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  2. THE "POLICY" SPEECH.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) arrlived in Sydney yesterday morning, accompanied by Senator M'Gregor (Vice-President of the Executive Council), Mr. Tudor (Minister for ...

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  3. TO-DAY'S PAPER.

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  4. THE NAVY'S NEED.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The "Pall Mall Gazette" remarks that Mr. Asquith's method of fencing with the New Zealand offer has raised the ugly suspicion that, while ...

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  5. THE SERVIAN THRONE.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Referring to the renunciation of the succession to the throne by the Servian Crown Prince, the Servian Cabinet has issued a statement that ...

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  6. DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The decision of the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs (M. Isvolsky) that Russia was prepared to individually recognise the annexation of Bosnia ...

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  7. NEW GOVERNORS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--It has been officially announced Unit Sir William MacGregor, Governor of Newfoundland, has been appointed Governor of Queensland, in ...

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  8. ENTHUSIASM AT HEXHAM.

    NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--At a luncheon in connection with the opening of the Ash Island bridge, at Hexham, yesterday, the Minister for Works, Mr. Lee, made reference to the wave ...

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  9. STRUCK THE BREAKWATER.

    The North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Burrawong, while entering the Manning River on Saturday from Sydney, struck the training wall, and now lies in mid-channel with both ...

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  10. AUSTRALIA THE PRIZE.

    The naval position of the Empire, and the duty of Australian people with regard to it, were subjects much in the minds of those who spoke at the luncheon in connection with the ...

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  11. ENTIRELY DISTINCT QUESTIONS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--It has been semiofficially announced in Rome that Germany asked the Powers to adhere to M. Isvolsky's declaration to the Austrian Foreign ...

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  12. ELECTRA TO TAKE UP RUNNING.

    In view of the serious disaster to the Burrawong the North Coast S.N. Co. have arranged to place their steamer Electra in the trade to-day, and if necessary the company's steamer ...

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  13. LORD CHELMSFORD.

    BRISBANE, Saturday.--Questioned to-day as to the movements of the, retiring Governor (Lord Chelmsford), the Premier said that no date had been fixed for his Excellency's ...

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  14. THE DISPUTED TERRITORY.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--After waiting over 12 months to secure endorsement, to the agreement settling the question of the disputed territory, the South Australian Government has ...

    Article : 251 words
  15. "MISERABLE SCARE."

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Speaking at South Norwood (London), Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., said the Labor Party considers the colonial offers of Dreadnoughts an insult to ...

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  16. MAJOR-GENERAL HOAD'S RETURN.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--Major-General J. C. Hoad, Inspector-General of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth, has sailed for Australia in the ...

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  17. IN THE "BLACK HOLE."

    PERTH, Sunday.--The vigilance of the Customs officials at Fremantle on Saturday was rewarded by a wholesale discovery of Chinese stowaways aboard the steamer Charon, ...

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  18. FOR WEST AUSTRALIA.

    HOBART, Sunday.--The Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland, has received a cable from the Secretary of State for the Colonies intimating that he has been appointed Governor of West ...

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  19. JAPANESE CRUISERS VISIT CANADA.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Router's Agency announces that two Japanese' training cruisers --which were formerly Russian property and known as the Bayan and Varyag--will visit ...

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  20. COUPON SYSTEM ON "THE HILL."

    BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--It having been represented that the coupon system inaugurated by the Combined Unions is working, somewhat inequitably as between single and married men, ...

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  21. AUSTRALASIAN MEAT.

    LONDON, Saturday. Afternoon.--A Smithfield Markets Committee reports that 24.7 per cent of all the meat, poultry, and so forth, marketed at Smithfield during the year ...

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  22. FRENCH STRIKERS JUBILANT.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The jubilation of the Paris postal, telegraph, and telephone employees at their success has created anxiety lest another strike is impending, ...

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  23. UNTRUSTWORTHY GERMANS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The "Novoe Vremya," of St. Petersburg, commenting on the British naval agitation, contrasts Germany's protestations of ...

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  24. THE BARRIER TRIALS.

    The International Socialists held a meeting in the Domain yesterday, to protest against a change of venue of the trial of Holland, Grey, Mann, and others. There was a large ...

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  25. AUSTRALIAN AND FRENCH WINES.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Mr. J. W. Tavemer (Agent-General for Victoria) has approached Mr. Winston Churchill (president of the Board of Trade) with a view to ...

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  26. NOT A TRAGEDY.

    DUBBO, Sunday.--A boy, Bertie Dunne, was found to be missing after school on Friday afternoon. As some clothes were found at the river, and there were tracks leading to the ...

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  27. CANADA'S INTENTION.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--There are indications that Canada intends to create defence fleets in both oceans, and to release the Motherland from all the responsibility of ...

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  28. STRANGE SOCIETY SUICIDE.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--After a dinner at Washington in honor of Lady Arthur Paget, Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, jun., wife of the American tobacco magnate, ...

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  29. PROTEST FROM ADELAIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A meeting in the Botanic Park to-day, presided over by Mr. A. F. Black (president of the Trades and Labor Council), passed a motion:-- ...

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  30. LORD MAYOR'S FUND.

    On Saturday morning the Lord Mayor said:--"I am in communication with Mr. Ashton, the Acting-Premier, and a very important telegram has been sent by me to Mr. Wade, addressed ...

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  31. FATAL MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A motor-car accident occurred on the road between Adelaide and Gleneig on Saturday evening, which resulted in the death of Alfred Hudson, a wharf laborer ...

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  32. LACK OF INTEREST IN NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation to protest against the trial of a union official at Albury instead of at Broken-hill was held here last night. The ...

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  33. THE ONLY COURSE.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--In the course of a letter to a correspondent, Mr. A. J. Balfour (leader of the Opposition) has explained that the vote of censure, of which ...

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  34. AUSTRALASIAN IMMIGRATION.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The report of the Emigrants' Information Office for the year 1908 shows that the number of inquiries made at the office respecting ...

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  35. CHEQUES COMING IN.

    "The response this morning, said the Lord Mayor, "is very satisfactory, and from this time on I anticipate a continuous flow of subscriptions. I am in receipt of a letter from ...

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  36. THE PREMIERS' PROPOSAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 222 words
  37. WOLLONGONG LIGHT.

    As a result of tests conducted on Saturday night by the Navigation Department, the Wollongong light was found to be misleading as a guide for clearing Bellambi Reef. ...

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  38. RACING IN ENGLAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 words
  39. STRONG SPEECH FROM MINERS' PRESIDENT.

    VEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--In pursuance of arrangements made by the Colliery Employees' Federation, to hold meetings throughout the Newcastle and Maitland districts to protest ...

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  40. THE RETURNED EXPLORERS.

    CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.), Sunday.--The Nimrod will leave here in the middle of next month for Sydney, en route for England. If time permits she will call at Melbourne. Lieutenant ...

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  41. SYDNEY TO NEW ZEALAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 words
  42. VEGETABLE FIBRE IN WOOL.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Committee on Vegetable Fibre in Wool has issued its final report. The committee recommends the use of ...

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  43. BOVRIL AUSTRALIAN ESTATES, LIMITED.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Bovril Australian Estates, Limited, which is being formed to acquire properties of the Australian "Cattle King" (Mr. S. Kidman), will have a ...

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  44. HELP FROM MURWILLUMBAH.

    MURWILLUMBAH, Saturday.--A "Dreadnoght" fund has been opened here by the Mayor, and a large amount has already been promised. A public meeting will be held at an ...

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  45. DAY BEATS FORD.

    CORAKI, Saturday.--At the Woodlawn regatta to-day, the most interesting item was the match between George Day and Fred. Ford, for a stake of £200, over a distance of three miles. ...

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  46. SCHOOL POWER AND SEA POWER.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Speaking at the reopening of the Violet Town State school, the Director of Education, Mr. Tate, said that, while they were talking of presenting a ...

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  47. FROM A GERMAN'S VIEW-POINT.

    BATHURST, Sunday.--Mr. L. Winter, a prominent citizen of Bathurst, and a German by birth, interviewed to-day, described the naval scare as absolutely absurd. He said that his ...

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  48. IMPORTANT METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Prime Minister has received the following cable message from Lieutenant Shackleton:--"I beg to inform you that the Antarctic expedition has obtained much ...

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  49. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The death is announced of William Roupell, formerly M.P. for Lambeth, who was in 1862 sentenced to penai servitude for life for forgery. ...

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  50. WELCOME TO PROFESSOR DAVID.

    The Lord Mayor (Ald. Allen Taylor) has decided to publicly welcome Professor David on Thursday night at the Town-hall. The Premier has been invited to be present; also the ...

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  51. "ONLY CAME DOWN FOR NAILS."

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--R. M. Bowie, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, who is the contractor for the erection of a new shop in Amess-street, Chiltern, yesterday fell from the ...

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  52. CONFLICTING OPINIONS IN PERTH.

    PERTH (W.A.), Sunday.--The Dreadnought proposals are attracting much attention. There is a curious conflict in the A.N.A. about the naval crisis question. Mr. O'Connor, general ...

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  53. "NOT A PANIC BUT A SHOCK."

    PORT MACQUARIE, Sunday.--Mr. Deakin, in an address on Saturday, referring to the present question which is so prominent before the nation, said it would be improper to ...

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  54. MINISTER FOR DEFENCE AT BRISBANE.

    BRISBANE, Saturday.--The Minister for fence, Senator Pearce, met the officers of the Naval and Military forces at the Queensland United Service Institute last evening. Senator ...

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  55. FEDERAL BOARDS OF APPEAL.

    Nominations for the position of divisional representatives on Boards of Inquiry and Appeal in the Federal Public Service (N.S.W.) closed at noon on Saturday. The ...

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  56. ENGLISH MAILS.

    Mails by the R.M.S. Omrah, dated London, February, 26, are expected at Sydney on Wednesday. ...

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