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  2. INEBRIATES BILL.

    In the Legislative Assembly last evening the provisions of the Inebriate[?] (Amendment) Bill were explained by the Premier (Mr. Wade). ...

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  3. MR. HARGRAVE'S DISCOVERY

    Mr. Lawrence Hargrave, a resident of Woollahra Point and a scientist of repute, whose researches in certain directions, particularly in aviation, have won for him ...

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  4. THIRD EDITION.

    The Australians commenced a match at Hull to-day against a combined team of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The weather was dull, and the wicket soft. There was ...

    Article : 285 words
  5. INSURRECTION IN SPAIN.

    In the rioting at Barcelona, which followed on protests against the departure of troops for the front in Morocco, fierce fighting between rioters, and the civil ...

    Article : 159 words
  6. FOURTH TEST MATCH.

    Yesterday at Manchester there were nine hours of continuous rain. It was a fine night, and this morning was sunny. The wicket, however, at the Old Trafford ...

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  7. DEFENCE OF EMPIRE.

    At the sittings of the Imperial Defence Conference, the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, outlined the proposals of the Government. ...

    Article : 134 words
  8. AUSTRALIA'S REPRESENTATIVE.

    "He talks too much." This is what Mr. pags, M.P., thinks of Sir. Foxton, who is representing the Commonwealth Government at the Imperial Defence Conference in London. The ...

    Article : 406 words
  9. REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS.

    The revolutionary elements in Spain are using the unpopularity of the campaign in Morocco for their own purposes. King Alfonso has signed a decree ...

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  10. AN INDIVISIBLE EMPIRE.

    The British Empire Club yesterday entertained the delegates to the Imperial Defence Conference at a banquet at the Guildhall. The Duke of Devonshire presided, ...

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  11. ORDER RESTORED.

    The authorities claim to have restored order in Barcelona by a vigorous use of arms. The Minister for the Interior, Senor de ...

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  12. MOROCCAN FIGHTING.

    The trouble at Melilla originated in the murder of four platelayers by Riffs who object to the building of a railway. Severe fighting has taken place in the ...

    Article : 117 words
  13. BRITISH COAL CRISIS.

    The conference of the Miners' Federation has decided that unless there is a satisfactory settlement in Scotland to-day notice be given in all ...

    Article : 89 words
  14. MELBOURNE TRAMWAY CO.

    As the outcome of a discussion in the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier (Mr. Murray) undertook to communicate with the Melbourne Tramway Company, asking for further ...

    Article : 470 words
  15. CONFERENCE FAILING.

    The sub-committee of the Scotch coal masters and miners has failed to agree over the reduction of wages. The men's delegates are very determined ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. SPANISH FORCE SURPRISED.

    Details regarding the fighting last Thursday at Melilla show that a detachment of Spanish troops was surprised in a ravine and was practically wiped out, ...

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  17. POLICE CORRUPTION.

    The trial of a police inspector, a detec tive, and a sergeant is proceeding at Chicago. The detective is alleged to have received ...

    Article : 92 words
  18. CLOSURE IN THE COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons last night the amendments of the Standing Orders proposed by Mr. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, were carried. The amendments give ...

    Article : 160 words
  19. VICTORIA.

    General entries for the annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, to be held from August 31 to September 4, have closed with a total of 6276 entries, or 392 more ...

    Article : 48 words
  20. AERONAUTICS.

    Mr. Orville Wright made an official trial in Washington, where, with a passeng[?] he flew With his a[?]oplane for 72 minutes. ...

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  21. EVADING RESPONSIBILITIES.

    Sub-Inspector Carter stated at the South Melbourne Court that £78,000 of arrears was owing to the State by men who had not paid amounts they had been ordered to contribute ...

    Article : 40 words
  22. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

    The delegates from South Africa to England suggest that the Act of Union shall become operative on the anniversary (May 31) of the signing of the peace of ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. "HISTORY FALSIFIELD."

    The difficulty of teaching history without offending the religious scruples of one denomination or another is exemplified by some trouble which has arisen over the use of ...

    Article : 184 words
  24. HARBOUR BOOM CUT.

    The destroyer Ferret, fitted with a steel cutting invention, easily rushed through a boom of timber, spikes, and wire hawsers at full speed in Portsmouth Harbour. ...

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  25. ADMIRAL POORE HONOURED.

    Advices received from London by the last mall state that his Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Poore, C.V.O., the Commander-in-Chief on the Australian Naval Station, was included ...

    Article : 250 words
  26. THE CZAR ON TOUR.

    The Czar Nicholas will visit King Victor Emmanuel of Italy in September. He will visit Constantinople on his way. ...

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  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The South Australian Land and Mortgage Company has allotted £120,000 worth of 4½ per cent, debentures at £98. REDUCTION OF CABLE RATE. ...

    Article : 68 words
  28. THE EXTRA DREADNOUGHTS.

    Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, in a letter to the newpapers, says that the Government by postponing the construction of four contingent battleships till April has ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. BREEZE IN PARLIAMENT.

    "If you insult me I'll punch you between the eyes." This threat was hurled across the chamber of the House of Representative tonight by Mr. Page (Q.). The legislator to ...

    Article : 163 words
  30. A LARGE SHARK.

    On Wednesday afternoon some men engaged at the Klah whaling station were alarmed to see close inshore near the try works an enormous shark in shallow water, just vacated ...

    Article : 102 words
  31. MOMENTOUS ISSUES.

    The "Pall Mall Gazette" writes that the conference is fraught with important consequences for the future of later-Imporial relations. The conference has been quietly ...

    Article : 179 words
  32. FATHER TYRRELL'S FUNERAL.

    The "Daily Chronicle's correspondent says that the Vatican authorities are greatly annoyed over the list of eminent English Roman Catholics—clergy and laity ...

    Article : 82 words
  33. CONDEMNED POTATOES.

    At the agricultural conference at Latrobe, Captain Evans, the ex-Premier, said that the action of New South Wales regarding potatoes was in effect a measure of protection to the ...

    Article : 126 words
  34. DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Mr. H. Egan, champion of Victoria, will represent this State at the Australasian draughts championship tournament, which commences at Brisbane on August 7. ...

    Article : 58 words
  35. FIRE AT HURSTVILLE.

    A fire occurred yesterday in a laundry at the rear of a house in Taunton-street, Hurstville, occupied by Jane Thompson. The laundry was completely destroyed. A weatherboard shed ...

    Article : 82 words
  36. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    At Warwick a serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon. When near Maryland a special goods train ran into a trolley carrying three men. A ganger named Charles Barber ...

    Article : 50 words
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