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  2. KING ISLAND AGAIN.

    The fishing yawl Unique, belonging to Geelong, was wrecked at King Island on Sunday, 20th, in a gale. The crew of two escaped, and landed at Yellow Rock, but only saved a few ...

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  3. EXTRAORDINARY STORM.

    A tremendous thunderstorm passed over Pingelly and district at 1.15 p m. yesterday, wrecking portion of the town Rain fell in torrents, an inch and a half falling in less ...

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  4. STATE ATLANTIC CABLE.

    The "Times" warmly commends the important plan of a State-owned cable from England to America, touching at Shetland, Iceland, Greenland, and Labrador, now ...

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  5. TERRIBLE FIRE.

    A terrible fire occurred yesterday in a paper box factory of four stories at Newark, New york, 24 girls meeting their death being either burned or crushed by ...

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  6. OUR MEAT IN AUSTRIA.

    The Vienna correspondent of the "Standard" telegraphs: "Without pretending that Australian meat is inferior to Argentine meat, there is no chance of the offer of ...

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  7. BRITISH ELECTION.

    Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister speaking at Hall, condemned the referendum. That measure, he said, would impair, if not destroy, the sense of Parliamentary ...

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  8. DISADVANTAGES OF REFERENDUM

    Mr. Lloyd-George, speaking at Edinburgh, said that if there was a referendum on the Scottish Lund Bill it would be voted out of existence, as the English, ...

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  9. CREATION OF PEERS.

    A return prepared by the Home Office shows that Lord Beaconsfield (when Mr. Disraell) created 35 Peers, Mr. Gladstone 85, Lord Salisbury 97, Lord Rosebery 9, Mr. ...

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  10. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The Anti-Socialist Union has despatched 150 speakers to work the general election. Lord Rothschild, in a letter addressed to ...

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  11. SOCIALIST PLATFORM.

    The chief plank in the platform of Mr. G. Lausbury, Socialist candidate for Mile End (Tower Hamlets), is the right to work or maintenance. ...

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  12. MR. FISHER.

    Mr. Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia, addressed the Workers' Political Association of Natal yesterday. He disclaimed the role of a political missionary. He urged ...

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  13. PREFERENCE WITH DOMINIONS.

    Mr. Bonar Law (Conservative), addressing the electors of Manchester, was asked by a heckler "If the price of wheat under the tax on foreign corn proposed by tariff ...

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  14. MOTORS IN WAR.

    A diminitive bugler sounded "G." Three hundred Highlanders swarmed into a long string of motors. A whistle sounded the advance. There was a rattle of backfire, a ...

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  15. GREEK AT OXFORD.

    The Oxford Congregation, by 188 votes to 152, negatived the proposal for the abolition of compulsory Greek in responsions. Professor Murray, Rogius Professor of ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN LABOUR LAWS

    "Investor," writing in the "Economist," says that Australian land companies have had their faith a little shaken by the political affairs of the past few months. ...

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  17. KBUPP'S OF AUSTRALIA.

    "The Clyde Engineering Company's works are going to be the Krupp's works of Australia," said Mr. T. Irons, acting managing director of the company, at the twelfth ...

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  18. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    POTCHEFSTROOM (Transvaal), Nov 26. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Princess Patrica yesterday had as equally an enthusiastic reception in this ...

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  19. ARGENTINE FROZEN MEAT.

    The Royal Mail Company is building six vessels to carry frozen meat from the Argentine to Liverpool, at a cost of £1,500,000. ...

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  20. THE SUFFRAGE RIOTS.

    Sir Albert de Rutzen chief magistrate of the metropolitan police courts has twice Protested against the Home Office withdrawing prosecutions against defendants ...

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  21. A CONVERTED UNIONIST.

    Sir J. D. Rees (Unionist), formerly a Liberal, speaking at Kennington, said that he had resigned a safe seat because at a moment like this he did not care a brass ...

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  22. BILLIARDS.

    The "Sportsman, while exonerating George Gray, junr., the Australian billiard player, personally, regards the challenges as discreditable booming of Gray ...

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  23. PEACE IN MEXICO.

    Tranquility reins in Mexico. The whereabonts of Senor Madero is unknown. The report that he is wounded is believed to be a ruse of the supporters of President Diaz ...

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  24. PRIVILEGES OF THE LORDS.

    Mr. John Burns, President of the Local Government Board, in an address to the electors of Battersea, says that the Lords only obstruct the people's Parliament ...

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  25. PEERS DISAPPOINTED.

    The House of Commons has adjourned until Monday. The House of Commons sat for only two minutes to-day. The brevity of the sitting ...

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  26. THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

    Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Austialia, in the course of an interview with a representative of the "Standard," trusted that the Imperial Institute would ...

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  27. WELSH COAL STRIKE.

    Following a conference between Mr. C. R. Askwith, K.C. Comptroller-General of the Labour Department, Board of Trade, and the leaders of the strike in South ...

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  28. WINS OF THE TURF SEASON.

    The following is a list of mounts and winning mounts of jockeys for the season now closing:—Wootton, 628 mounts, 137 wins; Maher, 460, 127; Trigg, 706,95. ...

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  29. SUPPORT FROM AMERICAN LABOUR

    The American Federation of Labour has unanimously endorsed women suffrage. ...

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  30. LIBERAL-UNIONIST COUNCIL.

    The Liberal Unionist Council in Glasgow has adopted Mr. Ohamberlain's resolution cxpressing satisfaction at the action of the House of Lords in promoting its own ...

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  31. CANADA A NATION.

    Mr. M'Cluren, editor of the "American," speaking at Ottawa, said he favoured a reduction in the status of provinces of Canada so as to make Canada a ...

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  32. MANCHESTER NOVEMBER MEETING.

    At the Manchester November meeting yesterday the race for the principal event on the card resulted as under:— MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAP of ...

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  33. MOTORS IN DUBLIN.

    A deputation composed of horse-car drivers in Dublin protested against the intioduction of taxi-cabs and motor 'buses, on the ground that they would ruin the ...

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  34. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of the Very Rev. James MacGregor, D.D., Chaplain in Ordinary to the King in Scotland, and Senior Minister of St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. ...

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  35. THE REJECTED OF THE PEERS.

    The Marquis of Lansdowne, speaking at Glasgow, yesterday, said that the last four Liheral Administrations had created [?]36 peers. In the Budget division in 1909 only ...

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  36. ABOLITION OF BOOKMAKERS.

    During the discussion on the Gaming Bill in the House Mr. Millar, Minister for Railways, said that the bill was in the interests of racing clubs and a few rich owners Eighty ...

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  37. COLLISION AT ORMSKIRK.

    The Scottish express for Liverpool traversed Ormskirk at night at a speed of 50 miles in hour, and dashed into an engine waiting at the cross points. Four ...

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  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The White Cross League, in a letter to the editors of London papers, suggests that combined action should be taken by the newspapers to minimise or suppress ...

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  39. TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

    The Annual Congress of the Committee of Union and Progress has issued some colourless reports. It is believed that the Congress ...

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  40. A DUKE'S COMPLAINT.

    The Duke of Marlborough said that when he interviewed Mr. Lloyd-George three, years ago he did not suspect he should become the target for insolent and unsavoury ...

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  41. TEN THOUSAND LETTERS.

    On Saturday the Postmaster-General received a report from the Deputy Postmaster-General of New South Wales regarding the statement that 10,000 letters for the United ...

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  42. THE ASSAULT ON MAYOR GAYNOR.

    The Grand Jury of Hudson County, New York, has returned indictments of assault with intent to kill the Mayor, Mr. Gaynor, against Gallagher. The defence proposes ...

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  43. RUSSIANS IN PERSIA.

    The Teheran correspondent of Router's agency telegraphs that Russian troops have landed at Enzoli, 15 miles NNW of Resht, and are marching to Kazvin, 86 miles NNW ...

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  44. THE BROOME HURRICANE.

    Mr. Made, M.L.A., has left for Broome to inquire on behalf of the Government into the results of the recent cyclone, and measures of relief that will be required. ...

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  45. THE MONEY FROM AMERICA.

    Mr. A. Lyttelton (Conservative), speaking at Goole (Yorkshire), denounced this "stampede election" to prevent the people fully apprehending the disastrous ...

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  46. CANADIAN POLICY.

    Oppositionists at Ottawa challenge Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Primo Minister, to create a vacancy in Western Canada with the object of testing if public opinion supported ...

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  47. JEALOUS HUSBAND.

    On Saturday night a shooting affray took place in Adelaide. A woman named May Knight, who had arrived from New Zealand a few weeks ago with T. Paton, was followed ...

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  48. CRIPPEN'S LAST LETTERS.

    "Lloyd's Weekly" publishes fac-similies of the farewell letters written by Crippen to Le Neve. These letters affirm his innocence. ...

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  49. ISLAND ATROCITIES.

    Bishop Wilson, in an interview, supported Dr. Campbell Nicholson's recent statements concerning the conditions in the New Hebrides. He says that Dr. Nicholson's utterances ...

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  50. PLACATING THE PUBLICANS.

    The Government has modified a form under the Budget whereby publicans in England will now only furnish totals, while the necessity for certain other information ...

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  51. MR. LLOYD GEORGE TO BE OPPOSED.

    The "Daily Telegraph" reports that Mr. Austin Jones (Conservative) will oppose Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the Carnarvon district. ...

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  52. SIR EDWARD CARSON.

    Sir Edward Carson (Conservative) speaking at Liverpool, said that the Government loathed their measures, and referred them to the people. The Lords ...

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  53. GAS STOVE EXPLODES.

    An eztraordinary and at present unexplainable accident happened at the residence of Mr. William Byrne, 733 Darling-street, Rozelle, yesterday. The dwelling consists, of three ...

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  54. NAVAL BASE.

    Some time ago the Federal Government cabled to the Imperial authorities asking if there was any foundation for the statement that the naval base in Australian waters was ...

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  55. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this afternoon there was strong competition for good free wools, but short and faulty were neglected. Nov. 26. ...

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  56. UPPER HOUSE PROPOSALS.

    Speaking at the National Liberal Conference, Mr. Ellis Griffith, Recorder of [?]irkenhead, in moving a resolution de[?]uncing the reforms proposed by the ...

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  57. STRIKE RIOTS IN CHICAGO.

    Three poisons were shot, one being wounded seriously, in Chicago during a piot between garment-workers, who are on strike, and non-unionists. ...

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  58. LIBEL ACTION.

    Elijah Carey, secretary of several labour unions at Wellington, has obtained £70 damages from William Black, editor and publisher of the weekly sociaist paper the ...

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  59. SUSPENSION OF A BANK.

    The London Trading Bank, Limited, has suspended payment. [The London Trading Bank has a paid-up capital of £41,725, and there is callable capital ...

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  60. KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

    As Mr. W. C. H. Roberts, of Currawang, was passing through his stud paddock he saw two mares suddenly fall. On going to the spot it was found that both animals had been killed ...

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  61. EARTHQUAKE IN THE ISLANDS.

    The French mail steamer Pacifique, which arrival yesterday from the New Hebrides and Noumea, brought news of an eatthquake in the Islands. At Port Sandwich and Canal ...

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  62. MR. PIRRELL'S INJURY.

    The doctors attending Mr. A. I'vvell, [?]-secretary for Ireland, who was kicked on the shin during a disturbance by suffragists, have ordered him to rest for ...

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