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  2. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. EXPRESS TRAINS COLLIDE.

    A terrible railway collision occurred last night at Rottenmann, in Styria. The driver of the express from Rome to Vienna, overlooking the signal, dashed into ...

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  3. RAILWAY MANAGEMENT MR. TAIT RESIGNS.

    Great surprise was caused yesterday by the announcement that Mr. Thomas Tait, chairman of the Railways Commissioners, had forwarded his resignation to the ...

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  4. PROBLEM OF THE WORKLESS Imperial Emigration Urged.

    The problem of employment as selected to emigration was discussed yesterday at a special meeting of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, ...

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  5. MANLESS WARSHIP. Controlled by Wireless Waves.

    The latest marvel of marine invention in Germany is a warship which will go into action without a soul on board. The new vessel is described by the Berlin ...

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  6. AWAITING THE OMEN.

    The Neapolitans who are prone to regard great calamities as signs of the wrath of their patron saint, San Gennaro, have, on account of the cholera epidemic, been ...

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  7. TRAFFIC COMMISSION.

    The personnel of the Royal Commission, which is to be appointed to inquire into the improvement of the facilities for passenger traffic in Melbourne, has now been ...

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  8. SHIP CARNARVON BAY. GALES SHATTER WRECK.

    All doubts as to whether the wrecked ship Carnarvon Bay had disappeared were set at rest yesterday morning upon the return from King Island of ...

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  9. PARLIAMENT IN PROFILE.

    Less than 11 hours after the House of Representatives had adjourned on the previous night members assembled again yesterday for a 12-hours' sitting. Mr. Fisher ...

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  10. ALARM IN FRANCE.

    The number of accidents on the State railways in France of late has been unusually large, and their frequent recurrence is attracting public attention. ...

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  11. TRAMWAY FARES.

    The select committee of the Legislative Assembly which is to be appointed to inquire into and report upon the fares being charged by the Melbourne Tramway ...

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  12. WIRELESS MESSAGES.

    Some time ago the British Admiralty authorities decided to test the applicability of wireless telegraphy to submarines. Several vessels were fitted with the wireless ...

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  13. EXCURSION TRAIN DERAILED.

    Portugal has had a serious railway accident. A train carrying 420 excursion passengers became derailed near Oporto. No loss of life was occasioned, but 150 of the ...

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  14. SOUTH AFRICAN CRISIS.

    Reuter's correspondent at Pretoria cables that rumours are current in that city, which is the seat of government for the South African Union, that a grave ...

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  15. GREEK POLITICS.

    Following upon the political disturbances of a few months ago, when the Greek Assembly was dominated by the military party, and forced to pass legislation without ...

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  16. WAREHOUSE ROBBERY.

    Upon opening the warehouse of Messrs. E. B. Myers and Co., 133 Flinders-lane, yesterday morning, it needed no diligent search to disclose the fact that a robbery of some ...

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  17. TURKISH LOAN.

    It was announced last month that Turkey was floating a loan of £6,000,000 in Paris. "Le Temps," however, now states that the negotiations for the loan have been ...

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  18. INTERNATIONAL METHODS.

    Among the papers read at the International Conference on Unemployed, which is sitting in Paris, was one by Sir John Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria. ...

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  19. DISTRESS IN INDIA.

    The British commissioner at Mooltan, in the Punjaub, is appealing for funds to relieve the native inhabitants of his district. The River Indus has been in high flood, and ...

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  20. LAWS OF SALVAGE.

    After 14 years' negotiations the International Maritime Committee at Brussels has formulated in international agreement for the unification of the laws relating to ...

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  21. MOUNT OF OLIVES.

    An interesting discovery has been made by antiquarian explorers on the Mount of Olives, which lies on the eastern side of Jerusalem. ...

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  22. CANADIAN TRADE. CONFERENCE OF MANUFACTURERS.

    The annual convention of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association is being held at Vancouver. Three hundred delegates have assembled. This is the first occasion on ...

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  23. OBITUARY. MR. J. A. GUNN, M.L.C.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Though not unexpected by his relatives and immediate friends, the death of Mr. John Alexander Gunn, M.L.C., which occurred at a ...

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  24. S.S. COLAC ABANDONED.

    FREMANTLE, Wednesday.—Acting on reports received from Derby, the Adelaide Steamship Co. have decided to abandon the steamer Colac—which was lowed into Derby ...

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  25. ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    There was a numerous attendance of buyers at the opening of the Antwerp wool sales yesterday, and bidding was animated. Medium-quality sorts were unchanged in ...

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  26. LABOUR DISPUTE. THE BOILERMAKERS' TROUBLE.

    The grievances of the boilermarkers in Scotland and the north of England will be discussed to-day at a conference of representatives of the Edinburgh boilermakers ...

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  27. OBSCENITY IN ART.

    The Italian Premier, Signor Luzzatti, some time ago embarked upon a crusade against the production of obscene art in Italy. Under his instructions, everything ...

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  28. WITNESSING A SIGNATURE.

    In the Brunswick Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. Morrison, P.M., and Messrs. J. W. Fleming, J. Allard, and W. Dowsley, J. P.'s, Plain-clothes Constable R. R. ...

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  29. BUSINESS BOOMING.

    Canadian trade is booming. The Customs receipts for the past 10 days show an increase of £68,000, while the Savings Banks accounts in August increased by ...

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  30. THE COTTON STRIKE.

    The outlook for a settlement of the difficulty that exists in the cotton trade in Lancashire in consequence of the strike at the Fern mill at Boston is improving. The ...

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  31. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS. BANK SHARES, &c.,

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  32. APPLES FOR AUSTRALIA.

    The first shipment for the season of apples from Seattle, the northernmost port of the United States, on the Pacific coast, to Australia has been made.It is ...

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  33. WORKMEN'S PENSIONS.

    In the Budget Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday, M. Georges Cochery, the Minister of Finance, explained his proposals for providing the funds to ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS. BRITISH NAVAL EXPENDITURE.

    Mr. J. Keir Hardie, the well-known Socialist leader in the House of Commons, speaking at a Socialist Congress in Magdeburg, in Germany, said the British ...

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  35. LIEUT. COLONEL GOLDSTEIN.

    The friends of Lieut. Colonel J. R. Y. Goldstein will regret to learn of his death, which took place at his residence. "Whitehall," Bank-place. Colonel Goldstein, who ...

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  36. MR. TAIT'S SUCCESSOR.

    The announcement of Mr. Tait's desire to retire from the chairmanship of the commissioners came as a surprise yesterday even to members of the Cabinet and the ...

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  37. ESPIONAGE.

    Lieutenant Helm, the young German officer who was arrested while sketching the fortifications at Portsmouth, was brought before a magistrate at Fareham yesterday, ...

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  38. THEFT OF SACCHARINE.

    The London police have made four arrests of persons suspected of being concerned in the theft of half a ton of saccharine at Southwark. The saccharine was ...

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  39. MINING SHARES.

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  40. STATISTICAL CONGRESS.

    An international conference on statistics is being held at Brussels. Twenty-six countries are represented, including the Commonwealth of Australia, which is ...

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  41. SHIPPING RING AIMED AT.

    The Straits Settlements, a few weeks ago proposed to impose a duty of 20 per cent, on the frieght on all bills of lading, returning the duty only to shippers outside the ...

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  42. FRAUDS BY A MAYOR.

    A heavy sentence has been inflicted by the Italian criminal courts on a mayor who was guilty of extensive frauds. The accused was Cavaliere Tulumello, the ...

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  43. RAILWAY COMPANY RECONSTRUCTED.

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  44. REV. AMOS BRAZIER.

    The Rev. Amos Brazier, late incumbent of the parish of Dandenong, died yesterday, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. D. M'Whae, at Malvern, at the age of ...

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  45. THE DEBATE.

    In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Toutcher moved the adjournment of the House with a view to discussing the present position of railway administration, so that the ...

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  46. MOTOR FATALITY.

    The list of fatal accidents whilst motor ing which has been extraordinarly long during the last few days, is added to to-day by one at Sheffield. Mr. Lester Collingwood, ...

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  47. FATAL EXCITEMENT.

    LAUNCESTON, Wednesday. — When returning home from the premiership football match this evening, John Norman Carter, whose parents reside in Victoria, fell ...

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  48. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL APPEAL

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  49. AIRSHIP'S NARROW ESCAPE.

    One of the airships used in the French military manœuvres had a narrow escape from destruction. It was one of the Clement Bayard dirigible balloons, which was ...

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  50. FIRE AT WINNIPEG.

    A disastrous fire has taken place in Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba and most important inland centre of Canada. It was confined to the fashionable residential ...

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  51. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At Half-past 10.—Johnston v. Grace (part heard). Practice Court. (Before Mr. Justice Hood.) ...

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  52. BOXING.

    In a ten rounds boxing contest at New York on Monday, Dixie Kid, the welterweight champion, was outpointed by Fighting Dick Nelson. ...

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  53. CHARITABLE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.

    On behalf of the Foundling Hospital appeal fund we have received 5/ from "C." ...

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  54. A SPACIOUS DIOCESE.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The first session of the fourteenth synod of the diocese of Perth opened last evening. In the course of his charge, Bishop Riley pointed out that, ...

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  56. HIS LIFE FOR A FRIEND.

    An appeal was made in "The Argus" of Saturday by Mr. Henry Glenn, acting as hon. treasurer on behalf of the fellow-workmen of Charles Nelson, who lost his life in saving that of another ...

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  57. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.

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  58. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Copper.—Tuesday's closing quotations were:—Spot, £55 to £55/5/, or an advance of 2/6 since the previous day; three months, £55/13/9 to £55/18/9, or an advance of 2/6 ...

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  59. LOST DOGS' HOME.

    We have received 2/6 for the fund to establish a Lost Dogs' Home from "Old Maid," who wishes the home "could include Poor Puss also." ...

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  60. Advertising

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  61. TALBOT MILK INSTITUTE.

    We have received the sum of £22/5/6, the proceeds of a children's bazaar in aid of the funds of the Talbot Milk Institute, which was held at "Arrou," Albert-park, by the Misses Helene ...

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