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  2. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The Mayor of Redfern, Alderman J. O. Batchelor, presided over a meeting in the Redfern Town Hall last night, at which Mr. G. H. Reid spoke on behalf of Sir James ...

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  3. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    It was announced in the cablegrams yesterday that the convention between the British and French Governments had been signed by Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for ...

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  4. ANTI-GAMBLING.

    "Gambling; its Evils and its Consequences," was the subject of an address by Mr. W. H. Judkins, at the Centenary Hall last night. Mr. W. Winn, of the New South Wales ...

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  5. FIRE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    One of the most destructive fires in the history of Wellington broke out at an early hour this morning in a small wooden shop at Lambton Quay. ...

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  6. THE MONEY MARKET.

    A sum of £990,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England on Saturday for Egypt. The "Times" states that the money ...

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  7. SCOTTISH CHURCHES.

    The Church Commission appointed to allocate the property of the old Free Church of Scotland between the United Free Church and the Free Church, has ...

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  8. RUSSIAN PEASANTS.

    The Czar, in a Ukase, grants equal rights as regards State employment to the rural population, and he relieves peasants from the authority of communes, while ...

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  9. ADVERSE COMMENT IN MELBOURNE.

    Not only among men closely interested in racing, but among the general public, the remarkable provisions inserted by the Legislative Assembly in the Gambling Bill have ...

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  10. VICTORIA.

    At the Collingwood Court to-day Marion Edwards was committed for trial on a charge of housebreaking, bail being allowed. The court was crowded, and she was wildly ...

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  11. NEW FRENCH PREMIER.

    M. Clemenceau, Minister for the Interior, has been summoned by President Fallieres to reform the Cabinet, and is now engaged in the task. ...

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  12. INJURED BY A MOTOR CAR.

    The action in which Mrs. Peebles sued Messrs. Victor and Horace Lansell for the recovery of £2000 compensation for injuries alleged to have been caused by defendants' ...

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  13. APPALLING CYCLONE.

    A cyclone, which wrought appalling destruction in San Salvador, has swept over Central America. Great loss of life has occurred. The ...

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  14. A NEW COPPER FIELD.

    A Swedish expedition has discovered vast and rich copper deposits at Alan Jarssnak, Greenland. ...

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  15. THE WOOL SALES.

    The second week of the Melbourne wool sales commenced to-day, but in consequence of the recent wet weather only 2749 bales were offered. Of these 2686 bales were sold. ...

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  16. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The writ authorising the referendum in connection with the alteration of a clause of the Constitution concerning Senate elections was issued to-day. The referendum is to be ...

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  17. TRADE STATISTICS.

    A table prepared by the Government Statist shows that the total trade of 1905 in imports and exports amounted to £45,096,714, which is the greatest for any year in the history ...

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  18. ARMY REFORM.

    Lord Roberts, speaking at Edinburgh, said he feared that Mr. Haidane's (Secretary for War) ideal of a large reserve consisting of the able-bodied men of the ...

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  19. VOTING POWERS CURTAILED.

    'A' new interpretation by the Senate of the voting regulations for the Duma greatly limits the voting power of peasants and factory workers. ...

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  20. QUEENSLAND.

    It has been understood that some proposals will be made for additional oversea mail services, particularly one via Torres Straits. The Premier admitted yesterday that certain ...

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  21. POSTAL RETURNS.

    The postal returns show a great expansion of business in the last five years, the principal increase being in letters and postcards. In 1901 they numbered 83,973,490, while last ...

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  22. RESPONSIBLE MINISTRY IMPOSSIBLE.

    M. Stolypin, Premier of Russia, declares that he is not opposed to constitutionalism, but that a Ministry responsible to Parliament would never be permitted in Russia. ...

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  23. BIG TRUST BATTLE.

    The "Daily Mail" states that Messrs. Rothschilds, the Deutsche Bank, and Nobel Brothers (St. Petersburg) have formed a European Petroleum Union ...

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  24. THE PROSPECTS OF IMMIGRATION.

    Mr. J. M. Gillespie, a member of the Closer Settlement Board, returned to Melbourne to-day, after a brief visit to Europe. Mr. Gillespie made inquiries into the conditions of ...

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  25. MINERAL STATISTICS.

    The statement in regard to the minerals, other than gold, coal, or precious stones, won for the quarter ended September 30 last, shows: —Copper, 3527¼ tons, valued at £294,209; ...

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  26. FIGHTING SOCIALISTS.

    The police have arrested a score of men belonging to the socialist fighting organisation of Warsaw, on a charge of being concerned in many of the recent ...

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  27. THE CHINESE MISSION.

    The steamer Guthrie, from Singapore, arrived this morning. On board was the Chinese official mission to Australia. Thirty of the loading Chinese residents welcomed ...

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  28. SHIPPING DISASTER.

    Reuter's correspondent reports that the Russian steamer Variag struck a torpedo at Vladivostock, and sank immediately. Two hundred passengers perished, only ...

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  29. CABINET RECONSTRUCTION.

    The "Morning Post" states it is probable that Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Prime Minister, will shortly be raised to the peerage, and will lead the ...

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  30. THE MINING BILL.

    Mr. Mulcahy, M.L.A., states that the Government has definitely decided to "drop" the Mining Bill. ...

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  31. A TRADE MARKS CASE.

    At the Drysdale Court of Petty Sessions to-day Thomas [?]. Warden and Charles E. Graham, aerated water manufacturers, carrying on business under the name of C. E. Graham, ...

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  32. SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE.

    A Winton telegram states that a distinct earthquake shock was felt at Davenport Downs last week. It was also felt by James Field, who was travelling with the mail between ...

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  33. TIDAL WAVE.

    A tidal wave engulfed Elliott Key Island, Florida, drowning 250 of the inhabitants. There have been hundreds of deaths from drowning among Florida ...

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  34. EFFECT OF "VEND" ON RAILWAY SUPPLIES.

    The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Tait) is inquiring into the effect of the recently amended agreement amongst colliery proprietors in New South Wales on the railway ...

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  35. ILLEGAL RAILWAY REBATES.

    Judge Holt, of the United States Circuit Court, New York, has fined the New York Central Railroad Company £21,600 for granting rebates to the American Sugar ...

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  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At about midnight on Saturday the office of the Vacuum Oil Company, at Port Adelaide, was entered by burglars. They blow open the safe with dynamite, but as the safe had only ...

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  37. DEATH OF COLONEL SAUNDERSON.

    The death is announced of Colonel Edward James Saunderson, M.P., P.C., aged 69 years. Oct. 22. ...

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  38. MR. TAIT'S SERVICES REFUSED.

    The request that Mr. Taft, Chief, Commissioner of Railways, should give evidence before the N.S.W. Parliamentary Committee making investigations into the desirability of ...

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  39. TELEPHONE AND TRAMWAY SERVICES DISORGANISED.

    The firemen have been busily engaged all day and throughout the evening quenching the fire, and they were still working at a late hour to-night, watched by crowds of ...

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  40. AN UNFORTUNATE CASE.

    Shortly after the arrival of the steamer Hobart at Port Adelaide from Melbourne this morning a middle-aged woman presented herself at the police station, and reported that ...

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  41. DAMAGE TO DOVER HARBOUR.

    A Swedish steamer, timber laden, came into collision with the breakwater of the naval harbour works at Dover. Two hundred feet of the works was smashed, the ...

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  42. ESCAPE OF FUGITIVES.

    In spite of the careful watch kept overnight at Oakleigh the two men who are wanted in connection with the Wandong robbery, succeeded in breaking away. This evening a ...

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  43. CANADIAN MAIL SERVICE.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, is considering the advisability of increasing the subsidy to the Canada-Australian mail service, conditionally ...

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  44. TASMANIA.

    A deputation from various friendly societies to-day waited on the Premier to protest against the proposed measure establishing a Government ...

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  45. THE LORD ANTRIM CASE.

    Detectives boarded the steamer Lord Antrim this evening and arrested Alexander Cordiner, the master of that vessel, on a charge that he did unlawfully proceed to sea ...

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  46. SUNKEN TREASURE SEARCH.

    A project is afoot to search with explosives the Royal Charter, which was wrecked in 1859 with a consignment of Australian gold on board. ...

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  47. A SALISBURY STATUE.

    The Earl of Clarendon on Saturday unveiled a statue of the late Marquis of Salisbury at Hatfield. ...

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  48. NEWCASTLE.

    The following vessels cleared at the, Customs-house to-day:—Sangola, s. for Madras, via Brisbane and ports, with 2900 tons coal; Mar[?]ba, s. for Melbourne, with 2280 ton[?] ...

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  49. THE PRICE OF METALS.

    Mr. A. Siegfreld Hirsch, of the firm of Aron Hirsch, the well-known metal buyers of Germany, left for Adelaide to-night after a few days' visit to the Barrier. Seen by a ...

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  50. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The South African footballers on Saturday defeated Somerset by 14 points to nil. COURT OF APPEAL. ...

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  51. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    At Weldbrook mine, Derby, to-day, the hopperings suddenly slipped away, and a hopper man named Brean was carried away in the debris. The water following uncovered him, ...

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  52. MADRAS BANKING SUSPENSION.

    Arbuthnot and Company, bankers of Madras, have suspended payment. The London house of the company, P. Macfadyen and Company, has also suspended. ...

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  53. ALLEGED CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

    The hearing of the conspiracy charges against Charles Tucker in connection with the Customs cases was resumed to-day. Evidence was given by Customs officials ...

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  54. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mrs. Mary Ann Guy, who kept an unregistered infants' home in Island Bay, Wellington, was committed for trial to-day on charges of killing an infant named Nellie Smith, and ...

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  55. A PARTNER FOUND DEAD.

    Mr. P. Macfadyen, one of the partners in the banking firms of Arbuthnot and Co., of Madras, and P. Macfadyen and Co., of London, was found dead this morning ...

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  56. PENNY POSTAGE.

    As a result of Sir Joseph Ward's representations during his recent visit to Washington, the penny post between the United States and New Zealand will come into operation on ...

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