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REPATRIATION.
QUEENSLAND ACTIVITIES. Senator Millen's Visit.
On his return on Saturday from a visit to Queensland, the Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen) discussed the repatriation work that is being done there and ...
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Mr. E. R. Harrison, managing editor of the "Producers' Review" of Toowoomba. Queensland, and director of the Harrison Printing Co., Toowoomba, called upon the ...
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THE PIAVE FRONT
SITUATION SUMMED UP. NEITHER SIDE GAN ATTACK. WHY THE AUSTRIANS FAILED. LONDON, June 30.
The Italians in the present fighting have taken about 20,000 prisoners. As the enemy had 16 infantry and two cavalry divisions on the right (west) bank of the Piave, and ...
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QUEENSLAND LEASEHOLDS.
Adverse London Criticisms. Way Open to Confiscation.
The Queensland Government's land proposals have led the Anglo-Australian banks and pastoral and financial companies to pass resolutions expressing the emphatic ...
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General Hertzog, the anti-Imperial leader in South Africa, addressing a great meeting attended by between 3,000 and 4,000 people in Pretoria, declared that he was a ...
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American Items.
(Wireless: Per American Consul.)
WASHINGTON, Friday.—The State Department announces that Columbia has granted an American company an oil concession comprising 1,500,000 acres of proved ...
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.—It has been represented to the Government that owing to the lack of shipping the loss to rabbit exporters on stocks held is more ...
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VON KUHLMANN'S SPEECH.
BRITISH OFFICIAL VIEW. "Clumsy Peace Offer." Prospect of Neutral Mediation LONDON, June 30.
The "Daily Chronicle" on Saturday published an interview with "an authorised spokesman representing the British official view" on the subject of the speech in the ...
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During the month of May the State shipyards in America produced 175,334 tons gross of shipping, and the British yards built 197,274 tons. ...
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Three thousand women workers from 20 counties, meluding munition workers, land workers, nurses, postwomen, policewomen, and 'bus and tram conductors, assembled in ...
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The King and Queen met a hospital train on its arrival at Waterloo station (London) on Friday night, and chatted with the wounded soldiers. ...
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NEXT BATTLE.
GERMAN PREPARATIONS. ON THE WEST FRONT. ALLIES SURPRISE ENEMY. LONDON, June 30.
The Australian Press Association learns that Germany is undoubtedly preparing for an offensive on the West front on a huge scale. ...
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BRITISH LABOUR SPLIT.
NEW ORGANISATION FORMED To Drive Out Pacifists. Seamen Lead New Party. LONDON, June 30.
Two hundred delegates to the British Labour Conference, at a meeting held in the Caxton Hall, London, on Saturday afternoon, resolved upon the formation of ...
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A report issued by the British Air Ministry on Saturday morning said:— "Our aeroplanes on Friday afternoon dropped three tons of bombs on railway ...
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LONDON, June 27.—The Australians, who inscribed their names enduringly in the memories of the French people, have not been slow to also leave obvious traces of ...
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RUSSIA.
RUMOURS AND ALARMS. BOLSHEVIKS OVERTHROWN. COSSACKS SEIZE MOSCOW. LONDON, June 30.
A report received in London on Friday evening, stated that the Bolshevik Government at Moscow had been overthrown, that General Korniloff (Cossack leader) had ...
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LONDON SCEPTICAL
OF RUMOURS "Via BERLIN" But Developments Expected.
British diplomatic circles believe that a critical situation has arisen in Russia, and that developments of the highest importance may be expected. ...
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In the air raid on Paris on Thursday night 11 persons were killed and 14 injured. The raid lasted 40 minutes, and most of the casualties occurred in the streets. ...
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Under legislation by the Union Parliament of South Africa, the mining groups controlled by Goerz and Co. have purchased from the custodian of enemy property ...
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It has been learned in Berne (Switzerland) from Berlin that it is proposed to impeach M. Bra[?]iano, the ex-Premier of Roumania, and all his colleagues in the ...
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MR. HUGHES AND FISCALISM.
Speech Arouses Criticism. Free-trade Organs Abusive. Branded as a "Nuisance." LONDON, June 30.
The speech which Mr. Hughes (Commonwealth Prime Minister) delivered to the members of the London Chamber of Commerce on the subject of organising to meet ...
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The "New York Times," in an editorial article, [?]ulogises King George's [?]ine democratic spirit, as exemplified by the King and Queen attending the American canteen in ...
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Frank Godsol, a French soldier, who was arrested in American on a charge of the lar[?]ny of £800,000 of the French Government's money in connection with motor-car ...
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Sir Joseph Jon[?], steel manufacturer, of Sheffield, and an ex-Lord Mayor of that city[?] Charles Vernon, an official of the Ministry of Munitions; and Vernon's father. ...
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The National Salvage Council of Great Britain appeals to householders, hotels, and institutions to save fruit stones and [?]ernels for the extraction of oil for munition ...
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The British Admiralty announces that four British destroyers, while patrolling the Belgian coast on Thursday evening, sighted eight enemy torpedo boats. The British ...
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Mr. Goldfinch, British representative on the Wool Committee, in a speech in London, said that the agreement on which the Imperial Government acquired the ...
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Disorder in Panama.
American Troops Occupy Cities. (Wireless—Per American Consul.)
WASHINGTON, Saturday. — In accordance with the treaty of [?], between the United States and the Republic of Panama, the American Secretary for War (Mr. ...
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The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says that a bill has been reported which provides for a Liberty bond issue of £1,600,000,000. The bill ...
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The efforts to secure a vote in the United States Senate on the resolution in favour of woman's suffrage have been abandoned temporarily, because of the vigorous ...
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HARSTON.—Officially reported killed in action in France on May 20. Corporal A. L. Harston, M.M., only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Harston, 100 Richmond terrace, Richmond, after three ...
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.)[?]—The National Dairy Association has been advised from London by cable message of the arrangements made to lift all the butter in store ...
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HOME RULE ALL ROUND.
IMPORTANT DEPUTATION. Labour Party's Attitude. LONDON. June 30.
The Press Bureau has issued the first report of the proceedings at the deputation of all parties in the British Parliament, except the Irish, which waited on the Prime ...
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There are at present about 100 casual employees of the Railways department belonging to the building trades who are affected by the decision not to return to ...
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It was announced in "The Argus" of Thursday that the motor service of the Defence department was to be reorganised, and that in future all repairs to the ...
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The following cable messages were published in the later editions of "The Argus" on Saturday:— BERLIN BOURSE DEPRESSED. ...
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Sir,—Mr. Tudor has asked for a report from the authorities on what may be called the Maldon episode, which occurred when the recruiting i[?]inerary visited this ...
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