The Compulsory conference convened by the president of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Powers), at the instigation of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' ...
Article : 443 wordsThe reorganisation of the forces of Nationalism and Liberalism, which is to be co[?]summated early in 1925, will be seriously defective if it be confined to ...
Article : 847 wordsMORWELL, Wednesday. — Important information was given to-day to Detective E. Ethell, and Constables Kennedy, Kane, and Suckling who are inquiring into the murder ...
Article : 591 wordsAfter a debate which ranks as one of the bitterest and most vigorous of recent years, the Prendergast Ministry, which had been four month in office (though ...
Article : 498 wordsThe death is announced of Sir Archibald Geikie, the geologist, aged 89 years. [Sir Archibald Geikie was known not only as a leading geologist, but also as a ...
Article : 381 wordsA supplementary list of Ministerial appointments includes the following:- Postmaster-General.—Sir William Mitchell-Thomson. ...
Article : 218 wordsArmistice Day was celebrated in warm sunshine.The great silence in the city at 11 a.m. was most impressive, millions standing bareheaded for two minutes, ...
Article : 350 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday. —The Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board held a meeting to-day and decided to tie up the steamers Moreton Bay and Ferndale. ...
Article : 67 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday. — Six of the northern collieries were idle to-day, no waggons being available as a result of the Newcastle coaltrimmers' overtime strike. ...
Article : 56 wordsSir,—The question whether the Government, as the representative of the unfortunate public, should be passively content to let the public suffer from strikes is ...
Article : 241 wordsCommenting on the speech by the Liberal leader (Mr. Asquith) concerning the prospects of a revival of Liberalism, the "Daily Telegraph" says:—"It is true ...
Article : 92 wordsAfter having been absent five minutes, the jury returned a verdict for the defendants in the action in which Lady Terrington, formerly a Liberal member of the ...
Article : 150 wordsIn two cases Londoners expressed their indignation at the action of two persons in not observing the two minutes of silence. One offender was noticed to be ...
Article : 122 wordsThe situation in Shanghai and in the Yangtsze provinces is again most uncertain owing to the fact that the Governors appointed by the evicted President Tsaokun ...
Article : 213 wordsOvertime work on deep sea steamers has been carried on as usual, and this week donkeymen on interstate steamers have not been called on to supply steam. The ...
Article : 362 wordsTraffic was "held up" for two hour in Dublin, because of the enormous crowds participating in the Armistice Day celebrations. ...
Article : 26 wordsSir,—In your comment on a cable message regarding Lady Terrington's libel action you say that "before Lady Astor succeeded in sweeping aside the traditions ...
Article : 179 wordsExtraordinory evidence relative to the antipathy of trades unions to piecework was given during the hearing of the plaint of the Federated Moulders' Union of ...
Article : 423 wordsThere was again a large attendance of the public in the galleries ot the Legislative Assembly yesterday to hear the conclusion of the debate on the no-confidence motion ...
Article : 5,106 wordsArmistice Day was observed as a public holiday in France, the shops being closed and the streets decorated with flags. The chief ceremony was at the tomb of the ...
Article : 180 wordsFREMANTLE (W.A.), Wednesday.—A passenger by the Orlent liner Or[?]ova, which arrived at Fremantle yesterday, was Mr. J. Gray Buchanan, a member of the advisory ...
Article : 171 wordsDebts amounting to £1,500,000 were proved at a meeting of creditors of Boulton Brothers, merchant bankers and insurers, of Old Broad street. In the middle of ...
Article : 156 wordsThe Italian Parliment opened to-day with indications of troublous times ahead. The Opposition has published a strong manifesto, reiterating its decision not to ...
Article : 175 wordsAmerica observed Armistice Day by holding numerous parades.There were two minutes of silence at 11 o'clock, during which seagoing ships and all industrial ...
Article : 133 words"October witnessed a record number of applications for telephones," said the secretary of the Postal department (Mr. H. P. Brown) yesterday, "and the month was also ...
Article : 147 wordsDuring the elections campaign the Nationalists and Labourites declared their intention of establishing a State fleet of merchant steamers on the lines of the ...
Article : 98 wordsWhen the crew of the interstate steamer Canberra was called on to sign articles yesterday before leaving for a trip to Cairns, the men refused, and it seemed ...
Article : 636 wordsThe possibility is being discussed of South Africa soon reverting to a gold currency. As a consequence of the falling price of gold in the London market, ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Chief of Staff of National Defence has received the following cable message:- "The administration of the city and the population of Mons send cordial greetings ...
Article : 38 wordsIt is generally believed in Madrid that the revolutionary movement in the northeast has been definitely suppressed. The affair appeals to have been badly ...
Article : 533 wordsInformation has been received by the Premier (Mr. Prendergast) from the secretary of the Charities Board (Mr. R. J. Love) that nine base hospitals will be ...
Article : 125 wordsArmistice Day was generally observed throughout South Africa by a two minutes' pause. ...
Article : 21 wordsA representative of the German Embassy stated that the embassy had asked the Prime Minister (M. Herriot) to grant the German general, von Nathusius provisional ...
Article : 197 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.). Tuesday. — Armistice Day was observed by two minutes' silence from 11 o'clock, and memorial services were Conducted in the ...
Article : 77 wordsThere was a discussion at the meeting of the Iron Trades Council on the question of piecework rates of pay. It was emphasised that the iron trades did not ...
Article : 124 wordsJudge Morris ruled in the United States Court that the "one-half of one per cent." clause in the Volstead (Prohibition) Act does not apply to beverages made in the ...
Article : 62 wordsAfter reaching 4.63 dollars to the £1, the dollar-demand rate of exchange on New York reacted to 4.61½ dollars to the £1. This was due to profit-taking by ...
Article : 47 wordsWhen the members of the Caulfield Council assembled at the Town Hall on Tuesday night for their fortnightly meeting, the mayor (Councillor A. E. Morris) asked ...
Article : 106 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday. — The Government irrigation works at Castle Creek, Dawson Valley, are to be discontinued. The Acting Premier(Mr. McCormack) ...
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Article : 80 wordsAt the 23rd sale, 23,636 packages were offered, the chief districts represented being Dooars, 8,620 packages, and Assam, 6,267. The average prices of the ...
Article : 145 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday. — Questioned tonight at Bathurst concerning the tenders for the cruisers to be built for the Australian navy, the Minister for Defence (Mr. ...
Article : 90 wordsThe former British Ambassador to the United States (Sir Auckland Geddes), in an outspoken address to the English Speaking Union, said that the Dominions spoke ...
Article : 113 wordsThe market for sterling recorded an advance at midday, but closed at 4.61[?] dollars to the £1. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Prince of Wales, who is president of the Empire Exhibition, has sent a letter to the Duke of Devonsbire, who was chairman of the executive committee at ...
Article : 89 wordsAn entertainment unique in naval history was given at the Portsmouth Naval Barracks to-night, when 300 British blue-jackets gave a dinner to 300 members of ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 13 Nov 1924, Page 11
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