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  2. CURRENT TOPICS.

    Our Deloraine correspondent writes:—Troopers Perkins and Tilyard seized a ease on the railway station which was consigned to a firm in Launceston as ...

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  3. THE BALKANS.

    An American, who escaped from Sores afoot to Salonika with several thousand people, describes the flight as a picture of hell with groans of women and cries ...

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  4. Advertising

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  5. CHINESE REVOLT

    It is reported that Kiangsi, Kiangsu. Kwangsi, Fukien, Canton, Szechuan, Hunan, and Anhui are preparing to declare an independence. and some have done so ...

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  6. The Lobnitz Rock Breaker.

    At its meeting yesterday the marine board accepted a tender for a Lobnit rock breaker. The picture snows what sort of a "craft" it is. The "breaker" is a heavy chisel of compressed steel, the weight being usually 10 to 15 tons. The chisel or cutter, which can be seen in the picture, hauled up, is fitted with a hard cutting point, and falls with its own weight on the surface of the rock. One hundred and fifty blows an hour can be delivered on an average, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. OTTOMAN ADVANCE.

    The Turks have advanced thirty kilometres beyond the Enos-Midia-Bunarhissar district. Whey are not being opposed. ...

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  8. RACING CASE.

    The case brought by Richard Wootton, the ex-Australian horse-trainer, against Robert Sutton Sievier, on account of an alleged libel in the "Winning Post," was ...

    Article : 241 words
  9. ECHO OF TICHBORNE CASE

    Last month a case presenting some remarkable features, came before the Police Court. The accused was a woman giving the name of Teresa Mary ...

    Article : 370 words
  10. WIRELESS CONTRACT.

    In the House of Commons yesterday the Hon. R . E. Guinness (C.) raised a heated and desultory debate on all the phases of the Marconi contract. ...

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  11. SCULLING

    Barry states that he retires after the coming race, and may visit Australia for pleasure. He complains that the difficulty of raising the stake was harder ...

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  12. FAMOUS BULGAR KILLED.

    It is reported that the famous Bulgar Komitadji Sandansky was killed with seventeen followers in an encounter with the Servians. ...

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  13. A CHALLENGE.

    Paddon has cabled a challenge to the winner of the sculling championship, and lodged £100 sterling. ...

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  14. KRUPP SCANDAL.

    As a result of the Krupp scandal enquiry, several ordnance officers will be secretly court-martialled on the 29th inst. on a charge of accepting gifts from ...

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  15. ENORMOUS LOSSES.

    The Servians routed the Bulgarians at Joutikamik, near Kastenbil, inflicting enormous losses on them. ...

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  16. ROUMANIAN INTENTIONS.

    The Roumanian note to the Powers disclaims seeking territory beyond the Turtukai-Baltchik strategic frontier. BUCOAREST, July 17. ...

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  17. CONTRABAND AMMUNITION.

    The United States officers have captured the largest consignment of contraband ammunition taken here, having secured 448,000 rounds of rifle cartridges, ...

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  18. SHIPPING.

    The following notifications lave been posted at Lloyd's:— Arrivals.— At Falmouth—Falkirk, bq., from Adelaide. At Queenstown—Harold, ...

    Article : 66 words
  19. CANADIAN PREMIER.

    Premier Borden's visit to St. Andrews, a seaport in New Brunswick, is not all holiday. He is in close communication with Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, the ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. RUSSIAN WARNING.

    Russia has warned Servia and Greece that if their claims are excessive, her mediation will be withdrawn, and a persistence in such claims is likely to ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    The Minister of Lands (Hon. E. Mulcahy) is expected to reach Launceston by the Laungana on Tuesday next. Senator J. J. Long came to ...

    Article : 485 words
  22. KING EDWARD HORSE.

    Lieutenant-Colonel H.R.H. the Duke of Teck, who presided over the dinner of the King Edward Horse, read the King's massage, stating that his Majesty had ...

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  23. CONDITIONS OF ARMISTICE.

    M. Pasics (Servia) and M. Venizelos (Greece) met at Uskub, and agreed upon all points regarding the conditions of armistice. ...

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  24. A HUGE WAVE.

    The barque Cambrian Chieftain had sensational experiences on a trip to England. When she arrived at Falmouth all the boats and charts were missing, ...

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  25. COMMERCIAL.

    Linseed Oil.—Raw linseed oil, spot pipes, is quoted at £25 per ton. Turpentine is quoted at 27s 9d per cwt. ...

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  26. VALUABLE NECKLACE.

    A pearl necklace valued at £125,000 sterling was stolen while in, transit by post from Paris to Hatton Garden. The package was received with seals. intact, ...

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  27. GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.

    At Russia's instance, the Bulgarian Government has agreed that the Servian frontier should pass to the eastward of the Vardar, leaving Ishtib to Servia. The ...

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  28. "SADLY MISKNOWN."

    According to the secretary of the Australian Society of America, Mr. Fred. Davidson, whose headquarters is Chicago, Australia is "sadly known and ...

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  29. SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT.

    An accident at the Eleanora mine today resulted in the death of an old resident, Charles Nicholson. An 11-ton boiler was being brought up from the bottom of ...

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  30. A TOWN CAPTURED.

    The Greeks have occupied Nevrokap, 65 miles south-west of Philippopolis. ...

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  31. THE EMPIRE'S CHIEF CONCERN.

    Replying for the navy, Vice-Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes said the ships of the Empire fleet should work together. The only way was an interchange of separate ...

    Article : 134 words
  32. POET LAUREATE.

    Dr. Robert Bridges has been appointed Poet Laureate in succession to the late Mr. Alfred Austin. [Robert Bridges, M.A., M.B., Oxford; ...

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  33. CRICKET IN ENGLAND

    The match between the Gentlemen and the Players at Lord's was continued today on a wet wicket. The Players scored 212, and the Gentlemen, in their second ...

    Article : 63 words
  34. FINANCIAL.

    Hoffnung and Company have made a profit of £74,503, and the year's dividends are 71/2 percent. on preference, and 15 per cent. on ordinary shares. A ...

    Article : 70 words
  35. THE SUFFRAGETTES.

    A deliberate attempt was made to burn down the stands on the football ground at Doncaster. A sorter in the Dublin Post Office was ...

    Article : 51 words
  36. GREY HAIR.

    What makes hair grow grey? We don't know, but we do know that anyone who desires to have the hair restored to its original colour may do so by using ...

    Article : 56 words
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