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  2. PREFERENTIAL TRADE. ENGLISH PRESS OPINIONS.

    Many of the English papers have comments upon the scheme of preferential duties proposed by the Commonwealth Government. ...

    Article : 274 words
  3. AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

    At the instance of the Czar, M. Stolypin, the Premier, is about to take up his residence at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The Czar at present resides at ...

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  4. LAND TRUST FAILURE.

    Investigations are being continued into the affairs of the Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia, which suspended payment a few days ago, with liabilities ...

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  5. THE ROYAL SHOW. RECORD DISPLAY EXPECTED.

    Active preparations are in progress for the Royal Agricultural Society's annual show, which opens to-morrow, and will be continued on each of the remaining days of ...

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  6. PERSONAL.

    Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Northcote entertained the following at dinner on Saturday evening:—His Excellency the Administrator of the ...

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  7. HOURS OF LABOUR.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—Another attempt is to be made to have eight hours made a legal day's labour. A conference of delegates, representing the Sydney, Newcastle, ...

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  8. LANDS ADMINISTRATION.

    SWAN HILL, Saturday.—At the local council meeting Councillor Barton brought forward the question of the Lands department granting to a Mr. R. Hall, a city tea ...

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  9. SUBSTANTIAL PREFERENCE WANTED.

    Sir,—If the British trader and manufacturer does not respond to our Federal Government's tariff proposals with "thank you for nothing," then there has been a very ...

    Article : 315 words
  10. NATAL RISING.

    An outcome of the state of martial law proclaimed in Natal when the native trouble began was that an act of indemnity had to be passed by the local Legislature. Some ...

    Article : 108 words
  11. ORGANISING A DISPUTE.

    What is a dispute "extending beyond the limits of any one state?" In conformity with section 51, sub-section 35, the Federal Arbitration Court may only deal with ...

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  12. BALLOON SENSATION.

    An extraordinary ballooning accident has occurred at Middletown, in the state of New York. Miss Daly, an aeronaut, was making a ...

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  13. FLOODS IN BENGAL.

    A double calamity has descended on some of the divisions of India. Throughout Bengal and East Bengal the harvests have practically failed. Following on this came ...

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  14. CANADA DISAPPOINTED.

    The Canadian people are disappointed that the Australian preference proposals make no concession to Canada, placing the Dominion's products on the same footing ...

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  15. REVENUE RETURNS. COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS.

    On Saturday the Federal Treasurer (Sir John Forrest) issued a comparative return of Customs and excise collections for the month of August. The total amount ...

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  16. CHAOS IN THE LOBBIES.

    On Saturday members were still undecided as to how they should regard the proposals of the Ministry or what effect they might have upon parties. If Ministers ...

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  17. NEW ZEALAND. THE ARBITRATION ACT.

    "The Times" this morning, in an article on New Zealand, refers to the working of the Arbitration Act. It admits that the act has not ruined the country, but ...

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  18. CATERING ARRANGEMENTS.

    Sir,—It is to be hoped that the council of the Royal Agricultural Society have made better arrangements for the catering for the approaching show. In past years this has ...

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  19. CATTLE DISEASE. OUTBREAK IN NATAL.

    An outbreak of what is known as East Coast fever has occurred among Natal cattle. It is feared that it is more widespread than the former outbreak of ...

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  20. CLOSING OF SHOPS AND SHOW WEEK.

    Sir,—I would like to point out the injustice we shop-keepers suffer through the compulsory closing of shops on weeks such as that in which the Agricultural Show is ...

    Article : 208 words
  21. AMENDMENT OF THE LAW.

    WELLINGTON, Saturday.—The Minister of Labour (Mr. Millar) told a deputation to-day that he hoped to be able to propose an amendment of the Arbitration Act, ...

    Article : 127 words
  22. TUBERCULOSIS.

    The final report has not yet been published of the Royal commission appointed in 1901 to inquire into and report on several phases of the spread of tuberculosis, and ...

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  23. RUMOURED GERMAN REPRISAL.

    It was rumoured in the city on Saturday that the German Government intended to impose a duty of 1d. a 1b. on Australian wool not taken to Germany in German ...

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  24. SWIMMING THE CHANNEL

    W. T. Burgess, the Yorkshire amateur swimmer, who started on his seventh attempt on Thursday to swim across the English Channel, again failed to accomplish his ...

    Article : 105 words
  25. VICTORIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 words
  26. CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION.

    Sir John Eldon Gorst, ex-M.P. for Cambridge, who held an appointment in New Zealand from 1861 to 1863, has been appointed a special commissioner for the ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 83 words
  28. PRISON LABOUR.

    Prison labour is to be employed this year in making country roads, if Parliament is willing to grant the necessary funds. "We have placed a sum of £5,000 on the ...

    Article : 396 words
  29. CHILI.

    Senor Pedro Mont[?], who was elected President of Chili a few weeks ago, was yesterday proclaimed, and installed in office in succession to Senor Riesco. ...

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  30. TRANSPORT ASHORE.

    Advices from Honolulu state that the American transport Sheridan is ashore at Barber's Point. Her steam-pipe was broken and she drifted on to the shore. She struck ...

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  31. THE TAX ON TIMBER.

    That the increased duty on Oregon timber, proposed in connection with the preferential tariff, cannot assist local industry, but will be a burden upon mining ...

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  32. TAKING ANCIENT RELICS.

    An incident connected with the visit of the gunboat Protector to Port Arthur, Tasmania, several months ago has led to trouble recently in the Victorian Naval ...

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  33. RELIGIOUS ORDERS.

    One effect of the Associations Law in France was to drive out many of the religious order who refused to conform to its provisions. Some of these orders settled in ...

    Article : 153 words
  34. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    The following are the Frozen Meat Trade Association's market quotations, based on actual sales of not less than 100 earcases of mutton or lamb or 25 quarters of beef of ...

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  35. HEAT IN LONDON.

    A burst of heat is at present being experienced in England, and some cases of sunstroke are recorded. The thermometer readings ranged from 91deg. to 93deg. in the ...

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  36. TASMANIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 words
  37. FREMANTLE LUMPERS.

    PERTH, Sunday.—There appears to be danger of a difficulty arising between the ship-owners and the Fremantle Lumpers' Union. Severn years ago the Fremantle ...

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  38. STRIKE IN WALES.

    There is a serious dispute in the coal trade in Wales. At Rhymney, in Breck[?]ockshire, 6,000 miners have gone on strike, and at Macsteg, in Glamorganshire, 4,000. ...

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  39. CAPSIZED IN A SQUALL.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—Shortly before 1 o'clock to-day a violent squall, lasting 20 minutes, was experienced in Sydney, reaching at times almost to hurricane force. Just ...

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  40. PHONETIC SPELLING.

    President Roosevelt in securing influential support in his crusade in favour of the new phonetic system of spelling which he is introducing in state documents in the United ...

    Article : 66 words
  41. LABOUR POLITICS.

    In responding to the [?]oast of "The Federal and State Parliaments" at the smoke-night gathering of the Despatching Officers' and Sorters' Association connected with the ...

    Article : 368 words
  42. COLLIERY TROUBLES.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—The position in the South Maitland coalfields district has become more acute, and it would appear that a strike against a continuance of the night ...

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  43. MR. HALDANE IN BERLIN.

    Mr. H[?]ldane, the Secretary of State for War, is at present on a visit to Berlin. Yesterday he called at the Prussian War Office, and was cordially received by high ...

    Article : 68 words
  44. MINE-MANAGERS' OPINION.

    BROKEN HILL, Sunday.—Mr. Weir, manager of the North mine, and Mr. Wainwright, manager of the South mine, when seen last night both endorsed the views of ...

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  45. DESPAIRING LOVER.

    SYDNEY, Sunday. [?] A young man named [?] Miller, a painter by occupation, [?] at the Goulburn Police Court on Friday [?]ced to a small term of ...

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  46. DRINK AND GAMBLING.

    During the usual Sunday afternoon addresses at the Central Methodist Mission yesterday, the Rev. A. R. Edgar announced that the petition against barmaids was ...

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  47. CRICKET IN ENGLAND. KENT WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Kent, which has not lost a match in the contests for the county championships since Whit[?]de (June [?]5), came out premiers on Saturday, when the county fixtures were ...

    Article : 137 words
  48. FREE FLOUR.

    WELLINGTON, Saturday.—The adminsion of flour duty free will apparently have a disturbing influence on the wheat market. Already cable advices have been received ...

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  49. SHOOTING INCIDENTS. AFFRAY ON A STEAMER.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—A shooting affray took place on board the American mailsteamer Sonoma late on Friday night. A fireman named William S[?]in was shot in ...

    Article : 94 words
  50. ORANGES AND LEMONS.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—An amusing incident happened at a meeting of fruit-growers at Parramatta yesterday, when Mr. Joseph Cook was thanked for efforts he had made ...

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  51. STOCK-DEALER'S MISFORTUNE

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—A speculator took delivery of 3,200 sheep off the [?]hears at Col[?] on Wednesday last, and next day [?]000 perished from wet and cold. ...

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  52. BOARDING-HOUSE TRAGEDY.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—William Norwood [?]onner was before the central police court yesterday on a charge of having shot [?]eno[?] Cosgrove, a boarding-house keeper, in ...

    Article : 141 words
  53. AN ALL-ROUND PLAYER.

    [?]st, the Yorkshire professional, who did such a [?] performance against Somerset this [?] with both bat and ball, has been in maginificent from throughout the ...

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  54. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Ernest Frank Kay, of Punt-road, Prahran, civil servant. Causes of insolvency—Sickness of self, wife, and family, pressure of creditors, and having borrowed money at ...

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  55. MILO CIGARETTES.

    Are preferred by lovers of good things. Guaranteed hand-made.—[Advt.] In Austral [?]lim[?], where changeful winds From ev[?]y [?]onpa[?]. ...

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  56. STEAMER YARALLA WRECKED.

    SUVA, Sunday.[?]The steamer Yaralla is reported to be a total wreek at Ka[?]n Point. No casualties occurred. The Yaralla is an iron twin-screw steamer ...

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  57. AW[?]L SORES ON BABY'S EYES.

    "When my little girl was a few months old, her [?] to get [?]. I took her to the hospital several times, and [?]quently to the Children's Hospital, to which institution I took [?] for twelve ...

    Article : 189 words
  58. "WOLFE'S-SCHNAPPS."

    "Wolfe's Schnapps" is a general corrective stimulant, and is a specific for graved, go[?]t. and rheumatism of popular [?] [Advt.] ...

    Article : 58 words
  59. VISITORS TO MELBOURNE.

    We have prepared special bargains in every department during Show week, and shall be glad if your will pay us a visit and see the values we are offering.—Craig, ...

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  60. NERVOUS DISORDERS.

    Decayed teeth [?] the means of producing more nervous disorders and more terrible consequences than shy other cause. The marvellous painless extraction of teeth at Dr. Thom[?]'s, [?] [?]ourke, ...

    Article : 54 words
  61. [?]EGG'S WHISKY.

    Is made on H.M. The King's Royal [?]moral Estate. It is splendid whiskly, Try it.—[Advt.] ...

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  62. YOUR SPRING SUIT.

    We have [?] to hand, direct from the [?] fine selection of Fashionable Spring Weaves in Scotch and Australian Tweeds. These we ar making up into suits to measure [?] of [?]orth and ...

    Article : 58 words
  63. THE HABIT OF HEALTH.

    The constant use of Pears' Soap.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 7 words
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