Word: australia
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Cecil Rhodes in South Africa and Hughes in Australia, pioneers, worked like Trojans for their government, but what American pioneer in the past 25 years has received the backing of our government in the development of the Philippine Islands? In these days of overburdening taxation is it not worth while to stop and consider how this enormous area could be made a source of revenue...
...signing the documents of the Agreement was simple. No speeches were made. Six Eyre Crowe, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, presided and affixed his signature for Great Britain. The order of signing was alphabetical: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain (here the five British Dominions signed: Australia, Canada, Irish Free State, New Zealand, Union of South Africa; also the Indian Empire), Italy, Japan, Serb-Croat-Slovene State (Yugo-Slavia). It was announced that the Experts' Plan was in effect as from Sept...
...Professor Henry Pratt Fairchild, of New York University, reiterated his solemn warning to the world against overpopulation, urged an ethical birth-control and a curb upon migration. Rear Admiral William L. Rodgers, U. S. N., took the occasion to predict a clash of yellow and white men in Australia when America and the Orient overflow their Continents, and also pointed a finger of suspicion at Japan for the late Philippine disturbances. Suave Tsurumi avowed Japan's innocence...
...discomforts of travel. Consequently, a rather unexacting final circuit has been arranged. It will consist of four weeks at Covent Garden, London; three and one-half weeks at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan; then a "season" in San Francisco; finally a first, last and only tour of Australia. Thereafter the most skilful toes in the world will be on view only to a select band of pupils in the Pavlova London home. Anna expects to devote the remainder of her days to painting and sculpture...
...been for the Kinseys, the doubles title would have gone as far West as Australia. Gerald L. Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood were thought to be in their most invincible Antipodean form when the finals came. But the brothers Kinsey pulled themselves together after three battering sets, brought out their lobs and fighting spirit, saved the day by this score...