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  2. CHINA'S UPHEAVAL.

    After severe fighting the rebels entered Nanking from four points to-day, and took possession of the city. The Imperial Commander at Nanking ...

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  3. AN ENGLISH TRAGEDY.

    A ghastly tragedy was perpetrated last night on the farm of George Sanger (the well-known showman), at East Finchley. seven miles from London. ...

    Article : 140 words
  4. BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    Sir Edward Grey's speech upon the relations between Great Britain and Germany concerning Morocco has created a good impression upon the Stock Exchange. ...

    Article : 618 words
  5. PROPOSED COMMONWEALTH BANK.

    The House of Representatives went into Committee to-day to consider further the Commonwealth Bank Bill. On clause 1, ...

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  6. TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.

    In the Senate to-day the debate on the second reading of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Bill was continued. Mr. Millen (N.S.W.) said that although he ...

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  7. KALGOORLIE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE.

    The fairly confident hopes which were entertained last night that to-day would witness a settlement of the industrial dispute between the Amalgamaed Society of ...

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  8. ARMISTICE PROPOSED.

    The revolutionaries in the Hankow district have asked for a three days' armistice, and through their leader (Li Yuan Hung) they have informed the Premier (Yuan Shih ...

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  9. BRITISH POLITICS.

    While the National Insurance Bill was under consideration in Committee in the House of Commons yesterday, a clause was passed to enable approved societes to substitute ...

    Article : 207 words
  10. BRITISH NAVY.

    Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur K. Wilson has resigned the position of First Sea Lord of the Admiralty and has been succeeded by Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman ...

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  11. THE POTATO TRADE.

    The difficulties that confront potato merchants and growers in their endeavours to trade with Queensland and Western Australia were brought under the notice of the ...

    Article : 207 words
  12. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    The Marconi Company has opened an ocean wireless telegraphic service to Las Palmas (in the Canary Islands), Cadiz (in the south-west of Spain), and Barcelona (in the ...

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  13. BILLIARDS.

    F. Lindrum, the Australian billiard player, is engaged in a match of 9,000 up against J. W. Collins at Liverpool. The scores are: —Collins (received 2,000), 4,265; Lindrum, ...

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  14. MASTER BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION.

    The twelfth annual convention of the Master Builders' Association of Australia was opened to-day. All the States with the exception of Western Australia were ...

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  15. A SERIOUS ASSAULT.

    Yesterday afternoon a young man named Harry Thornton surrendered himself at the police station and said that he had struck a young woman named Cecilia Paisley with ...

    Article : 142 words
  16. THE EMPIRE'S RESOURCES.

    In the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) announced that the Royal Commission to inquire into the Empire's resources would be appointed ...

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  17. LOST AT SEA.

    The steamer Santa Anna, which arrived here yesterday, reports that she encountered a terrific storm with mountainous seas in mid-Atlantic. Four members of her crew ...

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  18. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HARVEST.

    The official estimate of the wheat harvest was issued to-day. The area under wheat for grain and hay is put down at 2,578,740 acres, against 2,441,156 acres last year. It ...

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  19. INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

    The Council of Railway Companies will meet next Friday to consider a communication from the Government with regard to the invitation from the House of Commons for a ...

    Article : 71 words
  20. A FEROCIOUS NEGRESS.

    At Lafayette, in Indiana, yesterday a negress backed six negroes to death with an axe. Upon being arrested and charged with murder she merely laughed. ...

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  21. CHINESE SMUGGLING.

    The Federal authorities are making efforts to stop the smuggling of Chinese across the border from Mexico. At Salinas yesterday the captain and engineer of a launch were ...

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  22. WHALING.

    Norwegian firms are still equipping ships for whale-fishing in the Southern Ocean. Two German whaling companies have been formed to operate off the New Zealand ...

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  23. TRAGEDY AT MACKAY.

    At Mackay yesterday afternoon a Germany named J. C. Schupp, who had latterly been carrying on a manure manufacturing business, was seen to enter the railway station ...

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  24. PERILS OF THE SEA.

    A considerable stir was occasioned in shipping circles to-day by a report received from the lightkeeper at Wilson's Promontory stating that the Norwegian barque Ketty, ...

    Article : 263 words
  25. INDIA AND THE KING.

    A statue of King George was unveiled here yesterday. Sir Sassoon David (head of the firm of Sassoon J. David and Co.), who provided the funds for the erection of the ...

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  26. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Mr. Alfred Holt, shipowner, of Liverpool, and Baron Gustave Rothschild, financier, of Paris, died to-day. ENGLISH RAILWAY FARES. ...

    Article : 301 words
  27. MOROCCO.

    Spain has entered into an agreement with the Riff Tribes, thus enabling her to withdraw 40,000 troops from Morocco. FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT. ...

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  28. ORGANISING RURAL WORKERS.

    A case involving important issues came before Mr. Stevenson, P.M., in the Wagga Police Court to-day. The Point was whether agents had a right to enter enclosed lands ...

    Article : 128 words
  29. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    His Excellency the Governor and Lady Barron visited the Antarcticship Aurora today. Lady Barron presented to Dr. Mawson a Bible from the Hobart Ladies' Auxiliary ...

    Article : 170 words
  30. BRITISH TREATIES.

    Sweden has signed a declaration allowing British self-governing colonies to withdraw from the Anglo-Swedish Treaty upon giving 12 months' notice. The treaty thus ...

    Article : 46 words
  31. THE ARBITRATION COURT.

    A somewhat unexpected announcement regarding the composition of the Arbitration Court was made yesterday during the making of applications for the fixing of dates for ...

    Article : 254 words
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  33. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    The Royal Commission on the sugar industry has begun its sittings at Townsville. The Chief witness to-day was Dr. Breinl, of the Tropical Diseases Institute, who ...

    Article : 125 words
  34. DISCUSSION BY PERTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The Commonwealth Bank Bill was a subject of discussion by the Perth Chamber of Commerce at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night. ...

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  35. PERSONAL.

    A cable message from London states that Sir William Grantham, who has been a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the English High Court since 1886, is suffering ...

    Article : 166 words
  36. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

    A message of sympathy with him in his illness has been despatched to P. F. Warner, captain of the English cricket team, on behalf of a number of Anglo-Australians ...

    Article : 76 words
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