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  2. PEACE MATTERS.

    The first meeting of the League of Nations will be held on Friday. The Council of the League is limited to the five Great Powers, together with ...

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  3. CIVIL SERVICE.

    At a meeting of the grand council of the Civil Service Association last night consideration was given to the matter of sending delegates to the forthcoming ...

    Article : 198 words
  4. RUSSIA.

    The Bolshevik peace delegation which is at Dorpat (Livonia) announces that it has received a wireless message to the effect that the Bolsheviks have captured ...

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  5. THE STATE GOVERNOR.

    His Excellency the Governor (Sir William Ellison-Macartney) presided over his last Executive Council meeting yesterday. As a souvenir of his regime in Western ...

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  6. AVIATION.

    The agitation for the establishment of a combined naval and military air force has been revived in defence circles. Several months ago an ambitions scheme ...

    Article : 290 words
  7. INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

    A most important interview took place to-day between Sir Eric Geddes (the Minister for Transport), Sir Robert S. Home (the Minister for Labour), and the ...

    Article : 262 words
  8. EX-KAISER'S LETTERS.

    To-day's instalment of the ex-Kaiser's letters to the late Czar deals largely with personal matters. In January, 1905, the Kaiser refers to the sensation caused by ...

    Article : 360 words
  9. RAILWAY COLLISION.

    The level crossing on the Guildford-road, adjacent to the Burswood railway station, where several distressing fatalities have occurred in the past, was the scene of an ...

    Article : 436 words
  10. REPORT DISCREDITED.

    A Moscow wireless message proves the falsity of the assertion that the Bolsheviks have captured Irkutsk (Siberia). The Bolsheviks have not actually advanced ...

    Article : 192 words
  11. ROTTNEST ISLAND.

    Just as there are several recognised methods of getting to the islands, so there are at least two ways of seeing Rottnest, one being by indulging in a single-day ...

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  12. TRADING WITH ENEMY NATIONS.

    Action has been taken by the Commonwealth Government to prohibit trading relations with Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. During the war ...

    Article : 384 words
  13. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    To-night will be the last opportunity of witnessing the current programme at Olympia, and patrons should not fail to see the Maori scena, "Many, My Maori ...

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  14. ADELAIDE AERATED WATER TRADE

    The spell of hot weather here has comcided with the termination of the cool drinks trouble which has lasted since the Christmas holidays. Prosecutions were ...

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  15. AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.

    As the result of inquiries which have been made with regard to the whereabouts of Capt. Wilkins and his crew, who left England on November 21 for the purpose ...

    Article : 121 words
  16. STEAMER WRECKED.

    The steamer Reval has been wrecked near Kimmeridge (on the coast of Dorsetshire). Thirty-three out of a crew of forty were drowned. ...

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  17. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    With the exception of Queensland, the follwoing are the complete returns of the voting for the referendum questions:—LEGISLATIVE POWERS. ...

    Article : 158 words
  18. SYDNEY BAKERS.

    Trouble is threatening again in the baking trade, members of the Baking Trades Employees' Federation having decided not to do Sunday work in future. The master ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT SHIPMENTS.

    Mr. J. D. Connolly (the Agent-General for Western Australia) is urging that in view of the position of the market in Britain greater space should be reserved for ...

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  20. GERMANY'S SECRET ARMY.

    The statement that Germany has an army of 1,000,000 men in her eastern provinces (vide the "West Australian" of Saturday last) will come as no surprise to at ...

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  21. THE TIMBER TRADE.

    The sentiments expressed by the Western Australian Minister for Works (Mr. W. J. George) on Tuesday regarding the policy of the shipping authorities in ...

    Article : 320 words
  22. FOOTBALL.

    The Northern Union Council has appointed Jack Wilson, of Hull, and Sidney Foster, of Halifax, to manage the Australian football tour. The clubs are now ...

    Article : 49 words
  23. MARINE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.

    "The position is unchanged" was the significent announcement made by representatives of the marine engineers after their two hours' conference with the Prime ...

    Article : 144 words
  24. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.

    Members of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly recently presented to the Governor a protest against the appointment of Mr. Lennon as ...

    Article : 681 words
  25. BRITAIN'S REPRESENTATIVE IN BERLIN.

    Lord Kilmarnock has left for Berlin as the British diplomatic representative in Germany. He will have the status of a Charge D'Affaires. ...

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  26. NEW MEMBERS.

    Brigadier-General E. A. Drake-Brockman, who has been elected to fill the third Western Australian seat in the Senate, was born in 1884, and, prior to going on active ...

    Article : 127 words
  27. MARINE STEWARDS.

    Consideration is still being given by the shipping companies to the claims of the Federation of Marine Stewards and Pantrymen. A reply is expected by the union ...

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  28. WAR CRIMINALS.

    The Berlin correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" says:—"Even the Social Democrats are inclining to the campaign against the extradition of the ex-Kaiser ...

    Article : 152 words
  29. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

    The Western Australian loan has been underwritten. The prospectus will be issued on Wednesday. The market is very favourable. ...

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  30. WONDERWORLD.

    The Supreme Court reserve, which is to be the scene of the Ugly Men's Wonderworld Fair, is undergoing a complete transformation. Extensive constructional works ...

    Article : 307 words
  31. SYDNEY BUILDING TRADES.

    It was announced officially in the Sydney Trades Hall to-day that a meeting of the Building Employees' Trades Council had carried the following motion:—"That a ...

    Article : 242 words
  32. GENERAL BIRDWOOD.

    Accompanied by the Premier, General Sir Wm. Birdwood will journey to Northam by motor to-day, and after a civio reception will proceed to Kalgoorlie, in ...

    Article : 65 words
  33. THE EMPIRE.

    Replying to criticisms emanating from Natal on his statement that the British Empire ceased to exist in August, 1914, General J. C. Smuts (the Prime Minister ...

    Article : 203 words
  34. BUTTER SHORTAGE.

    With the continued interruption of the shipping service, the butter position becomes more acute daily, as the stocks in the freesers at the commencement of the ...

    Article : 109 words
  35. A FULL COURT CASE.

    Argument upon the power of the Arbitration Court to render new awards was heard in the High Court to-day in connection with the case which was stated by ...

    Article : 388 words
  36. THE WEATHER.

    Scattered inland thunderstorms, and also some trivial coastal showers, were reported for the 24 hours ended 8 a.m. yesterday. The isobaric chart compiled from barometer ...

    Article : 347 words
  37. AN ABORIGINAL KILLED.

    An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Dicky, an aboriginal, who was speared on a vacant allotment near the electric light station on the night of ...

    Article : 67 words
  38. FIGHTING IN SYRIA.

    The latest news from Syria is that the situation is exceedingly grave. Serious fighting between the French and Syrian volunteers took place at Margyun, where ...

    Article : 111 words
  39. FEDERAL FINANCES.

    The appointment of Mr. J. R. Collins, Secretary to the Federal Treasury, as Secretary to the High Commissioner in London, is regarded as likely, and if Mr. ...

    Article : 88 words
  40. R.S.A.

    There was a good attendance of delegates at a meeting of the Fremantle District Council of the R.S.A., held in the local Army and Navy Institute last night. ...

    Article : 344 words
  41. TARIFF MATTERS.

    When asked to-day if the Government intended at an early date to remove the embargo on the importation of confectionery into Australia, which had operated ...

    Article : 139 words
  42. THE "WESTERN MAIL."

    The current week's illustrated portion of the "Western Mail" is one of considerable and varied interest. There are some fine series of views taken along the Suez Canel ...

    Article : 195 words
  43. PACIFIC ISLANDS.

    A Parliamentary party will visit Samoa, eaving here in the second week of February. It is hoped to arrange for the Trade Commissioner to accompany the party, in ...

    Article : 82 words
  44. THE NAVIGATION ACT.

    A proclamation was issued to-day by the Minister for Customs (Mr. Massy Greene) specifying that the Navigation Act is not to apply to fishing boats, pleasure yachts, ...

    Article : 46 words
  45. THE SUGAR SHORTAGE.

    A public meeting of women is to be held to-morrow afternoon to discuss the shortage of sugar. ...

    Article : 25 words
  46. BOXING.

    The returned soldiers' organisation is urging the authorities to disallow the fight with Carpentier, owing to Dempsey's nonenlistment in the war. ...

    Article : 30 words
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