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  2. FIRST STEP TOWARDS OFFICE.

    The first stage in the formation of the third Labor Government will be reached this afternoon, when Mr. A. Fisher, the leader of the Labor party, arrives by the ...

    Article : 371 words
  3. BRITISH ROYALTIES.

    While King Edward was motoring from Paul to Biarritz a dirigible balloon kept space with the car for ten miles. The balloon manoeuvred and dived with case. ...

    Article : 74 words
  4. FUSION'S LAST ACT.

    When moving the second reading of the, Defence Bill in September last Mr. Joseph Cook said that his experience of the head quarters staff was that there were ...

    Article : 1,304 words
  5. EIGHT HOURS DAY.

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  6. AVIATION PRIZE OF £10,000.

    Mr. White made an attempt to-day to gain the prize of £10,000 offered by the "Daily Mail" for a flight from London to Manchester (about 187 miles) with not ...

    Article : 354 words
  7. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Sir Edward Carson (Unionist) referred in uncomplimentary terms to Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister during a speech at Eastbourne on Friday. ...

    Article : 202 words
  8. ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

    The annual service in connection, with St. George's day was held yesterday in the chapel of St. Michael and St. George, at St. Paul's Cathedral. ...

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  9. CELEBRATIONS IN AUSTRALIA.

    The local branch of the Royal Society of St. George celebrated St. George's day by a dinner in the new Masonic Hall on Saturday evening. About 100 attended. ...

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  10. LATE MARK TWAIN.

    Mark Twain, the famous American humorist, who died at Redding Connecticut on Thursday, will be buried in a white serge suit, with a white tie and a ...

    Article : 117 words
  11. ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH RACE.

    St. George's and Shakspeare's day were celebrated by the Brisbane branch of the Royal Society of St. George on Saturday with a dinner, which was attended by 280 ...

    Article : 476 words
  12. DEATH SENTENCE.

    The trial of Albert Wolter, a youth of 18 years, has been concluded at New York. He was charged with the murder of Ruth Wheeler, a girl of 16, who ...

    Article : 165 words
  13. SHAKSPERIAN FESTIVALS

    Remarkable Shaksperian festivals are taking place at His Majesty's Theatre, London, and the Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. The festivals commenced ...

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  14. SIR GEORGE REID.

    Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, and Captain Collins, his secretary, are the guests of Sir Hallewell Rogers, Lord Mayor of Birmingham. ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. THE SOUTH POLE.

    The American expedition to the South Pole, which was to sail in September, under the command of Captain R. A. Bartlett, has been abandoned for this year. ...

    Article : 38 words
  16. NEW PRIME MINISTER.

    Mr. Fisher, leader of the Labor party, is now on his way to Melbourne. He arrived in Sydney by the Brisbane express this morning, and after resting during the ...

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  17. CHINESE RIOTS.

    A cable message received at the British Foreign Office from Sir John Jordan, British Minister at Pekin, states that it has been reported there has been a ...

    Article : 269 words
  18. NEWSPAPERS SOLD.

    Mr. Cyril A. Pearson, the well-known newspaper proprietor, has sold his controlling interest in the "Standard" and the "Evening Standard" to Mr. Davidson ...

    Article : 67 words
  19. COTTON MARKET.

    The "Shipping Gazette" reports that considerable excitement has been caused in commercial circles in Liverpool by the discovery of forged bills of lading for 15,000 ...

    Article : 265 words
  20. CATHEDRAL ROBBERY.

    The jewels, valued at £80,000, which were stolen from the Uspenski Cathedral, in the Kremlin at Moscow, have been recovered. Altogether 642 stones were stolen, including ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. WRECK OF THE MALEKULA.

    Captain M'Phail, the mate, Mr. Dobson, and the engineer, Mr. Shapland of the wrecked schooner Malekula, arrived at Townsville yesterday. Captain M'Phail ...

    Article : 258 words
  22. OFFICERS' DEBTS.

    In celebration of the 80th birthday of the Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph (which takes place on 18th August) a fund of £2,000,000 is to be created. ...

    Article : 80 words
  23. FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND.

    The final match for the Association football cup was played yesterday between the Newcastle United club and Barnsley. There were 70,000 spectators present, and the ...

    Article : 80 words
  24. INTER-STATE VISITORS.

    An notable gathering took place in the council chamber at the Trades Hall on Saturday evening, when the Melbourne Eight Hours anniversary committee ...

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  25. SUICIDE OF J. W. KAISER.

    The evidence given at the inquest on the body of John William Kaiser, who committed suicide at a lodging house at Bloomsbury after attempting to shoot his wife ...

    Article : 93 words
  26. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The action of the Government in withdrawing the British forces in Somaliland is strongly criticised, especially as Colonel Sir, William Manning, the Governor of ...

    Article : 454 words
  27. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 547 words
  28. POLITICAL ASSASSINATION.

    The trial of the Mahometan student Ibrahim Wardany has commenced at Cairo for the murder of Boutros Pasha, the Egyptian Premier, who was shot on 20th February ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. ESTATE OF £16,000,000.

    The value of the estate of the late Marshall Field, a Chicago soft goods merchant, who died in 1906, has been definitely fixed at £16,000,000. ...

    Article : 31 words
  30. AS OTHERS SEE US.

    Mr. J. A. Millar, Minister of Railways in New Zealand, left yesterday on his return home. Before departing he expressed his gratitude for the generous assistance in the ...

    Article : 174 words
  31. INSANITARY STATE SCHOOLS.

    Sir,--Many thanks are due to you for your article on Schools at Fitzroy. The Education department has latterly spent thousands of pounds in building educational ...

    Article : 247 words
  32. GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

    In the German Reichstag Herr Enzberger introduced a bill for raising £4,000,000 for the suppression of native risings in German South-West Africa. His proposal ...

    Article : 83 words
  33. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    Mr. W. G. a'Beckett is a candidate for the South-Eastern province in the Legislative Council. He has already held several meetings in the province and announces ...

    Article : 47 words
  34. MELBOURNE EAST.

    A meeting of the Collingwood, Abbotsford, Richmond and Fitzroy combined branches of the Political Labor Council was held at the Lincoln-Hall, Langridge-street ...

    Article : 151 words
  35. ALBANIAN INSURGENTS.

    Further fighting between the Albanian insurgents and the Turkish troops is imminent. The mountains in Northern Albania are swarming with excited insurance. ...

    Article : 60 words
  36. Advertising

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  37. ENGLISH PAPER APPRECIATIVE.

    The "Morning Post" states that Captain Kirkpatrick's appointment as Inspector-General of the Commonwealth Military Forces is another indication of the serious ...

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  38. BAY EXCURSIONS.

    The paddle steamer Ozone will run special cheap excursions to-day and tomorrow leaving the Port Melbourne railway pier at 10.30 a.m. each day for Queenseliff and Sorrento. To-morrow (the ...

    Article : 149 words
  39. Advertising

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