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  2. PRICE OF BREAD.

    Considerable interest is centred in the state ment contained in the letter of Mr. Henry R. Kerr, of Petersham, published yesterday, in which he contends that now that the price o[?] ...

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  3. FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    One section of the Melbourne press never loses a chance of trying to block any effort to move the capital from here. This morning an attempt was made to bring pressure on ...

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  4. BENELONG POINT.

    In view of the intense personal interest of the inhabitants of North Shore in the waters, over which the North Shore ferries travel, the Mayor of North Sydney (Alderman ...

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  5. FEDERAL CABINET MEETS.

    The first Cabinet meeting of the Fisher Government was held to-day. The gathering took place in the Prime Minister's room, and all Ministers and Hon. Ministers were ...

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  6. COLONEL KIRKPATRICK.

    Reuter's correspondent at Simla cables that Colonel Kirkpatrick, who has been appointed Inspector-General of the Commonwealth Forces, will proceed to Australia ...

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  7. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Commander Peary has arrived in London. In the course of an interview he stated: I have finished field work in either the ...

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  8. COTTON WAGES DISPUTE.

    At a joint conference of masters and operatives in the cotton trade held at Manchester, the representatives of the operatives asked that the 5 per cent. ...

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  9. BRITISH POLITICS.

    [?]he Extreme Radicals denounce the pre[?]e to the Parliament (Veto) Bill. [?]e "Daily News" fears that certain [?]ses indicate that the proposed ...

    Article : 155 words
  10. DEFENCE MINISTER'S STATEMENT.

    Colonel Kirkpatrick's appointment has been confirmed by the Fisher Government. The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher), in reply to a question, said:—"In the matter of the ...

    Article : 244 words
  11. CONTROLLING RAILROADS.

    There are indications at Washington that the railroad legislation proposed by President Taft will be defeated or seriously emasculated. ...

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  12. FIGHTING IN ALBANIA.

    The "Daily Chronicle" publishes under reserve the statement of the Italian Deputy, Signor Giovanni Micele, who is correspondent for the Milanese newspaper ...

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  13. LABOUR DISSATISFIED.

    Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P. (Labour), speak[?] at Ton-y-Pandy, Wales, yesterday, said [?] regard to the political situation that [?] ideal compromise would be the ...

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  14. AERONAUTICS.

    The second sum of £10,000 offered for competition among aviators by the "Daily Mail" is divided into two prizes; one prize is for a flight in England and the other ...

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  15. PACIFIC SERVICE.

    There is a general impression in shipping circles in Sydney that before many months some definite action will be taken in the direction of re-establishing the mail service ...

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  16. ABDUL HAMID'S FUNDS.

    The Berlin Provincial Court has dismissed the suit brought by the ex-Sultan, Abdul Hamid, against the Relchsbauk, for the return of £600,000 lodged, with the ...

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  17. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool auctions this evening there was a good sale, values for everything being firm. May 3. ...

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  18. AEROPLANE FOR ARMY.

    Captain the Hon. C. S. Rolls, technical managing director of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., has presented a Wright aeroplane to the Army School of ballooning at Aldershot ...

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  19. CITY COUNCIL'S ATTITUDE.

    Members of the works committee of the City Council yesterday inspected the site of the wharf proposed to be erected at Bennelong Point by the Harbour Trust. At a meeting ...

    Article : 72 words
  20. MISSING SEALER SAFE.

    The Aurora, sealer, which was reported wrecked, has arrived safely at Newfoundland. ...

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  21. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.

    The Chief Justice of the Transvaal, Sir J. Rose-Innes, at the instance of three members of the Legislative Council, has granted a rule nisi, returnable on Friday, ...

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  22. ALL FOR IRELAND LEAGUE.

    [?] Messrs. W. O'Brien and T. M. Healy, [?]s.P. (Independent Nationalists), have each [?]ceived £500 in aid of the All for Ire[?]nd League from Mr. Chisholm, of New ...

    Article : 55 words
  23. LABOUR LN POWER.

    Mr. J. A. Millar was in Melbourne when the Federal elections, resulting in the return of a Labour Government, took place. He was keenly interested as an old Labour ...

    Article : 357 words
  24. A WRONGLY CHARTED ROCK.

    At a meeting of the Hobart Marine Board to-day, a letter was received from the manager of the Union S.S. Company of New Zealand, stating that the master of the steamer ...

    Article : 269 words
  25. COMPETITION AMONG CHURCHES.

    Speaking at the conference of the Congregational Union to-night the Rev. Dr. Bevan said that there was a ridiculous and wicked competition of the varied Churches in the new ...

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  26. GUILLOTINED IN SWITZERLAND.

    Matth[?]as Muff, who murdered four persons, has been guillotined at Lucerne, Switzerland. This is the first execution for many years in that State. ...

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  27. THE LA MILO CASE.

    At the Old Bailey to-day the case was concluded in which Percy Easton, a motorcar agent, La Milo, a music-hall performer, and Ferdinand Eggena, her husband, were ...

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  28. VIENNA POISONING CASE.

    Frau Hofrichter, wife of Lieutenant Hofrichter, who was detained in custody following upon her assertion of the innocence of her husband of an attempt to poison ...

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  29. A BALLOT FOR SITES.

    There was a solemn ceremony in the office of the Minister for Lands to-day, when the choice of church sites in the now State township of Wonthaggi, at the Powlett coalfield, was ...

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  30. CHINESE RAILWAYS.

    The Shanghai correspondent of the "Morning Post" reports that an agreement for a loan of £4,000,000 for the construction of the new Tientsln-Pukow railway, ...

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  31. QUEENSLAND REVENUE.

    The revenue for the quarter ended April 30 was £569,985, being an increase of £82,554 as compared with April of last year. The principal increase was in the amount received ...

    Article : 121 words
  32. A WONDERFUL INVENTION.

    Mr. Sydney Brown has invented a sound-magnifying instrument for use with an electric stethoscope. By means of this instrument a London specialist can examine ...

    Article : 69 words
  33. VANCOUVER SERVICE AND NEW ZEALAND.

    Our New Zealand correspondent writes under date April 29:—"The resuscitation of the mail service between New Zealand and Europe by way for by the president of the ...

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  34. MR. ASQUITH AT LISBON.

    King Manoel to-day received in audience at Lisbon Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, and Mr. M'Kenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, who are en route for the ...

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  35. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION.

    Canadian Labour circles are irritated at the news that Mr. John Lyons, a vice-president of the Toronto Labour Council, is detained at New York as an undesirable ...

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  36. BRITISH B.H. PROPRIETARY COMPANY, LIMITED.

    The general manager of the British Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Ltd., has received cable messages from the head office in London announcing that the half-yearly report and ...

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  37. ADELAIDE DIVORCE COURT.

    A divorce case, characterised by somewhat unusual features, came before Mr. Justice Homburg to-day, when Elsie Henderson, of North Terrace, Adelaide, applied for a ...

    Article : 314 words
  38. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

    At a meeting of the State Parliamentary Labour party this afternoon Mr. John Verran was unanimously re-elected leader. "That means that you will be Premier," remarked a ...

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  39. INCREASED LIVING COSTS.

    Mr. Brown, president of the New York Central Railway, states that the pay roll of the United States railways will be increased by £25,000,000 in the current year in ...

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  40. THE OLD CHINA CASE.

    In the action brought by the executors of the late Charles J. Dickens, a collector of old china, for damages against Christie, Manson, and Woods, art salesmen, ...

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  41. ATTEMPT ON A CANTATRICE.

    The Paris police are investigating an attempt to poison Madame Marguerite Carre, a leading soprano of the Opera Comique. Corrosive sublimate was placed in her port ...

    Article : 79 words
  42. OTIRA TUNNEL PRISONERS.

    The latest advices from the Otira tunnel works, on the midland railway, where ten men were overwhelmed by a fall of earth yesterday, show that there are two men still ...

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  43. OVERDUE BARQUE.

    Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of the Danish barque Princesse Marie, which called off Sydney Heads from Antofagasta in February, and was ordered on to South ...

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  44. VICTORIAN INCENDIARISTS.

    A deliberate attempt was made early this morning to burn down C. Mitchell and Co.'s grocery establishment and Nurse Ba[?]llie's private hospital at Tatura. The buildings are ...

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  45. BOY SCOUTS.

    The boy scout movement has been started with much promise of success in Russia. ...

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  46. ENGINEMEN IN COLLIERIES.

    The colliery enginemen and stokers, who are demanding advanced rates and better conditions, have given notice to the South Wales anthracite colliery owners of the ...

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  47. CITY COUNCIL AND RANDWICK.

    In a report to the electric light committee on Monday, the city electrical engineer stated that he had had several interviews with the Randwick Council respecting the supply to ...

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  48. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—The price of bread has been so often referred to in the "Herald" and other journals that it is time, to reply. In your issue of this morning Mr. Kerr makes statements which ...

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  49. THE PRINCESS ROYAL.

    The keel of the 20,000-ton battleship cruiser Princess Royal, which will be 700ft long, carry eight 12in guns, and have a speed of 30 knots, was laid at Barrow ...

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  50. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Sullivan, the trainer of Ernest Burry for the world's sculling championship, has resigned owing to disagreements with the committee of management. ...

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  51. STRIKE AT INVERELL.

    Considerable surprise was occasioned in civic circles when it became known that the quarrymen, fillers, and truckers at the council's quarry had struck work. They demanded a rise ...

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  52. SAFEGUARDING LABOUR.

    Reuter's correspondent states that Signor Luzzati, Italian Minister of Commerce, proposes to hold an International congress in Rome in 1911 in order to adopt ...

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  53. PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION.

    The by-election for Crewe to fill the seat rendered vacant by the death of the Right Hon. J. Tomkinson (Liberal), resulted in the return of Mr. W. M'Laren ...

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  54. SUSPICIOUS RASH.

    The chief engineer of the steamer Nevarra, who developed an illness at Bunbury, is progressing satisfactorily. No fresh cases have been reported, the general health of the officers ...

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  55. OPHIR FLIES YELLOW FLAG.

    The R.M.S. Ophir arrived to-day flying the yellow flag, in consequence of a mysterious rash developed by five children during the voyage. The [?]hir made fast to the buoy in ...

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  56. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The estate of the late Bishop Barry has been sworn for probate purposes at £19,208. The residue is ultimately left for Church purposes in Great Britain and the colonies ...

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  57. LABOUR CANDIDATES.

    At the annual conference of the Political Labour Connell, to be held in June next, a proposal will be made requiring candidates for Parliament in the Labour interest to be ...

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  58. THE HAHTLEPOOL ELECTION.

    The election of Sir Christopher Furness (Liberal) to the House of Commons for Eartlepool has been declared void by the Elections Tribunal. ...

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  59. RETURN OF THE QUEEN.

    Queen Alexandra, accompanied by Princess Victoria, has left Corfu for Venice, and will arrive in London on Thursday. The King has telegraphed to the King ...

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  60. WYREEMA-CURRAJONG COLLISION.

    The Attorney-General has decided not to file a bill against Captain Meaburn, of the steamer Wyreema, against whom the Coroner recorded a finding of manslaughter in connection with ...

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  61. PUGILIST DIES OF BLOOD POISONING.

    Reginald Midwood, a middle-weight amateur ex-champion of Australia, and lately a professional boxer, died to-day of blood poisoning, contracted through an injury received ...

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  62. ARRIVAL OF THE SUVA.

    The A.U.S.N. Company's Island steamer Suva, from Fiji, arrived at Sydney at 1.30 this morn[?] ...

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  63. THE PERICLES WRECK.

    Tenders are to be called for the salving of the cargo of the steamer Perticles. ...

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