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  2. HETTON COLLIERY.

    A number of gentlemen interested in the coal mining industry journeyed from Sydney yesterday for the purpose of witnessing the starting of an elaborate electrlc lighting and ...

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  3. MOTOR RELIABILITY CONTEST.

    The remarkable skill of the drivers, and the practically unbeaten record of the competing cars, in the return Journey of the motor reliability trial now being contested seem to ...

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  4. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Cabinet has yet to consider the final conditions to be inserted in the contract for the English mails. The Postmaster-General and the permanent head of the department ...

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  5. PERSONAL.

    Lady Darley, accompanied by Lord and Lady Chelmsford and Miss Darley, and attended by Mr. Harrison Smith and Captain L. Wilson, A.D.C., were present at the A.J.C. race ...

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  6. TURKEY UNYIELDING.

    The Porte, in its reply to the demand of the Powers for the installing of the International agents to control the finances of Macedonia, otherwise Mitilene, Tenedos, ...

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  7. RUSSIA'S TURMOIL.

    Count Witte, the Prime Minister of Russia, is improving in health owing to the nervous strain to which he has been subjected relaxing since the comparative ...

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  8. BRITISH POLITICS.

    A Cabinet council was held yesterday, I and lasted two hours. Mr. Balfour afterwards stated that no decision was reached regarding the duration of the present ...

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  9. LOCKOUT IN ST. PETERSBURG.

    Fifty thousand workmen have been locked out by factory owners in St. Petersburg, owing to the workmen refusing to return to the 60 hours' week. ...

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  10. MINISTRY MARKING TIME.

    The "Daily Mail" states that Mr. Balfour would probably have resigned if the Liberal newspapers had not clamorously urged their leaders not to accept office ...

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  11. MASSACRES' RELIEF FUND.

    The Anglo-American relief fund for Russian Jews amounts to £238,000, including £160,000 from America. ...

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  12. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    The Postmaster-General has rather an embarrassment of riches in regard to systems of wireless telegraphy. There is the Marconi system; there is also the Shoemaker system; ...

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  13. NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS.

    The New Zealand football team played a team representing Ireland at Dublin to-day. New Zealand won by three placed goals (15 points) to nothing. ...

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  14. SULTAN PATRONISES GERMANY.

    The Sultan of Turkey has given to Germany orders to the amount of £2,500,000 in recognition of the abstention of the German Emperor from the joint naval ...

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  15. HIGH COURT SITTINGS.

    Judges of the High Court have published their calendar for the coming year. They will sit at Hobart on February 19, at Melbourne on the 27th, at Sydney on March 26, ...

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  16. SIR CHARLES HARDINGE.

    It is officially announced that Sir Charles Hardinge, Ambassador at St.Petersburg, will in January succeed Sir Thomas Sanderson as Permanent Under-Secretary for ...

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  17. RESIGNATION DEMANDED.

    The "Times" says that no announcement Will be made by the Government regarding the political situation for a few days. Well-informed people in political circles, ...

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  18. THE NAVIGATION COMMISSION.

    The absence of Mr. Hughes, chairman of the Navigation Commission, from Melbourne, has had the effect of tying the bands of the commission for several weeks. He has now, ...

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  19. DRAWBACK ON TIMBER.

    The Minister of Customs has decided that a drawback may be allowed on rough timber after it is made into doors and sashes for export. ...

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  20. SUPERVISOR OF MAIL BRANCH.

    The Public Service Commissioner invites applications for the position of supervisor of the mail branch at Sydney. The salary is £335 per annum. There is also a vacancy for ...

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  21. IRISH UNIONISTS ALABMED.

    The Irish Unionist press is alarmed at the prospect of the Government's early retirement, and declares that it will be pusillanimous and treacherous to resign, ...

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  22. BISHOPRIC OF ADELAIDE.

    The Rev. Arthur Nutter Thomas, M.A., rector of Glsborough, Yorkshire, has been nominated to the Bishopric of Adelaide, in succession to Dr. Harmer, now Bishop of ...

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  23. ARBITRATION APPLICATION.

    The Adelaide branch of the Federal Saw Mill, Timber Yard, and General Wood Workers' Employees' Association has applied for registration under the Federal Arbitration ...

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  24. NATIONALISTS SUPPORT LIBERALS.

    The "Freeman's Journal" urges Liberals not to hesitate to accept Office, and declares that after the speech delivered by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman at Stirling ...

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  25. THE RUN.

    All the motor cars left to time this morning, though Wilkinson had three points debited against him because of spending 15 seconds in adjustments. Hobbs righted his ...

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  26. SHORTAGE IN THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

    A special audit of the accounts in the Home Affairs Department is not yet concluded, but it is stated that a shortage of upwards of £1500 has been revealed in the cash of one ...

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  27. CONFERENCE OF STATE TREASURES.

    The Premier Mr. Price, has written to the Premiers of the other States, suggesting that the various State Treasurers should meet in conference at an early date to discuss the ...

    Article : 236 words
  28. FOREIGN POLICY.

    The Earl of Rosebery, in the course of a speech at Falmouth yesterday, adhered to his previous views of the Anglo-French agreement with regard to Morocco, viz., ...

    Article : 172 words
  29. HENRIK IBSEN.

    Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian poet and dramatist, is in a critical state of health. ...

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  30. NEW GUINEA CONSTITUTION.

    The bill giving a constitution to British New Guinea has received the assent of the Governor-General. ...

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  31. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The Government, having by means of its majority passed its gagging motions, has prepared the way for its Trade Marks Bill. That bill is not to pass without full consideration. ...

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  32. HOSIERY TRADE BOOM.

    There is a boom in the hosiery trade of Leicester. Owing to the cold weather stocks-were cleared, and there was a simultaneous enormous expansion of orders ...

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  33. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    Earl Carrington is giving the unemployed work on his own estates, and advises others to imitate his example, in order to prevent an influx of unemployed into ...

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  34. ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    There was a good attendance at the Antwere wool sales yesterday. Competition was poor, though the selection offered was choice. Prices were irregular, closing at ...

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  35. NEW TAXES FOR GERMANY.

    Germany, besides Increasing the duties upon beer and tobacco, proposes to Impose a stamp duty upon bills of lading for inland navigation and railway traffic, also ...

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  36. BUSH EIRES.

    A fire starting lost week extended to Merriwee, burning about 500 acres of grass, and eventually reached Cootaburragong, but with the valuable help of Messrs. Charles Burcher ...

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  37. NORTH COAST RAILWAY.

    The Telegraph Point-Wilson River branch of the North Coast Railway and Land Settlement League met last night. Mr. W. H. Cutler, J.P., presided. Mr. D. Nowberry moved, Mr. ...

    Article : 141 words
  38. GERMANY DISAPPOINTED.

    Lord Rosebcry's references to Germany have bitterly disappointed Berlin newspapers, and the approval of other Liberal leaders of Lord Lansdowne's policy is ...

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  39. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Victoria Institute has awarded the Gunning Prize to Mr. John Urquhart, of Auckland, for au essay on the bearing of Oriental discoveries on Old Testament ...

    Article : 145 words
  40. LIBERALS UNITED.

    Lord Rosebery, speaking at Truro yesterday, said that retaliation was no policy. It was a were makeshift to keep the Unionist party together while Mr. ...

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  41. COMMERCIAL TREATIES.

    The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking at Liverpool last night, said that the tendency of the future would be to rely less upon ...

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  42. A HARBOUR COLLISION.

    Shortly before 2 o'clock on Saturday after noon a collision occurred off the southern end of Goat Island between the Steamer Warrimoo, belonging to the Union Steamship ...

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  43. HOME RULE.

    Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, leader of the Opposition, speaking at Stirling last night, said that personally be desired to see effective management of Irish domestic ...

    Article : 56 words
  44. MONDAY'S PROGRAMME.

    Following are the time allowances and speed averages for the final run to-morrow from Albury to Melbourne (201 miles):—S. Day, 13½ hours, average 15 miles an hour, ...

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  45. FOUL AIR IN A WELL.

    Charles Junor and William Spencer, wellknown farmers at Deep Creek, Casino, lost their lives on Friday while sinking on a farm a well in which there was foul air. Both ...

    Article : 164 words
  46. LORD ROSEBERY OBJECTS.

    Lord Rosebery, in closing his Cornwall campaign at Bodmin, referred to the speech delivered by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannernian at Stirling in favour of Home Rule. ...

    Article : 63 words
  47. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    The Legistrative Assembly sat till 6 o'clock on Saturday morning discussing the estimates of the Lands Department. Two or three members stonewalled them, principally Mr. ...

    Article : 46 words
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