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  2. POLAR EXPLORATION. WHY PEARY WENT ALONE.

    Commander Peary, who is returning to New York in the Roosevelt, has explained why he did not take a white man instead of an Eskimo with him on the final stage of ...

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  3. FOOTBALL CHAMPION.

    Votes for the football championship came to hand yesterday from every corner of the State—from Bairnsdale to Camperdown, from Warrnambool to Mildura. The ...

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  4. PERSONAL.

    The health of the Countess of Dudley having recently given home cause for uneasiness, Her Excellency has been ordered complete rest, and has cancelled all public ...

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  5. PARLIAMENT IN PROFILE.

    Previous records of obstruction have been easily beaten in the House of Representatives this week. On Tuesday a Supply Bill—an ordinary formal measure which ...

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  6. BRITISH POLITICS. PROSPECTS OF DISSOLUTION.

    The political crass which has been created by Lord Rosebery's vigorous denunciation of the Budget has given rise to keen speculation as to how the House of Lords will ...

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  7. COMMERCE CONGRESS.

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — The enterprising master of a German band, observing the word "congress" on a huge sign outside the Centenary-hall, and remembering that the ...

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  8. THE AIRSHIP IN WAR. USE FOR RECONNAISSANCES.

    The value of airships in warfare was demonstrated yesterday at the French manœuvres, which are being held in the vicinity of La Palisse, in the Department of ...

    Article : 174 words
  9. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    An interesting statement is made by M. Marconi as to the possibility of equipment fot the despatch of ethergrams being carried by Captain Scott in the expedition to ...

    Article : 87 words
  10. RIVAL MONOFLANISTS.

    The rivalry between M. Bleriot, who crossed the English Channel on a monoplane, and M. Hubert Latham, who made two attempts to do so, led to arrangements ...

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  11. IRISH LAND BILL.

    The debate on the recommitted Irish Land Bill was resumed yesterday. On the clause forbidding advances in respect of the purchase of holdings if the ...

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  12. HALLEY'S COMET.

    The photographs taken at Greenwich reveal a faint impression of Halley's comet, and confirm the observations made by Professor Wolff, of the Koenigstuhl ...

    Article : 55 words
  13. DREADNOUGHT FUND.

    Lord Milner, in the course of an interview, his explained in more detail his ideas for the utilisation of the Sydney Dreadnought fund for the establishment of ...

    Article : 98 words
  14. ROADS FOR MOTORISTS.

    Included in the Development and Roads Improvement Funds Bill, the second reading of which was agreed to on division last week, is a clause for the constitution of a board to ...

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  15. UNREST IN INDIA.

    There are signs of renewed unrest in Calcutta among the Bengali students. They show their contempt for authority by systematically insulting and [?]ssaulting ...

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  16. TAXI-CABS IN LONDON.

    Motor-car companies are making serious complaints that the new regulations framed by the police as to the qualification of drivers are altogether too rigourous. ...

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  17. FINANCE BILL IN COMMITTEE.

    Further consideration was given to the Finance Bill in the committee of the House of Commons yesterday. The whole of the clauses relating to death and succession ...

    Article : 64 words
  18. CRISIS IN GREECE.

    Cable messages from Athens indicate that the result of the crisis in Greece is obscure. The position however, is apparently grave, largely owing to the King's weakness in not ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. ROYAL WEDDING.

    The first Royal wedding that has taken place in Scotland since the days of the Stuarts was celebrated yesterday at Dingwall, Ross-shire when Prince Miguel, son ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. SUICIDE BY POISON.

    Sir Ralph Moor, who was High Commissioner in Southern Nigeria from 1900 to 1903, and who previously had a long official career in the native territory of the Niger ...

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  21. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    The National Trustees Company is applying for probate of the will of Mrs. Jane Jenkins, late of Templestowe, who died on July 16 last, leaving estate valued at £3,162, being realty £3,975 and ...

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  22. CLAIM AGAINST KUBELIK.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.— After a three-days' trial at Dunedin of the case of Hugo Gorlitz, theatrical manager, against Jan Kubelik, the famous violinist, ...

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  23. PERILS OP THE SEA. MISSING WARATAH.

    HOBART, Thursday.—The s.s Ruapehu arrived from London via South Africa this afternoon. She reports having kept a sharp lookout for the missing steamer Waratah ...

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  24. EGYPT FOR EGYPTIANS.

    Mr. J. Keir Hardie, M.P., the English Labour leader, is showing active sympathy with the aims of the "Young Egypt" party, whose congress at Geneva was brought to a ...

    Article : 80 words
  25. UNITED STATES.

    The President of the United States (Mr. W. H. Taft) has started on a great political tour. He is travelling by motor-car, and proposes to make a series of speeches ...

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  26. WAIPARA'S MISHAP.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—In its finding with regard to the accident to the steamer Waipara, on August 23, the Marine Board expressed the opinion that the vessel was ...

    Article : 253 words
  27. FIRST-CLASS CRICKET.

    The conference between representatives of the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Victorian Cricket Association was held at the Melbourne Cricket Club's offices, ...

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  28. RUSSIAN JUSTICE.

    M. Stolypin, the Russian Premier and Minister of the Interior, has issued a circular to the local authorities regarding the conduct of trials. He enjoins the greatest ...

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  29. EARTH AND STARS.

    PERTH, Thursday.—Mr. W. E. Cooke, the Government astronomer, returned by the R.M.S. India form a trip to Europe. He attended the International ...

    Article : 530 words
  30. BOUNDARY DISPUTE.

    The relations between Bolivia and Peru, which became strained owing to a boundary dispute, have not improved. The President of the Argentine Republic (Dr. Alcorta) ...

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  31. HAITIAN FINANCES.

    The Government of Haiti regards with favour the scheme of the German Minister, Herr von Zimmerer, to create a German Bank, superseding the French Banque ...

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  32. AN APPEAL.

    Sir,—I shall be excecdingly thankful if you will kindly consent to receive donations on behalf of a deserted wife and six young children. The eldest child, a boy nine ...

    Article : 154 words
  33. EUROPE'S GRANARY.

    Mr J. J. Hill, the American railway magnate and ship-owner, commenting on the increasing desertion of the country for the towns which is noticeable in the United ...

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  34. LAWN TENNIS.

    The Americans scored a decisive victory against the British team in the tennis contests just concluded at Philadelphia, for the right to compete against Australia this year ...

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  35. SMALL ARMS FACTORY.

    The Minister for Defence (Mr. Joseph Cook) yesterday made available the list of artisans who will proceed to America to gain experience at the works of Messrs. ...

    Article : 207 words
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  37. POLICE CORRUPTION.

    A scandal in the police force at Preston, Lancashire, has been exposed. As the result of an inquiry, three officers have been dismissed, and nine reduced in rank for ...

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