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  2. "CORNER" IN MUTTON

    An American syndicate is said to be hard at work in Sydney on a scheme to "corner" the Australian meat-especially mutton-market. ...

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  3. SHIPPING DISASTER.

    A shipping disaster, which will probably result in the total loss the well-known Howard Smith Company's steamer Time, but which fortunately was unattended by loss of ...

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  4. DARLING BUSH FIRE.

    Another messenger who arrived from the scene of the are on Friday states that most of the men. are retiring upon Oak Plains, for the purpose of burning huge breaks across ...

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  5. PROPOSED FILIBUSTERING.

    Efforts to organise a filibustering expedition for Mexico among the ex-South African campaigners to aid the revolutionaries, are being made in several ...

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  6. PORTUGUESE STRIKES.

    The railway companies whose men are now on strike offer an increase of wages which will cost them £80,000, the innauguration of a nine hours' day, and the ...

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  7. RECIPROCITY IN TRADE.

    It is understood that the critical stage in the reciprocity negotiations between Canada and the United States has passed. The scope of the negotiations has widened ...

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  8. THE CORONATION,

    The route of the procession of the King and Queen on June 23, following Coronation Day, will include Piccadilly, Fleetstreet, the Mansion House, Borough-road, ...

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  9. RUSSO-GERMAN AGREEMENT

    The "Vossische Zeitung" approves of the statement of M. [?]ichon, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, regarding France's attitude towards the Russo-German ...

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  10. DOMINIONS' REPRESENTATIVES.

    A newspaper has offered the suggestion that representatives of the colonies should be invited to become office-bearers at the actual coronation ceremony. ...

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  11. FALSE MARKING OF GOODS.

    Sir Edward Grey, secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has written a letter informing the Associated Chambers of Commerce that the Government will bring the ...

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  12. DANISH COAST DEFENCE.

    The "Daily Express" reports that the Danish Government has decided to neglect the land defences and spend £2,000,000 on coastal defences, and that this policy is the ...

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  13. THE MEAT TRADE.

    "Weddel's Review" says that the frozen meat trade has improved. The consumptive demand for all foodstuffs seems assured for at at least some months ahead, and ...

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  14. A NAVAL LOAN.

    The council of the London Chamber of Commerce has resolved that a naval loan is necessary to secure efficiency of the navy by laying down two keels to one. ...

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  15. LISBON GAS WORKERS.

    The gasworkers in the city have struck work. Naval stokers relighted the furnaces in the gasworks, and as the strikers objected to this proceeding they were ...

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  16. CANADIAN ATTENDANCE.

    Members of the Canadian House of Commons favour the entire House attending the Coronation. The suggestion is made that legislators should journey to ...

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  17. FISHERIES AGREEMENT.

    Following upon the decision of the Hague Arbitration tribunal in the fishery disputes between the United States and Canada and Newfoundland, an agreement on ...

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  18. BELLEVUE DISASTER.

    At the inquest into the cause of death of the 27 miners caused by an explosion in the Bellevue Colliery, Crow's Nest'Pass, the jury found that the explosion was ...

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  19. NEW STEAMERS FOR AUSTRALIA.

    It is reported that the German-Australian Steamship Company is ordering 12 new steamers, costing in all £830,000. It was reported the other day that it had ...

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  20. NODULES IN BEEF.

    Reporting to the Local Government Board, Dr. Robert Leiper says that parasitic nodules in beef are without exception duo to worms of the genus onchocerca. ...

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  21. RESERVOIR COLLAPSES.

    A spring under some of its masonry caused the bursting of a reservoir of a capacity of 250,000 cubic metres at Huelva, in the south-west. The accident occured ...

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  22. UNDER WATER.

    Our special correspondent, who was in the Berry district, reports that the scene during and after the storm of Wednesday and Thursday was a remarkable one. He says:— ...

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  23. PUBLIC COMPANIES.

    The Australian Agricultural Company, in its annual report, recommends the payment of a dividend at the rate of 40s a share. The cumulative preference shares, ...

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  24. OUSTING THE COLOURED PEARL-DIVERS.

    Two matters concerning Federal administration of more than ordinary interest caused attention during the past week. The first had regard to the pearl-shelling ...

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  25. A REMBRANDT MUTILATED.

    Sigrist, a discharged naval cook, slashed with a knife Rembrandt's picture. "The Night Watch," in the State Museum. Sigrizt has been arrested. ...

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  26. ATTEMPT ON A CONSTABLE.

    A burglar named Arthur has been sentenced to penal servitude for lire for attempting to murder Constable Haytreat in the Borough, who was arresting him on a ...

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  27. PNEUMONIC PLAGUE.

    A virulent type of pneumonic plague is spreading in Manchuria. One hundred deaths daily occur at Kharbin, and there are many at Mukden. ...

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  28. ROYAL VICEROY.

    It is notified officially that the Duke of Connaught is coming in September as the Governor-General. The appointments to his staff are announced. ...

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  29. FRANCO-LIBERIAN BOUNDARIES.

    An agreement fixing the France-Liberian boundaries has been signed, by which France acquires 9000 square miles of territory. ...

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  30. A NEW AEROPLANE.

    Mr. de Havilland, who is attached to the staff of the Army Balloon Works, carried passengers in steady [?]ights on an aeroplane from Farnborough to Laffan's Plain ...

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  31. PANIC ON A FERRY BOAT.

    An unidentified man boarded a San Francisco ferry-boat and, entering a lavatory, an explosion of dynamite, followed, dismembering him. ...

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  32. THE BOMBAY RIOTS.

    During the Moslem riots, the outome of old standing feuds between Sunnis and Shiahs, the mob stoned the police and military. ...

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  33. A CAPTAINLESS SCHOONER.

    The schooner Emma H. has arrived at Halifax. The crew reports that gales obliged them to abandon the voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, and that the captain was ...

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  34. PICTURE SWINDLER.

    The pseudo Count d'Auby de Glatigay and his wife, against whom Mrs. Paine, a rich American, withdrew charges of obtaining £40,000 by selling her worthless ...

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  35. DAMAGES FOR LIBEL.

    Mr. Harold Belcher, a theatrical agent, has boen awarded £200 damages against "Lloyd's News" for [?]ibel in using his name for a character in a serial story, ...

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  36. CANADIAN SOCIAL QUESTION.

    Following upon charges made by leading clergymen and the moral and social reform council of Canada, a judicial inquiry was hold into social vice at ...

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  37. SOCIETY WEDDING.

    Earl Cadogan has married the Countess Adele Palagi, granddaughter of the late Sir George Cadogan. Earl Cadogan has married his second cousin, ...

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  38. POOR LAW METHODS.

    The Pool Law Commission has issued a report ot 500 pages on foreign and colonial systems. There are intresting resumes of the systems of poor relief in ...

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  39. CANADA WITHDRAWS.

    The negotiations with regard to the Vancouver mail service were advanced another step yesterday, when the Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, received the following cable from the ...

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  40. UNITED STATES SENATE.

    The United States Senate has debated a bill providing for the election of Senators by the direct vote of the people. No decision was come to. ...

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  41. BILLIARDS.

    In the billiard match at Liverpool, 8000 up, between Gray and Diggie, the scores at the close of play last night were:—Gray, 6667, including an unfinished break of 577; ...

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  42. ROSEDALE WRECK.

    A telegram received by the Navigation Department on Saturday stated that the North Coast Company's steamer Rosedale, which went ashore at the Bellinger Bar on ...

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  43. SILVER.

    Bar silver was quoted yesterday at 2/1 per ounce standard, a fall of 5-16d since Wednesday. ...

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  44. WOMAN JUDGES WOMAN.

    Six women jurors of Seattle, Washington, heard a case in which a woman was accused of fraudulently tampering with a gas meter. A woman attorney, who ...

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  45. FIRE AT WINNIPEG.

    A great fire occurred at Winnipeg. Nine business houses were gutted, and the loss is estimated at £60,000. No lives were lost. ...

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  46. FIRST RAILS ROLLED.

    The first rails rolled in Australia were put through the 27-inch section mill at the ironworks on Friday morning, and the new machinery worked satisfactorily throughout. It ...

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  47. "TURN ON THE HOSE!"

    When the steamer Mamari, Which has just arrived in Sydney with 490 immigrants, reached Capetown, a number of those on board, not content with having "a jolly time" ...

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  48. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Router's correspondent at St. Petersburg states that there have been further earthquakes in Turkestan. VANCOUVER, Jan. 14. ...

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  49. LOSSES TO BUSINESS PEOPLE.

    Most of the local business people are losers through having cargo on the Rosedale, which is still in a precarious position on the spit at Bellinger Heads. So far as is known, so ...

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  50. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LEADER'S ESTATE.

    Dr. Foster Eddy, claiming on the grounds of being the adopted son of Mrs. Mary Eddy Baker, has filed a bill in Equity at Concord, New Hampshire, claiming a ...

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  51. TERRORISTS IN WARSAW.

    A gang of terrorists took possession of a railway station at Warsaw. They killed two railway officials, robbed the passengers on the platform, and two ...

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  52. THE WESTERN PACIFIC.

    The Auckland Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution deprecating the removal of the office of High Commissioner from Suva to Sydney, as calculated to be prejudicial to ...

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  53. "WRECKS IN EUROPE.

    The German steamer Maria Russ foundered on Nordernay Island, and 12 people were drowned. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13. ...

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  54. CONSERVATIVE ORGANISATION.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the party, has decided to institute a small committee to inquire into the organisation of the Conservative party. ...

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  55. TAMPERING WITH TRUCKS.

    An unfortunate sequel to juvenile vandalism occurred on the new railway line on Friday. A week or two ago, shortly after the first half-mile of the rails had been laid ...

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  56. RECORD BY AUSTRALIANS.

    Jackie Clarke and Ernest Pye, Australians, won a six days' bicycle race at Buffalo, New York. They covered 1251 miles, which is 30 miles over last year's record. ...

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  57. ADMIRALTY CHARTS.

    In reference to the report that Three Kings Islands are found to be out of position on the Admiralty Chart a Christchurch scientist montions that two years ago visitors to ...

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  58. A MOUNTAIN LANDSLIP.

    A handslip recently occurred on the TareeGleucester section of the North Coast railway, at what is known as The Spout, across the Barrington River, something like 12 miles ...

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  59. LAUNCH OF ANCHISES.

    Holt's Blue Funnel liner Anchises has been launched at Belfast. She is intended for the Australian trade. The Anchises is the third of three boats, ...

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  60. THE UNION BANK.

    The report of the Union Bank of (Australia for the half-year ended August 31 shows that deposits amounted, to £21,449,200 cash, investments and balance ...

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  61. ALL-BRITISH SHOPPING WEEK.

    The All-British shopping week in London for the display and sale of Empire goods has been, fixed for the last week in March. Sir J. W. Tavernor, ...

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  62. MAN ELECTROCUTED.

    John Burns, employed on the Dunedin harhour dredge, when climbing a derrick to fasten some tackle, caught hold' of the electric wires above, which conveyed three thousand ...

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  63. A CHARGE OF MURDER.

    At an inquest hold at Bacchus Marsh into the death of Countable Jones, the Coronor found that on January 4 Jones died from a blow wilfully, feloniously, and maliciously ...

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