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  2. THE FISCAL CAMPAIGN. AN AGED MEMBER RETIRES.

    Sir Edward James Reed. Liberal M.P. for the Cardiff district, has issued a manifesto to the electors of teh constituency. He states that he will not seek re-clection, on ...

    Article : 204 words
  3. WAR CLOUD IN THE FAR EAST. SERIOUS TROUBLES IN KOREA.

    The United States Minister at Seoul, Mr. Horace N. Allen, considers the situation there very grave. It is feared that there will be rioting among the Korean soldiers. ...

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  4. THE CHICAGO FIRE. ALL THEATRES BUT ONE CLOSED.

    The authorities in Chicago, in view of the destruction of the Iroquois Theatre, are submitting all the other places of amusement in the town to a close serutiny. As a ...

    Article : 83 words
  5. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    It is officially announced that H.M.S. Earyalus has been commissioned to relieve H.M.S. Royal Arthur on the Australian naval station. H.M.S.Challenger has been ...

    Article : 531 words
  6. THE COOGEE DISASTER.

    The Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Mr. Panton, P.M., and Captain Roberts and Captain Thompson, skilled members, yesterday resumed the investigation into the ...

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  7. THE SUMMER SCHOOL. INTERESTING LECTURES.

    During yesterday's session of the summer school some interesting lectures were delivered. The subject of geography was treated in the morning by Mr. Betheras, ...

    Article : 574 words
  8. SAFETY OF MELBOURNE THEATRES.

    As the meeting of the Board of Public Health yesterday. Councillor Wood asked the chairman what was being done in connection with the ...

    Article : 1,067 words
  9. SECRETARY FOR RAILWAYS.

    Further changes are to be made shoritly in the railwaj staff. For some weeks past Ministers have had under consideration three or four schemes for rearranging the ...

    Article : 274 words
  10. WHEN PARLIAMENT MEETS.

    It is understood that when Parliament meets next month the Opposition will take the carliest opportunity of submitting a comprehensive free-trade amendment on the ...

    Article : 66 words
  11. BRADFORD'S EXPORTS TO AMERICA.

    United States official statisties show that the goods (woollens, worsteds, &c.) exported to the United States from the Bradford consular district in 1903 amounted to ...

    Article : 63 words
  12. OPINION OF "THE TIMES."

    "The Times," commenting on the situation in the Far East, says that there is little room to doubt that Russia means to preceipitate a conflict with Japan. It asserts ...

    Article : 100 words
  13. MOBILISING THE NAVAL RESERVE.

    Tt has been suggested that the mobilisation of the Royal Naval Reserve at the instance of the Admiralty authorities would draw many of the men away from the ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. THE IRON TRADE.

    It is announced that the ironworks of Baldwins Limited, at Landore, Swansea, will cease work next Saturday, and that 350 hands will be paid off. The stoppage is ...

    Article : 43 words
  15. THE ELECTIONS.

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  16. WHERE ARE THOSE PROPOSALS?

    Speaking at Edinburgh last evening the Earl of Rosebery returned to the preferential trade question, and the relations of Mr. Chamberlain to the Ministry. The ...

    Article : 297 words
  17. RUSSIA'S REPLY NOT RECEIVED.

    The Berlin "Vossische Zeitung" declares that Russia is vainly seeking to show that her reply affords a basis for peace, so that she may throw the blame on Japan in the ...

    Article : 120 words
  18. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Toronto correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that negotiations are proeceding for the establishment of a direct steam service between New Zealand and ...

    Article : 159 words
  19. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. KICKED BY A HORSE.

    HOPETOUN, Wednesday.—The young man Arthur King, who, as reported yesterday, was kicked in the stomach by a horse, died early this morning. Deceased was 21 ...

    Article : 49 words
  20. PRIZES FOR NATURE STUDY.

    The director of Education (Mr. Tate) announced to the teachers yesterday that the proprictors of "The Argus" and "The Australasian" had given special prizes to ...

    Article : 141 words
  21. KILLED BY A BOLTING HORSE.

    WHITTLESEA, Tuesday.—A fatal accident occurred to a man named William Johnston, a fruitgrower, of Kinglake, yesterday, in the local railway station yard. ...

    Article : 211 words
  22. RURAL EDUCATION.

    An illustrated lecture on "How lo Advance Australia" was delivered by Mr. John Weat in the Physics-hall at the University, before a large audience of the teachers ...

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  23. PESSIMISM IN RUSSIA.

    The St. Petersburg "Novoe Vremya," a semi-official organ of the Russian Government, has a pessimistic article on the situation in the Far East. It says that despite ...

    Article : 87 words
  24. COLONIAL PRODUCTS.

    The Duke of Marlborouth, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, yesterday opened a very represetatiye exhibition of colonial prodcts at Liverpool. He said that he ...

    Article : 79 words
  25. THE NEXT TEST MATCH.

    Sir,—Perhaps it would not be a bad idea when the next Australian Eleven is being selected if merit were taken more into consideration, and a thoroughly representative ...

    Article : 99 words
  26. THE NATIONALIST PARTY.

    Speaking at Waterford last evening, Mr. John Redmond, the leader of the Irish party, referred to the remarks of Mr. R. B. Haldane, a lending member of the ...

    Article : 152 words
  27. A DANGEROUS PRANK.

    SHEPPARTON, Wednesday.—A mad prank was perpetrated by a harvest hand, named M'Cluskey, yesterday evening. He and some others were staying at the ...

    Article : 88 words
  28. RUSSIA'S REPLY.

    It is generally believed that Russia's reply to the last Japanese note was designedly dilatory, the object being to gain time to enable Russia to bring up further ...

    Article : 39 words
  29. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS. LONDON, Jan. 5. AUSTRALASIAN SHARES, &c.

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  30. MAN'S BACK BROKEN.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—At the Lily of Auatralia mine, Kanowna, to-day, Frederick M'Gee, a miner, sustained terrible injuries by a fall of nearly two tons of earth. ...

    Article : 54 words
  31. REACHING 1,000.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  32. REPORTS FROM ST. PETERSBURG.

    Advices from St.Petersburg state that some of the Japanese proposals have been accepted by Russia, while others are subject to extended observations. The counter ...

    Article : 82 words
  33. MR, BEUT DISCUSSED.

    The Ministerial efforts of Mr.Bent do not always meet with approval. Councillor Wood expressed strong indignation at the meeting of the Board of Public Health ...

    Article : 298 words
  34. A RACECOURSE INCIDENT.

    A sensatinal accident occurred at the Gordon races to-day. In the Welter Handicap the field consisted of two horses. They has got about half-way round, and ...

    Article : 247 words
  35. THE MONEY HARKET.

    The open market discount rate for three months' bank bills is 3 3-16 per cent., or 13-16 per cent, below the bank rate, which is 4 per cent. ...

    Article : 29 words
  36. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted at 26 9-16d. per oz. standard, being an advance of 3-16d. since yesterday. ...

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  37. THE BIZERTA SQUADRON.

    The Russian second-class cruiser Dmitri Donskoi, one of the vessels of the squadron under Admiral Vircnius at Bizerta, in the Mediterranean, has sailed castward, with ...

    Article : 54 words
  38. FEARFCL EXPLOSION.

    A terrible explosion of dynamite took place yesterday, at Hayle, a small seaport in Cornwall. It occurred in two buillings used for storing the explosive, and it blew four ...

    Article : 82 words
  39. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Wheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and floun afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,680,000 quarters, as against 1,760,000 quarters last week and ...

    Article : 227 words
  40. TEST MATCH WICKETS.

    Sir,—Might I be permitted to offer a suggestion relative to the above? Could not two wickets be prepared for these important contests instead of one, as at present, ...

    Article : 236 words
  41. KOREAN OPINION.

    The Korean charge d'affaires in London states that Korea will never agree to the conversion of her northern frontier into a neutral zone, as proposed by Russia to ...

    Article : 77 words
  42. INTERSTATE YACHT RACING.

    The informal race arranged for to-day between Sayonara and White Winge resolved itself into a short spin, starting, between Sydney Heads and working out to ...

    Article : 346 words
  43. SCIENCE CONGRESS.

    The Science Congress opened at Dunedin to-day. It was decided that the date of the Adelaide meeting in 1906 should be September, and that in 1908 a meeting should ...

    Article : 92 words
  44. A CHINESE FICTION.

    On Boxing Day a report way maude to the police by a Chinese named Ah Chang, emPloyed at St. Francis Xavier's College that, during the previous night, he had been ...

    Article : 201 words
  45. KING EDWARD'S EFFORTS.

    The "Daily Express" states that King Edward is exerting strong influence on the Czar Nicholas to bring about a peaceful settlement of the difficulty with Japan, and ...

    Article : 49 words
  46. SEVEN HIGHWAYMEN.

    Mr.Alfred Barker, a well-known selector, of the Narrbri distict, repotted to the police last night that an attempt to bail him up had been made by seven mounted men. ...

    Article : 211 words
  47. NEW SOUTH WALES REFERENDUM.

    THe Referendam returns for the number of members of the Legislative Assembly are practically complete. They are votes ...

    Article : 150 words
  48. TEAM SELECTING.

    Sir,—Would you kindly allow me i small space in your valuable pauper respecting cricket. It strikes one very forcibly that when our selectors meet to pick a team to ...

    Article : 151 words
  49. INSURANCE RATES.

    The rate of insurance on cargoes to Japan in Japanese steamers ranges from about 25/ to about 30/. The quotation by the underwriters ...

    Article : 46 words
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  51. RUSSO-JAPANESE TREATIES.

    Since the China-Japan war of 1894-5 the Governments of Russia and Japan have entered into two separate agreements with reference to Korea. The first was signed by ...

    Article : 341 words
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  55. MAIL STEAMERS.

    I.G.M.S. Friedrich der Grosse left Suez for Australia on the 4th inst. ...

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