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  2. FEDERAL LAND TAX. THE FORMULA.

    A brief examination of the formula for ascertaining the rate of land tax contained the land tax schedule shows that it is not, as Mr. Fisher claims, mathematically ...

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  3. STATE CABINET. TRAFFIC COMMISSION.

    The State Ministry held its usual weekly Cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon and evening. The Premier (Mr. Murray) presided at the opening of the meeting. He ...

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  4. FILIPINO REVOLT.

    The United States Government, has received news that a rebellion against American rule has broken out in the Neuva Visaya, headed by Senor Mandac, who was ...

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  5. COTTON FAMINE. A Dire Possibility.

    The American cotton crop is estimated by the New York Cotton Exchange at 10,250,000 bales. If this estimate is correct the world will be faced with a cotton famine in the ...

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  6. FIRE AT FOOTSCRAY.

    The fellmongery establishment of D. and W. Gibb Bros., on the banks of the Saltwater River, Footscray, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The works, ...

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  7. NEWS FROM AMERICA. San Francisco Musical Festival.

    A great German musical festival is being held at San Francisco. The most important feature is a competition for a gold cup, worth 10,000 dollars, which is given by the ...

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  8. LABOUR UPHEAVALS. Great Strikes in Spain.

    The strike among the iron-miners of Bilbao, in the north of Spain, has been accompanied by such seenes of disorder that the authorities have proclaimed martial ...

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  9. PERSONAL.

    The secretary of the Kerang Agricultural Society (Mr. J. Coleman) has received a notification that His Excellency the Governor (Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael) has ...

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  10. ALASKA'S RESOUCES.

    The enormous deposits of coal and minerals m Alaska have frequently been referred to lately. Mr. G. W. Wickersham, the United States Attorney-General, who is ...

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  11. COLLIERS CEASE WORK.

    The men employed in several of the Welsh collieries have ceased work in order to compel non-unionists to join the Miners' Federation. Notices to the same effect are ...

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  12. MEXICO'S FREEDOM.

    The centenary celebrations of the wresting of the freedom of Mexico from Spanish rule, which had its origin in the insurrection begun in 1810 by a country priest ...

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  13. WORKERS' BOYCOTT.

    The Genenl Confederation of Labour has placarded the streets of Paris, and of several towns in the French provinces, inviting the workers to boycott sugar, wine, and ...

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  14. POSITION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    The Attorney-General said yesterday that under the bill mutual life insurance companies were exempt, as each policy-holder was reckoned an owner in severalty. Those ...

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  15. SETTLEMENT IN THE WEST.

    The Government is pursuing an active closer settlement policy in the Western States. In November next 1,700,000 acres will be thrown open for settlement in ...

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  16. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED.

    It was decided that the sentence of death recorded in the case of Bertie Prentice, who was convicted of an offence against a girl at South Melbourne earlier in the year, ...

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  17. MR. ROOSEVELT'S CAMPAIGN.

    Mr. Roosevelt's tour of the United States on behalf of the Republican "insurgents" is having its effect in New York. After his speech at Harper's Ferry, in which he ...

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  18. SOCIALIST DEMANDS.

    The International Socialist Conference at Copenhagen yesterday agreed to a resolution declaring that unemployment would only disappear when capitalism disappeared. ...

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  19. MUNICIPALITY OF GEELONG.

    The recent suggestion that a referendum should be held to decide whether the Geelong municipalities should come under the provisions of the Local Government Act ...

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  20. NEW YORK MARKET.

    The New York market for August cotton closed quiet yesterday at 18.80 cents, or 1.20 cent, below the highest point touched last Monday. ...

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  21. FLIGHT OVER LAKE ERIE.

    Mr. Glenn Curtiss, the American avitor, made a wonderful flight over Lake Erie yesterday on his biplane, travelling 64 miles in 1 hour 42 minutes. The flight ...

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  22. CANADIAN AFFAIRS. SIR WILFRID LAURIER'S TOUR.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, who was at Alberta yesterday, received a deputation representing the coal and agricultural interests, asking for a removal of ...

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  23. REGRETS AT BRADFORD.

    The land tax proposals of the Fisher Government are mentioned incidentally in an article on colonial wool appearing in the "Munchester Guardian" this morning. ...

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  24. MISCELLANEOUS DECISIONS.

    Among other subjects dealt with was the question of the payments made for work performed by State officers on behalf of the Commonwealth. The Cabinet, determined ...

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  25. EIGHT HOURS' SYSTEM.

    The United States Government has decided that the eight hours law does not apply to workmen engaged in the construction of submarines and torpedo-boats ...

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  26. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    General Botha, the South African Prime Minister, in the course of an election address at Pretoria, referred to the recent references by Dr. Jameson, leader of the ...

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  27. THE COLOUR LINE.

    The education authorities of Chicago have decided that Japanese and Chinese children are eligible to attend the ordinary schools in which while children are ...

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  28. AUSTRIA AND ITALY.

    A meeting of international importance took place at Salzburg yesterday between Count Achrenthal, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Italian Foreign ...

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  29. WOUKERS' INSURANCE.

    The annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was continued at Sheffield yesterday. Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith permanent ...

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  30. RELATIONS WITH AMERICA.

    In a speech at Alberta Sir Wilfrid Laurier said he had always been ready to negotiate a treaty with the United States, but the United States must now take the ...

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  31. THE PROPOSED PETITION.

    HOBART, Friday.—A large deputation representing employers waited upon the Premier (Sir Elliott Lewis) to-day to urge that he combine with the other State ...

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  32. ARDENT COLLECTORS.

    The Johannesburg correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that some influential American organisers are attempting to raise £50,000 in a fortnight, on behalf of ...

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  33. CUSTOMS INCREASE.

    The Canadian Customs returns for the first five months of 1910 show an increase of £1,000,000, compared with the same period of 1909. ...

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  34. CHURCH AND STATE. STUDENTS CHEER ITALY'S KING.

    The Pope his taken measures to express his displeasure at the loyalty to the throne displayed by the students attending the famous seminary of Perugia, in Umbria, On ...

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  35. EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.

    Distinguished visitors are arriving at Montreal to take part in the Eucharistic Congress, which opens on September 11. Cardinal Vannutclli, the Papal legate, ...

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  36. TRAM AND VAN COLLIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—An electric tram collided with a storekeeper's van late tonight. The driver of the van was killed, and the motorman of the car sustained a ...

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  37. COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS.

    A study of clauses 35 and 39 of the Land Tax Assessment Bill, as expounded by the Attorney General (Mr. Hughes), shows astounding results in the case of a small ...

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  38. ANTARCTIC RESEARCH.

    Dr. W. S. Bruce, of the Scottish Oceanographical Society, read a paper in the Geographical section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Sheffield ...

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  39. CROSS-COUNTRY RAILWAYS.

    The Minister for Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) staled yesterday that the question of constructing cross-country lines between the railways radiating from Melbourne ...

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  40. SEDITION IN INDIA. ANOTHER BOMB DISCOVERY.

    Further evidence of sedition in India has been discovered at Pandharpur, in the province of Bombay, where several bombs have been found. Three men have been arrested. ...

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  41. CARLIST AIMS.

    The Carlist party in Spain has shown revived activity of late, having taken advantage of the difterences between the Government and the Vatican to appeal to Roman ...

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  42. COMMERCIAL PROTEST.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has forwarded to the Prime Minister the following resolution:— ...

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  43. INNOCENT MAN IN GAOL.

    PERTH, Friday.—The case of Adolph Beck, who was awarded a substantial sum by the British Government for wrongful imprisonment, appears to have a remarkable ...

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  44. JAPAN AND KOREA.

    The "Frankfurter Zeitung" passes a sharp criticism upon the Japanese rescript in regard to the annexation of Korea for omitting reference to treaty rights. Foreigners, ...

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  45. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    John Ramsey, of Durham-street, Ballarat, gentleman, who died on June 21 left by a will dated February 1, 1910, realty of the value of —725, and personalty £4,714, to relatives and friends. ...

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  46. REVOLVER AT THE COUNTER.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—A young man, known to the police as Gordon Salmon, and also known as George Gordon, entered an ironmongery establishment at Bundaberg ...

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  47. POSITION OF MARRIED WOMEN.

    Sir,—I would like to know if the Land Tax Bill, now before the Federal Parliament, purposes taxing a husband and wife's property as one; or is the wife to he ...

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  48. VICTORIAN SWIMMER.

    Frank E. Beaurepaire, the Australian distance champion, who is on a visit to Finland, competed in two important sprint championships there yesterday. The ...

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  49. A GREAT BENEFACTRESS.

    GEELONG, Friday.—After a serious illness of a few days' duration, the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Austin occurred to-day at her residence, "The Mansion," ...

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  50. DACCA CONSPIRACY.

    The trial at Dacca of the 42 Indian natives who were members of the organisation known as "National Volunteers" is proceeding before a special magistrate. The ...

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  51. TIBET QUIETER.

    The disturbed state of Tibet since the deposition of the Dalai Lama led to fears being expressed for the safety of the British trading post at Gyangtse. Indian ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND ANALOGY.

    Sir,—If the Labour Ministry succeed in dotting the map of Australia all over with innumerable homesteads of small but prosperous lando-owners, it will no doubt be ...

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  53. RAILWAY STRIKE. 460 LABOURERS AFFECTED.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—Events in connection with the strike on the railway construction works at Gepp's Cross and Mile End, declaied by the United ...

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  54. SUPPOSED ASSAULT.

    A man, whose name is believed to be Doran, was brought into the Melbourne Hospital late last night with his face shockingly injured. The man who brought ...

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  55. ARGENTINE TRADE.

    Several ship-owning companies in Great Britain are considering a joint scheme to build ten ocean liners, at a cost of £2,000,000, to run between British ports ...

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  56. MR. W. H. IRVINE'S QUESTION.

    Mr. Hughes has furnished in answer to a question propounded to him by Mr. W. H. Irvine in the course of the land tax debate on Thursday night. ...

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  57. TO-DAY'S PROPERTY SALES.

    R. H. Selleck.—At Gough-street, Richmond— Frechold property. J. D. Graham (in conjunction with Messrs. Tadgell Brothers).—At Lincoln-road, ...

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  58. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE

    Mr. H. C. Cameron, the New Zealand dairy expert, has delivered an address before the Sanitary Inspectors' Association, in which he gave details of the precautions ...

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  59. HAGUE CONFERENCE.

    The Inter-Parliamentary Conference resumed its sittings at Brussels yesterday. The meeting resolved to recommend that the countries represented should each ...

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  60. PRIVILEGES OF PARLIAMENT.

    PERTH, Friday.—In the Legislative Assembly last night the Standing Orders Committee reported having taken the evidence of the constable concerned in serving ...

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  61. GREAT EARTHQUAKE.

    A violent earthquake, lasting an hour, was recorded on the seisnlographs in Great Britain yesterday. It is estimated that the centre of the disturbance was at a distance ...

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  63. TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council to-night, the question of the railway labourers' strike was descussed, and the following resolution ...

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  64. LAW NOTICES.—(This Day.)

    At 10 O'clock.—Varawa v. Howard Smith Compayn Limited (part heard). ...

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  66. PILING UP THE TAX.

    In the set of figures which Mr. Hughes selected in his reply to Mr. Irvine, the real effect of the aggregation principle embodied in the bill is ...

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  67. PRICE OF BREAD.

    PORTLAND, Friday.—The price of bread has been increased from 6d. to 7d. the 4lb. loaf. ...

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