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  2. "VERY SERIOUS."

    LONDON, Friday.--In answer to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Edward Grey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that the effect of Russia's action ...

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  3. EMPIRE DEFENCE.

    CAPETOWN, Friday.--The National Defence of the Union Government has been made public. It is modelled on Swiss lines, and is ...

    Article : 248 words
  4. PERSONAL.

    On Monday evening Lord Chelmsford will dine with the present and past Grand Lodge officers. On Tuesday evening his Excellency and Lady Chelmsford will give a dinner party at State ...

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  5. TO-DAY'S PAPER.

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  6. THE TURBULENT SEA.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--The steel sailing ship Celtic Race, 1874 tons, owned by the Celtic Race Co., Ltd., on the voyage from Sydney (N.S.W.) to Queenstown, met with severe ...

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  7. TRUCE IN CHINA.

    PEKIN, Friday.--The British Minister, Sir J. N. Jordan, has arranged for a three-days' truce between the opposing Imperialist and revolutionary armies, at Hankow, and ...

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  8. A GREAT STORM.

    Flemington collided with a tornado yesterday. With a shriek and a hiss, a roar, and a whistle, the wind tore off roofs, uprooted trees, broke the telegram wires, battered down fences, and ...

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  9. TARIFF ANOMALIES.

    A good deal of interest has been caused in commercial circles by the tariff alterations, which came into effect yesterday. Business men complain that they no sooner get over the ...

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  10. BRITISH STEAMER ADRIFT.

    HALIFAX, Thursday Evening.--The British steamer Berwindmoor, 5232 tons, owned by the Berwindmoor Steamship Co., Ltd., is drifting ...

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  11. REBELS HOLD WUCHANG.

    PEKIN, Friday Forenoon.--The rebels still hold Wuchang, which did not surrunder to the Imperialists as reported earlier. The reports that the city capitulated were ...

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  12. PERSIA AND THE ULTIMATUM.

    TEHERAN, Friday.--The Mejliss--National Council--is considering the Russian ultimatum at a secret session. ...

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  13. WIRELESS CALLS AID.

    VANCOUVER, Friday.--The steamer Tees, with many passengers aboard, struck a rock off the coast yesterday. A wireless message summoned aid, and a tug ...

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  14. CONCERTED ACTION.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Imperial Government, after consulting the British Minister at Pekin, Sir J. N. Jordan, has decided not to land troops. ...

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  15. AUSTRALIA'S INTERESTS.

    LONDON, Friday.--In an article to-day in the "Morning Post" the statement is made that the British Foreign Office is discussing with France the subject of ...

    Article : 136 words
  16. INJURED CRICKETERS.

    George Gunn, who had a small bone in his hand broken in the match between England and New South Wales, seen last night, said that he would, he thought, be available for ...

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  17. AUSTRALIAN CRUISERS.

    LONDON, Friday.--In answer to Lord Charles Beresford, in the House yesterday, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord, stated that the two cruisers belonging to the ...

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  18. NAVAL LOAN.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--It is rumored that Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is contemplating a loan of £30,000,000 for naval purposes. This is in addition to ...

    Article : 85 words
  19. BRITAIN'S LITTLE WAR.

    CALCUTTA, Friday.--Reports have readied here of a treacherous attack on a friendly mission sent into the Miri country, in connection with the punitive expedition ...

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  20. FEATHERS AND FEMININE FRIPPERY.

    The observations of several firms in connection with feathers led the heads to believe that if feathers are fashionable, the ladies will have them, no matter how high the price. The ...

    Article : 66 words
  21. TO-DAY.

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  22. NOT FOR SHIPS.

    LONDON, Friday.--The newspapers deny that the Government intends to raise a loan for naval purposes, beyond one to cover the cost of the Rosyth naval base. ...

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  23. MR. FISHER PLEASED.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Prime Minister stated to-night, when the cable message regarding the Pacific Islands was brought under his notice, that it was pleasant to know that these ...

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  24. WEST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.

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  25. WOMEN AND THEIR COSTUMES.

    The increase in the duty on braid over an inch wide will mean a corresponding rise in the charge made to ladies who wear costumes freely ornamented with braid. "It isn't likely," said ...

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  26. WEIGHT OF BROADSIDE.

    LONDON, Friday.--The "Daily Telegraph" states that the five battleships of the present year's programme will have a broadside, discharging 14,000lb., as compared with the 12,500lb. ...

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  27. "VERY DISTURBING."

    Sir William M'Millan (Messrs. M'Arthur and Co.) had not had time to make a thorough investigation of the advances when he was called upon. Anything like these attempts to deal ...

    Article : 71 words
  28. INSURANCE BILL.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--As a result of conferences held with the British Medical Association, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd George, has given notice of several ...

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  29. OVER THE AVERAGE.

    It is interesting to note that yesterday's rain brought Sydney's total up to 48.17 inches for the year, or 22 points above the annual average. This is the first time for 10 years that the ...

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  30. REVENUE RETURNS.

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  31. OFF TO ANTARCTICA.

    HOBART, Friday.--The Premier tendered a reception to-night to Dr. Mawson and the members of his expedition, to enable the citizens to bid them farewell on their departure for the ...

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  32. FOOD SUPPLIES.

    There has been little advance in the food supplies. The duty on asparagus in tins has gone up from 3s a dozen to 5s, which is said to mean, according to Mr. W. M'Ilrath (Messrs. ...

    Article : 117 words
  33. THE PORTUGUESE MONARCHISTS.

    LISBON, Thursday Evening.--The trials have begun at Oporto of those charged with conspiracy against the republic. Dom Joaquim d'Almeida, the private secretary ...

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  34. GETTING IT THROUGH.

    LONDON, Friday.--The report stage of the Insurance Bill was concluded in the House of Commons last night, when 470 Government amendments were passed with the aid of the ...

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  35. RUBBER TRADE HIT HARD.

    According to the head of one of the big rubber firms, the trade has been hit very hard in respect of some of the crude materials--so hard, indeed, that it amounts to almost the ...

    Article : 135 words
  36. LORD NORTHCOTE'S ESTATE.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--The estate of the late Lord Northcote, formerly Governor General of the Australian Commonwealth, has been sworn for probate purposes at £177,073. ...

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  37. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Unionist, Worcestershire East) and Mr. Frank E. Smith, K.C. (Unionist, Walton division of Liverpool) are recommending the ...

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  38. PURSES AND WALLETS.

    Purses and wallets which come under the head of jewellery, have only been raised 5 per cent., and ladies have the assurance of one of Sydney's biggest firms that there will not be ...

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  39. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' POWER.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--An important decision, dealing with the powers of the Railway Commissioners to reduce the status of employees of the department, was given to-day by ...

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  40. HARNESSING NIAGARA.

    OTTAWA, Thursday Evening.--The Water Conservation Commission has submitted a report to the effect that the Canadian share of the water power of the Niagara Falls amounts ...

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  41. THE LIQUOR ASPECT.

    Spirits and ales have escaped the attention of the reviser, and the only thing that affects the trade is a small advance in limejuice, which is scarcely worth considering. ...

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  42. PIANOS AND PIANO-MAKING.

    The increase of the duty upon pianos from 20 and 25 per cent, to 35 per cent, has caused some excitement in the local import trade. One firm was smart enough to release 230 ...

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  43. "EPHEMERAL EXPEDIENCY."

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. Deane, Federal Consulting Engineer, in a paper which he has prepared for the Senate, comments strongly on statements contained in a report by Mr. J. A. ...

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  44. HARVARD STUDENTS TAKE UP THE CRY.

    CAMBRIDGE (Mass.), Thursday Evening.--In consequence of the refusal of the Harvard Corporation to permit Mrs. Pankhurst (English suffragette lender) to address the University ...

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  45. KING EDWARD VII. MEMORIAL FUND.

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  46. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--The Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, in a statement made in the House of Commons to-night, said he hoped the present session would be brought to an ...

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  47. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Friday.--The revenue of Queensland for November was £396,568, compared with £375,089 in November last year. Railways increased £23,593. ...

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  48. OBITUARY.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--Lord Justice Sir William Grantham, of the King's Bench Division of thE High Court of Justice, died to-day from pneumonia. ...

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  49. NOT TO ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Federal Government has determined not to encourage the discussion of the new tariff changes when they are taken in the House of Representatives ...

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  50. SENTENCE OF DEATH.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Leslie Arthur Oxenbury farmer, of Darlimuria, was convicted of feloniously wounding Henry Frank Reedy, at Dandenong, on October 3. Oxenbury took ...

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  51. SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S ATTITUDE.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--In the Assembly, Mr. M'Donald drew attention to the fact that the Government of West Australia had passed a bill to grant land for the transcontinental ...

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  52. NEW CONSERVATIVE WHIP.

    LONDON, Thursday Evening.--The Duke of Devonshire has succeeded Lord Waldegrave as chief Conservative Whip in the House of Lords. ...

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  53. FEDERATION OF LIBERALS.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Conference of Liberal Organisations of Australians was brought to a conclusion last night. The conference sat in private, but it was announced that the ...

    Article : 112 words
  54. RAINFALL TO 9 A.M.

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  55. H.M.S. TORCH DISABLED.

    News has been received by the naval authorities by cable from Noumea that H.M.S. Torch, which has been on a cruise embracing the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides, with the ...

    Article : 92 words
  56. WAR IN TRIPOLI.

    Dr. Marano, Consul for Italy, has received the following cable from the Italian Embassy in London:-- "Tripoli, November 30.--Taguira has been ...

    Article : 52 words
  57. WOLGAN VALLEY RAILWAY.

    An offer has, we understand, been made to the Government to take over the Wolgan Valley railway, at present owned by the Commonwealth Oil Corporation. ...

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  58. A MYSTERY CLEARED UP.

    BALLINA, Friday.--The body of the missing man, Martin Doyle, who disappeared from the steamer St. George, was found this morning under the paddle-box of the City of Grafton.It ...

    Article : 57 words
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