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  2. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

    A number of carriages left the rails this morning at Penrith, and traffic was held up for a considerable time. No damage was done. ...

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  3. MOROCCAN NEGOTIATIONS.

    II is semi-officially announced that no opinion can be expressed whether a definite Franco-German agreement is impending. "La Chronique," which is credited with ...

    Article : 74 words
  4. THE VETO CRISIS.

    In the House of Lords the debate on the [?] submitted by the House of Commons for rejecting the amendments of the Veto Bill made by the House of Lords was opened. ...

    Article : 180 words
  5. HOME RULE FOR SCOTLAND.

    Sir H. Dalziel, Liberal member for Kircaldy Burghs, will introduce his Scottish Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons ...

    Article : 77 words
  6. THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

    The Hon. H. Willis, representative of the Upper Hunter; addressed a large and representative meeting in the School of Arts on Wednesday, upon "The Political Situation. ...

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  7. WIDESPREAD STRIKES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 127 words
  8. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

    A carter named John Carroll, was backing a pair of horses into a lorry when he was struck in the stomach by the pole of the waggon, sustaining a ruptured liver and other internal ...

    Article : 54 words
  9. BATHS FOR MINERS.

    The Government has reintroduced in the Coal Alines Bill in amended form, the clause relative to the provision of baths for miners. It stipulates that the owners shall provide ...

    Article : 110 words
  10. PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS.

    The "Times" correspondent at Paris that negotiations have not yet led to any basis for final agreement. Germany has abandoned its claim to the ...

    Article : 100 words
  11. THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

    Sir Joseph Carruthers, referring to the political situation, says it he were Premick he would resign to-morrow, as he considered the circumstances warranted an appeal to the ...

    Article : 72 words
  12. VIOLENT STRIKERS.

    All the thoroughfares leading to the docks are picketed. Carmen picketing the Goswell-road unharnessed the horses from several of ...

    Article : 204 words
  13. PROVISIONAL ORDER BILLS.

    The Government amendments to the Parliament Bill make it clear that Provisional Order Bills are not included in the term "public bills. ...

    Article : 28 words
  14. JUDGMENT REVERSED.

    The High Court reversed the judgment in the sulphide ore cases, and respondents were ordered to pay the costs of the appeal. ...

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  15. RANKS OF THE "STALWARTS."

    There is some uncertainty as to whether Lord Halsbury's followers (the irreconcilables) will be able to outvote the Government. ...

    Article : 45 words
  16. HOW TO BECOME A JOURNEYMAN.

    The secretary of the Journeymen Felt Hatters, giving evidence before the Labour Commission, stated that ten half-finished journeymen were required to pay £10 each to join the ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. CRICKET TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA.

    The M.C.C. has invited F. E. Woolley (Kent). C. P. Mead (Hampshire), and Geo. Gunn (Notts), to join the team to tour Australia; and it is rumoured that J. W. ...

    Article : 187 words
  18. COLLISION IN A FOG.

    During a fog the British steamer Silverton collided with the French steamer Emir near Tarifa, on the extreme south coast of Spain. The Emir foundered. Twenty-four ...

    Article : 115 words
  19. THE NEW PEERS.

    Lord Morley, replying to Lord Lansdowne, said that if the Parliament Bill were defeated, a sufficient number of Peers would be created to guard against a future ...

    Article : 37 words
  20. CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED.

    The Marine Court has suspended the certificate of Captain Davis, of the steamer Peterborough, for three months, in connection with the recent stranding of that vessel. ...

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  21. A MISTAKE ABOUT MARRIAGE.

    William Bryant pleaded guilty at the sessions to a charge of bigamy. Accused said he lived with his first wife for 19 years, when she left him. He afterwards found she was ...

    Article : 91 words
  22. DEATH OF THE VETO.

    The House of Lords division on the Parliamentary Bill abolishing the House of Lords' veto resulted in a Government majority of 17. ...

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  23. FIRE IN LONDON.

    The fire at the Carlton Hotel, originated in the kitchen lift, and quickly involved the three upper floors and the roof of the building. The outbreak occurred at dinner time, and ...

    Article : 297 words
  24. AMERICAN TRUSTS.

    Mr. George Perkins, a director of the United States Steel Corporation, who was threatened with imprisonment for contempt for refusing to answer certain ...

    Article : 114 words
  25. CHAOS AT LIVERPOOL.

    The situation at Liverpool is threatening, Pickets prevent goods leaving the docks and railway depots, and in consequence the goos service of the district is held up. The ...

    Article : 100 words
  26. SLY GROG-SHOP.

    James Conway was fined £30, in default four months' hard labour, for sly grog-selling in a house in York-place. Constable O'Connor said that while he was on the premises fully ...

    Article : 47 words
  27. SOUTH AFRICAN STEAMER RATES.

    The pooling agreement between the British and German steamship lines trading to South Africa has terminated, and negotiations for its renewal have so far proved ...

    Article : 49 words
  28. SUGAR WORKERS' STRIKE

    Owing to the strong weather and heavy seas ruling on the Queensland and New South Wales coast, it is understood that the Adelaide Company's steamer Mintaro, which ...

    Article : 84 words
  29. RAILWAY MEN'S DISCONTENT.

    The carmen of the Great Western, Great Northern Midland railways, and South-eastern railways, are supporting the strike, and the last-named is unable to ...

    Article : 195 words
  30. GENERAL CABLES.

    E. Heaton started from Dover to swini across the English Channel, but was compelled to abandon the attempt when within five miles of Cape Grisnez. ...

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  31. THE HEAT WAVE.

    The official report states that the temperature was 99 degrees in the shade. A mirage appeared on the Bois de Bonlogne, and promenaders there saw a "lake" receding ...

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  32. FRY'S BATTING.

    In the second innings of the match at Canterbury, Hampshire v. Kent, C. B. Fry made 112. ...

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  33. INCREASE IN PRICE OF SUGAR.

    Yesterday the Colonial Sugar, Refining Company, Ltd., announced a further advance of £1 per ton in the price of sugar. This step has ben taken consequent upon the ...

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  34. IN THE UNITED STATES.

    A drought, with intense heat, is seriously affecting the corn and wheat-growing areas, and according to the report of the Department of Agriculture, a shortage in the yield ...

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  35. THIS FINANCE APPEAL

    During the debate on the second reading of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons the Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Lloyd-George, stated that 800,000 properties had ...

    Article : 42 words
  36. TO-DAY'S WEATHER REPORT.

    The weather information received at 9 a.m. to-day at the West Maitland Telegraph Station reported fine weather all round. ...

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  37. MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

    General Sir John French, Inspector-General of the Home Forces, has been gazetted Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Douglas, General ...

    Article : 48 words
  38. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.

    It is stated that the Government has refused the request of the Irish members (Nationalists), to exempt Ireland from the payment of members, but the nationalists have ...

    Article : 52 words
  39. NO DIFFICULTY.

    Mr. George von L. Meyer, Secretary of the United States Navy, is at present on a visit to England, making inquiries with a view to reducing the expenses of the United States ...

    Article : 215 words
  40. LATEST DOINGS.

    There were no fresh developments this morning in regard to the Transport Workers' trouble. Everything will hinge upon the result of the conference at Brisbane this ...

    Article : 165 words
  41. CONCILIATORY EMPLOYERS.

    The employers are willing to recognise the Stevedores' Union, and to concede their demands. The conference arranged by Mr. G. R. ...

    Article : 61 words
  42. THE FORECAST.

    New South Wales.—Generally fine, but unsettled, showery and thundery weather is setting in in the far west, with northerly winds and fogs at night on the central coast. ...

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  43. AERONAUTICS.

    M. Vedrines flow 808 kilometres, winning the Michelin Cup. ...

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  44. ESPIONAGE IN GERMANY.

    It now transpires that the Englishman who was recently arrested for espionage is Mr. Bertrand Stewart, a member of the firm of Markby, Stewart, & Co., well-known ...

    Article : 57 words
  45. IN A BORROWED CARRIAGE.

    The Premier of West Australia, Mr. Wilson, responding to the toast of "The State Parliament" at the annual dinner of the Perth Chamber of Commerce, referred to the fact that at ...

    Article : 176 words
  46. MILLIONAIRE AND INVENTOR.

    The death is announced of Mr. John Gates, the well-known American millionaire. Deceased was the inventor of barbed wire for fencing. ...

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  47. PETROL RUNNING SHORT.

    The London General Omnibus Company has withdrawn one-third of its omnibuses from service owing to the shortage of petrol only three days' supply remaining. ...

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  48. AUSTRALIAN CADETS.

    The Australian cadets' camp has been shifted from Crystal Palace, London, to Brighton. ...

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  49. PORT SUNLIGHT STRIKE.

    One hundred workmen at the Port Sunlight mills have struck work for higher wages. ...

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  50. CURTIS V. BOTTOMLEY, £50,000.

    Mr. H. W. Bottomley, proprietor of the "John Bull" newspaper, announces a settlement of the judgment Mr. Curtis obtained for £50,000, the terms of which are not ...

    Article : 35 words
  51. ANTI-MILITARISM.

    Mr. J. Keir Hardie, M.P., has published a cablegram from the Anti-Militarists' Council of Christchurch, New Zealand, to the effect that a number of New Zealand youths, ...

    Article : 67 words
  52. WHARF LABOURERS' INTENTIONS.

    Howard, Smith, and Co.'s steamer Gabo, which is under charter to the A.U.S.N. Co., arrived here this morning from Brisbane with a general cargo, including 60 tons of ...

    Article : 113 words
  53. TROOPS FOR LONDON.

    Although London is in no worse condition, all the Aldershot commands are moving towards London forthwith, the cavalry, dragoons, and hussars by road, and the infantry by rail ...

    Article : 62 words
  54. THAMES SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    W. Fogwell is training well, and rowing the full course almost daily. His weight is 11st. 4lb. E. Barry is in excellent condition, and weighs 11st. 9lb. ...

    Article : 31 words
  55. A SERIOUS HITCH.

    A serious hitch has occurred in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate in regard to the Anglo-American arbitration treaty. ...

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  56. MR. T. A. COGHLAN.

    Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, who has been operated on for appendicitis, is now convalescent. ...

    Article : 26 words
  57. Advertising

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    Advertising : 96 words
  58. SCENES IN LONDON.

    Some of the London streets are as quiet as Sundays, commercial vehicular traffic having ceased. Extra contingents of police have been ...

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  59. MOTORING SENSATION.

    Prince Henry of Prussia, while motoring, swerved in order to avoid another car, and his own machine was dashed against a tree. ...

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  60. AUSTRALIAN ARMY REPRESENTATIVE.

    Major Buckley will represent Australia at the army manoeuvres in September. ...

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  61. FIRE ON A COLLIER.

    A fire, resulting in serious injury to two officers, occurred early this morning in the officers' quarters of the collier Wallarah, while lying at Catherine Hill Bay. Chief Officer ...

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  62. GERMAN METAL WORKERS.

    Twenty-two thousand metal workers have been locked out in Lepzig and the Thuringian Forest towns. Anxiety is felt in case the trouble should extend to Berlin. ...

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  63. COAL PORTERS' AGREEMENT.

    Mr. G. R. Askwith, of the Board of Trade, has arranged a settlement between the coalporters and their employers, and an agreement has been signed, giving increased wages ...

    Article : 36 words
  64. THE BRITISH ESTIMATES.

    The Supplementary Estimates, which were tabled in the House of Commons, contain an item of £252,000 for the payment of members, and £2000 towards the cost ...

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  65. CHOLERA IN MARSEILLES.

    Sixteen deaths from cholera occurred in one night at the Marseilles, Asylum. ...

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  66. FOR THREE HALF-PENCE.

    Two sailors were executed at the [?] range for stabbing a comrade 43 times at Ajaccio Corsien, in January last, and stealing 1½d. ...

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  67. LIVERPOOL RAPIDLY WORSE.

    The conditions at Liverpool are becoming rapidly worse, and detachments of Warwickshires and 200 of the Irish constabulary have arrived. ...

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  68. THE POPE'S HEALTH.

    The Pope has had a refreshing sleep, and his temperature is lower. The doctors contemplate a slight operation to the knee. ...

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  69. FRANCO-DANISH ARBITRATION TREATY.

    The Franco-Danish arbitration treaty has been signed. ...

    Article : 38 words
  70. ALDERSHOT TROOPS

    Latest accounts state that the Aldershot commands have been ordered to be in readiness, and heavy drafts are already moving from Aldershot to London. ...

    Article : 29 words
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