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  2. THE POTATO BLIGHT.

    Mr. Perry, Minister for Agriculture, was yesterday waited on by a deputation from the loading Sussex-st. produce merchants in regard to the potato trouble. The deputation urged him, ...

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  3. LATE EDITION.

    When play in the fifth test match opened at Kennington Oval to-day the weather was glorious, though hot, and the wicket was in excellent condition. The ...

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  4. FIFTH TEST MATCH.

    There was glorious though hot weather to-day in London, and the wicket at Kennington Ova was in excellent condition for the continuation of the test match. At the ...

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  5. MISSING WARATAH.

    The report of the sighting of a Lund steamer out from East London signal station has not been confirmed. It is noted that the wind has been ...

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  6. HIMALAYAN CLIMB.

    The Duke of the Abruzzi climbed Mount Godwin-Austen, in the Himalayas, to a height of 24,60Oft. The temperature was 15deg. below zero. ...

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  7. DEFENCE CONFERENCE.

    The conference is proceeding daily between the oflicials of the Admiralty and the delegates of the dominions to coordinate the defence schemes propounded ...

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  8. THE BRITISH BUDGET.

    Sir Edward Grey, Secretery of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking at Leeds yesterday, discussing the Budget, said that the merit of taxation was to place ...

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  9. ADRIFT FOR 103 DAYS.

    Mr. J. A. P. Turnbull, who was second officer on the steamer Waikato when she was adrift for 103 days in the same sea as the waratah is supposed to be, and who is now ...

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  10. STRIKE IN SWEDEN.

    There are indications that the backbone of the general strike in Sweden, is broken. Work is being gradually resumed in various directions. ...

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  11. GOLD IN RHODESIA.

    Glowing accounts have reached Bilawayo, Rhodesia, concerning the banket formation of gold reefs discovered in the Abercorn district. ...

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  12. THE MAORI WRECK.

    Concerts are being held in Capetown in aid of the sufferers through the wreck or the Maori. ...

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  13. UNDEVELOPED LAND.

    The debate on clause 10 of the Finance Bill, imposing a tax of a half-penny in the £ on undeveloped land, was continued in Committee of the whole in the House ...

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  14. BRITISH WHEAT CROP.

    The "Times" estimates the condition of the British wheat crop at 96.66, compared with the average for ten years of 82½. ...

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  15. AN INDEPENDENT CRICKETER.

    The committee of the Surrey County Cricket Club has resolved not to invite J. N. Crawford to play again, because he declined to play against the Australians in ...

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  16. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir Joseph and Lady Ward lunched with the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House yesterday. ATHLETICS. ...

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  17. THE KING'S MESSAGE.

    During the conversation which the King had with Sir Joseph Ward at the audience his Majesty gave Sir Joseph a message for the Dominion of New Zealand, expressing ...

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  18. DEMiGRATION AND DEFENCE

    At the Brisbane show luncheon to-day, the Governor-General referred to the pressing need for more population in Australia. After paying a glowing tribute to the lost ...

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  19. ENGLISH EXPRESS DERAILED.

    Owing to the expansion of rails by the sun's heat an express was derailed near Stalbridge, Cheshire. Two people were killed and ten others were injured. ...

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  20. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Tenders were received on Tuesday at the office of the Railway- Commissioner for the "construction of a railway from Gawler to Angaston." It is stated that upon the tenders ...

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  21. A LONG SITTING.

    The House of Commons sat for 15 hours yesterday and this morning discussing the tax on undeveloped land. Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, proposed ...

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  22. OVERDUE BARQUE SPOKEN.

    The barque Guethary, from Poro, New Caledonia, March 20, for Glasgow, wes spoken on July 30, in latitude 38½ degrees north, and longitude 30 degrees west. ...

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  23. PREMATURE JOY BELLS.

    On the strength of a rumour that the agents had received an intimation that the Waratah was safe, the Albert bells in the Town Hall belfry were rung. The relatives and friends ...

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  24. OVERDUE WARATAH.

    No news has been received of the overdue steamer Waratah. ...

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  25. MINING ROYALTIES TAX.

    The Government gave notice of an amendment in the House of Lords last night substituting a tax on mining royalties for the tax on ungotten minerals; also another ...

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  26. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. T. Mackenzie, said there was a great future before the New Zealand fruit Industry. The department had been experimenting in ...

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  27. CABLE TO AUSTRALIAN AGENTS.

    This morning John Sanderson and Co., agents for the Blue Anchor line, cabled to their representatives in Durban for more definite particulars regarding the cable of the ...

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  28. THE TALLOW SALES.

    At the sales of Australian and New Zealand tallow to-day 2130 casks were offered, and 583 sold, at prices which showed an average decline of 3d on last week's rates. ...

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  29. THE KING.

    The King on his way to Marienbad passed through Calais yesterday. ...

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  30. OUR NAVAL DEFENCE.

    Replying to inquiries made to-day, the Minister for Defence, Mr. Joseph Cook, said that anything that was being done in England by Mr. Foxton in the way of gathering ...

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  31. FALL OF STONE.

    James Absalom, one of the gangers in charge of No. 6 tunnel at the Zig-Zag deviation works, met with a very serious accident at 7 o'clock on Wednesday night. He was ...

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  32. SIXTEEN HUNDRED AMENDMENTS.

    There are 1600 amendments to the Finance Bill. ...

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  33. NOTORIOUS BANK FORGERS.

    Eighteen notorious bank forgers, have been arrested in Naples, and 30,000 forged Brazilian notes were seized. ...

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  34. CONTEMPT OF COURT.

    John Thomas M'Kinnon, manager of the newspaper "New Zealand Truth," was fined £100 for contempt of Court, in publishing the details of a certain case heard at the ...

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  35. LEADERS OF RIVAL PARTIES.

    Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, and Mr. Balfour, leader of the Opposition, will address successive mass meetings in favour of and against the Budget, respectively, at ...

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  36. THE WHISKY COMMISSION.

    The Royal Commission on whisky reports that the evidence failed to establish that any particular variety of whisky was specially deleterious, as neither the ...

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  37. TRIAL MEAT SHIPMENT.

    The Hawkes Bay Meat Curing Company is sending an initial shipment of 500 cases of corned beef to Bristol. ...

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  38. AUSTRIAN BALKAN POLICY.

    The "Times" publishes a special article of three and a half columns, reviewing the policy of Baron Lexa von Aehrenthal, Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, ...

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  39. NEW LINE PEOPOSED.

    A largely-attended representative conference was held at Tocumwal on Wednesday to urge the extension of the Finley-Tocumwal railway line. Delegates from neighbouring ...

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  40. TEACHING OF HISTORY.

    The Director of Education states he has received from Mr. Walter Murdoch a reply to the attack on his book, "The Struggle for Fcoedom," made in two pamphlets, entitled ...

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  41. P. AND 0. STEAMERS SOLD.

    The Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steamers Britannia and Victoria have been sold to an Italian company. The Victoria and Britannia were two of the ...

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  42. VICTORIAN POLICE DISCONTENTED.

    A circular has been issued by some members of the Victorian police force complaining that in spite of the Premier's expressed sympathy with the men's recent demand for ...

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  43. LOST IN THE BUSH.

    Mr. F. C. Lance, son., lost his benrings the other day when out in search of a cow at Tooraweenah, and spent a night in the hush. A search party found him shortly before ...

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  44. ATE DR. MURRAY.

    A requiem mass was celebrated in St. John's Cathedral to-day for the repose of the soul of the late Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland. Amongst those assisting were the ...

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  45. GOLDMINERS ON STRIKE.

    A strike of miners has occurred in the Marvel Loch district, 200 men being affected. At a conference the mine managers declined to agree to a schedule, of wages ...

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  46. LATE SHIPPING.

    Grantala, s, 3655 tons, Captain Sim, from Cairns, Townsville, Bowen, Alackay (Flat Top Island), and Brisbane. G. S. Yuill and Co., Ltd., agents. Cycle, s, 80.57 Ions, Captain Leslie, from Port Pirie, ...

    Article : 56 words
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