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  2. THE GYMPIE SPEECH.

    Mr. Fisher's policy speech at Gympie has made no little sensation in federal political circles. It is regarded by politicians of all shades of opinion as showing that ...

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  3. DREADNOUGHTS. AUSTRALIA'S OFFER.

    The offer of the state Governments of Victoria and New South Wales, in default of Commonwealth action, to bear their proportion of the cost of presenting a ...

    Article : 369 words
  4. VICTORIA IN LONDON.

    The fine new offices erected for the state of Victoria on the site leased from the London County Council, at the corner of the Strand and Melbourne-place, were formally ...

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  5. PERSONAL.

    Mr. Austin Chapman, formerly Minister for Trade and Customs, is a passenger by the R.M.S. Marmora, now on her way to Melbourne from London. While on a ...

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  6. REVENUE RETURNS. VICTORIA.

    The Victorian Treasury's total receipts from purely state sources amounted to £4,597,790 during the first nine months of the present financial year, which ends on ...

    Article : 334 words
  7. FINANCING THE SCHEME.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — It has been ascertained that, in order to relieve the mind of the Commonwealth Government as to its ability to finance a Dreadnought in the ...

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  8. STATES' PROPOSAL.

    The Victorian Premier (Mr. Murray) and the New South Wales Acting Premier (Mr. Ashton) yesterday had a further conversation by telephone regarding the proposal ...

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  9. DANDENONG MEETING.

    A meeting will be held in the town-hall, Dandenong, to-morrow evening, in fovour of the Dreadnought proposals. The Treasurer (Mr. Watt) and Mr. W. H. Irvine, ...

    Article : 32 words
  10. THE CLERGY.

    Sir,—Referring to the letter of your correspondent, Mr. A. R. Stephenson, which appeared in "The Argus" of March 30, I would like to endorse his remarks ...

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  11. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The revenue returns of New South Wales for March show an increase compared with the previous year of £4,325. The net decrease for the ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. VIOLENT SUFFRAGETTES.

    Exciting scenes were witnessed outside the House of Commons yesterday evening during a long-sustained attempt by a number of suffragettes to gain admission to ...

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  13. A MILITANT SPIRIT.

    In proposing the toast of "The Commonwealth and State Parliaments" yesterday at the ceremony in connection with the laying of the foundation-stone of the new ...

    Article : 312 words
  14. THE CENSURE MOTION.

    All the principal newspapers comment upon the no-confidence debate in the House of Commons. "The Times" remarks that the eandour ...

    Article : 253 words
  15. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday. — The state financial returns for the quarter and for the nine months ended to night, show, on the nine months' period, a relative decrease ...

    Article : 132 words
  16. INDIAN ARMY.

    The marked improvement which the work of reorganisation has had on the effectiveness of the Indian army was disclosed by Loid Kitchener, the commander ...

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  17. THE BALKANS.

    Another stage in the formal proceedings in connection with the settlement of the Balkans difficulty by the recognition by the powers of the annexation by Austria ...

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  18. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The financial returns for March show that the receipts amounted to £320,400, and the expenditure to £282,805, leaving a credit balance of ...

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  19. NEW SOUTH WALES SUBSCRIPTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Wdnesday.—The first list of private subscriptions to the Dreadnought fund was issued to-night. The fund now amounts to £57,101, but this amount ...

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  20. QUEENSLAND BY-ELECTION.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The returns in the Bulloo election, to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly caused by the death of Mr. J. Leahy, the late Speaker, ...

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  21. CANADA'S PART.

    The form which the Canadian contribution to the cost of Imperial naval defence should take was discussed in the Dominion House of Commons yesterday. ...

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  22. KRUGER TELEGRAM.

    The historic cable message sent by the German Emperor to President Kruger at the time of the Jameson raid, at the end of 1896, has again been the subject of ...

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  23. STUDENTS ON STRIKE.

    The students of Ruskin College, Oxford, who are mostly working men supported by trades unions, are on strike against a decision of the executive committee in ...

    Article : 225 words
  24. LOOKING FOR DIAMONDS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — As a result of a visit to the supposed diamantiferous deposit at Snodgrass, about 20 miles west of Delegate, Mr. E. F. Pittman, ...

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  25. SUBURBAN OPINIONS.

    The mayor of Brunswick (Councillor J. R. Jewell), to whom the local council referred the question of the advisability of calling a public meeting in Brunswick in ...

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  26. ELSTERNWICK A.N.A.

    At the meeting of the Elsternwick branch of the Australian Natives' Association on Monday evening, Mr. Levens tabled a motion approvnig of the Dreadnought ...

    Article : 116 words
  27. SOUTH MELBOURNE.

    At last night's meeting of the South Melbourne Council the mayor (Councillor Farr) moved that the council express its approval of the suggestion made that the ...

    Article : 196 words
  28. FIREMAN'S HEAD CRUSHED.

    PORT FAIRY, Wednesday. — Charles Moore, a fireman employed on the railways here, met his death at a quarter past 5 this morning. With Driver E. Penny and ...

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  29. COUNCILLORS' PROPERTIES.

    CASTLEMAINE, Wednesday. — The Chewton Borough Council recently arranged for a revision of the valuation, and on Tuesday night the amended valuations were ...

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  30. MR. ROOSEVELT.

    A sensational development has occurred in connection with the attack made upon Mr. Theodore Roosevelt by an Italian on board the steamer Hamburg, in which Mr. ...

    Article : 104 words
  31. MR. FISHER'S ATTITUDE.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Speaking at Maryborough, to-night, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) referred to the proposed presentation to Great Britain of a ...

    Article : 305 words
  32. HEALTHY RICHMOND.

    "I regard this as unique for an industrial city of the size of Richmond," wrote Dr. M. Haynes, acting medical officer, to the local council at the last meeting of that body, referring to the fact ...

    Article : 185 words
  33. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    George Russell, of Clonbinane, miner. Causes of insolvency—Sickness of self and family, and want of employment Liabilities, £67/7/5; assets, 5/; deficiency, £67 ...

    Article : 66 words
  34. YARRAVILLE P.L.C.

    On Tueaday evening, at the usual meeting of the Yarraville branch of the Political Labour Council, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. G. B. Wilson, that the ...

    Article : 59 words
  35. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    [The amounts given in estates are gross, and subject to any debts owing by the estates.] James Hurris, late of Beulah, retired farmer, who died on February 5, under a will dated ...

    Article : 98 words
  36. COUNTRY VIEWS.

    COLERAINE, Tuesday.—At the Wannon Shire Council meeting to-day Councillor Hadden tabled a motion viewing with concern the recent declaration in the Imperial ...

    Article : 378 words
  37. AN UNSPARING CRITICISM

    Is levelled against yourself when you have been unwary enough to allow a counterfeit of "Wolfe's-Schnapps" to be foisted upon you.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 65 words
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  39. 120 YEARS' EXPERIENCE

    Teaches the efficacy of Pears' Soap.— [Advt.] ...

    Article : 13 words
  40. MILO CIGARETTES

    Are preferred by lovers of good things. Guaranteed hand-made.—[Advt.] ...

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