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  2. BRITISH POLITICS.

    At a mass meeting in the Queen's Hall last night Mr. Lloyd-George (Chancellor of the Exchequer) denounced the Tory landlords for intimidation of and ...

    Article : 464 words
  3. LIBELLING AUSTRALIANS.

    In the "Standard" a few days ago Mr. Foster Fraser, who recently made a tour of Australasia, accused the native Australians of slackness and flaccidity, due ...

    Article : 102 words
  4. AMERICA AND CANADA.

    The Washington correspondent of the "Morning Post" states that President Taft has informed Mr. W. S. Fielding (Canadian Minister for Finance) that the ...

    Article : 140 words
  5. SHOCKING BURNING TRAGEDY.

    South-terrace was the scene of a fearful burning tragedy early this morning, as a result of which a mother and her infant child succumbed to their fearful injuries, ...

    Article : 534 words
  6. FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.

    The floodwaters in the west are going down. The police in the Charleville district rescued three men from a dangerous position ...

    Article : 191 words
  7. THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.

    Given a continuance of the pleasant weather expeienced during the past few days, residents of the metropolis and suburbs should find no difficulty in spending their ...

    Article : 574 words
  8. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,006 words
  9. GOLDFIELDS TAXATION.

    The Minister for Mines (Mr. H. Gregory) delivered an interesting address on goldfields taxation to a large audience in Her Majesty's Theatre last night. The Mayor ...

    Article : 2,870 words
  10. COMMONWEALTH AND STATES.

    At an informal meeting of the Agents-General for the Australian States yesterday, Sir George Reid (High Commissioner) agreed, in order to advance the ...

    Article : 68 words
  11. MOTORING ACCIDENT.

    In a motoring accident yesterday at Fort Myer (four miles from Washington) Major Herbert Slocum's wife was killed, and General James Franklin Bell, Chief ...

    Article : 42 words
  12. THE SMALL-POX CASE.

    Yesterday the Acting Principal Medical Officer (Dr. Cumpston), the Port medical officer (Dr. Williams), and Dr. White paid a visit of inspection to the contacts at ...

    Article : 924 words
  13. MR. NEWTON MOORE.

    Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for the Commonwealth) has invited the Earl of Crewe (Secretary of State for the Colonies), Lord Strathcona (High ...

    Article : 68 words
  14. AMERICAN POLITICS.

    The Washington correspondent of the "Times" states that the negotiations between the Radical and the Conservative sections of the Republican Parth ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Sir John Forrest addressed a largely attended meeting to-night. The Mayor (Mr. P. S. Bignell) presided. Sir John Forrest, who received a good ...

    Article : 1,122 words
  16. PHILADELPHIA STRIKE.

    Of the large number of workers who joined in the general strike at Philadelphia out of sympathy with the tramway employees, 35,000 textile operatives ...

    Article : 40 words
  17. IMPROVING BERLIN.

    Prizes amounting to £1,250 each have been awarded to an architect, a builder, and a town planner for a scheme to prevent the overcrowding of Berlin until ...

    Article : 94 words
  18. AN INTERESTING ACTION.

    The High Court to-day delivered its decision in the friendly society case Dickenson v. Edwards. The plaintiff was John Ernest Dickenson, of Melbourne, law clerk, and ...

    Article : 350 words
  19. PERSONAL.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin) returned to Melbourne yesterday, and left at once for Point Lonsdale, where he will spend the Easter holidays. ...

    Article : 789 words
  20. ETNA IN ERUPTION.

    Mount Etna, in Sicily, is again in eruption, lava and stones being ejected from the crater. Frequent earthquake shocks have been felt at Catania and ...

    Article : 36 words
  21. UNIVERSAL PEACE.

    Speaking yesterday at a banquet given by the Peace Arbitration League, in New York, President Taft said that although he was in favour of universal peace and ...

    Article : 124 words
  22. WELSH LABOUR DISPUTE.

    In connection with the dispute over the working of the Eight Hours Act, delegates representing 1,500,000 Welsh miners have demanded that the Miners' ...

    Article : 81 words
  23. A GRUESOME DISCOVERY.

    A hunter in the Eastern Alps, in Switzerland, recently discovered the skeleton of a three-year-old child in an eagle's nest. ...

    Article : 34 words
  24. AMERICA AND FRANCE.

    Reuter's correspondent at Paris states:—"France has conceded the United States the minimum' tariff on 400 articles out of 600 scheduled, but she reserves. ...

    Article : 98 words
  25. THE COLLIEBURN MINE.

    Early in the week about half a dozen employees of the Collieburn mine, managed by the Scottish Colliery Co., Ltd., were discharged. The action taken was ...

    Article : 183 words
  26. NAVAL ACCIDENT.

    The destroyers Stag and Mallard, of the Mediterranean fleet, collided while manoeuvring off Syracuse' yesterday. The how of each vessel was stove in, but the ...

    Article : 57 words
  27. TREATMENT OF INDIANS.

    In the Legislative Council at Calcutta the Secretary for Commerce and Industry has introduced a Bill giving the Government power to prohibit emigration to any ...

    Article : 52 words
  28. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

    The weather to-day, when the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge was rowed on the Thames over the Putney to Mortlake course, was perfect, ...

    Article : 162 words
  29. "WESTERN MAIL."

    This week's issue of the "Western Mail" contains portraits of Mr. W. L. Owen, R.M. (who is conducting the investigations), and others connected with the Collie Coal Miners ...

    Article : 160 words
  30. EXHIBITION IN ADELAIDE.

    An exhibition on a large scale promoted by the Chamber of Manufactures was officially opened to-night by His Excellency the Governor (Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet) in ...

    Article : 160 words
  31. NEW SOUTH WALES LABOUR CONGRESS.

    Among the proposals to be submitted for consideration to the annual Labour Congress, which will meet in Sydney on Tuesday next, is one from the United Society ...

    Article : 121 words
  32. KALGOORLIE SCHOOL OF MINES.

    The Minister for Mines (Mr. Gregory) met a deputation of students from the Kalgoorlie School of Mines last night in regard to the engineering and fitting ...

    Article : 274 words
  33. MISCELLANEOUS.

    In Wilhelmshaven Harbour a few days ago a carpenter belonging to a German torpedoer sank the war vessel's treasury containing 23,000 marks (about £1,150), ...

    Article : 92 words
  34. SUICIDE AT ALBANY.

    Sarah Maria McDonald, a widow, 52 years of age, residing with her sister, Mrs. Charles Chiverton, in Middleton-road, died this morning in circumstances which clearly ...

    Article : 245 words
  35. Advertising

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    Advertising : 364 words
  36. METHYLATED SPIRITS AS A DRINK.

    A constable found a man and a woman in an unconscious condition on some vacant ground off Liverpool-street to-night. Near them were a bottle half full of ...

    Article : 132 words
  37. FIRE ON A BARQUE.

    A fire occurred on the barque Penryhn Castle in Sydney Harbour on February 11 and did a considerable amount of damage. Judge Backhouse, in delivering the finding ...

    Article : 109 words
  38. SYDNEY LIBEL ACTION.

    The action in which John Strachan, a shipmaster, claimed £5,000 from the proprietors of the Sydney "Morning Herald," for alleged libel was concluded at the ...

    Article : 111 words
  39. THE KALGOORLIE ABATTOIRS.

    All work at the Government abattoirs, where the whole of the slaughtering for Kalgoorlie and Boulder is done, is at a standstill. The slaughtermen have gone on strike ...

    Article : 115 words
  40. FATAL HOTEL BRAWL.

    An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of George Harvey, who died as the result of a brawl at the Colac Hotel, Port Adelaide, on Monday last. The jury ...

    Article : 57 words
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