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  2. LAW REPORT.

    Before their Honours the Chief Justice (Sir Pope A Cooper, Mr. Justice Real, and Mr. Justice Lukin. SOLICITOR'S EXAMINATION. ...

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  3. SITUATION IN IRELAND.

    In the House of Commons, on the third reading of the War Emergency Laws Continuance Bill, Captain W. Wedgewood Benn moved the rejection of the ...

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  4. REDUCTION OF BRITISH DEBT.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Austen Chamberlain) informed Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, that the Government did not intend to ...

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  5. PRINCE OF WALES'S TOUR.

    Lieutenant-General Sir Brudenell White has announced that the official programme for the Prince of Wales's tour has necessary been postponed for one ...

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  6. RUSSIA UNREGENERATE.

    The Russian novelist, Maxim Gorky, has published an article in the newspaper "Democrat" expressing disappointment with the Bolshevik rule in Russia, and with ...

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  7. 20/- WORTH FOR EVERY £.

    Speaking at a social gathering held in honour of Mr. Sampson, ex-M.P., in the Kerang Hall to-night, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) referred to the financial ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN VICTORIES IN FRANCE—XXVI.

    The contemplated battle presented only a few novel features. The methods of the Corps were becoming stereotyped, and by this time we all began to ...

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  9. IN CHAMBERS.

    Before the President. Mr. S. R. Welch, on behalf of the Commissioner for Railways, made application for a variation of the railway award by ...

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  10. ARCHBISHOP MANNIX'S UTTERANCES.

    At a large and enthusiastic meeting of members of the Brisbane branch (men's) of the Queensland Protestant League, held on Monday evening, the following ...

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  11. TREACHEROUS RUSSIAN CORPS.

    It is reported that the 3rd Kuban Corps has joined the Bolsheviks, and seized Ekaterinodar. General Holman, the head of the British Military Mission, and ...

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  12. BOATING SENSATION.

    The sailing boat Rialto, with Leslie Wells, William Barry, Alfred Bargess, George Putt, Harry Ellis, and J. Lawson on board, was struck, by a sudden squall ...

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  13. RETURNING CZECHO-SLOVAKS.

    Some 75,000 Czecho-Slovaks who fought in Russia are now on their way homeward, via America. ...

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  14. THE BRISBANE ARRANGEMENTS.

    Mr. G. R. Steer, the Queensland organiser in connection will the Prince of Wales's approaching visit to Australia, stated yesterday that so far he had not ...

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  15. FUTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE.

    The "Daily Express" understands that the Allies have decided on the naval and military occupation of Constantinople. The Turkish Cabinet has resigned owing ...

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  16. AVIATION.

    Capt. Matthew's on his Sopwith Wallaby machine, will leave Karachi for Delhi at daybreak on Monday, en route to Australia. ...

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  17. CRISIS IN PORTUGAL.

    Reports have been received that the Portuguese Government has been defeated on a vote of confidence respecting the strikes. The President has instructed the ...

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  18. PERTH BUTCHERS' DISPUTE.

    Eight delegates from the Master Butchers' Association met a similar number from the union, with an independent chairman, to discuss the draft ...

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  19. OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT.

    The first big party of emigrants under the Overseas settlement scheme will proceed to New South Wales by the steamer Demosthenes, which is expected to leave ...

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  20. STRIKE IN ITALY.

    M. Mallesta has recently returned to Italy, after having been in exile in London for a period of years, and is leading a general strike. Employees on the ...

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  21. PICTURE THEATRE PRICES AND FILMS.

    Sir.—A letter addressed to you by Mr. A. Goldwyn, (Nundah), which appeared in your issue of the 8th inst., was brought under the notice of a meeting of ...

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  22. M'CAWLEY APPEAL CASE.

    The Special Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has allowed the appeal of Mr. Justice M'Cawley, President of the Queensland Arbitration Court, to be ...

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  23. AMERICAN PEACE TANGLE.

    President Wilson, in a letter to Senator Hitchcock, has flatly refused to consider Senator Lodge's reservation to Article 10 of the Peace Treaty. The President ...

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  24. ST. PATRICK'S BAY PROCESSION.

    The Protestant Federation made a request to the Lord Mayor (Alderman Moulder) that before permission was granted by the City Corporation to St. ...

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  25. FIJIAN STRIKE ENDED.

    The strike of Indian employees is now at an end, and the men have returned to work. A number of rioters in connection with the strike have been sentenced ...

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  26. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    After visiting the Hawaiian islands for the purpose of making a first-hand observation of the conditions prevailing in the sugar growing industry there, the ...

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  27. BUSINESS IN JAPAN.

    Japanese foreign trade in 1919 shows an advance over 1918 of 650,000,000 yen (about £65,000,000), the bulk of which was found in imports rather than ...

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  28. BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.

    The Committee appointed to inquire into the utilisation of the Admiralty dockyards, and the building of mercantile vessels, has recommended that the ...

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  29. LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONY.

    The managing director of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd. (Mr. Godfrey Isaacs), hopes to be able in a year or bo to establish a regular wireless ...

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  30. NEW COMMONWEALTH STEAMER

    The Keel of the third Commonwealth steamer of 15,000 tons was laid at Barrow on March 2. The vessel is being constructed by Vickers Ltd. ...

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  31. DEARER TOBACCO IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Prices Regulation Commission has authorised increases in the wholesale price of tobacco, ranging from 6d. to 1/9 per lb., and of from 1d. to 1½d. per oz. ...

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  32. TERRITORY FOR GREECE.

    The "Daily Express" understands that Greece will have control of Smyrna and Thrace. It is proposed to place the sacred places in Adrianople under Turkish care. ...

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  33. RED CROSS CONVENTION.

    The New Zealand delegates to the Red Cross Convention being held at Geneva (Messrs. Tripp and Bickford) have departed for Geneva in time to participate ...

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  34. CONSOLATION OF THE EMPIRE

    The High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. A. Fisher) tendered a private luncheon to the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. G. H Knihbs) on the eve of ...

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  35. PERSONAL NOTES.

    Casuality List No. 480, issued yesterday, contains the name of 255, Sgt. H. J. Allard, M.M., 42nd Battalion, died of illness at Enoggera, February 2nd, 1920. ...

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  36. SUPREME COURT.—CIVIL SITTINGS.

    Before his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Pope A. Cooper) and a jury. BERGIN v. SACHSE. Mr. H. D. Macrossan, with him Mr. ...

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  37. THE INDIAN DISTURBANCES.

    It is understood that the report on the recent disturbances in India, which is being prepared by General Hunter, is nearly ready, and that it will probably ...

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  38. APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT.

    Mr. R. D. Meagher (ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, and ex-Speaker of the Legislative Assembly) made his eighth application to the Full Court yesterday for ...

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  39. "GRAVE ECONOMIC DANGER."

    At the meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society to-day the president (Lieutenant-Colonel Merrett) moved,—"That the council desires to ...

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  40. HURRICANE IN FIJI.

    The storm in February caused the loss of four cutters, in Levuka. The American schooner Carrier Dove, loaded with 786 tons of copra, is ashore on Levuka reef. ...

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  41. AMERICAN NAVAL NEED.

    The Secretary for the Navy (Mr. J. Daniels) emphasises the necessity for an adequate naval policy, and says that unless the naval reserve is built un the ...

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  42. THE 40-HOUR WEEK.

    New interest in the position in the building trade, in regard to the enforcement by the unions of a 40-hour week was aroused to-day by the announcement ...

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  43. BREAD CARTERS' MINIMUM WAGE.

    The Bread Carters' Union, which presenttd a log providing £4/5/ per week is the minimum wage, after a conference with the master bakers, has accepted a ...

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  44. MINING PROMOTER'S AFFAIRS

    The Bankruptcy Court has suspended the discharge of George Earle Baker, one or the promoters of the Great Cobar mine, in New South Wales, for a period ...

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  45. PRESIDENT WILSON.

    President Wilson has so far recovered from his illness that he is able to indulge in regular outings by motor car. Photographers are prohibited from taking ...

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  46. SEVEN MEN SENTENCED.

    At the Criminal Court yesterday seven young men were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment on Charges of shopbreaking and thieving. ...

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  47. WAR SERVICE HOMES.

    In the course of an interview with reresentatives of the R.S.S.I.L.A. to-day the Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen) said that there were 1255 war ...

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  48. NEW ZEALAND REVENUE.

    For the 11 months ended on February 29 the revenue for the Dominion showed at increase of £4,500,000. ...

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  49. KIDNAPPING OF AMERICANS.

    The discovery of the existence of an American kidnapping gang is reported to the Foreign Office. The gang seeks wealthy Americans on the Mexican border, ...

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  50. THE FINNISH GOVERNMENT.

    Following a violent quarrel in Parliament between the Prime Minister (M. Castren) and the Minister for Social Affairs (M. Alkio), the entire Cabinet ...

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  51. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    At the monthly meeting of the Hamilton Town Council last evening, the Mayor (Alderman Geo. Rees) presiding, it was decided to forward £10/10/ to the ...

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  52. TRANSPORT FRIEDRICHSRUHE.

    The Defence Department will probably be compelled to make an inquiry into the conditions on the transport Friedrichsruhe, which was the last transport ...

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  53. WEST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS.

    "I think we are out of the wood," said the Commissioner for Railways (Colone' Pope) to-day' when questioned regarding the coal position resulting from the Collie ...

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  54. THE BASIC WAGE.

    During the addresses of the counsel at to-day's sitting of the Basic Wage Commission Mr. J. A. Ferguson, who appeared for the employers' federation, said ...

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  55. SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS.

    The general elections will take place on Wednesday, but the final results will not be known until the end of the week. Four parties are in the field. Three—the South ...

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  56. SWEDEN JOINS LEAGUE.

    The Consul-General for Sweden was officially advised by cablegram to-day that Sweden had decided to enter the League of Nations. ...

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  57. SENSATIONAL FRENCH TRIAL.

    The first witness in the trial of M. Cafllaux, a former Prime Minister of france, who is charged with having been guilty of treasonable conduct during the ...

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  58. APPRECIATION OF SOLDIERS.

    A welcome home was tendered to Sergeans, S. M'Lennan, Privates R. Kuba and W. Thorpe, under the auspices of the Mr. Pleasant Soldiers' Help League, at ...

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  59. R.S.S.I.L.A., BRISBANE NAVAL SUB-BRANCH.

    At a general meeting of the Brisbane Naval sub-branch of the R.S.S.I L.A. on Friday the following officers were elected for the ensuing 12 months:—President, ...

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  60. BRITISH BREAD SUBSIDY.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) stated in the House of Commons that the Government had decided that the abolition of the bread subsidy was inadvisable ...

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  61. TOOWOOMBA AND DISTRICT.

    At a meeting of the Presbytery of Toowoomba, the Rev. James Muir, Moderator, in the chair, the Rev. T. W. Smythe. Allora, was appointed ...

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  62. ARBITRATION COURT.

    Before his Honour Mr. Justice Macnaughton. In the matter of an application by the A W.U. for a new award for the ...

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  63. "In Memory of Donald Chisholm."

    We have received £5 for the Children's Hospital and £5 for the Diamantina Hospital "in memory of Donald Chisholm of Coorparoo." The amounts will be ...

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  64. ALLEGED THEFT OF MEAT.

    In the Mt. Morgan Police Court Frank Sumraers West (an employee at the State butcher's shop at Mt. Morgan) was charged with having stolen 6lb. of corned ...

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