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  2. MINE EXPLOSION.

    At 5 o'clock this morning the earth around Killingworth colliery, neal West Wallsend, trembled and shook, as if by an earthquake. A strange, loud rumbling, like the muffled ...

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  3. RALLWAY SIGNALLING.

    Action taken by the Chief Railway Commissioner to engage in London an expert officer for the new automatic system of signalling on the New South Wales railways was ...

    Article : 676 words
  4. THE CHAFFINCH DRAMA.

    The latest turn in the Great Chaffinch drama was unexpected as it was apparently serious. Various suggestions were made to account for Mr. Greenway's strange disappearance, ...

    Article : 402 words
  5. ADVANCE OF CHINA.

    In connection with the anti-pigtail crusade in China, 11,000 discarded their queues in Hongkong in three days. Six elders, whose ages aggregated 449 ...

    Article : 214 words
  6. CANADIAN NAVY.

    The Liberals of Quebec promise to support the Navy Bill of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister, who is now hopeful that the anti-navy agitation among the ...

    Article : 113 words
  7. FAREWELL TO MR. FISHER.

    There was an influential attendance at the banquet given yesterday by the Chamber of Commerce to bid farewell to Mr. Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia, and ...

    Article : 165 words
  8. BRITISH ELECTIONS.

    Gains by the Liberal and Labour parties combined are now one greater than the gains of the Unionist party. Yesterday the Liberals gained three ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. SHARP FALL IN CONSOLS.

    Consols closed yesterday at £78 7s 6d, a fall of £1 7s 6d since Thursday. ...

    Article : 23 words
  10. HOME RULE.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the Unionists, speaking at Chester, challenged Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, to disclose his Home Rule policy. If the people knew, ...

    Article : 251 words
  11. COVENT GARDEN METHODS.

    Covent Garden fruitbrokers are indignant at the allegations made by Mr. Moore at the Interstate Fruitgrowers' Conferrence held in Hobart in October. Messrs. ...

    Article : 263 words
  12. LANCASHIRE COTTON TRADE.

    Mr. W. Tattersall estimates that 73 firms of cotton spinners, representing a capital of £2,563,716, including 5,973,196 spindles, worked at an average loss of 10.26 per ...

    Article : 84 words
  13. IMMIGRATION.

    Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, has arranged for biograph views of Australian subjects to be shown in Trafalgar-square throughout the current week, ...

    Article : 64 words
  14. VOTING MACHINE TESTS.

    Successful tests have been made with Boggiano's voting machine at municipal referendums in Rome and Milan. Previously such voting cost £1000, but ...

    Article : 45 words
  15. CONGRESS OPENED.

    The Congress of the United States was opened yesterday. President Taft, in his message to Congress, welcomed the opening of negotiations ...

    Article : 157 words
  16. STATE OF PARTIES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 35 words
  17. PLANNING THE CAPITAL.

    The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. King O'Malley) arrived from Brisbane yesterday with Colonel Millar, the under secretary for the department. They left last night, ...

    Article : 299 words
  18. CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION.

    Mr. George Wyndham, speaking at Stourbridge, said that whatever the result of the elections half the electors would declare against the Government on the ...

    Article : 228 words
  19. TORTURE IN MACEDONIA.

    The Sofia correspondent of the "Times" says that in connection with the disarmament movement in Macedonia by the Turkish Government, 4960 people were beaten ...

    Article : 325 words
  20. GERMAN LABOUR LAWS.

    The Reichstag has adopted the main clause in a bill for the establishment of labour conciliation boards. Herr Delbruck, Minister of the Interior, ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. A GRAMME OF RADIUM.

    Sir Ernest Cassel has bought from the Ministry of Works for £15,000 a gramme (15,432 grains) of radium for presentation to the English Radium Institute, to be used ...

    Article : 45 words
  22. RE-ELECTED UNOPPOSED.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  23. MASTERS IN THE MAKING.

    The training ship, Herzogin Sophie Charlotte, 2248 tons, which gained some notoriety on a previous visit by sailing out of the harbour from Neutral Bay, with all sail set, is ...

    Article : 304 words
  24. DUTCH FORTIFICATIONS.

    In contradiction of certain statements that Germany had offered to lend Holland a large sum of money for her fortifications, Jonkher de Marees van Swinderen, the ...

    Article : 131 words
  25. TUESDAY'S POLLING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 words
  26. GALE ON THE CASPIAN.

    The recent gale on the Caspian Sea was responsible for the loss of 314 lives. ...

    Article : 27 words
  27. CONSTITUTIONAL SAFEGUARDS.

    Sir H. Kimber (Unionist), in an address to the electors of Wandsworth, agrees with the view expressed by Mr. Nesbitt, a former Canadian Judge, as to the danger ...

    Article : 60 words
  28. MR. M'GOWRN'S PROMISE.

    Referring to-day to the application made to the New South Wales Government by the Federal Government for 10 square miles of territory at Jervis Bay, the Acting Prime ...

    Article : 75 words
  29. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    In the matter of Brown versus Blown, an appeal from the decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council his ...

    Article : 116 words
  30. ARGENTINE WHEAT YIELD.

    "Broomhall" estimates that the surplus wheat in the Argentine for export will be at least 3,000,000 tons. Some districts yielded 37½ bushels to the ...

    Article : 33 words
  31. THE POLLING ON MONDAY.

    The electors on the rolls who recorded their votes yesterday numbered 74 per cent., compared with 80 per cent. at the general election in January last. ...

    Article : 32 words
  32. FRENCH FORCE ATTACKED.

    News received from Central Africa states that the Sultans of Massalit and Wadai, in the Western Soudan, attacked in overwhelming numbers a French force, but ...

    Article : 76 words
  33. ALLEGED SLANDER.

    An action for alleged slander, for which £250 damages were claimed, came before Judge Johnston and a jury in the Ballarat County Court to-day. Plaintiff was the Rev. Samuel ...

    Article : 117 words
  34. THE TALLOW SALES.

    At the sales of Australian and New Zealand tallow to day 701 casks were offered, and 563 were sold. Prices were:—Mutton: Fine, 39s 6d; medium, 37s. Reef: Fine, 38s 6d; ...

    Article : 45 words
  35. LABOUR GAINS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 103 words
  36. THE PARTY GAINS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 words
  37. SUNDAY SELLING.

    The leader of the Opposition (Mr. Wade) said yesterday that the action of the Attorney-General in allowing the Professional Musicians' Club to dispose of liquor on Sunday was ...

    Article : 555 words
  38. THE WOOL SALES.

    The sixth series of wool sales closed firm to-day, with good competition. Dec. 7. At the sales just closed there were sold ...

    Article : 156 words
  39. SHOOTING AT SCHOOL TEACHER.

    The hearing of the charge against John Henry Nunn of shooting at William Thomas Hill, State school teacher, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, at Banyan Sea Lake, on ...

    Article : 318 words
  40. UNIONIST GAIN.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 words
  41. THE AUSTRALASIAN CLUB.

    The Australasian Club entertained Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, at lunch to-day. Lord Northcote presided. Among those present were Sir ...

    Article : 62 words
  42. DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.

    During the past weeks several assaults have been committed in the town by what appears to be an organised gang of ruffians. On Tuesday a young man named John Lovell, ...

    Article : 126 words
  43. FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE.

    The management of the Festival of Empire, to be held it Shepherd's Bush next year, offer a large amount of free space to Australia, the utmost cost being £20,000, ...

    Article : 155 words
  44. INTERVIEW WITH MR. M'GEACHIE

    Mr. Duncan McGeachie, superintendent of the Caledonian Coal Company, owners of the Killingworth colliery met with an herculean task on his arrival at the pit mouth. ...

    Article : 892 words
  45. PARTIES UNCHANGED.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 words
  46. AMERICAN LAWLESSNESS.

    Two negroes who had been arrested at Monroville, Alabama, on a charge of robbery, were forcibly taken by a mob from the custody of the sheriff and hanged to a ...

    Article : 43 words
  47. WIRELESS STATION.

    Notwithstanding the ultimatum of the Acting-Prime Minister, negotiations are still in progress in connection with the contract for the Pennant Hills wireless telegraph station. ...

    Article : 80 words
  48. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    At the Royal Cattle Show at Islington the King secured six first prizes, three seconds, and just missed the champion prize. ...

    Article : 159 words
  49. ROYAL CHRITMAS GREETINGS.

    When the steamer Balmoral Castle, with the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Princess Patricia aboard, was passing Capetown yesterday the Duke sent by ...

    Article : 44 words
  50. THE LONDON ELECTION.

    The "Daily News" (Liberal), as a result of yesterday's pollings, asserts that the present general election will be remembered as the London election in which ...

    Article : 249 words
  51. INDUSTRIAL GERMANY.

    The Japanese Ambassador in Berlin in the course of a speech said that Japanese business men were disappointed with the German industrial leaders. They carried ...

    Article : 68 words
  52. IMMIGRANTS' COMPLAINTS.

    The Premier (Mr Wilson), referring to a telegram from Victoria stating that the chief Victorian Immigration Officer in Great Britain had written asserting that the ...

    Article : 105 words
  53. DISTRICT NURSING.

    Drs. Clubb and Millard visited Wellington a few days ago in connection with the proposed district nursing scheme, and arranged with Dr. Linton, the Government medical ...

    Article : 61 words
  54. MEXICAN REVOLT.

    The Mexican Ambassador at Washington, Senor de la Barra, denies that President Diaz has appointed a peace commission to meet the revolutionists. ...

    Article : 33 words
  55. HONOUR TO THE BRAVE.

    His Excellency Lord Chelmsford, having heard of the brave action of Samuel Smith, a fettler in the employ of the Railway Commissioners, who rescued a passenger from being ...

    Article : 146 words
  56. DEFENCE OF SWEDEN.

    Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm reports that a Royal Commission recommends the expenditure of £5,180,000 yearly for eight years for defence purposes. Included ...

    Article : 53 words
  57. RESTITUTION MADE.

    Thirty-five years ago some person attending a Church of England bazaar held at Inglewood took a sum of £3 from one of the stalin during the temporary absence of those in charge. ...

    Article : 92 words
  58. THE FLOODS IN FRANCE.

    The Chamber of Deputies has unanimously voted £2[?]2,000 towards the relief Of the sulferers by the floods. ...

    Article : 28 words
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