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  2. BUOYANT FINANCES.

    A net increase in revenue and receipts of £126,401 for the five months of the financial year Just ended, as compared with the same period of last year, is the outstanding feature ...

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  3. THE PROCLAMATION.

    The proclamation under which the Commonwealth will take over the Federal capital territory will be issued next week. The date upon which the actual transfer ...

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  4. THE PAPANUI.

    "The position is unique," said Mr. M'Kie, secretary of the Marine Board to-day, when questioned regarding the possibilities of the steamer Papanul leaving port. ...

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  5. STATE CABLES.

    Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, in the course of an interview, stated that he had forwarded to the Australian Government information ...

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  6. CITY VALUES.

    Record prices for city property were realised yesterday, thus further demonstrating in a marked manner the wonderful prosperity of the State. ...

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  7. THE CANADIAN COMMONS.

    In the Dominion-House of Commons on Tuesday night Sir Frederick Borden, the Minister of Defence, complained of articles in French Nationalist newspapers, and ...

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  8. THE BRITISH ELECTION.

    The "Westminster Gazette" says the Tories have uproarious welcomed the referendum as a device to enable them to escape the presumed unpopularity of tariff ...

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  9. SHARP ADVANCE IN CONSOLS.

    Consols closed yesterday at £70 12s Gd, an advance of 15s since Thursday last. The rise in consols is due to the declaration of Mr. Balfour that he is willing [?]t ...

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  10. NAVAL LOAN A DANGER.

    The Earl of Crewe, Secretary of State for India, speaking at Devonport yesterday, deprecated the issue of a naval loan, which, he said, would endanger the peace ...

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  11. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Lord Joicey in a letter to the electors of Newcastle says:£"The Socialists have captured the Cabinet just as they have captured trade unions, though they are in ...

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  12. UNIONISTS AT LAW.

    A sequel to the late strike of coal miners at the Burwood colliery came to light to-day at the Newcastle Courthouse, when William Brennan, secretary of the Colliery Employees ...

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  13. HARBOUR LIGHTEST.

    Last night for the first time the three gas buoys imported by the Sydney Harbear Trust, from which to light the fairway, near the Heads, were showing occulting lights. One, ...

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  14. ESTIMATES OF PACIFIC LINE.

    The amended estimates of the Pacific cable for the year ending March 31, 1911, are: Receipts, £135,000; expenditure, £189,546. ...

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  15. A BANK HELD UP.

    The National Mining Bank in Salt Lake City was held up at noon and £25,000 taken. The robbers escaped. ...

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  16. PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC.

    The condition of Lisbon is rapidly approaching a state of anarchy. The most potent force is Labour, which is dictating to the Government and employers. ...

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  17. THE DIVORCE COMMISSION.

    The Rev. John Scott Lidgett, D.D., editor of the "Methodist Times," giving evidence before the Royal Commission on Divorce on behalf of the Wesleyan Church, said ...

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  18. DR. COOK AND THE POLE,

    Dr. Frederick Cook in an article in the "Hampton Magazine" confesses that he does not know whether he reached the North Pole or not. ...

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  19. MUTINY AT MACAO.

    A party of sailors landed from a gunboat at Macao, a Portuguese possession on the Canton River, and joined by soldiers marched to Government House, where they ...

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  20. THE GERMAN CENSUS.

    The taking of the German census is in progress. The census asks whether a person is blind, deaf, dumb, or insane, or whether he is weakminded, or subject to ...

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  21. STORM IN THE CITY.

    Shortly after noon yesterday banked-up clouds broke over the city, and brought down a deluge of rain, which thoroughly cleansed the gutters, but unfortunately the storm was ...

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  22. ELECTION FIGURES.

    The complete official returns of the late State election, issued yesterday by Mr. Coghlan, the Chief Electoral Officer, show that out of a total of 844,381 electors in the contested electorates ...

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  23. A POSITIVIST OPINION.

    Mr. Frederic Harrison, President of the English Positivist Committee, giving evidence, said that the Positivist Society was opposed to, divorce. Positivists believed that ...

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  24. LABOUR FOR COCOA GROWING.

    The recruiting of Labour from the Portuguese possessions in Angola, West Africa, for the Sao Thome cocoa plantatious, will henceforth be entrusted to Government ...

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  25. THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.

    Mr. Asquith the Prime Minister in a manifesto to the people of Scotland, says that the tardy and wholly delusive proposals of reform of the House of Lords. ...

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  26. STEEL PRICES.

    Forty of the leading steel producers of the United States refuse to cut prices below the present standard. ...

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  27. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    The Duke of Connaught laid the foundation stone yesterday of the memorial to the members of the Rand regiments who fell in the war. The ceremony was most ...

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  28. TARIFF BARGAINING.

    Sir.J. W. Tavermer, Agent-General for Victoria, read a paper before the Australasian Chamber of Commerce on "The Encouragement of Oversea British Enterprise and ...

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  29. P. AND O. COMPANY'S DIVIDEND.

    The Peninsular and Oriental Company has declared a dividend on deferred shares of 6½ per cent, with a bonus of 3 per cent. ...

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  30. SPEECH EY LORD ROSEBERY.

    Lord Rosebery speaking at Manchester, said he was alarmed at the encroachment an personal liberty under the present Government by means of bureaucratic ...

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  31. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this afternoon bidding was animated. Good wools were stiffer, and inferior obtained slightly better prices. ...

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  32. PRESIDENT DIAZ.

    President Diaz, of Mexico, was sworn in as President for the eighth time. The celebrations were curtalled in consequence of the disturbed state of the country. ...

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  33. MATRIMONIAL VENTURE.

    The authorities of Cornwall have been endeavouring to discover the relatives of Mrs. Patrick K. 0'Connor who died recently at Illogan Highway, possessed of considerable ...

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  34. MUNICIPAL ACTIVITY.

    The days of apathy in municipal elections seem to be over. For the first time in many years the elections to take place in January are exciting great interest, as evidenced by ...

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  35. COMRADESHIP OF SCIENCE.

    Sir Edward Shackleton has completed a lectures tour in Germany, his subject being "Exploration in the Antarctic Regions." He spoke in German. ...

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  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The death is announced of John YardeBuller, second Baron Churston, aged 64 years. Lord Churston succeeded his grandfather, ...

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  37. BARQUENTINE SUNK.

    The barquentine Gratitude came into collision with a collier at Gravesend yesterday. The barquentine stink in two minutes, and eight of her crew of ten ...

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  38. MUNICIPAL PROGRESS.

    The Agent-General (Mr. T. A. Coghlan), in a communication to the Premier, gives a wonderful story of the progress of Budapest, owing, he states, to its municipal policy. ...

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  39. MR. CHURCHILL'S FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.

    The feeling against Mr. Churchill at Sheffield when he visited the town yesterday was so strong that 200 special police guarded him. All the streets were ...

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  40. PROGRESS IN CHINA.

    The National Assembly in secret session agreed on the memorial to the Throne stating that the Grand Council was formed in the Chunlang period, that its powers ...

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  41. THE SHIPYARD LOCKOUT.

    The dispute in the shipbuilding trade which has caused the lockout of the boilermakers, furnished the subject of a speech at West Hartlepool last night by Lord ...

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  42. THE OSBORNE JUDGMENT.

    In the Chancery Division of the nigh Court Mr. Justice Warrington delivered judgment for the Amalgamated Society of Railwaymen in the action wherein Mr. ...

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  43. KILLED BY FALLING ROOF.

    Harvey Foulcher, a fifteen-year-old boy, residing with his parents in Park-street, Ryde, was killed through portion of a roof falling on him during the storm which passed over ...

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  44. THE IRISH STANDPOINT.

    Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P. (Nationalist), in his election address says:—"The people have at last an opportunity of ridding themselves for ever of their servitude to ...

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  45. LAND SCANDALS.

    Consideration by the House of Representatives of the report of the committee on the charge made by Mr. Hine against members and ex-members of Parliament was concluded ...

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  46. COMPULSORY FLOGGING URGED.

    A deputation of ladies, representing the W.C.T.U. and other societies, waited on the Premier, Mr. Wilson, to-day, and urged the immediate passing of legislation to make ...

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  47. DEATH OF JEM MACE.

    The death is announced from senile decay of Jem Mace, the one-time noted pugilist. Jem Mace, the Swoffham gipsy, was born at Beeston, in Norfolk, England, on Good ...

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  48. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has reserved judgment in the matter of the National Phonograph Comparaversus Menck. ...

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  49. MR. O'MALLEY ARRIVES.

    "That's all right. The Federal capital's safe." When Mr. King O'Malloy said that yesterday he put at rest all fears on the part of ...

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  50. SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY.

    Mr. F. Hawley, secretary of the Newcastle Trade Protective Association, states that the movement to protest against the Saturday half-holiday in Newcastle is meeting with ...

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  51. CLEANING CANCELLED STAMPS.

    A practice of removing, by the use of chemicals, the cancellation marks from stamps which have been used, has lately been brought under the notice of the Postal ...

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  52. MR. LABOUCHERE HITS OUT.

    "Truth" (Mr. Luboucbere's newspaper) says that the Peers have suddenly changed front, but they are wise in their generation to offer even halt measures. ...

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  53. CLERGYMAN SPEARED.

    The Colonial Secretary has received a telegram from Mr. Gale, Chief Inspector of Aborigines, who is at present at Broome, stating that a report had been brought in by Arthur ...

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  54. PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

    Horbert Rodgers, employed at Gender's saddlery factory, had his left hand reduced to pulp in a machine to-day. His hand was amputated at the wrist at the hospital. ...

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  55. THE BANK RATE.

    The Bank of England rate of discount for best three months bills was to-day lowered to 4½ per cent, from 5 per cent., at which it had stood since October 20. ...

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  56. CAUSE OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

    Mr. G. Wyndham (Conservative), speaking at Manchester, said that 42 out of every ...

    Article : 56 words
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