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  2. FOR THE MINISTRY.

    The Attorney General (Mr. W. A. Holman) spoke to a crowded audience at the Glebe Town Hall last night. On the platform were Messrs. Keegan, the local Labour member, ...

    Article : 2,555 words
  3. REVENUE BOOM.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 314 words
  4. FATAL FIRE.

    The city was visited by another disastrous fire in the early hours this morning, when Messrs. Young Bros.' fine new buildings, at the corner of Edward and Mary streets, were ...

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  5. £50,000 PURCHASE.

    Not long ago the Railway Commissioners resumed some land which took in the premises on which are situated the timber yards and plant of Binns, Wadge, and ...

    Article : 210 words
  6. STRENUOUS FIGHT.

    The general elections for the Legislative Assembly took place to-day under the Hare-Clark system, with grouped electorates. Fiftynine candidates contested the thirty seats— ...

    Article : 222 words
  7. TITANIC DISASTER.

    Some of the leading stokers of the Titanic state that the bulkhead doors were constructed of wood, and were with[?]ot jamming. ...

    Article : 145 words
  8. HOME RULE.

    The Earl or Selborne (Unionist), in a speech at Aberdeen last night, referred to the argument that weight should be given to the opinions of the self-governing Dominions, who ...

    Article : 173 words
  9. STRUCK A MINE.

    The American steamer Texas struck a submarine mine in the Gulf of Smyrna, and sank almost immediately after the resulting explosion. ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    The President, General Yuan Shih Kal, in addressing the Advisory Council, emphasised the necessity for strengthening the relations of China with foreign nations, reform of land ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. SHIPWRECK LOOMING.

    "Pacif[?]cus," in a letter to the "Times," states that the Home Rule Bill will inevitably lead, after a period of increasing friction and ill-feeling, to the granting of full colonial ...

    Article : 94 words
  12. FEDERAL SESSION.

    At a meeting of the Federal Cabinet to-day Ministers made their first move towards preparing for the work to be done during the coming session. The matter was only touched ...

    Article : 243 words
  13. UNREST.

    In the course of his annual address at the seventeenth Synod of the Newcastle Diocese, Dr. Stretch, Bishop of Newcastle, dwelt at length upon the remarkable wave of ...

    Article : 1,243 words
  14. THE FALSE REPORTS.

    In the House of Com[?]ons last night the Postmaster-General, Mr. H. L. Samuel, stated in reply to a question that the origin of the false reports that were at first ...

    Article : 45 words
  15. AERONAUTICS.

    M. Vedrines, while flying between Douai and Madrid encountered a sudden wind and volplaned from a height of 600ft. In attempting to avoid some telegraph wires ...

    Article : 261 words
  16. THE WIROLESS MYSTERY.

    Signer Marconi, correcting his previous evidence, stated before the Senate Committee yesterday that he had instructed the Parpathia's operator to send news of the ...

    Article : 67 words
  17. INGENIOUS SUGGESTION FOR ULSTER.

    Speaking at the National Liberal Club last night, Dr. W. A. Chapple, M.P., suggested that, after Home Rule all round had been granted, Ulster might be given the option, by ...

    Article : 46 words
  18. THE BLACK PEEIL.

    The victim of a native outrage at Driefont[?]in succumbed to the injuries she received, and this fact has revived the agitation against the "black peril." ...

    Article : 68 words
  19. DEATH OF BONNOT.

    Feverish excitement prevailed in connection frith the capture and death of Bonnot, the motor bandit. The newspapers published special ...

    Article : 154 words
  20. THE DARDANELLES.

    In the House of Commons last night, Mr. F. D. Acland, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, in reply to a suggestion that there should be a local armistice in order to ...

    Article : 122 words
  21. MELODEAMA AND COMICS.

    Mr. H. G. Ponting, F.R.G.S., who accompanied Captain Scott's expedition to the Antarctic as cinematographer, arrived yesterday by the Orama, en route to England. His attention ...

    Article : 265 words
  22. VICTORIA'S BIG INCREASE.

    The Victorian State Treasury continues to swell with funds. The receipts for April, £867,603, were £213,252 more than the figures for the same month of 1911, and the total ...

    Article : 70 words
  23. SOCIALISM AND THE ELECTIONS.

    As a consequence of the passing of the Minimum Wage Bill, a number of Liberals particularly in South Wales, are forming a league to resist the pressure of the ...

    Article : 133 words
  24. RENT OR WAGES?

    In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, in the tramway case, Frederick John Green, employed as a driver, conductor, and groom by the Melbourne Tramway Company, gave some ...

    Article : 541 words
  25. ANOTHER SIEGE.

    The police are besieging Garnier, VAllet, [?] well-known anarchists[?] and a third member of Bonnot's gang in a suburban building. ...

    Article : 29 words
  26. SURPLUS AND SINKING FUND.

    The Budget debate was continued in the House of Commons last night. An Opposition amendment was moved with the object of compelling the payment into the ...

    Article : 77 words
  27. DESERTION OF SEAMEN.

    A fireman named Fredericks has been fined [?] for deserting from the steamer Georgi[?] in Melbourne. It was stated on behalf of the White Star ...

    Article : 77 words
  28. AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS.

    The exhibitors at the Royal Academy include the following Australians:—Messrs. Bertram Mackennal, Abbey Altson, Rupert Bunny, T. P. Boyd, Isaac Cohen, A. Burgess, ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. WIRELESS V. CABLE.

    In the House of Commons last night the Postmaster-General, Mr. H. L. Samuel, announced that be had arranged that the full rate for wireless messages from London to ...

    Article : 78 words
  30. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 words
  31. PROPOSED THEATRE.

    With regard to the proposal to construct a theatre in the Queen Victoria Markets building, plans of which were submitted to the Government Architect for approval, a ...

    Article : 345 words
  32. [?]IOTS IN ZION CITY.

    The employees of independent manufacturing concerns attacked a group of 300 men and women with clubs while they were engaged in a prayer-meeting yesterday, and as a ...

    Article : 101 words
  33. MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

    The Mexican revolutionists are demanding recognition by the United States. General Orozco promises peace and prosperity for the country when he has been ...

    Article : 36 words
  34. FIGHTING IN TIBET.

    The Tibetan forces are reported to be 10,000 strong. A portion surrounds 1000 Chinese troops in the southern suburbs. ...

    Article : 61 words
  35. QUARTERS FOR SEAMEN.

    The medical officer for the Port of London in his annual report states that seamen will continue to degenerate in physique as long as the same quarters are used by them for ...

    Article : 69 words
  36. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 207 words
  37. 25 DAYS OUT.

    There is still no news of the missing dredge Manchester, which is now 25 days out on the voyage from Wellington to Sydney. Captains of vessels going near the route ...

    Article : 91 words
  38. SEAMEN AND NON-UNIONISTS.

    At a meeting of local seamen and firemen held in Liverpool a resolution was passed that they would not work on a ship carrying non-unionists or Chinese, nor sign articles ...

    Article : 85 words
  39. A FATAL MISTAKE.

    Awakening from a dream about burglars, and hearing a man attempting to gain an entrance by the front door, a man named George Southworth fired a shot gun through ...

    Article : 53 words
  40. DISHONEST BOOKMAKER.

    Herbert Cash, a bookmaker, was charged at the Stawell Sessions to-day with having stolen certain money, the property of William Ribson Moore. Evidence was given that Moore made ...

    Article : 113 words
  41. STATE SAVINGS BANKS.

    The appointment of agents for the Savin [?] Bank to succeed the postmasters in 318 towns in Victoria has been completed, and the new agents will commence their duties on June 1. ...

    Article : 77 words
  42. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this afternoon there was a large selection of New Zealand crossbreds. Competition was strong in all sections, and values firm. ...

    Article : 79 words
  43. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 187 words
  44. ANOTHER BURGLAR.

    Another alarm of burglars was reported to the police yesterday morning just before day-break. Paddington Police Station received a telephone call to the residence of Mr. Higgins, ...

    Article : 144 words
  45. CONDEMNED PORK.

    The medical officer of the Port of London has informed the Local Government Board that four pigs from Brisbane, ex Shropshire, and one from Sydney, ex ...

    Article : 47 words
  46. WEIGALL MEMORIAL FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  47. A MISSING MOTOR.

    Last evening George B. Nutmon, agent for the Lamson States Company, of Sydney, left his motor car outside the Cafe Francais, Swanson-street, and entered the cafe. When ...

    Article : 77 words
  48. LAWN TENNIS.

    A. H. Gobert defeated A. F. Wilding, 3-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, in the London covered courts championship, played at the Queen's Club. April 30. ...

    Article : 61 words
  49. CHAMPION SCULLING RACE.

    R. Arnst, who has been tentatively matched to row Ernest Barry for the sculling ohampionship of the world, weighs 16 stone. He will start training at Putney ...

    Article : 53 words
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