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  2. THE ROYAL NAVY.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Imperial Navy Estimates for the year 1809-10 represent a total sum of £35,142,700. Of this amount new construction will ...

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  3. UNIONIST PLATFORM.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the Opposition, hits been entertained by the Executive Committee of the Tariff Reform League. ...

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  4. FRENCH FINANCES.

    LONDON. Saturday Afternoon.--Renter's Paris correspondent reports Unit the difficulties of M. Caillaux, French Minister of Finance, are increasing owing to the ...

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  5. PREMIERS' PROPOSALS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Prime Minister says he does not think any party could offer any objection to the preamble to the resolutions arrived at by the Premiers' Conference. He takes ...

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  6. THE DESTROYERS.

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The Federal Government has accepted the joint tender of the Denny and Fairfield shipbuilding yards, Dumbarton, Scotland, for the construction of two ...

    Article : 557 words
  7. "ALL UNIONISTS!"

    BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--A serious development in connection with the "all-unionist" agitation occurred yesterday afternoon at the Junction North mine. When the 4 o'clock shift ...

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  8. THE FEDERAL FINANCIALPROBLM

    Sir.--If further proof were wanting of the futility of trying to manage the affairs of a great country like Australia by a system of machine government, it is to be found in the ...

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  9. TODAY'S PAPER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 279 words
  10. DEFRAUDING THE TREASURY.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--M. Brousse in an official report to the French Chamber of Deputies, alleges conspiracy on the part of contractors to defraud the Treasury. ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. COLONIAL PREFERENCE.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The Council of the London Chamber of Commerce has resolved that the preference accorded by the various self- governing ...

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  12. GERMAN ANNEXATION.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A Canton telegram to the "New York Herald" states that it is believed that Germany intends to annex an island in the Pacific and transform it into ...

    Article : 212 words
  13. MR. CHURCHILL CENSURED.

    LONDON, Friday. Afternoon.--Several newspapers state that the Prime Minister (Mr. H. H. Asquith) has censured Mr. Winston Churchill (President of the Board of ...

    Article : 141 words
  14. ACCORDING TO MR. HUGHES.

    Mr. W. M. Hughes, Federal Attorney-General, who is at present in Sydney, speaking on Saturday with regard to the decision of the Premiers Conference at Hobart, on the financial question, ...

    Article : 322 words
  15. PRESS COMMENTS.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--Commenting on the Naval Estimates, the"Daily News" expresses disappointment, on the ground that the programme is a colossal one. ...

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  16. EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS

    Professor Anderson, or tho Sydney "University, returned from Europe by the G.M.S. Bremen yesterday, after a year's holiday spent largely in studying the educational and social problems ...

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  17. "INDENTED" CHINESE.

    PERTH (W.A.) Sunday.--The Customs officers' persistent searches have resulted in the discovery of six Chinese stowaways on the steamer Paroo, which last week arrived at ...

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  18. MR. LLOYD-GEORGE LIBELLED.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The "People" newspaper has apologised and agreed to pay £1000 damages for libelling Mr. Lloyd-George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. SUBMARINE FOG SIGNALS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Trinity House is introducing submarine fog signals. Bolls on several places on the coast have been heard at a distance of 15 miles. ...

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  20. GERMAN NAVY.

    LONDON, Sunday.--It is reported Hint the Centre Party is preparing a bold bid for power by giving Prince Billow, the German Chancellor, a safe majority for a fresh and ...

    Article : 44 words
  21. CHINESE RAILWAYS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Dr. Morrison. "The Times'' correspondent at Pekin, states that a German syndicate is loaning £3,000,600 for construction of the Northern ...

    Article : 75 words
  22. MR. COOK AT ROCKHAMPTON.

    ROCKHAMPTON, Sunday.--Mr. J. Cook (Leader of the Federal Opposition), accompanied by Senator St. Leger and Mr. Archer, M.H.R., arrived on Saturday, and was tendered a reception ...

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  23. A SNOW-BOUND TRAIN.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--An express train from Vienna to Cannes was snowbound for six days. The passengers had difficulty in ...

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  24. OBITUARY.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The death is announced of Mr. Hugh Oakley Arnold-Forster, M.P. (.Unionist) for Croydon, in his 55th year. ...

    Article : 186 words
  25. HARGRAVES COACH ACCIDENT.

    HARGRAVES, Saturday.--The coach accident here yesterday was more serious than was anticipated. Besides having his nose broken and ankle dislocated. Driver Sprati's ...

    Article : 137 words
  26. THE PLAGUE OUTBREAK.

    Another victim of plague has to be added to the list that has been growing during the past low days. Oil Saturday morning Mr. .Joseph Wearne was ...

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  27. DISCUSSING THE SITUATION.

    BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--The Junction North trouble was discussed by a deputation of five employees from the meeting of the men and Mr. Palmer this afternoon. Mr. Palmer informed ...

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  28. COAL MINERS' WAGES.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--Lord James of Hereford, independent Chairman of the Coal Conciliatory Board, has decided on a reduction of 5 per cent, in wages in ...

    Article : 38 words
  29. CHURCH AND BOARD SCHOOLS.

    LONDON. Friday Afternoon.--The Government has been severely condemned during the debates in the House of Lords and the House of Commons for permitting the ...

    Article : 114 words
  30. HOPE OF THE PREMIERS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Victorian and the Queensland Ministers returned from Tasmania, via Launceston, by tho Loongana today. The New South Wales and South ...

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  31. FEDERAL PRINTING.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Indignant protasis have been received by the Minister for Home Affairs from the president of the Sydney Trades Council and the secretary of the Sydney ...

    Article : 179 words
  32. TWO CASES IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Sunday.--The medical authorities report that two cases of bubonic plague have been discovered among the crew of the steamer Zoroaster, which has been for some time loading ...

    Article : 65 words
  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Hugh D. Melntosh, interviewed in New York, said: "If Jeffries can get into shape and will meet Johnson, I think I could arrange a contest in England or France. ...

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  34. KING THE CONVICT.

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The notorious negre couviet, King, who has been so prominently before the public recently by reason of the behaviour at Pentridgq. has endeavored to ...

    Article : 321 words
  35. MR MOORE GRATIFIED.

    PERTH (W.A.), Sunday.--The Acting-Premier (Mr. Gregory) has received a cable from the Premier, Mr. N. Moore, at Hobart, setting out the results of the agreement on the financial ...

    Article : 64 words
  36. [?]ANADIAN MAIL.

    The R.M.S. Aorangl. of the Canadian-Australian line, leaves Flood's Wharf, Circular Quay, at 1 p.m. to-day for Vancouver via Brisbane, Suva, Honolulu, and Victoria (B.C.). Her ...

    Article : 74 words
  37. THE UNATTACHED LIST

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--An order was passed at the meeting of the Federal Executive Council on Friday placing on the unattached list Colonel Ballenger, Lientenant-Colonel ...

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  38. THE POSITION IN PAPUA

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The elevation of Mr. Staniforty Smith to the position of Administrator in Papua has created a curious anomaly which, it is feared, may lead to friction. Hitherto the Government-secretary, Mr. ...

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  39. AUSTRALIA BESTIR!

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Referring yesterday to the Inclusion by Mr. Haldane, British Secretary of War, of £40,000 in the estimates in connection with the scheme of sending naval and ...

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  40. THE AWARD.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Mr. John Darling chairman of the board of directors of the Proprietary mine returned to Adelaide from Melbourne by the express on Saturday morning. ...

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  41. DIED IN THE RING.

    PENRITH, Sunday.--Athol Hollier and Frederick Fowler, two local youths, met in the Manchester Unity-hall, Penrith, in a boxing contest, which ended tragically in the fifth round, ...

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  42. FIRM IN GEORGE-STREET.

    About 10 a.m. on Saturday the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called to suppress a fire that had broken out in premises at 755 George-street, city, occupied by J. Costa, fruit ...

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  43. TRONWORKERS' CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE. Sunday.--A conference of representatives of the ironworkers of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and West Australia is to be held in Melbourne in April, ...

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  44. THIEF'S HAUL.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A bag Containing £94 8s 4d was stolen from the office of F. E. Shillabear, contractor of Footscray, yesterday. The money had just been obatined from the bank to ...

    Article : 66 words
  45. VICTORIA.

    The railway aggregate, revenue received from July 1, 1908, to March 7 (inclusive) was £2,042,377, an increase of £201,202 compared with the corresponding period last years. ...

    Article : 29 words
  46. FRENCH WARSHIPS.

    The French warship Kersaiat is expected at Sydney to-day from Noumea to undergo an extensive overhaul. Another man-of-war flying the tricolor--the ...

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  47. TASMANIA.

    Parliament has been further prorogued till March 23. This bears political significance. It is believed that the report of the Education Commission will be adverse to the Government. ...

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  48. SOUTHERN COAL TRADE.

    HELENSBURGH. Saturday,--For the fortnight ending to-day the Metropolitan mine has again registered full time. Additional newly-arrived immigrants commenced work this week. ...

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