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  2. FRESH CONVENTION.

    The State Premier, Mr. McGowen, yesterday declared himself on the subject of the Federal referendum. I and my colleagues and a number ...

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  3. STRIKE IN MELBOURNE.

    Fifteen hundred workmen engaged in the agricultural implement-making trade to-day struck work because a few men, in six establishments, refused to join the Agricultural, ...

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  4. "THREEPENCE A WEEK."

    A member of the Shop Assistants' Union. Mr. H. Caunter, painted a delightful picture of Utopian industrialism in an address to the Labour Council last night. ...

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  5. THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

    The scheme prepared by Mr. Beeby (Minister for Education, Labour, and Industry) for reorganising the Department of Labour and Industry, and making it responsible for the ...

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  6. PLAGUE IN CHINA.

    R[?]uter's correspondent at Harbin states that, notwithstanding that there are 200 deaths from plague daily at Kwang Chantse, the hair of dead Chinese is exported to ...

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  7. HOME RULE.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. [?]an Malcolm (Unionist) moved his amendment to the A[?]dress in Reply, namely,- "All effective debate on the veto of ...

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  8. RECIPROCITY.

    The United States House of Representatives has passed the reciprocity agreement by 221 votes to 92. The Democrats solidly favoured the Bill, ...

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  9. THE POLITICAL EFFECTS.

    It is generally believed that reciprocity between New Zealand, Australia, and Canada will tend to nullify the political effects of Canadian reciprocity with the United ...

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  10. AN AMERICAN APPEAL.

    President Taft has issued, a proclamation appealing for funds for the victims of famine in China. ...

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  11. RAILWAY MAGNATE'S DENIAL."

    Mr. James Hill, a railway magnate, denied the report that he aided the farmers of Western Canada in their reciprocity campaign. ...

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  12. THE MEXICAN REVOLT.

    General Navarro, with 1000 regular Mexican troops has entered Juarez, and refugees are returning to the city. The insurgents acknowledge the failure ...

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  13. ABSORPTION OF CANADA.

    Daring the debate in the House of Representatives on the reciprocity proposals, Mr. Champ Clark, a leader of the Democrats, said he favoured the agreement ...

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  14. CLAPHAM COMMON MURDER.

    Steiner Morrison has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering Beron, a French Jew, on Clapham Common. ...

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  15. RAILWAY DISASTERS.

    Further particulars regarding the calamity at Co[?]ville state that an express train, travelling at the rate of 53 miles an hour, dashed into a goods train, five trucks ...

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  16. THE CORONATION.

    A total of 50 seats will be allotted in Westminster Abbey for members of oversea Parliaments for the Coronation. ...

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  17. NEW GUINEA WRECK.

    Several survivors of the wr[?]k of the New Guinea were landed in Sydney yesterday by the [?]llawarra Company's steamer Merimbula. The party comprised Mr. C. A. ...

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  18. NEW ZEALAND'S REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Government has decided that if a voluntary contingent of the New Zealand territorials is prepared to attend the coronation ceremony their application will be favourably ...

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  19. CANADIAN VIEWS.

    Canadian Conservatives declare that the real menning of the United States has been made clear by Mr. Clark. The Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ...

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  20. PECULIAR CASE.

    A middle-aged Chinese, named Ah Kow, was charged at the Criminal Court to-day with having attempted to administer arsenic with intent to murder or, in the alternative, with ...

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  21. ABNORMAL HEAT WAVE.

    An abnormal beat wave prevails throughout Cape Colony, the temperature reaching 115 degrees in the shade. The bent is killing ostriches, animals, ...

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  22. WORKMEN'S TRAINS COLLIDE.

    Another railway smash has occurred Two workmen's trains came into collision at Bethune, two people being killed and 20 injurned. ...

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  23. THE DURAND CASE.

    The release has been ordered of Durand, the trades-union secretary who was sentenced to death for advising the murder of a non-unionist, but whose sentence was ...

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  24. CANADIAN DEBATE.

    In the Canadian House of Commons Mr. G. E. Foster, ex-Minister of Finance (Conservative) attacked the reciprocity agreement, which, he said, would tend to ...

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  25. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    The "Manchester Guardian" states that Australia intends proposing at the Imperial Conference to ask the various Governments concerned to promote bills and ...

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  26. AN INADEQUATE LIGHT.

    Captain Coelman with the mate, second officer, and 24 of the crew of the wrecked New Guinea, embarked in the Melbourne steamship Kapunda last night for Melbourne direct. ...

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  27. KRUPPS CRITICISED.

    In the debate in the Reichstag on the naval estimates, several socialist members accused the Krupp family, owners of the great steel works at Essen, of making ...

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  28. COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING.

    A six-story block collapsed owing to the foundations being weakened by an excavation alongside. One woman was killed, and many people ...

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  29. EFFECT ON BRITISH PREFERENCE.

    During the debate on the reciprocity agreement in the Canadian House of Commons, the speakers in support of the Government emphasised the slight effect the, ...

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  30. TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL'S ENDORSEMENT.

    The Trades and Labour Council to-night went into committee to consider the report of Messrs. C. J. Bennett and E. F. Russell (Agricultural Imp[?]ement-makers' Union) in ...

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  31. VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE.

    Reglet is expressed in Canadian shipping and commercial circles that Australia is unable to make an acceptable proposal in regard to the Canadian-Australian mail ...

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  32. "THE FATE OF THE EMPIRE."

    The papers give prominence to the remarks of the "Toronto News," in which that journal says that Cananda should be careful not to destroy her interprovincial ...

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  33. VIOLENT PRISONER.

    Dr. Cole, P.M., visited Pentridge Gaol today, and heard a charge preferred against William King, the notorious negro convict, who for his repealed acts of violence is ...

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  34. NEW GUINEA EXPLORATION.

    Captain Nauhuys is organising an expedition to explore Dutch New Guinea from south to north, paying especial attention to the snow range. ...

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  35. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    The Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, in the course of a statement, said that after the veto of the House of Lords had been settled the Government would propose to ...

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  36. SERIOUS CHARGE.

    A girl aged 13½ years, reported to her teacher, Mr. G[?]christ, this morning that when about a mile from school she had been assaulted by a man, [?] came out of the bush, ...

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  37. FILIBUSTERING TO CEASE.

    The United States intends to stop filibustering in the Mexican Gulf. The steamer Hornet recently left New Orleans to aid the revolution in Honduras. ...

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  38. OPINIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    Several pass correspondents comment on the idea that the annexation of Canada is spreading among American statesmen. The "Pall Mall Gazette" says that ...

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  39. PERTH TRAGEDY.

    The trial of Alexander Smart for the marder of Ethel Harris on March 14 last was continued in the Criminal Court to-day. The case for the Crown closed last ...

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  40. BRITISH INCOME TAX.

    In the King's Bench Division of the High Court to-day the American Thread Company was ordered to pay income tax on £18O,000, the Bench holding that, although ...

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  41. THE POPE ILL.

    The Pope is confined to bed suffering from influenza. ...

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  42. CADET REGISTRATION.

    The total number of boys registered for 14A training area, which his Singleton as its centre, is 998, and the number for the various ages were made up as follows:—14 years of ...

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  43. RICHMOND COLLISION.

    The Railway Commissioners to-day considered the appeal of John Me[?]ville, driver of the 8[?]37 Elsternwick train, concerned in the collision at Richmond on July 18 last, against ...

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  44. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Bank of England rate of discount for best three months' bills was to-day reduced to 3½ per cent. from 4 per cent., at which rate it had stood since January 26. ...

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  45. SHEEP-SHEARING CONTEST.

    The first sheep-shearing contest for the world's championship over decided in Australia took place in the Austral Hall, Toowoomba, last evening. The rival competitors were Fred ...

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  46. AN IMPOSTOR.

    William Joachim has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment at the Old Bailey for fraudulently obtaining from two ladies the sum of £5000. ...

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  47. UN[?]PPY FOREBODINGS.

    Speaking at a dinner at the Canada Club last evening, Mr. Atwater, formerly Attorney-General of Queb[?], predicted that the reciprocity agreement between Canada ...

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  48. BURNED ALIVE.

    By a fire in a shop in Ponsonby early this morning two children, Hettle and Arthur Port[?]us, seven and five years of age respectively were burned to death. ...

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  49. COOGEE DISASTER FUND.

    Reference to our advertising columns will show that a unique programme has been arranged by Mr. Hugh Ward, all the theatrical companies having volunteered assistance; ...

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  50. A CRUCIAL POINT.

    The "Times" states that Mr. Redmond's reference to smaller Irish representation in the House of Commons puts out of court every precedent drawn from local ...

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  51. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, [?]s communicating with the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific in regard to the alleged illegal ...

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  52. MR. ASQUITH'S DISCLAIMER.

    In the House of Commons last night the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, denied the recently-reported statement of M. Bouras[?], leader of the Queb[?] Nationalists, ...

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