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  2. THE COMPETITION IN ARMAMENTS.

    The "Daily Mail" is publishing a number of remarkable letters from Mr. William Maxwell describing Germany's furious activity in the North Sea. ...

    Article : 340 words
  3. INDUSTRIAL TROUBLE.

    As the outcome of a dispute with the revieters in the Newcastle yards, the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation has notified a national lock-out to-morrow of ...

    Article : 289 words
  4. CANADA.

    Earl Grey, the Governor-General of Canada, has completed his trip of 5,000 miles through the Canadian hinterland to Hudson Bay. Lord Grey is the first ...

    Article : 153 words
  5. PANAMA CANAL.

    The officials at Washington express surprise that the right of America to erect fortifications on the Panama Canal has been raised. ...

    Article : 123 words
  6. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The "Daily Chronicle" publishes a report of a mass meeting addressed by Sir George Farrar at Johannesburg last night. Following Sir Percy Fitzpatrick's ...

    Article : 58 words
  7. THE COMMONWEALTH BUDGET.

    The Treasurer (Mr. Fisher) in presenting his Budget next Wednesday, will be in the happy position of having a very large amount of money at his disposal. ...

    Article : 692 words
  8. FEDERAL LAND TAX.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) yesterday gave further explanation of the effect of the proposed Federal land tax on company shareholders who own private lands. ...

    Article : 406 words
  9. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    It has remained for Continental composers to raise the standard of musical comedy from the level to which it has fallen in recent years. Already Franz Lehar has ...

    Article : 2,710 words
  10. VICTORIAN LOAN CONVERSION.

    The "Times" states that some dissatisfaction is being expressed at the offer made by Victoria to the holders of the 4 per cent. debentures redeemable in 1926 ...

    Article : 397 words
  11. MILLINERS ON STRIKE.

    Three hundred employees of milinery establishments in Paris are on strike. Incensed at the refusal of their demands they resorted to riotous reprisals. They ...

    Article : 108 words
  12. INDIA.

    Two students yesterday fired with revolvers at Sarat Chandra, an inspector of police, at the Court House at Decca (150 miles north of Calcutta), where a number ...

    Article : 87 words
  13. KING GEORGE.

    The "Times" warmly supports a proposal made in a letter to that journal by Mr. Charles Legrand that King George should from time to time pay visits to ...

    Article : 79 words
  14. METHODS OF EDUCATION.

    Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner for Australia, speaking at the meeting of the British Association at Sheffield yesterday, warned ...

    Article : 55 words
  15. FLOODS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Heavy thunder and lightning, accompanied by the worst floods for years, occurred in the areas 140 miles north of Adelaide yesterday. At Gladstone, Caltowie, ...

    Article : 108 words
  16. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE.

    The Russian newspapers are commenting in severe terms upon the French issue of the a Hungarian loan. The St. Petersburg journal "Novoe Vremya" compares ...

    Article : 97 words
  17. A VALUABLE ALLOY.

    The firm of Messrs. Vickers, Sons, and Maxim have discovered a valuable alloy which they have called duralumin. It is declared to be as strong as steel and ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. NEW LICENSING CHARGES.

    Many hotels are including in their bills a charge of sixpence each night to cover the new licensing fees. ...

    Article : 29 words
  19. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. O'Malley) has been supplied with a statement as to the accommodation required to house all the Federal departments in ...

    Article : 797 words
  20. A TRAIN HELD UP.

    Bandits yesterday held up a passenger train on the Colorado Midland Railway line, U.S.A. They met with a stubborn resistance by the crew of the train, and ...

    Article : 79 words
  21. A PRIZE RING SENSATION.

    Stepping into the ring, well and strong, and fit, as he himself observed, "to fight for a kingdom," Soldier Rogers was carried out a dying man after his encounter with ...

    Article : 382 words
  22. TURKEY.

    The Turkish authorities have refused to re-admit into Macedonia the first batch of 60 refugees from Bulgaria, because they have not surrendered their arms. ...

    Article : 31 words
  23. TRADES UNIONISM.

    The "Clarion," the Socialist weekly, commenting upon the Osborne decision. which vetoes the payment of Parliamentary representatives with trades ...

    Article : 80 words
  24. A SHIPPING DISASTER.

    Intelligence of a shipping disaster has been received by wireless telegraphy from the Atlantic liner Devonian. The message states that a fire broke ...

    Article : 82 words
  25. MISCELLANEOUS.

    There have been 5,260,000 visitors to the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush. ...

    Article : 295 words
  26. SPOTTED FEVER.

    A few days since Mr. John Burns, the President of the Local Government Board, ordered a general inquiry into the appearance of spotted fever in ...

    Article : 81 words
  27. STEAMER NEARLY CAPSIZES.

    A sensational incident took place in connection with the start for the Islands of Burns, Philip, and Co.'s steamer Makambo in the early hours of yesterday. The ...

    Article : 353 words
  28. SWIMMING.

    The 500 metres swimming championship of Finland has ben won by Frank Beaurepaire, the Australian. The colonial covered the distance in 6min. 57sec., ...

    Article : 37 words
  29. THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA.

    Twenty-five fresh cases of cholera have occurred at Apulia, in South-eastern Italy, and 13 further deaths from the scourge. ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    The Terra Nova, with Captain Scott and other members of the British Antarctic expedition, has sailed from Capetown for Melbourne. ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. LACROSSE.

    The lacrosse officials of Canada favour Mr. Hugh McIntosh's suggestion that the New Westminster Club, the champion team, should make a tour of Australia. ...

    Article : 31 words
  32. HOTEL FOR WOMEN.

    The first municipal hotel for women has been opened at Manchester. It will accommodate 222 guests, and will provide every home comfort. The cost will ...

    Article : 41 words
  33. AERIAL NAVIGATION.

    M. Morane, in an aeroplane at Deauville, in France, yesterday reached the record height of 8,469ft. ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    In the Rugby football match between South Africa and Great Britain the former won, scoring 21 points to their opponents' 5 points. ...

    Article : 32 words
  35. A NEW YORK STRIKE.

    The employees of the clothing factories in New York who recently went out on strike have secured practically all their demands, including a nine hours day. ...

    Article : 35 words
  36. SENSATIONAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.

    A sensational incident occurred at Bundaberg on Friday in the house of Constable John Irwin. The constable, who had recently been ill, entered his wife's bedroom with a ...

    Article : 124 words
  37. THE WRECK OF THE HELGA.

    Eight of the shipwrecked crew of the barquentine Helga, which was wrecked near Honolulu, have arrived by the Makura. Mr. Lias, the second mate, in the course ...

    Article : 220 words
  38. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

    A letter to a Vancouver newspaper directs attention to the necessity of Australian representation in British Columbia. It states that part of a recent ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. CRICKET.

    Playing for the county championship Leicestershire scored 144 in their first innings and 306 in their second, whilst Survey could only put together 166 in their ...

    Article : 61 words
  40. STEEL RAILS.

    The Government has definitely arranged for the steel rails required for railway purposes to be manufactured at Lithgow. A contract has been entered into with ...

    Article : 122 words
  41. BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

    The invitation to the British Association to hold their 1914 meeting in Australia has been unanimously accepted. ...

    Article : 27 words
  42. LOST AT SEA.

    The Italian ship Beecroft, which left Marseilles on April 7 for the Bluff, arrived under the command of Giovanni Obvari, the first mate of the vessel. During a severe ...

    Article : 135 words
  43. RUN DOWN BY A TRAMCAR.

    Oscar Rising, an elderly man residing at Norwood, was killed on North-terrace this afternoon. He was cycling down a side street and collided with an electrict ...

    Article : 50 words
  44. MELBOURNE ROYAL SHOW.

    At the Royal Show on Friday, in the trial of high jumpers, Mr. W. G. Eroni's Sunshine cleared 6ft. 10in., and established a new record for the Royal Show yards. The ...

    Article : 119 words
  45. A VESSEL QUARANTINED.

    When the steamer Kazembe arrived at Port Pirie from Singapore this morning Dr. Harris, the quarantine officer, ordered her return to the anchorage off PortGermein ...

    Article : 119 words
  46. RONALD V. HARPER CASE.

    An important point was reached on Friday in the arguments before the High Court in application for a new trial in the case of Ronald v. Harper. This was the ...

    Article : 154 words
  47. THE LATE MR. THROSSELL, M.L.C.

    A memorial service was held at St. John's Church this morning in connection with the late Mr. G. Throssell, M.L.C. The rector, the Rev. R. H. Moore, officiated, and there ...

    Article : 183 words
  48. A GENERAL FIGHT.

    In the Rugby semi-final (Christian Brothers v. South Brisbane) yesterday, the match was suddenly stopped. Four or five players were on to the man trying to get ...

    Article : 119 words
  49. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A cheque for £50 has been received from the underwriters interested in the cargo of explosives on the steamer South Africa for distribution "among the men who so ...

    Article : 54 words
  50. NEW SOUTH WALES ELECTIONS.

    Mr. McGowan, the leader of the Opposition, appears to be very confident of Labour's success at the forthcoming State elections. Speaking at Tumut on ...

    Article : 66 words
  51. NEW ZEALAND.

    The revenue for the five months of the financial year shows an increase of £369, 789. There were increased returns from every department but one. The Customs returns ...

    Article : 35 words
  52. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 163 words
  53. A VALUABLE ESTATE.

    Application is being made in Melbourne for probate of the will of Mr. Neil Walter Black. late of Noorat, near Terang, landed proprietor, who was a passenger on the ...

    Article : 84 words
  54. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Cairns District Court to-day Charles O'Malley was charged with having endeavoured to procure a person to destroy the locomotive and other portions of the ...

    Article : 47 words
  55. FALL DOWN A MINE.

    John Conthie Mathers, a middle-aged man, when making his way across the Eclipse leases last night, fell into an open cut. After rolling and tumbling a distance of ...

    Article : 62 words
  56. TRAGEDY AT A FUNERAL.

    When driving a hearse along Church-street, Geelong West, en route to the Hearn Hill Cemetery, yesterday afternoon, a [?]abman named Henry Davis, about 70 years of ...

    Article : 90 words
  57. Advertising

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    Advertising : 417 words
  58. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency the Governor and Lady Edeline Strickland were amongst the visitors to the Zoological Gardens on Saturday afternoon. ...

    Article : 21 words
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