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  2. THE AURORA.

    A magnetic storm rendered most of the telegraphic lines in Great Britain, America, and the Continent useless for two hours after mid-day on Saturday. ...

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  3. VIOLENT GALES.

    Dangerous weather conditions ruled yesterday right along the New South Wales coast, and as a result shipping operations were very severely handicapped—indeed, the coastal ...

    Article : 208 words
  4. SCHOONER IN DANGER.

    The American four-masted schooner Alpena, which was anchored in a dangerous position off Stockton Beach last night, is new dragging her anchors in shore. She ...

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  5. WOOL TRADE DEADLOCK.

    Finality in connection with the wool trade deadlock appears as far off as ever. Yesterday there was a record attendance of buyers and selling brokors in the saleroom. The ...

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  6. INTERDEPENDENCE OF EMPIRE.

    The special correspondent of the "Times" to the Imperial Congress of Chambers of Commerce telegraphs from Melbourne:—"Australia never before ...

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  7. BATTLE WITH THE LORDS.

    Sir S. T. Evans, K.C., Solicitor-General, speaking at Swadlincote on Saturday night, said: "Mr. Balfour has declared that the Budget has created insecurity. The ...

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  8. SUPER-DREADNOUGHTS.

    The Heligoland, the first German super-Dreadnought, has been launched at Kiel. She has a displacement of between 19,500 tons and 20,500 tons, and is armed with ...

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  9. SPLENDID AURORAL DISPLAY.

    Mr. Walter F. Gale, F.R.A.S., writes from Newcastle as follows:—"I had the good fortune to secure an excellent view of the magnificent aurora of Saturday last. The colours ...

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  10. THE WATCHWORD.

    A contributed article, published in the "North German Gazette," says Germany's watchword is: "If we cannot have the most we must have the best ships." ...

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  11. THE CHALLENGE WELCOMED.

    Sir C. B. B. M'Laren, M.P. (Liberal), speaking at Bosworth, said that he would consider the general election upon the Budget as one in which the existence of the ...

    Article : 44 words
  12. NEWCASTLE STEAMER CANCELLED.

    Owing to the boisterous and dangerous conditions at sea the Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. "Company's passenger steamer Hunter, timed to sail from Sydney for Newcastle ...

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  13. VESSEL DRAGGING HER ANCHOR.

    At 6 o'clock this evening the Alpena could still be discerned at anchor, though fierce squalls frequently hld her from view. She appears to be riding safely so far, though she ...

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  14. MR. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN

    Mr. Joseph Chamberlain will stand for West Birmingham at the next elections, and as a mark of sympathy the Liberals have arranged not to oppose him. ...

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  15. THE NORTH POLE.

    Rear-Admiral Schley presided at A banquet given to Dr. Cook in New York, at which 1200 were present. The New York correspondent of the ...

    Article : 68 words
  16. PEOPLE'S PRIVILEGES.

    The "Times" writes that far more important than the privileges of a changing House of Commons are the privileges of the nation at large. These are of such ...

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  17. SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.

    The greatest velocity of the wind officially recorded in the city was practically 60 miles an hour—to be precise, 59.8 miles, from due south. This rate was attained during a gust ...

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  18. BRITISH AND COLONIAL ARTISTS.

    The "Times" reports that the King has granted a charter and diploma to the Royal British and Colonial Society of Artists, which has sent a collection of pictures to ...

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  19. EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST.

    The Tariff Reform League is arranging a series of 1200 meetings, and will distribute 20,000,000 pamphlets during the next three weeks. ...

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  20. EX-FENIAN WELCOMED.

    Mr. John Dillon, M.P., and thousands of Manchester Irishmen welcomed Patrick Lennon, convicted on February 12, 1808, and sentenced to death for his share in the ...

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  21. DR. COOK'S RECORDS.

    Mr. Whitney, who was hunting in Greenland at the time of Dr. Cook's return from his, northern trip, states: "Commander Peary would not allow anything belonging ...

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  22. HEAVY RAINS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Since the Aurora Australia, on Saturday night much rain has fallen, and exceptionally heavy weather has prevailed throughout to-day, occasioning general interruption of telegraphic communication. On the ...

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  23. LAWN TENNIS.

    Froltzheim (Germany) defeated Parker, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 at the Rheims tournament. ...

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  24. ALONG THE COAST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 227 words
  25. DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA.

    The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports that M. Kokovtzolf, the Russian Minister for Finance, is considering the offer of a ...

    Article : 71 words
  26. SYDNEY NAVAL COLLEGE.

    The Lord Mayor of Sydney stated yesterday that in all probability the naval college which it is proposed shall be founded at Sydney, will partake largely of the character of the ...

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  27. THE BALLOON DISASTER.

    Further details regarding the terrible disaster which occurred at Moulins, France, yesterday, show that the military dirigible balloon Republique made, an ...

    Article : 99 words
  28. VISIT OF SIR JAMES MILLS.

    Sir James Mills the managing director of the Union S.S. Company of New Zealand, is at present on a visit to Sydney, and proposes to remain here for nearly a fortnight. On his ...

    Article : 539 words
  29. DIAMOND DEPOSITS.

    George Helm, lately a prospector for a company in Damaraland, German Southwest Africa, has been arrested at Berlin, and charged with accomplices, now ...

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  30. GERMAN EMPEROR'S SYMPATHY.

    The German Emperor's warm personal condolence to the French Government over the airship disaster is deeply appreciated in Paris. ...

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  31. A MAIL STEAMER HOVE TO.

    Some conception of the violence of the conditions may be formed from the fact that Commander Jenks, of the Orient Company's now 12,000-ton mail steamer Osterley, ...

    Article : 191 words
  32. TO PREVENT DISASTER.

    French aeronauts now for the first time, owing to the airship disaster, recognise that there is some merit in the multiple gasbag system of the Zeppelin dirigible. ...

    Article : 64 words
  33. MARQUIS OF RIPON.

    The estate of the late Marquis of Ripon has been valued for probate purposes at £125,574. He bequeathed to Mr. St. Quentin, sometime his private secretary, ...

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  34. MR. COOK'S VIEWS.

    Referring to the Aurora Australis visible in the southern sky on Saturday night, Mr. Cook, Government Astronomer, explained the connection between magnetic storms and the ...

    Article : 287 words
  35. IRRIGATION IN COLORADO.

    President Taft, while at Montrose, Colorado, opened the Gunnison tunnel, which is cut a distance of six miles through a mountain in order to water the ...

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  36. MANOEUVRES OF A MAIL STEAMER.

    As the Canadian-Australian mail steamer Marama was outward bound from Sydney yesterday for Vancouver, via ports, she was noticed to suddenly stop when about a mile off ...

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  37. A BUYER'S VIEW.

    Mr. H. W. Wright, a member of the Buyers' Association, summed up the position from a buyer's point of view, thus:—"Among our members are a number of foreigners who ...

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  38. AN IMPERIAL POST OFFICE.

    Mr. Heniker Heaton, in a letter to the "Times," commending the examples of the Dominions to the motherland in the cheaper conveyance of newspapers and ...

    Article : 68 words
  39. THE VESSEL'S POSITION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 words
  40. AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.

    The Alpena is having her full share of sensations. For about a mouth prior to her arrival in Melbourne on August 24 from Tacoma, the vessel underwent a very trying ordeal. ...

    Article : 189 words
  41. THE MESSINA EARTHQUAKE.

    The correspondent of the "Standard" at Rome says that the authorities have collected unclaimed jewellery, coin, bank notes, and pay to bearer cheques and shares ...

    Article : 55 words
  42. POSTAL COMMISSION.

    The Postal Commission took further evidence at Federal Parliament House to-day. Mr. S. L. Monaghan, assistant manager at the Melbourne Telephone Exchange, was further ...

    Article : 165 words
  43. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT.

    Mr. Garland, M.L.C., addressed a meeting of the women's branch of the Liberal and Reform Association, at the rooms of the association last night on the Industrial Disputes ...

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  44. ON THE HARBOUR.

    On account of the tremendous seas running outside the Heads, the waters of the harbour were exceptionally rough, and the Manly ferry steamers were compelled to use the ...

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  45. SPECTACLE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    BATEMAN'S BAY.—About 11 o'clock on Saturday night the sky was illuminated with electric coloured lights flashing from east to west with great vividness, resembling ...

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  46. LIEUTENANT SHACKLETON.

    Lieutenant Shackleton, who was a guest of the King at Balmoral yesterday, delivered a lecture in the presence of the Royal Family and a distinguished ...

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  47. THE MISSING WARATAH.

    The steamer Yangtze, from Glasgow, the Federal liner Norfolk, and the Swedish steamer Australie, from Gothenburg, which have arrived at Port Adelaide, kept a look-out for ...

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  48. BOATING FATALITY.

    A boating fatality occurred at Bundalong on Saturday evening. Angus McColl, accompanied by his cousin, Alan James McColl, was crossing the old Murray River in a small ...

    Article : 194 words
  49. THE CANADIAN NAVY.

    Mr. L. P. Brodeur, Canadian Minister for Marine, replying to a deputation at Quebec, said that the character of the Canadian navy was still open to question, but ...

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  50. THE COMMERCE DELEGATES.

    The commerce delegates were busy this morning registering their addresses and obtaining information at the rooms of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. After the civic ...

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  51. THE MANLY BOATS

    The Manly ferry steamers had a lively time in battling against the gale. The company, under ordinary circumstances, have four boats on the run, but after 3 o'clock in the ...

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  52. TORE UP MARRIAGE LINES.

    Gerty Isley to-day sued her husband, George F. Isley, miner, for desertion, on the ground that he intended to leave the State. Isley is only 20, and his wife younger. They were ...

    Article : 128 words
  53. HUDSON FULTON CENTENARY.

    The Hudson Fulton pageant in New York in celebration of the centenary of the Fulton steamboat on the Hudson River was opened on Saturday, amid scenes of ...

    Article : 40 words
  54. DISTRESS SIGNALS REPORTED.

    It was reported at an early hour this morning that distress signals had been seen from the direction, of Botany Heads just before mid-night. Tramway officials on reaching Sydney ...

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  55. PERTH YACHTING FATALITY.

    The victim of the yachting fatality on the Swan River was not Mr. W. A. Goland, the well-known amateur carsman, but his brother David Goland, aged 80 years. ...

    Article : 33 words
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