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  2. THE FISCAL FIGHT.

    Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Liberal M.P., for West Monmouthshire, who is now 76 years, old, delivered a vigorous address on the fiscal problem before a crowded and ...

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  3. THE ENGLISH EDUCATION CONTROVERSY.

    In view of the growing hostility to the new Education Act on account of the special favours it confers upon Church schools at the expense of the ratepayers, Dr. ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    At Casterton to-day an unmarried woman aged 22 years, in domestic service, attempted to commit suicide by taking strychnine. An emetic was administered, and saved ...

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  5. THE FAR EAST.

    An agreement has been drawn up and signed in behalf of China and France respectively providing for the construction by the latter of the Yunnan Railway. The ...

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  6. EARLY SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    We publish to-day a report of the dinner given to Capt Cadell in the Legislative Council Chamber on Wednesday last, as far as we have been supplied with notes ...

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  7. APPALLING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    A terrible railway accident occurred on Saturday near Indianapolis, a town in tho State of Indiana, United States. A number of trucks loaded with gravel had ...

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  8. RUSSIAN RETALIATION ON ENGLAND.

    The Russian Government have notified their intention of levying an increased duty on Indian and Ceylon tea, on the plea that, by our exclusion of Russian ...

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  9. THE TIMES ON AUSTRALIA'S ATTITUDE.

    The Times, in a loading article, accepts the fiscal declarations of Mr. Deakin (Prime Minister of Commonwealth), Mr. Reid, and Mr. Watson as ...

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  10. THE RUSSIAN VICEROY.

    Admiral Alexeieff, the Viceroy of Russian possessions in the Far East has arranged to leave Port Arthur and spend the winter al Vladivostok. Among the Chinese ...

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  11. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS DIVIDED.

    At a conference of 200 representative commercial travellers, held at the Holborn Restaurant to consider the fiscal problem, a proposition was carried, by a majority of ...

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  12. FEDERAL FINANCES

    The Federal Treasurer has sent to the several State Treasurers statements showing the net customs and excise returns for the last month, as follows:—New South Wales ...

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  13. RUSSIAN SEIZURE OF MOUKDEN.

    The reoocupatlon by Muscovite troops of Moukden, the capital of Manchuria, is attributed by Chinese officials to the fact that some Chinese military officers ...

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  14. A "FREEFOODER" SECEDES.

    Mr. Ian Malcolm, Conservative member for North-West Suffolk in the House of Commons, has seceded from the Unionist Freefood League because the manifesto ...

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  15. DEATH OF PROFESSOR MOMMSEN.

    The death is announced, at the age of 86 years, of Professor Theodor Mommsen, the noted German jurist and historian. One of the last deeds performed by the ...

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  16. ILL-TREATMENT OF A POLICEMAN.

    your men—Victor McVicar, Patrick George Mangan. Edwin A. McVicar, and John Smith—were charged at the Port Melbourne Court to-day in connection with ...

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  17. THE OVALAU LOST

    The Messageries Maritimes Company's steamer Pacifique has solved the mystery relating to the missing steamer Ovalau. The vessel being long overdue from ...

    Article : 750 words
  18. CONSERVATIVES AT SHEFFIELD.

    No political gathering ever held in Sheffield has aroused so much interest as that which was attended yesterday by Mr. Balfour, at the invitation of the National ...

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  19. A NOTORIOUS CONVICT.

    After a year's search, the escaped Irish convict James Lychelhaun was arrested at Indianapolis at the end of August. He was originally a school teacher at Galway, but ...

    Article : 163 words
  20. BULGARIA.

    The quinquennial general elections for the National Assembly in Bulgaria have been completed, with the result that the Petroff Ministry have been returned to power with ...

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  21. NEW SOUTH WALES

    In the course of an application in the Divorce Court to-day an interesting point was briefly discussed. The petitioner, whose wife left Sydney for England and never ...

    Article : 101 words
  22. RUSSIA AND THE PERSIAN GULF.

    St. Petersburg advices affirm that the Czar and his advisers propose to permanently station a warship in the Persian Gulf. ...

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  23. A SENSATIONAL ESCAPE.

    Two miners at Eurow Copper Mines, in the Eugowra district, had a remarkable escape from a terrible death. They descended to repair an old shaft and a ...

    Article : 219 words
  24. ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCES IN FRANCE.

    A novel and remarkable electrical disturbance occurred on the Continent on Saturday, with the result that for the greater part of the day France was isolated from the ...

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  25. FIRE IN NEW YORK.

    A terrible fire occurred on Sunday in a crowded tenement in one of the poorest quarters of the City of New York. Through the arduous efforts of the fire brigades the ...

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  26. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Financial instructions were Issued to day by the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. Lewis) to the returning officers for each electorate. These provide for the payment of the ...

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  27. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    Waiter Pearce and William Gross mines, working on Block 11 of the Proprietary Mine, narrowly escaped being killed this afternoon through falling groud. ...

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  28. QUEENSLAND.

    The consolidated revenue for October was £241,575, an increase of £22,824 over that of October last year. The expenditure was £197,576, a, decrease of £1,459. The ...

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  29. ANGLO-FRENCH ENTENTE.

    The British commercial delegates who visited Paris state that they are delighted with the cordiality which has been manifest towards them by the ...

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  30. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The balance to the credit of depositors in the Government, Savings Bank at the end of October was £1,981,954, against £l,986,380 on October 31 last year. ...

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  31. AMALGAMATED COPPER COMPANY.

    The Amalgamated Copper Company's properties in Montana, United Stales, we shut down a week ago, and 15,000 workmen were thrown out of employment. The step ...

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  32. COACHBUILDERS' PICNIC.

    The coachbuilders held their picnic at the National Park, Belair, on Saturday, and it proved highly successful. A start was made from Victoria square about 9 o'clock, and the destination ...

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  33. BOMB EXPLODES IN A CHURCH.

    An infernal machine exploded in the Belleville Church, Paris, on Saturday, but fortunately only slight damage was caused to the building. In view of the outrage ...

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  34. THE VATICAN.

    On the eve of the departure of Cardinal Moran and Dean O'Haran from Rome for Australia, the Pope sent each of them a photograph of himself, bearing his ...

    Article : 116 words
  35. FORFEITURE AND FINE.

    The supposition that the arrest of Percy Marley at Fremantle last week would throw some light on the White Cliffs opal robbery has fallen through. In the ...

    Article : 82 words
  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The latest advices from New York state that Col. Holland, the officer who had charge of the Salvation Army's social work in America, has succumbed to the injuries ...

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  37. BURNED TO DEATH.

    Mr. George Attwood was burnt to death it his camp, Boulder Block, this morning. At about half-post 4 the structure, composed of hessian, was found to be in ...

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  38. MR. ASQUITH AT PAISLEY.

    Addressing a great meeting at Paisley on Saturday, Mr. Asquith said that Mr. Chamberlain had utterly failed to prove that British trade was in a parlous state. Taken ...

    Article : 286 words
  39. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

    Maud Blackaby, a good-looking girl, 18 years of age, was brought before the Police Court this morning charged with the manslaughter of tier illegitimate child at ...

    Article : 106 words
  40. DEATH OF A DRY BLOWER.

    The sudden death of an old dry blower, John Wright, who died yesterday in the bush, about two miles from Block 48, on the Coolgardie road, was the subject of a ...

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  41. ROOMS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

    Telegrams from Rome record an outbreak of fire in a private apartment situate over the priceless Vatican Library. The conflagration spread to three rooms, which were ...

    Article : 58 words
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  43. BENEFITS OF "DUMPING."

    At a meeting of shareholders of Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company at Newcasle, the Chairman (Sir C. McLaren, M.P.), speaking on the question of ...

    Article : 180 words
  44. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    The championship meeting of the Melbourne Shooting Club was concluded to—day. The championship was won by R. Grant, of Meredith, who grassed the whole ...

    Article : 155 words
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  49. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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  52. SLAUGHTERING LICENCES.

    ADELAIDE.—Court sat November 2; 33 renewals granted, subject to defects in a few cases being remedied. Three new licences for old premises granted. There were 17 applications for ...

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