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  2. THE UNREST IN INDIA.

    Mr. Chowhury, a Bengal barrister and a leading agitator in the Swadeshi movement, is accompanying Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., in the latter's tour of ...

    Article : 191 words
  3. AMERICA AND JAPAN.

    Many American newspapers are endeavouring to provoke war between the United States and Japan. President Roosevelt, they allege, is favourable to ...

    Article : 92 words
  4. SHIPPING DISASTER.

    The crew of the American barque Prussia reached New York yesterday, their vessel having been wrecked on Staten Island, near Cape Horn, in June ...

    Article : 82 words
  5. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

    The Legislative Assembly met to-day, Mr. McCourt was unanimously reelected Speaker for the fourth time in succession. ...

    Article : 239 words
  6. MELBOURNE BAKERS' STRIKE

    The bakers' strike practically came to an end to-day, when resistance to the demand of the men for £2 14s. a week was withdrawn by the bulk of the ...

    Article : 531 words
  7. THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

    A reply has been forwarded by the President of the Legislative Council (Mr. H. Briggs) and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. T. Quinlan) ...

    Article : 536 words
  8. TRAGEDY OF THE SEA.

    When the steamer Fortunatus was abandoned on fire in mid-ocean, one of the crew, a coolie, was missing, and it was surmised that he had either fallen ...

    Article : 473 words
  9. THE BELGRADE PRISON TRAGEDY.

    The murder of Novakovics and his companion by gendarmes in a prison at Belgrade, the capital of Servia, is causing great excitement. It is considered ...

    Article : 54 words
  10. THE RUSSIAN NAVY.

    The "Russ" now states that two battleships of 25,000 tons each will be completed for the Russian navy within the next two years. The vessels will be ...

    Article : 66 words
  11. BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAY ACCIDENT.

    Yesterday an electric tramcar, at Birmingham, overturned on an incline, owing to the brakes failing to act. One man was killed in the ...

    Article : 43 words
  12. AMERICANS ABROAD.

    An official report states that 40,000 Americans toured the Continent in 8,000 motor-cars during the past season, spending in the aggregate £50,000 ...

    Article : 33 words
  13. INTER-STATE.

    In the House of Assembly to-day the Workmen's Compensation Bill, which is a copy of the English Act, was further debated. Several members took the ...

    Article : 442 words
  14. THE VANCOUVER RIOTS.

    The Canadian Government has decided to pay 6,000 dollars (about £1,200) as compensation to the Japanese whose property was damaged in ...

    Article : 41 words
  15. AMERICAN ANTI-TRUST CAMPAIGN.

    In order to prevent the inflation of prices by American contractors, the United States Government will shortly ask the Cardiff coal companies to tender ...

    Article : 95 words
  16. SCOTTISH LABOUR TROUBLE.

    Clark's thread mills, at Paisley, near Glasgow, have been closed in consequence of trouble between the employees and the owners, and as a result ...

    Article : 102 words
  17. FURTHER OFFICIAL DECISIONS.

    The Collector of Customs (Mr. Clayton T. Mason) has received the following tariff decisions from the Comptroller-General of Customs, dated ...

    Article : 200 words
  18. RAILWAY STRIKE IN AUSTRIA.

    Seventy thousand employees on the Austrian railways have commenced a passive resistance strike, to secure increased wages, amounting to £200,000 ...

    Article : 33 words
  19. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The German turbine cruiser Statin has attained a speed of 25 4-5 knots per hour. ...

    Article : 194 words
  20. ENGLISH RAILWAY TROUBLE.

    Lord Brassey and a number of members of the House of Commons are urging the directors of the English railway companies to conciliate the railway ...

    Article : 43 words
  21. SENSATIONAL EXPLOSION.

    A report, which shook the whole of the buildings around Circular Quay, was heard at 5 o'clock this evening. The next moment debris was flying in ...

    Article : 274 words
  22. THE KOREAN INSURRECTION.

    The Japanese have quelled the Korean insurrection. The total casualties during the struggle were:— Japanese: 15 killed and 40 ...

    Article : 44 words
  23. THE DISTILLING INDUSTRY.

    A deputation of distillers asked the Minister for Customs to-day to postpone from January next to January, 1909, the operation of the provisions in ...

    Article : 260 words
  24. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 415 words
  25. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Senate met this afternoon. ...

    Article : 600 words
  26. THE MOROCCAN SITUATION.

    Germany consents to France and Spain suppressing the contraband traffic in arms and ammunition in Moroccan waters, conditionally upon the ...

    Article : 41 words
  27. DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Shortly after meeting this afternoon the House of Representatives went into Committee to further discuss the tariff. ...

    Article : 1,033 words
  28. AMERICA CUP.

    Sir Thomas Lipton has withdrawn his challenge for the America Cup, in consequence of what he regards as the impossible handicap imposed upon him ...

    Article : 56 words
  29. REBEL RAISULI'S COUP.

    The "Daily Mail" states that the Moroccan rebel chief Raisuli has asked for a ransom of £75,000 for the release of Sir Harry McLean, and the British ...

    Article : 43 words
  30. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The Legislative Council met this afternoon. The second reading of a Bill enabling married parents of children born ...

    Article : 442 words
  31. FINANCIAL.

    Bar silver is quoted at 2s. 6 7-8d. per ounce. ...

    Article : 130 words
  32. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PROTECTIONIST LEAGUE.

    A meeting of the executive of the Western Australian Protectionist League was held on Tuesday night at McDonald's Cafe, Perth Mr. T. H. ...

    Article : 170 words
  33. THE COLLIE-NARROGIN RAILWAY.

    The Acting-Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Short) on Tuesday communicated by telegraph with the Town Clerk at Collie (Mr. Greer), and drew ...

    Article : 322 words
  34. COMMERCIAL.

    Wool.—At yesterday's colonial wool sales good business was done in all classes at full rates. Leading brands sold as follow:—Marrong, 135/8d.; S.K.S., ...

    Article : 176 words
  35. PERSONAL.

    A Sydney telegram states that Mr. Adolphus P. Clapin, clerk-assistant of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, has retired after a service of 48 ...

    Article : 205 words
  36. MINING.

    The following are the latest quotations for Broken Hill mining shares:— Broken Hill Proprietary, 63s. 9d. b, 65s. s. ...

    Article : 62 words
  37. CORRESPONDENCE.

    Sir,—The following figures collated from Coghlan's Statistical Account of Australia and New Zealand for 1903, published 1904, should prove of ...

    Article : 1,162 words
  38. NEW SOUTH WALES COAL INDUSTRY.

    The selling price of Northern district coal has now been fixed for 1908 at 11s. per ton. This decision was come to to-day at a meeting of the colliery ...

    Article : 211 words
  39. A. FATAL ACCIDENT.

    A man named Benjamin Johnson was returning from the Meekatharra races on Monday, when the trap in which he was driving capsized. Johnson was ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. KAPUNDA HORSE SALES.

    The principal purchasers at the Kapunda horse sales yesterday were:— Mr. W. G. Wheare, 23 for £535 10s. : Mr S. Margretts, 16 for £338; Mr. R. ...

    Article : 123 words
  41. THE LAW LIST.

    Full Court.—At 10.30 a.m., before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Rooth. To adjourn the Court. Nisi Prius.—At 10.30 a.m., in No. 1 ...

    Article : 92 words
  42. Advertising

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    Advertising : 353 words
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