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  2. SHIPMASTERS' STRIKE ENDED.

    Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, received a deputation to-day from shipmasters of sailing vessels now in port in connection with the bylaw recently embodied ...

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  3. MAIL CONTRACT.

    The fiasco in connection with the mail contract, which, has now extended over a period of 12 months, was brought to a conclusion to-day by the cancellation of the ...

    Article : 1,151 words
  4. RACIAL HATRED.

    The officials at Washington have received information that the Japanese contemplate establishing a systemate boycott of American goods if their appeals for redress in ...

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  5. NEW COLONIES' AUTONOMY

    In the Cape House of Assembly yesterday, Mr. J. X. Merriman, leader of the Opposition, moved a resolution thanking the Imperial Government for granting ...

    Article : 129 words
  6. RUSSIAN PUNISHMENTS.

    Cases of terrible cruelty are reported from Cherniatin, Volhynia, South-west Russia. Some horse thieves who had annoyed the peasants were captured by the ...

    Article : 56 words
  7. IN PARLIAMENT.

    The Legislative Council met shortly before noon yesterday. The President and several members proceeded to State Government House, and presented the Address in Reply ...

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  8. THE COMMON WEALTH.

    To-day the new Federal Parliament entered upon its duties, and a long and somewhat dreary session is in view. It is true that the Houses assembled after the general elections, ...

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  9. NEW SPECIFICATIONS WANTED.

    Mr. J. M. Paxton, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, referring to the cancellation of the mail contract, said: If fresh tenders are to be invited, the ...

    Article : 108 words
  10. AMERICAN PACIFIC FORCE.

    President Roosevelt denies the statement of the New York "Globe" that it is his intention to transfer battleships to the Pacific. ...

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  11. POLICE CHIEF'S SUICIDE.

    Colonel Balabansky, Chief of the Tiflis Police, has committed suicide, owing to his being reprimanded for his lack of energy in connection with the Terrorist ...

    Article : 59 words
  12. SIR J. D. HOOKER, O.M.

    The King has conferred the Order of Merit (O.M.) on Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, the eminent botanist. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker completed his ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. NO MORE LOOPHOLES.

    In pursuance of the Cabinet's decision to call for fresh tenders in connection with the mail contract, new conditions of tender have been framed, and they will be made ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. THE LORDS' CONTUMACY.

    Mr. R. M'Kenna, President of the Board of Education, addressing his constituents at Monmouthshire, referred to the Education Bill. ...

    Article : 66 words
  15. FROM PEKING TO PARIS.

    Prince Borghese, of Italy, who is leading in the motor car race from Peking to Paris, has arrived at Irkutsk, Siberia. July 3. ...

    Article : 433 words
  16. NEWS FROM LONDON.

    The "Shipping Gazette" understands that the Laing Mail Syndicate has arranged for its debenture issue of £1,800,000. ...

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  17. EMPEROR AS SPORTSMAN.

    While racing at Kiel Herr Adolf Tietjen's yacht Hamburg blanketed the Imperial yacht Meteor. The German Emperor ordered him to clear away, and ...

    Article : 344 words
  18. OLD SCANDAL REVIVED.

    The Socialist newspaper "Muenchener Post" has been fined £20, with heavy costs, for libelling Dr. Karl Peters. The newspaper revived the report of the ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. CITY TRAFFIC.

    "The time has come," said Mr. Lee, Minister for Works, yesterday, "when the city trams must be superseded by railways." On several occasions lately the Minister ...

    Article : 849 words
  20. GREAT EARTHQUAKE RECORD.

    A great earthquake disturbance was recorded on Monday at several observatories. Experts consider that the earthquake occurred somewhere in Central or ...

    Article : 34 words
  21. GUATEMALA POLITICAL PLOT.

    Senor Cabrera, President of the Republic of Guatemala, caused the arrest of 160 persons, including many notables, and they were charged with complicity in the ...

    Article : 63 words
  22. SPANIARDS FOR QUEENSLAND.

    The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Bulow, which arrived at Sydney yesterday afternoon, had on board the first batch of the 340 labourers brought from Europe by the ...

    Article : 554 words
  23. TEST MATCH.

    In the test match England versus South Africa the first Innings of the South African team closed for 140. Nourse made 62, and Faulkner 44. ...

    Article : 194 words
  24. "ALL RED" LINE.

    The "Westminster Gazette" writes that it hopes that the Government will regard the "all-red" line favourably if the experts who have been asked to ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. TARIFF COMMISSION.

    Members of the Tariff Commission held a meeting to-day prior to the opening of Parliament. Sir John Quick (chairman) stated subsequently that the protectionist section had ...

    Article : 86 words
  26. GERMAN DIPLOMACY.

    Telegrams from Berlin state that the German Emperor is taking every opportunity to show that Germany is in a position to be a powerful friend to America. ...

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  27. SENSATION AT ULTIMO.

    During a quarrel outside the Ultimo Hotel, at the corner of Ultimo-road and Quay-street, Ultimo, shortly before 11 o'clock last night, Albert Victor Welsh, commonly known as ...

    Article : 701 words
  28. SYDNEY CROWN LAW OFFICE.

    In the Senate to-day, Senator Neild, in speaking on the Address in Reply debate, said he understood that the Commonwealth Government, after calling for applications ...

    Article : 131 words
  29. BRITISH TAXATION.

    Mr. H. H. Asquith, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the Government intended to increase the liquor duties, ...

    Article : 92 words
  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mackintosh won the championship of the Gun Club, London and the gold medal with 20 kills out of 27. SPIERS AND POND. ...

    Article : 420 words
  31. RETURN OF THE PYRAMUS

    The cruiser Pyramus, which was stranded on "C" reef, Northern Queensland, on Sunday, June 23, returned to Sydney yesterday. She was two days on the coral reef, and after being ...

    Article : 353 words
  32. STREET CLEANERS' STRIKE.

    The street cleaners in New York have struck work, and in consequence there is a great accumulation of garbage in the streets, which is jeopardising the health of ...

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  33. DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE.

    In moving for the adoption of the Address in Reply in the Senate, Senator CAMERON (Tas.) referred to the mail contract flasco. He said there had been a lamentable amount ...

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  34. FRENCH WINEGROWERS COWED.

    The agitation of winegrowers in the south of France, because of what they considered to be the insufficient means taken by the Government to prevent ...

    Article : 52 words
  35. LABOUR FOR THE CANEFIELDS.

    The Premier has received information from the Agent-General that all indents forwarded for labour on the canefields on the agreements adoptod after the Townsville ...

    Article : 109 words
  36. ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday with fair animation. Prices were in buyers' favour. Merinos were from 5 to 10 centimes below April quotations. Fine ...

    Article : 55 words
  37. THE "BIG HOLE."

    The "Big Hole," over which Alexander Frasor was sentenced in Sydney yesterday for a mining swindle, is a remarkable phenomenon, being 365ft deep, with nearly round ...

    Article : 156 words
  38. A FATAL FIGHT.

    The Coroner, Mr. T. H. Elwyn, held an inquiry to-day touching the death of George Bennett. Dr. Broad, who conducted a post mortem, stated that death was due to ...

    Article : 117 words
  39. REFERENCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the course of his speech in moving the adoption of the Address in Reply in the House of Representatives, Mr. WISE regretted that it had been necessary to cancel the mail ...

    Article : 173 words
  40. TALLOW SALES.

    At the sales of Australian and New Zealand tallow to-day, 858 casks were offered, and 369 were sold. Prices were the same as last week, viz.:—Mutton, fine 37s, medium ...

    Article : 55 words
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