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  2. CONGRESS DISOWNS MR. BOWLING.

    The wharf labourers meet this morning. They will decide whether to strike or not. Their decision will probably settle the question of whether Mr. Hughes and the Strike Congress or Mr. Bowling and the I.W.W. are to ...

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  3. ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

    Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, addressing 8000 of his constituents at Carnarvon, denied that the Budget was socialistic. It was merely justice and ...

    Article : 171 words
  4. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    Captain R. F. Scott, who is organising an expedition to the Antarctic, has left his employment at the Admiralty as naval assistant to the Second Sea Lord, and is ...

    Article : 353 words
  5. THE CITY'S GAS.

    The city is now anxiously waiting to know whether it is to expect that in a few days the supply of gas will come to an end, owing to the question that has now intruded itself into ...

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  6. WATERSIDE WORKERS.

    The P. and O. steamer Palermo, having discharged most of the coal which she brought from Japan, was ready yesterday morning to receive a consignment of concentrates ...

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  7. ITEMS.

    The Budget Protest League has been dissolved, "having attained its object." It issued 20,000,000 leaflets and 300,000 posters, and arranged 3500 large meetings, and ...

    Article : 114 words
  8. INTERSTATE OWNERS MEET.

    The officials of the interstate steamship companies who have arrived in Sydney met yesterday. Their business was strictly private, and Captain Webb (Huddart, Parker, and ...

    Article : 139 words
  9. ELECTIONS IN INDIA.

    The elections to the provincial councils in India are proceeding actively and smoothly, but neither Hindus nor Mohammedans are altogether satisfied. ...

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  10. LABOUR SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT.

    Mr. W. Thorne, M.P. (Labour), declares that the Labour party will do its utmost to ensure the return of the Government ...

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  11. THE PREMIERES REQUEST.

    There were persistent rumours in Sydney yesterday that the southern miners might return to work next week. It was quite impossible to discover any firm ground for this ...

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  12. MR. KEIR HARDIE OPPOSES.

    Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P. (Socialist), in the course of a speech yesterday, said: "So much has been heard of the alliance between Liberal and Labour that it is ...

    Article : 262 words
  13. THE NOBEL PRIZES.

    The Nobel prizes for the year have been awarded as follows:— Physics.—Guglielmo Marconi. Karl Braun (Strassburg). ...

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  14. THE MARMORA COALING.

    At an early hour yesterday morning the P. and O. Co.'s steamer Marmora was removed from the wharf at Circular Quay to the company's buoy at Noutral Bay for the purpose ...

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  15. PROTECTION TO SHIPPING.

    Sir Thomas Sutherland, the chairman of directors, speaking at the annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Company, said that the prospects of the freight ...

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  16. PARTING OF THE WAYS.

    It is generally believed in Sydney that the crisis of all the coal strike occurs to-day. In this strike a crisis occurs about every week end. But it does seem obvious that ...

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  17. SOUTHERN PREPARATIONS.

    The horses are now being shod and taken down the shaft at the local colliery. It was rumoured this afternoon that congress had decided to advise the mon to ...

    Article : 115 words
  18. KIEL NAVAL SCANDALS.

    The Public Prosecutor's appeal against the acquittal of officials and merchants charged with fraud in connection with transactions at the naval dockyard at Kiel ...

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  19. DARING BURGLARS.

    Burglars removed a safe from Goswell-road post-office, containing £1500, to a house in Rosebery-avenue. The police watched eight men ...

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  20. REFORM OF THE LORDS.

    Lord Robert Cecil, speaking at Blackburn, which constituency he proposes to contest in the Conservative interest, suggested the reform of the House of Lords by ...

    Article : 92 words
  21. ENCOURAGING ART.

    Since the Payne tariff came into operation in the United States, art objects of the value of 6,501,930 dollars (£1,300,386) have been imported, compared with 1,372,691 ...

    Article : 146 words
  22. FREE LABOUR QUESTION.

    Nothing further has been done in Newcastle in regard to the employment of free labour to work a colliery to provide coal for Government services, and it appears that the ...

    Article : 85 words
  23. THE EIGHT TO STARVE.

    An action was heard in the King's Bench Division against Mr. H. G[?] stone, Home Secretary, and the governor of Birmingham prison, brought by a ...

    Article : 149 words
  24. DEPUTATION TO THE CONGRESS.

    The Grand Council of the Gas Employees' Union yesterday sent a deputation to the Strike Congress to find out their position. The congress heard what they had to say, and, in ...

    Article : 123 words
  25. THE TARIFF PROPOSALS.

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain, M.P. (Liberal-Unionist), speaking at Greet, Salop, yesterday said that the article in the "Birmingham Post," outlining a tariff scheme ...

    Article : 231 words
  26. OPEN CONFERENCE.

    Mr. Beeby asked the Acting Premler in the Legislative Assembly yesterday if he had taken any steps to compol the mineowners to meet the miners in conference. ...

    Article : 135 words
  27. ANDREE'S BALLOON.

    The Berlin "Tageblatt" fixes the reported descent in remote North Canada of the balloon of Andree, the Swedish aeronant, who was not seen after starting for ...

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  28. NEWCASTLE WHARF-LABOURERS.

    The Newcastle Wharf-labourers so far have continued to wotk, and are having exceptionally busy times, as shippers are rushing cargoes away as fast as possible. The men here ...

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  29. THE COMPANY'S POSITION.

    No information whatever had been conveyed to Mr. Lukey, the secretary of the company, up to a late hour last night. When spoken to on the subject. Mr. Lukcy said it would be a ...

    Article : 241 words
  30. UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

    Canada is satisfied with President Taff's reference to the maximum clause in the United States Tariff Act, and no tariff war is likely. ...

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  31. SILK MILLS ON FIRE.

    The Braintree (Essex) silk and crape mills of Samuel Courtauld and Co., Ltd., No. 1 Church-street, Bocking, were destroyed by fire yesterday. ...

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  32. MEDIATION.

    The Lord Mayor yesterday supplied the following statement:— "I was sorry to read the Premier's heated remarks about my interview. My statement ...

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  33. CENSORSHIP ON LITERATURE.

    The Council of the Mothers' Uuion, representing 300,000 members, support the action of the circulating libraries in their exclusion of what they deem to be ...

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  34. NORTH.

    To-morrow the Ebbw Main and Young Wallsend mines will have been at work for a fortnight, and though the men employed there will not be paid until Friday next, their ...

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  35. EFFECT ON OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    Mr. A. Ure, Lord Advocate of Scotland, again declares that the man who votes for tariff reform votes for a discontinuation of old-age pensions, inasmuch as the ...

    Article : 161 words
  36. HIGH COMMISSIONER.

    At the conclusion of the Federal Cabinet meeting to-day the Prime Minister was asked if anything was done in regard to the High Commissionership. ...

    Article : 267 words
  37. GOVERNMENT WILL ACT.

    Members of the Government, when asked last night if any action would be taken against leaders in any subsequent strike, such as had been initiated against the miners' ...

    Article : 332 words
  38. GORSE HALL TRAGEDY.

    Despite the fact that several witnesses for the defence alleged an alibi, the magistrates committed Cornclius Howard for trial on a charge of murdering his cousin. ...

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  39. "NO REVOLUTION."

    Mr. M'Gowen, leader of the Parliamentary Labour party, was seen last night in the presence of Mr. Holman and Mr. Dacey, and asked if he would define the attitude of his ...

    Article : 385 words
  40. IRELAND'S CHANCE.

    Mr. John Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary party, says that not for 150 years has such an opportunity occurred to Ireland. He emphasises the ...

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  41. DEPRESSION IN NEWCASTLE

    Business is acutely depressed in Nowcastle. The large Christmas stocks are conspicuous by their absence. The big retallers have taken in only limited supplles, and what ...

    Article : 216 words
  42. PASSIVE RESISTERS' SUPPORT.

    The Rev. Dr. Clifford has issued a manifesto appealing to passive resisters to support the abolition of the power of veto by the House of Lords. ...

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  43. THE SPLIT.

    Mr. Peter Bowling has been turned down emphatically. Mr. Hughes reigns once more alone. The strike congress has declared for his policy, and against that represented by ...

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  44. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Since the Eight Hours Act has been introduced in coal mines 500 instead of 800 trucks of coal have been sent on ty the Taff Vale railway daily. ...

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  45. MISHAP TO THE YONGALA.

    As the Adelaide S.S. Company's passenger steamer Yongala was leaving Sydney last night for Melbourne in continuation of her voyage from Cairns, via ports, she met with ...

    Article : 151 words
  46. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

    Lord Lytton, presiding at a meeting of the Women's Social and Political Union, strongly denounced the militant tactics of suffragists. ...

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  47. PREMIER WATCHING.

    Mr. Wade stated yesterday that he was gradually on the improve. He hoped to be able to give close attention to official duties after this week. ...

    Article : 105 words
  48. ACTIVITY OF PEERS.

    Some of the Peers are addressing election meetings. The Earl of Camperdown and Lord. Kesteven address meetings against the Government, and the Earl of ...

    Article : 38 words
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