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  2. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

    The abuses disclosed in connection with the system of letting contracts for State public works has given rise to so much scandal that it is highly probable a ...

    Article : 754 words
  3. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    The Acting Lord Mayor of Melbourne and Lady Mayoress of Melbourne entertained is Excellency the Governor and Lady Gibson-Carmichael at the Town Hall last night. ...

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  4. BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    A meeting held in the Queen's Hall last evening, in connection with the Universal Peace Congress, now silting in London, formed the occasion of a striking speech ...

    Article : 239 words
  5. LAND VALUATION BILL.

    Shortly after the Legislative Assembly met yesterday the order of the day for the resumption of the debate on the second reading of the Land Valuation Bill was ...

    Article : 1,140 words
  6. SEDITION IN INDIA.

    The case of Bill Gangadhar Tilak, one of the lenders of the Indian Nationalist party, who was last week sentenced to six years' transportation on a charge of ...

    Article : 323 words
  7. BRITAIN AND NATAL.

    The attitude of the Imperial Government in connection with the question of paying the salary of Dinizulu, the paramount Zulu chief, who is about to be tried on a ...

    Article : 183 words
  8. THE TRAM STRIKE.

    Aa far as the tramway men were concerned the interest to-day centred in a mealing held at the Centenary Hall, York-street. Before the proceedings commenced ...

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  9. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LOAN

    The new South Australian loan of £2,000,000, at 3½ per cent., is quoted at £97 to £99, but no dealings are taking place. ...

    Article : 33 words
  10. BREAKING THE NEWS.

    The strike defence committee came to their decision before 6 p.m. to declare the strike off. They dared not break the [?]ings to the men who still held out. An ...

    Article : 1,360 words
  11. NEGOTIATIONS NOT DISCLOSED.

    Directly the Assembly met the lender of the Opposition (Mr. Butler) asked the Premier whether any further communication had been received from the Agent-General ...

    Article : 337 words
  12. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    The Admiralty is arranging for a squad-ron of first, class armored cruisers, under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Percy. Scott, to visit South Africa during the ...

    Article : 313 words
  13. REFORM IN TURKEY.

    An interesting ceremony in connection with the issue of the decree of the Sultan of Turkey proclaiming a new constitution and summoning a Chamber of Deputies, ...

    Article : 245 words
  14. THE NEW ZEALAND PRACTICE.

    Sir Joseph Ward, the Premier and Treasurer, in the course of an interview to-day with regard to the South Australian loan said the practice employed here is as ...

    Article : 88 words
  15. COLONIAL OFFICE VOTE.

    The House of Commons last evening agreed to the Colonial Office vote after a discursive debate ranging from the suppression of opium smoking at Hong Kong to ...

    Article : 87 words
  16. TRIANGULAR CRICKET.

    The refusal of the Australian Cricket Board of Control to take part in the proposed triangular test matches between Great Britain, Australia and South Africa ...

    Article : 130 words
  17. FOREIGN POLICY.

    The speech on this subject of Great Britain's foreign policy which was delivered by Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the House of commons ...

    Article : 77 words
  18. ARGENTINE DEFENCES.

    The Government of the Argentine Republic is paying special attention to the question of defences. The programme of the Government ...

    Article : 102 words
  19. SWIMMING IN ENGLAND.

    Under the auspices of the Amateur Swimming Association at Nottingham the Victorian champion, Frank Beaurepaire, yesterday won the 220 yards championship of ...

    Article : 204 words
  20. TRIAL OF R. S. SIEVIER.

    The trial of Robert S. Sievier, the well-known sporting man, formerly of Australia, was continued yesterday at the Old Bailey before Lord Alverstone, Lord Chief ...

    Article : 264 words
  21. OLD AGE PENSIONS BILL.

    The debate on the third reading of the Old Age Pensions Bill was concluded in the House of Lords yesterday. Lord Rosebery said he would have ...

    Article : 272 words
  22. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to-day gave its reserved judgment in the Now South Wales appeal case of Harnett v. Crick. The appeal against ...

    Article : 222 words
  23. MISS SUTHERLAND'S HOME.

    The Masonic Hall was crowded yesterday from, before 6 p.m. until after 11 p.m. by an assemblage of people who had met for the purpose of doing honor to Miss ...

    Article : 744 words
  24. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--Re Beaurepaire Fund. A cable message is just to hand from Beaurenaire's manager intimating that unless further funds are forthcoming they will be ...

    Article : 279 words
  25. BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.

    The question of the renewal of the Unemployed Workmen Act of 1905, which will shortly expire, was under consideration in the House of Commons yesterday. ...

    Article : 96 words
  26. SAN FRANCISCO "GRAFTERS."

    The former Labor "boss" of San Francisco, Abraham Ruef, who is charged on a large number of indictments with corrupt practices--the charges arising out of the ...

    Article : 302 words
  27. CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

    The Prime Minister was yesterday waited upon by a deputation of members of the House of Commons, non-party in character, which brought under his notice ...

    Article : 75 words
  28. DEAR MEAT.

    Popular feeling against the action ol the firms which control the State's meat supply, in raising wholesale prices mid imposing on the retail butchers schedule prices, ...

    Article : 163 words
  29. TYPHOON AT HONG KONG.

    A disastrous typhoon has been experienced at Hong Kong. During the storm, which lasted for two hours, the passenger steamer Ying King, a ...

    Article : 93 words
  30. AMBASSADORIAL CHANGE.

    It is officially announced that Sir James Rodd, British Minister Plenipotentiary at Stockholm since 1904, will in December next succeed Sir Edwin Egerton as ...

    Article : 66 words
  31. CHAFF ADULTERATION:

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Graham once more interrogated the Acting Attorney-General as to what was being done in the matter of instituting a ...

    Article : 236 words
  32. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    James Smith, late of Porepunkah farmer, who died on 30th December last, left by will dated 2nd May, 1904, estate of the value of £1653 realty, and £1361 personalty, to his children. ...

    Article : 52 words
  33. DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT.

    The tea hour had come and gone in the Legislative Assembly this evening before, the Labor party leaders put in an appearance. It had become known that the party ...

    Article : 735 words
  34. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  35. ROYAL COMMISSION ON PRICES.

    The Premier announced in the Legislative Assembly to-day that, owing to the importance of a cheap meat supply to the people of Western-Australia and the recent ...

    Article : 167 words
  36. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    Papanni, from Lyttelton 6th July, arrived Monte Video 28th en route for Plymouth. The value of land drainage and how it may be economically done with bush timber, described in ...

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  37. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales yesterday the market for crossbreds was still weak. The following prices were obtained for Australasian brands:--Mangawhara, 6¼.; ...

    Article : 79 words
  38. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    Prince Ranjitsinhji, playing for Sussex against Surrey at Kennington Oval yesterday, scored 200 runs. ...

    Article : 24 words
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