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  2. DUNLOP ROAD RACE.

    The Dunlop road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne (165 miles) was decided to-day. Steady rain fell yesterday between Warrnambool and Terang, and the roads were ...

    Article : 543 words
  3. MELBOURNE BAKERS' STRIKE.

    By a unanimous vote the Operative Bakers' Society last night decided: "That all employers who have not sent a written acknowledgment that they are prepared to pay £2 14s ...

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  4. MME. CLARA BUTT.

    Mme. Clara Butt arrived here on Saturday, and the first impression afforded by her colossal yet finely proportioned physique and easy carriage was that she had arrived here ...

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  5. AUTOMOBILE CLUB.

    The annual hill-climbing contest for motor cars, promoted by the Automobile Club of Australia, was held on Saturday at National Park. The course comprised a run of 1320yds ...

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  6. PREMIER ILL.

    Mr. J. H. Carruthers, Premier of New South Wales, was forced to keep to his bed yesterday. In the evening he became worse, and Dr. Lamrock, of Kogarah, was called ...

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  7. RISINGS IN CHINA.

    Owing to the establishment of a likin station at Kaisow imposing extra taxation, incendiaries fired houses, boats, and pontoons at Wu-chau, on the West River, ...

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  8. HAGUE CONFERENCE.

    A plenary sitting of the International Convention at the Hague has approved the draft conventions relating to the treatment of captured merchantmen belonging ...

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  9. ORIENTAL PROBLEM.

    The Washington correspondent of the New York Times," after an interview with President Roosevelt, declares that the forthcoming cruise of the battleship fleet ...

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  10. THE RAILWAY DISPUTE.

    The managing committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions, representing 700,000 workmen who are already recognised by employers, has expressed ...

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  11. AURIFEROUS PADDINGTON.

    Paddington has rarely witnessed a greater sensation than was caused yesterday in a comparatively innocent way. A man was counting some money when he ...

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  12. INFLUX INTO CANADA.

    The Canadian Manufacturers' Association has passed a resolution to the effect that the treaty with Japan has done much to develop trade, and that its abrogation ...

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  13. CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY PLOT.

    Three Cuban generals have been arrested at Havana on suspicion of organising a rebellion with the connivance of some New York capitalists. ...

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  14. AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES.

    The "New York Herald" states that out of 128 members of Congress and Senators who have been consulted only 27 favoured the United States retaining the ...

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  15. SOUTH COAST MINES.

    The question of an increase in the hewing rate is still paramount among the miners. The proposal made by the South Bulli lodge that the rate be increased by atnepence per ...

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  16. CHINESE DUEL.

    A quarrel of an unusual character occurred in Exeter-place, city, yesterday between two Chinamen, as a result of which one of them now lies in the Sydney Hospital in a serious ...

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  17. RABBIT DESTRUCTION.

    The experiments in rabbit destruction at Broughton Island on the lines laid down by Dr. Danysz have been concluded. Prior to his departure for France some ...

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  18. CANADA'S INDEPENDENCE.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, speaking at the banquet of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association at Toronto, said that personally he favoured ...

    Article : 115 words
  19. CONFESSIONS FROM MONTE CARLO.

    Goold has added to the confessions which he has made to the magistrate investigating at Monte Carlo the murder of Madam Levin. The accused states that he waited ...

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  20. MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY.

    After two unsuccessful attempts on the Melbourne-Sydney cycling record, J. Salvana, the Burwood cyclist, has succeeded in knocking 1 hour 34 minutes off the previous best time. ...

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  21. AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.

    The Chamber of Commerce of Huddersfield has passed a resolution protestiny against the Australian tariff being enforced without affording adequate opportunity for ...

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  22. BUTTER FREIGHTS.

    The unsatisfactory position in respect to the butter freights contract was the subject of discussion amongst members of the butter trade yesterday. The condition imposed ...

    Article : 218 words
  23. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY CENTENARY.

    Mr. R. M. Johnston, F.L.S., Government Statistician and Registrar-General, Tasmania, and Mr. C. H. Rason, Agent-General for Western Australia, ...

    Article : 99 words
  24. THE NAVIGATION BILL.

    At a meeting of the Council of Agriculture the following resolution, passed by the conference of the branch boards of agriculture, was ordered to be transmitted to the Premier, ...

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  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Count Zeppelin's airship circled round Lake Constance, and was manoeuvred perfectly against the wind. MOORS DESERT THE SULTAN. ...

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  26. PATRIOTISM IN PERSIA.

    Several princes, governors, and high officials at Teheran have raised £400,000 in order to maintain a force sufficient to expel Turkish troops from Persian ...

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  27. DROWNED WOMAN'S IDENTITY.

    On September 12 an inquiry was held into the circumstances of the death of Jessie Murray, whose body was found in the Yarra a few days previously. The Coroner brought ...

    Article : 367 words
  28. BY-ELECTION.

    Polling for the election of a candidate to represent K[?]dale division of Liverpool in the House of Commons, the vacancy being due to the death of Mr. David MacIver ...

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  29. MELBOURNE MINT ROBBERY.

    Mr. E. Pascoo, of Bendigo, who was the owner or £1700 worth of gold stolen from the mint in June last, has written to Mr. Bent, asking him to consider the question ...

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  30. THE FIJIAN CRICKET TEAM.

    Mr. Edgar J. Marsden, who is a director of the cricket tour which has been arranged for the team of Fijian natives from the island of Bau, leaves Melbourne to-morrow to ...

    Article : 152 words
  31. GERMAN EMPEROR'S VISIT.

    The "Vossische Zeitung," of Berlin, announces that Prince Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, will accompany the German Emperor on his visit to King Edward at ...

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  32. EIGHT-HOUR BANNER.

    A large gathering of unionists assembled in the Trades Hall at the invitation of the Eight-Hour Demonstration committee on Saturday night, to witness the unfurling of the ...

    Article : 298 words
  33. NINE FIRES.

    The members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade had a strenuous day yesterday, having to answer no fewer than nine calls. Many of them were to bush fires. About 2.30 ...

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  34. ATTACKED BY A FERRET.

    Last evening a two-year-old [?] Jessie Kidd, whose parents live in Curzon-street, North Melbourne, was attacked by a ferret. The child was in bed at the time, and the ...

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  35. BOILERMAKERS' LOCKOUT AVERTED.

    The result of the ballot of the Boilermakers' Society on the agreement with the shipbuilders to prevent sudden stoppages of work will avert the lockout which the ...

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  36. A FATAL MISTAKE.

    George Tranter, aged 20 years, was out shooting at Lillil on Friday, accompanied by a lad named Teiler, who was holding the gun by the barrel. Trantor made mention of the ...

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  37. SPECIAL RABBIT TRAIN.

    To-night a special train left Bathurst for Sydney containing 300 tons of rabbits from the Blayney freezing works. ...

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  38. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this afternoon bidding was spirited, and all classes were firm. Sept. 28. At the wool sales yesterday the ...

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  39. CHARM WORKS WRONG WAY.

    Ah Sing was arrested at Ballarat on Wednesday night (says the Melbourne "Age) on a charge of having no lawful visible means of support. On the way to the lockup the ...

    Article : 115 words
  40. COURTING IN AN HOTEL.

    Two of the justices who presided at the Colac Police Court on Friday have no sympathy with young men who go to hotels on Sunday to court. One youth testified on oath ...

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  41. TRAM CAR ON FIRE.

    It is very unusual for a fire to be taken to the Fire Brigade station to be extinguished. This, however, happened yesterday. A tram on the Leichhardt service caught fire through ...

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  42. [?]USITANIA'S HOMEWARD VOYAGE.

    The Lusitania, on the homeward voyage from New York, averaged 22.60 knots. The captain says he is confident that the vessel can do 26[?] knots. ...

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  43. NORFOLK ISLAND.

    Th[?] more whales were taken last week, making six to date. A child died from whooping cough. ...

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