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  5. NOVELIST'S WORRIES.

    The affairs of Mr. William Le Queux, the well-known novelist, were again before the Insolvency Court yesterday. It was shown, that his liabilities amounted ...

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  6. GENERAL CABLES.

    The town of Taunton, in Somersetshire, is finding it very difficult to get a candidate for the mayoralty. The annual grant is £750, and the present Mayor says that the dignity ...

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  7. MEXICAN CRISIS.

    After the Monterey defeat the Mexican rebels burnt the railway workshops and warehouses also destroying 600 goods waggons, 200 of which were loaded with ...

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  8. KING ENTERTAINS WORKMEN.

    At the Holborn Restaurant, London, yesterday, King George entertained tho 520 workmen who had been engaged on the work of repairing Buckingham Palace. ...

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  9. STATISTICAL CONFERENCE.

    A representative of the Commonwealth will attend the Statistical Conference in Brussels on November 11. This conference has been convened by Belgium to draw up ...

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  10. SAILOR'S SACRIFICE.

    Captain Lawry, of the American schooner Lottie Beard, with his wife and crew, were landed at Southampton yesterday by the steamer Sylvia, which picked them up. ...

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  11. READY TO GO.

    American Presidents in Mexico City are preparing for flight. Most of them have already packed their portable effects, but their houses and other property will have to be ...

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  12. CUP CONTRASTS.

    Here we have life's contrasts. It is the world in miniature. Some men spend thousands of pounds during Cup Week. A few do it without regret. ...

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  13. "OUR FUTURE HOME."

    Mr. Maldon Robb told a remarkable story to a public meeting at Ballarat, speaking on behalf of the People's Liberal Party. He expressed gratification that defence ...

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  14. MEN WHO CAN'T WAKE UP.

    Speaking at Annandale last night, Mr. Carmichael dealt with what he called Wadoism. He said it was a policy which reminded him of the unjust steward, who buried his ...

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  15. BREAD FROM AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

    The Commonwealth is offering a silver challenge cup for competition at the Bakers' Exhibition for the best bread containing a minimum of 50 per cent of Australian flour. ...

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  16. CHIHUAHUA DESERTED.

    A despatch from El Paso says that Chihuahua has been evacuated by the Federal troops, leaving the city open to capture by Pancho Villa's rebels, who were waiting for the ...

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  17. AVIATOR FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Aviator Fontenau, who has been engaged by the Australian Government, will sail from England on November 7. The bi-planes will not be ready until the end of the month. ...

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  18. NEW WOMAN WANTED.

    The Idea of Dr. Mjoberg, the Swedish scientist who has spent a lot of time in the unknown parts of Australia, particularly in the extreme north, is that a new type of ...

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  19. MILITARY ENGINEER FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Major Illiott is sailing for Australia on November 7 to take up the post of instructor in military engineering for four years. Great difficulty is being experienced in ...

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  20. UNIVERSAL TRAINING.

    Hundreds of letters are reaching the Commonwealth Offices in London from residents in Great Britain protesting against the universal military service system in Australia. ...

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  21. EXTRAORDINARY ELECTROCUTION.

    A laborer at Hythe, Kent, was entering a hotel there yesterday, and banged the door against a wall. The sharp point of the handle pierced the thin woodwork and stuck ...

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  22. GERMAN WARSHIP ARRIVES.

    The German warship Bremen has arrival in Mexican waters. ...

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  23. DIAZ ESCAPES.

    Washington is still perplexed at the Mexican situation. The Mexican treasury is empty, and the employees of the Government are unpaid, and it is hoped that this will help ...

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  24. HIS LAST ATTEMPT.

    Percy Lambert, the well-known motorist, was killed yesterday morning at Brooklands. while attempting to beat the world's one-hour record. ...

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  25. HARDY'S SHORT STORIES.

    Thomas Hardy, the author of "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" and "Jude the Obscure," has written a number of characteristic short stories which have Just been published. ...

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  26. ODDS ON BETTING.

    Every fortnight the temporary hands at the General Post-office engage in a game of chance. in the most open way one man will say to another, "I bet you we won't get ...

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  27. NEW POET ACCLAIMED.

    A volume of poetry written by an Indian named Nabindranath Tagore has just been published, and it is generally claimed by the press tp be of such literary value as to place ...

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  28. MURDERED 47 POLICE.

    A report from San Luis, Potosi, says that a force of 600 of the rebels have rounded up and tortured and killed 47 out of 50 mounted police that were sent from that place to ...

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  29. FIFTH COMMANDMENT CHANGED

    The Dean of Rochester, addressing a girls' grammar school yesterday, said that he was very much afraid that the Fifth Commandment was turned upside down nowadays. ...

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  30. BILLS ON A CHURCH.

    One of the most humorous features of the Italian elections was the obliteration of the towering facade of the famous Gesu Church, in Rome, by placards bearing the names of ...

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  31. DOG'S FUNERAL COSTS £40.

    Mrs. N. M. Watson, a wealthy society lady of Asheville, North Carolina, has changed her medical man because the family physician refused to attend her pet collie ...

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  33. ABLAZE IN THE ATLANTIC.

    News has reached Hamburg by wireless that the Hamburg-America liner Kronprincessin Cecilio has rescued 22 out of 25 of the crew of the French barque Patric ...

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  34. UNIVERSITY ATHLETES.

    During the past few years the athletes of Melbourne University have met with striking success. They achieved notable victories over the universities of other States, and also ...

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  35. FIGHT OVER A BODY.

    There was an extraordinary scene in the mortuary at the French port of Boulogne yesterday. The body of Lady Warmington was lying there awaiting deportation to ...

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  36. A PETRIFIED MAN.

    After being in the grave for nearly nine years at Baltimore, Maryland, the body of Patrick Dugan has just been dug up. It was in a petrified state, and weighs fully ...

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  37. "MUM."

    Professor Rippmann, of Queen's College, London, lecturing before the Child Student Society yesterday, stated that the word "Mum" is an instinctive sound, and not an ...

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  38. IN THE AIR.

    H. G. Hawker, the Australian aviator, is attempting to win the Michelin £500 prize for the longest flight with a minimum of 300 miles. ...

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