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  2. THE STRIKE.

    At the conclusion of evidence before the Southern Collieries Wages Board yesterday Mr. Holman asked it, in the event of the men going back to work before the board ...

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  3. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

    A coal train was coming into Katoomoa station yesterday when the engine jumped the points right off the line. The wheels were burled up to the axle. Three trucks with ...

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  4. MASKED BURGLAR.

    Lata on Thursday night a masked burglar with a revolver sprang out on two young ladies, relatives of the proprietor of the Westminster Hotel, ...

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  5. DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.

    An attempt was made early this morning to blow up portion of the East Greta Company's railway. The spot where the attempt was made is a culvert situated half a mile on the ...

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  6. CONSPIRACY IN PERSIA.

    A St. Petersburg press report states that Saidar Khan, the chief pupporter of the ex-Shah of Porsia, was captured at Resht, near the Caspian Sea, while crossing the ...

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  7. CANADIAN NAVY BILL.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister in moving in the Canadian House of Commons the second reading of the Navy Bill, said that the Government would stand or ...

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  8. GREECE AND CRETE.

    The Porte intimated that the sending of Cretan Deputies to the Greek National Assembly would be considered a cacus belli thereupon the protecting Powers ...

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  9. THE SACKVILLE BARONY.

    In the Probate Court yesterday the hearing was continued of Mr. Ernest SackvilleWest's claim to the Sackville Barony, as son of the late Lord Sackville. ...

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  10. THE END EXPECTED.

    There is a general air of expectancy in the circle of trade connected with coal and shipping that the end of the strike is only a matter of a few days. At the Trades' Hall, ...

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  11. TROUBLE AVERTED.

    It is now announced in Athens that the National Assembly will not be convoked until 1911, and that the representation will then be restricted to the Greek Kingdom. ...

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  12. ANXIOUS FOR WORK.

    The result of the aggregate meeting of the southern mioners to-morrow is looked forward to with a great amount of interest miners in this end of the district hoping that a motion ...

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  13. COLLIERY DISASTER.

    A miner smoking a cigarette caused an explosion in a coalmine at Las Esperandas, Mexico. Sixty-eight miners were killed, and fifty ...

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  14. FAKED FURS.

    The Minister for Customs (Sir Robert Best) made the following statement to-day in regard to the steps to be taken to checkmate fur fakers:—"It has been shown that opossum, ...

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  15. A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.

    A drnmatic incident occurred yesterday in connection with the case when the petitioner handed Sir Edward Clarke, K.C., a letter requesting him to ask for an ...

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  16. A CLUMSY ATTEMPT.

    Information which was received in Newcastle in regard to the attempt to blow up a culvert on the Aberdaie raliway line, between Neath and Aberd ire show s that the perpetrators ...

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  17. TARIFF WAR AVERTED.

    The tariff war between Germany and the United States has been averted. The cattle and dressed meat issue has been eliminated. Both countries mutually ...

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  18. THE HEBBURN LODGE.

    The Hebburn Lodge has decided, by a large majority, to take a ballot as to whether a wages board should be accepted. The action is regarded as the forerunner of similar steps ...

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  19. RONALD V. HARPER.

    The hearing of the charge against Patrick Hill, arising out of the recent case of Ronald v Harper, was commenced, before Mr. Cresswell, P.M., at the City Court to-day. The ...

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  20. AN AMENDMENT.

    Mr. R. L. Borden, leader of the Opposition, criticised Sir Wilfild Laurier's speech, and moved an amendment declaring that the Government's proposals did not follow ...

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  21. PRE-HISTORIC SAURIANS.

    The Palcontological Expedition from the Berlin University has discovered the remains of pre-historic saurians in "German East Africa. One thigh bone measures 82 ...

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  22. MINERS WANT CONFERENCE.

    The request made by the miners' delegate heard on Saturday last for a conference with the proprietors came up for consideration at a meeting of the Properitors' Defence ...

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  23. A CHILD SHOT.

    Two young children, son of Mr. A. Lucas, got hold of an old pistol, which was kept mainly as a starting gun at the sports. They brought it to a relative, saying' "Shoot me." ...

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  24. BRITISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

    Mr. Fred. Horner, ex-M.P. for North Lambeth has been committed for trial for telegraphing to the "Daily Mail," unde[?] the name of a local correspondent false ...

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  25. THE PREMIER'S HOLIDAY.

    The Premier and Mrs. Wade returned to Sydney by the Maheno yesterday afternoon, and were met by the members of the Cabinet. Referring to his holiday, later on in the day, ...

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  26. ANARCHY IN INDIA.

    Kanare, a Brahmin, who is fatally shot Mr. A. Jackson, Collector at Nasik, a seditious centre in the Bombay Presidency, while at the theatre in December last, and six other ...

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  27. CHINESE FOUND STABBED.

    A Chinese employed at thr local vegetable gardens owned by Sam War was found tonight by a little girl on his employer's verandah in a semi-conscious condition. The police ...

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  28. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this afternoon bidding was spirited with good general competition, and prices were very firm. Feb. 4. ...

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  29. GELIGNITE USED.

    Mr. A. F. Hall, engineer for the A.A. Company, who inspected the bridge this morning, stated that the scene of the explosion is about half a mile from the Neath railway station. ...

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  30. PENSIONER'S VENTURE.

    Strange applications are made at times to the old-age pensions registrar. One made to Mr. P. Bartold, of Geelong, is considered by him to be the best so far. In a letter an old man ...

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  31. DUTCH INTEGRITY.

    Replying to Senator van Heecker, the Catch Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jhr. Dr. R. de Marees Tan Swindercn, refused to ask for a further declaration of ...

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  32. DEFRAUDING AUTHORS.

    An action in the law courts has revealed that the late Addison Bright, a dramatic author's agent, defrauded Mr. J. M. Barrie, Sir A. Conan Doyle, Mr. Stephen ...

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  33. COAL FROM NEWCASTLE.

    The Malbourne S. S. Company's steamer Perth cleared at the Customhouso to-day for Melbourne with 1200 tons of coal cargo, in addition to 100 tons of bunker coal. ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. W. Davidson, Inspector-General of Public Works of Victoria, who has been making inspections and inqmiies in England in view of the scheme for the ...

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  35. TROOP TRAIN DERAILED.

    As a troop train from Hobart to Ross Camp was passing Andover this afternoon, most of the trucks and carriages left the line. Eight horses, which were in cattle trucks, were ...

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  36. BULLI AGGREGATE MEETING.

    At a meeting of the Helensburgh miners' lodge to-day the question of holding an aggregate meeting at Bulli was considered. It was contended that the meeting on Saturday, ...

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  37. SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS.

    A public meeting was held here on Wednesday afternoon to protest against the extreme inconvenience and loss sustained through the inability of producers and ...

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  38. CORRUPTION IN MONTREAL.

    Dr. James Guerin, M.L.A., a distinguished member of the medical profession in Montreal, and the reform candidate for the Montreal Mayoralty, has been elected ...

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  39. INDUSTRIAL LAWS.

    While in New Zealand, the Premier, Mr. Wade, made inquiries into various matters of legislation that interest us in New South Wales. ...

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  40. LORDS OR BUDGET.

    The "Manchester Guardian," the London "Daily News," the "Nottingham Express," and the "Yorkshire Observer," demand that toe Government shall deal with the House ...

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  41. NEW MAIL CONTRACT.

    The R.M.S. Ophir, which will be despatched from Sydney at noon to day for London via ports will inaugurate the new mill contract entered into between the Commonwealth ...

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  42. GOVERNMENT COAL.

    The Acting Premier Mr. Lee stated yesterday that matters in connection with the discharge of the Government coal were developing without any further hitches. Not many ...

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  43. CITY TRAMWAY COLLISION.

    Four people were hurt in a tram collision at the corner of Hunter and Elizabeth streets at a few minutes past 10 a.m. yesterday. An Alexandria tram was standing at the ...

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  44. FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE.

    Mr. W. L. A. B. Burdett-Coutts, M.P., has offered the promoters of the Festival of Empire his premises at Piccadilly as a clubhouse for the 1200 colonial delegates ...

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  45. INTERSTATE CRICKET.

    In bright weather on a slow wicket the match between Queensland and Victoria was commenccd to-day. Carkeek won the toss for Victoria ind bitted Vaughan and Delves ...

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  46. GRAND OPERA SEASON.

    Siguor Hazon, who was commissioned by Mr. J. C. Williamson to select a company to give grand opera in English in Australia, is proceeding to Sydney by the G.M.S. Bremen. ...

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  47. AN EXTRAVAGANT PRINCESS.

    Duke Guenther of Schleswig Holstein is petitioning the courts in Brussels to appoint a judicial family council to administer the affairs of his ...

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  48. ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

    The arbitration agreement between England and Germany has been prolonged until 1914. ...

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  49. ELECTRICAL TRADES PROTEST.

    At Thursday evening's meeting of the Electrical Trades' Union in the Trades Hall reference was made to the existing coal-mining trouble, and the Stute Government was ...

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  50. THE PARIS FLOODS.

    An estimate has been submitted in the Canadian House of Commons to provide 50,000 dollars (£10,000) for the relief of sufferers in connection with the floods ...

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  51. INTERRUPTED TELEGRAMS.

    Telegraphic business betweeu Brisbane and Sydney was two and a half hours behind time yesterday, the delay being said to have been caused by pressure of business and ...

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  52. AUSTRALIAN DESTROYERS.

    Mrs. Asquith, wife of the Prime Minister, on Wednesday nest will christen the Farramatta, the first of the destroyers ordered by the Commonwealth. ...

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  53. A BOTTLE STORY.

    The Premier (Mr. Murray) to-night received a telegram from Sale stating that J. W. M'Luchlan, M.L.A., while walking along the beach at Prospect during the afternoon picked ...

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  54. FEDERAL MINISTERS' DONATIONS.

    It was announced by Sir John Forrest today that, although the Commonwealth Government was giving nothing to the French flood relief fund, the Cabinet personally had ...

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  55. COAL IMPORTS.

    The imported coal is still piling up on the wharf at Dawes Point. The result of the meeting of the carters on the previous evening was that, of the unionists engaged, only ...

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  56. MANNING RIVER BAR.

    The Minister for Works slated yesterday afternoon, respecting the condition of affairs at the Manning bar, that the sand pump dredge Tethys was on her way there from one of the ...

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  57. FRENCH FLOODS RELIEF FUND.

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  58. CHILD'S ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    A number of children were playing on the shore of Lady Robinson's Bench yesterday, when Edward Law, aged 3, who had been taken for the day from his home at Belmore, ...

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  59. COKE-WORKERS' AWARD.

    The Wages Board which dealt with the claims of Illawarra coke-workers has issued its decision on the question referred to it of casual labourers. The decision of the board is that ...

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  60. CABLE FROM MRS. ASQUITH.

    The Primoe Minister (Mr. Deakin) a few days ago, cabled to London, ashing Mrs. Asquith wife of the Prime Minister, to perform the ceremony of launching and christening the ...

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  61. LORD KITCHENER.

    Lord Kitchener spent the forenoon of to-day at Government House. The Field-Marshal gave further attention to the question of Australian defence, with a view to preparing his ...

    Article : 54 words
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