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Richard Finch, of Becchworth, gentleman, who died on August 6, left, by a will, dated July 21, 1902, real estate valued at £2,000, and personalty at £1,814, to his children. ...
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Mr. Frank Clarke, who has been pressing his candidature for the seat in the Legislative Council for the Southern Province, finds that through inadvertence, he is not strictly ...
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Admiral Sir Reginald and Lady Henderson arrived by the R.M.S. India, from Westeral Australia, on Saturday, and proceeded to Government-house, where they ...
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A remarkable set of circumstances are those which surround the absence of three players from the Carlton team on Saturday. One of them admits having ...
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LANG'S STORY.
"TURNING THE TABLES." "I MUST PLAY THE GAME."
Alexander Lang, Corlton's crack rover, made the following statement when seen last night at his father's residence, Gatehouse-street, Parkville:— ...
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ACTOR DROWNED.
DINGHY OVERTURNED. VAIN EFFORT AT RESCUE.
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Playgoers in Melbourne will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Arthur Edwards, of "The Arcadians" company, as the result of a drowning ...
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As a donation to the fund on behalf of the mother of Charles Nelson, whose life was lost as the result of a successful effort to save that of a fellow-workman in a sewerage tunnel at Kew, we ...
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An estimate of the result of the South African Union elections, which were hold on Thursday, is published in "The Times" from its Johannesburg correspondent. He ...
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NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
Revolt Against Hertzogism. Mission of the Unionists.
The "Cape Times" explains the result of the elections as a protest against General Botha's refusal to form a non-party Administration, and against the spirit of ...
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On behalf of a number of fellow Australians who took part in the South African campaign, Major T. M'Inerney and Mr. W. Gordon Sprigg despatched the following ...
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ALLEGED ESPIONAGE.
CHARGE AGAINST GERMAN OFFICER. A LADY IN THE CASE. LONDON, Sept. 16.
It transpired in the hearing of the charge against Lieutenant Helm for espionage yesterday that the naval officers at Portsmouth received intelligence of his ...
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BRITISH POLITICS.
ELECTION IN JANUARY PREDICTED. VANCOUVER, Sept. 17.
Earl Bathurst, who is visiting Canada, was interviewed at Vancouver to-day. Discussing the political outlook in Great Britain, Lord Bathurst, who is a Conservative, ...
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POOR SPORTSMEN.
AUSTRALIAN CROWDS INDICTED. ENGLISH VISITOR'S VIEW. LONDON, Sept. 17.
A comparison between Australia and New Zealand spectators at football matches was drawn by a visitor, Mr. Houghton, in an interview published to-day. Mr. Houghton, ...
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AERONAUTICS.
LONG-DISTANCE BALLOONING. VANCOUVER, Sept. 17.
An American championship balloon race for endurance and distance started at Indianapolis yesterday. There are 13 competitors, and nine of them hope to qualify ...
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AFRAID OF MARRIAGE.
SIX GIRLS ATTEMPT SUICIDE. FOUR DROWNED.
BRISBANE, Sunday.—A Cairns telegram states that a sad event has been reported from Canton. As is well known, the life of newly-married women in same parts of ...
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LONDON FLAT MYSTERY.
ACTOR FOUND MURDERED. AN OPEN VERDICT. LONDON, Sept. 17.
A careful investigation during the past three months of the circumstances in which Mr. Thomas Weldon Anderson, a wellknown actor, met his death on the night ...
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ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
MILLIONAIRE AND PRIMA DONNA. GENEROUS SETTLEMENT. VANCOUVER, Sept. 17.
A remarkable pre-nuptial agreement, dated May 31, between Mr. Robert Winthrop Chanler, a member of the Astor familv and Mdlle. Lina Cavalieri, the ...
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DARING ROBBERIES.
AUTOMOBILES HELD UP. ROBBERS IN MASKS. VANCOUVER, Sept. 16.
A novel exploit by robbers is reported from Portland, Oregon. A gang of men, wearing masks to disguise their features, "held up" two ...
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MILKMEN AS BURGLARS.
FAMILIES AWAY FROM HOME. THEIR HOUSES RAIDED. LONDON, Sept. 16.
For a period of two months recently South London was kept in a state of terror by a senes of daring and successful burglaries. ...
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ACTRESS'S DEATH.
TRAVELLING WITH BANKER'S SON. SUICIDE ALLEGED. LONDON, Sept. l6.
The death of a Russian actress in Paris under sensational circumstances is receiving the attention of the police of that city. The lady was Mademoiselle Claudia ...
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CAMDEN ROAD MURDER.
DEATH DUE TO POISON. EVIDENCE AGAINST CRIPPEN. LONDON, Sept. 16.
The hearing at Bow-street, in the Camden-road murder case, was resumed today. The feature of the evidence was the ...
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NOVELIST'S FATE.
ELECTROCUTED ON TRAMWAY. BODY COMPLETELY CARBONISED. LONDON, Sept. 16.
A sad fate has overtaken the eminent Spanish-novelist, Macias Casanova. Travelling on an electric tramway in Madrid, he came into contact with the ...
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The Trade-Union Congress, which is sitting at Sheffield, on Saturday voted a Central Legal Defence Fund, to which trade unions would contribute according to ...
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In order to overcome the difficulty caused by the illegality of trade unions making levies for the support of members of Parliament, the Lancashire and Cheshire miners ...
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The grievances of the colliers employed in the Rhondda Valley by the Cambrian Combine have been considered by a conference representing the whole coalfield. A few ...
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The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Mr. Charles Behrens, has offered to arbitrate to bring about a settlement of the dispute which has arisen in the Fern Cotton Mill, at ...
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The Shipbuilder' Federation will hold a joint meeting with the representatives of the Boilermakers' Society on Wednesday next, and thereafter will joint the trades ...
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FOREST FIRES.
LADY'S HEROIC ACT. VANCOUVER, Sept. 16.
The area swept by forest fires in the States of Montana and Idaho is 15,000 acres. At Bellingham an heroic deed was performed by a lady teacher. The fires ...
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The runour which was published last week that Mr. A. B. Aylesworth, Dominion Minister of Justice, was about to resign his portfolio, is followed by the statement that ...
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in a speech a few day's ago, referring to the question of tariff negotiations with the United States, said Canada had always been willing to enter ...
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HUGE ESTATE.
MADE BY BLOCKADE-RUNNER. CONTESTED BY RELATIVES. VANCOUVER, Sept. 17.
Litigation has commenced in New York regarding the division of the estate of Aaron Burnett, which is worth 40 million dollars. Mr. Burnett, who made his ...
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MOTOR SOMERSAULTS.
DRIVER CRUSHED TO DEATH. LONDON, Sept. 17.
A sensational motoring smash occurred yesterday at Boulogne. Gaipon, a celebrated French motorist, while speeding at the rate of 80 miles an hour, suddenly saw ...
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WRECK ON KING ISLAND SHIP CARNARVON BAY.
CREW TAKES TO BOATS. PERILOUS VOYAGE ACROSS STRAITS 17 MEN PICKED UP. BOAT AND 15 MEN MISSING.
The ship Carnarvon Bay, 1,932 tons, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, with a general cargo, was wrecked on a reef near King Island on Thursday. Her crew were forced ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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One of the men in the missing boat is Errol Monk, whose family is said, by members of the crew, to be well known in Adelaide. C. Deanis a native of New Zealand, ...
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The Government steamer Lady Loch left for King Island about midnight last night to search for the second boat. The intention is to reach the spot where the first ...
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Immediately upon news being received that the second boat from the wrecked ship was missing, the Department of Ports and Harbours communicated with the ...
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THE CAPTAIN'S STORY.
SHIP RUNS ON REEF. TAKING TO THE BOATS. ORDERS NOT AWAITED.
Captain W. Griffiths, the master of the wrecked vessel, is a Welshman. He made his first voyage in her 16 years ago is mate. It was her maiden voyage, and when it was ...
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SECOND MATE.
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There is a general expectation that the second male of a full-rigged ship should be a man of years and experience. The second mate of the Carnarvon Bay, however, is ...
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When the Carnarvon Bay was in Melbourne over eighteen months ago her steward was Leslie Frederick Coe. This voyage he retruned as third mate of the ...
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"It was a tragic ending to an eventful voyage," said James Terry, one of the Carnarvon Bay's A.B.'s, who, though warmed with some of the Tarcoola crew's clothes and a ...
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