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  2. COMMONWEALTH NEWS "THE EXAMINER" SERVICE—COPYRIGHT

    In the House of Representatives to- day the Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. ALLEGED OVERLOADING. ...

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  3. MACHINERY DEPARTMENT

    The annual report of the Chief Inspector of Machinery (Dr. E. S. Ross) was presented in the Assembly last evening. Mr. Ross reported that the ...

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  4. PRESENT FROM TASMANIA

    The other day I had the good fortune, or, rather, the misfortune, to receive a parcel from a friend of mine residing in Tasmania, who, thinking me worthy of ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES

    After the Chamber of Deputies at Paris had adopted the first clause of the Electoral Reform Bill, with proportional representation M. Briand intervened and ...

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  6. CABLE MESSAGES

    In the House of Lords the Finance Bill was read a first time yesterday. "The Times" says that on the second readings stage an official Opposition ...

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  7. EMPIRE THEATRE.

    The star attraction for the first week's programme of the season of vaudeville and animated pictures to be inaugurated on Saturday evening next will be the ...

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  8. BRITISH NAVY

    The cruiser Lion and a sister ship are about to be commenced at Devonport Each vessel will cost two millions, will be seven hundred feet long, and of 26,350 ...

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  9. THE BEER DUTY.

    Right Hon. D. Lloyd-George. M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer, states that beer paid duty in London n 52,992 barrels in October, 1908, and on 55,680 ...

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  10. THE TRAWLER

    A preliminary report has been submitted on the 15th cruise of the Commonwealth trawler Endeavour by the Director of Fisheries, Mr. H. C. ...

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  11. IRISH CAUSE

    Speaking in New York, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., declared that no combination of parties could prevent the Irish party, with 82 members, being ...

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  12. WORLD'S PICTURES IN CITY PARK.

    The World's Picture Company, having just concluded a successful season in the Mechanics' Institute, will revisit Launceston at the end of this week, and ...

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  13. MINERS LABOUR EXCHANGE

    The mineowners have organised a Miners' Labour Exchange, with 12 branches, besides a head office at Essen. The excitement among the miners has ...

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  14. A PENSIONER'S CLAIM

    The Commissioner for Old Age Pensions has decided to initiate a prosecution against a pensioner said to have been guilty of making a false ...

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  15. SUEZ CANAL

    Reuter understands that the council of the Suez Canal Company has rejected Egypt's latest conditions for a renewal of the concession, and the matter, will ...

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  16. FOOTBALL CLUB FAIR.

    It was originally intended to hold in the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday, the 24th inst., a fair organised as a means of assisting the project of ...

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  17. FROZEN MEAT TRADE

    The special correspondent of "The Times" at Buenos Ayres declares that, apart from what maize and cattle Argentina sent to Great Britain in 1903, ...

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  18. AUSTRALASIAN WIRES

    The coroner held an enquiry to-day into the circumstances connected with a motor car accident at Elwood swamp on October 31, which resulted in the death ...

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  19. PURCHASE OF FROGMORE

    In the Assembly to-night, on the motion of the Minister of Lands (Mr. Hean), the Frogmore Purchase Facilitation Bill was read a first time. ...

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  20. CORRESPONDENCE.

    "Madge" takes exception to our comments on British suffragettes, and contends that the methods adopted by the authorities are Russian in their severity. ...

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  21. SANDY BAY ESPLANADE

    A conference between the marine board, Queenborough council, and Minister for Lands was held to-day concerning the scheme of continuing the Sandy ...

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  22. TARIFF RETALIATION

    Owing to America under the new tariff, imposing a tonnage tax on the Great Lakes, Sir W. Laurier is about to retaliate. ...

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  23. TRAINING SHIP

    The Premier has agreed to pay £30,000 for the ship Loch Ryan, to be used as a training ship for boys. The Premier said, generally speaking, it was ...

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  24. VACANCY AT THE ABATTOIRS.

    Sir,—I would like to back up the effort of Mr. Leitch in trying to convince the local council that £200 per year is not enough to tempt the sort of man needed ...

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  25. THE FINANCE BILL

    The House of Representatives to-day went into committee on the Constitution Alteration (Finance) Bill. The Prime Minister intimated that it ...

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  26. A CLOSE SHAVE

    A cyclist named Percy Scolyer had a narrow escape from a serious accident this afternoon. He was riding down Stewart-street, and just missed coming ...

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  27. A DRUNKEN CREW

    The Honduras gunboat Tatumbla captured a party of rum smugglers. On the way to gaol the sailors and smugglers fraternised, and the captain ...

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  28. AN ADVENTUROUS TRIP

    The small motor boat Fay and Bowen, which left Queenscliff on Tuesday of last week, has arrived at Eden. Some stormy weather was met with, but the ...

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  29. VISIT TO SCHOOLS

    Messrs. Geard and Wells, of the Board of Advice, visited the state schools to-day, on the occasion of the King's birthday. The visitors granted the scholars ...

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  30. DISASTROUS FIRE

    A disastrous fire occurred at Brighton last night, when the local cement works were completely gutted. It is surmised that the fire was caused by spontaneous ...

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  31. ZEEHAN HOSPITAL

    At the monthly meeting of the hospital board to-night the finance committee reported that the receipts for the month had been 242, and the ...

    Article : 91 words
  32. CROWN JEWELS

    Sir Arthur Vicars, late Ulster King at Arms, writes to "The Times" respecting the theft of the Crown jewels at Dublin. He declares that both the Government ...

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  33. ACCIDENT TO A TRAIN

    An accident occurred at the Adelaide railway station this morning. The train from Port Adelaide did not pull up at the right place, and ran into the dead ...

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  34. AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES

    A new theatre has been inaugurated in New York by 30 millionaires on an uncommercial basis, similar to the Comedie Francaise. It cost £600,000 sterling ...

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  35. COUNTRY COURTS

    Before Mr. Commissioner L. E. Chambers yesterday morning, H. R. Wright sued J. Fitzallen for 11s 10d for work done, hire of bullocks, and negligence of ...

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  36. MARINE BOARD.

    Sir,—Kindly allow me, through the medium of your valuable journal, to draw the attention of the public to the way in which a number of the ...

    Article : 372 words
  37. AMUSEMENTS

    Mr. William Anderson's No. 1 Company repeated "The Man From Outback" last evening, when once more the Academy was filled with a large and delighted ...

    Article : 228 words
  38. A MISSING STEAMER

    H.M.S. Challenger has returned to port after an unsuccessful search in the vicinity of the Kermadec islands for traces of the missing steamer Clan ...

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  39. NAVAL DEFENCE

    The Admiralty is establishing a new base at Seapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands, with secondary bases at Wick and Cromarty, and numerous wireless ...

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  40. LIBERAL LEAGUE

    A public meeting was held in Thompson's Hall at St. Helen's on Thursday night, having been called by the organiser of the L.L.L. for Bass. Mr. C ...

    Article : 138 words
  41. SHIPPING

    Among the notifications posted at Lloyd's are the following relating to the movements of Australian shipping:— Arrivals.—From Australia to London ...

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  42. "FOR THE TERM OF HIS NATURAL LIFE."

    An interesting announcement is made in our advertising columns to-day by Mr Charles Macmahon. On Monday next (King's Birthday holiday) and ...

    Article : 206 words
  43. THE REASON WHY.

    Question: Why should you drink O.T. Answer: Because it improves the drink you take at present. Added to Lemonade Soda-Water, etc., it makes a more delicious fuller ...

    Article : 74 words
  44. SUCCESSFUL TRIALS.

    The Orient Steam Navigation Company's new steamer Orvisto has made trial runs, and they have proved satisfactory. ...

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  45. STRAYING COWS.

    On Monday morning, at the Longford Police Court, before Messrs. A. Whitfeld and T. C. Archer, Js.P., a number of residents were fined 2s 6d each for ...

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