrow, will appoint a commission of inquiry to proceed to ...

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  43. THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA

    The profit of the Bank of Australasia for the half-year amounts to £587,822. It is proposed to capitalise a million of the reserve by allotment to proprietors ...

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  44. PROFITEERING.

    The Profiteering Prevention Act came into force yesterday, and it was announced to-day that Mr. T. A. Ferry, P.M., Cairns, had been appointed to ...

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  45. THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

    In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Lloyd George stated that, in order to relieve the anxiety of the British farmer, the price of the 1920 wheat ...

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  46. WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

    Mr. E. T. Fiske, managing director of Amalgamated Wireless Ltd., says he hopes, as the result of experiments in wireless telephony, which [?] is now ...

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  47. EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN.

    The Egyptian Legislative Assembly met to-day, and it is unofficially stated that it passed a resolution declaring that the British protectorate of Egypt ...

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  48. LORD GREY'S LETTER.

    Lord Grey, of Falloden, whose letter dealing with the principles of the League of Nations created such an impression in America, has cabled the ...

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  49. TRADE WITH GERMANY.

    It is understood that the Federal Ministry is reviewing the position with regard to trade with Germany, in the light of recent events, and that some ...

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  50. GENERAL BIRDWOOD.

    General Birdwood was entertained by the State Ministry at luncheon at Parliament House to-day. There was a large attendance of members of ...

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  51. PACIFIC PHOSPHATES CO.

    When the Nauru Pacific Phosphate agreement was completed in Paris in June, 1919, it was estimated that it would cost three millions to buy out ...

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  52. THE GERMAN PRESIDENCY.

    There is a widespread movement in favour of the nomination of Field-Mar[?] Von Hindenburg as President of Germany, and he is willing to accept ...

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  53. BROKEN HILL STRIKE.

    The secretary of the Enginedrivers and Fireman's Association to-day communicated with the Mining Managers' Association, asking whether they would meet ...

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  54. THE PRINTERS' STRIKE.

    At a meeting of the Trades-hall Council last night, it was decided to cancel the affiliation of the Lithographic Union for its disobedience to the Trades-hall ...

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  55. NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

    The West Coast coal companies have announced an increase in the price of all grades of coal by half a crown a ton. Mr. W. R. Morris, secretary of the ...

    Article : 105 words
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