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  2. THE STRIKE.

    The transport workers' deputation to Mr. Lloyd George reported to the railwaymen's executive the result of last night's deliberations, and after 80 minutes' discussion ...

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  3. INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

    The Department of Labour in Washington estimates that there have been more than 2,000 strikes in the United States since the Idaho dispute, and that they ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Nationalist (anti-Imperialist) deputation has issued a long answer to Mr. Lloyd George's reply of June last. It asserts that it did not base its claim for the principle ...

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  5. AVIATION.

    In connection with the proposed flight from Britain to Australia, the British Air Force authorities say that they are unable to guarantee assistance in the regions ...

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  6. PEACE PROBLEMS.

    The Trieste correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that the gravest situation exists on the Dalmatian coast. Sanguinary encounters between Serbian and ...

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  7. POSITION ON SATURDAY.

    The omnibus and tramwaymen are feverish, and many meetings have favoured a sympathetic strike. Their central executive at an all-night sitting recommended that ...

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  8. LABOUR CONVENTION.

    The New York "Post," commenting on Senator Fall's assertion that the International Labour Conference convened at Washington will have 24 British members ...

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  9. RUSSIA.

    The outstanding feature of the week in connection with the Russian situation has been General Denikine's rapid advance towards Voronej. He is now within 240 miles ...

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  10. ANOTHER FAILURE.

    The Government announces that the railwaymen's executive has rejected its offer of arbitration. The railwaymen's leaders left Downing-street announcing that ...

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  11. A BERLIN STRIKE.

    The Communists in Berlin are endeavouring to develop the metal workers' strike into a political dispute. The police have dissolved thirty meetings. ...

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  12. FURTHER PROPOSALS.

    It is officially announced that the meetings of the Prime Minister and Mr. Bonar Law with the trade unionists, which commenced on Wednesday, ended in the ...

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  13. THE SIBERIAN POSITION.

    A Washington correspondent says that Mr. William Phillips (Assistant Secretary of State) has notified that American rifles are not being delivered to the Omsk ...

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  14. BALTIC PROVINCES.

    Germany to-morrow will despatch a reply to the Entente's ultimatum, and will promise to evacuate the Baltic provinces. A German wireless message announces that ...

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  15. BALMORAL TO LONDON.

    The King and Queen, who motored from Balmoral to London, were heartily greeted at every stopping place. They arrived at Buckingham Palace this evening. ...

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  16. SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY.

    General J. C. Smuts, (the Prime Minister) attended the congress of the South African party of the Cape Province in Paarl, where the question of a reunion ...

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  17. DEFENCE OF LIBERTY.

    The Government has issued an appeal to Lords-Lieutenants of counties, mayors, and local authorities to take active steps to form citizen guards to assist the police ...

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  18. D'ANNUNZIO'S AMBITION.

    According to Serbian advices D'Annunzio sent an aviator to drop a message in Spalate and other Dalmatian cities, saying that he intends to seize the entire coastline for ...

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  19. AN AMERICAN CONFERENCE.

    The American Railway Union, representing about two million workers, will not take part in the National Industrial Conference unless the representation ...

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  20. THE DEADLOCK RENEWED.

    The high hopes of a speedy settlement which were general yesterday have vanished and the best that be said now is that the door is not barred and bolted, but is ...

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  21. OUTSIDE TRADE UNIONS.

    One of the most remarkable features of the crisis is the efforts which the outside trade unions have made and are making to prevent an extension of the trouble. ...

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  22. A JAPANESE SCHEME.

    A despatch received from Tokio reports that a Capital and Labour Co-operative Society has been formed for the purpose of promoting arbitration in connection with ...

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  23. THE PEACE TREATY.

    The Chamber of Deputies ratified the German Peace Treaty by 372 votes to 53. ...

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  24. NATIONAL PARTY.

    After the principles on which alone the South African party could accept reunion with the Nationalists had been laid down, the congress in Paarl appointed a ...

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  25. HUNGARY.

    The Entente representatives have interviewed Herr Friedrich, who is reported to have recognise any Government except a Coalition Administration. The ...

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  26. NORTHERN FRONT.

    A Bolshevik wireless official message sent to the northern troops says:—"Now that the British and American troops have been withdrawn, half of the battle has been ...

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  27. AMERICAN SENATE.

    A Washington correspondent reports that the Senate, by a decisive vote, defeated all of the Fall amendments. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge (Massachusetts), ...

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  28. HUN AEROPLANES.

    The Hague correspondent of the "Matin" reports that 170 German aeroplanes, being a portion of the material which is deliverable to the Allies, flew recently to ...

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  29. AMERICAN STEEL WORKERS.

    According to a Washington correspondent Michael Tighe (president of the Amalgamated Association of Steel and Tin Chain Workers), in giving evidence before the ...

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  30. ANGLO-PERSIAN TREATY.

    The New York "Times's" correspondent at Washington says it is understood that the United States objects to the Anglo-Persian Treaty, on the ground that it ...

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  31. BALTIC PROVINCES.

    The Baltic Governments have decided not to make a separate peace with the Bolsheviks, but merely to endeavour to arrange for a cessation of hostilites. ...

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  32. HELIGOLAND.

    The Berlin "Tageblatt" mentions that there is a movement in Heligoland in favour of uniting to Britain. ...

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  33. CITIZENS' RESPONSE.

    The first week's strike pay amounted to £300,000. There has been a prompt response throughout the country to the appeal for citizen guards. The latter will ...

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  34. STATEMENT BY MR. THOMAS.

    Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., general secretary of the Railwaymen's Union, has issued a statement regretting the failure to arrive at a settlement. The only reason he ...

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  35. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    There were two performances of "San Toy" by the W.A. Society of Concert Artists, at His Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday, and both were enjoyed by crowded ...

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  36. SOUTH AFRICA.

    General J. C. Smuts (the Prime Minister) has concluded a fortnight's tour of the north-western districts of the Cape Province. In the course of his trip he spoke ...

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  37. EFFORTS TOWARDS PEACE.

    The Copenhagen correspondent of the Chicago "Tribune" states that the Danish newspapers have reported that the Russian Bolsheviks will send representatives to a ...

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  38. FRENCH THEATRICAL STRIKE.

    The theatrical strike has terminated, the managers having decided to recognise the union, and pay the wages which were demanded. ...

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  39. NEGOTIATIONS FOR RE-UNION.

    As forecasted, the negotiations for the re-union of the South African Party and the Nationalists have resulted in complete failure. Last evening the committee of the ...

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  40. JAPAN AND CHINA.

    Baron Goto (who was a member of the Terauchi Cabinet in Japan), interviewed by a representative of the New York "Times," said:—"Japan will soon ratify the Peace ...

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  41. PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE.

    It is officially announced that the Prime Minister has telegraphed to the heads of the principal civic authorities:—"The circumstances arising out of the regrettable ...

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  42. RAILWAY SHUNTERS.

    The railway shunters at the Spencerstreet and Flinders-street yards refused duty again to-day. Double pay for special Sunday work is offered by the ...

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  43. A CHINESE PROTEST.

    A Pekin correspondent reports that the Government of China is indignant at Russia's action in refusing permission for Chinese gunboats to pass up the Amur ...

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  44. ANTI-BOLSHEVIK ARMIES.

    In view of the imminent meeting of General Denikine's and the Polish armies, General Denikine has issued to his troops an order pointing out that the Poles are ...

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  45. PUBLIC DEMAND.

    Among the Labour leaders who are working for a settlement are Messrs. J. O'Grady M.P., Arthur Henderson, M.P., and Gosling. The public demand that Parliament ...

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  46. SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.

    The situation is more hopeful. Mr. Lloyd George will meet the railway executive on Sunday. It is officially stated that the ...

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  47. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Cabinet is considering proposals to re-open negotiations with Australia with a view to trade reciprocity being established. ...

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  48. GENERAL SMUTS INTERVIEWED.

    Interviewed by a representative of the Australian and New Zealand Press Association, General J. C. Smuts (the Prime Minister) said that his tour which had just ...

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  49. GUATEMALA.

    The Guatemala correspondent of the New York "Herald" reports that the National Assembly has ratified the German Treaty of Peace. ...

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  50. AMERICA.

    A Washington correspondent says that President Wilson's physician has reported that the President is "a very sick man." His condition is less favourable, and he ...

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  51. SUPPORT FOR STRIKERS.

    Mr. Williams states that the Caxton Hall conference, after the breakdown of the negotiations, resolved to convene a conference on Tuesday which will have ...

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  52. BRITAIN.

    The War Graves Commission has ordered the immediate erection of permanent headstones on the graves of all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who have been buried ...

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  53. INDIAN FRONTIER.

    There are still indications of unrest on the north-western frontier of India. An outpost at the head of the Khyber Pass was sniped at and a picket ambushed by ...

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  54. A WEEK'S WAGES.

    The Government announces that it is withholding the railway men's wages for last week on the ground that they broke their contracts and failed to give due ...

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  55. NAVAL MEN IN SOUTH WALES.

    Five hundred naval ratings have arrived in South Wales and are helping to restore the goods and minerals traffic between the ports and the coalfields, which hitherto has ...

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  56. A BRITISH MISSION SAFE.

    Information has been received to the effect that the British Mission to the Imam of Yemen (Arabia), which was captured last month by sheikhs at Bajil, is safe, ...

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  57. COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT LINERS.

    The Australasian Merchants' Association has carried unanimously the following resolution:—"That we object entirely to Government trading, which is always costly ...

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  58. TRANSPORT WORKERS.

    The Conciliation Committee of the Transport Workers' Conference has issued a manifesto reviewing the negotiations. It complains of the Government's harsh terms ...

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  59. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    M. Clemenceau, President of the Peace Conference, has written to Colonel House, one of the American peace delegates, [?]ing that a meeting of the League of ...

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  60. EXHIBITIONS IN COPENHAGEN.

    An Anglo-American exhibition will be opened in Copenhagen in January. The British Board of Trade is considering the possibility of holding an exhibition of ...

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  61. IMPERIAL MEAT CONTRACTS.

    It is understood that the British Government's contracts for the purchase of Australian frozen meat will not terminate until three months after the ratification of the ...

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  62. SETTLEMENT PREDICTED.

    Mr. Henderson, a member of the conciliation committee, predicts a settlement within twenty-four hours. ...

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  63. THE EMIR SAID'S POSITION.

    The Emir Said, interviewed in Marseilles, declared that the British had interfered with his freedom, and that he had been unable to induce his soldiers to disarm. He ...

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  64. DANGER OF REVOLUTION.

    The London correspondent of the New York "Times" interviewed Mr. Thomas, who said:—"I am running, this strike alone, I am profoundly convinced that the ...

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  65. ROYAL VISITORS.

    An official reception was tendered here to-day to the King and Queen of the Belgians. The city was beflagged. ...

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  66. POSITION ON THURSDAY.

    Traffic in London is easier, owing to the running of a quicker underground service, and the reopening of lines hitherto closed. An official communique issued at noon ...

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  67. AN OPTIMISTIC FEELING.

    The Concliation Committee, after leaving Mr. Bonar Law, reported progress to the railway leaders, who discussed developments in preparation for the meeting with Mr ...

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  68. THE COAL OUTPUT.

    The output of coal during 1918 in the United Kingdom was about 227,000,000 tons, as against 248,000,000 tons in 1917. ...

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  69. TWO "DIGGERS" IN TROUBLE.

    Two Australian soldiers, Albert Smith and Robert Bruce, the former wearing the M.M. and the D.C.M., were sentenced to pay a fine of £20 or to undergo two ...

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  70. A NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

    It is rumoured here that the Government of New South Wales contemplates the flotation of a loan at an early date. ...

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  71. CRICKET.

    The committee of the Yorkshire Cricket Club recommends the postponement of the Australian cricketers' visit to Britain until 1921, but supports the visit of an English ...

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  72. GOOD SERVICE ON FRIDAY.

    No fewer than 3,480 trains ran to-day, in addition to 400 goods trains. Further outrages have been attempted in various parts of the country, and only daylight ...

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  73. RAID ON GAMBLING SCHOOL.

    In a carefully planned raid to-night on an elaborately constructed gambling "school" off Goodwood-street, Richmond, a party of 25 plain clothes constables arrested ...

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  74. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    The increase in the price of silver is attributed to important purchases on Chinese account. ...

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  75. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    In the tour of Calgary (Alberta Territory) the Crow Red Indians of the Lethbridge district invested the Prince of Wales with the full regalia of a chieftain, naming him ...

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  76. THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

    Mr. Edward A. Strauss, M.P. for West Southwark (chairman of the London Housing Board), is studying the housing conditions here for the purpose of applying the ...

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  77. PARLIAMENT NOT TO MEET.

    It has been decided that Parliament shall not meet. ...

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  78. SENSATION AT ASHFORD.

    A sensational occurrence is reported from Ashford, near Inverell. On Saturday an attempt was made to blow up the Ashford Hotel, and shortly after the explosion ...

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  79. MR. JAMES ELDER'S MISSION.

    Mr. James A. M. Elder (managing director of John Cooke and Co. Proprietary, Ltd., Melbourne) is returning to Australia in the R.M.S. Sonoma. He says that he is ...

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  80. FRIDAY'S EVENTS.

    Mr. Lloyd George at noon to-day received the Transport Workers' delegation at what is considered the most fateful interview of the week. The Miners' ...

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  81. CHARGES AGAINST MEAT PACKERS.

    The Chicago correspondent of the New York "Times" reports that the president of the Federal Grand Jury has not returned indictments in connection with the ...

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  82. ENGINEER ELECTROCUTED.

    George Howe, aged 46, engineer in charge of the Newtown Sub-station Hydro Electric Department, was electrocuted this morning. He was engaged preparing for some testing ...

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  83. THE FRENCH ARMY.

    M. Pate, president of the Army Committee, has presented to the Chamber of Deputies proposals for reorganisation whereby the army shall consist of troops ...

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  84. RAILWAY CLERKS' LOYALTY.

    The officials acknowledge the loyalty and invaluable co-operation of the railway clerks in re-establishing train services. ...

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  85. AUSTRALIAN TINNED RABBITS.

    Many inquiries have been received from France and two from Amsterdam for supplies of New South Wales tinned rabbits. ...

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