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  2. WHAT EMPIRE MEANS.

    Empire Day has come to stay, not because it offers a chance for self-glorification, but because it is a day in which the children of the Empire can be taught one of the most ...

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  3. DROUGHT RAILWAYS.

    An enthusiastic gathering of pas[?]sts took place in the Royal Hotel last night on the occasion of the usual wind-up social in connection with the show. Mr. Mark Tully ...

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  4. ON A DESERT ISLAND.

    Further details regarding the wreck of the French barque President Felix Faure, and the thrilling adventures of the 22 castaways on Antipodes Island, reached Sydney yesterday ...

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  5. AMERICAN MAIL SUBSIDY.

    After conferences between the House of Representatives of the United States and the Senate relating to the subsidy to be paid by the Post Office for the ...

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  6. RAILWAY DISASTER.

    A railway collision has occurred near Antwerp. Twenty-six dead have been extricated, and others are pinned by wreckage. ...

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  7. FRANCHISE REFORM.

    Unionist peers consider that redistribution of seats should accompany any electoral reform scheme which the Government may bring forward. ...

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  8. COLONIAL PREFERENCE.

    The debate on fiscal policy was resumed in the House of Lords last night. Lord Avebury declared that if all the rest of the world became protectionist, ...

    Article : 374 words
  9. SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN.

    Lady Carlisle in presiding at the meeting of the Women's Liberal Federation, welcomed the statement of Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in regard to granting ...

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  10. EMPIRE DAY.

    It is expected that of 6,500,000 children who will parade on Empire Day, there will be nearly 3,000,000 in the motherland. When the division was called on the ...

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  11. ANNOYING MR. ASQUITH.

    Twenty women, agitating for the franchise, assembled outside Mr. Asquith's residence in Downing-strcet, and demanded a more definite statement of the ...

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  12. PROTECTION OF PATENTS.

    The Senate of the United States has ratified the conventions agreed upon between America and Japan for the protection of inventions, designs, trade marks, and ...

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  13. LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE.

    Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, addressing the Victoria League, said that all implication of subordination and restraint had ...

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  14. MR. DEAKLN'S FINAL WORD.

    Replying to a question in the House of Representatives to-day, the Prime Minister dealt with the remarks made by Mr. Wade on the Commonwealth donation of £100 to the ...

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  15. NEWS FROM THE EAST.

    Hongkong exchanges brought by the steamship Chingtu indicate that the boycott of Japanese is still being bitterly waged. One or two further piratical outrages of a ...

    Article : 349 words
  16. KING'S VISIT TO THE CZAR.

    The King, on his visit to the Czar at Reval, on the Baltic, next month, will not land in Russia. The exchange of courtesies between the two monarchs will ...

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  17. REINSTATING EVICTED TENANTS.

    Mr. A. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, announced in the House of Commons last night that be intends to introduce a short bill which will make clear ...

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  18. TARIFF CLASSIFICATIONS.

    The "Times" says that Lord Cromer in mocking at the classifications in the Australian tariff mocks at the practice of every commercial nation except Great ...

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  19. AMERICAN CURRENCY.

    Conferences of the Committee of the Houses of Representatives of the United States and the Senate to amalgamate the Currency Bills, proposed by Senator ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    The Prime Minister, Mr. H. H. Asquith, speaking at the Reform Club, ridiculed the proposal to place a duty of 40s on foreign-grown hops, which, he said, would be a ...

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  21. DEATH OF MR. C. H. REYNOLDS.

    The death is announced, of Mr. C. H. Reynolds, general manager to the Pacific Cable Board. Death occurred at Lisbon, where he was attending the National ...

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  22. ADVERTISING THE EMPIRE.

    The "Standard's" Empire supplement has a good appearance, with interesting and informing contributions. The Commonwealth, Victoria, Western ...

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  23. EXCHANGE OF FLAGS.

    Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, Mrs. Coghlan, Mr. J. H. Carruthers, and Mr. T. Henley, M.L.A. (N.S.W.), attended an enthusiastic ...

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  24. AMONG THE LEPERS.

    Mr. William Powell, superintendent of the Leper Home at Bapatla, in Southern India, is now in Sydney. He is a member of the South Indian Baptist Missionary Society, and ...

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  25. ALLIGATOR'S DASH FOR LIBERTY.

    A sensational incident happened in a shop in Peel-street to-night. An immense alligator over 18ft long, supposed to be 400 years old, was shot dead while endeavouring to ...

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  26. UNION LABOUR OUTRAGE.

    Union labour, as a protest against the employment of non-unionists, exploded dynamite under and partly demolished a new steel bridge on the Newhaven to ...

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  27. A RECORD OF FRACTURES.

    Mr. A. He[?]ier, of this town, who had his leg fractured last Sunday while boxing, has a unique record for accidents. He is but 25 years of age, and has already experienced 19 ...

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  28. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    The Imperial South African Association has resolved, at the instance of Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P. (Conservative), to favour the confederation of the South African colonies ...

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  29. CONCESSIONS IN SOMALILAHTD.

    Abyssinia and Italy have signed a contention leaving the Lugh district, bordering on the Juba River, to Italy, also conceding other important rights to Italy in ...

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  30. ALEXANDER BROWN'S DEATH.

    Yesterday, at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Donaldson, S.M., Jane Balkie, 42, a married woman, was charged with having feloniously and maliciously murdered ...

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  31. MILE END SCANDALS.

    Eight of the guardians and two exguardians of Mile End have been charged with conspiracy, in that they, ignoring the warnings and protests of the auditor, aided ...

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  32. THE MOHMAND EXPEDITION.

    Three hundred Mohmands seized the water supply of Umrakilli. Heavy fighting followed, leading to many casualties among the enemy. The British lost 25 ...

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  33. THE BENDIGO MURDER.

    A belief has gained ground at Bendigo that the report submitted by Dr. Ernest Jones as to the state of the mind of Manning, condemned for murder, is that Manning is a ...

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  34. EMPEROR'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.

    Eighty-two thousand school children of Vienna accorded an ovation to the Emperor Francis-Joseph, at Shoenbrunn Castle yestsrday, in celebration of the ...

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  35. PAPUAN BOUNDARY.

    In reply to a question by Mr. Bowden (N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives today, regarding disputed territory in Papua, the Prime Minister said the ...

    Article : 119 words
  36. MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.

    The "Morning Post" reports that Russia has sold to Japan that portion of the Manchurian railway from Kwangkhantse to Harbin. ...

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  37. THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY.

    Owing to pressure exercised by Germany, the Porte has sanctioned the extension by 500 miles of the raliway to Baghdad, including the section through ...

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  38. THE DAVIS CUP.

    In yesterday's issue was published an extract from the American "Cricketer," in which it was thought likely that the preliminary tie between Great Britain and America would ...

    Article : 259 words
  39. LITHGOW IRONWORKS SLACK.

    Mr. Hoskins stated this morning that the blast furnace was working very satisfactorily, and turning out p[?]g-tron equal if not superior to the best Scotch pig. Yet they ...

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  40. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The running in the Newmarket Stakes, in which a number of Derby candidates were engaged, has not affected the position of the favourite, Norman III., who ...

    Article : 154 words
  41. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this afternoon there was animated competition for all sorts, and prices were the highest of the series. Americans are operating for best New ...

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  42. FIRE AT WELLINGTON.

    A fire broke out at the Post Office block, at Wellington, to-night. Fed by a f[?]erce gale, the flames gutted a considerable portion of the o[?]der part of the building. The telegraphic ...

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  43. THE KING LORD DUDLEY'S GUEST.

    The King and the Queen were among the guests of the Earl of Dudley, at din[?]er yesterday. ...

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  44. "CHINESE PUBLIC OPINION."

    A newspnper, called the "Chinese Public Opinion," written in English, though managed by Chinese, has appeared in Peking. ...

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  45. BIG SEA DEMOLISHES WRECK.

    The stranded Norwegian steamer Fido, which was Wrocked in July last on the in[?] danger re[?] a[?]ast of the Fingal lighthouse, totally, disappeared this morning. ...

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  46. UNEMPLOYED AT WEST WYALONG.

    The secretary of the A.M.A. has received a telegram warning miners not to go to West Wyalong on account of the local [?]lemployed. ...

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  47. TH[?] FIRE ON THE IONIC.

    Ab[?]t three feet of water have found its way in[?] the freezing chamber of the Ionic, and the meat has to be discharged. ...

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