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  2. THE HOLIDAYS. A MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE.

    It is a merry Christmas, with merry Christmas weather and very merry crowds. People have been wishing one another a merry Christmas for a week past, and they ...

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  3. A QUEENSLAND TRAGEDY. YOUNG WOMAN'S DEATH.

    The body of a girl named Annie Holzworth, employed at Mrs. Habermann's boarding-house, was found about 2.30 a.m. on Saturday, and it is supposed that she was murdered. ...

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  4. WHARF LUMPERS' STRIKE.

    Trouble between members of the Fremantle Lumpers' Union and the Steamship Owners is not yet settled, and from present indicatons there appears to be every prospect ...

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  5. SHARE-FARMING PIONEER.

    Two names loom large in the history of wheatgrowing in New South Wales—Farrer and Greene. The former made two ears of wheat grow where one grew before. The latter ...

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  6. A SECRET CABINET.

    The Government's view of Mr. Willis and his treatment of the "Hansard" leader and the attendants of Parliament House, was clearly indicated on Saturday by the fact that a ...

    Article : 547 words
  7. CHINA REBELLION. FOR REPUBLICANISM.

    The "Times" Peking correspondent reports that it is confidently expected Yuan Shih Kal will yield to the inevitable, and [?]come the first President of a Chinese ...

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  8. FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    Mr. Ramsay M'Donald, speaking at Aberdeen, said that the Labour party in 1912 would use the utmost pressure it could to secure a grant of at least £1,000,000 to the Education ...

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  9. TURKO-ITALIAN WAR. BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED.

    The Italian warship Puglia has seized in the Red Sea the British steamer Menzaleh, which was bound in the direction of Hodeidah, Arabia. ...

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  10. ANTI-MANCHU REJOICINGS.

    The Chinese everywhere throughout the north are celebrating the success of the revolutionaries in China. Recently at Chinatown, Atherton, the Manchu flag was burnt, ...

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  11. HEAVY ITALIAN LOSSES.

    Advices from Azizie, Asia Minor, state that the Italians have been repulsed with a loss of 200 in an engagement, in which the Turks had 12 killed and 30 ...

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  12. UNIONS THREATEN.

    The transport workers have blocked at Dundee cargoes from Leith, Hull, Grange-mouth, and Liverpool. The shipping firms at Dundee, arguing that ...

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  13. CANADIAN POLICY.

    Mr. Bourassa, [?]eader of the Nationalists in the Canadian House of Commons, attacks the Minister of Defence, Colonel Hughes, on the ground of the latter's advocacy of ...

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  14. A MAN ACCUSED.

    In the Ipswich Police Court on Saturday morning John Gottlieb Jenner was charged with the wilful murder of Annie Holzworth, and was remanded till December 30. ...

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  15. LABOUR UNREST. STRIKE AT DUNDEE.

    Thirty mills have been closed at Dundee owing to the absence of coal through the strike of carters and dockers, and 10,000 people have been thrown out of ...

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  16. MUTINEERS OVERAWED.

    The mutineers at Braga who resented discipline and entrenched themselves at the barracks, were overawed and sent to Ooorto, 27 miles distant. ...

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  17. CHRISTMAS SITTING.

    The advent of Christmas finds the State Parliament still wrestling with its work, The debate on the Appropriation Bill was continued in the Legislative Council on ...

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  18. ROBBING A CORPSE.

    Some miscreants at Pere la Chaise opened the coffin containing the body of Madame Lantelme, the celebrated actress, who was drowned in the Rhine in July last, and stole a ...

    Article : 132 words
  19. THE COTTON TRADE.

    The cotton mill owners met in Manchester to-day and decided to declare a lockout on Wednesday, which will affect 160,000 employees. ...

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  20. THE KANGAROOS' TOUR.

    The Australasian Rugby League team defeated Rochdale Hornets at Rochdale to-day by 18 points to 6. The weather was better than that ...

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  21. MINISTERS' ALLOWANCES.

    Referring on Saturday to the new travelling allowances which Federal Ministers have decided to pay themselves, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) said:—"People residing in large ...

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  22. MINIMUM WAGE DEMAND.

    The "Times" states that the demand of the Miners' Conference recently for minimum wages is one of the untoward results of eight-hours men earning less than formerly. ...

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  23. THE PERSIAN CRISIS. RUSSIAN DEMANDS AGREED TO.

    The Russian Minister states that the Persian Cabinet has given a general assurance that it will comply with the demands of Russia. Mr. Shuster, Financial Adviser to the ...

    Article : 48 words
  24. WRECKS IN NORTH SEA.

    It is feared that the steamer White Rose of Liverpool has been lost off Plymouth, with eleven ha[?]is. Other wrecks are reported in the North ...

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  25. G.P.O. GRIEVANCES.

    The president of the Mail Branch Association of N.S.W., Mr. Wallace Henderson, introduced a deputation to Mr. Frazer, Postmaster-General, on Saturday, when complaints ...

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  26. END OF THE TROUBLE.

    The Government has informed the provincial authorities of the termination of the conflict with Russia, and instructed them to stop hostilities. ...

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  27. FOREIGNERS ON MINES.

    Following on a recent decision of the Minister of Mines to enforce the provisions of the Mines Act in regard to the employment of foreigners on mines, the Laverton inspector of ...

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  28. THE M'KENNA LETTER.

    The Home Secretary (Mr. R. M'Kenna) has been interviewed in regard to the letter he wrote to his election agent, in which he was reported to have said: "Nobody attaches any ...

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  29. TERRIFIC GALES IN FRANCE.

    Terrific gales have occurred throughout France, and the foreign telephone lines have been interrupted. Several aeroplanes at Etampes were ...

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  30. NEXT AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    Colonel Foxton has circulated a motion to be discussed at the next meeting of the Board of Control in Melbourne on Friday next, to the effect that a representative of the Board of ...

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  31. COMMONWEALTH BANK BILL.

    Mr. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, has written a letter to the "Sunday Times" replying to the criticisms of that journal, and its assertion that the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 96 words
  32. RUSSIA AND UNITED STATES.

    The Octobrists have introduced a bill retaliating for the abrogration of the treaty of 1832, which doubles the duties on American goods, taxes goods hitherto undutiable 100 per ...

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  33. A BOATING IDENTITY.

    William Stannard, an Eastern Suburbs identity, who for nearly half a century kept a boat-shed at Double Bay, has passed away at the age of 90 years. ...

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  34. CONTROL OF CEMENT.

    A British cement combine has been formed by an agreement with the Associated Cement Company. The capital of the combine will be ...

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  35. PANAMA CANAL.

    Sir Donald Mann, head of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway, announces that he is contemplating the establishment of Australian and Oriental steamship services after ...

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  36. DIVISION OF NEW HEBRIDES.

    It is rumoured here, in circles which are usually well-informed, that a proposal is being seriously considered by France and Great Britain for a division of the New ...

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  37. WATER SHORTAGE.

    The Board of Water and Sewerage expects that the normal water service will be restored by Wednesday. All requirements were met yesterday, and ...

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  38. DESERTER FROM THE LIBERALS.

    Mr. Gibson Bowles has written a letter stating that he is rejoining the Conservatives, because the Liberals are controlled by the Nationalist and Socialist allies, and have ...

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  39. YOUNG AUSTRALIAN TOUR.

    The members of the Young Australian League were entertained at a banquet, and received a great ovation. Lieutenant Simons, responding to the toast ...

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  40. INDEX.

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  41. ROBBERY OF MAILS.

    For some time past there has been a systematic robbery of mails in transit going on, particularly in the Midlands of the State. The matter had been causing a good deal ...

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  42. A VALUABLE INVENTION.

    Professor Barnes, of McGill University, has invented an instrument for recording the presence of icebergs or land by vessels at sea. The risk of collision it is hoped will thereby ...

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  43. TAXI AND LAMP.

    Early yesterday morning taxi-cab No. 86 collided with an unlighted gas lamp at the corner of Victoria and Carrington streets, Waverley. ...

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  44. MINERAL SPRINGS.

    There are known to be about 85 mineral springs in Victoria, but the majority of these occur in what is now private property. In order that the remainder may be developed ...

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  45. WOMENS SUFFRAGE.

    There is no sympathy with the militant methods of the women suffragists. The women of Tacoma refused to invite Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst to address them. ...

    Article : 91 words
  46. Advertising

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  47. ON A SANDBANK.

    Just after leaving the pier at Sorrento on Friday afternoon the bay steamer Hygela was driven on to a sandbank by a south-easterly squall. The passengers were transhipped to ...

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  48. MIDNIGHT DISTURBANCE.

    A serious fracas occurred in Oxide-street, about midnight, on Friday night, when several young men assaulted two other men, and were ill-treating them when two plain-clothes ...

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  49. CHRISTMAS SERVICES.

    Special services were held in many of the city and suburban churches on Saturday evening in celebration of the Christmas season. Short addresses were delivered and carol[?] ...

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  50. NEW HEBRIDES.

    The Joint Court adjourned on the 15th instant until February 18 for its vacation. The French steamer Pacifique left for Noumea and Sydney on the 17th, with almost the entire ...

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  51. FIRE AT SEA.

    The British steamer Chesapeake, 4521 tons, caught fire and was abandoned at sea. Two of her boats with 15 of the crew were picked up. Two other boats with an officer ...

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  52. POISONING CASE.

    A poisoning case occurred at Prahran on Friday, when Mrs. Sarah Brown, a middle-aged woman, living in Perth-street, and her son, Ralph, 11 years of age, became violently ...

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  53. POSTAL PROHIBITION REMOVED.

    The Postmaster-General, Mr. Frazer, has cancelled an order (made on July 15) prohibiting the delivery of correspondence to Miss Harvey Manresa, Lower Sandy Bay, ...

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  54. ACTION FOR LIBEL.

    The Chief Justice in the Supreme Court on Friday heard the last of three actions by members of the late Government against the proprietors of the "Kalgoorlie Miner" for the ...

    Article : 121 words
  55. PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION.

    Polling in connection with the by election for the Covan division of Lanarkshire took place to-day with the following result:— Holmes (Liberal)....... 7508 ...

    Article : 48 words
  56. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 41 words
  57. INCREASED POLICE PAY.

    A general advance of 6d a day has been granted the police force, entailing an increased expenditure of £5023. The rates for constables are now from [?]s ...

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  58. CAROL SERVICES.

    The Christmas services at St. Andrew's Cathedral were ushered in by a bright carol service on Saturday evening, at which the attendance was larger than at similar ...

    Article : 416 words
  59. Advertising

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