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  2. TROUBLESOME INDIANS.

    The trial of 90 Babbar Akalis for conspiracy to murder commences on Wednesday next at Lahore before a special magistrate. The alleged conspiracy was that ...

    Article : 232 words
  3. MISS E. CAMPBELL.

    A loud outburst of cheering and the singing of "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow" greeted Miss Ethel Campbell, the "Girl of the Flags," of Durban, when ...

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  4. RUN OVER BY TRAIN.

    Albert G. Day (aged 27), railway traffic shunter, who was run over by a locomotive at Peterborough yesterday, died during the night from shock. He was ...

    Article : 59 words
  5. Advertising

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  6. PREVENTING STRIKES.

    The United States Coal Commission, whose report favoured Government regulation, but was opposed to Government ownership, to-day supplementally ...

    Article : 92 words
  7. THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.

    "I am opposed to the compulsory pool scheme submitted to the Government by the Council of Agriculture, but we do require organisation. An Advisory Meat Board to deal with matters appertaining to our own State, and also a Meat Council to deal with matters affecting the whole of ...

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  8. CHESTER CONCESSION.

    Mr. Henry Morgenthau, a former American Ambassador to Turkey, addressing the Institute of Politics, asserted that British interests now control the Chester ...

    Article : 103 words
  9. 2nd LIGHT HORSE.

    Ex-members of the 2nd A.I.F. Light Horse Regiment from all quarters of Queensland, who are in Brisbane for the Exhibition festivities, assembled in ...

    Article : 573 words
  10. CROWN LANDS.

    Returns issued by the Lands Department yesterday show that 110 Crown land areas, having a total acreage of 405,011 and a rental of £2704, were taken ...

    Article : 112 words
  11. GENERAL CABLES.

    The British Empire Producers Organisation has forwarded a memorandum to the Government urging the importance of adequate representation of ...

    Article : 68 words
  12. SOUTHERN WEATHER CONDITIONS.

    Clouds developed over the whole of New South Wales early to-day, and Mr. Mares says that further rains, the result of an energetic South Australian ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. AN ECCENTRIC SCULPTOR.

    An eccentric old man, a clever monumental sculptor, who had lived alone for 20 years, was taken ill in a London suburb, and had to call in a doctor, who ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. FALSE PRETENCES.

    William Davidson, an elderly man, described as a commission agent, was sentenced to six months imprisonment at the Marylebone Court for stealing £99 ...

    Article : 56 words
  15. RATOONING OF COTTON.

    Mr. T. Cummings presided over a meeting of representatives from seven branches of L.P.A. in the Mt. Larcom district, called to discuss the ratooning question, and the ...

    Article : 144 words
  16. A "DRAMATIC COMEDY."

    The Repertory Players in the coming season intend to stage "Harwood Blo[?]d," by an Australian, Frank Russell. It is described as a "dramatic comedy." ...

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  17. WOMEN MIGRANTS.

    A meeting of representative women in formally discuoacd the sending of educated women to Australia to undertake household work. Dame Meriel Talbot, who ...

    Article : 74 words
  18. GOLD YIELD.

    Queensland gold yield returns made available at the Mines Department yesterday show increases in output for both the month of July and the first seven ...

    Article : 186 words
  19. UNION'S UNFORTUNATE INVESTMENT.

    The accounts of the Miners' Federation for the year ended June 30 reveals an excess of expenditure over income of £44,875. The figures show that the ...

    Article : 48 words
  20. PORT CHARGES.

    The "Daily Telegraph" editorially states:—The peoples of the Dominions in the Pacific instead of crying out for 20 and 21 knot ships such as the North ...

    Article : 137 words
  21. AEROPLANE ACCIDENT.

    A military aeroplane of British make met with an accident near Christiania, the pilot and mechanic being killed. ...

    Article : 25 words
  22. WIRELESS BROADCASTING.

    The "Daily Express" understands that the report of the committee on wireless broadcasting recommends a new license for home-made receiving sets or sets not ...

    Article : 52 words
  23. GREGORY NORTH RABBIT BOARD.

    At the last meeting of the Gregory North Rabbit Board the retiring member[?] —Messrs. C. E. W. Kennedy, J. A. Milson, and A. E. Thompson—were ...

    Article : 440 words
  24. A NEW OPERA.

    Signor Mascagni has finished an opera, "Vistilia," which he started when aged 18. It was a Roman plot of the Imperial epoch, and the author of the libretto is ...

    Article : 71 words
  25. CANADIAN TARIFF.

    The Canadian Manufacturers' Association has launched a campaign for the protection of Canadian industry, demanding an increased tariff on finished goods. The ...

    Article : 89 words
  26. A WEALTHY UNION.

    The annual report of the Transport and General Workers' Union states that membership exceeds 300,000. and the contributions £345,000. The union financed ...

    Article : 64 words
  27. VISIT TO ONE-TREE HILL.

    Miss Campbell spent an enjoyable afternoon with her "Digger" friends at One Tree Hill yesterday, afternoon tea being served at the kiosk. The party ...

    Article : 83 words
  28. AERIAL AMBULANCE.

    A woman who was slowly dying of an incurable disease in London, desiring to die in her own house in Brussels, was conveyed to that city in a specially-fitted ...

    Article : 47 words
  29. FLOODS IN BURMA.

    There have been enormous floods in the Bossein district of Burma owing to a breach of the river embankment. The country is like a huge lake. Houses are ...

    Article : 73 words
  30. CONVALESCENT FARM VISITED.

    "I had a delightful time this morning," said Miss Ethel Campbell yesterday, on her return to Sir Alfred Cowley's home, from Mt. Gravatt, where she visited the ...

    Article : 151 words
  31. TRAINS BY PUNT.

    The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fraser) told a depuration to-day that it would be possible to convey trains across the Clarence River by punt, pending the ...

    Article : 112 words
  32. SHIP'S FIREMAN DROWNED.

    Henry Thomas White, a fireman on the steamer Carpentaria, while going up the gangway from the wharf to the ship late on the night of August 2, slipped and fell ...

    Article : 152 words
  33. SALVATION ARMY APPEAL.

    The annual "Street Day" collection of the Salvation Army took place yesterday. This "day" is held during Show Week of every year for the Army ...

    Article : 95 words
  34. Flights in Brisbane.

    Special passenger flights are being conducted in the aeroplane owned by Mr. A[?]. Harding, director of the 16[?]8 Cologne Company, every day during this week ...

    Article : 65 words
  35. BODY IDENTIFIED

    The body found in the north ward on Tuesday has been identified as that of William Dobbins, whose parents reside at Proserpine. Death was due to dilation of ...

    Article : 35 words
  36. 42nd Battalion Reunion.

    Major E. J. Dibdin (President of the 42nd Battalion Reunion Committee) advises that Miss Ethel Campbell will be the guest of the battalion at the reunion dinner to-night. He ...

    Article : 53 words
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