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  2. COLLISION AT SEA.

    The French Minister of Marine, Admiral Lapeyrere, has personally investigated the circumstances attending the disaster which befell the French ...

    Article : 203 words
  3. FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,475 words
  4. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    In "The Wedding Ring" produced by the Marlow Dramatic Company before a large audience at His Majesty's Theatre, the dramatist (Mr. Benjamin Landeck, who was ...

    Article : 2,686 words
  5. AERIAL NAVIGATION.

    Captain Rolls, an English aeronaut, yesterday attempted an aeroplane flight from Dover to Calais. He ascended at 5.30 a.m. amidst the cheers of thousands ...

    Article : 67 words
  6. AMERICAN POLITICAL CORRUPTION.

    Following on Mr. Lorimer's impassioned denial in the United States Senate that he had bought his Senatorship, Mr. Holt Law, an Illinois State Senator, has ...

    Article : 61 words
  7. TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS.

    The Minister for Homo Affairs (Mr. King O'Malley)' yesterday said that no communication of any description had gone to or been received from Sir William Van Horne, the ...

    Article : 367 words
  8. THE SOUTH POLE.

    Captain Scott, the leader of the projected British expedition to the South Pole, lecturing at the Royal Institution of Great Britain last night on his final ...

    Article : 104 words
  9. VIENNA POISONING CASE.

    The trial by court-martial of Lieutenent Hofrichten, who recently confessed to having poisoned a colonel and attempted to poison other officers of the Austrian ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. FIRE ESCAPE DRILL.

    A sad fatality occurred to-day while the employees of the United Service Club, in the Haymarket, were engaged in fire escape drill. During the drill a girl ...

    Article : 65 words
  11. A GENOA TRAGEDY.

    A terrible tragedy is reported from Genoa. A working-man named Moretti, suspecting his wife of an intrigue with a married man, shot the latter and his ...

    Article : 66 words
  12. PROPOSED JAPANESE TARIFF.

    The Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce is urging the Government to strive to induce Japan to reduce the proposed tariff on woollen, worsted, and cotton goods. ...

    Article : 57 words
  13. IMMIGRANTS FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Orient liner Orsova, which sailed from Tilbury for Australia yesterday, has on board 700 third-class passengers, many of whom, including about 100 ...

    Article : 73 words
  14. THE MARSEILLES SHIPPING STRIKE.

    The trial of the French reservists who were arrested for mutinous conduct in connection with the recent shipping strike at Marseilles has been concluded at ...

    Article : 86 words
  15. FACTION FIGHTS IN CORK.

    Further fierce fights have occurred between the O'Brienites and the Redmondites at Newmarket, in County Cork. The police were unable to control the ...

    Article : 59 words
  16. ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY.

    The Royal Life-Saving Society has arranged that its chief secretary, Mr. William Henry, shall visit all the head centres of the Society in Australia and New ...

    Article : 63 words
  17. THE SUEZ CANAL.

    The profits of the Suez Canal Company for the past year amounted to the huge total of £4,930,000, which constitutes a record. The increased profits were ...

    Article : 63 words
  18. H.M.S. COMMONWEALTH PRESENTATION FUND.

    The first meeting of the central executive committee of the H.M.S. Commonwealth Presentation Fund was held on Saturday at the Town Hall, Sir Josiah Symon, a member ...

    Article : 138 words
  19. CARDINAL MORAN.

    His Holiness the Pope yesterday granted a private audience to Bishop Torres, formerly of New Norcia, Western Australia. Pope Pius was interested ...

    Article : 259 words
  20. COLLIERS ALARMED.

    As a sequel to the recent explosion in the Wellington colliery, at Whitehaven, by which 137 men were entombed, 900 colliers employed in the pit adjoining ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. THE COTTON TRADE.

    Although 92 per cent. of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners are in favour of a 5 per cent. reduction in the wages of the operatives, the employers, ...

    Article : 74 words
  22. AUSTRALASIAN METHODIST CONFERENCE.

    The Methodist Conference yesterday considered the recommendations of the Committee on Ministerial Questions, dealing with exchanges. ...

    Article : 901 words
  23. CORNERING COTTON.

    A scheme is on foot to establish, warehouses in the cotton belt of the United States capable of storing the world's demand for a year, and thus preventing ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. CAPTAIN COOK.

    The British Empire League is raising £30,000 for the purpose of erecting a monument in London to the memory of Captain Cook. Lord Brassey is ...

    Article : 38 words
  25. THE HALL WILL CASE.

    Mr. Mitchell, K.C., on Friday made application to the High Court for special leave to appeal in a matter which arose out of the proceedings taken by the Southern Law ...

    Article : 237 words
  26. SULTAN OF MOROCCO.

    Muley Hafid, the Sultan of Morocco, is stated to be greatly alarmed owing to the Berbers having proclaimed his brother, Muley Kebir, Sultan in his stead. ...

    Article : 37 words
  27. DANGERS OF SUBMARINES.

    The French submarine Circe, when rising to the surface in the naval port of Toulon yesterday, narrowly escaped being cut in halves by the guardship Amiral ...

    Article : 38 words
  28. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 64 words
  29. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 332 words
  30. FITTERS AND IRONWORKERS.

    The Agent-General for New South Wales, Mr. T. A. Coghlan, has circularised the English Press warning fitters and ironworkers that openings in those ...

    Article : 58 words
  31. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

    A conciliation committee representing all parties in the House of Commons has prepared a Bill which is supported by both the front benches enacting women's ...

    Article : 102 words
  32. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Owing to the Nationals and the Liberals voting against the Prussian Franchise Bill as amended by the Upper House, the German Chancellor, Herr von Bethmann ...

    Article : 256 words
  33. AMERICAN SPECULATION IN WHEAT.

    Mr. James Patten, the American speculator, has been compelled to abandon a big deal in September wheat, thereby losing £300,000. Messrs. George Patten ...

    Article : 50 words
  34. MELBOURNE WATER SUPPLY.

    The conference convened to consider the best means of improving the water supply in the metropolitan area for the purposes of fire-fighting met again on Friday. ...

    Article : 271 words
  35. CRICKET.

    In the county cricket competition Lancashire, playing against Somerset, complied 558 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Hartley made 234, Tyldesley 158, and ...

    Article : 71 words
  36. DISAPPEARANCE OF A BAIRNSDALE COUNCILLOR.

    The disappearance of John Kilgour, a well-known saddler, and a Councillor of the Bairnsdale Shire, has caused a great sensation. When saying "good-night" to ...

    Article : 124 words
  37. STATE RIGHTS.

    The State Treasurer, speaking at the Show yesterday, said he looked forward with hope now that the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) had full access to the ...

    Article : 143 words
  38. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    There has apparently been a hitch in the negotiations for the Conference of State Premiers next month with representatives of the Federal Ministry regarding the financial ...

    Article : 241 words
  39. EVILS OF THE STREET.

    An important decision affecting the powers of the police to deal with evils of the street was delivered on Friday in the Practise Court by Mr. Justice Cussen. ...

    Article : 166 words
  40. WRECK OF THE KILBURN.

    Messrs. Earp Bros., of Newcastle, the agents for the wrecked steamer Kilburn, have received a cable message from Captain Bland, who is at Suva, to the effect that ...

    Article : 51 words
  41. SHAKESPEARE AND PATRIOTISM.

    Mr. Oscar Asche was entertained at luncheon by the members of the Commonwealth Club on Friday. Sir John Gordon presided. ...

    Article : 235 words
  42. NEW ZEALAND.

    At Waihi, James Sterton played the piane continuously for 62 hours 10 minutes, constituting a world's record. At the trial of Joseph Powelka for the ...

    Article : 101 words
  43. ANTI-TRUST ACT.

    No further action will be taken by the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) in respect of the writs issued against the Coal Vend, the Shipping Combine, and the Union ...

    Article : 79 words
  44. AUSTRALIAN PASTORALISTS' ASSOCIATION.

    Preparations are now being made by the Pastoralists' Association of Australia to resist the demands which the Australian Worker's Union intend to make on them ...

    Article : 278 words
  45. ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

    On Saturday evening Wm. Neal, a carter, employed by Messrs. Drevermann and Co., was driving along Riverina-street, Bairnsdale, when two men stopped him and asked ...

    Article : 100 words
  46. FEDERAL DEFENCE SCHEME.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. A. Fisher), referring to the cable message about the Australian banquet in London, in which Lord Kitchener is reported to have said that the ...

    Article : 97 words
  47. Advertising

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    Advertising : 372 words
  48. AN UNSAFE STEAMER.

    It was reported to the Marine Board on Friday by the senior engineer-surveyor that the steamer Papanui, which recently grounded on the Tasmanian coast, required ...

    Article : 92 words
  49. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Wood-working Industry (carpenters and joiners) Wages Board have given their award. The principal alteration, as compared with the previous award, which ...

    Article : 101 words
  50. QUEENSLAND.

    An extensive fire occurred at Dalby on Friday night, when Clarke's groccry store. Hodge's galvanised iron works, Matheson's bulk store, and several Chinese shops and ...

    Article : 35 words
  51. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GRAPES IN LONDON.

    On Saturday Mr. M. H. Jacoby, M.L.A., received a cable from Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, London fruit salesmen, conveying the gratifying news regarding the ...

    Article : 119 words
  52. WAGES IN QUEENSLAND SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) has received a telegram, which he says speaks for itself, from the manager of the Mossman sugar mills, Queensland, denying the ...

    Article : 85 words
  53. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Government have decided to observed June 6 as a public holiday in celebration of the King's Birthday. The trustees of the late John Howard ...

    Article : 83 words
  54. WIHE NOT LIQUOR.

    In a test case at Masterton, a magistrate ruled. "That wine made from New Zealand grown grapes is not liquor' within the meaning of the law, and may, therefore, ...

    Article : 47 words
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