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  2. TARIFF REFORM.

    Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, who has been heckled, in the House of Commons in regard to his recent declaration that tariff retaliation ...

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  3. AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

    In connection with the acceptance by the Commonwealth Government of the joint tender of the Clyde ship building firms of William Denny and Bros, ...

    Article : 171 words
  4. THE BROKEN HILL TROUBLE.

    After extended negotiations to-day, the strike resulting from the suspension of three unionist stewards at the Broken Hill Junction mine on Saturday came to ...

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  5. MINISTER SENT TO GAOL

    The First Civil Court was crowded yesterday on the occasion of the opening of the hearing of the action brought by the Rev. J. B. Ronald, ex-M.P. against Mr. ...

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  6. ABOUT PE0PLE

    Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Dudley left Adelaide for Melbourne by special train at 3.45 p.m. yesterday. There was a large representative ...

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  7. BRITISH DRINK BILL.

    The national drink bill of Great Britain for the year 1908 shows a considerable reduction on the previous year. For 1907 the total was £167,016,200, but ...

    Article : 195 words
  8. CLERICAL SLANDER CASE.

    The hearing of the action brought by the Rev. John Black Ronald. Presbyterian minister and ex-member of Parliament, against Mr. Robert Harper. M.P.. an elder ...

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  9. FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

    Although Mulai Hafid, the Sultan of Morocco, has occupied the throne only a few months since he deposed his brother, Abdul Aziz, he has now to defend himself ...

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  10. BALKAN SITUATION.

    In spite of the fact that Servia sent a circular note to the powers stating that she would leave her case in their hands and would maintain normal friendly ...

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  11. SHOUTING AFFRAY.

    A shooting affray took place at Childers at 1 o'clock to-day. A young man named Spencer fired three shots at a girl named Swindall, who is said to have objected to ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. CHIEF CONSTRUCTIONAL DEPOT.

    In the course of his recent report to the Minister of Defence upon the advantages and disadvantages of Jervis Bay the proposed port for the Federal capital as the ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. THE FRENCH NAVY.

    The dispute between M. Ricard, the French Minister of Marine, and M. Caillaux, the Minister of Finance, has been settled. ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. ASSISTING EMIGRANTS.

    The Central Emigration Board has formed a Settlers' Information League. The object of the league is to encourage British emigrants to proceed to the British ...

    Article : 68 words
  15. A "SHERIFF'S PRISONER."

    There is a broad line of difference between the treatment awarded a person convicted and sentenced for a penal offence and that associated with commitment for ...

    Article : 218 words
  16. THE EXODUS OF FARMERS.

    A district resident, who purchased land in Queensland a couple of years ago, has returned, and has acquired a property in the North-east. He is fully convinced that ...

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  17. IMPERIAL EXHIBITION.

    The New Zealand Government has secured a large area for its display at the Imperial Exhibition, which is to be held at Shepherd's Bush, where the Franco-British ...

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  18. BRITISH COAL OUTPUT.

    The coal production of the United Kingdom for the year 1908 was 261,508,379 tons. This represents a decrease of 6,306,473 tons on the figures for 1907. This decrease ...

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  19. FIGHTING IN PERSIA.

    In view of the continued fighting in Persia between the Nationalists and Royalists Russia has sent a detachment of 100 cossacks to guard the Russian legation at ...

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  20. THE BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY AND BLOCK 19 COMPANIES.

    Following up the information recently given regarding the desire of the Broken Hill Block 10 board to recommence operations, at their mine and plant as soon as ...

    Article : 189 words
  21. THE POSTAL COMMISSION.

    Giving evidence before the Postal Commission to-day Mr. M. O'Connor, representative of the Commonwealth Officers' Association, said that the fact that so many ...

    Article : 122 words
  22. DETECTIVE MURDERED.

    A sensational murder was committed at Palermo, in Sicily. The victim was an American detective named Petrosini, who was making ...

    Article : 163 words
  23. CENTRAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE.

    Much disappointment has been expressed by employes in the Melbourne Central Telegraph Office on hearing that the proposal to remove that establishment from ...

    Article : 257 words
  24. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Simon M'Intosh Taylor late of Koonwarra, farmer, who died on 26th January last, left by will dated 28th May, 1907, estate of the value of £1426 realty and £916 personalty to his widow ...

    Article : 100 words
  25. THE STEINHEIL MURDERS

    A further stage has been reached in the efforts to unravel the mystery of the murder of the French painter, M. Steinbeil, and his wife's stepmother, Madame Japy, ...

    Article : 80 words
  26. FRENCH TARIFF.

    The "Daily Standard" states that the Ministerial free-traders in the House of Commons are endeavoring to persuade Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board ...

    Article : 97 words
  27. THE LATE PROFESSOR KERN0T

    At the meeting of the University Council yesterday the Chancellor, Sir John Madden, in referring to the death of Professor Kernot, asked who wits there, both within ...

    Article : 169 words
  28. THE DEADLY PEA RIFLE.

    The coroner held an inquest on Saturday at Rugby concerning the death of Frank Apps, 10 years of age, who was found dead the previous day not far from his home at ...

    Article : 186 words
  29. STORY OF THE CRIME.

    M. Steinheil lived in the Rue Vaugirard, and the street was roused at 6 a.m. on 30th May by cries for help, from the detached villa occupied by ...

    Article : 287 words
  30. STABBED BY A CHINESE.

    A sensation was caused in Campbell street this afternoon by a stabbing affray, in which as man named Thomas Stanford was killed by a Chinese named Ah Sne, ...

    Article : 287 words
  31. LOST SHEEP AT WERRIBEE.

    In the report of the Metropolitan Board of Works submitted at its meeting on the 2nd inst., reference was made to the mysterious disappearance of several hundreds ...

    Article : 263 words
  32. IRISH M.P. RELEASED.

    Mr. J. P. Farrell the Nationalist member for North Longford, who in December last was sentenced to six months imprisonment without hard labor, has been released on ...

    Article : 141 words
  33. NEW AEROPLANES.

    The "Daily Mail" states that Messrs. Wright Brothers. the famous aeronauts, have ordered the construction of six aeroplanes in England. ...

    Article : 94 words
  34. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The remains of deceased will be interred in the Boroondara Cemetery to-day. The funeral will leave "Firenze," Royal Park, at 11 o'clock, arriving at the cemetery at about ...

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  35. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.

    The complaints made last week in Sydney by members of the New South Wales Rifle Association concerning the alleged bad treatment of rille clubs in the matter ...

    Article : 372 words
  36. FATAL STABBING AFFRAY.

    A police report, via Cue, states that Katherine Jane Crane, a single woman, was fatally stabbed last night at Meekatharra, and that a man named Donald Anderson ...

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  37. AUSTRALIAN CADETS.

    H.R.H. the Prince of Wales yesterday inspected the cadets of the Royal Rifle Corps. He made a stirring speech, and cited ...

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  38. EDUCATING CHINA.

    The Lord Mayor of London (Sir George Truscott) has made an appeal for a national fund for medical training and educational work in China. ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. NEW SOUTH WALES .

    The French cruiser Kersain arrived this morning from Noumea. The object of her visit is to undergo an overhaul, rendered necessary after active service among the ...

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  40. THE DOMAIN FENCE.

    Before leaving on a visit to the Kooweerap settlement at the end of last week the Minister of Lands announced that he had called upon the Director of the Botanical ...

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  41. AIRSHIP ANCHORAGES.

    The German Aero Stations Company, founded four months ago by three groups of financiers and sportsmen in Berlin, Frankfurt., and Cassel respectively, has ...

    Article : 313 words
  42. THE PLAGUE IN SYDNEY.

    Augusto Dlenden, boatswain of the French steamer St. Louis, died of plague at the Coast Hospital to-day. Up to the present 235 dead rats have been removed ...

    Article : 52 words
  43. GOVERNMENT COOL STORES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 words
  44. SHIP BUILDING DEPRESSION.

    Sir Christopher Furness, M.P. head of the Hartlepool ship building firm of Furness. Withy and Co. Ltd., delivered a speech at Hartlepool, in which he referred ...

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  45. THE TRAFFIC IN OPIUM

    A Chinese named Choy Look was fined at £25 at Tamworth to-day for having opium in his possession. Another Chinese, Chow Sum, was fined £10 for a similar offence. ...

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  46. OUTBREAK ON A STEAMER.

    The doctor in charge of the bubonic plague cases at Bunbury, among the colored crew on the steamer Zoroaster, reports that one of the patients has developed plague ...

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  47. EGYPT'S FINANCES.

    Egypt has had another prosperous year. The surplus of revenue over expenditure amounts to £1,000,000. ...

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  48. RIVERINA NEWS.

    The sale is reported of North Berrembed station, comprising 14,000 acres freehold and 8300 acres held under other tenures. The buyer, Mr. Geo. Raffan. intends to ...

    Article : 78 words
  49. MISHAP TO THE ALLINGA.

    The shipping inspector commenced an inquiry to-day into the slight mishap to the steamer Allinga on 10th March on the voyage from Sydney to Brisbane. Captain ...

    Article : 100 words
  50. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    Wireless telegraphy stations are to be established at the Canary Islands. This will enable communication to be maintained with passing ships. ...

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  51. TRAIN PIPE OBSTRUCTIONS.

    Ever since the defence was set up at the Sunshine inquest that the disaster might have been caused by something going wrong with the brake the train pipe has ...

    Article : 280 words
  52. THE SENIOR CADETS.

    With manifest regret both the Treasurer and the Minister of Defence announced yesterday that there was no possibility of providing the money to enable the senior ...

    Article : 68 words
  53. QUEENSLAND.

    The total value of gold won at Queensland last year was £1,907,268, being an increase of £18,330 on the previous year. ...

    Article : 29 words
  54. CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

    Mr. Horatio Bottomley (Liberal M.P. for South Hackney), who with Messrs. C. F. Fewings, W. A. Stevenson and W. Easum Was charged with conspiracy to ...

    Article : 97 words
  55. CLOSER SETTLEMENT

    Members of the Closer Settlement Board spent Friday and Saturday in an inspection of the Tandara Estate, 12 miles from Raywood, in the Bendigo district. They ...

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  56. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The quarantined steamer Paroo left for Singapore to-day after fumigation. A medical man went with the steamer to watch for small-pox developments. ...

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  57. OFFICERS' UNIFORMS.

    The long drawn out controversy concerning the reduction in the cost of "officers' millinery" is to be brought to a head within the next few days by the issue by the ...

    Article : 204 words
  58. QUEENSLAND LOAN.

    The prospectus of the Queensland loan of £2,000,000 has been issued. The loan will bear interest at 312 per cent., and the first half year's interest will ...

    Article : 68 words
  59. SPORT IN ENGLAND.

    The international Rugby match between Wales and Ireland, which was played on Saturday, was won by Wales by 3 goals try (18 points) to 5 points (1 goal). ...

    Article : 62 words
  60. TWELVE MONTHS' FOR FALSE REPRESENTATIONS.

    At the Criminal Court to-day Edward Allan Wilson was sentenced to twelve months' hard labor on a charge of having obtained, 10 by fraudulent representation ...

    Article : 186 words
  61. MEETING OF THE PRESBYTERY.

    As soon as the court was over the acting moderator of the Presbytery of Melbourne S[?]th took steps to convene a special meeting of the members to see what could be ...

    Article : 452 words
  62. CHESS TOURNAMENT.

    The international chess tournament at St. Petersburg has been concluded. M. Rubenstein (Russia) tied with Dr. Lasker (champion of the world) for first ...

    Article : 49 words
  63. Advertising

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  64. ANARCHISM IN INDIA.

    The Anarchists at Calcutta Continue to show activity. A bomb was discovered in the office of the "Englishman" newspaper. ...

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  65. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    R.M.S. Morea arrived at Plymouth, from Australia, last Friday afternoon. ...

    Article : 18 words
  66. Advertising

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