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  2. ANGLO-FRENCH CONVENTION.

    M. Paul Cambon, the French Ambassador In London, has submitted to the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Anglo-French ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES

    The "Times" writes that Great Britain is watching with deep concern the progress of the Arbitration and Conciliation Bill and of the Navigation Bill in the ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. THE SEAT OF WAR.

    The above map is interesting because it enables the projected movement of the Japanese army, as forecast by the "Daily Express," to be traced. In the north the main ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR. THE JAPANESE ADVANCE

    The Nagasaki correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that the details of the main advance of the Japanese forces in Manchuria and Korea have been ...

    Article : 139 words
  6. OUTWITTING RUSSIAN WATCHERS.

    The Sado Maru, of the Nippon Yusen Line, with 6000 tons of coal aboard from Wales, has evaded Russian cruisers and has arrived safe at Capetown on her way ...

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  7. BRITISH LABOUR LEGISLATION.

    Mr. D. J. Shackleton (Labour) moved in the House of Commons last night that the wages of unskilled labour in Government factories and shipyards ought not to ...

    Article : 136 words
  8. CLEARING SEOUL GAOL.

    The Supreme Court at Seoul is clearing the gaol of prisoners, who have been awaiting trial for years. Thirteen prisoners have been strangled ...

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  9. BRITISH ELECTORATES.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Prime Minister, in reply to a question in the House of Commons last night, stated that the Government did not intend to deal with the ...

    Article : 269 words
  10. COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION.

    The "Express" correspondent at Nagasaki confirms the report of 24 hours earlier as to the concentration of the Mikado's men near Ping-yang, in Korea. Too much credence ...

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  11. RUSSIANS AT WIJU.

    The "Daily Mall's" correspondent telegraphs that the Russians are building a pontoon at Wiju, on the Yalu. ...

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  12. OPENING OF YONGAMPHO.

    An edict which has been issued by the Emperor of Korea, declares Yongampho, on the Yalu, to be an open port. ...

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  13. QUEENSLAND. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    The Treasurer made a statement to-day regarding a scheme for the relief of the unemployed. The present difficulty of dealing with the unemployed, he said, had induced the ...

    Article : 209 words
  14. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Civil Court yesterday the hearings was continued of the suit instituted by Florence Julia Sweetapple for judicial separation from her husband, Dr. Sweetapple, or ...

    Article : 223 words
  15. VICTORIA. SUPREME COURT HOURS OF SITTING.

    Members of the Bar Joined yesterday morning in urging upon the Chief Justice reasons why he should revert to the practice of regarding 4 p.m. as the hour for closing the ...

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  16. THE BRITISH DEFICIT.

    It is estimated that the deficit to be announced by Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his Budget speech after Easter will amount to ...

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  17. REBELLION IN KOREA.

    A detachment of Japanese from Gensan, on the west coast of Korea, attacked 500 Korean rebels at Hamheung, 50 miles to the north. ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. THE GERMAN CAMEROONS.

    A chieftain in the town of Bachima, in the German Cameroons, Africa, having refused to pay a fine that had been imposed on him, a German detachment of 43 ...

    Article : 87 words
  19. THE INDIAN BUDGET.

    The Indian Budget shows that the surplus of last financial year was £3,069,549. The estimated surplus for the current financial year is £2,711,200, while ...

    Article : 47 words
  20. BOARD OF WORKS LOAN.

    Tenders for the Metropolitan Board of Works loan of £400,000, bearing interest at 4 per cent, per annum for 5 years, were opened to-day. The number received was ...

    Article : 137 words
  21. AUSTRALIAN OFFICER TO THE FRONT.

    The Prime Minister said to-day tbnt no reply had been received from Japan to tho request that an Australian officer might be permitted to proceed to the seat of war, with a ...

    Article : 252 words
  22. THE VLADIVOSTOCK SQUADRON.

    It is rumoured that the Russian squadtron of cruisers, which left Vladivostock some weeks ago, and whose position has never been ascertained, was ordered to ...

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  23. HUNGARY.

    Intense satisfaction is felt in Hungary at the passing of the Recruits Bill. The reconciliation that has been effected In connection with this measure was due ...

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  24. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR.

    Dr. Clark, founder of the Christian Endeavour movement, last night addressed a farewell meeting in the Exhibition Hall. Sir Arthur Rutledge presided. ...

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  25. TASMANIA. MOUNT WELLINGTON COVERED WITH SNOW.

    A heavy fall of snow has covered Mount Wellington and the adjacent ranges. This is a most exceptional occurrence in March. ...

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  26. CHINESE EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES.

    China has denounced her treaty with the United States excluding Chinese from the Republic. This action has been taken despite strong representations from the ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. BREACHES OF THE BETTING ACT.

    At the Prabran court to-day, Henry Chandler was field £100, with five guineas costs, for a breach of the Betting Act, in using a room at South Yarra for the purpose of ...

    Article : 121 words
  28. THE BRISBANE TRAMWAYS.

    The traffic receipts of the Brisbane Tramways Company, Limited, for February amounted to £9808, an increase of £307 as compared with the same month of last year. ...

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  29. PECULIAR ACTION AT LAW.

    A case of considerable interest was heard before Mr. Justice M'Intyre at the Supreme Court yesterday. In the action Crisp v the King, the plaintiff claims £40 15s for losses ...

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  30. NEUTRALITY OF NIU-CHWANG.

    The United States has refused to agree to the suggestion of Russia that Niuchwang should be made a neutral port. The United States considers that ...

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  31. LARGE SHIPMENT OF BUTTER.

    The steamer Marathon, which left Brisbane on Wednesday, took 9049 boxes of butter for South Africa and London. This is the largest shipment of butter over taken from this port. ...

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  32. WEALTHY PARISIAN RECLUSE.

    Weeks after death had taken place, the remains of M. Thibaut, a wealthy Parisian recluse, were found in a mummified condition in the bedroom which he had ...

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  33. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF TELEPHONES.

    Lord Stanley, the Postmaster-General, in applying to the House of Commons last night for £3,000,000 to extend the system of telephones controlled by the post-office ...

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  34. NEW ZEALAND. ADDRESS BY MR. SEDDON.

    Speaking at Johnsonville, Mr. Seddon said the exports of New Zealand last year amounted to £15,000,0OO, a wonderful record, considering we had only a population equal to the city of Glasgow. On ...

    Article : 171 words
  35. MOTOR CAR TOURING.

    Mrs. B. Thomson, the wife of an Adelaide dentist, achieved to-day the distinction of being the first woman to drive a motor car from Adelaide to Melbourne. Mrs. Thomson, ...

    Article : 333 words
  36. CONFUSION IN THE RUSSIAN FORCES.

    A telegram which has been received at Harbin states that only 20,000 Russian troops have arrived there within 40 days. There is much confusion in the Russian ...

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  37. THE FLORAL FAIR.

    The receipts of the floral fair in aid of the Blind Institution on Tuesday totalled nearly £500. ...

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  38. THE QUEENSLAND SUGARMILLS.

    Dr. Maxwell, in the course of his report on the sugar mills, points out that the mills vary between extremes in their present financial state, and for such ...

    Article : 551 words
  39. PECULIAR ACTION AT LAW.

    The Supreme Court case. Crisp v the King, a claim for compensation for loss arising from the burglary of his private premises during a holiday, the plaintiff alleging ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. TREATMENT OF CANCER.

    The radium treatment of cancer in the Cancer Hospital has been abandoned because it has proved a failuie. [In November last radium of the value of £600 ...

    Article : 72 words
  41. JAPANESE TORPEDOES.

    The Russians have recovered 15 Japanese torpedoes at Port Arthur. The Japanese nt the time of discharging the torpedoes forgot to withdraw the safety pegs. ...

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  42. THE PLAGUE IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    Lord Milner telegraphs that the plague in the coolie location at Johannesburg is virulent, but the authorities have got the outbreak well in hand, and hope that it ...

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  43. GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL PROPOSALS.

    Ministerial supporters, at a caucus meeting this morning, discussed the financial proposals now before the House, especially the proposed occupancy tax. The Premier ...

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  44. A SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION.

    By a fire to-night in Wellington the four-storied warehouse of Messrs. Kempthorne and Prosser, drug merchants, was destroyed. The flames, which are supposed to have originated in the packing-room, ...

    Article : 88 words
  45. IRISH LAND STOCK.

    The applications for the Irish Land Stock of £5,000,000 at 21 per cent., issued at 87, are for a sum from tenfold to twelvefold of the amount required. ...

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  46. CHUNCHUSES KILLED BY RUSSIANS.

    Major-General Gillinsky, Chief of Staff to Admiral Alexeieff, reports that 100 Chunchuses at Oudini have been killed by Cossacks. ...

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  47. FIRE AT A COLLIERY.

    Tho workshops, office, storeroom, and contents at Mount Nicholas Colliery were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The estimated damage is considerable. The origin ...

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  48. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. STRUCK OFF THE ROLL.

    The Full Court yesterday struck the name of Thomas G. Vyner off the barristers' roll in Western Australia in consequence of gross misconduct in dealing with clients' money. ...

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  49. THE WOOL SALES.

    The second series of wool sales closed to-day firm at the highest prices of the series. March 24. ...

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  50. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

    The betting on the University boatrace between Oxford and Cambridge is 13 to 8 on Cambridge. ...

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  51. THE POLICY OF JAPAN.

    Count Katsurn, the Prime Minister of Japan, in addressing the Diet yesterday, said that the policy of Japan was the establishment of permanent peace in the Far ...

    Article : 61 words
  52. HOWARD SMITH AND CO., LTD.

    The annual meeting of Howard Smith and Co., Limited, was held to-day. Mr. W. S. Howard Smith, chairman of directors, presided. In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the ...

    Article : 405 words
  53. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 1 13-l6d per oz standard, an increase of 1-l6d since yesterday. ...

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  54. PROFITS OF THE GOLDFIELDS WATER SUPPLY.

    The Minister for Mines (Mr. Gregory) speaking at Menzies on Tuesday, said that the Coolgardie water scheme was at present showing a profit of £81,000 per annum. ...

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  55. THE EASTER CAMPS.

    For several years past it has been the custom to hold the Eastor military encampment of the northern district for infantry and mounted troops on the Newcastle Racecourse. ...

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  56. THE STEAMER EASTERN AT THURSDAY ISLAND.

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  57. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Hop Trade Association has passed a resolution in favour of the imposition of a duty on imported hops. The railway from Liverpool to ...

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  58. MEMBER OF THE DIET ARRESTED.

    M. Akayama, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, and the editor of a radical newspaper, has been impeached at Tokio on a charge of being a ...

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  59. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS ON TOUR.

    The railway Commissioners made their annual inspection of the Tamworth railway station to-day. They also received a deputation of townsmen regarding various matters. ...

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  60. INTERVIEW WITH SIR CYPRIAN BRIDGE.

    Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, who is about to relinquish the command of the British fleet on the China station, has been [?]viewed by a press representative at ...

    Article : 172 words
  61. THE TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    After three days' debate on the Budget in the House of Assembly the House went into Committee of Supply. Subsequently the Marino Board's Bill, to levy uniform wharfage ...

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