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  2. TOLSTOI'S LAST DAYS.

    An interesting article from the pen of Mr. P. Boulanger, an intimate friend of the late Count Tolstoi, fills four columus of to-day's issue of "The Times." Mr. ...

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  3. LABOUR PROBLEMS. PRINTERS' STRIKE IN FINLAND.

    A printers' strike was declared in Helsingfors yesterday. It was expected that the newspapers would be compelled to suspend publication, but to the general ...

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  4. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency the Governor-General Lord Dudley, accompanied by Major-General Broadwood and Mr. Herbert Aldridge, and attended by Mr. Walter Callan and ...

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  5. PEOPLING THE LAND. IN SEARCH OF HOMES.

    This morning a party of about 20 American and British land-seekers will leave Melbourne by motor-car, with Mr. Bassett, an officer of the Water Supply department, to ...

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  6. PERTH MURDER.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—The inquest on Ethel Harris, whose body was found buried under a shoeing forge at Hosking and Co.'s Foundry, West Perth, was continued in ...

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  7. LONDON-BOUND.

    Ordinarily the latecomer stands but a poor chance of sccuring an outside berth in any London going steamer due to leave Melbourne during the months of February and ...

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  8. ANARCHISTS IN LONDON. SENSATIONAL POLICE RAID.

    The sensational encounter which took place on the night of December 15 in Houndsditch, between a gang of robbers and the police, resulting in the murder of three ...

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  9. STATE'S BAD BARGAIN.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—James Warburton, a stoutly-built immigrant, was before the court to-day charged with having wilfully broken a window in a Perth hotel. When ...

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  10. GARDENS TRAGEDY. PERCY FYNCH'S STORY.

    Though the mystery of how Archibald Victor Martin Steane met his death in the Edinburgh-gardens on Sunday morning, has been eleared up by the statement of Percy ...

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  11. SOUTH WALES MINES.

    The extent to which the Aberdare collieries were damaged by the strikers during the rioting. and disorder in connection with the recent strike, is shown by the fact ...

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  12. DEPORTATION OF ALIENS.

    Attention has frequently been directed to the fact that the worst crimes of violence committed in England are generally the work of foreigners. Deportation has been ...

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  13. STRIKE OF TAILORS.

    The tailors of Vienna, 8,000 in number, are on strike. They are demanding an increase of 35 per cent. in their wages, and a working day of 10 hours. ...

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  14. BRITISH POLITICS. ELECTION PETITION.

    Another petition for the setting aiside of an election has been lodged. The consti-. tnency is Central Hull, for wrich Sir H. Scymour King (Unionist) was returned by ...

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  15. M. DURAND'S SENTENCE.

    The labour organisations continue to expres their dissatisfaction with the Government's commutation of the sentence on M. Durand, and to demand his liberation. ...

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  16. ITALIAN SHIPPING.

    The Chamber of Deputies a few days ago took up the question of granting a subsidy to an Italian steamship company for the transportation of coal to Italy from ...

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  17. DRINKING IN SCOTLAND.

    During 1910 the convictions for drunkenness in Scotland numbered 21,000 less than in 1909. This is attributed to the increased price of spirits due to Mr. Lloyd[?]George's ...

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  18. CHURCH AND NAVY.

    The battleship Thunderer, 22,680 tons, which is building at the Thames Ironworks, and was commenced on April 13, will be launched on February 1. The ...

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  19. STRIKE OF KAFFIRS.

    Sir Edward Grey, Secretary to the Foreigh Office, has written to the AntiSlavery Society, in reply to the representations of the society concerning the ...

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  20. A PROSPEROUS YEAR.

    The revenue returns of the United Kingdom for the nine months to the end of December show, after allowing for the £30,000,000 of arrcars belonging to the ...

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  21. SCOTS GUARDS SUMMONED

    The fusillade continued throughout the morning. Reinforcements of police arrived, and a body of 69 Scots Guardsmen was ordered to the scene,and opened ...

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  22. EAST END MURDER.

    The foreigner found murdered on Clapham Common has been identified as a French Jew named Beron. The murder was a brutal one, the victim's face being ...

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  23. TOURS OF INSPECTION.

    It is the intention of Mr. Elwood Mead to give settlers coming to Victoria every opportunity to see the land that is being made ready for settlement. Other trips will ...

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  24. OPIUM IN CHINA.

    The Chinese Government has resumed negotiations with the Indian authorities for the gradual diminution of supplies of opium from India. It in hoped that an ...

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  25. THE BULLFINCH FIELD. LABOUR TROUBLES.

    BULLFINCH, Tuesday.—Matters at the Bullfinch field are very quiet. All concerned seem content to wait for the expiration of the general exemptions on the ...

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  26. BUILDING ON FIRE.

    The siege by the police of the building occupied by the anarchists in Jubileestreet continues. A fire has broken out in the building. ...

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  27. RAILWAY COLLISION. SIX PEOPLE KILLED.

    A sensational railway collision has occurred on the Miller Creek railway, in Kenincky. The cause of the collision was the ...

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  28. MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.

    SORRENTO, Tuesday.—Norman Mortor, aged 18 years, was fouond this morning unconsciens, with a bullet wound in his forehead. ...

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  29. POLICING PERSIA.

    The Persian Government, which has undertaken to restore order in the southern portion of the country, has informed Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. ...

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  30. PORTUGUESE REVOLT.

    Ceremonies connected with inauguration of the Portuguese revelution took place yesterday, when much enthusiasm was manifested. Four Cabinet Ministers, ...

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  31. HOUSE EXPECTED TO FALL.

    Thousands of spectators are watching the siege. The fire has made considerable headway, and it is expected that the building will soon collapse. ...

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  32. BLIZZARD BLOCKS TRAFFIC.

    A very severe blizzard is reported from the middle and western States. In several districts the temperature is below zero, and in a number of places railway traffic is at a ...

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  33. ACCUSED REMANDED.

    The young man Percy Edward Fynch appeared at the City Watchhouse yesterday morning, before Mr. Goldspink, J.P., to answer a charge of murder. ...

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  34. DIVORCE SEQUEL.

    In the Probate Court a few days ago Sir Henry Bargrave Deane gave judgment in the case of Pretty v. Pretty. In this casr Mrs. Pretty had been granted a decree nisi ...

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  35. "DELEGATION" SETTLERS.

    A large party of new settlers will arrive by the Everton Gra[?]ge in the course of a day or two. This steamer will bring 23 heads of families all attracted to ...

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  36. AERONAUTICS. PROGRESS IN 1910.

    The progress of acronauties in 1910 is discussed in an article published in "The Times" to-day. The writer says. "Flying is still largely empirical. The ship, the ...

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  37. ROOF COLLAPSES.

    The troops engaged in the siege kept up a continuous shiping fire on the burning building until the roof fell in. The desperadoes, from their retreat in the ...

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  38. CINEMATOGRAPH IN GOAL.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A cinemetograph exhibition, probably the first in prison history, was a feature of a holiday lecture given in the Goulburn g[?] yesterday by ...

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  39. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Dr. Douglas Mawson was a passenger by the express yesterday to Sydney, where he will attend the science conference in connection with ...

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  40. HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.

    MILDURA, Tuesday.—A [?] fatality occurred here yesterday [?] being John Andrew Lyons, aged [?] He with his parents was visiting [?] ...

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  41. BOMB-THROWING.

    Two incidents have [?]rred in France, which show that the possession of bombs is more common than would otherwise be imagined. ...

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  42. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT.

    The criticisms which were passed upon Covent-garden methods by speakers at the Australian Fruit-growers' Conference at Hobart, in October [?], are replied to by ...

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  43. BILLIARDS.

    The young Australian billiard player George Gray has begun begun a match at Nottingham against E. Diggle, the wellknown professional, who in 1909 was ...

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  44. MIDNIGHT LEASE-PEGGING.

    BULLFINCH (W.A.), Tuesday.—A few days ago a new discovery was reported at a point is miles from Southern Cross, on the Bullfinch road, and a party made ...

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  45. PILOTS' CERTIFICATES.

    The increasing interest taken by the British public in aeronauties is indicated by the fact that 50 pilots' certificates were granted to British airmen during 1910. ...

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  46. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS.

    The demand for agricultural labourers, both skilled and unskilled, is immense. A[?] an example of the manner in which they are snapped up upon arrival, a farmer from ...

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  47. R.M.S. MANTUA AT FREMANTLE.

    FREMANTLE. Tuesday. [?]The R.M.S. Mantua arrved this morning with the following passengers: For Adelaide.—Dr. Cross Powell, Messrs. [?]arr, ...

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  48. SIX BODIES FOUND.

    As the result of their search of the smouldering ruins the firemen have recovered the bodies of six of the besi[?]ged men. ...

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  49. COLLIERY DISASTER.

    The fund for the relief of the relatives of the men who were killed by a explosion in the Halton [?] at Bolton has been generously supported. The fund now ...

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  50. THE MAFIA.

    A tragic occurrence has taken place in Sicily in councction with the wellknown [?] society known as the "Matia." Signer Vita, manager of a [?]phur mine, ...

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  51. STORY OF THE CRIME.

    Few events in recent years have caused such a profound sensational as the attempted robbery in a jewellery establishment in Houndsditch. on the night of December ...

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  52. RAILWAY AND WATER SUPPLY.

    KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.—The Southern Cross contractor for the laying of a water-pipe line to Bullfinch, says that the last pipe will be laid on Friday, and the ...

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  53. ICE IN HYDRANTS.

    A fire has destroyed a large area of buildings in the business section of Oklahoma, in the State of Oklahoma. The fire brigade made every effort to stem the conflagration, ...

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  54. INTERESTS IN THE PACIFIC

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An importan[?] movement is now on foot with a view to th[?] office of High Commissioner for the Wester[?] Pacfic being removed from Sava, Fiji, [?] ...

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  55. LONDON MEAT SUPPLY.

    The meat supply at Smithfield markets for 1910 totalled 419,550 tons, South America, including the Argentine, sent 122,345 tons, Australin and New Zealand followed, ...

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  56. FLOATING CHRISTMAS BOX.

    The Mantua has been absent from the Australian trade for about 12 months. During that period the vessel has been engaged in yachting excursions a[?] in two trips to Bombay. She still is ...

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  57. BALLOON MISSING.

    The ballon Hilebrand, with two occupants, is missing, and is believed to have met with disuster, It was last seen on Thursday, when it was over the Baltic ...

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  58. MINERS FOR THE WEST.

    BALLARAT, Tuesday.—About 100 miners were engaged in Ballarat on Tuesday to proceed to the Phillips River goldfield district, in Western Australila. The ...

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  59. NO DOMESTIC SERVANTS.

    The officers of the Intelligence Bur[?]au have been in[?]lated with resp[?]ests from all over Victoria for domestic servants. They declare that there are none arriving, ...

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  61. BATMAN CUP.

    Sir,—"Spond[?]" is very humorous in his [?]dning notes, but his experience as a political turf critic must be limited. He seems to think this race should be open to ...

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  62. FRENCH FOOTBALLERS.

    A Rugby football match was played here to-day, between a visiting team from Scotland and a French team, France won by 16 points to 15. ...

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  63. WRESTLING.

    Zbysco, the well-known wrestler, has defeated Lemm, the Swiss champion, at Buffalo, Zbysco won with two falls. ...

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  64. CHARITABLE APPEALS.

    From W. S. James, [?]ton, we have received £1/1[?], to be divided as follows[?] Melbourne Orphan Asylum, [?]righton; Homes of Hope Orphanage, Easer-streetm Collingwood; St. J[?]'s ...

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  65. THE AUSTRALIAN BOOM.

    Under the heading of "The Australian Boom," the "Daily Telegraph," London, December 2. 1910, says that the "boom in emigration to the Commonwealth has ...

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