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  2. LATE CABLE NEWS GIFT WARSHIP.

    The British Admiralty has presented to New Zealand the cruiser Chatham. ...

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  3. BUILDING TRADE.

    The employers in the building trade are marshalling their forces. At the Master Builders' Exchange yesterday there were two largely-attended ...

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  4. FEDERAL SESSION.

    Both Houses of the Federal Parliament met this afternoon. In the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), replying to Dr. ...

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  5. THE CONSTITUTION.

    Further consideration was given in the House of Representatives to the motion recently moved by Mr. Austin Chapman (N.S.W.) that a convention should be ...

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  6. NEW ZEALAND

    At the present moment there are no signs of the railwaymen's strike decreasing in solidarity. In fact, from almost every transport source is issuing a jubilant note, and not only ...

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  7. SHORTER HOURS.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) said to-night that, although the Government strongly disapproved of any action by the men to reduce the working hours below 44, the ...

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  8. RAILWAY DISASTER.

    One of the worst railway disasters in the history of India occurred on Monday, when the Allahabad-Debra Dun express collided with a goods train outside the station at ...

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  9. BRITAIN'S GIFT.

    Slipping down the coast at 16 knots after being signailed at Clarence Heads on Wednesday evening, the six destroyers presented by the British Admiralty to the ...

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  10. SINN FEIN PRISONERS.

    In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Government's policy in regard to the Sinn Fein prisoners in Wormwood Scrubbs was unchanged. Men ...

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  11. CONVENTION.

    In the House of Representatives to-day, the Prime Minister told Mr. Blakely that on the industrial convention which the Ministry proposed to call the employers and the ...

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  12. SHELL SHOCK INQUIRY.

    In the House of Lords, Lord Southborough moved the appointment of a departmental committee to investigate different kinds of shell shock, the inquiry to include the infliction ...

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  13. THE FAR EAST.

    A massacre of Japanese at Nikolaevsk Eastern Siberia, has been reported to the State Department Troops and hundreds of civilians are reported to have been wiped ...

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  14. FUNDS FOR CHARITIES.

    A sum of £3500 collected on Rose Day on behalf of the United Charities' Fund was distributed among 65 relief societies and charitable institutions last night at a public ...

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  15. SOLDIERS' LEAGUE.

    The Federal Congress of the Soldiers' League last night authorised the executive if it considered advisable on inquiry to appoint representatives to the Empire ...

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  16. BRITISH DEBT.

    In the House of Commons Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Chancellor of the Exchequer) announced that in order further to provide for the reduction of the floating debt new ...

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  17. INTERNATIONAL CREDIT.

    In the House of Commons Sir Arthur Fell moved the rejection of the excess profits duty. Mr. Chamberlain (Chancellor of the ...

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  18. THE SENATE.

    In the Senate, Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) asked whether, in view of the visit of the Prince of Wales, the Ministes for Defence would submit to Cabinet a proposal for the ...

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  19. WHARF TRIBUNAL.

    The Prime Minister replied to-night to certain remarks of Mr. Justice Higgins in the Arbitration Court on Tuesday, in which he sugpested that the Federal Ministry, in ...

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  20. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    Mr. Churchill (Minister of War), in reply to a question in the House of Commons, stated that the British Military Mission in Berlin has reported that only 222 prisoners in ...

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  21. HOSPITALS AND THE TARIFF.

    At last meeting of the board of directors of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, at which Mr. H. E. Kater presided, it was pointed out that the new Customs duties would soriously ...

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  22. THE IRISH SITUATION.

    In the House of Commons on the motion fo adjournment, Mr. O'Connor raised the question of the threat of the Irish dockers to strike at Liverpool and Glasgow unless the ...

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  23. KINDERGARTENS.

    Addresses on the valuable character of the work that is being performed at the kinderfearten schools in the congested portions of the metropolitan area were delivered by Lady ...

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  24. ALBANIAN FEARS.

    In the House of Lords Lord Lamington asked a question in which he alluded to the Albanians' fear of an invasion by the Servians or Greeks, and asked if the Allies would ...

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  25. ROYAL SOCIETY.

    At the annual dinner of the Royal Society of New South Wales at the Burlington Cafo last night, the chairman, Dr. Greig Smith, suggested that a publicity section should on ...

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  26. WOOL FOR BRITAIN.

    In the House of Commons at question time Mr. J. F. Hope (Financial Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions) stated that the Government's unsold stocks of Australian and New ...

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  27. THE ECHO.

    Leaking badly, and with her pumps working at full pressure, the four-masted barquentine Echo put into Sydney yesterday in tow of the tug Hero. ...

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  28. SHIPPING TRADE.

    Strenuous offorts are being made by the Commonwealth line of steamers to secure an additional share of the oversea trade to and from Australia. It is, however, ...

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  29. VICTORIA'S RAILWAY CHIEF.

    It was learned late to-night that the State Ministry had appointed Mr. Harrold W. Clapp, Vice-president of the St. Louis Railway Company, Ohio. U.S.A., Chief Railways ...

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  30. R.A.F. CADETS.

    The Air Ministry announces that the total number of R.A.F. cadets, including the Colonial dominions, dispersed up to April 7 was 21,284, of whom 3060 had been gazetted ...

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  31. LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

    Sir,—Mr. J. M. Taylor's account of the histery of the Amateur Sporting Federation and of its attitude towards Rugby League football shows how untenable that attitude really is. ...

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  32. LIVING CONDITIONS.

    The Federal Basic Wage Commission took further evidence as to the living conditions in Sydney yesterday. William Hilton Mitchell, chief inspector of ...

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  33. DEATH SENTENCES ON SOLDIERS.

    In the House of Lords Viscount Peel stated that the death sentences passed during the whole time of the war in all theatres upon officers and men totalled 3076, while only ...

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  34. SPRINGS BREAK OUT.

    The engineer at the Bathurst water service pumping station reported to a meeting of the municipal council last night that a remarkable outbreak of springs had occurred in the edry ...

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  35. LUNCHEON TO MR. C. E. D. MEARES.

    A complimentary luncheon tendered at the Hotel Australia yesterday by the council and the chairmen of the sectional committees of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce to Mr. C. ...

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  36. TROOPS IN IRELAND.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. Churchill (Secretary for War), in a writton reply to a question, stated that at present there were 34,382 effective troops in Ireland, besides 40 ...

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  37. SIR SAMUEL HORDERN.

    Si: Samuel Hordern, presidents of the Royal Agricultural Society, was entertained at dinner at Sargent's last night by the council of that body on the eve of his doparture for a ...

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  38. TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

    The United States Chamber of Commerce has appointed a Commission to proceed to Europe to investigate the resumption of trade between the United States and Soviet ...

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  39. MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS.

    Brett's Hall, Kogarah, a building that would ordinarily accommodnte five to six hundred persons, had last night about 800 people within its walls. Every seat was occupied, ...

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  40. THE ISLANDERS.

    Liout, E. W. P. Chinnery, who before he enlisted for active servoce was resident magistrate in Papua, laid emphasis to-day on the importance of anthropology of the islands of ...

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  41. OLYMPIC GAMES.

    A deputation representing the Olympic Games Council of Australia, accompanied by a large number of members of both Federal Houses, waited upon, the Prime Minister ...

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  42. MAN BEATEN TO DEATH.

    An inquiry was held yesterday by the City Coroner (Mr. Jameson) into the death of Charles Fowler, 45, a fireman. Inspector Bowler conducted the case for the ...

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  43. FEDERAL TAXATION.

    It is understood that no steps have yet been taken by the Federal Ministry for the appointment'of a Royal Commission to inquire into the incidence of Commonwealth taxation. ...

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  44. SHIPBUILDING.

    Negotiations for the building of 12,500-ton vessels for the Commonwealth at Walsh Island were advanced a further stage to-day at a conforence betwcon the Minister la ...

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  45. SIR ROSS SMTH.

    Sir Ross Smith inaugurated his lecturing tour in Australia to-night by describing to members of the Federal Parliament his historic flight from London to Australia. The ...

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  46. TUMBARUMBA RAILWAY.

    The local railway works are now laid to the Rosewood trucking yards, and are Bearing completion. It is understood that everything will be ready for the return of ...

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  47. AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE.

    The annual conference of the Australian Alliance Prohibition Council was brought to a close yesterday. It was decided to inform the World's League against alcoholism that ...

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  48. TARIFF.

    The Customs Department states, in reply to inquiries, that it is intended to give protection to carbon electrodes, which are now made in Australia. ...

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