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♦ —-—— WAITING FOR THE LIGHT ; HUGHES AND CONSCRIPTION. By Telegram—Press Association—Copyright (Rcc. August 21, 9.30 p.m.) Sydney, August 21. • The country ■, is anxiously awaiting rforao indication of Mr. Hngnes's inten--;tions regarding' conscription/' An enor- . mous crowd; attended a public reception V '.st tho Town Hall, expecting to Lear reference to the question, tut Mr. Hughes guardedly avoided the subject. In the course of liis speech, "however, ~ ,'lie said: "I bolievo that wherever the light leads us now, every free citizen | "will follow, no matter what comes or' . (goes." , OBITUARY. offi HORACE TOZER. . (J Tclegramr-Prcss Association—Copyright ■ Brisbane, August 21. Sir Horace Tozer, cx-politician, is • dead. | [fjir Horaco Tozer was Agent-General : for Queensland from 1898 to 1909. Ha '■.-.was born at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, in 1844. Ho was admit- : * jted a solicitor in Queensland in 1866, , japd was an early settler on the GymIpio goldfields, where lie practised his (profession for many years! Ho was ... /elected to. Parliament for Wide Bay in i' 1872, and was re-elected in 1888, 1893,. ana 1896, when he resigned on being appointed Agent-General. Ho was Colonial Secretary and Secretary for .Public Works in 1890, and remained in 'Ministerial positions continuously for . eight years, and was Acting-Pre-tmier in 1897. Under his direction the Free Public Library and National Art . Gallery at: Brisbane were started in 1896. . He was created Iv.C.M.G. in . 1897.] . ITEMS IN BRIEF. i&X-PKEMIER OF WEST AUSTRALIA DEFEATED. ' * • . : Perth,' August 21. ; i The Canning Ministerial re-election Resulted: —Mr. Robinson (AttorneyjGeneral), 3211; Mr. Scaddan (ex-Pre- • lmier), 2749. ■■■ . ! ,- THE SOLDIER'S VOTE. ... • ' ■ Sydney, August 21. si . The Government has decided not to • Apposo soldiers on active servico voting ••••at the next elections. " ' —.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2856, 22 August 1916, Page 6
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