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  2. LORDS AND BUDGET

    The second reading debate on the Finance Bill, embodying the budget proposals, will begin in the House of Lords to-day, when the Marquis of Lansdowne, leader of the ...

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  3. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    A large crowd of electors assembled in the open air off Commercial-road, Prahran. last night, to listen to addresses, in advocacy of the candidature of Mr. J. Hannen, ...

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  4. PORT IMPROVEMENT.

    A report from Mr. W. Davidson, Inspector-General of Public Works, who is in England inquiring into the question of port improvement, was considered by the State ...

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  5. THE COAL STRIKE.

    As practically the whole of the present trouble has been caused by a dispute between the members of the coal vend and the miners employed by them a scheme, is ...

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  6. CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    A mission representing the Chinese Government has arrived in England for the purpose of studying the organisation of the British navy, with the view of making ...

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  7. RACING ON SUNDAY.

    The Continental Sunday question is brought into prominence by the report from Berlin that race meetings have been arranged to be held in that city on every ...

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  8. AUSTRIAN SENSATION.

    A sensational attempt at the wholesale poisoning of military officers has been brought to light at Vienna. Forty officers of the Austrian general ...

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  9. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THREATENED.

    It is generally reported in Newcastle that as soon as work is started by the unions under Mr. Bowling scheme at the Ebbw Main and the Young Wallsend ...

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  10. MR. WADE'S ILLNESS.

    Acting under medical advice, Mr. Wade will take no further part in the strike negotiations for the present. His colleague, Mr. Lee. Minister of Works, will deal with ...

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  11. A GREAT PENSION LIST.

    During the fiscal year ended 30th June last the United States Commissioners of Pensions paid a total sum of £32,400,000 to army aud navy pensioners. ...

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  12. POSITION IN GIPPSLAND.

    Local interest in the coal strike yesterday centred largely round the possibility of a settlement being effected by a reference of the dispute to the federal ...

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  13. NICARAGUAN REVOLT.

    The United States Government is awaiting the receipt from the Nicaraguan Government of a full and complete explanation of the circumstances which led to the ...

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  14. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

    Except, perhaps, as regards the payment by the British Government of £250,000 for a term of years towards the support of the new Australian naval unit or navy, there ...

    Article : 369 words
  15. CANADIAN NAVY.

    Sir William Van Horne, chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, has expressed himself as being opposed to the formation of a ...

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  16. SETTLEMENT EXPECTED

    The secretary of the Fremantle Seamen's Union received a telegram from the Sydney union secretary to-day stating that be anticipated that the strike would shortly ...

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  17. AN IMPORTANT DECISION

    Fur a long period to-night the strike congress deliberated as to whether it should permit Mr. H. A. Mitchell, general secretary of the Federated Engine Drivers ...

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  18. GERMAN DREADNOUGHTS

    It is announced that the Dreadnoughts Rheinland and Posen (each 18,300 tons) will be ready for delivery to the German Admiralty next spring, mid that the ...

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  19. PERSIAN INSURGENTS.

    The Persian insurgents, under Rukkim Khan, who recently attacked and pillaged Ardebil, have been brought to action by the Government troops. After a stubborn ...

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  20. MR. WADE AND MR. HUGHES.

    The Premier, through his secretary, has made available the following reply to the observations by Mr. Hughes:-- "Mr. Hughes inquires why I should ask ...

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  21. LIGHT AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

    The War Office is inviting the delivery by 1st May next of designs and patterns of an automatic service rifle. It is specified that the weight of the weapon, ...

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  22. THE RESCUED MINERS.

    A Renter's message states that there were many touching scenes at the month of the coal mine at Cherry, in Illinois, when 78 of the 404 men who had been entombed for ...

    Article : 131 words
  23. THE PLAN OK OPERATIONS.

    Mr. J. Connolly, general secretary of the Coal Miners' Association, said, when interviewed to-day, that a plan of operations has been defined, but they are not ...

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  24. TWO CHILDREN SHOT.

    A shooting fatality occurred at Midlands on Sunday. A youth named John Albert Baggs, who was shooting with a Winchester rifle, was in conversation with a ...

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  25. THE RAILWAYS.

    At the local court on Saturday, before Mr. G. Read Murphy, P.M., several cased were heard, in which claims were made for land ...

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  26. PROPOSED CONFERENCE.

    After the interview between the Premier and the strike leaders on Saturday, the Premier sent the following letter to Mr. Peter Bowling:-- ...

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  27. NEW AVIATION RECORD.

    A new and remarkable record in aviation has been established in France, where competitions with aeroplanes are being held in the Department of Marne. ...

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  28. PEA RIFLE FATALITY.

    A fatality occurred at dunce yesterday. a young man named Andrew Waldon being accidentally shot with a pea rifle. Waldron, accompanied by a young lady ...

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  29. TENERIFFE VOLCANO.

    Volcanic disturbances of an alarming character have again been experienced in Teneriffe, in the Canary Islands. Following on several shocks of ...

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  30. ALEXANDRA-DRIVE.

    For some time past Cr. Densham, of Prahran, has been ventilating a grievance which he believes the local council and citizens have against the Government in ...

    Article : 139 words
  31. THE STATE AND SOCIETY.

    A speech, which was clearly a criticism of the policy being pursued by the new French Premier. M. Briand, was delivered by M. Emile Loubet, ex-President of ...

    Article : 105 words
  32. SPEECH BY MR. FISHER

    Addressing an open air gathering on Commercial-road, Prahran, last night, Mr. Fisher, M.P., briefly referred to the industrial crisis at Newcastle. He had served ...

    Article : 429 words
  33. MURDER OF AN AFGHAN.

    It was reported to the Hergott Springs police early this morning that an Afghan had been found dead at Frome Creek, on the Birdsville Track, three miles from ...

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  34. ALARM AT MESSINA.

    A strong shock of earthquake was ex-perienced at midnight on Saturday at Messina, the city which was practically destroyed by the terrible earthquakes in ...

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  35. A SALUTARY SENTENCE.

    James Geddes, who under a false representation that he was a cabman drove an invalid lady to the outskirts of Auckland and then robbed her of money and ...

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  36. LADY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

    The annual meeting of the Lady Teachers Association was held at Furlong's rooms on Friday. The following office bearers were appointed for the ensuing ...

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  37. LONDON UNEMPLOYED.

    The Salvation Army authorities in London have made arrangements to lodge and feed 1600 of the unemployed who have hitherto been compelled to spend their ...

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  38. BAY EXCURSIONS.

    Huddart Parker and Co. Proprietary Limited notifies that to-day the Hygeia will make a special cheap trip, leaving Port Melbourne railway pier, at 10.30 a.m. for Queenscliff and Sorrento. ...

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  39. THE UNIONS' REPLY.

    The negotiations between the Premier find the strike congress took on a new phase to-day, the effect of which was to cause the miners delegates to mark time ...

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  40. A NEW " THISTLE."

    Yet another plant has been proclaimed a "thistle" within the meaning of the Thistle Act. The Executive Council yesterday declared wild sage to be a thistle throughout ...

    Article : 148 words
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  42. KHEDIVE AS PILGRIM.

    The Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi, will be among the pilgrims proceeding to Mecca next month. [The Khedive will start with the official ...

    Article : 81 words
  43. ITALY AND HOLLAND.

    An arbitration treaty between Italy and Holland has been signed. ...

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  44. THE UNIONS' OFFER.

    The miners offer to the Slate Premier on Saturday to allow sufficient men to resume work to get the collieries in order pending the redress of the grievances by ...

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  45. BATHING IN THE YARRA.

    At the meeting of the Richmond council last evening the following by-law was unanimously adopted:-- No person shall bathe in the River Yarra within ...

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  46. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    India arrived Plymouth from Australia morning 20th. Tongariro, from Plymouth 30th October, left Capetown 20th en route for New Zealand. ...

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  50. H.M.S. COMMONWEALTH PRESENTATION FUND

    The Lord Mayor (Cr. Burston) acknowledge the following additional contributions:-- oliver Vial £11; Miss Lindsay, £1. ...

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