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  2. SPEARED BY BLACKS.

    James Runine M'Pherson, who has been engaged for many years in pearl-shelling operations, but about 11 months ago embarked i[?] trepang fishing along the coast to the ...

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  3. SOUTH COAST "TIGER."

    To-day a requisition was presented to the Mayor of Wollongong from over 40 prominent citizens asking him to convene a public meeting to take stops ...

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  4. LATE EDITION.

    When the match between Australia and Yorkshire was resumed at Sheffield this morning the weather was bright, and the wicket was in fair condition. The ...

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  5. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    The weather was hot when play was resinned between Yorkshire and Australia at Sheffield to-day, and the wicket was in excellent condition. There wns an ...

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  6. SMALL ARMS FACTORY.

    Engineer-Commander Clarkson recommends the despatch of six Australian mechanics to gain experience in Pratt and Whitney's factory during the preparation ...

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  7. THE AMERICAN TARIFF.

    The increases in the United States tariff do not seriously affect Great Britain, except in certain cotton and silk manufactures, steel, and some chemicals. ...

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  8. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

    A parliamentary election for High Peak (Derbyshire) has been rendered necessary by Mr. O. Partington accepting the office of a Junior Lord of the Treasury. Mr. A. ...

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  9. FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS.

    The French Cabinet was defeated in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. The [?]nd came after several days' discussion oil [?]e report of the commission appointed to ...

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  10. DETAILS OF TENDERS.

    The correspondence and papers relating to the acceptance of the tender of Messrs. Pratt and Whitney, for the plant for the small arms factory at Lithgow, were tabled in ...

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  11. BRITISH FINANCE BILL.

    The House of Commons sat until 6 o'clock this morning discussing the Finance Bill. The committee passed clause 7, ...

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  12. EXECUTIONS IN TURKEY.

    Among those executed in Constantinople on Tuesday were Cherkess Mehmet Pacha, Abdul Hamid's former A.D.C., and Hakki Bey, a notorious spy. ...

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  13. MR. LE SOUEF RIDICULES THEORY.

    The existence of a tiger or of any animal of the feline species considerable enough to injure or kill a man, as recent reports from Mount Kembla would suggest, is not taken ...

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  14. FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

    Five thousand Moors attacked the Spanish force at Atalayon, but wer repulsed with a loss of 300. The Spanish casualties numbered 28. ...

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  15. SUPPRESSING SEDITION.

    A bill has been introduced into the Legislative Couucil of Bengal giving police greater control of meetings and processions, and providing for the prohibition of ...

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  16. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    The Earl of Crewe, Secretary fo State for the Colonies, opened the conference between the Government and delegates from the South African colonies on the Draft ...

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  17. A MUNIFICENT DONATION.

    A donation of £25,000 has been anonymously made to Queen Alexandra's Sanatorium for English and American consumptives of small means at Davos Platz, ...

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  18. FIRES IN THE SUBURBS.

    Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in a row of small shops in Lackey-street, Summer Hill. Two of the shops were well alight, and by the time the brigades ...

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  19. GREATER SYDNEY.

    The proposals of the City of Sydney Improvement Committee, and the subsequent revival of the movement for a greater Sydney, have again roused the suburban municipal ...

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  20. THE NAVAL DISPLAY.

    The Lord Mayor and Corporation, the Lords of the Admiralty, and the Turkish Parliamentary delegates visited the Fleet at Southend to-day. ...

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  21. POSTAGE ON COLONIAL NEWSPAPERS.

    Mr. Sydney Buxton, Postmaster-General, replying to Mr. Henniker Heaton in the House of Commons last night, said that he regretted his inability in existing ...

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  22. PRESS CABLE RATES.

    Arrangements have been completed between the Commonwealth and New Zealand Governments and the Pacific Cable Board by which the cable rate for press telegrams between ...

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  23. NAVY FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Commander Biddlecombe, writing to the "Standard," says that it is a wrong policy for Australia to give a Dreadnought to the navy. The two millions sterling which ...

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  24. OUTBREAK AT PADDINGTON.

    A fire broke out at about 2 o'clock this morning at the premises of W. Rice, 'bus proprietor and livery stables proprietor, Harris-street, Paddington. The outbreak commenced ...

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  25. THE WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales closed firm at late rates. July 21. There were sold to home buyers 73,000 bales, to the Continent 32,000, and to ...

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  26. THE RIVAL COMPANIES.

    The Postmaster-General (Sir John Quick) has received a cable message from the Pacific Cable Board agreeing to the modification suggested by the Federal Government in the ...

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  27. THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

    The Wesleyan Conference, at its meeting at Lincoln yesterday, protested against the playing of golf on Sunday and against the increase of cinematograph and similar ...

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  28. CREWS OF SUBMARINES.

    Mr. R. M'Kenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, in reply to a question by Mr. A. H. Lee (Conservative) in the House of Commons, said that submarines C11 and ...

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  29. THE TALLOW SALES.

    At the sales of Australian and New Zealand tallow to-day 1200 casks were offered and 550 were sold. Prices were unchanged. Mutton, fine 33/6, medium 31/; beef, fine 32/6, ...

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  30. DEFENCE CONFERENCE DELEGATES

    The Colonial Office is arranging to treat the delegates to the Defence Conference as the guests of the nation, in a similar manner to the treatment of the delegates to ...

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  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The final settlement in the case of Mrs. Charlotte Halse Francis against the executors of Mrs. Maria Francis makes provision for the plaintiff. ...

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  32. FARMERS AND TRADES UNIONS.

    The provincial executive of the New Zealand Farmers' Union has forwarded for distribution the following criticism of the agenda paper of the Labour Conference:— ...

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  33. REDUCTION OF LAND CHARGES.

    The question of the reduction of cable rates for press messages was referred to in the Senate to-day. Senator Pearce (W.A.) gave notice of his intention to ask whether it was ...

    Article : 101 words
  34. DUMFRIES ELECTION.

    The election to all the vacancy in the representation of Dumfries in the House of Commons, due to the sitting member, Mr. J. H. Gulland, accepting the office of ...

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  35. TRIANGULAR TESTS.

    The Imperial Cricket Conference has adopted the scheme of triangular contests (England, Australia, and South Africa). The scheme will be submitted to the ...

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  36. COMMONWEALTH'S CONTRIBUTION.

    According to a statement made in the Senate to-day by the Vice-President of the Executive Council, the amount contributed to the Pacific cable by the Commonwealth during the ...

    Article : 62 words
  37. THE BENDIGO HERO.

    The State Ministry has decided to suggest to the British Home Secretary (Mr. Herbert Gladstone), through the Governor (Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael), that the Albert medal for ...

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  38. THE MISSING SEESTERN.

    The Gorman Government yacht Delphina arrived at Brisbane this morning from German New Guinea. The officers stated that although a careful watch had been kept all ...

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  39. THE NEXT MATCH.

    The Australians will begin a match against Derbyshire to-day. ...

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  40. REFERENCE IN VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    When the Legislative Assembly met to-day the lender of the Labour party (Mr. Prendergast) wanted to know if the Premier had noticed that the Commonwealth Government ...

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  41. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVES.

    The King proposes to inspect about 30 Australian naval reserve men before their departure home. They are now returning after service in different warships. ...

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  42. VISIT TO SINGAPORE.

    The "Singapore Free Press" states that the Singapore Cricket Club are negotiating with some members of the Australian Eleven with the object of Inducing them on the return ...

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  43. FARMERS AND SETTLERS CHEER.

    At the conference of farmers and settlers at the Royal Exchange yesterday business was suspended for a few minutes, when Mr. A. K. Trethowan referred to the brave action ...

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  44. TARRANT IN FORM.

    Playing against Surrey Tarrant took six wickets for 29 runs out of a total of 208, The last five wickets he took for 12 runs. The feat included the hat trick." ...

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  45. THE SOUTH POLE.

    Spurred by Lieutenant Shackleton's achievement, the American Philosophical Society and the American Geographical Society have started a movement to induce ...

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  46. LABOUR PRESIDENT CENSURED.

    At a well-attended meeting of the political Labour League on Tuesday night, the following resolution was carried:—"That the action of the president in supporting the employment ...

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  47. PENNY POSTAGE.

    It is not the intention of the Government to do anything this session in regard to a penny postage throughout Australia. This was stated in the House of Representatives by the ...

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  48. BUILDING THE CAPITAL.

    Mr. Johnston (N.S.W.) wants the Government to run a competition for designs and plans for the building of the Federal capital. in the House of Representatives to-day he ...

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  49. THE DEFENCE FORCES.

    In the House of Representatives this afternoon Mr. Crouch (Victoria) gave notice that on September he would move for the appointment of a Royal commission to inquire ...

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  50. FASTING SUFFRAGISTS.

    Two more women suffragists convicted of rioting have been released because they refused to take food. One of the released women fasted 151 hours. ...

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  51. FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    The Vice-President of the Executive Council told the Senate to-day that the Government intended to expedite the settlement of details connected with teh capital site question, so ...

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  52. PLATINUM IN NEW ZEALAND.

    There is considerable excitement at Southland over the reported discovery of a lode carrying platinum in great quantities. A smelting expert said that if any great ...

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  53. OLD MAN'S EXPERIENCE.

    An old man named Tom Hartuett, who strayed away from the racecourse booth at Charleville on Thursday night last, was found last evening near Gowrie station, 14 miles from ...

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  54. SHOT WITH A PEA RIFLE.

    Nell Dale, aged 25, manager of Hankinson and Co.'s store, Grong Grong, was found yesterday morning in his bedroom with a bullet wound in the head, and a discharged pea ...

    Article : 55 words
  55. WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS.

    Ask for the Real, Original WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS, the beverage that benefits.—Advt. ...

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