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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    After two or three weeks of preliminary sparring, the Federal Parliament has at last setled down to work. The break for the Easter holidays has been ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    The late Mr. Thomas Arthur Bailey, whose death was announced last week, had a most interesting career, both as a pioneer and a sportsman (says our ...

    Article : 252 words
  4. CHAMBERS OF MANUFACTURERS.

    The business sessions of the Congress of the Associated Chambers of Manufacturers were begun this afternoon, when there was a large and ...

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  5. THE PRINCE OF WALES VOYAGE OF THE RENOWN.

    The battle-cruiser Renown, on board of which the Prince of Wales is travelling to Australia, arrived at Suva to-day, all well. She will leave for New ...

    Article : 881 words
  6. PEACE TREATY

    An official communique issued to-day at San Remo, in Northern Italy, where the Allied peace, delegates are now meeting, states that the Peace Treaty with ...

    Article : 70 words
  7. IMPERIAL POLITICS

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the Budget in the House of Commons this afternoon. He said that this budget ...

    Article : 2,193 words
  8. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

    One of the chief difficulties with which the naval authorities are confronted in the manning of the vessels of the Australian fleet is the fact that many of ...

    Article : 730 words
  9. MARKETS AND MONEY THE WORLD'S FINANCIAL SITUATION.

    The International Financial Conference is to be held in Brussels at the end of May, and the Council of the League of Nations has invited 25 ...

    Article : 290 words
  10. MARITIME UNIONS.

    A move is being made in union circles with the view of bringing about a federation of the maritime unions. An inter-State conference of delegates has ...

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  11. SOLDIERS' INSURANCE.

    A ballot was taken to day at the A.M.P. Society's office on the propasal of Mr. G. R. Campbell, that the extra war risk premiums paid by soldiers ...

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  12. PNEUMONIC INFLUENZA.

    The number of influence cases in New Zealand have increased during the past week, presumably as the result of the unsettled weather, which is now cold ...

    Article : 68 words
  13. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The third series of the London wool sales opened to-day, but competition was dull, and prices showed a decline of about 10 per cent, on the last sales. ...

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  14. REDUCTION OF WORKING HOURS.

    Testimony was given to-day during the hearing before Mr. Justice Higgins, in the Arbitration Court, of the plaint by the Australian Timber Workers' Union ...

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  15. IRELAND. THE RELEASE OF THE HUNGERSTRIKERS.

    Replying in the House of Commons this afternoon to Lord Robert Cecil, Unionist member for Hitchin, Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Privy Seal, stated ...

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  16. GERMAN REVOLUTION. THE EX-KAISER.

    Replying in the House of Commons this afternoon to Captain H. L. Brackenbury, the Unionist member for Louth, Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Privy ...

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  17. AMERICA AND IRELAND.

    Sir Auckland Geddes, the British Ambassador to the United States, who arived at New York to-day in a statement to press representatives said that ...

    Article : 96 words
  18. PAPUAN OILFIELDS.

    After years of experimental work on the Valiala oilfield in Papua the Commonwealth Government has arranged, is the, result of negotiations begun by ...

    Article : 214 words
  19. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.

    Mr. G. D. Delprat, general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, said that as long as ...

    Article : 192 words
  20. BRITISH WARNING.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr. J. M. Kenworthy, the Liberal member for Central Hull, asked whether the warning given to Germany ...

    Article : 126 words
  21. FOOD SUPPLIES.

    Mr. C. A. McCurdy, the Food Controller in Mr. Lloyd George's Government, interviewed by a representative of the "Observer" after a visit of ...

    Article : 192 words
  22. THE MOTTO OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    Owing to the fact that in 1918 His Majesty the King renounced on behalf of himself and his family all German titles, dignities, and appellations, there ...

    Article : 143 words
  23. AVIATION. THE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

    The Dutch East Indian papers praise the courage of Captain Matthews, who continued his flight even after many sad reverses. The papers express ...

    Article : 56 words
  24. FAIR PRICES COMMISSION.

    The chairman of the Victorian Fair Prices Commission (Sir James McCay) stated to-day that a close investigation was to be made into the transactions of ...

    Article : 74 words
  25. LAW SMITH CASE.

    The Law Smith case was again mentioned in the Full Court to-day, when Eva Rose Smith wife of Harold Law Smith, applied for the allotment of ...

    Article : 101 words
  26. AIRCRAFT COMPETITIONS.

    The British Air Ministry announces the inauguration by the Ministry of aircraft competitions for 1920, the object being to ascertain the best type of ...

    Article : 176 words
  27. CANBERRA.

    If the Federal Ministry sends workmen to Canberra to prepare the way for the transfer of the capital to that spot, it will find accommodation ready at a ...

    Article : 290 words
  28. SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL.

    Sir Allen Taylor at to-night's meeting of the City Council moved that the Finance Committee be requested to allocate from the city funds a sum not ...

    Article : 148 words
  29. SATURDAY MORNING WORK.

    Judge Rolin made further reference to-day to the illegal strike by the New South Wales Bricklayers' Union in refusing to work of Saturday mornings. ...

    Article : 220 words
  30. THE TARIFF.

    Consideration was given by the Federal Cabinet to-day to several matters connected with the tariff. In particular, the position in which France has ...

    Article : 82 words
  31. PRICE FIXING.

    The chairman of the Fair Prices Commission (Sir J. W. McCay) has written to the Premier of Victoria (Mr. Lawson), suggesting that a conference of ...

    Article : 92 words
  32. GENERAL TELEGRAMS. ADMINISTRATION OF SAMOA.

    The military occupation of Samoa gives place to civil administration on May 1. ...

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  33. POWER FOR LAUNCESTON.

    The general manager of the HydroElectric Department (Mr. Butters) conferred with the Mayor of Launceston and the City Electrical Engineer yesterday ...

    Article : 71 words
  34. ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) stated to-day that when he was asked in the House of Representatives last week by Mr. Jowett whether he would ...

    Article : 219 words
  35. BLIZZARD IN AMERICA.

    Blizzards of exceptional severity are reported from the Middle Western States of America. It is stated that alread 20 people have lost their lives. ...

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  36. STRIKE IN N.Z. OIL STORES.

    The men at the Wellington oil stores demand the same rates as are paid to waterside workers. This having been refused, no oil was handled to-day. The ...

    Article : 47 words
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