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  2. NEAR AND FAR. AND F

    Round the world in 16 minutes 30 seconds is a record that has been established by the "New York Times." It was a telegram in these words: "Send the present despatch round the ...

    Article : 81 words
  3. CURRENT TOPICS.

    The mere statement that allegations against the defence system are "of a reckless character" will not mend the muddle into whihc the Minister, through failing to put the penal ...

    Article : 48 words
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  5. AN UNFORTUNATE HERO

    When the presentation of the medal sent by the King of Italy for bravery at the Messina earthquake was, to be made at Hull, England, on July 27, it was found that the would-be ...

    Article : 97 words
  6. COUNTER LUNCHES.

    The abolition of the counter lunch by some of the members of the United Licensed Victuallers Association is an action that will meet with the approval of every right-thinking man in the ...

    Article : 168 words
  7. OUTLIVED TWO COFFINS

    Ernest Feldkirch, a Gettingen carpenter of 86 years of age, has cheerfully looked death in the face for 26 years. His first illness, which came when he was 60, suggested to him that having ...

    Article : 142 words
  8. GIPSY'S DEATH AT 103.

    Mrs. Patience Smith, a member of the famous family of gipsies, died at Leeds at the age of 103. Until three months ago she had never slept under a roof. She had 14 children; 78 ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. POISONING FROM SNUFF.

    A remarkable story of the fatal effects of I taking snuff that has been packed in tin-foil was reported to one of the Swiss medical journals. A woman 33 years of age died of ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. WHERE MOSES WAS EDUCATED.

    The archaeological excavations carried out by Daninos Pasha have resulted in the discovery of the necropolis of Heliopolis, the intellectual centre of Egypt for over 4000 years, ...

    Article : 139 words
  11. SIX MONTHS MILK TEST.

    The proposal of a South Coast farmer that a milk test, extending over a period of six months be held among the dairymen of that district, under the auspices of the local Agricultural ...

    Article : 176 words
  12. THE ACCESSION OP THE MIKADO.

    Shortly after the death of the Emperor, at 1 o'clock in the morning, the ceremonies in connection with the Accession were held in Court says a Tokio despatch). They ...

    Article : 191 words
  13. HANGMAN'S ROPE LEADS TO DISPUTE.

    A curious dispute about a hangman's rope, which will have to be settled by the law courts, has arisen between the Hungarian hangman, Bali, and the public prosecutor at Temesvar, in ...

    Article : 202 words
  14. ONE MAN ONE JOB.

    The one-man-one-job argument finds great sympathy with Labor supporters, but sympathy and practice are altogether different things. If Labor desires to be regarded as ...

    Article : 260 words
  15. DRAUGHT STOCK AT THE MELBOURNE SHOW.

    Each year's recurrence of the Royal Agricultural Society's Show in Melbourne still further demonstrates the rapid progress that is being made in connection with the draught horse ...

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  16. THE KING AND THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

    It is announced that King George has presented to the New York Yacht Club a cup to take the place of the King Edward Cup as a racing trophy, the club to retain the King ...

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  17. 100 YEARS AGO.

    From the London "Times" of July 31, 1812 "An Act declaring war between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dependencies thereof, and the United States of ...

    Article : 324 words
  18. LENIENCY OR SEVERITY TO PRISONERS.

    While in Melbourne magistrates are ordering prisoners convicted of robbery with violence, flogging with the cat o' nine tails, our Minister. for Justice has just recommended that concerts ...

    Article : 335 words
  19. IN JU JU LAND.

    White travellers in West Africa are struck by the curious forms of worship adopted by the superstitious natives. They illustrate the truth of the statement that every human being ...

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  20. THE SILK HAT GOES.

    The Silk hat worn by the boys at Rugby School is to be abolished. The new that the "topper" is to be abolished at Rugby will, no doubt, be received with pleasure by schoolboys ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. ANGLO-JAPANESE RELATIONS.

    The Japanese Ambassador in London last month made the following statement in connection with the death of the Mikado :—"I appreciate too deeply for words the gracious ...

    Article : 314 words
  22. AMERICAN PRESS ON TITANIC REPORT.

    The Eastern Press displays a wide divergence of opinion in regard to Lord Mersey's report (says a New York correspondent). The "Sun" thinks the document is marked by good ...

    Article : 232 words
  23. THE PERFECT ROAD.

    In the "Sunday Times" last week I read an article describing the discovery by the Mayor of Strathfield of the method of making "the perfect road," as follows:—"It will be made ...

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  24. DID YOU NOTICE IT ?

    Did you road the dashing article, in "The Globe" on fights between eagles and aeroplanes? Have you also noticed how "The Globe" leads all its penny contemporaries a ...

    Article : 136 words
  25. KING MANOEL AT AERODROME.

    Among the visitors to the Hendon Aerodrome last month was King Manoel, of Portugal, who showed much interest in the aviators and their machines, and closely inspected the monoplanes ...

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