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  2. AUSTRALIA'S DECLINING BIRTH RATE.

    The student of social economics meets, in his pursuit of data, with the practically insuperable obstacles presented by unreliability and consequent inconclusiveness of vital statistics. A young country ...

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  3. STATE POLITICS.

    Hitherto it has been possible for the press on the eve of the assembling of Parliament to give a fairly accurate forecast of the intentions of the Government as contained in the speech of the Governor to ...

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  4. SECOND EDITION

    A great fire has oocurred at Greenock, resulting in the loss of seven lives. One million gallons of whisky from the Ardgowan Distillery became alight, and the ...

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  5. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    The Earl of Rosebery, speaking at the dinner of the Liberal League last night, in referring to the proposals for preferential trade with the colonies, said he ...

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  6. THE REVOLUTION IN SERVIA.

    Router's Agency states that Prince Peter Karageorgeviteh, the proclaimed King of Sonia, awaits the Skupshtina's summons before leaving Geneva for Belgrade. A ...

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  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Yesterday while the Emperor Francis Joseph was driving through Vienna, a man named Jacob Reich with an upraised stick approached the Emperor. ...

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  8. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Sir Edmund Barton stated yesterday that, unless something unforeseen happened, measures would be gone on with in the Federal Parliament in the order porposed a fortnight ago. The two legal bills—the ...

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  9. NATURALISATION BILL.

    The Prime Minister was engaged during the week in making alterations and additions to the Naturalisation Bill. A good deal of consideration has been given to the much-vexed question of alians who have ...

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  10. RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER.

    Lieutenant-General Kuropatkine, the Russian Minister for War, who is making a tour of the Far East, is now at Tokio, where he is the guest of the Mikado of ...

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  11. THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

    M. Plehwe, the Russian Minister for the Interior, has given the "Bessarabsky Wjestnik," the anti-Semitic organ of Kishineff, a subsidy of 25,000 roubles. ...

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  12. THE INCREASE OF FOREIGN FLEETS.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. C. T. Ritchie, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking on the Finance Bill, said that it was impossible for the ...

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  13. THE DEFIC[?].

    In the course of a speech which he delivered at Bathurst on Friday night Mr. D. Storey, M. L. A., said:—"I was, told on the very best authority yesterday that the Government stores told a gentleman who sent ...

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  14. A SLANDER ACTION.

    In the slander action Wallace versus Lady Cook, in which plaintiff, who had been secretary to defendant, obtained damages for alleged slander, the Court of Appeal has ...

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  15. OPPOSITION OF MINERS.

    A conference of the Miners' Federation, held at Bath, has passed a motion reaffirming its confidence in freetrade. The conference has also passed a resolution ...

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  16. THE NEW HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT.

    At regards the new head of the Government, it is expected that the man whom the army nominates to the Kingship will be elected. ...

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  17. ASSAULT ON AN AGED WOMAN.

    A man named John Lynch, aged 35, has been lodged in Maryborough Gaol, charged with a capital offence on a woman over 70 years of age. The woman, who lives in an unfrequented part of the ...

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  18. MR. ASQUITH SUPPORTS FREETRADE.

    Mr. H. H. Asquith, M. P. (Liberal), spoke at the Liberal League's dinner last night. He declared that he strongly supported the policy of freetrade. ...

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  19. VICTORIA.

    The police authorities received called information from England on Saturday that John Scott, formerly a produce merchant of Exhibition-street, Melbourne, had been arrested at Plymouth on a charge of ...

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  20. THE LABOUR MOVEMENT.

    Mr. W. Holman, M.L.A., addressed a large meeting of Granville electors in the local School of Arts on Saturday evening. Mr. John Hepher, M.L.C., presided. Mr. Holman defended the labour party ...

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  21. THE DEATH OF THE SOVEREIGNS.

    An autopsy of the remains of King Alexander and Queen Draga showed that the body of the former contained 30 shot wounds, and that Queen Draga received numerous shot and ...

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  22. TELEGRAPHIC DELAYS.

    The Postmaster-General has received from Sir Charles Todd (Deputy Postmaster-General of South Australia) a minute concerning the complaints of delay in the transmission ...

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  23. THE COAL MINERS' STRIKE.

    A special train, carrying 46 non-union men, arrived at Outtrim on Saturday. Beyond a little hooting, there was no hostile demonstration. At a meeting of the Jumbunna miners on Friday a ...

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  24. SIR HARRY H. RAWSON'S DESPATCH.

    The Premier, when seen on Saturday by a "Herald" representative with regard to the despatch on the subject of preferential trade between Great Britain and the different units of the British ...

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  25. POLITICAL LABOUR CONFERENCE.

    The monthly political labour conference took place at the Trades Hall on Saturday. A plan of campaign for organising the metropolitan electorates at the next elections was submitted by the ...

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  26. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    The "Standard" announces that Mr. John Mills, stevedore, of Port Chalmers, New Zealand, oN arriving at Plymouth, stated that he was prepared to supply, free of cost, sufficient ...

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  27. THE CONSPIRATORS.

    The conspiracy in Servia was Organised by 150 officers of the army, but they represented a far wider movement, including many leading persons of all political parties. ...

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  28. MR. BENT STUDIES ELECTRIC TRACTION.

    Mr. Tait, the Chief Railway Commissioner, has handed to the Minister for Railways a report on electric traction, with particular reference to the already established systems. Mr Bent, who is ...

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  29. RETURN OF POPULATION.

    In yesterday's " Gazette " is published an official return of the population of the Commonwealth upon which to determine the number of members to the House of Representatives to be returned by each ...

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  30. THE LABOUR PARTY AND RETRENCHMENT.

    Mr. John J. Buckland, writing from Bundanoon, calls attention to what he says is the last act of the present Ministry—"the workers' friends,"—which is a circular sent to the trastees of the various ...

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  31. A MISER'S HOARD.

    At the Creswick Hospital on Saturday an old man named Edward Fowler was being washed prior to admission, and £500 in deposit receipts and gold were found concealed between two vests he bad been ...

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  32. HONOUR FOR THE LOST REVOLUTIONARY LEADER.

    Lieutenant-Colonel Naumovitch, who was King Alexander's adjutant, and who, on presenting to the King the document demanding his abdication, was shot, is officially described ...

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  33. THE GOOD HOPE EXPLOSION.

    Four of the men who were injured by the boiler explosion on board the Good Hope have now succumbed to their injuries. In the House of Commons Mr. Arnold ...

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  34. LADIES' SOCIAL CLUB.

    A ladies' club of a purely social nature was formally opened on Friday afternoon by Sir Edmund Barton. The club starts with a membership of over 200, and with comfortably appointed rooms. ...

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  35. RAILWAY INCREMENTS.

    Mr. Bent, Minister for Hallways, on Saturday approved of the Commissioners' referendum dealing with the long-delayed increments in the lower paid grades of the railway service. Payment has been ...

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  36. PROJECTED RETRENCHMENT.

    The trustees of the recreation reserve have been advised by the department not to enter into any engagements in anticipation of receiving money from the Government, as it is probable that during ...

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  37. INTERVIEW WITH THE SERVIAN PREMIER.

    M. Avakumovitch, the new Premier of Servia, in the course of an interview, said that the self-appointed Cabinet would resign when a king was elected. He added—"Peace ...

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  38. THE THEATRES.

    "Madame Sans Gene" whs staged with marked success by the Daniel Frawley Company at Her Majesty's on Saturday night. Miss Van Buren, in the name part, won general commendation, and the ...

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  39. INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES.

    The results of the examination conducted by the Institute of Actuarios for Sydney and Melbourne candidates are as follows:- SYDNEY. ...

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  40. TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.

    In connection with the proposed trans-Australian railway, it is stated that before sauction is given to its construction by the Commonwealth Parliament the Government of Western Australia will be asked ...

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  41. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    The iron ship Aldergrove, a vessel of 1271 tons, 92 days out, with a cargo of wheat from Buenos Ayres, arrived at Sydney yesterday, after a most sensational experience. It appears from statements made to a ...

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  42. RELEASE OF EX-MINISTERS.

    Several of the late Ministers of Servia, who were imprisoned when the coup d[?]etat was made, have now been released. ...

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  43. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    It is stated that unofficial representations have been made to Lord Tennyson that an extension of his year of office as Governor-General of the Commonwealth would be received with gratification by the people of ...

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  44. HORROR EXPRESSED BY THE HUNGARIAN PREMIER

    M. Koloman Szell, the Premier of Hungary, in speaking in the Lower House of the Hungarian diet yesterday, expressed his horror at the murder of the Servian Sovereigns. The ...

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  45. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Considerable surprise has been caused by the action of the Customs authorities in refusing to pass as a work of art the bronze statue by Drury of the late Sir Thomas Elder. Duty was charged at 25 per cent., ...

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  46. ALLIED UNIVERSITIES' CONFERENCE.

    The Vice-Chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge will represent those Universities at the Conference of Allied Colonial Universities to be held at Burlington ...

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  47. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

    When the House of Representatives meets on Tuesday it is intended that the debute on the second reading of the Sugar Bonus Bill shall be resumed, and as Mr. Dugald Thomson (N. S. W.) moved the ...

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  48. WESLEY BI-CENTENARY.

    In all the Methodist chumbos to-day services were held in connection with the bi-centenary of the birth of Wesley. An anonymous donor has given £900 towards the ...

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  49. AUSTRIA'S POLICY.

    Dr. von Koerber, the Austrian Prime Minister, speaking in the Reichsrath yesterday on the murder of King Alexander, said that however sad was the tragic event in Belgrade ...

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  50. THE MEANING OF UNIONISM.

    Replying to the toast of the Commonwealth Government at the annual gathering of the Victorian Letter Carriers' Association on Saturday night, Mr. Drake, the Postmaster-General, said he was always ...

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  51. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Sir LohFeng-Luh, the Chinese statesman, formerly Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. ...

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  52. THE PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS.

    "I think we may at any time expect an important development in connection with the proposals of the British Government in relation to preferential trade. It should come in the shape of a definite ...

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  53. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Carroll, the Native Minister in an interview stated that as the result of the recent native land legislation there were 900,000 acress of native land in the North Island ready for occupation or about to be ...

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  54. WOMEN'S FEDERAL POLITICAL ASSOCIATION.

    The platform adoplod by the Women's Federal Political Association includes the following planks: —Equal marriage and divorce laws, equal parental rights over children, Federal Food Adulteration Act, ...

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  55. THE EASTERN QUESTION.

    The French newspapers are greatly divided regarding the danger of the crisis in Servia reopening the Eastern question. M. Delcasse, the French Minister for ...

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  56. FIRE AT THE UNION COMPANY'S OFFICES.

    A fire occurred this morning at the Union Steamship Company's Offices, Wellington. The outbreak was confined to the wooden part part of the building, but the main portion of the building was damaged ...

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  57. THE OAKLAND WRECK.

    The sunken steamer Oakland, belonging to the North Coast S. N. Company, was sold by auction on Saturday morning at the rooms of Messrs. Fraser, Uther, and Co. She was purchased by Captain J. ...

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  58. ADDRESS BY MR. T. BROWN, M.P.

    Mr. T. Brown, M.P., addressed a well-attended meeting at Manildra. He urged the formation of a branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. ...

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  59. THE BRITISH FINANCE BILL.

    In the House of Commons last night, after a discursive debate, the Finance Bill was read the second time without division. ...

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  60. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Miss Violet Ludlow, soprano, of Newcastle, New South Wales, has beeen engaged by Mr. H. J. Wood for the orchestral concerts at the Queen's Hall, London. ...

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  61. PROTEST AGAINST EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURE.

    Senator Neild writes:—"Under the above heading you published on Friday a paragraph stating that at a meeting of the Victorian Citizens' Reform League a strong protest was entered against the ...

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  62. MORE WRECKAGE SIGHTED.

    Captain Tanglin, of the coastal steamer Bellinger, which arrived here on Saturday morning, has reported to the Superintendent of Navigation that about 10 o'clock on Friday ...

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  63. MOORISH FREEBOOTERS.

    The Figig tribes surrendered 14 hostages and their arms to the Commandant of the French punitive expedition, and have paid an instalment of 30,000 francs (£1200) on the ...

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  64. LATE MINING.

    The Minister for Mines has instructed the inspector at Kanowna to proceed to the new find near Randalls, and furnish a report with regard to it. ...

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  65. CROWD ATTACK FOOTBALLERS.

    At the conclusion of a football match between Richmond and Brunswick on Saturday, at Brunswick Ground, Richmond players were bombarded with showers ot blue metal. They got some distance ...

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