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  2. MR G. N. MORRISON KILLED. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY HIS OWN GUN.

    We deeply regret to have to announce the death, by accident, of Mr. C. N. Morrison, M.A., the well-known and universally-honored principal of the Geelong ...

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  3. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SUFFRAGETTES' LATEST TRICK.

    Another demonstration against the Government was made by a number of suffragettes last night. Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ...

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  4. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) HYPNOTIST BODIE EGGED.

    Bodie, the music-hall hypnotist, who has aroused the wrath of the Glasgow students, in consequence of an attempt to defraud one of their number of £1000, ...

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  5. THE COAL STRIKE. A GRAVE SITUATION.

    The situation is most grave. The last hope will be reached to-day, when the strike conference considers the proprietors' replies. ...

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  6. MELBOURNE.

    The Registrar of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day received an application for the registration of the Federated House and Ship Painters', ...

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  7. THE RAILWAY POSITION.

    Mr. Tait, the Chairman of the Railways Commissioners, on Saturday made the following statement on the situation:—"The Commissioners have no ...

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  8. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

    Detective Murray to-day arrested a traveller named Fredk. Dixon on a charge of embezzlement. It is alleged that the accused embezzled £15/11/ ...

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  9. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL WHIPPED.

    As Mr. Winston Churchill was alighting from a train at the Bristol station, a Leeds suffragette named Garnett, shouting, "Take that, you brute," ...

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  10. STORM IN THE WEST INDIES. JAMAICA ISOLATED.

    It is feared that calamitous storms and floods have been experienced in Jamaica. No news has been received from the island for five days, all cables having been ...

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  11. THEFT OF A DIAMOND RING.

    This afternoon a young woman named Jean Blencowe, a domestic servant, was arrested by Detective Napthine and Constable Kinleyside on a charge of theft. ...

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  12. TRIAL OF MADAME STEINHEIL.

    The trial of Madame Steinheil, for the murder of her husband and her mother, was concluded in Paris yesterday. Madame Steinheil was acquitted. The ...

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  13. OVERSEA SUPPLIES OF COAL.

    Captain Currie, of the firm of Archibald Currie, whose vessels trade to Eastern ports, made some interesting remarks on Saturday bearing on the ...

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  14. HURRICANE SWEEPS JAMAICA.

    The latest intelligence states that a terrific hurricane swept Jamaica. Some wrecks occurred on the coast. The rainfall averaged 10 inches daily, and ...

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  15. MINERS DISCUSS PROPRIETORS' DECISIONS.

    The conference of miners and other unions considered the proprietors' decision for several hours to-night. At the conclusion the delegates refused to ...

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  16. ENGLISH CRITICISM OF THE KAISER

    Admiral Bowden Smith, addressing the members of the National Service League, remarked that Prince Henry of Prussia was recently conversing with a ...

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  17. THE FASTING MAN.

    A diet of officers' mess, cigarettes and Koomah spa water has, after 29 days, reduced "Sacco's" weight from 214 to 177 pounds. Although he slept 10 hours ...

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  18. ABSENCE OF NEWS IN LONDON.

    There is a general absence of definite comment regarding the coal strike in New South Wales, owing to the causes of the trouble not being known. ...

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  19. COAL FROM HONG KONG.

    A coal shipment has left Hong Kong. Quotations have been received from Natal and Japan for delivery within a month. ...

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  20. £10,000 A YEAR TO PREACH PEACE

    Mr. Edwin Ginn, the head of a wealthy publishing firm in Boston, who has for many years shown special interest in the movement favoring ...

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  21. DURBAN AND NEW ZEALAND FIELDS.

    Mr. J. Earle Hermann, of Sydney, cabled an order for 3000 tons of coal to Durban, without naming the price. He received the reply, "Cannot supply in ...

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  22. A BOY POLICE FORCE.

    The municipality of Chicago has made a novel departure in the administration of the city. A special police force has been organised to consist entirely of ...

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  23. MR. BOWLING RETURNS TO NEWCASTLE.

    Mr. Bowling has returned to Newcastle. He states that the conference of the unions adjourned until to-morrow. All the members are pledged to ...

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  24. A STREET ENCOUNTER.

    A strongly built young man named Thomas Lawson appeared before the City Court to-day on a charge of attempted larceny from Alexander Ruxton. ...

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  25. UNEASINESS AT BROKEN HILL.

    The town has been seriously disturbed by rumors that the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. contemplates closing down its smelting works at Port Pirie. It is ...

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  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STOCK.

    The offer made on behalf of the South Australian Government of £500,000 worth of South Australian 3[?] per cent, bearer certificates, changeable into ...

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  27. THE BRITISH BUDGET.

    The "Economist" strongly deprecates the rejection of the Budget by the House of Lords. ...

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  28. MELBOURNE WOOL SALES.

    The Melbourne Woolbrokers had a consultation on Saturday as to the advisability of suspending sales for the present, but in view of ample facilities for ...

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  29. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    "Attempted suicide" was the charge preferred at the City Court to-day against Frank Thomson, a tall well dressed young man, whose bandaged neck ...

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  30. AMERICA'S BASE IN THE PACIFIC.

    It is announced from Washington that President Taft has approved of a recommendation by the Army and Navy Board to make Pearl Harbor, in the Sandwich ...

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  31. PROPOSED UNIONISTS' COAL MINE.

    In the event of the unionists being able to start, a coal mine of their own, they may have also to provide themselves with vessels to carry it, as it is ...

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  32. SPARROVALE STUDENTS' CLUB.

    On Saturday night at the weekly meeting of the Sparrovale Students' Club, there was a good attendance, and advantage was taken of a visit by the ...

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  33. HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

    In the coat pocket was found one empty cartridge case. In the gun—a Cashmore fowling piece—were two empty cases. It was concluded by Battye ...

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  34. ARRESTED FOR WIFE DESERTION.

    Thomas Shave, who was arrested last night by Constable Bourke on a charge of deserting his wife at Sydney, appeared before the City Court to-day. It ...

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  35. A PERSONAL TRIBUTE.

    An old Collegian writes:—To know Mr. C. N. Morrison was to like him. He had the happy knack of winning the respect and esteem of his boys, and ...

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  36. BRISBANE WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales have been postponed until the termination of the coal strike. The New Zealand Loan Co. reports that 30,000 bales were available. There was ...

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  37. INCREASED PRICE OF COAL.

    It was pointed out by the owners of a small steamboat line on Saturday that if the coal owners have 20,000 tons of coal in hand they will be enabled by the ...

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  38. LYNCH LAW FOR LUST.

    Two lynching outrages are reported from Cairo, Illinois. A negro was under arrest for the alleged murder of a shop girl. An infuriated mob, however, took ...

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  39. THE POSITION IN MELBOURNE.

    The coal strike has resulted in a rush of shipping business, and steamers bound for Sydney left with large cargoes, merchants showing intense energy ...

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  40. FEDERAL WORKS.

    Tenders for the following Federal works have been accepted by the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. Fuller):—Mariby[?]ong Cordite Reserve: ...

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  41. SYDNEY-MELBOURNE TELEPHONE LINE.

    Owing chiefly to the strike, there has been a rush of business on the Sydney-Melbourne telephone line and the week's revenue amounted to £123,611. beating ...

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  42. CHIROPODY CLASSES.

    The War Office authorities are arranging many classes for the purpose of teaching chiropody in connection with the training of the British infantry. ...

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  43. CHURCH REFERENCES.

    At St. George's Presbyterian Church, the church of the school and its late headmaster, the minister, the Rev. Jas. A. Forrest, made feeling reference in ...

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  44. EXPORT OF BUTTER.

    According to a report presented to-day by Mr. R. Crowe, Superintendent of Exports, to the Agricultural department, the quantity of butter sent away ...

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  45. WORKERS' MEETING.

    Several workmen discussed the situation at the Melbourne Trades Hall on Saturday. They do not see much prospect of an early settlement of the ...

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  46. BARRIER SILVER SCRIP WEAKENING.

    The Barrier Silver Mining Companies are large coal users, and with the possibility of the mines having to suspend operations there has been a weakening ...

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  47. LIONEL BROUGH'S DEATH.

    King Edward has sent a letter of condolence to Mr. Sydney Brough, son of the late Mr. Lionel Brough, the famous actor, whose death was announced a few ...

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  48. POWLETT RIVER COAL FIELD.

    Referring to a suggestion that the State Government should immediately proceed to open up the Powlett River coal field, the Premier on Saturday ...

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  49. COMPANIES AFFECTED.

    Other companies like Melbourne and Silverton Trans, Metropolitan Gas and the Brick Companies are all being affected also. ...

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  50. A GIFTED SCHOLAR.

    To Geelong, an esteemed citizen and gifted scholar has been lost; indeed, to education in Australia Mr. Morrison's death is a big blow. He was first and ...

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  51. FLAGS HALF-MASTED.

    On Saturday and yesterday flags were flown at half-mast at public building in town out of respect to the memory of Mr. Morrison. At the Grammar School ...

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  52. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES

    The Melbourne Coroner has been notified of the death of Thos. Elliott, 34 years, which occurred in the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday. The deceased, ...

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  53. POSITION OF POST OFFICES.

    Sir Robert Scott, Secretary of the Central Postal Administration, said they had only eleven days' supply in Sydney, but managed to secure 100 tons, which ...

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  54. CONSERVATIVE WORKMEN'S FUND.

    The fund recently started by the "Standard" with the object of providing the means to enable Conservative working men to contest scats in the ...

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  55. ARCHBISHOP WRIGHT.

    Archbishop Wright, his wife and four children have arrived. They are all well, and were warmly welcomed by a large number of the clergy. ...

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  56. MR. FISHER INTERVIEWER.

    Referring to the strike in a conversation this morning, Mr. Fisher, Leader of the Federal Opposition, who was a passenger to Sydney by the Melbourne ...

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  57. ST. MARY'S OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION.

    The St. Mary's Old Boys' Association met yesterday in St. Mary's schoolroom, and sympathetic reference was made to the tragic death of Mr. Morrison, whose ...

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  58. GYROSCOPIC MONORAIL.

    Mr. Louis Brennan is not the only inventor who is experimenting with the gyroscopic monorail. Mr. Augustus Scherl has exhibited in Berlin a car of a ...

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  59. SUNDAY CONCERTS AT BROKEN HILL

    The governing authorities have refused three out of four applications to hold Sunday concerts, owing to the programmes not being regarded, as ...

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  60. MR. CRAVEN'S PROPOSAL.

    Referring to the State coal mine, Mr. Craven, the chairman of committees, thought the field should be handed over to the Railway Commissioners to work. ...

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  61. ARCHPRIEST M'KENNA'S SYMPATHY.

    The Ven. Archpriest M'Kenna, in charge of St. Mary's Church, had a great admiration for Mr. C. N. Morrison, and he was grievously sorry to hear of his ...

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  62. GREAT BOULDER PERSEVERANCE MINE

    The directors of the Great Boulder Perseverance Mine, Kalgoorlie have deferred payment of the usual interim dividend, but ...

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  63. INTERSTATE CRICKET.

    Owing to heavy rain, the start of the match Victoria v. South Australia, has been postponed until Monday. The pitch is under water although it was ...

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  64. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The funeral will take place to-morrow at 2 p.m. from the Geelong College, and the interment will be at the new general cemetery. ...

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  65. SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.

    Charles Norman Morrison was born at the old College in Skene-street, Newtown on December 4th, 1866, and was therefore just short of 43 years of age ...

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  66. Advertising

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  67. OROYA SOLD FOR £12,000.

    The Orient Royal Mail liner Oroya, 6297 tons, which made her last voyage from Melbourne on 15th June last, and on arrival in England was withdrawn ...

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  68. MEN'S LIST OF GRIEVANCES.

    One of the colliery proprietors, when interviewed to-day, was very outspoken in regard to the strike. "The present strike," he said, "is one ...

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  69. MINES OFFICERS' ESTIMATES.

    The officers of the Mines Department consider that if a tramway were built in three or four weeks an output of 400 tons daily could be made. The amount ...

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