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  2. LAND SETTLEMENT ANOTHER FARMER FROM ENGLAND. AN ENERGETIC AGENT-GENERAL.

    Another industrious and experienced farmer has journeyed from the "old country" to New South Wales, to assist in the development of the vast natural reso[?] of the ...

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  3. SHOWER OF BULLETS.

    The crow of the steamer Dunmore had an exciting experience on Saturday afternoon when off Long Bay, their vessel being struck by a fusilade of bullets. The missiles came ...

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  4. TOLL TELEPHONES.

    The new telephone regulations have now been prepared. They make it apparent that the restrictions on metropolitan users under the toll system will be greater than has been ...

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  5. MINING DISASTER.

    A[?]terrible mining disaster is reported from Courrieres, France. A fire, which broke out in a mine nt a depth of 700 feet, led to a terrific explosion at 7 o'clock on ...

    Article : 147 words
  6. FREETRADE UNIONISTS.

    Lord Robert [?]ecil, in a letter to the Duke of Devonshire in reference to the Unionist Frcetrade Club's resolution reaffirmiug its adherence to freetrade, states ...

    Article : 273 words
  7. PHILIPPINES FIGHTING.

    Severe fighting has taken place in the Philippines between American forces and the Moros. A detachment of troops, a naval ...

    Article : 239 words
  8. THE COMMONWEALTH MILITARY PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

    The following notifications appear in the "Commonwealth Gazette": — Lieutenant-Colonel Owen, honorary appointment as consulting military engineer; Colonel Lyster, ...

    Article : 475 words
  9. SUNDAY SHOPPING.

    The House of Lords on Friday agreed to a resolution moved by Lord Avebury affirming that Sunday shopping demands the serious attention of the Government ...

    Article : 75 words
  10. RUSSIA.

    The "Birzhevija Viedomosti" (St. Petersburg) publishes a long list showing that there have been wholesale arrests of "Intellectuals" and Reformers in the provinces. ...

    Article : 63 words
  11. POLICING MOROCCO.

    At the International Conference at Algeciras, Germany, through Austria, has proposed that France and Spain should organise the police of seven ports of ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.

    M. Sarrien, a Radical Republican, has been entrusted by President Fallieres with the formation of a Ministry. M. Bourgeois, a former Premier, has accepted the ...

    Article : 48 words
  13. PRINCESS ENA'S BETROTHAL.

    The "Times" congratulates King Alfonso XIII. and Princess Ena of Battenberg on their betrothal. The personal nnd political aspects of the marriage, the "Times" ...

    Article : 109 words
  14. THE PREMIER'S TOUR. ARRIVAL AT GRAFTON.

    The Premier, accompanied by Messrs. Nobbs and Oakes, Ms.L.A., arrived from Coff's Harbour by motor car last evening. The road the first fifteen miles was very heavy by ...

    Article : 531 words
  15. TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION.

    Statistics which have been prepared at Johannesburg show that there are 61,211 more women and children in the country districts of the Transvaal than there are ...

    Article : 110 words
  16. POSTCARDS.

    Complaints are made occasionally that pictorial postcards are spoilt in the post-office by stamping with ink. There have also been admissions by postcard collectors that they ...

    Article : 119 words
  17. MR. KEIR HARDIE.

    The accuracy of the report of an interview with Mr. J. Keir Hardie, M.P. (Labour), which appeared recently in the "Patriote de Bruxelles," is denied. Mr. ...

    Article : 160 words
  18. LIGHT RAILWAYS.

    Sir,—Your leader in the issue of March 3 on light railways touches a point of keen interest to many people who reside in the western districts, and who are ...

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  19. STOCK EXCHANGE RECOVERS.

    There was a general recovery on the Stock Exchange yesterday owing to the improved prospects of the Algeciras Conference and a better feeling as the result ...

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  20. EXAMINATION BOARD.

    Mr. John Y. Nelson, electrical engineer, and Mr. James S. Fitzmaurice, engineer in charge of lines, Postal Department, N.S.W., and Mr. G. J. Cakeshott, director for N.S.W. ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. MR. ROCKEFELLER IN HIDING.

    Service of the subpoena on Mr. John D. Rockefeller requiring him to testify in an anti-trust case regarding the methods of the Standard Oil Trust has been abandoned, ...

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  22. ELECTORAL REGISTRARS.

    The following electoral registrars have been appointed:—James Gleeson, at Nabiac, Cowper division; Margaret Boland, Upper Manilla, New England division; and Mary M. Dillon, ...

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  23. IRISH MISSION TO AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Devlin (Nationalist) is starting for Australia to-day on a political mission. Mr. Devlin has been deputed to invite the Irish exiles in Australia to assist the ...

    Article : 48 words
  24. THE GROUP SYSTEM.

    The group system in Queensland legislation is a development of recent date. The Queensland Minister for Lands, when in Sydney the other day, voiced the opinion that ...

    Article : 1,162 words
  25. PATENTS OFFICE.

    A list of classifications of positions and officers in the Patents Office is published in the "Gazette." Among them are the following:— Officer in charge of classification, salary £400; ...

    Article : 96 words
  26. MINERS' EIGHT-HOURS BILL.

    The promoters of the Miners' Eight-Hours Bill propose that a nine-hours' day shall come into force immediately; an eight-and-a-half-hours' day in 1907; and an ...

    Article : 59 words
  27. ENTERTAINED AT COFF'S HARBOUR

    Mr. J. H. Carruthers, the State Premier, accompanied by Messrs. Nobbs and C. W. Cakes, Ms.L.A., arrived at halfpast 6 o'clock last evening by ...

    Article : 331 words
  28. DEPORTATION OF KANAKAS.

    The Bishop of North Queensland has addressed a letter to the Premier, setting forth a scheme for the deportation of kanakas. The Bishop points out there are a numbor of ...

    Article : 393 words
  29. QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

    The river at Jundah is in very high flood. Tea, sugar, and tobacco are all done, and men are smoking the bar of the gidyea tree. The stock of flour is very low, and the only hope of ...

    Article : 206 words
  30. FIGHT FOR TOBACCO LEAF.

    An American tobacco trust with a capital of £6,000,000 is being formed to light the Imperial Tobacco Company for the purchase of tobacco leaf. ...

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  31. ABSTINENCE IN PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. Keir Hardie (Labour) has obtained the adhesion of the bulk of the Labour members and many Nationalist members of the House of Commons and others to a ...

    Article : 44 words
  32. SECRET COMMISSIONS.

    The Secret Commissions Bill, introduced by Lord Halsbury, has been read the third time in the House of Lords. ...

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  33. FISHERMEN OVERWHELMED.

    Some of the huts of the fishermen at the Lofoden Islands, Norway, have been destroyed by an avalanche. Twenty-one persons were killed, and 39 received ...

    Article : 42 words
  34. CHINESE SAILORS

    Three Chinese sailore on board the steamer Monkstaton were ordered last night to wash down the aft deck. They refused, and on the second officer going close to them one struck ...

    Article : 224 words
  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York reports that there was a decrease of £9,500,000 in new business in 1905. ...

    Article : 95 words
  36. VISIT TO LISMORE.

    The Premier has informed Mr. Hindmarsh, M.L.A. for Rous, that he will pass through Lismore on Monday, going as far as Murwillumbah. He returns here to give an address ...

    Article : 57 words
  37. ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    At the Antwerp wool sales, which opened yesterday, there was a very large attendance of foreign buyers. There was a good choice of wools, especially of ...

    Article : 62 words
  38. BROKEN HILL ROBBERY.

    No arrests have yet been made in connection withe the robbery at the Proprietary mine on Friday afternoon. A man was detained at Silverton, but he did not prove to ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. QUEENSLAND.

    The Mayor of Brisbane wired £50 to Croydon yesterday for the relief of sufferers by the cyclone. Subscribers to the relief fund include the Governor £25, Queensland Mining ...

    Article : 43 words
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