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  2. IRISH REFORM.

    The House of Commons was crowded yesterday by members, who listened to the statement of Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, on the Irish question, with most ...

    Article : 808 words
  3. THE WAR.

    A communique states:—On Wednesday night we progressed with hand grenades in the thickets immediately eastward of Cumieres. ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. DENTIST'S APPEAL UPHELD.

    An appeal of interest to the dental profession was to-day heard before the Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Sly, and Mr. Justice Ferguson, ...

    Article : 396 words
  5. ITALY'S CAMPAIGN.

    Vienna communiques indicate heavy fighting in the Trentino. The Austrians claim to have captured several villages. The Italian reports indicate that the ...

    Article : 166 words
  6. PROGRESS OF STOCKTON.

    The Government ferry, which has been in service for several weeks, between Newcastle and Stockton has been found an efficient means for the transit of ...

    Article : 560 words
  7. VICTORIA.

    Mr. Jensen, the Minister for the Navy, to-day stated that the Government had completed the purchase of a 2500 ton dredge from the Indian Government for ...

    Article : 206 words
  8. THE CASEMENT CASE.

    A special Grand Jury has returned true bills in the cases against Roger Casement and Daniel Julian Bailey. This is the third-occasion in 76 years ...

    Article : 93 words
  9. HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Commons, that there would be an adjournment on Thursday for the Whitsuntide recess. ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. MILITARY CHANGES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 183 words
  11. QUEENSLAND.

    The Government continues to develop its scheme for the acquisition of stock for the State Butchery. Mr. Hunter, the Acting State Premier, to-day announced that ...

    Article : 144 words
  12. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    Mr. Bonar Law, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated in the House of Commons, in reply to Sir Richard Cooper, that no official representations had been ...

    Article : 96 words
  13. MR. W. M. HUGHES.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, began his Midland tour yesterday. At Liverpool he was welcomed at the ...

    Article : 458 words
  14. FURIOUS FIGHTING.

    A semi-official message states that the fighting at Verdun continues with the fiercest violence. The fighting on Wednesday assumed a desperation that has not ...

    Article : 149 words
  15. AUSTRALIA'S METALS.

    At the meeting of the British Broken Hill Company, Mr. Smith-Win by, the chairman, said that he thought the shareholders would agree that not a ton ...

    Article : 136 words
  16. DEATH FROM POISONING.

    Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at Boolaroo yesterday into the death of John Alexander Blayney, aged 34 years, assayer, employed by the Sulphide ...

    Article : 595 words
  17. RAIN ON THE COAST.

    A further splendid rainfall has occurred in the coast districts of New South Wales. The amounts recorded, though light in places, were in most instances substantial ...

    Article : 432 words
  18. LIFE ON A TROOPSHIP.

    Private W. D. Bartley, of Newcastle, writing to a Newcastle friend, gives his experiences on board a troopship. He says:— ...

    Article : 1,483 words
  19. 30TH BATTALION FUND.

    A well-attended meeting of the committee of the 30th Battalion Fund, was held at the depot, on Thursday, May 25th. The Mayoress, Mrs. Moroney, was in the chair, ...

    Article : 164 words
  20. SHORTAGE OF HOUSES.

    There is a very large demand for house accommodation, which is attributed to the development of the steel works and Walsh Island. During the present week a house ...

    Article : 147 words
  21. THE FIGHT FOR THE FORT.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says the French weakness at Donaument Fort lies in the tangle of ravines, extending from Lavauche Hill, which ...

    Article : 180 words
  22. PROVISION FOR SOLDIERS.

    In the House of Lords Lord Selbourne, the President of the Board of Agriculture, moving the second reading of the Small Holdings Colonies Bill, said the ...

    Article : 166 words
  23. SURF SHED ADDITIONS.

    The council has called for tenders for additions to the Surf Club's quarters which were recently erected on the beach. It has been decided to add a wing for a ...

    Article : 123 words
  24. SEVENTEENTH BATTALION.

    Miss Iris Flower and Miss Grace J. Short, held a "sock" afternoon, in connection with the 17th Battalion, A.I.F., at Mr. Lawrence Campbell's studio, Paling's ...

    Article : 119 words
  25. MR. HUGHES' SPEECHES.

    Mr. Lloyd-George has written an introduction to a small volume of Mr. W. M. Hughes English speeches. He says: "No public speeches of ...

    Article : 357 words
  26. GERMAN REPORT.

    A German communique claims that 850 prisoners, and 14 guns were taken at Gailltte Wood; also the capture of a quarry southward of Haudromont Farm. ...

    Article : 29 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

    Meat importers complain that Australian and New Zealand mutton and lamb are being sold at an average of 1½ per lb cheaper than Argentine, ostensibly in ...

    Article : 113 words
  28. DEFECTIVE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

    The buildings and grounds of the Stockton Public School have long been in a condition demanding attention from the Department, but despite frequent ...

    Article : 274 words
  29. BRITISH PRIDE.

    Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander-in-Chief, in acknowledging General Joffre's greetings to the British Overseas Forces, said:— ...

    Article : 51 words
  30. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    During the week the workers of the Newcastle branch of the Red Cross Society met and sewed at the depot, King-street, and the branch sent to Sydney ...

    Article : 120 words
  31. FIRE AT NORTH WARATAH.

    At ten minutes to two o'clock yesterday morning, the headquarters station of the Newcastle Fire Brigades received a call from the watchman at Messrs. Kitchen ...

    Article : 292 words
  32. THE NEGOTIATIONS.

    The Irish negotiations will begin immediately. Mr. Lloyd George will closely consult with Sir Edward Carson and Mr. Redmond, and it is believed he will also ...

    Article : 138 words
  33. IN MESOPOTAMIA.

    It is officially announced that the Russian forces from Kermanshah, in Persia, have junctioned with the British below Kut el Amara. ...

    Article : 85 words
  34. NEUTRAL SHIPS.

    In the House of Commons to-night, Mr. E. G. Pretyman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Board of Trade, in reply to Sir Richard Cooper, said that any ship ...

    Article : 78 words
  35. SYDNEY SOLDIERS' CLUB.

    A country camp committee has been formed in connection with the Soldiers' Club, which for over a year has been housed in the old Royal Hotel buildings ...

    Article : 91 words
  36. A VIOLENT FEMALE.

    At the Globe Police Court, to-day, Frederick Charles Rorke, a medical practitioner, was proceeded against by Alfreda Greenberg for assault. ...

    Article : 416 words
  37. PRESS OPINIONS.

    The press welcome the possibility of Mr. Lloyd George finding a solution of the Irish difficulty. It is expected that he will visit Ireland, ...

    Article : 77 words
  38. UNITED STATES.

    President Wilson has expressed the opinion that intervention in the war by neutral nations could rest only on a mutual understanding by the belligerents ...

    Article : 96 words
  39. THE PORT SAID RAID.

    The War Office reports: After the Port said raid, our aeroplanes heavily bombed the enemy's advanced posts, smashing buildings at E[?] Hamma, and water tanks ...

    Article : 81 words
  40. COLLIERY MECHANICS.

    The Coal Mining Group (North), No. 2 (Colliery Mechanics) Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse, last night, commenced menced the hearing of matters filed by ...

    Article : 300 words
  41. FOR THE BELGIANS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 31 words
  42. THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

    The Economic Conference in Paris has been fixed for June 5th. ...

    Article : 16 words
  43. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, Governor-General, unveiled a statue of the late Mr. C. C. Kingston in Victoria-square this afternoon in the presence of a large ...

    Article : 195 words
  44. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    At the Premiers' Conference to-day, a motion, introduced by the South Australian representative, in regard to the transfer of State Powers to the Commonwealth, ...

    Article : 85 words
  45. PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. Ryan, the Premier of Queensland, yesterday addressed the wounded Anzacs who are being treated in Sir Ian Hamilton's house in London. ...

    Article : 59 words
  46. THE IRISH COMMISSION.

    The Commission, which is inquiring into the recent rising in Dublin, under the presidency of Lord Hardinge, has heard evidence respecting the origin of Sinn ...

    Article : 149 words
  47. COMPULSORY SERVICE.

    His Majesty the King last night gave the Royal Assent to the Military Service Act. In a message to the people, His Majesty says:— ...

    Article : 188 words
  48. AMERICAN MAILS.

    Representative Tague has introduced a resolution into Congress declaring that any inteference with American mails by Great Britain should be resisted by force, ...

    Article : 41 words
  49. ADAMSTOWN.

    At the meeting of the Adamstown branch of the Kahibah electorate Political Labour League, held on Wednesday evening, Mr. A. E. Edden, M.P., read a letter ...

    Article : 78 words
  50. THE EASTERN CASE.

    The hearing by the Privy Council of arguments in the case in connection with the steamer Eastern, in which Mr. T. Ryan, the Premier of Queensland, is ...

    Article : 43 words
  51. LIEUTENANT-COL. BENNETT.

    Lieutenant-colonel Bennett, G.M.C., D.S.O., V.D., late head master at Hamilton Superior Public School, has sent a cable message to his relatives, saying that ...

    Article : 56 words
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