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  2. THE WEEK'S MISCELLANY:

    Japan estimates that her war expenditure will amount to £1,000,000 each week throughout 1904. This amount Japan proposes to cover by means of bonds, a temporary loan, drafts on a special fund ...

    Article : 74 words
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  4. THE COUPON SYSTEM—AN ACTION FOR LIBEL.

    In the Banco Court, Sydney, before the Crief Justice and a special jury, Alfred Charles Godhard brought an action against James Inglis and Co., Ltd., for alleged libel. The plaintiff in his ...

    Article : 576 words
  5. CHINESE FOR THE RAND.

    Mr. A. Lyttelton, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has telegraphed to Lord Milner that it is the pleasure of King Edward, not to disallow the Alien Labor Importation Ordinance of the ...

    Article : 272 words
  6. JAPANESE DEADLY SHELL FIRE.

    The "Daily Express," in its account of the [?] bardment of Port Arthur on the 10th inst. states that one of the Japanese shells killed 19 officers and men on the Retvizan, stationary battery. Another ...

    Article : 23 words
  7. RUSSIANS FLEE TO AMERICA.

    Eighteen Hundred Russians, who had fled to avoid conscription, have arrived in New York. ...

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  8. JAPAN REPUDIATES "YELLOW PERIL."

    Baron Kaneko, who has gone to the United States in connection with the raising of a loan for Japan, has arrived at San Francisco. In the course of an interview, Baron Kaneko, in ...

    Article : 94 words
  9. DESPERATE BRAVERY.

    A steamer has landed at Saseho, the Japanese naval base near Nagasaki, 10 men who were wounded in the torpedo boat destroyers' engagement off Port Arthur on Thursday, 10th inst., and the bodies ...

    Article : 76 words
  10. BABY SHOT DEAD.

    A child named Stanley, 17 months old, was shot dead by an elder brother at Ponsonby, N.Z., The latter found the revolver, and not knowing it was loaded, began playing with it, when it went ...

    Article : 47 words
  11. MILES OF MINES.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that a Russian Note has announced that Vice-Admiral Makaroff, naval commander-in-chief, Iota completed the laying of submarine mines all ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. QUITE ANOTHER CASE.

    The Japanese newspapers, commenting on the report that Russia is sending a submarine vessel overland, recall the resolution submitted by the Czar to the Hogue Conference to the effect that ...

    Article : 44 words
  13. THE LEGALITY OF STRIKE LEVIES

    The President of the New South Wales Arbitration Court, in giving his reserved judgment in a matter where a minor was proceeded against by the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association to ...

    Article : 299 words
  14. JAPANESE CONFIDENCE AND LOYALTY.

    Japanese Government bonds are quoted at Tokio 7 per cent, above the London quotation. The difference is attributed to holders having confidence as to the result of the war. ...

    Article : 85 words
  15. THE GREAT TEST MATCH.

    RUSSIA ON "4 WET WICKET." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. RUSSIA'S HUGE ARMY.

    The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Standard" reports that General Kuropatkin, the Russian Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria, intends to start deliberately with an army of 250,000 men on the ...

    Article : 64 words
  17. PORT ARTHUR MUST BE HELD.

    The Niu-chwang correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reports that General Europatkin has telegraphed to Lieutenant-General Stossel, the commandant of the Port Arthur fortress, that he must ...

    Article : 40 words
  18. 165 STEEL SPLINTERS IN HIS BODY.

    One of the men who was wounded on the Russian cruiser Varyag had 165 steel splinters scattered through his body. Rontgen rays were used to locate the splinters and remove them. ...

    Article : 37 words
  19. NIHILIST CONVICT OFFERS TO FIGHT.

    The Russian Press report that Dr. Grigorieff and two students named Hershung and Melinkoff were lately sentenced to death and executed for participation in the murder last year of M. Sipiaguine ...

    Article : 81 words
  20. JAPAN'S INTENTIONS.

    Baron Suyematsu, who is the Plenipotentiary of Japan to Europe to place before the nations the care for Japan, has arrived at London. In the course of an interview, he stated that the ...

    Article : 91 words
  21. RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

    Tie Fifteenth Army Corps at Moscow (Lieutenant-General Weiss) and the Tenth Array Corps at Kharkoff (Lieutenant-General Cloutchevsky) are going to the front. ...

    Article : 48 words
  22. PRO-BOER STEAD.

    Mr. W. T. Stead, on arrival at the Cape, was welcomed by the members of the South African Party. Speaking at a meeting, at which Mr. J. H. ...

    Article : 176 words
  23. BRAVE RUSSIAN MIDDY.

    The correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Newchwang states that midshipman named Palovsky during the bombardment of Port Arthur on the 10th inst., saved a destroyer. After the steersman ...

    Article : 61 words
  24. LESS ANGLOPHOBIA.

    Newspapers in St. Petersburg declare that there is an improved feeling in Russia towards Great Britain, and less distrust of that nation is felt. ...

    Article : 26 words
  25. JAPS HONOR RUSSIAN DEAD.

    The bodies of two Russian sailors recovered from the wreck of the Varyag have been buried at Chemulpho with full military honors. The Japanese drew the gun carriage upon which the bodies were ...

    Article : 45 words
  26. BOMBARDING PORT ARTHUR.

    The following is the Japanese official account of the operations on March 10:—"Vice-Admiral Togo, in his report upon the bombardment of Port Arthur, stales that the main ...

    Article : 150 words
  27. ALLEGED ANTI-BRITISH COMBINE.

    The "Echo de Paris" states that General Kuropatkin recently declared that France, Germany, and Austria, in agreement with Russia, will prevent Great Britain taking part in another Berlin ...

    Article : 43 words
  28. A BOASTFUL RUSSIAN GENERAL WILL SIGN PEACE IN JAPAN IN JULY.

    General Kuropatkin, Commander-in-chief of the Russian military forces, received a tremendous ovation in St. Petersburg on the occasion of his leaving for the front. ...

    Article : 82 words
  29. ITEMS OF INTEREST.

    The Japanese bury their dead with the head towards the north. There are about 130,000,000 Mussulmans under the British flag. ...

    Article : 708 words
  30. TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS IN THIBET.

    The British expedition in Thibet, under Colonel Younghusband, is suffering terrible hardships owing to the cold. Twenty men of the 12th Mule Corps, and 30 men ...

    Article : 55 words
  31. BANK STUCK UP AND MANAGER SHOT.

    The branch of the National Bank of South Africa at Denver, on the Rand, was stuck up by robbers, who shot the manager and stole £1000. The manager was seriously—wounded. ...

    Article : 36 words
  32. DEATH OF LADY SEE.

    Lady See, wife of Sir John See, Premier of New South Wales, died suddenly after a lengthy illness on Thursday. Sir John, who is in New Zealand recruiting his health, will return at once, and the ...

    Article : 50 words
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  34. MANDJUR'S CREW RETURN TO RUSSIA.

    The crew of the Russian gunboat Mandjur, which is laid up at Shanghai, are returning to Russia on parole. ...

    Article : 28 words
  35. BEATEN WITH THEIR OWN SHELLS.

    Russians believe that the Japanese in their bombardment of Port Arthur on the 10th instant used Rusian shells which were captured aboard the East Asiatic Company's steamer Manchuria on February ...

    Article : 63 words
  36. PORT ARTHUR MAIN STREET DEMOLISHED.

    Norwegian vessels which have arrived at Shanghai report that the Japanese bombardment on the 10.h instant practically demolished all the buildings in the main street of Port Arthur. ...

    Article : 33 words
  37. COMMITTED 23 MURDERS.

    Nicdermeyer and Marx, youthful bandits of Chicago, have been sentenced to death on charges of murder. The former admitted having killed 23 persons ...

    Article : 39 words
  38. TORPEDO BOAT BATTLE.

    Vice-Admiral Togo reports that one of his torpedo boat destroyer flotillas, early on the 10th inst. (Thursday), was outside Port Arthur harbor, and, despite the Russian fire, sank special mechanical ...

    Article : 197 words
  39. ANOTHER RUSSIAN CRUISER BLOWN UP BY RUSSIAN MINE.

    A telegram from Che-foo states that the Russian cruiser Skori in entering Port Arthur struck a mine and was blown up, only four of those on board being saved. ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. 22 INCHES OF RAIN IN 3 DAYS.

    At Port Douglas, Queensland, 22½ inches of rain fell in three days. ...

    Article : 62 words
  41. EMPIRE TRADE RECIPROCITY.

    Addressing a meeting of the British Umpire League at Ottawa, Sir William Mulock, the Postmaster-General of Canada, said that Canadians would loyally support the resolutions of the ...

    Article : 172 words
  42. £300 FOR SEDUCTION.

    Before the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Darley) and a jury of four, Henry Hodgen, farmer and grazier, near Cobborah, sued Michael James Shannon, also a farmer and grazier, near Cobborah, for ...

    Article : 138 words
  43. TOMB 3000 YEARS OLD.

    The sepulchre has been discovered of Thothmes III. of Egypt and of Queen Hatshepu (who lived about 1300 B.C.), in rocks near Habsepsus, the great temple at Deir-el-Bahari. ...

    Article : 32 words
  44. SENSATIONAL COACH ACCIDENT AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.

    A sensational coaching accident occurred at Cooper's Creek (Victoria). The Walhalla and Traralgon coach, driven by W. Bain, and carrying two male passengers and Mrs. Edward Lee and her ...

    Article : 401 words
  45. PEOPLE'S REFORM LEAGUE CONFERENCE.

    On Thursday night, at the weekly meeting, the executive of the People's Reform League, in view of the expected great number of country visitors to the metropolis, at Eastertide, arranged to hold the ...

    Article : 144 words
  46. THREE BREACH OF PROMISE CASES.

    Before Mr. Justice Hood, in the Melbourne Supreme Court, Catherine Helen Hartney, spinster, of Eaglehawk, near Bendigo, sought to recover £500 damages for alleged breach of promise of ...

    Article : 282 words
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  50. HUSBAND RUNS AMOK.

    A man named Alfred G. Boswood, aged 51, a native of Tasmania, and by occupation a dealer, had for some time been living apart from his wife and family. His wife occupied the front balcony ...

    Article : 648 words
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  52. COASTAL STEAMER WRECKED.

    A great sensation was caused on Monday morning by the report that the well-known coastal steamer. Aramac (A.U.S.N. Co.), had struck on Breaksea Spit, and foundered. She had 156 passengers and ...

    Article : 229 words
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