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  2. WATER FAMINE AT BROKEN HILL.

    So far as the mines at Broken Hill are concerned the position of affairs remained unchanged yesterday. They are still closed down owing to the inability to obtain the water necessary to carry out the ...

    Article : 1,196 words
  3. SCENE IN PARLIAMENT.

    While Mr. T. H. Griffith, the member for Albury, was speaking on the censure motion in the Legislative Assembly last night a scene almost unprecedented in the annals of the House occurred. ...

    Article : 3,305 words
  4. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    One hundred and thirty members of the Unionist party in the House of Commons have expressed approval of Mr. Chamberlain's scheme of preferential trade. One hundred ...

    Article : 113 words
  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Mr. Grover Cleveland, who has held the position of President of the United States on two previous occasions, has annonuced that he has no wish to re-enter public life, and he ...

    Article : 70 words
  6. SERVIA.

    The new King, Peter of Servia, has arrived at Belgrade to-day. He received an ovation from the people. The Premier, M. Avakumovitch, presented ...

    Article : 84 words
  7. IN FEDERAL SESSION.

    The Postmaster-General moved to-day in the Senate for leave to lay on the table a copy of Sir George Clarke's lecture on "The Navy and the Nation," respecting which Senator Higgs has already ...

    Article : 584 words
  8. A VENDETTA IN KENTUCKY.

    Owing to a vendetta a jury at Jackson, Kentucky, was afraid to convict a man named C. Jott[?], who was charged with murdering two men named Coukereel and ...

    Article : 117 words
  9. SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL.

    After the reception of the Russian Minister King Peter attended the Cathedral at Belgrade, where a service was held. The Metropolitan, who preached, in ...

    Article : 92 words
  10. A LIBERAL VIEW.

    Mr. James Bryce, M.P. (Liberal), in addressing the New Reform Club last night on Mr. Chamberlain's proposals, said that it would be better to subsidise Australia and ...

    Article : 62 words
  11. THE IRISH LAND BILL.

    In committee of the House of Commons last night on the Irish Land Bill, Mr. Wyndham, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, accepted an amendment exempting tenants who are ...

    Article : 318 words
  12. EXCLUSION OF INDIA IMPOSSIBLE.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Prime Minister, replying to Sir E. A. Sassoon (Conservative) in the House of Commons last night, said that it would be impossible to exclude India when ...

    Article : 51 words
  13. RECEPTION OF THE LEGISLATURE.

    Following the service King Peter received the members of the Skupshtina at the Palace at Belgrade. The King shook hands with M. ...

    Article : 75 words
  14. MINISTERIAL DECLARATIONS.

    In the House of Commons on May 28 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman proposed a full-dress debate on the second reading of the Budget Bill, in reference to the new fiscal policy, indicating recent ...

    Article : 2,293 words
  15. COMPULSORY CHEERS.

    The enthusiasm with which King Peter was received at Belgrade yesterday is discounted by some accounts, which state that the military role among the crowds in the streets ...

    Article : 44 words
  16. THE SERVIAN TROOPS.

    King Charles of Roumania held the position of honorary colonel in the 6th Regiment of the Servian Infantry. To mark his horror of the murders of King Alexander of Servia and ...

    Article : 154 words
  17. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    This being "grievance day" a motion was submitted as soon as preliminary business was disposed of that the House resolve itself into a committee of supply. ...

    Article : 721 words
  18. REFORMS IN MACEDONIA.

    It is reported that some of the Ambassadors at Constantinople have received an assurance that Colonel Machovics, one of the Macedonian leaders, intends to demand that ...

    Article : 51 words
  19. NO BASIS FOR A WORKABLE AGREEMENT.

    Mr. R. L. Nash delivered an address last evening o the Institute of Bankers at the Stock Exchange on "Preferential Trade Within the Empire." There was a large attendance, including the State Treasurer ...

    Article : 995 words
  20. OUTRAGES AT SALONIKA.

    The Turks report that fresh outrages have been planned at Saloniks. ...

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  21. SOMALILAND OPERATIONS.

    Rrig[?]dier-General Manning, who is conducting the operations in Somaliland, and for whose safety some anxiety has been felt, reached Damot on June 21, without meeting ...

    Article : 66 words
  22. SOCIALISM IN GERMANY.

    The "Cologne Gazette," reading a lesson from the recent elections in Germany, fears that the social democrats may copy the example of Trade Union tyranny set ...

    Article : 82 words
  23. CANALS IN FRANCE.

    The French Senate has approved of a scheme involving an expenditure of 256,000,000[?]. (£10,240,000) for the improvement of ten French ports and of canals. ...

    Article : 35 words
  24. GENERAL CABLES.

    The Scottish Coal Conciliation Board has given a decision reducing the wages of the miners. The minimum wage will be 5s 6d a day. ...

    Article : 402 words
  25. MR. J. M. SMAIL.

    Mr. J. M. Smail, Engineer-in-Chief of the Water and Sewerage Board of Sydney, is now inspecting the latest sanitary improvements in London. On the completion of this ...

    Article : 47 words
  26. STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER.

    The Premier, in the course of an interview last evening at Parliament House, stated that it was a most regrettable circumstance that the mines at Brok[?] Hill had been compelled to close down for the wa[?] ...

    Article : 315 words
  27. TRADE WITH THIBET.

    A conference will be held at Sikkim in July between representatives of India and officials of Thibet and China to discuss means of improving and cultivatng trade between India ...

    Article : 319 words
  28. STEAMSHIP OWNERS AND SEAMEN IN CONFERENCE.

    The conference between representatives of the Australasia Steamship Owners' Federation and the Federated Seamen's Union terminated this evening, when it was decided to adjourn the conference until ...

    Article : 76 words
  29. THE BRIGANTINE IVANHOE.

    Information was received at Brisbane this morning to the effect that the brigantine Ivanhoe, which was stranded on Barango Island on March 2, has been abandoned to the underwriters. ...

    Article : 37 words
  30. LATE SHIPPING.

    Perth, s., 17[?]9 tons, Captain C. W. Palmer, from Fremantle, via ports. Andrew Reid, agent. ...

    Article : 22 words
  31. OUTLOOK A LITTLE BETTER.

    There is a little silver lining in the black cloud which to-day overshadows Broken Hill, and that is that the management of the British mine hope to complete arrangements in a few days for water supplies which ...

    Article : 660 words
  32. THE EMPIRE, FROM JAPAN AND CHINA.

    The steamship Empire of the Eastern and Australian Company's fleet, from Kohe (Japan) and Hongkong, via the usual ports of call, was sighted from South Head at 3.30 o'clock this morning. She was then about five miles to ...

    Article : 81 words
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  36. THE VENTURA.

    The R.M.S. Ventura, of the San Francisco mail line, was sighted about two miles off the Heads at 3.80 this morning. ...

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