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  2. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    The Minister for Defence appears to doubt whether the defence vote can be kept within £700,000 as required by Parliament if the new naval agreement which provides for a subsidy of £200,000 per ...

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  3. INTER-STATE ROYAL COMMISSION.

    On Saturday morning his Excellency Sir Hurry H. Rawson received the report of the Inter-State Royal Commission appointed on May 15 to make a diligent and full inquiry concerning the conservation ...

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  4. BRITAIN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS.

    The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking at the United Service Club dinner last night, said that the little ebullitions ...

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  5. THE FELT HATTERS.

    The six felt hatters, after being detained on board the Orontes for over a week as "prohibited immigrants," were released on Saturday night. Instructions were received by the Collector of ...

    Article : 219 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The plumbers, cabinetmakers, bootmakers, butchers, and dock labourers at Marseilles have voted for a general strike in order to assist the sailors who are on strike at that ...

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  7. VENEZUELA.

    Senor Ferrer, Minister for War, has posted troops and 18 guns on the heights behind La Guayra. Major-General Castro (brother of the ...

    Article : 74 words
  8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—There are very few Britishers in this community who have a spark of patriotism in their veins who will not feel intense humiliation and a tinge of shame at the un. British treatment meted out ...

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  9. INTERFERENCE WITH FREE LABOURERS.

    Owing to some gangs of labourers resuming work on the quays at Marseilles the dock labourers interfered with them. The police attempted to prevent a collision, but were ...

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  10. RELEASE OF BRITONS AND GERMANS.

    The remainder of the British and German subjects who were imprisoned have been released. ...

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  11. WARSHIPS FOR LA GUAYRA.

    The Italian warship Carlo Alberto, of 6500 tons, and the United States gunboat Marietta, of 1000 tons, have been ordered to La Guayra. ...

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  12. QUESTION OF HOLIDAY WORK ON STEAMERS.

    Some months age the Minister for Customs, under power conferred by the Customs Act, would not permit loading to be carried on in connection with the R.M.S. Australia on a public holiday. On ...

    Article : 213 words
  13. THE UGANDA RAILWAY.

    The treaty made between Great Britain and Abyssinia, announced at the commencement of June, defining the boundary between the Egyptian Soudan, and ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. THE ALLIES' ACTION.

    "St. James' Gazette " states it trusts that Great Britain will not allow herself to be entangled at Venezuela, but will restrict her action to enforcement of her actual claims. ...

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  15. VIEWS OF THE "ECONOMIST" ON THEIR DETENTION.

    The "Economist" says that the exclusion of the felt hatters at Sydney by the Federal Government is inconsistent with the principle of the Imperial Conference aiming at ...

    Article : 110 words
  16. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—This affair seems a terrible outrage opon the freedom of British subjects, and is a very serious matter, for which the Commonwealth Government may yet have to pay pretty dearly in more ways than ...

    Article : 381 words
  17. MEETING OF NAVAL RESERVISTS.

    At a meeting of 8000 naval reservists who are among those on strike, held yesterday at Marseilles, resolutions were passed censuring the Government, and demanding the ...

    Article : 58 words
  18. VENEZUELA SEEKS ARBITRATION.

    Reuter's Agency states that President Castro has asked Mr. H. W. Bowen, the United States Minister at Caracas, to act as arbitrator between Great Britain and Germany and ...

    Article : 128 words
  19. CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.

    The inquest on the body of Maud Marsh, a barmaid of a Southwark hotel, whose proprietor, George Chapman, is charged with murdering her, was resumed ...

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  20. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY SCHEME.

    The Minister for Home Affairs has written to the Governments of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, asking them to allow the engineer-in-chief of their railway departments to act as members of a ...

    Article : 73 words
  21. PUNISHMENT OF RESERVISTS URGED.

    The shipowners urge the Government to [?]unish the naval reservists among the strikers, [?]nasmuch as they are deserters. ...

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  22. STATEMENT BY SIR EDMUND BARTON.

    The six felt hatters who arrived in Sydney on the 6th instant on the R.M.S. Orontes were allowed to land on Saturday evening. On Saturday morning Mr. C. Anderson, the owner of the Sydney mill, and his ...

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  23. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.

    The weakness of the Archbishop of Canterbury has occasioned grave fears. Dec. 13. The two doctors attending upon the ...

    Article : 69 words
  24. THE P. AND 0. COMPANY.

    At the annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company the chairman, Sir Thomas Sutherland, said that when the new steamers of the ...

    Article : 191 words
  25. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    A hitch has occurred in connection with the constitution of the board to inspect the capital sites, owing to the South Australian Government asking for special terms of payment for its proposed ...

    Article : 93 words
  26. THE SINKING OF PRIZES.

    In German official circles it is affirmed that if the prizes taken by the Germans were really destroyed it was due to their unseaworthiness or to military reasons. ...

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  27. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The November report of the Chamber of Mines states it is the intention of the London council of the Western Australian mine owners to present a petition to the Western Australian Government ...

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  28. SIR WILLIAM LYNE'S MEETINGS.

    It is the intention of Sir William Lyne to address meetings of his constituents during the week as follows:—Tuesday, Adelong; Wednesday, Tumut; Thursday, Gundagai; Friday, Cootamundra. The ...

    Article : 53 words
  29. JAPAN.

    Both parties in the Japanese House of Commons resist the proposal of the Government in resorting to taxation instead of making economies in the railways and telegraphs ...

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  30. THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE.

    Sir John Forrest leaves to-morrow afternoon for Adelaide en route to Western Australia. The Minister of Defence intends when in Adelaide to look into the cause of the dissatisfaction that ...

    Article : 60 words
  31. PERSONAL.

    The death of Mrs. William Hughes took place at her residence, No. 4 Jersey-road, Paddington, on Friday night. The deceased lady was wellkuown and had a large circle of relatives. She had not ...

    Article : 272 words
  32. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

    Senator Drake addressed 300 electors, chiefly labour supporters, at Bundaberg on Saturday night. He was accorded a good hearing, but met with little enthusiasm. ...

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  33. THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

    A member of Pre ident Roosevelt's Government has admitted the right of the Powers to seize the customs of Venezuela, blockade the ports, land troops, and occupy the capital ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. THE SUGAR CONVENTION.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, admitted in the House of Commons to-day that the Crown Law officers in 1880 considered that the imposition of ...

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  35. THE KASUGA MARU AT BRISBANE.

    The steamer Kasuga Maru arrived at Pinkenba tonight from Japan, after an uneventful passage. She leaves for Sydney to-morrow night with the following passengers:— ...

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  36. MR. J. COOK, M.P., AT WINDSOR.

    Last night from the balcony of the Royal Exchange Hotel Mr. Joseph Cook, M. P., addressed a large gathering of his constituents. Mr. J. J. Paine, Mayor of Windsor, presided. ...

    Article : 315 words
  37. ENGAGEMENT OF BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    It is stated that Germany, in writing, and Great Britain verbally, have agreed not to seize any territory in Venezuela in lieu of an indemnity, or to permanently occupy any ...

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  38. OPINION OF CANON BOYCE.

    Canon Boyce, referring to the matter on Saturday before the release of the men became generally known, said:—As a member of the Empire League I feel very strongly about the inhibition of ...

    Article : 368 words
  39. ALLEGED BANK FRAUDS.

    Messrs. Hutt Brothers and De Cooman organisers of the Cooman banks at Brussels and Paris, have been arrested on a charge of fraud. Their liabilities are £2,000,000 in ...

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  40. UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    Mr. Keir Hardie M.P. (labour), declares that there are half a million workers unemployed in Great Britain. Mr. Keir Hardie urges the Government ...

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  41. THE SMALLPOX PATIENTS.

    Said Abmed, one of the members of the crew of the French mail steamer Ville do la Ciotat, who was removed to the Quarantine Station last week suffering from smallpox, died on Saturday morning. The ...

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  42. THE LATE MR. DAVID ANDERSON.

    By the death on the 10th instant, at the age of 85, of Mr. David Anderson of Bunn-street, Pyrmont, the yachting fraternity of Sydney has lost one of its oldest members. A native, and cabinetmaker by ...

    Article : 507 words
  43. THE REBELLION IN MOROCCO.

    The Sultan of Morocco, who, with his troops, was surrounded by rebels on the road from Fez to Mequinez, has arrived at the latter city. He is sending strong ...

    Article : 377 words
  44. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    In the appeal case of Wise v. The Perpetual Trustee Company, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has allowed the appeal. ...

    Article : 461 words
  45. SEAMEN'S WAGES DIFFICULTY.

    There have been no fresh negotiations between the Steamship Owners' Federation and the Federated Seamen's Union. Each side appears resolute to maintain its attitude, but the prevailing opinion is ...

    Article : 86 words
  46. CASUALTIES.

    About 7 o'clock on Saturday morning a machinist named Samuel Westcott, residing at Lyndhurst-street, Glebe, was leaving home for his work, when he slipped down the door steps and fractured his left ...

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  47. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—In the report of the Labour Council meeting it is made to appear that when the question of the detained hatters was under consideration it was pointedly suggested that this society was ...

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  48. FATAL FALL FROM A BALCONY.

    Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning a labourer named Charles Danger, aged 45 years, was fouud lying on the footpath in front of the Iron Duke Hotel in M'Evoy-street, Waterloo. Danger, ...

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  49. INTERVIEW WITH MR. J. N. SHIELD.

    Amongst the passengers by the Kasuga Maru is Mr. J. N. Shield, one of the general managers of the P. and O. Company. He is making a trip round the world, and is now about to tour Australia, ...

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  50. FALL FROM A TRAM.

    Herbert Joseph, 26, living at Park-road, Paddington, fell from a moving tram on Saturday afternoon and sustained concussion of the brain. Constable Murphy conveyed the sufferer to Sydney Hospital, ...

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  51. RESCUED FROM DROWNING.

    A child named William Grimes, 7, living at Mort-street, Balmain, was playing on a wharf at the foot of Mort-street yesterday afternoon, when he over-balanced and tell into the water. Constable Rankin, ...

    Article : 81 words
  52. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Robert Harding Milward, a leading solicitor of Birmingham and London, has been sentenced to six years' penal servitude for misappropriating £50,000 of trust moneys. ...

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  53. KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRAM.

    On saturday night a South Sea Islander named Frank Mara was crossing George-street North when he was knocked down by a tram. One of the wheels passed over his right leg almost severing it near the ...

    Article : 95 words
  54. DEMAND SURE TO BE LARGE.

    ORDER AT ONCE. CHRISTMAS NUMBER THE SYDNEY MAIL Now Ready. All News Agents. ...

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  55. "JUST AS GOOD"

    is a well worn fiction, and certainly as regards ARNOTT'S Milk Arrowroots no other biscuit is "just as good." Ask the children.—Advt. ...

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  56. ALWAYS EVEN

    and excellent in manufacture, always made with the children in view—ARNOTT'S Milk Arrowroots are the CHILDREN'S BISCUITS.—Advt. ...

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