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  2. CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY.

    A terrible holiday disaster has occurred at Cah[?]met, in Michigan, where eighty lives were lost, the majority of the victims being children. ...

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  3. COST OF CHARITY.

    The State Premier is considering whether it will be possible in the summer session of Parliament, commencing on 20th January, to complete the Charities Bill. It is ...

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  4. STATE MINISTRY.

    At this Christmas the State Ministry is unable to congratulate itself upon the fact that, with all the storms of the Parliamentary session at an end for the year, ...

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  5. THE ZABERN INCIDENT.

    A remarkable development has occurred in connection with the case of Lieutenant von Foerstner, the German officer who was sentenced by court martial a few days ...

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  6. FUTURE OF RHODESIA.

    In his speech at Salisbury, the capital of Rhodesia, Sir Starr Jameson, chairman of the British South African Chartered Company, said the annexation of Rhodesia by ...

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  7. PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

    Mr. William C. Adamson, chairman of the Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives, yesterday introduced a joint resolution suspending the provision ...

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  8. CHRISTMASTIDE.

    Two succeeding days of marketing has in the light of experience proved rather a failure. Christmas eve market followed hard on the ordinary market day, with ...

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  9. TOLSTOI'S LETTERS.

    A dispute which has for some time existed between the wife and daughter of the late Count Leo Tolstol, the famous Russian novelist and Socialist reformer, ...

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  10. "HAPPY ALMOST TO THE END."

    The "Pall Mall Gazette" reprints instalments from the letters of Tolstoi and his wife, which have been published in American papers. The countess, in a preface. ...

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  11. OVERSEA DOMINIONS.

    The Board of Trade statistical abstract for the oversea Dominions for the perk[?] 1897-1912 shows that their population has risen from 307.476,000 to 371,897,000, while ...

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  12. SHIPPING FLEETS JOIN.

    It is officially announced that the Port line, Tyser line, and the Indra line of steamships are effecting an amalgamation. ...

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  13. FOUND THE WORLD FLIGHT.

    M. Vedrines, the noted French aviator, who is making a flight round the world, has reached Tripoli from Konieh, in Asia Minor. He succeeded in crossing the ...

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  14. INDIANS IN NATAL.

    A meeting of Indians at Pietermaritzburg on Saturday passed a resolution declaring that the Indians would renew their passive resistance movement unless two additional ...

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  15. RAILWAYS IN CHINA.

    The Frankfort "Gazette" announces that agreement has been concluded with China for the extension of the Shantung railway line, and also for the connecting up ...

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  16. MINISTER OF LANDS WELCOMED.

    Mr. H. S. W. Lawson, on returning from Melbourne after being sworn in as Minister of Lands in the Watt Ministry, was met at the railway station by a large ...

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  17. THE PORTSMOUTH FIRE.

    An impressive and unprecedented funeral service was held to-day at Portsmouth over the unrecoverable remains of two signal, men who lost their lives in the dockyard ...

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  18. FAMINE IN JAPAN.

    A terrible famine exists in the provinces of Aomori and Hokkaido owing to the failure of the crops and the fishing industry. ...

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  19. AMERICA AND CANADA.

    Cardinal Gibbons, Mr. Andrew Carnegie and other prominent Americans sent a message to Mr. R. L. Borden, Prime Minister of Canada, conveying hearty Christmas ...

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  20. PATHANS RAID A STATION

    A band of Pathans, which is supposed to be the same as that which attacked the Peshawur mail train a few days ago, killing three men, raided the K[?]hairabad railway ...

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  21. THE RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    The predictions of responsible officers of the Railway department that this year's Christmas railway traffic would create a new record as to the number of passengers ...

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  22. MINISTERIAL ELECTIONS

    A ballot for the selection of a Labor candidate to oppose the re-election of Mr. Watt for Eosendon is to be taken on Monday next, between the hours of 5 p.m. and ...

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  23. THRONE OF BRUNSWICK.

    The Duke and Duchess of Brunswick (Prince and. Princess Ernest of Cumberland) have declined an invitation to spend Christmas with the Kaiser at Potsdam. It ...

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  24. GENERAL CABLES.

    All the corporation strikers at Leeds, with the exception of the gas workers, have resumed work. The London "Gazette" publishes an ...

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  25. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    Mr. J. M. Davies, President of the Legislative Council, issued writs on Wednesday for the elections in the Nelson and North-Western provinces, necessitated ...

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  26. SERIOUS FIRE TRAGEDY.

    A telegram from Georgetown, British Guiana, reports that 23 persons perished in a fire which was the result of an explosion. Many others are stated to be missing. ...

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  27. GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT

    The state of unemployment in Germany in the worst known since 1908. The Socialists state that there are 1,250,000 unemployed, but more conservative estimates ...

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  28. THE SUGAR TRUST.

    An echo of the sugar trust cases will be heard, in the Supreme Court in May next, when in action in which Fairbairn, Wright and Co. are plaintiffs and Levin and Co. ...

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  29. THE BENAMBRA ELECTION.

    Sir,--The time for the holding of the Benambra State election to fill the vacancy caused by the regretted death of Mr. A. W. Craven, who had worthily represented ...

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  30. LEAP INTO THE THAMES.

    A man named John Lyons, 33, said to be an Australian was charged at Bow-street police court to-day with having attempted to commit suicide. On Monday ...

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  31. PAPUAN EXPEDITION ATTACKED.

    A telegram has been received by the Minister for External Affairs from the Lieutenant Governor of Papua that ten natives had been shot in connection with an ...

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  32. POLITICS IN FRANCE

    M. Briand, a former Socialist Prime Minister of France, will lend the reorganised Moderate Republican party of 250 members in Parliament He hopes to check the busy ...

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  33. NATIONAL INSURANCE.

    In October last the Congress of German Medical Associations, representing 21,00O doctors, adopted a resolution pledging themselves not' to enter into any ...

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  34. HOTELKEEPER 'S OBLIGATIONS.

    Mr. S.. J. Goldsmith, P.M., presided over the Beaufort police court on Tuesday. Superintendent Bennett, licensing inspector, proceeded against Marianne Hatpin, ...

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  35. HOUSING IN DUBLIN.

    The Dublin Housing Commission yesterday concluded the taking of evidence. Members of the Dublin corporation replied to charges brought against them of being ...

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  36. GLASGOW SLUM AREAS.

    At the meeting yesterday of the Glasgow Corporation, the Labor members objected to a proposal to give a committee power to acquire slum areas without the ...

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  37. COLOMBIAN OIL FIELDS.

    Lord Murray of Elibank, who recently informed Lord Cowdray, head of the Weetman man, Pearson and Co. syndicate, that he had withdrawn the contract to develop oil ...

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  38. PREMIER SCADDAN'S FINANCE PROPOSALS.

    The Premier, Mr. Scaddan, announces henceforth he is determined to make revenue and expenditure balance. It would be a blunder, he says, to stop ...

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  39. MUNITIONS FOR MEXICO.

    The Mexican Constitutionalists' Agency in London has warned Lloyd's that it considers the destruction of any steamer conveying munitions of war to General Huerta ...

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  40. STOCKBROKERS CHARGED

    The committee of the London Stock Exchange, having investigated transactions in shares by Casey, Sutton, Cobalt Proprietary, found that the firm of brokers had ...

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  41. SHIPPING DISASTERS.

    The losses sustained by Lloyd's underwriters owing to shipping disasters during 1013 have amounted to no less than £7,000,000. ...

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  42. NEW SEASON'S WHEAT.

    LARGE INCREASE ON LAST YEAR. The wheat transport season started on 16th December, and gives promise of being a heavy one According to returns ...

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  43. BUTTER EXPORT TRADE.

    The Australian Agents-General have completed their inquiry into the marketing of Australian butter in London. Thirty witnesses were examined. ...

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  44. SUBURBAN TRAFFIC

    A comparative return of the suburban bookings for Christmas eve and yesterday shows a satisfactory increase in passengers and revenue over last year. For Christmas ...

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  45. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The War Office has submitted a number of proposed alterations in the programme of the National Rifle Association with the view of harmonising it with the territorial ...

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  46. HOLIDAYING MINISTERS.

    Elaborate precautions are being adopted to protect Ministers against attacks by suffragettes. Secrecy is being observed as to the places at which Ministers are ...

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  47. AFFRAY WITH SMUGGLERS.

    An exciting attray between French customs officers and a party of smugglers took place yesterday on the Belgian frontier. The customs officers chased the smugglers ...

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  48. BRAKES FAIL TO ACT.

    An accident occurred at the railway station whilst shunting operations were being conducted on the arrival of the 8.10 a.m. train from Melbourne to-day. Owing to ...

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  49. AMERICAN CURRENCY BILL.

    President Wilson has signed the Currency Bill, which was passed by the conference of the Senate and the House of Representatives in a practically unchanged form. ...

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  50. ESTATES AT AUCTION.

    The Earl of Kintore; formerly Governor of South Australia, has decided to offer at auction his historic estates in Scotland, around Inverurie and Kintore and ...

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  51. A SCHOOLBOY'S ESTATE.

    Owing to the death of Geoffrey Ansell, a Harrow schoolboy, as the result of a tobogganing accident at St. Moritz, in Switzerland, the estate which he would ...

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  54. CANOES BLOWN OUT TO SEA.

    A message from Sierra Leone states that the cable ship Sentinel, after a six days' search, recovered canoes containing 350 natives. The canoes had been blown out to ...

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  55. NEW P. AND O. LINER.

    The new P. and O. liner Borda, 11,000 tons, has been launched at Greenock. ...

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