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  2. ALLEGED SLANDER.

    The hearing of a remarkable Blander action was begun in the County Court to-day before Judge Chomley and a jury of four. The plaintiff was Jane Steele, of ...

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  3. LABOUR AND POLITICS.

    Mr. G. N. Barnes (Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party and member of the House of Commons for the Blackfriars Division of Glasgow), speaking at Glasgow ...

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  4. BRUSSELS FIRE.

    Investigation bas revealed that the fire which swept the Brussels Exhibition originated with a short circuit in the electrically illuminated device crowning the ...

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  5. IN THE AIR

    The Lanark (Scotland) aviation week flaring come to a conclusion, it is satisfactory to note that the greater percentage or the prize money has been earned off ...

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  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    The Speaker (Mr. McDonald, Q.) took the Chair at 3 p.m. Cable News Subsidy.— The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. ...

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  7. THE LATE KING.

    The letter recently addressed by the| Prime Minister (Mr. Aaquith) to the Lord, Mayor of London intimating that the Government advised the authorities in the ...

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  8. GABLE SUBSIDY.

    In the House of Representatives to-morrow the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Batchelor) will move a resolution—"That the House approves of a subsidy to the ...

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  9. TELEPHONE SYSTEMS.

    A sitting of the Postal Commission was held to-day, to hear the evidence of Dr. Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. Dr. Bell stated that it was impossible to ...

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  10. GOVERNMENT AS ICE RETAILERS.

    It was announced in The Register a fort-night ago that the Government had completed negotiations for the purchase of the works and goodwill of all business of the ...

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  11. "THE LADY OF THE LAMP."

    The army authorities have expressed a wish that Florence Nightingale shall be boned in Westminster Abbey. That is unlikely, however. ...

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  12. GERMAN PASSENGER SERVICE.

    The newest of the German , dirigibles, Parseval VI., has made from Munich its first passenger flight. It journeyed, without any mishap, for an hour and a half ...

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  13. FRENCH WAR FLEET.

    The French authorities are about to establish an aerial fleet. The Minister of War (Gen. Brun) is forming a Legion of Aviators, and is ordering 50 aeroplanes for ...

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  14. MESSAGE FROM ROYALTY.

    His Majesty King George V. has telegraphed to the relatives of Florence Nightingale the deep sympathy of the Queen and himself in their bereavement. His Majesty ...

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  15. VETO CONFERENCE.

    Mr. T. E. Wing (Liberal member for Grimaby), addressing a gathering at Cradley Heath, advised the electors to have faith in the Veto Conference. A possible ...

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  16. THE WHITE PLAGUE.

    The National Association for the Prevention of Consumption is appealing for £5,000 per annam bo that a travelling tuberculosis exhibition may be fitted up. ...

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  17. Rapid Destruction.

    The British section and the Belgian principal display in the exhibition were completely mined. The French wine court perished in the flames in the space of eight ...

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  18. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    Upon the report stage of the Estimates in the Legislative Assembly to-night the payment of £102 for the cost of a message issued by the Victorian Government to ...

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  19. NAVAL RIVALRY.

    It is authoritatively stated in Berlin that the German Naval Estimates for 1911 will include provision for the laying down sf three battleships, instead of two, which ...

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  20. THE SOUTH AFRICANS' VISIT.

    The Morning Post, commenting on the decision of the South African cricketers to visit Australia, says the recent controversy was somewhat unsavoury. The demand by ...

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  21. BOYS' DOOM.

    Soldiers at Hanover to-day made a startling and tragic discovery. An ordnance corps found in a forage wagon the bodies of two boys who had ...

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  22. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Legislative Assembly sal until a late hour this morning. The Fisheries Amendment Bill was taken through its committee stage with amendments. The House ...

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  23. TURKEY.

    It is reported that the customs revenues at Constantinople will be offered as security for the loan of £6,000,000 to be floated by Turkey in Paris in October, at ...

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  24. A LARGE DEFICIENCY.

    LONDON, August 16. James Platt & Co., woollen, manchester, and Bradford warehousemen, and woollen manufacturers, and tailors, trimmings, of St. Martin's lane, W.C., have issued a ...

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  25. AGAINST KIDNAPPING.

    The New fork correspondent of The Daily Express telegraph that the eight months old infant of Mr. Edward McLean, the multi-millionaire, is being taken for ...

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  26. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-day Mr. Murphy (member for Fremantle) asked, in view of the statement of the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. O'Malley) that the Federal ...

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  27. TARRANT'S DOUBLE.

    F. A. Tarrant, the ex-Victorian, has made 1,200 runs and secured his 100 wickets, playing for Middlesex this season. ...

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  28. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) to-day received a deputation representing companies and oilminers of Australia. Mr. James Carmichae], in behalf ul the miners. ...

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  29. FIRE IN AUSTRIAN TYROL.

    The luxuriously appointed Karersee Hotel, in the Southern Tyrol, Austria, one of the favourite resorts of the tourist, has Ken destroyed by fire. There were about ...

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  30. SWIMMING.

    Frank Beaurepaire proceeds on his course of triumph in the European swimming championship meetings. To-day, at Joinville-le-Point, he won the ...

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  31. THE TERRA NOVA.

    Fears that serious accident had befallen Capt. Scott's antarctic vessel, the Terra Nova, have been allayed by the announcement that she has rounded Cape Point, on ...

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  32. WORLD'S WHEAT.

    The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture estimates the wheat crops as follows, in metric tons:— Great Britain, 1,700,000. ...

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  33. BY-ELECTION.

    The election for the Beverley seat in the Assembly resulted in a victory for Mr. Nat Harper, who stood as liberal candidate at the last Senate contest. The figures ...

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  34. LADIES' 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The Ladies National 100 yards Summing Championship at Weston-super-Mare yesterday was won by Miss Steere, in lm. 13 2-5s., which equals the world's record. ...

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  35. HOME DEFENCE TROPHY.

    Natal has won the Home Defence Trophy and a prize of £50; the Permanent Naval Forces team, Melbourne, was second, with £25; the Naval Militia of Victoria fourth ...

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  36. FRENCH DISASTER.

    Preliminary investigation has revealed the undoubted cause of the dreadful collision between the two trains at Saujon. It was thought that the goods train had ...

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  37. OVERSEA SHIPPING

    At London or in Channel.—Patroclus, steamer, from Adelaide June 24; Matatua, steamer, from Wellington June 30; Meissen, steamer; Ayrshire, steamer, from ...

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  38. QUEENSLAND.

    The Minister for Mines moved the second reading of the Mines Regulation Bill in the Assembly to-day. It was of great importance. Experience showed that the ...

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  39. MORE WAGES.

    The National Society of Dyers have demanded an advance of 3/ per week of 54 hours. The present wages in Yorkshire are 24/. ...

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  40. CHILD'S DEATH.

    Thomas Butler and Margaret Butler, parents of the child who died as the result of starvation after having been admitted to the Newcastle Hospital, were at the New ...

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  41. MYSTERIOUS DEATHS.

    A sensational discovery is reported from a lunatic asylum in the ancient city of Valladolid. Five mysterious deaths occurred in the ...

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  42. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    Mining Shares.—Following were the quotations at the quotations at the close of the market to-day:—Waihi, buyers 162/6, sellers 165/. August 16, 4.20 a.m. ...

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  43. OCEANA TOWED OFF.

    The steamer Oceana, which went ashore in the Straits of Messina while on a voyage to Bombay, has been towed off by an Italian warship after a portion of her cargo ...

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  44. THOSE LEGIRONS.

    The legironing of Ferguson awl other prisoners at the time of the Broken Hill strike was revived in the Assembly this morning, and it led to a lively scene. Mr. ...

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  45. BILLIARDS.

    Roberts, in his match with Lindrum scored 1,885 against his opponent's 886. Lindrum held his own in the afternoon, but at night the ...

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  46. MOOLTAN AT FREMANTLE.

    The R.M.S. Mooltan arrived this morning with the following passengers:— For Adelaide—Messrs. Simpson, Studholme, and Pope, Mrs. Pope, Misses ...

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  47. THE BARRIER.

    Apparently, from statements made by Federal officers, the importation of new potatoes into Broken Hill from South Australia is due to the South Australian State ...

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  48. PECULIAR OUTRAGE.

    Mrs. Laly Lewis, employed as house-keeper for Frederick McMahon at Forbes was subjected to a peculiar outrage yesterday. One of the children, on returning ...

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  51. NORTHERN TERRITORY

    The steamer Taiyuan arrived from the south yesterday, and resumed her voyage to Hongkong on the same day. She had eight European passengers inwards and 24 ...

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  52. CHESS.

    ADELAIDE CLUB.—There was a satisfactory attendance of members and visitors and visitors at the clubroom on Monday evening. Play in four of the adjourned tourney games was continued, but the ...

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