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  2. THE RICHMOND SMASH FULL INQUIRY PROMISED.

    The Premier (Mr. Murray) has promised that the Richmond railway disaster of Monday morning, in whch nine people were killed and over a hundred injured, shall be ...

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  3. A MODERN CRUSOE.

    The adventurous career of John Willis Kirkaldy was related in the Probate Court yesterday, when an application was made for leave to presume his death in 1895. ...

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  4. DEATH-DEALING AIRSHIPS. DESIGNED TO DROP EXPLOSIVES.

    The possibility of dropping explosives from dirigible balloons has been tested in Germany lately to the satisfaction of experts. The result is the formation of the ...

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  5. PERSONAL.

    Lady Gibbon Carmichael visited the display of lace at the Arts and Crafts rooms yesterday afternoon. There was an excellent exhibition of lace of all kinds, and the ...

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  6. ANONYMOUS PUGILIST.

    On behalf of a man who has not disclosed his name, Mr. Hugh M'Intosh has challenged Jack Johnson, Al. Kanfman, Sam Langford, Stanley Ketchell, or any other ...

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  7. STATE COAL MINES. EMPLOYEES' GRIEVANCES.

    POWLETT, Tuesday.—A petition to the State Parliament from the miners employed at the State coal mine was forwarded to Melbourne to-day. It askts for the ...

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  8. PARLIAMENT IN PROFILE.

    High finance and constitutional law formed the subjects of debate in the House of Representatives yesterday. The secondreading debate on the bill to settle the ...

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  9. VIOLENT WEATHER. WOMAN BLOWN OVER CLIFFS.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Although the wind storm continued to-day, the conditions were by no means as disagreeable as they were yesterday. It was expected that the ...

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  10. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL. "THE ARGUS" FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 63 words
  11. THE LORD MAYOR'S FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 words
  12. AERIAL PIRATES.

    Mexico and the United States are conducting negotiations for the conclusion of a treaty to provide for the registration of airships and acroplanes in the same way as ...

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  13. CAMDEN-ROAD MURDER. THE INQUEST OPENED.

    An inquest was opened yesterday on the body of Mrs. Crippen, wife of in American dentist, who was found murdered in her house in Hilldrop-crescent, Camden-road, ...

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  14. POOR RESPONSE AT GEELONG.

    GEELONG, Tuesday.—The movement to raise funds for furthering the district nursing scheme, which it was decided at a public meeting should be promoted as a King ...

    Article : 151 words
  15. M. PADEREWSKI.

    M. Paderewswi, the famous pianist, who is a native of Poland, has been greeted with an enthusiastic welcome by the people of Cracow, which he has visited to perform a ...

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  16. CANADIAN AFFAIRS. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY.

    The contractors of the Canadian Grand Trunk Pacific have intimated that it will be impossible to finish the mountain section of the line within a reasonable time ...

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  17. NERVOUS PASSENGERS.

    One effect of the railway disaster has been a filling-off in traffic on suburban lines. This was distinetly noticeable yesterday at the Flinders-street station. ...

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  18. BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    The State authorities are oppealing to the principal manufacturers of confectionery in Victoria to support the Ministry in its proposal to revive the beet sugar ...

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  19. LABOUR DISPUTES. AMERICAN RAILROAD STRIKES.

    The adjustment of the wages of railway employes to meet the increased cost of living is giving rise to disputes in many localities. The conductors, brakemen, and ...

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  20. TELEGRAPH POLES DOWN.

    TALLANGATTA, Thursday.—A very heavy wind storm reged yesterday. The telegraph line from Tallangatta to Wodonga was interrupted all day, owing to three poles having been blown down. ...

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  21. THE KING.

    The special mission, headed by the Marquis of Northampton, which was sent to France to announce the accession of King George, waited on President Falli[?]res ...

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  22. STREZLECKI DISPUTE.

    KORUMBURRA, Tuesday.—A settlement has not yet been arrived at in regard to the dispute between the miners employed at the Strezlecki colliery and the ...

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  23. BRISTOL DOCKERS' STRIKE.

    Scenes of disorder have been witnessed at the Avonmouth docks, near Bristol, where a strike of dockers is progress. The strikers attempted w thout success to stop ...

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  24. SEARCH FOR THE HUSBAND.

    No tidings have yet been gained of the whereabouts of the murdered woman's husband. Mrs. Crippen was an American also, and ...

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  25. FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. Kidston) asked, with regard to the statement made by Mr. Hughes (Federal Attorney-General) to the effect that the ...

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  26. NEW POLITICAL PARTY.

    In a reference to Mr. H. Bournssa, a leader of the newly-formed Anti-Imperial party in Quebec, it was stated yesterday that he had defeated the Premier of Canada ...

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  27. THE INQUEST.

    The city coroner (Dr. Cole) viewed the bodies of the victims of the collision at the Morgue yesterday morning, and, in eight cases, gave the order for burial. One of ...

    Article : 273 words
  28. MANITOBA'S WANTS.

    A deputation from the Manitoba Grain Growers' Association yesterday met the Prime Mintster (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) at Brandon. The deputation protested against ...

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  29. CARE OF BABIES. BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S ACTION.

    Mr. John Burns (President of the Local Government Board) has introduced in the House of Commons a bill to enable the authorities outside of London, to whom ...

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  30. DEFENCE OF BRITAIN. NAVAL MANŒURES ENDED.

    The naval manœuvres, which were held off the Irish const, have been completed. A huge cordon surrounded the "enemy," who were defeated, losing sixteen ...

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  31. SALE TO THE PUBLIC.

    SALE, Tuesday.—At the borough council meeting on Monday a circular was received from the Commonwealth Protectionist Association asking co-operation in ...

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  32. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Henry Wickliam, of Dryburgh-street, North Melbourne, carrier, who died on June 28, left by a will dated March 18, 1907, personal estate of the value of £3,101 to his children. ...

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  33. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Inthe House of Assembly to-day the Attorney-General (Mr. Denny), in reply to mr. Ryan, said that he had heard that there was in Adelaide a ...

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  34. A COTTON JUMP.

    The sudden rise in the price of cotton has led to a feverish rush of the commodity from the United States to the world's markets. There are not enough steamers to ...

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  35. SAYONARA CUP.

    The following cable message was received yesterday by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria form the council of the British Yachtracing Association:— ...

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  36. WONTHAGGI LEASES.

    The Acting Minister for Lands (Mr. Watt) is now engaged in investigating various applications which have been submitted for the right to transfer leases at the State ...

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  37. SERIES OF CRIMES.

    A domestic tragedy with horrifying surrounding has taken place at Neweastle-on-Tyne. A youth named Harold Eastbury killed his siter by cutting her throat, and ...

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  38. NEW ZEALAND'S PROPOSAL.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—While delivering his Budget speech in the House of Representatives to-night, the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) announced that it ...

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  39. TERRITORIAL ARMY.

    During a debate on the territorial forces, which took place in the House of Lords yesterday, the Government contended that the troops were continually progressing in ...

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  40. TELEPHONE UNDER SEA.

    A telephone cable of a novel type has been laid by the British postal authoritics between Great Britain and France. The new line has been satisfactorily ...

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  41. MYSTERIOUS VESSELS.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—The mystery in connection with the vessels reported off Cape Farquhar several weeks ago has been cleared up by Dr. Yule, a Presbyterian minister to ...

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  42. RIVALRY IN ARMAMENTS.

    The references in Mr. Asquith's House of Commons speech to the rivalry in armamonts question continue to form the subject of comment in Germany. Many of the ...

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  43. "THE TIMES."

    "The Times," which early this yearpublished a huge supplement dealing with the history and resources of South America, has issued to-day a 72-page illustrated ...

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  44. TOWN-HALLS AS DRILL-ROOMS.

    SALE, Tuesday.—A communication was received by the Sales Borough Council from the Department of Public Works with respect to the use of halls for drill purposes, ...

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  45. THE WRECKED TRAINS.

    The wreeked trains, which are standing in the Jolimont yards, were inspected yesterday by the coroner (Dr. Cole). Detective Burvett, who, with Detective Kiely, is ...

    Article : 128 words
  46. CADET'S DISMISSAL.

    The Court of Appeal has decided that Mr. Archer Shee is entitle to have the grounds for the dismissal of his son, who was lately a cadet at the Royal Naval ...

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  47. CAPTURED TRAWLER.

    A considerable sum has been claimed by the owners of the British trawler Onward Ho, for the alleged illegal scizure of the vessel by a Russian warship in the White ...

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  48. SUBURBAN TRAMWAYS.

    The Malvern Council on Monday night discussed tramway matters. The mayor (Councillor Lewis), in answer to Councillor Carroll, referred to the work ...

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  49. AUSTRALIAN RIFLEMEN.

    In the grand aggregate of points scored at the Bisley meeting, J. E. Halligan, of Menzies, Western Australia, is eighth. He wins a bronze cross and £5. F. M. Best, ...

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  50. TIED TO BED-POST.

    WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—A woman named Valentine Moiser has been charged at Wellington with cruelty to her daughter. It was stated in evidence that the child ...

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  51. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Pacific Mail Company's steamer Mongolia, which was stranded in Japan, has been refloated. She is found not to have sustained any damage. ...

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  52. DEATH BEFORE WANT.

    Rather than see his family endure any longer the pangs of poverty, Joseph Molnar, a Buda-Pesth postman, resolved to kill them. He sent his wife on an errand, and ...

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  53. BOER WAR TROPHIES.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. Verran), in reply to Mr. Smeaton, promised, in the House of Assembly to-day, to have trophies of arms captured ...

    Article : 81 words
  54. BRITISH POLITICS.

    "The Times" this morning says tint it is understood that Mr. Asquith will shortly announce that it is desirable, in view of the recess, to suspend the sittings of the veto ...

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  55. SEARCHING INQUIRY.

    When asked whether he had any further comments to offer regarding the Richmond railway, accident yesterday, the Premier (Mr. Murray) said:— ...

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  56. THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Burns, Philp island mail steamer Moresby arrived at Pinkenba this morning from the Solomon Islands. It was the first trip made by the ...

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  57. ENTOMBED MINERS.

    Two German miners, working in a co[?]lpit at Bochum, Westphalia, have had a trying experience. They were entombed by a fall of rock, and were rescued only ...

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  58. CHARITABLE APPEALS. NEEDY FAMILIES.

    The Rev. J. S. Buntine, Port Melbourne, desires to acknowledge the following additional contributions, in response to his appeal in "The Argus":— X.Y.Z., 15/; F. Carmody and friends, 10/6; ...

    Article : 162 words
  59. FINLAND'S AUTONOMY.

    The "Daily Chronicle" this morning states that a leading English Social Democrat, who is delivering revolutionary speeches in Finalnd, and provoking the Finns to ...

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  60. NO FURTHER DEATHS.

    Many of the injured passengers taken to the Melbourne and other hospitals were able yesterday to leave for then homes. In the Melbourne Hospilal last night there ...

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  61. ONLY ONE NAVY.

    SYDNTY Tuesday.—Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Poore made an important statement at the Chamber of Commerce dinner, when replaying to the toast of "The ...

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  62. SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Dalgety and Company Limited report that at the opening wool sales in the Sudney market to-day (Tuesday) they offerd a catalogue of 900 bales, ...

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  63. THE KAISER.

    The Kaiser, who has hithe[?]to stood aloof from horse racing, has now consented to become patron of the principal turf club of Berlin. ...

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  64. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Alfred Arnold Marshall, of Ringwood, labourer. Causes of insolvency—Inability to recover money due for wages, sickness of self and family, and losses in [?]ll contract. ...

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  65. MUTINY AT SHANGHAI.

    The Shang[?]ai correspondent of the "Morning Post" reports that 90 members of the Sikh police in that city have mutinied. Their disaffection is believed to be due to ...

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  69. JENNINGS CARMICHAEL'S CHILDREN.

    We have received the fellowing additional donations to the fund being raised to provide for the children of the late Jennings Carmichael:—A. J. Sullivin (president Miners' Association), £2/5/; ...

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  75. LADY TALBOT MILK INSTITUTE.

    On behalf of the funds of above charity we have received £1 from "Grateful." ...

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