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  2. SEARCH FOR YONGALA. MORE WRECKAGE FOUND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Reports regarding the finding of more wreckage have been received. Mr. Robinson, of Halifax, yesterday found two cabin doors, one fancy ...

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  3. MADMAN IN CHURCH.

    An exciting incident occurred yesterday in the basilica of St. Petor's. An Austrian named Desanti fired a revolver at a group of priests, and wounded a policeman who ...

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  4. DEADLOCK IN CONGRESS. Demand for Tariff Reform.

    The special session of Congress, convened by President Taft to deal with the proposed reciprocity agreement with Canada, was opened yesterday. The Receiprocity Bill ...

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  5. A NAVAL NURSERY.

    For Australia's navy of to-morrow the Commonwealth must, in the manning of her ships, largely depend on the promise of today. So far Austeralia has of necessity had ...

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  6. AUSTRALIAN PROGRESS.

    Captain Collins, sceretary of the Commonwealth of Australia, road paper this afternoon at the Society of Arts on "Australian Development." ...

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  7. DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE. House of Lords Debate.

    The debate was concluded in the House of Lords yesterday upon the following motion by Lord Roberts:— "That in view of the altered strategic ...

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  8. PERSONAL.

    Colonel Charles Ryan, Principal Medical Officer for Victoria, has been granted six months' leave of absence. His duties will be performed by Lieut-Colonel R.H.J. ...

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  9. STATE SHIP-BUILDING.

    What appears to be an inexplicable delay has marked the actions of the State Ministry in connection with the proposal for the establishment of State ship-building yards. ...

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  10. COASTAL DRIFT.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Captain Lawson, of the dredge Willunga, who has been on the coast since the early eighties, and has an intimate knowledge of that portion ...

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  11. BOTH POLES COVETED.

    Captain Roald Amundsen, who left Stockholm six months ago, in the Fram, ostensibly with the object of rounding Cape Horn, sailing up the west coast of America, and ...

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  12. REDUCED DUTIES.

    Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday. said that he was unable at present to state what steps were ...

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  13. COMMAND OF THE SEA.

    Questions relating to the maintenance of British naval supremacy were asked of Mr. M'Kenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Commons yesterday. ...

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  14. STATEMENT BY MR. WAREHAM.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Mr. Wareham, the company's Brisbane agent, said to-night that he had communicated with the company's agent at Lucinda Point, and ...

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  15. EDWARD MEMORIAL.

    Tn consequence of the agitation against the choice of the Mall as the site of the King Edward memorial (a statue by Mr. Bartram Maekennal), the site has been ...

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  16. GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

    The Socialist party in the Reichstag has secured a decided victory over the Government in regard to the wages of State employees. ...

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  17. RUSSIAN DUMA.

    The Duma at its sitting yeserday elected M. Rodsianko as President, in place of M. Gutchkoff. The new President is a member of the Octobrist group, who adhere to the ...

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  18. QUEENSLAND FLOODS. PREMIER'S ADVENTURE.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. Denham), who has been addressing meetings in the north, arrived at Cairns yesterday after a day of thrilling adventures. ...

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  19. DISLOYAL DUBLIN.

    The action of the Dublin Corpotation in rejecting by 42 votes to 9 a motion to present an address of welcome to the King on the occasion of his visit to Ireland in Jully, ...

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  20. HOPING AGAINST HOPE.

    NATIVE AND HIS LOST WIFE. BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A husband, who laments in Cairns the death of his wife, waits and watches for the arrival of ...

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  21. BRITISH POLITICS. PARTY SYSTEM ATTACKED.

    The debate in the committee stage on the Parliament Bill. limiting the veto of the House of Lords, was Uneventful yesterday, the Liberals being practically silent. ...

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  22. PROSPEROUS CANADA.

    Mr. W. S. Fielding, Dominion Minister of Finance, delivered his budget speech in the House of Commons yesterday. He pointed out Canada's satisfactory financial ...

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  23. BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

    The treaty of commerce beetween Great Britain and Japan revised in accordance with recent tariff alteration in Japan, has now been signed. ...

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  24. SURPRISE VISIT SAVES BOY.

    CAIRNS, Sunday.—The father of Master E. Rall, who left the Yongala at Flat Top, when returning to Cairns from a holiday trip to Brisbane, has received a letter from ...

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  25. "DARTMOOR SHEPHERD."

    David Davies, the "old shepherd of Dartmoor," who has been held up for public sympathy by Mr. Lloyd-George and Mr. Winston Churchill as a victim of the prison ...

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  26. CHURCH UNION.

    The resolution in favour of organic church union, which was publicly carried by the assembled Presbyterians, Methodists, and Congregationalists of Sydney on Tuesday ...

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  27. 20in. OF RAIN IN A DAY.

    CAIRNS, Wednesday.—The downpour still continues. There was no sign of an abatement to-day. The police went down the Barron River yesterday by boat, and ...

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  28. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT.

    The Australian apples brought by the R.M.S. Orontes were found when unpacked to be in good condition The apple from Tasmania were variable, many of the ...

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  29. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    The Trustees, Executives, and Agency Company Limited, the executor of the will of the late Mrs. M.A. Samuel, has forwarded cheques in payment of the following legacies, namely:—Melbourne ...

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  30. HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM.

    Speaking at Edinburgh last night Lord Balfour of Burleigh admitted that the Liberals were not sufficiently represented in the House of Lords, but he warned the ...

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  31. YAWATA MARU'S PASSAGE.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The steamer Yawata Maru arrived at Pinkenba at 5 o'clock to-night from the East. Captain Craig, of the Torres Straits pilot ...

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  32. MORMON ACTIVITY.

    A strong anti-Mormon agitation has begun in Switzerland. It has been quick ened by the announcement that during the last five years the Mormons have secured ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN ROYAL TOUR.

    ROBART, Wednesday.—The Governor (sir Harry Harron), speaking to-day at the Tasman penisula fruit show, said that he hoped that the King and Queen would ...

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  34. RESCUING RESIDENTS.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Telegraph messages fromm Cairns have been greatly delayed owing to the interruption to telegraph lines. A telegram dated Saturday ...

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  35. INCOME TAX DEMANDS.

    Much comment has been caused by the fact that several of the largest railway companies and business houses in Great Britain did not receive demands for income ...

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  36. NAVIGATION BILL.

    The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting yesterday, unanimously resolved that the Commonwealth Navigation Bill is not in conformity with the ...

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  37. LETTERS AND CHEQUES.

    For several months past letters and cheques forwarded to business firms in the city have not reached their destination. Reports of their mysterious disappearances ...

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  38. TARCOOLA'S DISCOVERIES.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A delayed telegram from Cairns, dated Sunday, April 2, stated that the steamer Tarcoola had arrived there that morning after her lengthy ...

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  39. SIR ELDON GORST.

    Sir Eldon Horst, who has bren Britiah Consnl-Genernl in Egypt since 1007, is suffering from a stroke of paralysis. The at, tack supervened upon a sunstroke, which ...

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  40. JAPAN AND AMERICA.

    The assertion that Japan is preparing to contest with the United States the supremacy of the Northern Pacific was discussed yesterday by Baron Destournelles de ...

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  41. CANE CROPS WASHED AWAY.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—At Mossman, according to messages received, cyclonic weather, with torrential rain, has been experienced since Thursday, causing the ...

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  42. THE PRICE OF PEACE. MEXICAN REBELS' TERMS.

    Francisco Madero, the leader of the Mexican insurgents, was interviewed yesterday regarding the prospects of peace. Madero declares that his followers will ...

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  43. LARGE BEQUEST. NAVAL AND MILITARY OFFICERS.

    The Hon. Henry Lorton Bourke, uncle of the Earl of Mayo, who died recently at the age of 71, has left an estate of the value of £500,000. He has bequeathed ...

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  44. FEMALE SHOPLIFTER.

    A sensational sequel to a shoplifting incident occurred here yesterday. A welldressed woman, who was afterwards discovered to be a kleptomaniac, was caught in ...

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  45. THE RAILWAYS.

    The timber drying kiln at the Newport Railway Workshops is heing enlarged to facilitate the handling in an up-to-date manner of the large Supplies of timber used at ...

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  46. FATHER AS MEDIATOR.

    Senor Madero, father of the rebel leader, accompanied by Gustavo Madero, has departed on a peace mission to the insurgents. ...

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  47. LORD WOLVERHAMPTON'S ESTATE.

    Vicsount Wolverhapton, the well-known Liberal peer, who died late in February, has left an estate of £91,523. ...

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  48. AERONAUTICS. NEXT GREAT BALLOON RACE.

    The next international balloon race will be held on Ocotober 9. The competitors will start from Kansas City. ...

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  49. UNKNOWN PAPUA. PARLIAMENTARY EXPLORERS

    Thirty-nine members of the Federal Parliament have signified their intention of joining in the official visit Papua in June and July. They are:—Senator A. Blackey, ...

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  50. STEAMERS ASHORE.

    News has been received that the GermanAustralian Compan's steamer Bergedorf, 4,499 tons, which left Sydney for Antwerp on March 11, has gone ashore at Cape ...

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  51. AMERICAN POLITICIAN SHOT.

    Mr. George Critchfiedl, a New Jersey politician, has been fatally shot by a small force of Mexican soldiers who were concealed in ambush near Tonpam, on the Mexican ...

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  52. TALLOW MARKET.

    At to-day's auction sales of Australasian tallon 977 casks were offered, and 810 sold. The following prices were realise:—Fine muton,35[?]; medium mutton,33/[?]; fine beef, ...

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  53. LAW NOTICES.—(This Day.)

    At Half past to Enginedrivers and Fire[?]men's A[?]iation v. Braken Hill Propletary Co. Ltd. and other (part heard). SUPRIME COURT. ...

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  54. FRENCH DIRIGIBLE'S TRIPS.

    The new French dirigible balloon Ville de Pan has been remarkable successful. She has made 140 ascents since the middle of December, has travelled 2,000 miles, and ...

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  55. TO-DAY'S AUCTION SALES.

    To-day's auction sales:—Beau[?]amp Brothers, at Boo[?]-road Caulttetd, house old furniture, racing gear and tackle; Tuckett and Styles, at Malvernroad. To[?]ora furniture and household effects; James ...

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  56. FEDERAL BANKING BILL.

    In giving a general indication the other day that the business of the next session of the Federal Parliament will be largely [?] the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) ...

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  57. FEDERAL LAND TAX.

    Between 16,000 and 17,000 of the returns furnished to the Federal land tax commissioner (Mr. G. A. M'Kay) show that the landholders furnishing them are liable to ...

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  58. MILITARY SERVICE.

    The following places have been find as centers for registration, inspection, and training of person hable for service under the training Provision fo the ...

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  59. BODY FOUND IN CULVERT.

    BROKES HILL., Wednesday.—The case in which John A[?]ams, a miner, was charged with having shot at Albert E. Cameron, agent,with intent to intliet ...

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  61. CYCLONE AT SAMARAI.

    CAIRNS, Wednesday.—The s.s. Matunga, which arrived from Papua to-night, brought news of a cyclone at Samarai on March 28. A number of small craft were wrecked, ...

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  62. ALLEGED THEFT OF JEWELLERY.

    Francis Bret Hart, 17 years of are, was charged at the City Court yesterday with having stolen from his employer, Henry Hart, pawabroker, of I w[?]-street, who is not related to the ...

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