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  2. THE DELHI WRECK.

    Very early on Wednesday morning last the P. and O. liner Delhi, when just turning from the Atlantic into the Mediterranean, in awful weather, possibly through mistaking the light ...

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  3. OBJECT OF RAILWAYS "NOT PROFIT-MAKING."

    "The main object," declared the Acting Premier (Mr. Beeby) yesterday, "of Stateowned railways is not profit-making, but public convenience and cheap transit." ...

    Article : 438 words
  4. LABOUR UNREST. 'A' MAZE OF TROUBLE.

    In view of a possible strike of coalminers the Admiralty is heavily stocking Welsh coal. Sir Griffith Thomas (chairman of the Cambrian Combined Collieries), in the course of ...

    Article : 123 words
  5. RAILWAY STRIKE.

    As the outcome of the refusal of the Commissioner of Railways to grant an increase of 2s a day to members of the Amelgamated Society of Engineers, the Ironmoulders' Union ...

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  6. SAVED IN MID-OCEAN CREW OF THE ASKOY.

    Captain Morner and the nine men forming portion of the crew of the wrecked ship Askoy, who were picked up in mid ocean while endeavouring, in a boat, to make for land, ...

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  7. SOCIALISTIC MADNESS. SIR GEORGE REID.

    Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for Australia) in a letter to the "Standard" replies to Mr. E. G. Jellicoe's attack on Australasian industrial legislation. ...

    Article : 165 words
  8. UNIFICATION.

    One of the questions which members of the Interstate Political Labour Conference have been awaiting with much interest is that of the proposed alterations in the Federal ...

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  9. CHINESE BEBELLION. SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT.

    The correspondent of the "New York Herald" states that Russia has demanded that China shall recognise the independence of Mongolia, and announces that she is ...

    Article : 424 words
  10. THE COTTON LOCKOUT.

    A mass meeting of employees in the cotton trade at Accrington, Lancashire, passed a resolution declaring that while all operatives should be members of the union, the ...

    Article : 43 words
  11. NEW ZEALAND'S DEFENCE.

    Sir William Hall-Jones (High Commissioner for New Zealand) in a letter to the "Standard" states that New Zealand's exports are greater per head than those of any other ...

    Article : 90 words
  12. BRADFORD MASTERS RESOLVED UPON LOCKOUT.

    The masters at Bradford have resolved upon a lockout unless the 2000 woolcombers who have struck work against the employment of non-unionists resume work on Wednesday. ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. LADY STOUT SARCASTIC.

    Lady Stout in a letter to the same paper combats the statements of Mr. Jellicoe, and taunts him with being a rejected political aspirant. ...

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  14. POSTMEN ENTER THE ARENA.

    The Postmen's Federation has formulated demands for submission to a select committee. The demands include an eight-hours day, ...

    Article : 42 words
  15. THE CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT.

    Captain Monier, when interviewed yesterday, could throw very little light on the cause of the grounding of the Askoy. He states that the course the ship was set should have taken ...

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  16. BANE ROBBERY.

    Private detectives arrested at New York John M'Namara, charged with complicity in the New Westminster Bank robbery in October last. ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. DISCHARGE-NOTE SYSTEM.

    A conference of the Shipbuilders' Federation and the Workmen's Federation was held at Carlisle (Cumberland). It was mutually agreed to discuss the ...

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  18. A DEADLOCK REACHED.

    With the armistice unrenewed the negotiations between the Imperial authorities and the revolutionaries have reached a deadlock. ...

    Article : 64 words
  19. "GOVERNMENT SUPREME."

    Interviewed on the question of granting an increase to the railway employees of New South Wales, Mr. Dacey, the New South Wales Treasurer, said it was clear the Government ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. STRONG LABOUR LEADER.

    Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P. (Labour), organising secretary for the Western District of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, speaking at Cardiff, said that he fully ...

    Article : 82 words
  21. HEAD-TO-HEAD COLLISION. DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    Two Canadian-Pacific railway trains crashed into each other head on at Terrebonne, Quebec, while travelling at full speed. The trains were crowded with passengers, ...

    Article : 73 words
  22. MISSIONARY MURDERED.

    Robbers murdered Mr. Filgate, formerly of the China Inland Mission. The body has been brought to the British Consulate at Hangebow. ...

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  23. CHINAS SORROW.

    A little ragged knot of pigtailed children, thin and dull-eyed, are staring at something which lies, face upwards, at the foot of the city wall. It is a child which lies there, ...

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  24. ARGENTINE RAILWAY STRIKE.

    The masters accepted, but the railwaymen rejected, the intervention of the Minister of the interior, and a widespread strike has begun for increased pay and shorter time. ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. COLLAPSE OF A GASOMETER.

    The water tank of a gasometer at Ilkestone burst, and the gasometer collapsed, partially demolishing a row of cottages. A girl was drowned and several people were ...

    Article : 144 words
  26. A BLOW IN THE ISLANDS.

    On December 21 and 22 the readings of the barometer were such as to cause alarm and expectation of a hurricane. The lowest reading was 29.40, and the wind blew with about ...

    Article : 208 words
  27. ANOTHER TRAIN WRECKED.

    The Rock Island passenger train was wrecked at Platt River through a collision with a freight train. The death roll is at present unknown. ...

    Article : 34 words
  28. MOROCCAN AFFAIRS.

    The negotiations between France and Spain with regard to Morocco are still beclouded. France insists that the Sultan shall retain the general sovereignty of Morocco, including ...

    Article : 100 words
  29. THE TERRITORIAL FORCE.

    The National Service League has issued an appeal signed by Lord Roberts, which, while supporting efforts to make the Territorial force efficient, does not conceal the opinion ...

    Article : 150 words
  30. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 words
  31. FIRE ON BATTLESHIP.

    A fire occurred on the battleship Caesar at Devonport, owing to a leak in an oil fuel tank. A desporate effort had to be made by the ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. NEARLY £7000 FORFEITED.

    The Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board to-day received a request from Daniel Trueman and Co., Ltd., the successful southern tenderers for the Cabbage Tree Creek dam, a ...

    Article : 97 words
  33. CASINO TRAGEDY.

    In connection with the Casino double shooting tragedy on January 2, in which Mrs. H. Perkins and her stepbrother, Bertic Gilmore, were shot dead in a house in West-street, an ...

    Article : 172 words
  34. TEST MATCH BARRACKERS.

    Mr. Frank Iredale, cabling to the "Daily Mail," said he was surprised that the barracking by the crowd at the test match had been noticed. ...

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  35. TRIPOLITAN CAMPAIGN.

    Arabs are gathering in the vicinity of Derna and Tobruk with some cannon and quick-firers. Arab raiders pillaged the oasis at Garesh ...

    Article : 42 words
  36. STRIKE SETTLED.

    A delegation from the slaughtermen on strike met the City Council this morning, and after a long conference the men met to conside. certain proposals. The meetings were all in ...

    Article : 95 words
  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 187 words
  38. GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY.

    It is semi-officially denied that the interview with Lord Lonsdale appearing in the "Daily News," in which it was said that the Kaiser was England's warmest friend and ...

    Article : 48 words
  39. AERONAUTICS.

    Mr. Fowler, while aeroplaning in Hampshire, near Eastbourne, was caught in a storm, being eventually picked up at sea off the Isle of Wight. ...

    Article : 32 words
  40. FREE FIGHT.

    The North Eton mill at Mackay closed on Friday afternoon, and the men were paid off. A hogshead of beer was provided. Under its influence the recent strike was raked up, ...

    Article : 61 words
  41. MINER'S BRAVERY.

    A minor named L. Cullen displayed conspicuous bravery on the Bullfinch Proprietary mine last Thursday. After charging holes at the bottom of the shaft Cullen, with H. Trott ...

    Article : 109 words
  42. MINING FATALITIES.

    The A.M.A. referendum on the cease work resolution in connection with fatal accidents in the mines, was concluded last night. The figures were counted to-day, and will be ...

    Article : 104 words
  43. ENGLISH BILLIARDS.

    The scores at the finish of to-day's play in the Stevenson-Gray match are:—Sevenson, 10,130: Gray, 9763; so that the Englishman is leading by 367 points. ...

    Article : 111 words
  44. ATHLETIC MISS O'RORKE.

    A robber attacked Miss O'Rorke, an athletic young woman, and attempted to snatch her handbag. Miss O'Rorke knocked the robber down, ...

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  45. KESWICK HORSE DEPOT.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) left Melbourne to-day for Adelaide. He will inspect the site at Keswick, where the Commonwealth is to establish its horse depot and ...

    Article : 67 words
  46. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 words
  47. DRIVER'S CLAIM.

    The recent labour difficulty in the aerated water trade had an echo in the Adelaide Police Court on Tuesday, when Jos. Ladd, cordial manufacturer, of East Adelaide, was sued by ...

    Article : 109 words
  48. RESCUE STATIONS IN MINES.

    Representatives of the Colliery Proprietors' Associatlon met at the Sydney offices of Dalgety and Co., Limited, yesterday, and gave further consideration to the subject of rescue ...

    Article : 116 words
  49. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake. [Dr. Blake was medical officer of the Edinburgh Dispensary and Cottage Hospital for ...

    Article : 84 words
  50. SIX HOURS DAY.

    The building trade vigilance committee, which represents all unions connected with the building trade in the metropolitan area, is considering the question of introducing a ...

    Article : 76 words
  51. FIVE LORRYMEN ARRESTED.

    Five lorry drivers employed by a well-known firm of carriers were arrested to-day on charges of pillaging on the wharfs. Detectives searched the lorries, and found a ...

    Article : 52 words
  52. ACTORS' UNION.

    The Melbourne branch of the Australian Actors' Union has decided to affiliate with the Trades Hall Council. ...

    Article : 21 words
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