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  2. THE EXHIBITION. CHILDREN'S DAY

    The Exhibition of 1913 closed as it began—in brilliant sunshine. The blue haze of a summer morning hung over the grounds when the gates were thrown ...

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  3. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS. THE CARRIERS' DISPUTE

    Rumours were rife yesterday that a strike had occurred at Portland Downs, where shearing is in progress. Two shed hands (those who assisted to load up a ...

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  4. UNREST IN JAVA

    The Montoro of the Burns, Philp line, arrived at Pinkenba at half-past 4 on Saturday afternoon from Singapore Captain Mortimer reported that the ship had ...

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  5. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

    Important statements regarding the policy of the Central Technical College, especially in regard to the training of lads as tradesman, were made on ...

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  6. THE LONGEST REIGN.

    To-day is the 83rd birthday of the Emperor Francis Joseph I., who succeeded his uncle, Ferdinand I., as Emperor of Austria, on December 2, 1848, and was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. VANCOUVER STRIKE

    One hundred of the miners on strike at Nanaimo have been arrested. The police camped in the streets with machine guns. There has been much disturbance, ...

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  8. AN ELECTION LOOMING.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Cook), accompanied by Senator Millen and other Liberal members of the Federal Parliament, was accorded an enthusiastic reception at ...

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  9. MILITARY EVENTS.

    For the Rescue Race there were 15 competitors, most of them members of the Gatton Squadron and Rosewood Troop. The men competed in sections ...

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  10. STOCK SALES.

    Messrs. Moreheads Limited report having sold as follows:—On account Mr. C. E. M'Dougall, Lyndhurst Slud Farm: Clippers Duke 10th, just 12 months old, sive, Clippers Duke, ...

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  11. BALKANS SITUATION

    The Speech from the Throne at the prorogation of Parliament to-day expressed satisfaction at the Bucharest treaty, by which peace was concluded between the ...

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  12. THE PANAMA CANAL

    Mr. Milne, Special Commissioner of the Board of Trade, who has been investigating the probable outlook after the opening of the Panama Canal, recommends ...

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  13. MISSIONS IN BORNEO.

    Amongst the passengers by the Montoro, which called at Pinkeaba on Saturday, was the Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak (Dr. Mounsey), who is visiting Australia ...

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  14. SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

    One of the attractive events of the afternoon programme was the sheep dog trials, for which prizes of £15, £7, and £8 were offered by the association. Entries ...

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  15. SITUATION IN MEXICO

    In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Towner proposed a resolution in favour of mediation in Mexico by the United States, the Argentine, and Brazil, ...

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  16. ENGLISH CRICKET

    Alfred Relf (Sussex) has accepted the invitation to join the English cricket team which is to tour South Africa. Mr. P. F. Warner, who was suddenly ...

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  17. THE LAW LORDS.

    Private information has been received in Sydney that Sir Samuel Griffith, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, has been offered by the British ...

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  18. CHESTERFIELD ELECTION

    The executive of the Miners' Federation has repudiated Mr. Kenyon as a candidate for the Chesterfield division of Derbyshire Mr. Kenyon, who already has been ...

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  19. ATTENDANCE AND TAKINGS.

    The attendance on Saturday was estimated at 29,000, compared with 32,000 on the Saturday of last year's Show. The gate receipts amounted to £329/12/6, as ...

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  20. THE BRITISH NAVY

    The Admiralty has placed orders with private yards for three battleships, heavier and more powerful than the Queen Mary, (the latest Battle-cruiser), and ...

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  21. THE AMERICA CUP.

    Three syndicates, headed by Messrs. Vanderbilt, George Pynchon, and A, Cochran, have been formed, with the object of building defenders for the ...

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  22. CANADIAN MILITIA.

    General Sir Ian Hamilton, InspectorGeneral of the Overseas Forces, in his report on the Canadian militia, recommends the establishment of a national ...

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  23. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    By the mail train on Saturday 74 passengers left for stations across the border—being the largest number since the smallpox scare caused a ...

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  24. LILYDALE TRAGEDY.

    To-night the detectives engaged in investigating the Lilydale murder received information which is likely to lead to an early elucidation. It is understood that ...

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  25. STARVED TO DEATH.

    The correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" at St. Petersburg states that the expedition to Nova Zombla discovered a diary left by the last ...

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  26. THE AMERICAN TARIFF.

    The Legislature of the State of Alabama has appointed Mr. Henry Clayton, a Senator, thus bringing the Democratie ranks in the Senate to their former ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  27. ABORIGINAL WORK.

    The awards made for the various samples of work and handicrafts shown in the Aboriginal Court were issued on Saturday. The display attracted a large ...

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  28. THE PILGRIM FATHERS

    Dr. Walter H. Page (United States Ambassador), at Southampton to-day, unveiled a memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers, who left England in 1620 to found a ...

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  29. WOODCHOPPING CONTESTS.

    Much pleasure is invariably derived in witnessing wielders of the axe in competition, and Saturday's events, which had been made a special feature by the ...

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  30. PRAYERS FOR RAIN

    After prayers for rain had been offered in all the churches the greatest drought known in the history of the State of Kansas has broken. Enormous damage ...

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  31. Late Rev. W. Poole.

    The forty-first anniversary services of the Vulture-street Baptist Church were held yesterday. The morning service was conducted by the Rev. W. H. Lewis, and ...

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  32. THE SUFFRAGETTES

    Suffragettes set fire to a new empty house at Bangor. LONDON, Saturday. Mrs. Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

    The Australian cricketers defeated a team of 16 representing All Montreal in a match played here yesterday. The Australians scored 289, and Montreal 154. ...

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  34. Excursion to Railway Workshops at Ipswich.

    To afford visitors to Brisbane an opportunity of inspecting the Ipswich railway workshops the Commissioner arranged for two excursion trains to be run from ...

    Article : 223 words
  35. Confirmation and Mission at St. Stephen's.

    After the 11 o'clock mass in St. Stephen's Cathedral yesterday morning his Grace Archbishop Duhig administered the sacrament of confirmation to ...

    Article : 238 words
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