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Important as the success of the loan was for the whole Australian Commonwealth, New South Welshmen were more excited over the unsuccessful attempt of N. S. W. Premier J. T. Lang last week to appoint 60 of his Laborite friends to the State Legislative Council (Upper House...
...contains Maj. General Hon. Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie, High Commissioner in Great Britain for His Majesty's Government in Australia. Up to last week Australia House had been as unimportant in English eyes as the equally imposing India House -mere symbols both. Up to last week the appointment of a Governor General for one of the Dominions had always been announced by His Majesty's Government in Great Britain, had always contained the hallowed words: "His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve. . . ." Like a blunderbuss fired from Australia House came last week this blunt phrase...
...said to have offered William Green the Davis portfolio when the two met at Boston. Mr. Green declined. Then the President was reported willing to appoint anyone upon whom Mr. Green's federation could agree. Some time later, Mr. Green called at the White House not with one agreed-upon candidate, but with four candidates representing four groups: Miner Matthew Wohl, Metalworker John P. Frey, Plumber John R. Alpine, Carpenter William Hucheson. Apparently Mr. Green was emboldened by the President's consultations. He protested too strongly against the appointment of any man outside these four...
...taking this job as a Liquidator!" snapped Canada's new pool General Manager last week. "If it had been necessary to appoint a Liquidator, I would not have accepted...
With Unemployment now at a pitch where the President of the U. S. has had to appoint a special commissioner (Col. Arthur Woods) to work on it, with Democrats full of fresh vim and courage after their party's November victory, it was certain that Democrat Wagner's would figure early and large in the legislative maneuvering...