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  2. SUNDRY SCINTILLATIONS.

    Some people are like comets—they whiz about and throw round a big glare, but you cannot see or what use they are.—Thoughtful Theo. The man who cannot laugh sympathetically ...

    Article : 1,738 words
  3. THE LAST POST.

    The burial of King Edward was carried out amid scenes of great pomp and deep national mourning. From daybreak until dark the metropolis wore the symbols of grief. ...

    Article : 470 words
  4. THOUGHTFUL THEO’S CALENDAR.

    May 12.—Fight starts between two boys in uninhabited town; 1,000 people gather in two minutes, and start tote; the little one wins; dividend, £4 8/. ...

    Article : 760 words
  5. HEAT IN LONDON.

    Throughout the whole proceedings at the King’s funeral the bright an shone down upon the people. It imparted more than a seasonable ...

    Article : 79 words
  6. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY REPRESENTATION.

    The Australian military forces were represented in the funeral procession by Capt. phillips, of the New South Wales Lancers; Capt. Pounds, of the Australian Light ...

    Article : 47 words
  7. NINE KINGS OF EUROPE WHO MOURNED AT KING EDWARD’S GRAVE.

    TOP ROW.—KING HAAKON OF NORWAY AND KING FREDERICK OF DENMARK. MIDDLE ROW.—KING ALFONSO OF SPAIN, KING GEORGE OF ENGLAND, THE EMPEROR WILLIAM OF GERMANY, KING MANOEL OF PORTUGAL. LOWER ROW.—KlNG GEORGE OF GREECE, KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM, KING FERDINAND OF BULGARIA. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 50 words
  8. OUTRAGE IN SICILY.

    A sensation has been caused throughout Italy, particularly in educational circles, at a murderous outburst on the part of a student in attendance at the lyceum in ...

    Article : 153 words
  9. THE GREAT COMET.

    American Observatories report that the tail of Bailey’s comet is still visible on the eastern horizon. The astronomers located at stations at St. ...

    Article : 199 words
  10. JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT.

    The promoters of the fight for the championship of the world between Johnson, the present holder of the title, and Jeffries, state that there will be no interference to ...

    Article : 49 words
  11. QUEEN MOTHER’S THANKS.

    Mr. Enoch Edwards (Labour; Hanley), in behalf of this Labour Party, supported in the House of Commons the address of condolence to the Queen Mother and the ...

    Article : 97 words
  12. WREATHS AT WINDSOR.

    The number of wreaths sent to Windsor Castle was so great that 50 men were occupied during the whole of Thursday and throughout Thursday night in unpacking ...

    Article : 98 words
  13. POLISH NOBLEMAN ARRESTED.

    Count Bogdan Roniker. a well-known Polish nobleman, has been arrested for murdering his brother-in-law, a boy of 17 years, whose life stood as a barrier between him, ...

    Article : 41 words
  14. AMERICAN RAILWAY SATES

    The Erie Railroad Company, trading in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, has adopted the wages agreement with the conductors and ...

    Article : 41 words
  15. THE END.

    Just prior to the committal of the remains to the vault the Crown, Orb, and Sceptre were removed from the coffin, which was left covered by the Royal Standard. ...

    Article : 82 words
  16. CONTINENTAL VISITORS TO LONDON.

    Owing to the rush of passengers from-all parts of Europe to London, all the French trains, converging on Calais and the English trains from Dover to the metropolis ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. PERSONAL.

    Mr. R. M. Gollan, Senior Inspector of Excise, has gone to Sydney for a month for the benefit of his health. ...

    Article : 22 words
  18. OIL FUEL.

    Following upon the successful trials of oil as fuel for the British Navy, the Admiralty has ordered from Leith a 10,000 h.p. oil engine, for trial instalment in one of ...

    Article : 66 words
  19. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS’ RAINFALL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 words
  20. RAIN ON THE BIRDS VILLE TRACK.

    On Saturday the Deputy Postmaster-General received the following telegram from the postmaster at Hergott:—“Birdsville mail Arrived. Driver reports about ...

    Article : 45 words
  21. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced at the age of 75 years of the Right Hon. Sir Henry Aubrey Fletcher, Bart., who for 25 years has represented the Lewes Division of Sussex in ...

    Article : 72 words
  22. Religious Fanatics.

    Religious fanatics at Oklahoma, in the north-east of Texas, seized a girl of 16 years, clothed her in spotless white, and were about to sacrifice her to the comet, when the ...

    Article : 79 words
  23. WIDE-WORLD SERVICES.

    As had been elaborately arranged beforehand, Anglican memorial services were held attended by influential foreign representatives in every European capital, and ...

    Article : 42 words
  24. A LAST LOOK.

    After the benediction at the graveside, King George and the Queen Mother Knelt together, and with evidences of the strong emotion which surged within them, took ...

    Article : 76 words
  25. Police.

    Seven men and six women were fined for drunkenness. Annie Klo[?]s did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, and a warrant wa [?]sued for her ...

    Article : 182 words
  26. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 169 words
  27. RUSSIA AND FINLAND.

    A special committee of the Russian Duma has signified its approval of the Government’s Finnish Bill, which suggests that the Diet of Finland should be consulted ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. ADDRESSES FROM FREE-MASONS.

    The United Grand Lodge of English. Freemasons has adopted an address to King George V., expressing its profound sympathy, with the Royal House in the death ...

    Article : 102 words
  29. TENNIS.

    Mr. A. F. Wilding, the New Zealand champion, who with Mr. N. E. Brookes has twice won the Davis International Cup for Australasia, has had a remarkable ...

    Article : 61 words
  30. Y.W.C.A.

    The World’s Conference of the Y.W.C.A. has been opened in Berlin in the presence of 850 delegates, representing 22 countries. Mrs. Charles Birks (the President of the ...

    Article : 94 words
  31. NEW ZEALANDER OVERCOME

    During the recital of the stirring words of committal at the graveside Mr. W. Hall Jones, High Commissioner for New Zealand, overcome by the impressiveness of ...

    Article : 134 words
  32. Shares.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  33. AMERICAN COTTON.

    Many of the cotton mills of New England. in the United States, have been compelled to curtail their production by 25 to 33 per cent, until the new season’s ...

    Article : 58 words
  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Allan Woodman, a New Zealander. when training for a motor cycle race in the Isle of Man. collided with another rider, and sustained a heavy fall, with the result ...

    Article : 50 words
  35. WORK SUSPENDED ON THE RAND.

    All work was suspended on the gold mines in the neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Transvaal colony, during the four hours corresponding to the time occupied ...

    Article : 37 words
  36. Advertising

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    Advertising : 49 words
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