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  2. THE CIGARETTE.

    An entertaining speech was made by the Premier (Mr. Murray) at a meeting at the Temperance Hall to-night to further the anti-cigarette crusade. Said Mr. Murray. ...

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  3. PUGILISM.

    The Australian boxing championship was decided at Melbourne this evening and the contestants were those old rivals "Bill" Lang and "Bill" Squires. Earlier in the ...

    Article : 856 words
  4. AMUSEMENTS.

    Mr. William Anderson returned by the R.M.S. Orontes on Monday after a six months' tour of the old world in search of pleasure and new theatrical attractions for ...

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  5. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The commission of enquiry into the working of the Commerce Act regulations, which is to he undertaken by the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs (Mr. N. ...

    Article : 270 words
  6. GET WORK.

    The remark of Mr. Archibald, M.P., at he Glanville School on Friday last, that the Government could find neither time nor men to do the work it required formed ...

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  7. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand collections during the Salvation Army's self-denial week amounted to £12,500, exceeding by three times the sum collected in any other part of ...

    Article : 74 words
  8. THE PASSING SHOW.

    In accordance with what was believed to be his wish, the body of Mr. John Davidson, the poet—which was found in the sea six months after his disappearance—was ...

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  9. RELIGIOUS.

    On Sunday the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of this church, and the seventieth anniversary of the foundation of the congregation, were specially ...

    Article : 483 words
  10. HOTEL EMPLOYES.

    A deputation requested the Minister for Labour to introduce legislation providing for a weekly day of rest for hotel employes. Mr. Miliar said a Bill was being ...

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  11. ROBBERY AND ARSON.

    A fire occurred in the friendly societies' dispensary at lnvercargill on Sunday morning. The shop was gutted, and the stock seriously damaged. It was subsequently ...

    Article : 61 words
  12. RURAL INDUSTRIES.

    CHARLEVILE, October 19.—Drover Albert Williams has completed arrangements to drive 3,000 cattle from Lissadle, Western Australia. The plant will start for ...

    Article : 118 words
  13. "DEAD LETTER" SYSTEM.

    A remarkable instance was cited to-day by the Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin), of the manner in which postal officials sometimes interpret the "dead letter" ...

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  14. THE SOUTH STREET COMPETITIONS.

    The prizes won at the South street band contests wre distributed this evening in the Coliseum by the Mayor (Cr. Hill). The prizes amounted to £500 in cash and ...

    Article : 364 words
  15. HIGH PRICES FOR LAND.

    HORSHAM, October 23—The Coragulac Estate, situated hear to Colac, and owned by Mr. A. S. Chirnside, was disposed of by auction at phenomenally high prices ...

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  16. ANTHRAX AT WALLAROO.

    KADINA, October 23—Inspector Williams, in connection with the anthrax case, is further investigating matters concerning the disease. ...

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  17. GAPON'S SHORT SHRIFT.

    How "Father" Gapon, the renegade Russian revolutionary, was hanged by the men he betrayed is related graphically in Wednesday's Matin by one of the workmen ...

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  18. RAIN WANTED.

    BROKEN HILL, October 25.—Want of again is already causing a disturbed feeling among the West Darling pastoralists. The country to the north and east of Broken ...

    Article : 90 words
  19. BROUGHAM PLACE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

    One of the largest and happiest social gatherings in the history of the church was held at the Brougham Place Congregational Lecture Hall, North Adelaide, on ...

    Article : 328 words
  20. LIFE OF SULLIVAN.

    Mr. Frederick Bevan's series of lectures in the life and works of Sir Arthur Sullivan—rather, the repetition of the series under the auspices of the Adelaide City ...

    Article : 417 words
  21. INTERSTATE COMMISSION.

    Among tother subjects which have been discussed by Mr. Deakin and the State Premiers who have visited him recently has been an arrangement to empower the ...

    Article : 131 words
  22. FIELD TRIAL AT YARCOWIE.

    The Yarcowie Branch of the Agricultural Bureau held a field trial on Friday, October 22, on Mr. J. E. Hunt's farm (kindly lent for the occasion). The day ...

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  23. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    To date 2,490 applications for old-age pensions have been received in Western Australia, and 1,362 have been granted, 201 rejected, and 67 withdrawn. ...

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  24. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Considerable damage was caused by a fire at the Australian Glass Bottle Works, Botany, at a late hour to-night through the bursting of a retort furnace, which ...

    Article : 50 words
  25. INSOLVENCY LAW.

    An interesting point in insolvency law was considered before Judge Moule in connection with the estate of Alfred Abraham Hickman, of Carlton, commission agent. ...

    Article : 282 words
  26. SENATOR'S SUGGESTION.

    An eight hours day demonstration was held at Newcastle to-day. The procession, was joined in by all the trades with the exception of the wharf labourers, who ...

    Article : 201 words
  27. BRICKLAYERS' SOCIETY.

    At the annual picnic of the Operative Bricklayers' Trade Society the secretary (Mr. C. Fox) stated that within a short period the society, which was now 600 to ...

    Article : 175 words
  28. QUEENSLAND.

    The Premier (Mr. Kidston) stated this morning, in answer to a question that he hoped at an early date to be in a position to make an announcement regarding the ...

    Article : 39 words
  29. PROPOSED KITEFLYING DEMONSTRATION.

    Several gentlemen, who desire to build a gymnasium for the boys of Parkside and Eastwood, convened a meeting in the local institute for Monday evening to ...

    Article : 277 words
  30. THE ELECTIONS.

    Writs for Charters Towers and Woothakata have been received The only, writ outstanding is Halloo. A meeting of Cabinet was held this morning to deal with ...

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  31. INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION.

    Federal and State industrial legislation was the subject of remarks at a gathering of commercial men to-day. Mr. Chalmers (Farmer & Co), said not long ago an ...

    Article : 128 words
  32. WORKERS WANTED.

    A number of men are coming forward in response to the mining companies applications and for the moment the strain is easier. The Central Mining Company ...

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  33. ALLEGED LIBEL.

    Messrs. Moule, Hamilton, &, Clarke, solicitors, acting in behalf of Dr. Henry Lowther Clarke (Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne), to-day issued in the Supreme ...

    Article : 105 words
  34. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    The Hon. A. J. Carter, M.L.C., recently received several enquiries from New Caledonians, who sought information regarding the conditions of Queen Island and ...

    Article : 43 words
  35. TRADES UNION TYRANNY.

    The Municipal Employes' Association on Saturday passed a resolution expelling Mr. A. E. Lawton from membership. Mr. Lawton is chief, rate collector of the city ...

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  36. RUSSIAN SETTLEMENT.

    Some of the party of Russians who recently arrived have decided to take up land, affected with the prickly pear. Mr. Temple (Clerk of the Land Settlement Department) ...

    Article : 78 words
  37. FERRER'S EXECUTION.

    Mr. Harry Holland's Socialist meeting in the Central Reserve on Sunday carried a resolution:—"That this meeting of Broken Hill citizens assembled enters its emphatic ...

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  38. GIRL'S DEATH.

    In connection with the inquest on the girl Newman, who was murdered at Christchurch in a restaurant, Roberts, who was arrested, was reported as having ...

    Article : 117 words
  39. A.N.A. EVENING.

    There was a large attendance at Bricknell's Cafe on Monday evening, when a capital Vice-President's musical evening, in connection with the Adelaide branch ...

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  40. ALLEGED CARGO BROACHING.

    Albert Dillimore, Charles Drown, and Henry William White, seamen, appeared at the City Police Court to-day on a charge of having on October 23 stolen from the ...

    Article : 256 words
  41. SHOPLIFTING.

    Olive Hastings (or Alston), Marcella Mann, and Ethel Aitken, married women, were before the Police Court to-day (charged with shoplifting at Messrs. Nairn ...

    Article : 135 words
  42. FIRE IN THEATRE.

    There was a fire at the Royal Princess Theatre, Bendigo, to-night. During an interval in a picture entertainment some films and the machine caught fire, and ...

    Article : 118 words
  43. MELBOURNE WOOL SALES.

    Dalgety & Co., Limited, report having offered another large and representative catalogue to-day to a full attendance of buyers. Competition for merino wool was ...

    Article : 101 words
  44. A SEA EVENING.

    In the Semaphore Town Hall on Wednesday evening the Rev. Lionel B. Fletcher will deliver his address on some of his experiences of life an a middy afloat. He ...

    Article : 100 words
  45. Advertising

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  46. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The first Fremantle Hospital Saturday and Sunday collections are estimated to have produced £250 for the local hospital. Saturday's collections alone amounted to ...

    Article : 68 words
  47. TASMANIAN COPPER COMPANY.

    The first annual meeting of the Tasmanian Copper Company to be held in Tasmania took place to-night. Sr. demons presided. Replying to a question, the ...

    Article : 50 words
  48. EVOLUTION OF WORLDS.

    In the Victoria Hall, Gawler place, to-night Professor Chapman will deliver the second lecture of the course of University extension lecturers—"The evolution of ...

    Article : 39 words
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