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  2. OUR INDUSTRIES.

    These two prime competitors hold a substantial position in the commerce of the metropolis, and represent an enormous sum of money annually in wages and general ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Mr. Chamberlain, in a letter to the "Times," explains that his references to the late Lord Salisbury's views regarding retaliation and closer commercial relations ...

    Article : 79 words
  4. SITUATION AT THE FRONT.

    To grasp the military situation in Manchuria it is advisable to locate Chang-chun (or chan), Kirin, and Harbin on the above map. Chang-chun is on the railway, and is 120 miles north ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 241 words
  5. THE WAR.

    Private telegrams from the front received at St. Petersburg state that Russian scouts in Manchuria have ridden a considerable distance south and south-west ...

    Article : 138 words
  6. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    All the Federal departments are very busy getting out the first draft of the Estimates for the coming financial year. They, or those of some of the departments, will probably be ...

    Article : 117 words
  7. MR. HUTCHISON'S TRIP TO THE WEST.

    The passage has been taken for Mr. Hutchinson, M.P., on the steamer Kanowna to Western Australia. Senator M'Gregor intended to accompany him on the interstate boat in ...

    Article : 130 words
  8. GERMAN LABOUR LEGISLATION.

    Following upon the great strike in Westphalia, the German Government drafted an amending Mining Bill, which Count von Bulow, tlie Imperial Chancellor, explained ...

    Article : 213 words
  9. GLOOM IN RUSSIA.

    The "Novoe Vremya" of St. Petersburg states that the national depression is so poignant that even responsible circles are considering the subject of peace. ...

    Article : 32 words
  10. OLD-AGE PENSIONS COMMISSION.

    An informal conference of members of the Old-age Pensions Commission was held to-day, those present being:—Mr. Chapman (in the chair), Messrs. Skene, O'Malley, and Senators ...

    Article : 78 words
  11. ALLEGED RUSSIAN CRUELTY.

    "The "Asahi Shimbun" of Tokio asserts that Russians were guilty of horrible cruelty to Japanese wounded after the battle of Koroton (a division of the battle of ...

    Article : 35 words
  12. WOOLLAHRA POST OFFICE.

    Designs for the new post-office at Woollahra have been submitted to the Postal authorities, and finally approved. Tenders will be invited almost at once. ...

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  13. JAPANESE SQUADRON OFF BORNEO.

    Vice-Admiral Dewa, with the Japanese cruisers Kasagi and Chitose and the converted cruisers America Maru and Yamata Maru, arrived at Labuan, off the ...

    Article : 45 words
  14. TROUBLE IN CRETE.

    Armed bands outside Canea, Crete, demand a more liberal Constitution for the island, and protest against the appointment of Greeks from tho mainland to lucrative ...

    Article : 42 words
  15. POST OFFICE AT MOSMAN.

    Designs for the post-office at Mosman have not yet been approved, but they are under consideration. ...

    Article : 23 words
  16. PAPUAN INDUSTRIES, LIMITED.

    Some prominence has latterly been given by press articles to an association known as the Papuan Industries, Limited, but no one here appears to know anything about its ...

    Article : 138 words
  17. RUSSIA'S GOLD RESERVE.

    Mr. Lucien Wolf, the journalist, having, in writing to the "Times," referred to the Russian gold reserve as a "colossal Humbert safe." M. Kokovstoff, the Russian ...

    Article : 158 words
  18. FEEDING SCHOOL CHILDREN.

    Mr. Keir-Hardie (Labour) raised it discussion in the House of Commons last night relative to underfed school children. Mr. J. T. Macnamara (Liberal) stated ...

    Article : 168 words
  19. THE KING.

    King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit Copenhagen early in April, and will be present at the celebrations of King Christian's 87th birthday (April 8). ...

    Article : 32 words
  20. RUSSIA.

    The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports that the Russian Government, in spite of the special Rescript of the Czar, does not intend to ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. VICTORIA.

    The Premier's intention to go on with the scheme of establishing State brick works was discussed at some length at a meeting of the executive of the Victorian Employers'. ...

    Article : 242 words
  22. SURVEYORS' INSTRUMENTS.

    Some time ago a deputation of surveyors represented to the Minister for Customs that they [?] hardship by being compelled to [?] on instruments which they sent ...

    Article : 158 words
  23. PLAGUE IN INDIA.

    Mr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for India, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that there were 252,567 deaths from plague in India during ...

    Article : 472 words
  24. RIOTS IN THE CRIMEA.

    Riots have occurred at Yalta, on the south coast of the Crimea. The bulk of the warehouses and vodka stores were destroyed, and the shops set on fire. ...

    Article : 96 words
  25. THE JAPANESE LOAN.

    French investors are eagerly but secretly subscribing to the Japanese loan. The news has come as a bomb to financial circles in St. Petersburg. ...

    Article : 31 words
  26. DEFINITION OF THE WORD LETTER.

    The Postal Department is in something of [?] quandary with reference to the legal meaning of the word "letter" in the Postal Act. It is not defined in the Act itself, and so far ...

    Article : 120 words
  27. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN CANADA.

    Mr. Clifford Sifton, the Minister of the Interior, in Canada, who, with Mr. W. S. Fielding, the Minister for Finance, and Sir William Mulock, the Postmaster-General, ...

    Article : 76 words
  28. GENERAL'S FATAL REJOICING.

    General Dokhtouroff, 70 years of age, who was appointed on the staff of General Kaulbars, in Manchuria, has died from a stroke of apoplexy, which was caused ...

    Article : 55 words
  29. EMU BAY RAILWAY COMPANY.

    At the annual meeting of the Emu Bay Railway Company to-day the chairman, Mr. John Price, said that although it showod a loss of £5703, there were some encouraging ...

    Article : 107 words
  30. PEASANT DISTURBANCES.

    Fresh peasant disturbances have occurred in the Tula district, Central Russia, and are spreading elsewhere. ...

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  31. COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION.

    Russia is obviously desirous of making peace, but proud, though humiliated, cannot brook suggestion of an indemnity. If recent developments do not actually point to an ...

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  32. THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA.

    A case was before the City Court to-day, when Joseph Senhouse, a native of Barbadoes, sailor, was charged with threatening the life of Captain Gill, of the ship Carradale, by ...

    Article : 141 words
  33. AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON CONTRIBUTION.

    Arrangements have been made by which the, federal Treasurer will pay the Australian contribution of £200,000 a year to the Imperial Squadron in Australia itself, instead ...

    Article : 76 words
  34. CHURCH AND STATE IN FRANCE.

    A Papal alloc[?]tion which has been published has expressed deep regret at the proposal by France to rescind the pact between the Vatican and the French ...

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  35. FRESH REVOLUTIONARY PLOT.

    Owing to the discovery of a fresh plot in Russia, simultaneous domiciliary visits were made in various Continental centres, and in Paris these led to the seizure of ...

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  36. QUEENSLAND.

    A telegram from Townsville states that Mr. J. N. Parkes, in an interview, stated that amongst concerns entrusted to him for flotation in England was the Paparoa coal ...

    Article : 180 words
  37. GERMANS IN SAMOA.

    German colonists in Samoa have strongly appealed to Count von Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, to grant them greater protection from the natives. ...

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  38. A STARR-BOWKETT SOCIETY'S AFFAIRS.

    An extraordinary meeting of the Second Northern District Starr-Bowkett Building Society was held to-night, to discuss the alleged defalcations of the ex-secretary, E. W. Carey, ...

    Article : 379 words
  39. AUSTRALIAN JAM CONTRACT.

    Replying to Mr. J. T. Macnamara, in the House of Commons last night, Lieutenant-Colonel Bromley-Dnvenport, Financial Secretary to the War Office, said that the ...

    Article : 105 words
  40. REVOLT IN PERSIA.

    The town of Kuchan, Persia, 88 miles north-west of Meshed, is in open revolt. The Russian inhabitants are [?]eeing. ...

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  41. DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC.

    In connection with the dengue fever epidemic in Brisbane, the drain is becoming very heavy on the funds of the friendly socities. The latest victims include Judge Mansfield, ...

    Article : 142 words
  42. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. W. B. Harris, the "Times" correspondent at Tangier, Morocco, while at a Moorish hotel, was stabbed in the stomach by a guide. The dagger glanced on Mr. ...

    Article : 105 words
  43. THE CHADWICK MILLIONS.

    The application of Cissic Chadwick, found guilty at Cleveland, Ohio, of the forgery of Mr. Andrew Carnegie's name to a promissory note for 5,000,000 dollars, has ...

    Article : 49 words
  44. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.

    His Majesty's New Zealand bred horse, Moifaa, is quoted 9 to 2 for the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, which will be decided on Friday next, and in which the ...

    Article : 50 words
  45. ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF BALLARAT.

    The Pope has preconized the Right Rev. Dr. Higgins, who has been transferred from the Bishopric of Rockhampton to that of Ballarat. ...

    Article : 61 words
  46. TASMANIA.

    A meeting held in the Town Hall this evening, and largely attended, affirmed the desirability of establishing a sanatorium for consumptive patients. Medical men present ...

    Article : 60 words
  47. NEW CALEDONIA.

    The Tsinan arrived at 8 o'clock this morning from Sydney, and had strong [?]ead winds across. She sa[?]s this afternoon with 124 Japanese, return labourers. ...

    Article : 36 words
  48. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 1[?]d per oz standard, a fall of 5-16d since yesterday. ...

    Article : 23 words
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