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  2. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

    Messages in secret code, which were communicated to the Prime Minister (Mr. Cook) at Ballarat last night, suddenly caused him to change all of his plans, and instead of ...

    Article : 386 words
  3. FRENCH AND GERMAN CONSULS

    Neither the French Consul (Mr. D. G. Gawler), nor the German Consul (Mr. L. Ratazzi) had received any official intimation of the outbreak up to last night, but ...

    Article : 150 words
  4. PRAYERS FOR PEACE.

    Prayers for peace were offered in all of the churches to-day, and mingled with them was the common thought that Australia should stand by the Empire in the present ...

    Article : 36 words
  5. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE.

    On Saturday morning the business on the Sydney Stock Exchange was marked by a remarkable number of transactions. There appeared to be more buyers about than ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. GERMAN CONSUL INTERVIEWED.

    Herr Killani, Consul-General for Germany in Australia, to-night said that he was unable to believe that there had been any declaration of war by Germany. He had no ...

    Article : 174 words
  7. STATEMENT BY THE RUSSIAN CONSUL.

    Mr. P. Michelides, who is Consul for Russia, stated last night that he had received no official communications regarding the war, but he expected to get important ...

    Article : 144 words
  8. THE IMMEDIATE OUTLOOK.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,120 words
  9. FEDERAL CABINET.

    A meeting of the Federal Cabinet is to be held to-morrow, and the Federal Executive Council will meet later. There is no immediate intention of summoning the ...

    Article : 88 words
  10. FEELING IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Cabinet sat at Wellington yesterday morning for several hours. The Commandant and General Officer Commanding the New Zealand forces had a lengthy conference ...

    Article : 265 words
  11. LIBERAL AND LABOUR LEADERS.

    One of the effects of the war has been to produce a rapprochement between the Liberal and Labour leaders in the Commonwealth. They have held consultations with ...

    Article : 157 words
  12. STATE COMMANDANT RETICENT.

    Colonel Kyngdon, the State Commandant, in answer to a representative of the "West Australian" yesterday, said he had nothing to say beyond that the Western Australian ...

    Article : 39 words
  13. EXCITEMENT IN SYDNEY.

    As the somewhat sensational news from Europe filtered through the cables to-day and gradually became known in the streets, considerable excitement began to manifest ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. SEHMON BY BISHOP RILEY.

    At St. George's Cathedral last night there was a very large congregation, Bishop Riley preaching from the text, "Give me wisdom and knowledge" (2 Chron. 1-10). He said it ...

    Article : 571 words
  15. NEW SOUTH WALES PREMIER'S VIEWS.

    "It is really impossible to see what anyone is fighting about," said the State Premier (Mr. Holman) to-night. "No one knows what is the actual matter in dispute ...

    Article : 280 words
  16. MR. COOK AT COLAC.

    Speaking at Colac yesterday, the Prime Minister (Mr. Cook), referring to the situation in Europe said: "I hope that the negotiations going on will result [?] peace, ...

    Article : 306 words
  17. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Dealing with the question of how far Western Australian trade is likely to be affected by Germany's declaration of war, Mr. J. B. Rosenstamm, president of the ...

    Article : 277 words
  18. GERMANY OF TO-DAY.

    What is the German Empire? What are its component parts and how are they kept together? What are the Empire's resources in arms and wealth? These are ...

    Article : 4,870 words
  19. COMMERCE AND PEACE.

    References to the present state of affairs were made in a speech by the State Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland) and the State Premier (Mr. Holman) at the annual ...

    Article : 157 words
  20. MR. KELLY IN BRISBANE.

    At a meeting addressed by Mr. W. H. Kelly (Federal Honorary Minister) at the Albert Hall on Saturday night there was an unexpected outburst of patriotic ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. THE FINANCIAL POSITION.

    A cheery note of assurance and confidence was struck by Mr. W. V. Ralston, general manager of the Queensland National Bank, in the course of an interview this evening ...

    Article : 159 words
  22. OPINIONS OF SHIPPING MEN.

    A general feeling of consternation was manifested among shipping people when the news of Germany's declaration against Russia was made known yesterday. The ...

    Article : 248 words
  23. IMPERIAL RUSSIA.

    About a month ago it was reported from Russia that the Emperor had given his assent to the Bill providing a contingent of 585,000 recruits for 1914, as passed by the ...

    Article : 3,470 words
  24. STATEMENT BY MR. FISHER.

    Mr. Fisher, Leader of the Federal Labour Party, who returned to Melbourne to-day, was seen to-night with regard to the situation which might arise in Australia in ...

    Article : 116 words
  25. THE FREIGHT TRADE.

    The effects of the war upon the Australian freight trade are already beginning to be felt. Amongst the cargo booked from Melbourne for London by the Blue Funnel ...

    Article : 122 words
  26. SIR WILLIAM IRVINE IN SYDNEY.

    The Federal Attorney-General (Sir William Irvine) made references to the crisis in the course of a speech delivered on Saturday night to a large gathering at Crow's ...

    Article : 288 words
  27. POSITION OF GERMAN STEAMERS.

    One effect of an outbreak between Germany and Britain will be the complete dislocation of the German shipping trade with Australia. Of recent years the German ...

    Article : 450 words
  28. AUSTRIAN BOAT IN MELBOURNE.

    It is somewhat of a coincidence that one of the very few Austrian steamers which visit Australia should have arrived here from Fiume yesterday, when the tension ...

    Article : 146 words
  29. QUEENSLAND CHURCH REFERENCES.

    Speaking at St. Cocelia's Catholic Church, Hamilton, this morning, Archbishop Duhig made reference to the war cloud and said he would ask the prayers of the people for ...

    Article : 225 words
  30. THE COMING ELECTIONS.

    It was rumoured in the city on Saturday night that on account of the crisis in Europe the Prime Minister and Mr. Fisher had agreed to a postponement of the pending ...

    Article : 72 words
  31. GERMANY'S MARITIME COMMERCE

    Germany's maritime commerce is represented in Australian waters by a substantial number of vessels. The Norddeutscher Lloyd passenger and cargo steamship ...

    Article : 174 words
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