The second bill to amend the Constitution by providing for the nationalisation of monopolies was dealt with in the House of Representatives yesterday and disposed of ...
Article : 2,632 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.— At the wheat inquiry to-day, John James Talbot, partner of George Georgeson, was recalled and cross-examined by Mr. Beeby, who asked: ...
Article : 1,532 wordsA bill to amend the Electoral Act and put into operation the preferential system of voting for the Senate elections was introduced in the Senate yesterday and ...
Article : 541 wordsThe United States Senate has rejected by 58 votes to 38 an amendment to the Peace Treaty proposed by Senator Fall (Republican). It was to the effect that the ...
Article : 204 wordsMr. Justice Cussen, gitting as a Royal commission, opened an inquiry in the First Civil Court yesterday into the allegations made in the Legislative Assembly recently ...
Article : 1,496 wordsDiplomatic advices received in Washington state that D'Annunzio, who is now in possession of Fiume with an Italian force, has formed a plan to occupy the entire ...
Article : 125 wordsMr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., secetary of the National Society of Railway-men, announces that the negotiations with the Government for the settlements of the ...
Article : 263 wordsRace riots between negroes and whites have broken out fresh in Arkansas. Posses of whites are shooting down negroes, who are accused of having attacked white men. ...
Article : 114 wordsMessages from Peking states that it is understood that China proposes to establish extra territorial privileges for newly-established nationalities, including Austria and ...
Article : 49 wordsA despatch from Peking received in Washington states that the attempts to resume the conference between the delegates of Northern and Southern China are likely ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Vienna correspondent of the "New York Tribune" telegraphs that serious consideration is being given to the proposal that Austrian art treasures be sold in ...
Article : 51 wordsNews from Mexico City reports the occurrence of serious floods in the northern part of the province of Chiapas. The town of Chilan has been destroyed, and ...
Article : 40 wordsThe eruption of Mauna Lou, the famous Hawaiian volcano, continues. A stream of lava, 1,000 yards wide, is flowing into the sea, 33 miles distant. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe latest news from Washington with regard to President Wilson's condition is that he has become worse, and that a nerve specialist has been called in to ...
Article : 36 wordsChildren did one good service to the adult music-lovers who were present at the concert given by the Verbrugghen Orchestra, in the Town Hall yestarday afternoon. They ...
Article : 946 wordsThere is little doubt that the unlooked for success of the Government's measures has strengthened moderate opinion. This success is shown by the official ...
Article : 134 wordsThe French Chamber of Deputies, by an overwhelming majority, has carried the ratification of the Peace Treaty with Germany. ...
Article : 27 wordsHis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in response to an invitation by President Wilson, will go to Washingtion and spend threee days there before returning to ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. E. H. Gary, president of the United States Steel Corporation, has told the committee of the Senate which is investigating the strike of employees of steel and ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Federal Parliament has much business to get through before it can be dissolved, and members will have to reconcile themselves to the prospect of weeks of ...
Article : 95 wordsUp to September 30 the Closer Settlement Board had purchased for soldier settlers in Victoria 219,135 acros of land at a total cost of £2,189,977. Yesterday the ...
Article : 360 wordsKing Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium arrived in New York on Wednesday. The city was beflagged by way of welcome, and the Vice-President of the ...
Article : 134 wordsA meeting of the National Labour party was held at the head office, 430 Bourke street west, Melbourne, on Thursday night, the president (Mr. J. Tedge) occupying the ...
Article : 144 wordsMr. Mark Sheldon, the Australian Trade Commissioner to the United States, when interviewed on his arrival at Vanconver, said that he hoped to develop the trade ...
Article : 162 wordsThe American commander in Siberia, Major-General Graves, alleges that, as a result of their anti-American sympathies, the Cossacks are inclined to recommend ...
Article : 65 wordsIn Tasmania the Farmers' and Settlers' Association is preparing to run three candidates for the Senate at the coming elections. It will also have candidates in the ...
Article : 98 wordsThe President of Uruguay (Dr. Viera) has sent on to the Chamber of Deputies an Italian application for a loan of £1,000,000 for the purchase of Uruguayan ...
Article : 36 wordsIn a memorandum to be submitted for the information of members of the City Council at the meeting on October 9, Councillors Bell and Shillabeer, representatives of the council on the ...
Article : 272 wordsPERTH, Wednesday. — The Legislative Assembly to-day passed the second reading of the Prices Fixing Bill. In the debate some Ministerial members insisted that the ...
Article : 59 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.— The statement made in Melbourne that complete unity among the Nationalist organisations in Queensland has been reached by the ...
Article : 198 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—The sections in the elecutionary work at the South street competitions were again large, two classes having 57 [?]trants. Results: ...
Article : 181 wordsThe staff of the War Service Homes Commission is moving to-day into new offices, on the third floor of the I. O. A. Building, 54 Market street, and the business of that ...
Article : 81 wordsThe bill to amend the Federal Constitution, which was passed through all stages in the House of Representatives on Thursday, was yesterday introduced in the Senate ...
Article : 422 wordsHer Majesty's Theatre.—"Maytime." Theatre Royal.—"Lightnin." King's Theatre.—"Old Lady 31." Tivoli Theatre.—"Buzz Buzz." ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Acting Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Massy Greene) announced yesterday afternoon that a decision had been arrived at by the Department of Repatriation with regard ...
Article : 160 wordsThe Repatriation department yesterday issued the following list of soldiers and their dependants who are returning to Victoria by the steamer Berrima, which left ...
Article : 289 wordsSir,—Twice during the war "The Argus" was good enough to allow me to ask through its columns for donations of eggs for our Sailors and Soldiers' Clubhouse on St. Kilda ...
Article : 262 wordsAs the result of a special appeal for the Rodgers repatriation founds, the Horsham district branches and sub-branches of the scheme have just raised £4,[?]77, the largest amounts being:—Horsham, ...
Article : 84 wordsMention was made in the Commonwealth Arbitartion Court yesterday by Mr. A. H. Mo[?]e, general secretary of the Federated Marine Stewards and Pantrymen's Association of Australasia, to ...
Article : 215 wordsSir,—The management of these concerts advertise seats at 2/ and 3/ and an expectant crowd waited outside the doors from 6 o'clock p.m. to a quarter to 8 p.m., ...
Article : 142 wordsAt the invitation of Dr. Agnew (principal medical officer of the Repatriation department), Sir Harry and Lady Lauder visited the Anrac Hospital at Brighton, and entertained the immates. Sir ...
Article : 126 wordsThe following naval appointments and transfers are announced:— Lieutenant H. L. Quick to Encounter; Paymaster-Lieutenant J. Hehir to Brisbane; Mr. J. P. Tonkin, gunner, to Australia; ...
Article : 172 wordsIn the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Powers in making his final award to the members of the Commonwealth Public Service Clerical Association, made slight alterations ...
Article : 85 wordsSir,—A party of music-lovers has just been refused entrance into one of the Verbrugghen concerts. It is bad enough not to have a regular series of concerts of good ...
Article : 107 wordsSHEPPARTON, Thursday.—A deputation to-day waited on the Minister for Lands (Mr. Clarke) to once the construction of a railway line from Dockie to Devenish, or a line in that part of the ...
Article : 102 wordsThe president of the Trades Hall Council (Mr. M. Joyce), and the secretary (Mr. C. Gray), left for Sydney by the express yesterday to be present at the Eight Hours demonstration on Monday. ...
Article : 83 wordsThe soldiers' honour board of Cairns Memorial Church. East Melbourne, will be unveiled by Brigadier-General Elliot to-morrow evening. All returned soldiers and their relatives and friends ...
Article : 36 words[?] as the late Dr. Talmage observed, "is the noblest aspiration of womankind in its best sense." There is something lucking in the house which King Baby has refused to enter, and ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 4 Oct 1919, Page 21
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