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  2. FRENCH RAILWAY SMASH.

    A disastrous railway accident, attributable in part to poor coal, has occurred at Saint Jory, near Toulouse, in France. The low quality of the coal used for the ...

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  3. COST OF WAR.

    The French Minister for Finance (M. Klotz) has informed the Chamber of Deputies that the cost of the war was £40,000 000,000. of which the Allies' share ...

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  4. EUROPE LACKS FOOD.

    Mr. H. C. Hoover, the Allied Food Controller has sailed for America. He says that the Western Hemisphere cannot possibly supply Europe's deficiencies. ...

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  5. INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES.

    The officer in charge of the State Immigration and Labour Bureau (Mr. S. Whitehead) stated on Saturday that he had had an interview with Mrs. M. T. Sims and ...

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  6. OPPOSITION IN LONDON.

    At a general meeting of the Australasian Merchants' Association at the end of September, Mr. Tredwen, the chairman, will propose:—"That we object entirely to ...

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  7. "DIRECT ACTION" OPPOSED

    Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour), in a speech at Walworth, said that the people would be glad to learn that the "triple alliance" (railway-men, miners, and ...

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  8. VICTORIA STILL LEADS.

    Victoria has still a substantial lead in the subscriptions to the Peace loan. New South Wales is second, and Tasmania retains third position. ...

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  9. AUSTRIA WILL SIGN.

    The Allies' Supreme Council extended the time fixed for Austria to sign the peace terms to September 9. A Vienna message treaty, and a Paris report received in ...

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  10. ALBANIANS RISING.

    A Government wireless message received from Cettinge, capital of Montenegro, states that the rising in Albania against the Italians is increasing. An Italian garrison ...

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  11. WOOL AND CLOTH.

    The British Wool Council has discussed the high prices of wool and woollen goods. Sir Arthur Goldfinch, the chairman, said that general supplies were ample, but the ...

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  12. London Dockers' Strike.

    Owing to the grain dockers' strike, the steamer Bologda, after waiting several days to discharge her cargo of Australian wheat in London, has gone to Antwerp. Several ...

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  13. Bills of Lading.

    A conference has been arranged to take place early in October between the merchants, committee of the London Chamber of Commerce and the leading ...

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  14. MINISTER'S PESSIMISTIC VIEW.

    "On Thursday," remarked Mr. F. Hagelthorn, formerly Minister for Agriculture, "the Minister for Lands (Mr. F. Clarke) informed a delegation of British ...

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  15. Smuts Prime Minister.

    General Smuts has accepted the Governor-General's invitation to form a new Cabinet. All his late colleagues will continue in their former offices under his ...

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  16. ANTI-BOLSHEVIK CAMPAIGN

    Lieut.-Colonel Sherwood Kelly, V. C., who has returned to England from Archangel, in a letter to the "Daily Express" says:- "I volunteered for North Russia, believing ...

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  17. GERMANS AND AUSTRIA.

    A reply has been received to the ultimtum sent by the Allies to Germany, directing that the clause providing for the admission of Austrians to the Reichstag be ...

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  18. GENERAL GOUGH'S WORK.

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in his latest volume of war history, defends Sir Hubert Gough, commander of the 5th Army, which fell back before Amiens. Sir ...

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  19. Theatrical Disputes.

    The music-hall managers of Paris have locked out their employees, and probably the theatres will follow suit next week. This action is taken in protest against the ...

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  20. TO DIE AS SPY.

    At the court-martial on the Frenchman Quien who was one of the instruments in betraying Nurse Cavell to the Germans, the Government advocate demanded the ...

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  21. BOLSHEVIKS TO PERSIA.

    The Russian Bolshevik Government has informed Persia that it does not recognise the Anglo-Persian treaty, abandons all Russian claims on Persia, and neutralises the ...

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  22. BULGARIAN TREATY.

    According to an American United Press message from Paris, the Bulgarian peace treaty has been completed, and will be handed to Bulgaria to-day (Monday). ...

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  23. ALL SAINTS, SANDRINGHAM.

    The foundation-stone of the new All Saints Chinch in Bay street, Sandringham, was laid by Archbishop Clarke yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a large ...

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  24. AEROPLANES ON TOUR.

    TRARALGON, Saturday.—The party of officers conducting the Peace Loan campaign in Gippsland met with misfortune here. After some trouble the engine was ...

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  25. UNHAPPY JEWS.

    The Vienna correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that the new regime in Hungary has let loose anti-Semitic fanaticism. The fall of Belakhun was the signal for ...

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  26. GERMANS SEEKING WORK.

    Yorkshire wool houses have received offers from German firms who are willing to comb wool and spin years, on Bradford account. ...

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  27. ALLIES AND ROUMANIA.

    The latest reports from Paris regarding the difficulty with Roumunia state that, in view of the explanation by the Roumanian Premier (M. Bratiano), that messages sent ...

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  28. AMERICAN WAR PLANES.

    The American Congressional Committee which is investigating the American aeroplane failure at the front, learnt in evidence taken where the aeroplanes were ...

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  29. Nationalist Mission Back.

    Hertzog, the Nationalist (anti-Imperial) leader, and the deputation that he bended to the Peace Conference have returned. They landed at Durban from Java ...

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  30. EMIGRATION..

    The subdivisional sales of large landed estates at inflated prices have aroused fears among tenant farmers, particularly in West Lancashire, that if their rents are raised ...

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  31. AGAINST ARMENIANS.

    Armenian advices received in Paris state that the Turkish staff, south of Erivan, are directing an encircling movement by Turtars and Turks against the Armenian ...

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  32. ECONOMY DEMANDS.

    It is understood that the heads of the British Government departments have completed their report on the possibilities of cutting down expenditure as demanded by ...

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  33. ADMIRALTY CRITICISED.

    Lord Fisher returns to his charge regarding the Admiralty's lack of foresight, and says:—"It is busy formulating precise regulations for officers' dress, when its hearts ...

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  34. SOHELDT RIVER.

    The Dutch Government detained in the Scheldt river vessels and cargoes seized by the Belgians in the occupied zone on the ground that they were stolen by the ...

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  35. LEVY ON CAPITAL.

    Mr. J. R. Clynes, M.P. (Labour), speaking at Pontefract, said that Labour intended to lighten the burden of taxation on the poorer classes by the immediate ...

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  36. SCAPA FLOW SINKINGS.

    Germany has informed the Allied Supreme Council that Admiral von Reuter, who was in command of the German warships, interned at Scapa Flow, was responsible ...

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  37. PRINCE OF WALES.

    Labour leaders at Winnipeg have invited the Prince of Wales to attend a Labour demonstration arranged to demand the bailing out of the fomenters of the recent ...

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  38. RESTORATION OF TRADE.

    The British Government has arranged to give cash advances to a maximum of 80 per cent. of the cost of the goods on goods destined for Finland, the Baltic provinces, ...

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  39. DEBATE IN AMERICA.

    Speaking at Lafayette on the anniversary of Jusserand, the Presideut said that France was rebuilding her national life with the same courage as she had shown in ...

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  40. RACE FOR TANKS.

    A race for tanks over the Alps has been organised in France. The purpose is to test the practicability of motor-tractors for mountainous routes. ...

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  41. KINGSHIP OF CHRIST.

    Preaching in Scots Church yesterday morning from St. John's Gospel, xviii. 36 and 37, the Rev. W. Borland said that Christ made a unique claim of Kingship, which ...

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  42. GREAT CITIZEN AND SOLDIER

    In compuny with Marshals Foch and Lord Hing, General Pershing, and Lord Beatty, Lieut.-General Sir John Monash, of the Australian Imperial Force, ...

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  43. WORKSHOP REFORMS.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—A meeting of members of the Sydney district of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers was held this afternoon to discuss "a number of ...

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  44. Australian Jam Trade.

    Sir Charles Wade (Agent-General for New South Wales) is endeavouring to arrange for a deputation of Australian Agents-General to wait upon the British ...

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  45. A CANADIAN MEMORIAL.

    By pressing a button at Balmoral Castle His Majesty the King unveiled a statue set up in Montreal, Canada, in honour of Sir Etienne Cartier, in recognition of the ...

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  46. GENERAL CABLES.

    The balance-sheet of the Australian Fund for Distressed Girls shows donations exceeding £2,000. General Foott formed the nucleus of the fund by picking up 14/7, ...

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  47. INFLUENZA.

    For the first time since the commencement of the influenza epidemic in Victoria a week-end has passed without any deaths being recorded. On Saturday 13 new cases ...

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  48. RECORD CATTLE PRICES.

    Record prices have been paid for Friesian cattle at an auction sale at Aylesbury. One imported cow fetched 5,000 guineas, another 3,000 guineas, an English bred two-year-old ...

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  49. 'RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    At the September meeting of the Australian Red Cross Council reports were received from divisions showing that several new convalescent homes and sanatoria for invalid soldiers have been acquired ...

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  50. British-American Trade.

    A British Chamber of Commerce has been incorporated in New York. Its object is to facilitate trade between Great Britain and America and to promote the interests ...

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  51. TRADE WITH EGYPT.

    Captain T. H. Urquhart, who before enlisting in the A.I.F. was a successful business man in Melbourne, believes that the prospects of developing Australian trade in ...

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  52. HORSE-MAIMING FIEND.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.—The long continued series of flendish outrages upon horses depasturing in the park lands surrounding Adelaide has been added to by the ...

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  53. THE GOLDEN AGE.

    The twenty-sixth anniversary of the Melbourne Central Mission was celebrated yesterday at Wesley Church. Large congregations attended the morning and evening ...

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  54. FLOUR-MILL WORKERS.

    The Victorian branch of the Flour Millers' Union, at a meeting at the Old Trades Hall yesterday, after discussing means of having the "living wage" of £3/6 / ...

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  55. "President or King?"

    Replying to President Wilson's announcement that the International Labour Conference would be held, despite deplays in the American Senate, Senator Sheerman, ...

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  56. DUTY TO AUSTRALIA.

    At the pleasant Sunday afternoon held at Weasley Church yesterday, Brigadier-General H. E. Elliott gave vivid descriptions of modern battles, and referred to many ...

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  57. FELLOW SINNERS.

    Archdcacon Hindley, in the course of his sermon in St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday, asked the question, "How should a Christian treat a notorious evil-liver?" and ...

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  58. NURSES WITH THE BRITISH ARMY.

    Sir,—While fully appreciating the letter by "Digger" to-day, I wish to state that, although we are not entitled to any of the benefits the A.I.F. sisters receive from the ...

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  59. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES

    While boarding a train in Norwood road, Burwood, on Friday morning, Samuel McLelland, a boot repairer, fell and injured himself. He was taken to his home at Queen's parade. Burwood, but as his ...

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  60. ARMIES OF OCCUPATION.

    Representatives of the Dominions are conferring with the British War Office on the allocation of the payments for the maintenance of the armies of occupation. It is ...

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  61. COLLINGWOOD MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

    Sir,—During the recent municipal elections in the city of Collingwood an election leaflet containing the names of Lieut. Ruthven, V.C., and several other returned ...

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  62. BROKEN HILL STRIKE.

    BROKEN HILL (N.S.W.), Sunday.— Early last week the Mine Managers' Association offered to employ 87 carpenters at once at the mines, and others as soon as ...

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  63. DANGER TO CHILDREN.

    Sir,—I would like to direct attention to a notice to be found in many electric tramcars. The placard offers rather tempting prizes to people who collect the greatest ...

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  64. FOUNDLING HOME, BROADMEADOWS.

    The annual appeal in aid of the Foundling Home at Broadneadows, conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph, was made at St. Francls's Church yesterday, by the Very Rev. A. Moynihan, C. M., and the ...

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  65. 10th ENGINEERS' WELCOME HOME.

    At the Victorian Railways Institute, Flinders street, a cuchre party was held on September 4 by members of the 10th Engineers welcome home committee. The chairman (Mr. Philips) ...

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  66. TRAIN MISHAPS.

    Owing to [?] mishap to the engine of the 2.23 p.m. goods train to Lilydatle on Saturday, considerable interruption was caused to the service on the Camberwell line, and from 3.57 p.m. until 7.3 p.m. ...

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