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  2. AQUATICS.

    The annual North v. South eight-oared race for the championship of Tasmania takes place to-morrow afternoon. The course is from Barnard's Creek to the ...

    Article : 444 words
  3. AROUND THE WORLD.

    An egg rarer even than that of the great auk is about to figure in a West End sale-room. This is the product of a now extinet bird, known familiarly as ...

    Article : 84 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The Friendly Societies sports,which have for some years been a feature of interest in local athletic circles, are not, after all, to fall through. The old ...

    Article : 254 words
  5. BATTLE OF LIAOYANG.

    On September 1 the Japanese infantry the occupied the whole southern Russian position. As seen from the summit, Liaoyang lay in the plain due north, a ...

    Article : 1,900 words
  6. MOWBRAY ROAD TRUST.

    The usual monthly meeting of the Mowbray Road Trust was held at Smithton on Saturday, when there were present—Messrs. S. J. Billing (chairman) ...

    Article : 123 words
  7. A SUBSTITUTE FOR GOLD.

    With all reserve the glad tidings of the discovery of the Philosopher's Stone is published by the Romo "Tri[?]na" in a telegram from its Florence ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. CURIOUS CLOCK.

    Malay clocks are very curious. In a bucket filled with water the natives place a cocoanut shell having a small perforation through which by slow ...

    Article : 68 words
  9. "YOU BRITISH ARE SLOW."

    When the Hamburg-American Line's beautiful yacht the Meteor, built for short pleasure cruises, anchored in Southampton Water last month to ...

    Article : 140 words
  10. MIMICKING AUTHORITY.

    Recently, in Paris, a motor-car, which came to a standstill in the Boulevard Montmartre at the upraised baton of the agent, had a cardboard policeman as ...

    Article : 79 words
  11. MATHINNA PROGRESS COMMITTEE.

    The usual weekly meeting of the Mathinna Progress Committee was hold on Tuesday, evening at Polley's Hotel, Mr. Jas. Andrews (president) occupying the ...

    Article : 508 words
  12. ERUPTIONS AT SEA.

    Reports of damage by great waves were received at San Francisco on September 8 from many points of the Californian coast, and are believed to be due ...

    Article : 72 words
  13. WEST DEVONPORT.

    The chamber of commerce met on Tuesday evening at the Town Hall, Captain W. A. Pearce presiding. A letter was received from the ...

    Article : 161 words
  14. GOLF.

    The championship of the Midlands club was played for on the Ross links, and was won by H. Brown (Ross). ...

    Article : 21 words
  15. A GURE FOR MIDDLE AGE.

    It always comes as a shock to a man or a woman to hear that they are being classed as middle-aged people. Youth merges so gradually into age that one ...

    Article : 894 words
  16. GENERAL VILJOEN'S DIVORCE.

    Referring to the divorce proceedings commenced by his wife at Johannesburg on the grounds of desertion and failure to support her, General Viljoen says ...

    Article : 84 words
  17. TASMANIAN CLUB.

    The following is the result of the ladies' medal played at kings Meadows on Wednesday last:— Hdp. ...

    Article : 291 words
  18. ANOTHER DIAMOND MYSTERY.

    Another jewel mystery is exciting society people at Newport, Rhode Island, Mrs. Pembroke Jones having lost, during a "white ball" given by Mrs. ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. EVANDALE.

    The monthly meeting of the water trust was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present—Mr. W. Farmer (chairman), Mr. J. Eastoc, Dr. ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. SULTAN REPORTED SHOT AT.

    A high Turkish Court official, who is travelling in Switzerland, has received the following information from Constantinople:—A serious affray has occurred ...

    Article : 84 words
  21. PRINCESS LOUISE'S FLIGHT

    The correspondent of the "Age" wrote under date London, September 9:— Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg has asked all foreign Governments to assist him ...

    Article : 743 words
  22. LEFROY.

    The Rev. W. H. Taylor conducted his monthly lantern service in the Methodist Church en Sunday night. There was a very large attendance, and the beautiful ...

    Article : 211 words
  23. VENEZUELA TO PAY 1½ MILLIONS.

    The United States Minister at Caracas cables that the Claims Commission has concluded its labours, and has made awards against Venezuela in favour of ...

    Article : 51 words
  24. CYCLING.

    Berry, the amateur cycling champion of Australia, made new records to-day for the quarter mile, half mile, and one mile. He reduced the quarter mill from ...

    Article : 62 words
  25. FOLLOW THE SWALLOW.

    Swallows and other migratory birds invariably shun those ,places which are in the slightest degree infected by noxious microbes. Thus they are never to ...

    Article : 66 words
  26. FLINDERS ISLAND.

    A fortnight ago we were all in a perfect whirl of excitement when it became known that an itinerant dealer had lost some 17 or 18 bottles of whisky, which ...

    Article : 280 words
  27. RIFLE SHOOTING

    A team from the Australian Field Artillery, in charge of B.Q.M.S. Gurr, Journeyed to Lilydale on Wednesday to try conclusions with the local detachment. ...

    Article : 391 words
  28. BULLOCK'S BLOOD AS WINE.

    For passing off inferior wines as the products of Messrs. Moet and Chandon, Deutz and Gelderman, and Pommery and Greno, Henri Gerard, a wine merchant ...

    Article : 93 words
  29. LATROBE TOWN BOARD.

    The fortnightly meeting of the Latrobe Town Board was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present— Messrs. J. G. Matthews (chairman), L. ...

    Article : 330 words
  30. ELIMINATION RACES.

    Monsieur Lejoindre, the famous French philosopher, is of opinion that very fast motor-cars dashing through the streets at an unlimited speed will ultimately ...

    Article : 78 words
  31. BULLET'S ERRATIC FLIGHT.

    The family of Mrs. Pigott, Southsea, England, have just had an exciting experience. While one of the servants was work. ...

    Article : 157 words
  32. MAD WOMAN AT BAY.

    Mrs. Minnie M'Kenzie, of Boston, who is very muscular, became suddenly violently insane, imagining that enemies were attempting to injure her three ...

    Article : 138 words
  33. Advertising

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  34. BIGGEST BUFFERS IN THE WORLD.

    At King's Cross the Great Northern Railway have just installed five sots of hydraulic buffers which are the biggest of their kind yet constructed. Each set of ...

    Article : 65 words
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