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  2. COAL STRIKE.

    SIDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Lee, the Acting Premier, made a somewhat significant statement to-night. He said:—"If the strike is prolonged we ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    A Royal medal has been awarded by the Royal Society of London, with the gracious consent of His Majesty King Edward VII., to Professor A. E. H. Love, of the University ...

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  4. SIR T. BENT'S WILL.

    The will of the late Sir Thomas Bent, M.L.A., formerly Premier and Treasurer of Victoria, who died on September 17 last, will be filed for probate to-day. The ...

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  5. AUSTRALIA'S FLEET.

    The Imperial naval defence scheme, which was agreed upon as the outcome of the Defence Conference, is beginning to take definite shape. ...

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  6. THE WARATAH. LONDON EXPERTS PESSIMISTIC.

    Acting on instructions from his Government, Sir John Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria, is negotiating for the services of a steamer to proceed to the Crozet Islands in ...

    Article : 82 words
  7. BRITAIN'S CHOICE.

    Mr. Chamberlain has issued a manifesto to his constituents, in which he declares:— "The Budget taxes unequally men of equal means, and throws the whole ...

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  8. DEMENTED MOTHER.

    DOOKIE, Thursday.—Ascot Tank, a settlement one mile from Cosgrove, and five miles from Dookie, was the scene of a terrible domestic tragedy at noon to-day. A ...

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  9. CLADSTONE CENTENARY.

    Yesterday was the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the late Mr. W. E. Gladstone, the famous statesman. There were numerous celebrations of the day in ...

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  10. QUEENSLAND AID SOUGHT.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Mayor of Brisbane received the following telegram from Colonel Burston, Lord Mayor of Melbourne:—"Strong feeling here, ...

    Article : 176 words
  11. COMMAND OF THE SEAS.

    The rumour which originated in Germany to the effect that an understanding had been arrived at between Great Britain and Germany for the slackening of naval ...

    Article : 142 words
  12. LORD MAYOR'S LIST.

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  13. BRITISH CANALS.

    The report of the Royal Commission on Canals and Waterways, which has recommended that the first steps be taken towards the nationalisation of the main canals ...

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  14. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

    Lord Tennyson, a former GovernorGeneral of Australia, and Governor of South Australia, made interesting reference to the Commonwealth yesterday in the ...

    Article : 180 words
  15. HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    The holiday festivities of the season will, so far as the great body of the general public is concerned, conclude with the celebrations to-morrow of New Year's Day. Others more ...

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  16. GERMANY IN MOROCCO.

    Public attention is again directed to the subject of foreign mining concessions in Morocco. In April last the Sultan granted concessions to the German firm of ...

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  17. DEADLY DUM-DUM.

    The dum-dum bullet, which flattens on striking an object, and inflicts terrible wounds, was prohibited by the Geneva Convention. Its use, however, is not ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. THE WORLD'S FOOD.

    The International Institute of Agriculture, which is holding its annual congress at Rome, has resolved to collect statistics of production of food supplies from 42 ...

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  19. PORTUGUESE FLOODS.

    The tremendous floods at Oporto, in Portugal, which were brought about by the rising of the River Douro, after torrential rains, have caused great suffering among ...

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  20. "INTENT TO ANNOY."

    BROKEN HILL, Thursday.— Emma Isabel Faggotter, a married woman, was this afternoon committed for trial on a chrge of having "maliciously caused a ...

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  21. BAFFLED INGENUITY.

    A Russian engineer named Guilevitch has attempted a remarkable fraud upon a life insurance company, which, however, miscarried, with the result that he committed ...

    Article : 117 words
  22. PRUSSIAN FINANCES.

    The finances of the Kingdom of Prussia are in an unsatisfactory slate. The Government begins the financial year 1910 with an estimated deficit of £5,000,000. ...

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  23. TURKISH POLITICS.

    It is learned that the resignation of Hussein Hilmi Pasha, the Turkish Grand Vizier, was due to the intrigues of the Committee of Union and Progress. The intrigues ...

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  24. BAY EXCURSIONS.

    The s.s. Wyrallah runs special excursion to-morrow to St. Leonards, leaving South Wharf at quarter-past 10 a.m., and arriving back at half-past 7 p.m. Again on Monday she runs ...

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  25. AMERICAN TRUSTS.

    The position of companies, or corporations, as they are termed in the United States, has been the subject of discussion lately. ...

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  26. CUSTOMS REVISION.

    The French Customs Revision Bill was agreed to by the Chamber of Deputies yesterday by 305 votes to 42. It will come into force on March 3 next. The Minister ...

    Article : 56 words
  27. LORD KITCHENER. STATE DINNER IN SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Arrangements have been made to include in Lord Kitchener's programme a State dinner by the Government of New South Wales at ...

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  28. STEAMER DAMAGED.

    ADELAIDA, Thursday.—While the German-Australian steamer Magdeburg, which has been loading are at the Proprietary Company's wharf at Port Pirie, was being moved ...

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  29. FIRE ON A STEAMER.

    The White Star liner Celtic arrived in Liverpool from New York yesterday with her passengers in complete ignorance of the fact that a fire was in progress on board. ...

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  30. PREPARING SEYMOUR CAMP.

    SEAMOUR, Thursday.—Every convenience is being arrnaged for those attending the Kitchener camp. There will be complete mail services, and also telegraph and ...

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  31. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The range of prices on the Stock Exchange yesterday for the stocks mentioned was as follows, and the middle prices may be computed from the quotations given:— ...

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  32. BALLARAT GOLD OUTPUT.

    BAILARAT, Thursday. — The gold output from public companies working in Ballarat for 1909 aggregated 40,686¾oz. In addition to this, small co-operative parties ...

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  33. BARRIEE WATER SUPPLY.

    BROKEN HILL, Thursday.—The citizens are strongly opposed to the Government proposal, that, in the event of a water famine, they or the ciry council should be ...

    Article : 142 words
  34. PARCELS POST.

    An alteration has been made in the rates of postage on parcels sent to Canada through the British Post-office. The rates were formerly 8d. for articles not over 11b. ...

    Article : 73 words
  35. FEDERAL QUARANTINE.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—The merchants of Brisbane have a serious grievance against the Federal Quarantine Act and regulations. The portion of the measure, which they find ...

    Article : 306 words
  36. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAM.

    Wheat.—A cargo of 6,000 tons South Australian or Victorian wheat, DecemberJanuary shipment, pet steamer, has been sold at 39/9 pet 480lb., cost, freight, and ...

    Article : 142 words
  37. TRAMWAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    The New Year's Day arrangements of the Tramway Company appear by advertisement. Early cars for up-country trains will be run as Boxing Day. A special service of cars will run on ...

    Article : 111 words
  38. ARMIDALE MURDER.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The voting man, Henry Casey, who made a confession that he murdered Johanna Kelly at Armidale in December of last year, has apparently some ...

    Article : 125 words
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  40. WESTERN DISTRICT BENEFACTRESS.

    WINCHELSEA, Thursday.—Mrs. Austin, who had already given towards the endowment of St. Thomas's Church, Winchelsea, two separate sums of £1,050 and ...

    Article : 41 words
  41. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ROLLS.

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  43. CAT ATTACKS SNAKE.

    BENDIGO, Thursday.—A battle took place between a cat and a snake at Mr. W. Bentley's residence, at Back Creek, to-day. The cat held the snake in its mouth ...

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