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  2. RIOTING, LOOTING, AND BLOODSHED IN MELBOURNE.

    The wild scenes of rioting, which occurred on Friday night were, eclipsed on Saturday in Melbourne. As the night fell ugly crowds completely took charge of the centre of the City and unprecedented incidents of savagery and looting occurred in the main shopping centre, "The Stock." Shop windows were broken rapidly, and the goods on display were looted. Wholesale arrests of the rioters were made, and a steady stream of injured kept the medical staffs of the metropolitan hospitals busy throughout the night. Several deaths have occurred, and many criminal acts have been ...

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  3. LLOYD GEORGE IN AMERICA.

    Eight persons were arrested near a metropolitan theatre, where Mr. Lloyd George was speaking. When Irish-Republicans attempted to hold a meeting in ...

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  4. FRANCE AND AMERICA.

    The French reply to the British Note on reparations sent on October 31 has been delivered. The French gladly accept the proposal that the Allies should collectively ...

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  5. CLIMBING THE LADDER.

    Such a long and eventful life as that of Mr. Wimble is full of interesting incidents. For instance, asked about his Queensland experiences, this ...

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  6. CHAOS IN FINANCIAL REALM.

    The Berlin representative of the London Daily Chronicle states:—"A malignate seems to frustrate the Government's efforts to reform the currency. The issue ...

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  7. RIFT IN THE LUTE.

    The Socialist Party left the Coalition Government in the Reichstag.—Reuter. ...

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  8. BATTLES WITH SEPARATISTS

    Fifteen hundred Separatists have arrived from Coblenz, Crefeld, and Buisburg, and have beseiged the town hall, which the firemen and police and a band of ...

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  9. MEETING OF MINISTRY.

    A meeting of Cabinet Ministers was held at the Premier's Office to-day. The Chief Commissioner of Police (Mr Nicholson), Sir John Monash, and Sir Robert ...

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  10. FRENCH REPLY TO BRITISH NOTE.

    The French reply to the British Note regarding the Separatist movement which has been handed to the British Ambassador, disclaims any responsibility for the ...

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  11. M. POINCARE MAY NULLIFY ENQUIRY.

    It is understood that the British view is that M. Poincare's stipulation that the committee of enquiry shall only investigate Germany's present capacity for ...

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  12. NO ASSISTANCE TO RACES.

    Constable Brooks informed a meeting of the strikers that the V.R.C. Committee had asked if it would be possible to have 20 men to regulate the Derby day traffic ...

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  13. AN INDIAN SUSPECT'S MOVEMENTS.

    Fears for the safety of Mr. Lloyd George at the hands of a Hindu disciple of Gandhi prompted Federal officials to bar all visitors from the steamer Majestic until the ...

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  14. UNREST ALONG BAVARIAN FRONTIER.

    The Minister for the Interior has telegraphed to the Bavarian Premier requesting an early explanation of warlike preparations proceeding among irregular bands ...

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  15. NO VICTIMIZATION.

    The following motion was put at the meeting of the strikers and carried amid cheering:— "That there be no resumption of duty ...

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  16. FRENCH REPORTED STILL ADAMANT.

    There is reason to believe that M. Poincare's further communication to the British Embassy to-day still insists upon the necessity of limiting the scope of the ...

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  17. FIDELITY VERSUS REBELLION.

    In behalf of the State Ministry the Attorney-General (Sir Arthur Robinson) made the following announcement on Saturday night. ...

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  18. SOCIALISTS' OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT.

    The decision of the Socialist Party to withdraw from the government was readied by an overwhelming minority after protracted efforts to arrange a ...

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  19. AMERICA AND THE RESTRICTED ENQUIRY.

    Whether the United States will play a part in the new reparations enquiry is as much in doubt as ever. The modifications to the Hughes plan brought forward by ...

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  20. IN THE PHILIPPINES.

    Another earthquake shock—the fourth within three days—has shaken the city. The extent of the damage is not yet known. The origin of the tremor is ...

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    "I cannot talk with men who have refused duty," Mr. Lawson, the Premier, said, emphatically, when he stepped out of the. Cabinet room and ...

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  22. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S VIFW

    The restriction of the scope proposed for the expert committee of enquiry into Germany's capacity to pay the allied demands, may render it useless to proceed ...

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  23. CAUSE OF THE POLICE STRIKE.

    For some months it has been apparent that the Victorian police force was simmering with discontent, and the men claimed that they were entitled to ...

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  24. MORE MURDERS BY MOROS.

    Gen. Wood has reported that the Moros killed the entire personnel of a constabulary detachment in the Botabato province, which is a hot bed of the revolt. ...

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  25. BEYOND CALCULATION.

    The exchange value of the British sovereign and the German mark is quoted at, nominally, 3,000 milliards. ...

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  26. EXPULSION OF THE SEPARATISTS.

    A report of a Bavarian ultimatum has been officially denied. It is reported from Cologne that the disarmament and the expulsion of the ...

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  27. ATTITUDE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    An important statement with respect to the attitude of the Commonwealth Government was made by the Minister for Home and Territories (Sr. Pearce) to-night. ...

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  28. IRREPARABLE DAMAGE BY SEPARATISTS.

    The London Daily Chronicle's special representative at Aix-La-Chapelle reports that the separatists "army" to-day committed an insensate act, which recalls the ...

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  29. UNITED STATES COTTON.

    A decrease of 767,000 bales in the prospective cotton crop as compared with the estimate of a month ago is shown in the latest forecast of the Agricultural ...

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  30. BAVARIAN GOVERNMENT'S DEMAND.

    It is authoritatively learned that the Bavarian Government has dispatched a letter to the German Chancellor, demanding the creation of a dictatorship in the ...

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  31. BELGIAN TROOPS' UNEXPECTED ORDER.

    It is reported that the Separatists at Aix-la-Chappelle were congratulating themselves upon their success when the Belgians unexpectedly ordered them to ...

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  32. BRITISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    In connection with the municipal elections, involving 300 seats in 81 boroughs, the Conservatives lost 17 representatives, and the Liberals 24. Labour gained 31 ...

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  33. EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

    It is understood that Sr. Wilson, the Australian Minister who is directing the Commonwealth's participation in the Expire Exhibition has agreed with the ...

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  34. ENROLMENT OF "SPECIALS.

    There was an exodus from the city and suburban picture theatres on Saturday light when the management flashed upon the screen "The Ministry asks all ...

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  35. FRIDAY'S DISTURBANCE.

    Crowds blocked the principal thoroughfares of the city on Friday night, and there was an ever-present tendency to hooliganism. Outside the Police ...

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  36. "THIS IS MUTINY."

    On Friday night the Premier made the following statement:—"The Ministry news with the gravest concern the action which has been taken by a section ...

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  37. "TANTAMOUNT TO SEVERE DEFEAT."

    Sir Reginald Blair (Chairman of the National Union of Ratepayers) declares that Thursday's municipal elections are tantamount to a severe defeat of Labour ...

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  38. SWEDISH POLITICS.

    M. Mederstierna (Minister for Foreign Affairs) has resigned, as the result of a storm of criticism aroused by a speech in which he urged a defensive alliance ...

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  39. GOOD-BYE!

    The retiring United States Ambassador (Mr. Harvey), on leaving London, sent this message:—As far as I know I leave behind no differences between the United ...

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  40. MEETING OF STRIKERS

    On Friday morning the day staff of police refused to take over their beats, and detachments were requisitioned from country centres. A large number of these ...

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  41. UP AGAIN.

    The submarine 26, which sank within 29 minutes at the Kure naval station, has been refloated.—Reuter. ...

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