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  2. PARLIAMENT IN CHINA.

    In December, 1905, Chinese Commissioners were sent to Great Britain, Germany, and Japan to study the Constitutions of those countries. In September, 1906, an ...

    Article : 308 words
  3. LOCH KATRINE.

    The British clipper Loch Katrine, which on Saturday last was reported to be drifting at the mercy of winds and seas off the coast of this State, arrived in Sydney ...

    Article : 708 words
  4. FEDERAL FINANCE.

    The Federal Government intends to appoint an advisory body, whose personnel will possibly embrace officials of the Treasury, to consider and report to the ...

    Article : 521 words
  5. TRADE & LABOUR.

    Following on the above, the following resolution, carried at the meeting of the Operative Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Galvanized Ironworkers' Society at the Trades Hall on ...

    Article : 209 words
  6. THE ECLIPSE.

    Mr. F. K. McClean (leader o ft he Port Davey Eclipse Observation Party) has reported that "no eclipse of the sun was visible at that place owing to the heavy ...

    Article : 238 words
  7. MARINE STEWARDS.

    Mr. Justice Higgins (President of the Commonwealth Court of Arbitration and Conciliation) to-day delivered his judgment in the ease brought by the Federated ...

    Article : 2,309 words
  8. MASONS AND PIECEWORK.

    It was reported at the meeting of the Operative Masons and Bricklayers' Society on Tuesday evening that one firm wan getting its stonecutting done by piecework ...

    Article : 120 words
  9. Observation Camp, Alonnah (T.)

    The party stationed at Bruni Island was prevented from observing the eclipse of the sun on Monday owing to the had weather. The sky remained completely ...

    Article : 528 words
  10. FLOURMILL EMPLOYES.

    For some time past a movement has been on foot to form a federation of millers and mill employes throughout Australia, and on Tuesday at a conference at ...

    Article : 293 words
  11. OPERATIVE MASON'S AND BRICKLAYERS.

    A fully attended meeting of the Operative Masons and Bricklayers' Society was held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening. A subscription list was opened for ...

    Article : 72 words
  12. CRETE.

    An the Christian members of the Cretan Assembly have sworn allegiance to the King of Greece. Two of them have since been suspended ...

    Article : 69 words
  13. A UNIONIST FINED.

    At the meeting of the Operative Masons and Bricklayers' Society on Tuesday evening one of the members was fined £5, allowed to he paid at the rate of £1 a ...

    Article : 76 words
  14. WHITE STAR LINE.

    The Suevic is the first of the White Star liners to be equipped with wireless telegraphy. She left Liverpool on May 5 for Australia. Other vessels of the same line ...

    Article : 63 words
  15. PREVENTING STRIKES—ACTION IN ADELAIDE.

    The Employers' Federation in South Australia is endeavouring to arrive at some satisfactory basis for the settlement of industrial disputes, so as to avoid the heavy ...

    Article : 395 words
  16. VICTORIAN MINISTERS ACTIVE.

    The Premier (Mr. Murray) and the Treasurer (Mr. Watt) will leave to-morrow on a visit to Sydney for the purpose of conferring with the Premier of New South ...

    Article : 272 words
  17. COSTA RICA EARTHQUAKE.

    President Taft, as President of the Red Cross League of America, has appealed for public contributions to relieve the increasing distress in Costa Rica, consequent upon ...

    Article : 43 words
  18. ENGINE DRIVERS AND FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

    The usual meeting of the Smith Australian branch of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association was held last night at the Trades Hall. There was a ...

    Article : 111 words
  19. STOCK ROUTES.

    A complaint is frequently heard from holders of land in districts where noxious weeds are rife that, while they are compelled to keep their holdings clear, there ...

    Article : 151 words
  20. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    The deadlock in rubber has ended, and all consignments on offer have been sold at about 1/4 below the boom level.—Steamer Freights. ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. BUTCHERS' UNION.

    The usual meeting of the South Australian branch of the Amalgamated Butchers' Union was held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday night. Mr. A. Blackmore presided. ...

    Article : 86 words
  22. SUNDAY MILITARY PARADES.

    At the sittings of the Presbyterian Assembly to-day the general purposes committee reported that it had considered the matter of military parades and rifle club ...

    Article : 194 words
  23. VICTORIAN SENATE ELECTION.

    The results of the poll for the Senate election were declared at noon to-day at the Central Station Buildings, Flinders street. There were about 500 persons ...

    Article : 283 words
  24. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 275 words
  25. PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS.

    The Operative Plumbers, Gasfitters and Galvanized Ironworkers' Society held a well-attended meeting at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. W. Greenwood ...

    Article : 58 words
  26. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

    In the Presbyterian Assembly to-day the Frackelton ease was dealt with. The Rev. Dr. Hay protested that this was one of the most important parts of their business. It ...

    Article : 101 words
  27. STRIKE OF MINERS.

    The Black Range [?] of Workers was to-day charged before Warden Clifton, of Black Range, with having instituted a strike at the Black Range West Company's ...

    Article : 96 words
  28. THE BUILDING TRADE.

    The building trade in Adelaide is brisk, partly, perhaps, on account of the loss of time caused by the strikes among members of the Operative Masons and Bricklayers' ...

    Article : 113 words
  29. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

    At Channel (for orders).—Telamon, steamer, from Port Adelaide March 16; Avenir, barque, Port Pirie January 13; Metropolis, barque Melbourne January 18 [?] ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. PASTORALISTS AND SHEARERS

    Representatives of the Pastoralists' Association of Western Australia have entered into on industrial agreement with the Australian Workers' Union for three years. ...

    Article : 106 words
  31. QUEENSLAND IMMIGRANTS.

    Among the immigrants to Queensland by the Orvieto there are several who decided at once to take up land in this State. Two of these, who had experience in Canada. ...

    Article : 112 words
  32. WILL MORE MONEY BE WANTED?

    Those connected with the building trade found it necessary a little while ago to pay a uniform wage of 12 instead of 11/a day to masons and bricklayers, and 9/ instead ...

    Article : 94 words
  33. NEW GUINEA.

    The auxiliary schooner Saragazi was to-day dedicated to mission work in New Guinea under the control of the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia. The ...

    Article : 108 words
  34. PRINTERS' BOARD DETERMINATION.

    In the Court of Industrial Appeals, before Mr. Justice Gordon, on Tuesday, Messrs. H. A. Parsons and T. S. Poole appeared on behalf of James Pritchard, of ...

    Article : 500 words
  35. FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    The Minuter for Home Affairs (Mr. O'Malley) intends to pay an early visit to the Federal capital site at Yass-Canberra. He has already occupied himself in ...

    Article : 108 words
  36. AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYES' UNION.

    The United Agricultural, Rural, and Farming Employes' Union of Workers has been formed at Northam, the principal agricultural centre of the State, in order to ...

    Article : 44 words
  37. SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    A deputation waited upon Rp. Higgs at Bundaberg, and placed before him the present position of growers in regard to the price of cane, with a view to the enactment ...

    Article : 152 words
  38. PERSIC AT FREMANTLE.

    The Persic arrived this morning with the following passengers:—For Adelaide—Mesdames Spowers and two children, and Westmacott: Messrs. ...

    Article : 81 words
  39. FARM LABOURERS—SERIOUS TROUBLE IMPENDING.

    The farmers are feeling the pinch of the labour shortage, but the trouble does not promise in be really acute this year, except on the west coast, where there is a ...

    Article : 331 words
  40. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 556 words
  41. BOYS ON RAILWAY BRIDGE.

    This afternoon two boys, A. and F. Bennett, were on a narrow bridge which spans Hopkins River load, when a train due at Warrnambool at 2 o'clock approached It ...

    Article : 174 words
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