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  2. WILLOUGHBY MURDER.

    Holding that the death penalty should be applied only to cases of premeditated and calculated crime, the Cabinet yesterday, after deliberations extending over two sittings, ...

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  3. ABOLISHING, FREEHOLD.

    The Minister for Lands (Mr.Nielsen) has issued instructions with practically initiate the policy of abolishing freehold in connection with the future disposal of Crown lands. ...

    Article : 315 words
  4. THE BULLFINCH FIELD.

    Following the custom of the last few days the opening hours of the Stock Exchange to-day were unusually active. Everyone entered the vestibule with orders, and the ...

    Article : 497 words
  5. SECOND EDITION

    Following upon the cloudburst, torrents of volcanic mud and lava blocks from Vesuvius swept over the circular railway to the mountain, overwhelmed the crops ...

    Article : 129 words
  6. THE TURKISH LOAN.

    A syndicate in Berlin is prepared to arrange the Turkish loan of £T6, OOO, OOO. The syndicate will advance the loan by instalments of one million. ...

    Article : 85 words
  7. UNREST IN INDIA.

    Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy Designate of India, was the guest at a dinner of the Harrow Association last night. Lord Crewe, the leader of the House of ...

    Article : 99 words
  8. LIBERAL POLICY.

    Mr. J.F.M. Fuller, the second whip of the Liberal party, in the course of a speech at Rushden, Northamptonshire, in alluding to the rumours as to the Constitution ...

    Article : 142 words
  9. GERMAN NAVY LAW.

    Grand Admiral von Koester in addressing a branch of the Navy League, endorsed the demand for an additional large cruiser annually which would entail the ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. INDISCREET INFLUENCES.

    The "Times," in commenting upon the Turkish loan negotiations, says that the act of the Porte in repudiating the word of its own financial representative in Paris, ...

    Article : 63 words
  11. MATINEE HAT CASE.

    In regard to the action brought by Mr. Dann, a Press agent, and his wife against Mr. Frank Curzon, theatrical manager, for £152, in pursuance of an alleged ...

    Article : 90 words
  12. HOME RULE.

    "Pacificas," the writer of a letter in the "Times" of June 6 on "The Dread of Compromise," has published a series of letters, which are attracting attention. ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. CLOUD-BURST IN ITALY.

    As the result of a cloud-burst, torrents of water and mud flowed down Mount Vesuvins on to Torre del Greco, situated on the Bay of Naples. ...

    Article : 131 words
  14. VAIN APPEAL TO REASON.

    Those who hoped to secure a modification of some of the extravagant provisions of the Federal land tax by appealing to the reason of members of the House of Representatives have ...

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  15. CRISIS IN GREECE.

    The National Assembly to-day, by 208 votes to 31, voted confidence in the Government. M. Venezclos, the Premier, considers ...

    Article : 70 words
  16. CRIME IN BRITAIN.

    A man named Simpson who was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for shoot ing William Frost in a first-class carriage of a train on the Metropolitan Railway ...

    Article : 94 words
  17. N.S.W. CRICKET CAPTAIN.

    At a special meeting of the N.S.W. Cricket Association last night a motion concerning. the method of selecting the captain for interstate teams was discussed. For some time ...

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  18. AERONAUTICS.

    According to the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail," heroic measures have been taken for the guidance of aviators. Whitewashed figures, 60ft square, will be ...

    Article : 81 words
  19. PLOT IN URUGUAY.

    A political plot against the Government has been discovered in North Uruguny. The ringleaders have been arrested, and the troops of the Republic have been ...

    Article : 45 words
  20. SHIPPING DISASTERS.

    The steamer Sussex (Liverpool, Oct. 15, for Sydney and New Zealand) has reached Las Palmas, Canary Islands, after having been in collision with the steamer ...

    Article : 88 words
  21. GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS.

    In the course of his Budget speech to-night, the Premier (Mr.Wilson) said that the Bullfinch find promised to eclipse anything since Kalgoorlie. The country was pegged out from ...

    Article : 121 words
  22. TRIAL FOR MURDER.

    The trial has begun at Chester of Mark Wilde, an ex-soldier, who is accused of the murder of Mr. George Storr, a wellknown builder, at Gorse Hall, Stalybridge. ...

    Article : 91 words
  23. AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL COMPANY.

    A meeting of shareholders of the Australian Pastoral Company held yesterday considered the proposal of the directors to issue an additional £300,000 worth of ...

    Article : 103 words
  24. AMERICAN HEIGHT RECORD.

    Mr..T. J. Drexel, a millionaire clubman, of Pittsburg, has been declared the winner at the aviation meeting in New York in the speed contest. ...

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  25. HIGH-PRICED OPTION.

    It was reported that the offer of half a million cash was made for the Bullfinch. It appears it was really the offer of £1000 cash for a 12 hours' option at £500,000. ...

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  26. PORTUGUESE LINER WRECKED.

    The Portnguese liner Lisboa, with 250 passengers has been wrecked near Paternoster Point, on the west coast of Cape Colony. ...

    Article : 86 words
  27. WILLYAMS FORGERY CASE.

    The trial was concluded to-day of Captain Hugh Willyams and his wife, Olive Alice Willyams, on a charge of uttering a promissory-note for £2000, purporting to ...

    Article : 78 words
  28. MAP OF THE FIELD.

    The above map shews the relative positions of the old-established goldfields of Coolgardie and Kalgoorlia, to the scene of the Bullfinch discovery—a discovery that has not been ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 133 words
  29. PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC.

    The representation of Portugal at the Vatican has been reduced from an Embassy to a Legation. ...

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  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Lewis Waller, actor, lessee of the Imperial Theatre, with a full company, will tour Australia under Clarke and Meynell's management in 1912. ...

    Article : 372 words
  31. BARREN JACK FARMS.

    The Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) enters office with the fullest appreciation of the work that has been carried out at Barren Jack, and he intends ot devote himself with ...

    Article : 258 words
  32. MILITARY DISSATISFIED.

    A message to the "Times" from its Lisbon correspondent was censored when lodged at Lisbon, but it was afterwards sent from the frontier. ...

    Article : 66 words
  33. A BROKEN SHAFT.

    The steamer Regulusus, 1367 tons, engaged in the intercoastal trade between New York and Newfoundland, has been wrecked after an adventurous voyage. She broke ...

    Article : 130 words
  34. VIOLENT EGYPTIAN JOURNAL.

    The Government has warned the journal "E Lewa," which is of the extreme Nationalist party, against making any more violent attacks upon Great Britain. ...

    Article : 235 words
  35. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

    The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Princess Patricia, on their way to South Africa in the steamer Balmoral Castle, called here, where they received an ...

    Article : 55 words
  36. BROTHERHOOD OF MAN.

    In opening the annual conference of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Association to-day the Acting Prime Minister said the Labour party was in office because the people were sick and ...

    Article : 533 words
  37. ST. JAMES VACANCY.

    After a period of unrest the parishioners of St.James' may soon hope to resume the peaceful Church life that was interrupted by the resignation of the Rev. W. I. Carr Smith. ...

    Article : 169 words
  38. BOIERMAKERS' LOOKOUT.

    The executive committee of the Boilermakers Society following; the ballot not to accept the agreement made with the shipbuilders is sendings a circular to members ...

    Article : 85 words
  39. CALL FOR AID.

    A wireless call for aid has been received from the tank steamer Oklahoma, whose whereabouts is not known. Several vessels are now engaged in the ...

    Article : 40 words
  40. HOTTEST OCTOBER DAY.

    Following the cold snap of a few days ago, the heat yesterday, which reached over 93 degrees in the shade in the city and over 100 degrees in some of the inland towns, was very ...

    Article : 255 words
  41. STRIKES IN EUROPE.

    The strike of dockers and carters at Marseilles is causing great confusion at the railway station and on the quays. ...

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  42. TORPEDO INVENTION.

    A torpedo, the invention of Mr. Hazleburst, an ex-Mayor of Birkenhead, is able to pierce, by means of a powerful explosive nets which are used to surround ...

    Article : 40 words
  43. "THE BOOK OF THE DEAD."

    Mrs. MarY Greenfield has given to the british Museum an important papyrus, a magnificent copy of the Theban "Book of the Dead," together with invocations, ...

    Article : 172 words
  44. A LIFT BOLTS.

    A sensational experience befel three young men at MacRobertson's confectionery works, Fitzroy, to-day. A lift which they had entered fell to the bottom of the well, ...

    Article : 154 words
  45. LISBON CARTERS OUT.

    The carters of the city have struck for an increase of their wages by two-thirds of the present payment, and for a reduction of hours of work to ten a day. ...

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  46. LOST IN THE ALPS.

    Miss Bates, an Englishwoman, who started to climb the Col de Balme a fortnight ago, is missing. ...

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  47. SPAIN AND MOROCCO.

    The Spanish Government denies the rumours in France that it is seeking concessions from Morocco, and declares that the amount of indemnity claimed over the ...

    Article : 41 words
  48. CHARING CROSS BANK.

    The Official Receiver has prepared a rough estimate of the Charing Cross Bank properly, showing that the liabilities amount to £2,500,000, and the assets ...

    Article : 51 words
  49. COUNTRY RECORDS.

    To-day's temperature reached 101½, being the highest so far recorded. WEE WAA. Tuesday. The heat to-day was very great, registering 300 ...

    Article : 39 words
  50. A SALUTARY LESSON.

    At the Dunedin Police Court a man named Sturdy, who was £90 in arrears under a maintenance order for the support of his three children, was sentenced to nine months ...

    Article : 63 words
  51. SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    Henry Baker, a woodcutter, who was struck by the engine of the Albury express train while crossing the line at Baddaginnie Station, on Saturday evening, died this morning in the ...

    Article : 125 words
  52. WEALTH OF VICTORIA.

    According to a return laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly to-day, the total net wealth of Victoria is estimated at £429,250,000; excluding estates of under £3000, £177,050,000; ...

    Article : 75 words
  53. THE JAPANESE NAVY.

    In the next Japanese Budget the sum of 70,000,000 yen (£7,000,000), will be appropriated for the navy, spread over six years. ...

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  54. SELLING A COW.

    Arthur Stokes, 47 years of age, was placed on trial in the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having obtained £7 by means of false pretences. Accused advertised for sale ...

    Article : 171 words
  55. THE STRATHCLYDE's VOYAGE.

    Further details regarding the perilous journey of the steamer Strathelyde show that the rudder post of solid steel, nine and a half inches in diameter, snapped as if it had been ...

    Article : 158 words
  56. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.

    The committee of the Mansion Honse Fund has decided that the memorial to King Edward VII. shall include a statue of him in some thoroughfare of London. ...

    Article : 37 words
  57. INFERNAL MACHINES.

    An infernal machine was discovered yesterday in the Rue Feramoulin. The fuse was half-burned. A bomb was found yesterdy in a ...

    Article : 58 words
  58. DANCING ACADEMY GUTTED.

    The premises known as the "Surroyville" Dancing Academy, conducted by Mr.George L.Owens in City-road, Darlington were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The ...

    Article : 143 words
  59. MOTOR CAR BURNED.

    Mr. T. R. Cloaver's motor car and shed caught fire this afternoon. The shed and car were completely destroyed before the fire brigade could render assistance. ...

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  60. CASE OF SHOPBREAKING.

    The premises of Mr. George Dawson, general storekeeper, of Main-street, Mittagong, were broken into during last night. The place was closed at 6 o'clock, Mr. Dawson and the ...

    Article : 84 words
  61. PERSIAN SITUATION.

    Reuter's correspondent at Berlin telegraphs that official quarters are tranquil in reference to the position in Persia, and it is stated that Germany does not intend to ...

    Article : 38 words
  62. AMERICAN VILLAGE ON FIRE.

    The village of varren, in Minnesota (U.S.A.), is on fire. Neighbouring towns have been appealed to for help. ...

    Article : 26 words
  63. METEOR AT MANILLA.

    A brilliant meteor was observed here last night. ...

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