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  2. ABOUT PEOPLE

    A cablegram front Vienna reports that Miss Leila Doubleday scored a great success at an orchestral concert. At the New Zealand competitions Miss ...

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  3. Advertising

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  4. THE WORKER

    The railwaymen demand eight hours, with 10 hours for permanent way men, carriers, and overtime of at least a rate and a quarter, with double pay for ...

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  5. CANADIAN POLITICS

    Four-by-elections in Alberta are imperilling the provinoial Government. The Conservatives gained three seats, despite the fact that the province went Liberal ...

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  6. REVOLT IN CHINA

    All Ministers have resigned, and Yuanshikai has been appointed Premier. Yin Chang becomes chief of the staff, and Prince Ching President of the Privy ...

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  7. TRIPOLITAN WAR

    The Italian Embassy states that there has been no fighting in Tripoli since October 26, but the Turkish Embassy as ser[?]s that Turks penetrated Tripoli on ...

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  8. DEFENCE PROBLEMS.

    The press publishes a statement to the effect that the building of commercial vessels convertible into fast cruisers in war time is likely to be the eventual ...

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  9. DEMANDS OF THE ASSEMBLY.

    The Assembly in secret sitting demanded the appointment of Liyuanhung and Tanghualang to high offices. Changchaotsing's demands. which are ...

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  10. INDISCRIMINATE SLAUGHTER.

    The stories about indiscriminate slaughter in Tripoli have been officially denied. the Arabs, after submitting, treacherously attacked the Italian rear, ...

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  11. DECLARED TO BE IMPOSSIBLE.

    The manifesto issued by the Amalgamated Society of Railwaymen, 'demanding improved conditions and wages, emanated from the Doncaster branch, and was ...

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  12. MYSTERIOUS DISEASE

    Yesterday the Local Government Board announced that a seaman admitted on October 10 to the sick quarters of the naval barracks in Suffolk developed ...

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  13. COMMISSION'S FINDINGS.

    The committee for the Railwaymen's Unions is sharply divided in opinion concerning the commission's findings. The latest indications are that a compromise ...

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  14. ARMIES FACE TO FACE.

    Shevket, denying the story of a crushing Italian defeat, states that the Turks recaptured several post.ons, and the armies are now face to face. ...

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  15. RUGBY FOOTBALL

    The Australians scored five goals six tries to Swinton. three goals and a try It was a level game for some time, but some clever pa[?]sling ended in Gilbert ...

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  16. INSURANCE BILL

    In committee in the House of Commons the Right Hon. D. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, accepted Mr. Sherwell's amendment, which was ...

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  17. OTHER ITEMS.

    Yuanshikai is in full possession of Hankan, wherewith communication has been restored. Weikuanglao , a Hunnese, is the new ...

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  18. BATTERY THROWN OUT OF ACTION.

    The Turks desultorily cannonsded Tripoli, and one shell exploded in a trench wounding seven Italians. The Carlo Alberto's guns scattered the enemy, putting ...

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  19. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-day Mr Wade asked whether the arbitration board mentioned in the Premier's statement to the press would have compulsory powers to ...

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  20. TAXICAB DRIVERS

    Three Thousand. taxi cab drivers have gone out on strike in sympathy with a comrade who was not allowed to take out his cab on the ground of ...

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  21. BRITISH TREATIES

    In the House of Commons yesterday the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) announced that the Government was approaching ...

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  22. AIRMAN DROPS BOMBS.

    An airman dropped four bombs into the enemy's camp at Ainzara, causing a stampede of horses and soldiers. ...

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  23. ACTION FOR SLANDER

    A slander action brought by Mr. Fraser, a dismissed school inspector, against Mr. Hertzog, Minister of Justice in the South African Government, has just been ...

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  24. RECENT FOOD RIOTS

    M. Rouillier, secretary of the Amalgamated Trade Union at Finisterre, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and find 1000 francs, for inciting to ...

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  25. GERMAN SYMPATHISERS.

    German sympathisers are wholly on the side of the Turka, whose version of the fighting is generally accepted by the press. This attitude is attributed to the ...

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  26. AVIATION

    Sir George Reid, who presided at the Sphinx Club's dinner, at which aviation was discussed, remarked that aviators wore paving the way for grand ...

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  27. LATEST PARTICULARS.

    A remarkable circumstance Is that the president (Mr. E. H. Hillyer) of the Sydney Wharf Labourers' Union is a Commonwealth employee, being a linesman of ...

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  28. RIOTS IN ALEXANDRIA.

    Anti European riots occurring in Alexandria resulted in 200 arrests. Many Christians. were wounded, and four Italians and two. natives are reported to' ...

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  29. WATERSIDE WORKERS

    In compliance with the decision of last night's meeting of the Sydney Wharf Labourers' Union, the men on the deepsea wharves this morning came out on ...

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  30. IMMIGRATION QUESTION.

    The difficulties of securing berths for immigrants continue, owing to the shipping conference controlling freght, hence it is impossible to charter outside boats ...

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  31. COLONIAL BUTTER

    The Board of Agriculture, in response to Sir J W. Taverner's representation regarding the use of false trade descriptions on colonial butter, declares that it ...

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  32. TURKISH OFFICERS.

    One hundred Turkish officers left Constantinople in disguise for Tripoli and Cyrenaica, via Egypt and Tunis. AUSTRALIAN OFFERS FOR SERVICE ...

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  33. TRAMWAY TROUBLE

    This morning the employees of the Fremantle municipal tramways refused to work as a protest against the suspension of motormen and conductors. The ...

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  34. MYSTERIOUS GOLD MINE

    The lost gold mine is reported to have been rediscovered in Bayonne country, British Columbia. The original discoverer died without disclosing the secret, but ...

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  35. SHIPPING DISPUTE

    With a view to bringing about a settlement of the dispute between the masters and mates of the coastal vessels and shipowners, the Merchant Service ...

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  36. RAILWAY COMPANIES

    A movement is progressing for an early fusion of the London General Omnibus and London Electric Railways, and the Metropolitan and District Railway ...

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  37. THE LYELL STRIKE.

    Matters in connection with the strike continue exceedingly quiet, and no fresh developments are expected until the result of to-morrow's meetings of the ...

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  38. AMUSEMENTS

    The success achieved on the occasion of the initial presentation of the programme at the Academy was repeated last night, when "'The Battle Hymn of the Republic" ...

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  39. SEVEN GIRLS

    A fire destroyed the Imperial Powder Company's factory, and seven girls perished in the flames, two escaping. There was no explosion, and the cause of the fire is a mystery. ...

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  40. SHIPPING

    The Lindfield, on arriving at Queens. town, reported terrific weather. Two lifeboats were smashed, and a steward and seaman lost overboard. ...

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  41. PAINFUL ACCIDENT

    A painful accident happened this after- noon to an eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Stevens. The mother was engaged making toast ...

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  42. TWO HUNTERS KILLED

    Charles Norcross, a hunter, eager to kill n supposed deer, fired, killing two others hunters and wounding two. The gloom at early dawn obscured his vision. ...

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  43. PREMIER M'GOWEN'S APPEAL.

    At the conclusion of the speciaal Cabinet meeting this morning Mr. M'Gowen made a statement announcing that the Government intended taking immediate action. ...

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  44. THE REGAN CASE

    The Minister for Lands on Wednesday sent a telegram to Mr W. t. Reynolds, the engineer in charge of the Burni[?] Flowerdale railway extension, asking for ...

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  45. STEAMER FOUNDERS.

    The steamer Ravensheugh foundered in The Minch during a gale. Nine men were saved, but 10, including the captain, were drowned. ...

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  46. STEEL SHARES

    Wall-street recovered rapidly, steel rising four points in a few minutes. An unexpectedly good quarterly report of the steel trust was responsible for the ...

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  47. THE PRINCESS.

    Another excellent house Princess Theatre last night. There is no doubt that vaudeville is a popular form of ...

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  48. TWENTY-FOUR LIVES LOST.

    The steamer Diolibah was sunk in collision, and twenty-one of her crew and three passengers were drowned. ...

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  49. DOMESTIC TRAGEDY

    John E. Broderick, aged 48, a farmer, near Crookwell, was admitted to the Goulburn Hospital last night, and died this morning from the effect of a ...

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  50. FROZEN MEAT

    The Government proposes to admit ret frigerated foreign meat on a more liberal scale, no restricting parts to the chine, sirloin, and tongue. ...

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  51. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

    The following notifications have been posted at Lloyd's:— Arrivals.—At Mexillones—Mount Ste. wart, wart, [?] from Newcastle. ...

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  52. POLICE RETRENCHMENT

    For the past couple of months, since the retirement, of Mr. A. Murdoch, now council clerk at Penguin. Latrobe has been left with a sergeant and one ...

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  53. MALT KILN COLLAPSES

    A collapse of a malt kiln under con- struction at Nogent-sur-Seine killed 34 men and injured 20. ...

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  54. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

    The rector of St. John's (Rev. J. S. Dryers) is advertised to lecture on the above subject on Monday night in St. John's Hall. " To lovers of things old and ...

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  55. HOSPITAL TROUBLE

    In the Legislative Assembly today the Premier said that a communication had been forwarded to the chairman of the Adelaide Hospital Board, which the ...

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  56. REVENUE RETURNS

    The South Australian revenue for the September quarter aggregated £903,640, showing a net increase of £114,673, on the corresponding period of last year. ...

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  57. PUBLICATIONS

    The "Australian Journal" for November has made a punctual appearance. As usual, its contents embrace a large variety of fiction, ladies' page, and a ...

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  58. A FEW COUGHS LEFT.

    Even as late in the year as this there are still some nasty coughs left in the island that are only waiting for a few doses of 'Tussine to effect a cure. This ...

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