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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS. MR. FISHER'S TOUR.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) arrived at Bundaberg to-day and united the canefields. In the evening he received a deputation from the ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency Admiral Sir Day [?]osanquet, the new Governor of South Australia, held his first levee in Adelaide, at Government-house yesterday. There was a large ...

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  4. THE ANTARCTIC.

    Dr. William Bruce, director of the Scottish Ocennographical Labouratory at Edinburgh, who has done much polar exploration work, is planning an expediton to the ...

    Article : 136 words
  5. THE BALKANS.

    The part of Germany in the recent settlement of the Balkan trouble continues to be discussed with strong resentment in Russia. It is announced that the Russian Slav ...

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  6. NAVAL SERVICES. AUSTRALIA AND CANADA.

    Considerable attention is devoted by "The Times" to-day to the naval policy enunciated by the Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) at Gympie on Tuesday. ...

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  7. DREADNOUGHT.

    The Governments of Victoria and New South Wales yesterday came to an agreement regarding the proposal that these states should offer assistance to Great ...

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  8. REFORMS IN INDIA.

    The Indian Councils Bill, which was prepared by the Secretary of State (Lord Morley) to give effect to the proposals for administrative reform by giving wider ...

    Article : 135 words
  9. CHURCH DISPUTE.

    Great interest has been excited in Anglican Church circles by a dispute between two lending churchmen on the question of the encroachment by a elergyman on the ...

    Article : 186 words
  10. AN IMMIGRATION POLICY.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—Mr. Batchelor, Minister for External Affairs, arrived here to-night, en route to Papua. Referring to the land tax proposed by the Federal ...

    Article : 238 words
  11. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Friday.—The Premier (Captain Evans), after an absence of some days in his electorate, returned to town to-day for a few hours. When asked to give his ...

    Article : 511 words
  12. INDIAN COMMAND.

    It is officially announced that Lord Kitchener will, in August next, retire from his position as Commander-in-Chief of the military forces in India, a position he has ...

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  13. ON THE WAR-PATH.

    News has been received through Reuter's Agency of further trouble with Mexican Indians. Resentment is felt by the Temosachic ...

    Article : 74 words
  14. RETURNS TO THE STATES.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—Mr. Fisher's scheme for returns to the states has been analysed by the Treasurer (Mr. Hawthorn), who finds that under the scheme ...

    Article : 117 words
  15. AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.

    Dr. Charles Williaim Eliott, who has recently restired from the position of president of the Harvard University, a position he has occupied since 1869, has been ...

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  16. ENGLISH LABOUR PARTY.

    The Labour party in the House of Commons at a meeting yesterday resolved to congratulate Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, upon his "declining ...

    Article : 419 words
  17. VIADUCT DYNAMITED.

    An immense viaduct, the estimated cost of which is £250,000, is in course of construction in Hoboken, in suburb of New Jersey, New York, and an independent ...

    Article : 123 words
  18. CRITICISM BY MR. WATT.

    On his return to his office yesterday, after having been confined to his home with an attack of influenza for two days, the state Treasurer (Mr. Watt) made some ...

    Article : 185 words
  19. RUSSIAN ARMY.

    The feeling in Russia that the strengthening of the army is advisable was indicated in the Durna yesterday. The House was asked to vote £51,400,000 ...

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  20. STATE REVENUE.

    The state Treasurer (Mr. Watt) says that the most he can hope for this financial year is that the revenue of Victoria may equal the expenditure. He thinks that ...

    Article : 195 words
  21. MR. BOTTOMLEY, M.P.

    Mr. Horation Bottomley, M.P., who was recently acquitted on a charge of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the affairs of the Joint Stock Trust and Finance ...

    Article : 222 words
  22. SPEECH BY THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Hughes; the Federal Attorney-General, addressed a large meeting at the Protestant-hall to-night in connection with the Political Labour ...

    Article : 351 words
  23. COMMERCIAL TREATY.

    The commercial convention between Canada and Franee which gives Canada the benefit of the French minimum tariff and extends to France Canada's intermediate ...

    Article : 107 words
  24. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    A deputation from the council of the Working Men's College, accompanied by Mr. Lemmon, M.L.A., yesterday waited upon the Minister for Education (Mr. A. A. ...

    Article : 394 words
  25. BOY SCOUTS.

    Considerable success has attended the movement by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell to organise an Imperial corps of boy scouts. ...

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  26. PRIVY COUNCIL CASE.

    In the case of Braye and Cohen v. Horsfall, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has granted special leave to appeal against a decision of the High Court of ...

    Article : 183 words
  27. FIJI STEAM SERVICE.

    The completion of the contract between the Government of Victoria and Fiji and Mr. H. C. Sleight, shipping broker, of Melbourne, for the provision of a steamship ...

    Article : 86 words
  28. HERO INJURED.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—A blasting accident is reported from Herberton. A ganger named Hughes and a man named Kelly were hurt in an explosion, caused by both ...

    Article : 63 words
  29. WEST AUSTRALIAN VIEW.

    PERTH, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. Moore) was interviewed to-night concerning the Federal Government's policy as detailed by the Prime Minister. He remarked: ...

    Article : 726 words
  30. SUNDAY WORK.

    Under the railway regulations it is provided, it is stated, that no employee who has conscientious objections shall be obliged to work on Sundays. An interesting case ...

    Article : 237 words
  31. SOUDANESE PORT.

    The Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi, has opend Port Sudan. The port is connected with Berber and Suakim by railway. ...

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  32. TO-DAY'S PROPERTY SALES.

    Charles Forrester and Co. (In conjunction with Mitchell and Taylor).—At Irving-avenue, Armadale, villa property. C. J. and T. Hain (in conjunction with Mr. ...

    Article : 214 words
  33. WRESTLING CHAMPIONS.

    Articles have been signed in connection with the wrestling match for the cham pionship ot the world between Gotch and Hackenschmidt, to take place in Melbourne ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 words
  35. INSOMNIA CURE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A new cure for insomnia was brought to light in the Divorce Court to-day. The sister of a petitioner, who sought dissolution of marriage on ...

    Article : 148 words
  36. BEGG'S Whisky.

    "Old Sandy" has attended to the brew at Begg's distillery for the past fifty years. He is a well-known character, and it is admitted ...

    Article : 76 words
  37. THE HUMAN SYSTEM NEEDS REST.

    from its oftentimes distressing occupations, and if a stimulant is required, "Wolfe's-Schnapps" is a good one to use.—[Advt.] ...

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  38. MILO CIGARETTES

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

    Article : 12 words
  39. 120 YEARS' EXPERIENCE.

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

    Article : 12 words
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