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  2. GOLF.

    The chief event of the golf tournament now in progress at the Royal Molbourne links was reached to-day, when the first two rounds were played of the open and the amateur ...

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  3. THE PAGE MILLIONS.

    A syndicate is being formed in Sydney to secure the Page estate, estimated at from £50,000,000 to £150,000,000. The story has much in common with some ...

    Article : 514 words
  4. THE MENACING EAST.

    In replying to the toast of his health at the Australia Hotel yesterday, the retiring Japanese Consul (Mr. Iwasaki) reffered to the present position of Europeans and ...

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  5. PRICE OF MILK.

    Milk is to be raised in price from 4d to 5d per quart as far as private customers are concorned, and from 3d to 4d per quart for supplies to boarding-houses, shops, etc. The ...

    Article : 538 words
  6. BURNING OF THE FORTUNATUS.

    The oaptain, crew, and passengers of the cargo steamer Fortunatus, which was burned in the Indian Ocean on July 31, reached Fremantle by the R.M.S. Orotava to-day. ...

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  7. UNIFICATION.

    General Botha, Premier of the Transvaal, in the course of an interview with a representative of the "Natal Mercury," said that he favoured ...

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  8. ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATY.

    Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in a despatch to Sir Arthur Nicolson, British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, states that the convention ...

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  9. NEW FOUNDLAND FISHERY.

    The Newfoundland Government has issued instructions designed to avert the exercise of Imperial authority during the herring fishery. The instructions include ...

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  10. AUSTRALIA'S POPULATION.

    Mr. T. A. Coghian, Agent-General for New South Wales, in a letter to the "Daily News " replying to that journal's strictures on the small flow of people to ...

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  11. DUTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Mr. Bent remarked to-day that the action of the British authorities in practically suspending the Constitution of Newfoundland was not a matter in which interference of ...

    Article : 166 words
  12. PRESS COMMENTS.

    The "Daily News," a Government organ, writes:—"The despatch of Sir Ed ward. Grey does not convince us that Russia has abandoned her old aspiration ...

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  13. THE AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.

    A warra controversy is being carried on in the columns of "The Times" relating to the Australian tariff. A correspondent, who signs himself ...

    Article : 120 words
  14. EARTHQUAKE AT GUATEMALA.

    An earthquake occurred yesterday at Guatemala city Considerable damage was done to a number of houses and churches. The quake is attributed to the ...

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  15. BIG GUN SHOOTING.

    No. 2 Company of the Royal Australian Artillery is setting the other companies of the regiment something to boat in the annual class firing competitions. This unit, which ...

    Article : 381 words
  16. MONTE CARLO MURDER.

    Goold, who is charged in conjunction with his wife with the murder of Madame Levin at Monte Carlo, in a communication to the magistrate who is engaged making ...

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  17. IS DROUGHT COMING?

    Seeing that most people who, while not being scientific have some claims to weather wisdom, appear to be of the opinion that we are at the beginning of a dry time. It is ...

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  18. PERSIAN FRONTIER DISORDERS.

    The Russian Legation at Teheran has warned the Persian National Assembly, that if the disorders on the frontier continue Russia will be compelled to ...

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  19. BIRTH RATE PROBLEM.

    The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia completed its business to-night, when a discussion took place on the report of the public questions committee ...

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  20. SATISFACTION IN PARIS.

    The Anglo-Russian entente is hailed at Paris with unmitigated satisfaction. The St. Petrsburg correspondent of the "Times" predicts that not a single ...

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  21. THE ARBUTHNOT INSOLVENCY.

    Sir George Arbuthnot, head of the firm of Arbuthnot and Co., bankers and merchants of Madras, who at the commencement of the year went insolvent, has been ...

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  22. GERMANY ACQUIESCES.

    The "Tribune" announces that the Anglo-Russian agreement has been communicated to the German Foreign Office, Which acquiesces in its provisions. ...

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  23. AMERICAN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.

    The "American," a New York paper, states that the United States Naval Board has decided to construct four battleships of a greater tonnage and superior ...

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  24. ENCOURAGING SEDITION.

    Aravinda Ghose, editor of "Bande Mataram" (Our Mother), a native paper published in Calcutta, and the manager, have been acquitted of a charge of ...

    Article : 103 words
  25. THE MOUNT DAVID "SLUMP."

    The information telegraphed by the special mining reporter of the "Herald" on Wednesday, and published in yesterday's issue, in explanation of the decrease in the gold yield ...

    Article : 543 words
  26. BY AIRSHIP TO THE POLE.

    The London newspapers give particulars of the airship America which was to have started for the Polo last month. The task of getting away the airship must have been ...

    Article : 513 words
  27. PRIMATE WON'T RETIRE.

    At last night's session of the Anglican synod there was much discussion upon the administrative work of the diocese of Sydney, when Mr. W. M. Fatrland moved,—"That this ...

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  28. CONTRABAND OF WAR.

    The Hague correspondent of the "Times" telegraphs that the sub-committee of the fourth committee of the Inter national Conference at The Hague has ...

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  29. AMERICAN SHIP WRECKED.

    The American ship John Currier has been wrecked in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The Thetis, Revenue cutter, rescued 242 persons from the wreek. The survivors ...

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  30. HEBBURN COLLIERY TROUBLE

    Hobburn strike matters were discussed at a large meeting of the miners to-day, Messrs. P. Bowling and A. Lowls being present. Mr. Bowling reported that he had interviewed ...

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  31. CONTRABAND IN MOROCCO.

    The French complain that wholesale Spanish and German shipments of arms and ammunition are being made to Morocco. ...

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  32. VICTORIAN BAKERY TROUBLE.

    To-day's negotiations in connection with the threatened disruption in the bakery trade were at one stage in the direction of considerable Improving the position. Both employers and ...

    Article : 121 words
  33. BRIBERY IN NEW YORK.

    Mr. G. W. Smalley, New York correspondent of the "Times," reports that by means of a petition declaring the New York City Railway insolvent tramway ...

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  34. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this afternoon, there was spirited competition, and prices were very firm. Sept. 26. ...

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  35. DECADENCE OF SPORT.

    The Lieutenant-Governor, Sir John Madden, told members of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at their smoke night that the good old sport was dead—that of to-day was taken only ...

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  36. STRIKE OF SLAUGHTERMEN.

    This morning the slaughtermen employed in the Government slaughter works at Dry Creek and the Adelaide Ice and Cold Storage Compnny's works, who were required to kill ...

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  37. AN EX-CROWN PRINCESS.

    The Countess of Montignoso (Louise, a Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria), the divorced wife of the Crown Prince, now King of Saxony, was married ...

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  38. MADAME CLARA BUTT'S CONCERT.

    The last concert of the series given by Madame Clara Butt and Kennerley Rumford was hold in the Town Hall this afternoon. Lady Northcote was present and there was ...

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  39. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Professor Delarge, of Paris, after experiments extending over five years, claims to have obtained living animalculae from sterlle eggs of the sea ...

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  40. RAILWAY ANNIVERSARY.

    Yesterday was the fifty-second anniversary of the opening of railways of New South Wales. It was on September 26, 1855, that the first ...

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  41. MR. BENT'S CAREER.

    "I have had a trowel in my hands before" remarked Mr. Bent to-day, when reminded that at Moorabbin on the previous day he had said he was once a bricklayor. "I built ...

    Article : 113 words
  42. "WHERE THE PLATYPUS BREEDS."

    Some 30 yards back from the entrance of the most recently discovered cave at Buchan grows a solitary white gum, the leaves of which are of much paler hue than those ...

    Article : 202 words
  43. BUBONIC PLAGUE REGULATIONS.

    An unusual charge was preferred against Messrs. Archibald Currie and Co. in the District Court to-day. The company was charged with that, being the agent for the steamer ...

    Article : 111 words
  44. CHARGE AGAINST A BANK MANAGER.

    A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Leonard Francis Hyman, manager of the Kalgoorlie branch of the Government Savings' Bank, on a charge of having, while employed ...

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  45. MAJOR-GENERAL ROAD AT TUMUT.

    Major-General Hoad, Colonol Ryrie, Liout. Colonel Lee, and Major Wedd arrived here today to take part in the military encampment. Other arrivals include 26 members of ...

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  46. THE PORT JACKSON.

    The training ship Port Jackson will sail during October for Sydney. She will curry 24 cadets, and 50 Warspite boys. The latter will be trained as ordinary ...

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  47. EARLY CLOSING ACT.

    At the Grafton Police Court yesterday Henry J. Kipping, who keeps a drapery establishment in town, was fined 40s and costs for permitting his son to assist in stocktaking ...

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