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  2. [?]RRESPOSSIBLE PRIVATE SCHOOLS."

    "The result of the school census, taken early in 1906, for the whole of the metropolitan area, comprising nine school districts showed that of 18,809 children ...

    Article : 239 words
  3. EARL CROMER.

    The Government has notified its intention of asking Parliament to vote a sum of money to Earl Cramer in recognition of his services as the "creator of modern ...

    Article : 76 words
  4. ARMY REORGANIZATION

    The House of Lords on Wednesday carried, without a division, the motion for the second reading of the Territorial Forces Bill. ...

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  5. FRENCH WISE RIOTS

    The central committee of the French winegrowers at Argelliers has severely criticised Marcellin Albert the leader in the wine district riots, for his conduct in ...

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  6. REFORM OF THE LORDS.

    The House of Commons on Wednesday concluded the debate on the Premier's resolution—"That, in order to give effect to the will of the people as expressed by their ...

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  7. CONCERNING PEOPLE

    Lieut. A. C. Boddam-Whetham. late 5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, has been appointed extra Aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor. He arrived in ...

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  8. THE MAIL CONTRACT.

    Matters in connection with the mail contract have now reached a stage at which decisive action must be taken within the next few days. The Commonwealth ...

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  9. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

    Cynics may regard it as a coincidence. Parliament opened on Thursday during a period of record frost. So far however, the fact can have only a climatic and not ...

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  10. THE COLD SNAP.

    Another remarkably cold night was recorded through the State on Wednesday night, and the thermometer readings at the Adelaide Observatory were again very low ...

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  11. RELIGION AND HUMOUR

    At Oxford University on Wednesday honorary degrees were conferred upon Gen. William Booth, the veteran philanthropist mid founder of the Salvation Army and ...

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  12. TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF.

    At Thursday's meeting of the Port Adelaide City Council the recommendations of the City Surveyor, which were presented at the preceding meeting with a view to ...

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  13. RUSSIAN BOMBS.

    A dreadful incident is reported from Transcaucasia. At the city of Tiflis 10 bombs were thrown in quick succession into the midst of Erivan square a ...

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  14. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IN WALES.

    A severe shock of earthquake was experienced on Wednesday in the Island of Anglesey, one of the counties of North Wales. At Holyhead the buildings rocked ...

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  15. LIVING STATUARY.

    The London County Council, by a vote of 66 against 45, has resolved to inform the proprietors of the London music halls that the continuance of "living statuary" ...

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  16. INFLEXIBLE LAUNCHED.

    The new armoured cruiser Inflexible—a sister ship to the Invincible and the Indomitable—was launched on Wednesday at Messrs. John Brown & Co.'s yard, ...

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  17. PAYNEHAM TO PARADISE.

    On Monday the suburb of Paradise was invaded by an army of over 30 strong, arm[?] with pickaxes and crowbars, and there [?] trellies of stone and sleepers. The ...

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  18. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    King Edward.—His Majesty on Wednesday visited the agricultural show at Lincoln, where there is a large combined exhibit of produce from New South Wales and Western Australia. ...

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  19. HAGUE CONFERENCE.

    The International Peace Conference at the Hague is discussing various proposals which are designed to mitigate the honors and inconveniences of war. Owing to the ...

    Article : 181 words
  20. HOW TEACHERS LOOK.

    In the education report the Director and the inspectors join in sympathetic and appreciative references to the teachers, and there are indications that the kindly ...

    Article : 366 words
  21. THE CHURCH IN WALES.

    The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Lloyd-George) has informed the Welsh Congregational Union, in reply to its manifesto demanding the ...

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  22. MARITIME TRAINING.

    The First Lord of the Admiralty (Lord Tweedmouth) has informed the Victorian Premier (Mr. Bent) that the Admiralty knows of no vessel at its disposal suitable ...

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  23. DRAFT AGREEMENT NOT YET SIGNED.

    In a cablegram published to-day the English mail contractors expressed their willingness to give a further bond of £25,000 to the Commonwealth Government directly ...

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  24. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the second round for the All England Championship in the lawn tennis matches at Wimbledon Norman Brookes defeated A. F. Wilding, the Australian, by three ...

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  25. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

    A serious accident occurred at the Fitzroy Gasworks this afternoon. Mr. Stanley Vial (principal of the University High School) had arranged with the ...

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  26. MONEY MARKET.

    Following upon the decision of the British Government not to float the promised Transvaal loan of £5,000,000 this year, the London Stock Exchange now ...

    Article : 61 words
  27. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 words
  28. ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

    The annual conversazione of the Royal Colonial Institute, held at South Kensington on Tuesday, was attended by 2,000 persons. In the absence of the Colonial ...

    Article : 167 words
  29. IDAHO MURDER TRIALS.

    The trial is proceeding at Boise, State of Idaho, of W. D. Havwood, C. H. Moyer, and G. A. Pettibone on the charge of complicity in the murder of ex-Governor ...

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  30. A CYCLE IN CATHAY.

    Prince Borghese, of Italy, whose car is in the lead in the Pekin to Paris motor race, has arrived at Kaichta, a fortified town in the Trans-Baikal district of Siberia, near ...

    Article : 304 words
  31. TO-DAY'S DIARY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 words
  32. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT

    In the Criminal Court to-day Charles Truelove, ex-secretary to the St. Kilda Cemetery Trustees, was again charged with having embezzled £53. belonging to t he ...

    Article : 118 words
  33. GOOD TIMES IN QUEENSLAND.

    The annual Queensland dinner was held on Wednesday, and the company, who numbered 120. included Mr. W. P. Reeves (High Commissioner for New Zealand), the ...

    Article : 133 words
  34. DISTRICT ALLOWANCE.

    The Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner has forwarder a recommendation that an increase of 5 per cent. should be made on the salaries of all Federal ...

    Article : 79 words
  35. STEWART FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  36. ALLEGED MURDER.

    A report from Barringun with reference to the the shooting of Mrs. Smith at Tego, on the Queensland border, states that the woman was shot from behind and there ...

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  37. FURTHER REMARKS BY MR. WATSON.

    Rp. Watson said, in further reference to the mail contract—"I would prefer to see the service conducted independently of any of the States. but apparently we have to ...

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  38. GRADING BUTTER.

    Mr. Bent (Premier of Victoria) and Mr. J. W, Taverner (Agent-General) on Wednesday attended a meeting of members of the Home and Foreign Produce Exchange. ...

    Article : 123 words
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  40. TRIBAL WARS.

    The steamer France, which has arrived, reported that the coastal and bush natives in the New Hebrides were again engaging in inter-tribal wars, and that punitive ...

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  41. H.M.S. PYRAMUS.

    Rear-Admiral Fawkes has received word that H.M.S. Pyramus, which touched a reef near Flinders Island on Tuesday, arrived at Cooktown this morning, all safe. ...

    Article : 69 words
  42. Advertising

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  43. MELBOURNE MURDER.

    Investigations into the mysterious murder of Mr. Bernard Bauer in his office in Modern Chambers, and the robbery of several thousand pounds' worth of ...

    Article : 42 words
  44. POST CARD LIBEL.

    A case affecting the post office officials was beard in the Supreme Court to-day, when Mrs. Thorne, postmisress at Carlton. sued Lily Craw for £500 damages for ...

    Article : 91 words
  45. Advertising

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