With nearly a score of measures, mostly, however, of a minor nature, to be dealt with by October 24, the Federal Parliament has a busy week before it. The House of ...
Article : 693 wordsGeneral Denikin, who is advancing on Moscow at the head of the Southern Russian anti-Bolshevik army, reports that after many days fierce fighting he has captured ...
Article : 245 wordsCaptain Matthews will begin his flight to Australia on Sunday, being accompanied by Sergeant T. D. Kay, of the Australian Flying Corps. He was formerly in the ...
Article : 513 wordsBerlin's food supply has been completely disorganised owing to the strike of 15,000 members of the staff engaged to deal with the rationing system. Great public ...
Article : 275 wordsAn interesting statement on the cost of setting up temporarily the seat of government at the Federal capital was made yesterday by the Treasurer (Mr. Watt), in ...
Article : 2,000 wordsThe hearing of the appeal by "The Argus" against the decision of Mr. Justice Isaacs in the case in which the Premier of Queensland (Mr. T. J. Ryan) is ...
Article : 1,809 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Ryan (Nat., Essendon) urged that the Premier (Mr. Lawson) should explain to what extent the Ministry was committed ...
Article : 585 wordsA further conference between the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) and the Federal executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League took place ...
Article : 261 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" states that it is announced on behalf of France, Italy, and Great Britain that the deposit in the French ...
Article : 73 words"I have discussed a number of points with the executive of the Returned Soldiers' League," said the, Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) last night. "I cannot state ...
Article : 70 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—It was decided to-day at the conference of the Australian Women's National League that the referendum proposals should be supported. On ...
Article : 832 wordsThe British naval forces in the Baltic sent an ultimatum to Colonel Bermondt ordering the German force to evacuate the suburbs of Riga by noon on ...
Article : 145 wordsSir,—The arguments urged by "Dinkum" and others in favour of war gratuities exhibit incapacity for gauging the critical condition to which the whole Commonwealth ...
Article : 231 words"Lloyd's Register" shows that the tonnage of the ships building in British yards at the end of September was 2,016,773 tons, representing an increase of 293,000 tons over ...
Article : 94 wordsIn the House of Representatives yesterday the Minister for Home and Territories (Mr. Glynn) moved the second reading of the Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Bill. ...
Article : 159 wordsSpeaking at a conference of the Unitarian Church in Baltimore, Mr. W. H. Taft, exPresident of the United States, declared that the moral tone and patriotic spirit of ...
Article : 72 wordsDr. Inge, Dean of St. Paul's, speaking at the Church Congress it Leicester, described spiritualism as "pitiable necromancy." Dr. Welldon, Bishop of Durham, said that ...
Article : 64 wordsA message to Copenhagen states that the offensive of the north-west Russian army (led by Yudenitch) is making progress. The army has crossed the Pakoff-Petrograd ...
Article : 144 wordsSir,—The cost of the proposed gratuity to soldiers; estimated at from £8,000,000 to £20,000,000, will involve an increase in taxation. Some people are under the ...
Article : 463 wordsRegarding the Prime Minister's challenge to him to contest the Bendigo seat, the Premier of Queensland (Mr. Ryan) said last evening:—"I have read the remarks of ...
Article : 209 wordsIt is reported from Berlin that the Government at Prague (capital of Czechoslovakia) has proclaimed a military dictatorship owing to the widespread revolutionary ...
Article : 65 wordsSenator Owen (Democrat, Oklahoma), in thc United States Senate on Wednesday, proposed that interpretive resolutions be attached to the ratification of the Peace ...
Article : 61 wordsAn explanation of a bill to give effect to the Treaty of Peace with Germany was made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) when moving its second rending in the ...
Article : 620 wordsBritish warships in the Baltic have stopped steamers going to Germany from the Gulf of Finland, and escorted them to Reval. ...
Article : 49 wordsAt a congress of the Nationalist party in the Orange Free State, held at Bloemfontein, the chairman (Senator C. G. Marais) declared that freedom and ...
Article : 91 wordsThe United States Secretary of the Navy (Mr. Daniels), in a speech in New York on Wednesday, pointed out that if the United States did not enter the League of Nations ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Australian Press Association in London has interviewed a high officer from the scene of the fighting in Northern Russia. He gives unreserved praise to the, bravery ...
Article : 526 wordsIn the Senate yesterday consideration was resumed in committee of the Electoral Bill on clause 3, "grouping of candidates." Senator Pratten (Nat., N.S.W.) claimed ...
Article : 633 wordsMr. T. J. McMahon is showing a large collection of Pacific Island photographs at the Royal Photographic Society, and is lecturing weekly to large audiences on the ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. Mark Sheldon, the new Australian commissioner to the United States, interviewed in New York on Wednesday, said that a considerable number of American ...
Article : 200 wordsSix West Australian soldier prisoners, who were being taken to Winchester Prison from France under a guard of three men, suddenly attacked the guard when the ...
Article : 116 wordsSir,—Is it not time that someone pointed out to the soldiers that if they are not very careful over their, continual monetary demands they will ...
Article : 214 wordsA despacth from Tokio states that, according to press reports, the Japanese Government has decided to build two battlecruisers and 21 other warships commencing ...
Article : 59 wordsAccording to the Paris correspondent of the "New York Times," Japan has notified the French and American Governments of the date on which she is willing to return ...
Article : 126 wordsKALGOORLIE(W.A."), Thursday.—The Government geologist(Mr. Maitland) visited Hampton Plains to-day, and devoted his time to a general survey of the topographical features of the ...
Article : 242 wordsSir,—I believe that the reported decision of the Government to pay a war gratuity to members of the A.I.F. on such a scale as may involve the expenditure of ...
Article : 211 wordsMr. Samuel Gompers (president of the United States Labour Federation), who has taken a leading part in the negotiations concerning the existing steel operatives' ...
Article : 120 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Ad Club of Victoria, held last night, Captain S. G. savige gave an address on "The Baku Expedition." A full meeting followed with interest a detailed account ...
Article : 67 wordsScotland Yard declines to give any information regarding the theft of Prince Felix Youssoupoff's diamonds. A dramatic development is expected, and ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Rev. P. Tighe. S.J. (North Sydney) and conducted the retreat for the priests of the diocess of Sale, is this week giving the retreat to the priests of the Bendigo diocese at St. Kllian's. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 17 Oct 1919, Page 7
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