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  2. "VERY CLOSE TO WAR." THE CRISIS IN THE NEAR EAST.

    The Cabinet has decided that the British Empire will see the Dardanelles crisis through alone if necessary. Mr. Lloyd George has telegraphed to the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand stating that their prompt response regarding troops to assist in preserving the sanctity of Gallipoli ...

    Article : 548 words
  3. AUSTRALIA'S POSITION. SPEECH BY MR. HUGHES.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), by leave, stated in the House of Representatives to-day that on Sunday he received a cablegram from the Prime ...

    Article : 1,375 words
  4. IRISH WAR.

    The "Central News" reports that shooting occurred throughout Dublin last night. The offices of the "Irish Independent" were attacked, and Detective Dean and ...

    Article : 169 words
  5. "LOAFERS' PARADISE." OLD BILL IN A NEW FROCK.

    Mr. Forgan Smith, in moving in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that the House go into Committee to consier the introduction of a Bill to make provision ...

    Article : 727 words
  6. THE LEAGUE.

    The Assembly of the League of Nations has unanimously ratified the admission of Hungary to the League. Count Banffy (Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs) ...

    Article : 69 words
  7. "DIGGERS" ANXIOUS.

    "We do not expect to hear anything until midnight," said the Base Commandant (General Braund) to-day. "In the meantime there is nothing doing; but ...

    Article : 226 words
  8. FRENCH PRESS COMMENTS.

    Commenting on the situation in the Near East, "Le Petit Parisien" says: "The British note smells a little of powder. It is our turn to-day to beg our British ...

    Article : 610 words
  9. NAURU MANDATE.

    The Political Committee presented the Assembly of the League of Nations with the mandates report to-day. The following passages related to the Pacific Ocean ...

    Article : 681 words
  10. CONSTITUTION BILL.

    Mr. Cosgrave (the chairman of the Free State Government) has introduced in the Dail Eireann a Bill for the establishment of an Irish constitution. He gave the ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. QUEENSLAND HELP.

    The secretary of the R.S.S.I.L.A. (Mr. Kenyon) stated to-day that there would be no difficulty in secruing 1000 men in Toowoomba. Over 30 men presented ...

    Article : 225 words
  12. MINING DISASTER.

    After three weeks of frenzied machinedrilling through 1000ft. of solid rock, with the hope of releasing 45 miners who were entombed in the Argonaut gold mine, the ...

    Article : 60 words
  13. THE PREMIER SILENT.

    The Premier was asked yesterday whether he would make any statement as to the Queensland Labour Party's attitude on the matter of the threatened new ...

    Article : 48 words
  14. AIR TRAGEDY.

    An aeroplane tragedy occurred near Pretoria, in which Lieut. Vanderby, of the South African Air Force, and Lieut. Stewart, of the South African Mounted ...

    Article : 89 words
  15. CABINET MEETING.

    Downing-street states that the Chief of the General Staff (Lord Cavan), Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, Admiral Lord Beatty, Ministers, and experts were ...

    Article : 469 words
  16. SOUTH AFRICA'S DELAY.

    In consequence of the Prime Minister (General Smuts) being absent on a tour in Zululand no statement has yet been made concerning the Near East crisis. ...

    Article : 35 words
  17. WESTRALIAN APPLICATIONS.

    About 200 applications have been received at the Defence Depaitment headquarters in Perth from men anxious to join the Australian contingent for ...

    Article : 52 words
  18. GREECE'S ARMY.

    The Ministerial Council has decided to call up the 1908 and 1909 classes in order to form a civil guard. The last of the Greek soldiers in Asia Minor have left ...

    Article : 50 words
  19. R.S.S.I.L.A.'S MESSAGE TO MR. HUGHES.

    Mr. Hughes has received the following letter from the Acting Federal President of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' League (Mr. Turnbull):—"We deplore to ...

    Article : 192 words
  20. CANADIAN ACTION.

    The commandants of the Vancouver militia have telegraphed to Ottawa, offering two battalions for service against the Turks Naval Reservists ...

    Article : 373 words
  21. ORIENT, COMPANY.

    The Orient Steamship Company has invited tenders for the construction of a new steamer for the Australian mail service. ...

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  22. LONDON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.

    At a conference of municipal employees in London speakers voiced protests against the action of the Government in sending troops to Constantinople, and ...

    Article : 53 words
  23. DEATH OF A LITTERATEUR.

    The death has occurred here of Madame Julian Grande, well known in literature, and a daughter of Mr. Barnicoat, of the New Zealand Legislature. Sir James Allen ...

    Article : 50 words
  24. THE BILL.

    The Bill to make provision for the insurance of unemployed workers and for other ancillary purposes, which was read a first time in the Legislative Assembly ...

    Article : 1,874 words
  25. EFFECT ON STOCK EXCHANGE.

    Consols were quoted at £56 to-day. The Stock Exchange is gloomy, owing to the situation in the Near East, and most quotations are marked down, but there is ...

    Article : 84 words
  26. ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CONVERSION.

    Mrs. Rita Marguerite Fiske, an Australian, who is charged with having fraudulently converted to her own use a cheque for £137, again appeared at the Mansion ...

    Article : 101 words
  27. MR. HUGHES ON MAURU REPORT.

    Referring to cablegrams regarding criticism by the Mandates Commission of the Nauru mandate report, and on which Sir Joseph Cook is reported to have said that ...

    Article : 155 words
  28. SOCIALISTS' CONFERENCE.

    Most of the time of the weekly meeting of the State Parliamentray Socialist Party to-day was occupied with a discussion on the outlook in the Near East and the ...

    Article : 74 words
  29. JOY IN GERMANY.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that the German Press of all shades of opinion is revelling in the despatches from London, Paris, and ...

    Article : 139 words
  30. STATE MOTOR CARS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 words
  31. CAUCUS POLITICIAN'S IDEAS.

    Speaking at a meeting last night, Mr. Frank Bernnan, M.H.R., (C.), said that Australia's greatest service to the world would not be by sending 20,000 troops to ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. THE REPARATIONS.

    Herr Havenstein (chairman of the Reichsbank) informed the Cabinet that the bank is ready to sign an agreement for the payment of gold bonds for Belgium for ...

    Article : 168 words
  33. AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS.

    Her Excellency Lady Forster (President of the Australian Red Cross Society) stated to-day that the Australian Red Cross Society was watching events and ...

    Article : 45 words
  34. AMERICA'S ATTITUDE.

    The correspondent of the "New York Times " at Washington states that the United States Government refuses to become involved in political ...

    Article : 92 words
  35. THE LEAGUE.

    At the Assembly of the League of Nations Dr. Frithiof Nansen submitted a motion asking the Council of the League to take steps to see if the League could ...

    Article : 49 words
  36. COLLIERY STRIKE.

    The No. 2 Aberdare Colliery is idle owing to a dispute in regard to the cavelling. The president of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Unon (Mr. C. ...

    Article : 127 words
  37. NOTE TO TURKEY.

    Allied dragomans have handed a note to the Kemalist representative in Constantinople for transmission to the Angora Government asking for ...

    Article : 86 words
  38. STATE FISH BUSINESS.

    The Commissioner for Trade (Mr. W. H. Austin), when questioned last, night concerning the possibilily of a change being made in connection with the methods ...

    Article : 181 words
  39. N.S.W. WHEAT CROP.

    According to figures received by the Government Statistician the total area of wheat sown this season was 3,868,300 acres, an increase of 179,190 acres, or ...

    Article : 68 words
  40. ARMY OF OCCUPATION.

    Rhine newspapers announce an approaching visit to the Rhine by the British Minister for War (Sir Laming Worthington-Evans). It is stated that the object ...

    Article : 59 words
  41. NO FIGS FROM SMYRNA.

    Will Sydney have to go without imported fruit this Christmas? It seems that this will be the case as, owing to the trouble with the Turks, shipping will ...

    Article : 74 words
  42. "IF WAR COMES."

    The Constantinople correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" wires that Kemal Pasha has another army in Irak (Mesopotamia), consisting of new recruits from ...

    Article : 131 words
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