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  2. NEW YEAR'S DAY.

    To-night the New Year will be ushered in by watch-night services in city and suburbs; by scenes in the streets; by cordial toasts in the wine of good-fellowship ...

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  3. THE AFGHAN REBELLION.

    Telegrams from Kabul state that after a heavy bombardment on Wednesday Afghan troops drove the rebels from the hills in the vicinity of the British ...

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  4. FINANCIAL BAROMETER.

    The conditions on the Stock Exchange as the year draws to a close are far move satisfactory than appeared likely a fortnight ago. The stagnation then existing ...

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  5. DISARMAMENT REVIVED.

    A meeting of the preliminary commission on disarmament, the first for two years, will be held in Geneva on 15th April. ...

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  6. WILKINS'S DISCOVERIES.

    DECEPTION ISLAND, 29th December. The suspension of our more arduous duties has enabled the cataloguing of our discoveries and the outlining with ...

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  7. FIRE AT KORUMBURRA.

    KORUMBURRA, Sunday.--The most serious fire in the history of Korumburra occurred about 1.30 a.m. to-day, when four shops in Commercial-street were ...

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  8. TWO GIRLS DROWNED.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--A shocking tragedy occurred at 4 p.m. to-day when a party of bathers at Avoca beach, near Gosford, was carried out in an undertow and two ...

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  9. FATAL MOTOR COLLISION.

    One man was killed and four other persons injured on Saturday evening when two motor cars collided at the intersection of Centre Dandenong-road and ...

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  10. DROWNED IN A LAKE.

    PERTH, Sunday.--David Hughes and his two brothers were camping alongside Bibra Lake, and early this morning David went on the lake in a flat-bottomed boat, ...

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  11. Body Recovered from River.

    SEYMOUR, Saturday.--The body of Henry Davey, wood worker, of Geake-street, Coburg, who was drowned through the overturning of a flat-bottomed boat, ...

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  12. POLICE CYCLE OVERTURNED

    While on special patrol duty at Healesville on Saturday to cheek motor offences. Constables Rudolph Claude Buckley. 34 years, of Amicus-street, Hampton. and ...

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  13. BATHER'S FATAL COLLAPSE.

    LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--Charles Bound, a resident of Spreyton, on the north-west coast, collapsed and died after he had left the water when bathing at ...

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  14. PTOMAINE POISONING.

    BEECHWORTH, Sunday.--Last Thursday Miss Annie Bowran, of Beechworth, received from a brother at Yackandandah a leg of lamb. As it exceeded her ...

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  15. COLLISION AT DROMANA.

    Several persons were injured in a collision between two motor cars near Dromana shortly before six o'clock yesterday. A car driven by Mr. George Stainland ...

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  16. FRENCH SALARY GRAB.

    The Poincare Minister is again in peril. M. Poincare opposed the motion for raising the salaries of deputies and Senators, and left the Senate before the debate ...

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  17. SLASHED WITH RAZOR.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.--Lying in the General Hospital in Brisbane in a serious condition is William Browne, a hurdle jockey from New South Wales, who, with ...

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  18. THE PLANETS FOR JANUARY.

    The Phases of the moon for the month are:-- Last quarter, 3rd; new moon,11th; first quarter, 19th; full moon, 25th. Mercury is in the western sky in the ...

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  19. A SHIPPING "WAR."

    The shipping "war" between Great Britain and the United States for South American trade took a more serious turn to-day, when the Cunard line published ...

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  20. TRADING BY RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    To-morrow will see the railway station at Footscray closely picketed by news agents who have decided to resort to that action in an endeavor to force the ...

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  21. CAR OVERTURNS.

    BAIRNSDALE, Sunday.--A car driven by Mr. J. Webber, of Lewisham-road, prahran, overturned on the Princes Highway on the Bainisdale-Lakes Entrance road on ...

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  22. CARS IN COLLISION.

    BENDIGO, Sunday.--Two persons were slightly injured in a collision between two cars at the intersection of Myrtle and Hargreaves streets on Saturday afternoon ...

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  23. CANNED FRUITS.

    A report, based on the evidence of leading English and American scientists was recently issued by the New Health Society, of which Sir Arbuthnot Lane is ...

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  24. A GIRL POISONED

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--After eating a chocolate last night at Newcastle, Hilda Johnson, fifteen years, collapsed and died. Prior to her death she informed her ...

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  25. SOUTH AFRICAN STEEL FACTORY.

    Britishers are perturbed at the prospect of German interests being preferentially placed not only in respect of the preliminary work connected with the ...

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  26. PICNIC LORRY OVERTURNED.

    HAMILTON, Saturday.--About 11.15 a.m. to-day a collision occurred between a motor lorry driven by Frederick R. Falkenberg and a buggy. The lorry was turning ...

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  27. A CHRISTMAS LOTTERY.

    Marquis de San Miguel, a well-known racing magnate, had a half share in the first prize of the Spanish national Christmas lottery, winning £250,000. Owing to ...

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  28. ITALIANS INSULTED.

    INNISFAIL, Sunday.--A strong denunciation of the removal of the coat of arms from the Italian vice-consulate is voiced by Mr. C. Luciano, the Italian ...

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  29. "CHEERIO FOR THE PRESENT."

    A woman named Marion Alexander, who applied to Stratford police court to-day for a maintenance order against her husband, Arthur Russell Alexander, said she was ...

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  30. Left at the Roadside.

    BALLARAT, Sunday.--Pneumonia having supervened, the condition of William Robert Adams, aged 47 years, storeman, of Adelaide, now an inmate of Ballarat ...

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  31. UNIFICATION OF CHINA.

    The movement for the unification of China under one government was advanced a further step yesterday, when reports were received from Manchuria ...

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  32. Car Almost in River.

    ECHUCA, Saturday.--Mr. and Mrs. J. Flemming, of Deniliquin, when motoring near the Campaspe-bridge, had trouble with their car, which got out of control, ...

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  33. CROYDON AIR PORT.

    What is believed to be the largest aeroplane shed in the world will be opened at Croydon on 1st January for the housing of air liners used on the cross-Channel ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLES.

    It is reported from Paris that the reparations commission will meet on 5th January to nominate the new committee of experts. ...

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  35. MAN JUMPS FROM FERRY STEAMER.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--When the ferry Kanangra was approaching McMahon's Point at 8 a.m. to-day a man leaped overboard. He at first ignored the lifebelts ...

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  36. FASCISTS IN HUNGARY.

    S[?]yer and Dan, leaders of the workers' organisation known as the Fascist Association, who were arrested prior to Christmas on a charge of collecting money ...

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  37. Car Somersaults at Mount Martha

    MORNINGTON, Sunday.--At 2 p.m. on Saturday a car was proceeding along Point Nepean-road at Mt. Marcha, on its way to Rosebud. Whilst descending a sleep incline ...

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  38. Reference by Mr. Brennan, M.P.

    Mr. Brennan, M.P., referring at the dinner tendered the I.N.F. inter-State cricketers on Saturday night, to the [?] fail incident, said he desired to state ...

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  39. LABORER FOUND INJURED.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Ebenezer Dann, laborer, at Colonel Light Gardens, was found in an unconscious state on a roadway at Henley bench early yesterday ...

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  40. INDIAN REFORMS.

    Pundit Motilal Nehru, the Indian Nationalist leader, in opening the National Congress at Calcutta, said the amenities introduced by the British Government ...

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  41. SALVATION ARMY "THRONE."

    "Commander" Evangeline Booth, "General" Booth's sister, arrived from Now York to-day to attend the session of the high council of the Salvation Army at ...

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  42. TRADE OF CALCUTTA.

    The Viceroy of India (Baron Irwin) yesterday opened King George's Dock at Calcutta, which has taken seven years to construct, and cost £6,375,000. The dock ...

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  43. Pedestrian Killed in Perth.

    PERTH, Sunday.--Last night William James, 74 years, of Bassendean, was crossing a street near his home when a car struck him, the radiator cutting open the ...

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  44. LEG GASHED BY AXE.

    BAIRNSDALE, Sunday.--While competing in the novice underhand wood chop at Nowa, Nowa sports on Saturday Thomas Woodfield badly gashed his leg. He was ...

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  45. ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED OIL TANKER.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.--Shipping men and engineers will shortly have a chance to inspect the first Diesel electrically propelled oil tanker to reach Australian ...

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  46. GRAZIER'S HOME ENTERED.

    Between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday a housebreaker entered the home of Mr. H. Keig, retired grazier, formerly of Balranald, but now living in Coppins-grove, ...

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  47. Two Maories Killed.

    AUCKLAND, Sunday.--Two Macries were killed and three injured in a motor car smash near Gisborne. ...

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  48. Housebreaking' at Ivanhoe.

    Mr. Arthur H, Lloyd of Waverley-avenue, Ivanhoe, has reported to the police that when he returned home on Saturday night he found that a side window ...

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