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  2. LONDON TRANSPORT STRIKE.

    Six thousand men are now working at the docks. The New Zealand Shipping Company has engaged all the men it can find work for ...

    Article : 149 words
  3. IMPERIAL CROSS CURRENTS.

    The "Pall Mail Gazette," in the course of an article entitle " Imperial Cross Currents," says:— "It rests with the statesmen of the ...

    Article : 270 words
  4. FIRE-SWEPT STAMBOUL.

    Still another great fire has demolished a portion of Stamboul. Hundreds of houses, including several mosques, and the annexes of the Mosque ...

    Article : 121 words
  5. COMMONWEALTH BANK.

    The governor of the Commonwealth Bank, Mr. Denison Miller, installed himself in his temporary headquarters at the Home Affairs branch in Collins-street, Melbourne. ...

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  6. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

    The estate of the late Dr. J. H. Honeyman, has been valued for probate at £95,466. ...

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  7. AUSTRALIA V. MIDDLESEX.

    Rain fell overnight, and dining the day, so that no play took place in the match, between Australia and Middlesex. At 3 p.m. stumps were drawn, and, weather and ...

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  8. ANOTHER VICTIM.

    John Staffens, another victim of the blasting accident at Kiama, died this morning. ...

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  9. ALLEGED WOUNDING WITH INTENT.

    Pietre Enne was placed on trial at the Criminal Court, Sydney, on a charge of having at Sackville Reach, near Windsor, wounded J. R. Woods, with intent to murder. There was ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. SOUTH AFRICA v. CAMBRIDGE.

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  11. FORGED AMERICAN BILLS.

    A number of bills similar to those recently stolen in Pittsburgh America, were cashed by the Sydney office of Thomas Cook and Sons, world's tourist agents. The firm's loss ...

    Article : 90 words
  12. TITANIC INQUIRY.

    Mr. J. Bruce Ismay, president of the White Star Company, giving evidence at the British Marine Court enquiry, stated that Captain Smith handed him the Marconigram from the ...

    Article : 126 words
  13. EMPLOYERS AT HOME OFFICE.

    The employers of the Port of London attended the Home Office yesterday, but the conference with the Ministers was without result. ...

    Article : 101 words
  14. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN STATE SCHOOLS.

    In continuation of the policy explained early in the year, of watching the physical development of children attending State schools, the Minister of Public Instruction is ...

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  15. ELECTION RIOTS IN BELGIUM.

    The elections resulted in the return of the Roman Catholics with a majority of 16 over the combined Liberals and Socialists. Many disturbances have taken place in ...

    Article : 299 words
  16. THE DOCK RIOT.

    The strike disturbance at Tilbury docks instead from midnight until 6 a.m. The police were stoned, and two of their number were seriously injured. ...

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  17. FEDERATION OF LABOUR. MINISTERIAL VISIT TO KURRI.

    Last year's proposal for the establishment of a federation of labour was again before the Labour Congress to-day. It was resolved that the executive of the congress and the Mr. F. Flowers, , M.L.C., Chief Secretary, accompanied by Mr. W. Kearsley M.L.A., will visit Cessnock and Kurri Kurri at the end of the week. At Cessnock ...

    Article : 232 words
  18. TURCO-ITAIIAN WAR.

    The Opposition press criticises the inactivity at Tripoli. The "Giornale d' Italia" desires to see the army given a fair chance to finish the war, and this view is also held ...

    Article : 51 words
  19. GOVERNMENT PROMISE.

    With a view to ending the strike, the Government has pledged itself to do its utmost to establish a Joint conciliation board, representative of all interests of the Port of ...

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  20. A NAVAL SENSATION.

    A sensation has been caused by the publication of a report that Austria's first Dreadnought, the Viribus Unitis, is top-heavy, over-deep in the water owing to the A writer in the "Tagllsche Rundschan" points out that as the new army airship 33, without landing, covered 425 miles which is the distance between Heliogoland ...

    Article : 113 words
  21. HUNGARIAN DEFENCE BILL.

    The Defence Bill has passed its second reading in the Lower House, amid turbulent scones. The Opposition interrupted the President's speech with howls and the playing of ...

    Article : 47 words
  22. UNION DEMANDS.

    The general council of the National Transport Federation has endorsed the strike committee's action accepting Sir W. Clarke's report, and demanding a joint conciliation ...

    Article : 75 words
  23. MORE IMMIGRANTS.

    The big new Shaw Savill and Albion liner Zealandic, on her maiden voyage to Australia, arrived in Port Jackson last night, and anchored in Watson's Bay. She has 1211 ...

    Article : 140 words
  24. FRANCE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN.

    The Paris journal "Matin" states that the French Government is firmly determined to apply the two-Power standard to the Mediterranean, so that if Italy and Austria ...

    Article : 42 words
  25. GERMAN ARMY AIRSHIPS.

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  26. TAILORS' STRIKE.

    The tailors' strike at the West End of London his collapsed. ...

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  27. COLLIERS STRIKE.

    Two thousand colliers have struck at South Staffordshire. ...

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  28. THE SPEAKER.

    The Cabinet yesterday gave consideration to the topsy-turvydom at Parliament House, due to the recent arbitrary action of the Speaker in giving notice of dismissal to ...

    Article : 230 words
  29. POISONOUS' FUMES FATALITIES.

    Five persons have perished through inhaling the gas fumes from a grain well at a farm in the Fairmont district. The farmer was overcome when he entered the well ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. PRICE OF FLOUR RAISED.

    Owing to the strike the London millers have advanced the price of town household flour by 2s, making 25s per sack of 280lb. ...

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  31. GHOST STORIES.

    The barn owl is, I believe, the source of more ghost stories than any other living creature, for, while in pursuit of mice, it penetrates, by means of broken windows ...

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The engines and hull of the Cunard, liner Carmania were not damaged by the fire which broke out on board yesterday. ...

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  33. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

    As a result of the primary elections, Mr. Roosevoelt and Mr. Taft are evenly matched in the contest for nomination for the Presidency. The vital struggle is now about to ...

    Article : 161 words
  34. DISEASED MEAT IN LONDON.

    Dr. Williams, medical officer of the Port of London, in his report for 1911 states that several consignments of Australian headquarters of beef were infected with worm ...

    Article : 130 words
  35. AUSTRALIANS ENTERTAINED.

    The Australian section of the Colonial Institute entertained the Australian cricketers, the Australian athletes who are to take part in the Olympic games, and other sportsmen ...

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  36. DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.

    The Duchess of Connaught is reported to be suffering from appendicitis, and a physician has been summoned by special train from Montreal. ...

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  37. THOMAS BROWN & SONS.

    The balance-sheet of Thomas Brown and Sons, Ltd., show £35,513 at credit in the profit and loss account. The sum of £10,000 has been added to the special reserve, a ...

    Article : 49 words
  38. TRAIN- WRECKING.

    What appears to be a deliberate attempt at train-wrecking is reported as having occurred near Newbridge on the night of May 31, or the early morning of June 1. It appears that ...

    Article : 221 words
  39. KING'S BIRTHDAY. OBITUARY.

    The King's Birthday was celebrated quietly in London. Union Jacks were flown from the Dominion offices and agencies. The death's is announced at the age of 78 of the Right Rev. J. Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich, 1893-1909; and also of Col. F. W. Abbott of New Zealand, who died of ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. SYDNEY JOCKEYS IN TROUBLE.

    The Stewards of the Jockey Club have suspended the jockey W. Huxley for foul riding at Hurst Park until July 15. The Jockey Club has decided that Frank ...

    Article : 82 words
  41. WERRIWA ELECTION

    The Werriwa election furnished a surprise yesterday when it was discovered by the chief returning officer, at Goulburn (Mr. Curry) that there were in all, 1336 absence votes. ...

    Article : 185 words
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    The Executive Council has approved of the appointment of Mr. G. H. Smithers as chairman of the metropolitan Bench of stipondiary magistrates ...

    Article : 59 words
  43. PRICE OF SILVER

    Bar silver is quoted at 2s 4 1-16d per ounce standard. ...

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  44. THE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.

    The rebels have been totally dispersed with a loss of 600 killed. It has been decided that the Sultan shall leave the city four or five days hence ...

    Article : 45 words
  45. GENERAL BOOTH's EYESIGHT.

    Although the doctors anticipate that the power to distinguish light from darkness will romain, General Booth is now practically blind. ...

    Article : 27 words
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  47. THE DIVER AND THE OCTOPUS.

    A driver at Toulon was hauled to the surface unconscious with the 25-feet tentacles of a giant octopus wrapped round him. The hold was unreleased until the octopus, which ...

    Article : 44 words
  48. THE ENGLISH DERBY.

    The market quotations for the Derby show that the French-bred colt Sweeper II. easily holds his positions as favourite about five points in advance of White Star, who ...

    Article : 65 words
  49. SUEZ CANAL DUES.

    At the meeting of the Suez Canal Company yesterday the year's receipts were reported to have been £5,521,528, an increase of £173,360 ...

    Article : 69 words
  50. MURRURUNDI RACES.

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  51. FOUR KILLED ON THE RAILWAY.

    A woman gatekeeper and a friend tried to save from an unexpected train two children who were playing on the railway line, but all four were killed. ...

    Article : 175 words
  52. MEXICAN REVOLT.

    The rebels are reported to be without money and ammunition, and it is further stated that their ranks are torn with dissensions among themselves. ...

    Article : 59 words
  53. AUSTRALIAN SCULLERS.

    The committee of the Henley Regatta has accepted the entry of the New South Wales team for the Grand Challenge Cup, and [?]M'Villy's entry for the Diamond Sculls. ...

    Article : 43 words
  54. LATEST RETURNS.

    The latest returns in the Werriwa election give Bennett 10,711; Conroy, 10,377. About 324 votes are still to come in. ...

    Article : 62 words
  55. LONDON SHARE MARKET.

    On the Stock Exchange yesterday shares in Australian mining ventures were quoted as follow: Associated b 5/9, s 6/3: British Broken [?] b 60/. [?] 61/3; Walhi Junction ...

    Article : 45 words
  56. ARMY OFFICE THEFT.

    A hundred drawings of latest gun models and portions of models have been stolen from the artillery depot at Spandarl. ...

    Article : 28 words
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