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  2. BARRIER STOCKS.

    The news of the Newcastle strike came as a surprise to Broken Hill, which fully expected the Premier's mediation to be successful. Fortunately, having learnt a ...

    Article : 378 words
  3. THE TARIFF SCHEDULE.

    The tariff schedule was further considered by the House of Representatives in committee to-day. Piece goods (E).—Cotton, linen, jute ...

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  4. PORTLAND DUKEDOM.

    The New York correspondent of The Daily News states that a bank clerk named Nathaniel Inch has intimated that he is coming to London to rive testimony ...

    Article : 472 words
  5. NEW PROTECTION AT WORK.

    The decision of Mr. Justice Higgins (President of the Commowealth Conciliation and Arbitration Court) was given today in regard to sugrestions made on ...

    Article : 807 words
  6. "AN UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND."

    The Daily Chronicle states that, owing to Prince Waldemar of Denmark and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria having broken their verbal promise that their offspring should ...

    Article : 492 words
  7. ITALIAN EX-MINISTER.

    Great public interest is being displayed in the criminal case now being heard by the Italian Senate. Signor Nasi, who was Minister of Public Instruction in 1903, is ...

    Article : 205 words
  8. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The new sessions of the Houses of Parliament will begin on January 29. All political parties arc awaiting with much interest a speech which Mr. Balfour ...

    Article : 66 words
  9. EFFECT AT PORT ADELAIDE.

    The trend of events in connection with the strike of coalminers in the Newcastle and South Maitland districts is being followed with keen interest at Port Adelaide ...

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  10. TROUBLED IRELAND.

    Mr. Birrell (Chief Secretary for Ireland), addressing a meeting of Liberals at Southampton on Tuesday, said the Government was doing, its best to stop illegal ...

    Article : 105 words
  11. TARIFF ALTERATIONS.

    The following alterations have been notified:—Tariff Item 124—New sub-item after sub-item (A), taking effect on and after November. 13, to read "Piere goods, woollen or containing wool. ...

    Article : 158 words
  12. HARRY THAW IN GAOL.

    The Duchess of Marlborough (nee Consuelo Vanderbilt), who is interested in prison reforms in Britain, inspected on Tuesday the famous Tombs Prison at New ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. NOISY SUFFRAGISTS.

    In consequence of their persistent interruption of a speech, delivered at Brighton by Mr. R. McKenna, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury. 20 women claimants of the ...

    Article : 94 words
  14. FIELD TELEPHONE.

    The Minister for Defence, having enquired into the merits of the field telephons invented by Lieut. Medhuret, a native of Tasmania, now in England, has decided in ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. SIR ROBERT BOND.

    Sir Robert Bond, the Premier of Newfoundland, has been severely criticised for absenting himself from the Governor's official dinner at St. John's on the King's ...

    Article : 84 words
  16. ADVENTURE AND CRIME.

    Mr. Justice Grantham, at the Sussex Assizes yesterday, sentenced a man named Ferrari, alias Miller, a partner with Charles Smith and "Chicago may," to five ...

    Article : 581 words
  17. CHOKED TO DEATH.

    Roy Alexander, a child, met his death in a peculiar manner at Cassilis. He put his head through an armhole of a pinafore which was hanging out to dry on a ...

    Article : 74 words
  18. DEATH OF SIR LEWIS MORRIS.

    The death is announced, at the age of 74, of Sir Lewis Morris, M.A., poet and author of many articles on literary and educational subjects. ...

    Article : 586 words
  19. FINANCIAL STRESS.

    Although £4,000,000 in gold has reached New York from abroad since the, financial panic began, acute stringency in the currency is still noticeable, and the premium ...

    Article : 130 words
  20. NEW YORK BUILDINGS.

    The Building Commission of New York has decided that in future buildings shall not exceed a height of 250 ft. Singer's Building, which has been completed ...

    Article : 284 words
  21. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A wallaroo which recently in the botanic gardens at Goulburn attacked two boys has made a savage onslanght on Mr. Leecount, an assistant gardener. The animal gripped ...

    Article : 71 words
  22. BROKEN HILL, November 13.

    One result of the Rev. C. E. Schafer's social reform address at the Trades Hall on Sunday is that one owner of a number of houses inhabited by women in the lower ...

    Article : 152 words
  23. GENERAL GABLE NEWS

    The new steamer Orara, built, for the Sydney North Coast Navigation Company, has been launched at Kinghorn on the Firth of Forth. ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. DEPUTATION TO MR. CHAPMAN.

    Over 30 manufacturers of agricultural machinery, all members of the Federated Association of Australian Agricultural Implement Manufacturers, formed a ...

    Article : 444 words
  25. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday the Premier moved—That the House approves of the purchase of the Government of Denmark Railway and Estate at a price ...

    Article : 55 words
  26. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 259 words
  27. TERRIBLE HOTEL FIRE.

    A dreadful conflagration occurred on Monday night at New Haven, a flourishing city in the State of Conecticut. It was caused through the carclessness of a ...

    Article : 103 words
  28. MR. KEIR HARDIES VISIT.

    Mr. Claude Thompson (secretary of the metrapolitan branch of the Political Labour Party) has received a communication from Mr. Keir Hardie in reply to the branch's ...

    Article : 102 words
  29. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    Mr. Mackay (Minister for Lands), when moving to-day the second reading of a Bill providing for indeterminate sentences for the control of habitual criminals ...

    Article : 72 words
  30. FIRE IN MOSCOW.

    Advices from Moscow report the destruction by fire of the Solodovnikoff Opera House, a large and costly structure. The outbreak is said to have been due to ...

    Article : 48 words
  31. NOTES AND QUERIES.

    From "G. C.".-"It is not correct for 'A L.' (while we all sympathize with those who were badly, affected with, the heat of [?] to say that the Governor and his ...

    Article : 93 words
  32. ASPERSIONS AGAINST MISSIONARIES.

    At the, annual meeting of the commission of the State Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria the Rev. Dr. Cairns (the convener of the foreign mission ...

    Article : 169 words
  33. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A Bill to legalize and regulate the use of the totalizator was introduced in the Legislative Assembly to-night by Mr. R. H. Levien, and read a first time. The ...

    Article : 117 words
  34. VICTORIA.

    The committee of the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has decided, to appoint the Rev. D. S. Adam, of Greenock, a professor of systematic theology and ...

    Article : 67 words
  35. THE MAIL CONTRACT.

    Representatives of the Orient Company and their solicitor (Mr. Stewart) had today several long conferences with members of the Commonwealth Government. The ...

    Article : 158 words
  36. AUSTRALIAN SHARES. &c.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 words
  37. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.

    From "Observer".—"Some years/ago the question of Sunday observance was prominently before the public, and the inestimable, privilege of Sunday as a day of rest ...

    Article : 346 words
  38. SIZE OF CORNSACKS.

    A deputation representing farmers and millers waited, upon the Minister for Customs to-day to protest against the proposed reduction of the size of cornsacks from ...

    Article : 115 words
  39. TASMANIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the discussion of the vote of censure on the Government in connection with the education questions submitted by Mr. Stafford ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    The City Coroner has concluded an enquiry, into the death of Oscar Tucker, aged 15 years, who, while riding a bicycle, was run down and killed by a motor car at ...

    Article : 63 words
  41. NEW ZEALAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 76 words
  42. BREWSTER'S MILLIONS.

    A curious incident happened during the performance of "Brewster's Millions" at the Theatre Royal to-night. In the last act the hero finds himself without the ...

    Article : 125 words
  43. CHILD DROWNED.

    The 21 months old child of Archibald Craythorn, of Horsham, has been drowned in a small hole. When the mother first saw it its head and arms were moving, but ...

    Article : 48 words
  44. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Legislative Assembly discussed the Estimates for the Mines Department all last night, and it was not till 6 o'clock this morning that the House adjourned. ...

    Article : 32 words
  45. ATTACKED BY AN ELEPHANT.

    A sensational incident occurred at Wirth Brothers' Circus after the matinee performance to-day. A baby elephant suddenly attacked a man named Scovil. After ...

    Article : 115 words
  46. KILLED BY A TRAIN.

    The body of William Bartick, a wellknown commercial traveller, has been found on the railway near the Roma Street Station. The right leg was severed and ...

    Article : 40 words
  47. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The Chingtu arrived from Eastern ports on "Wednesday morning, bringing 20 tons of general cargo. Through. Passengers— Messrs. Forstsr. Mitchell. More. Fairchild. ...

    Article : 71 words
  48. LUCKY NEWSVENDOR.

    Matthew Mills, a newspaper vendor, of Keadyin, County Armagh, Ireland, is heir to a fortune of £12,000 left him by his mother and sister, who were burned to ...

    Article : 68 words
  49. A MADMAN'S ACT.

    A tragedy has been reported from Christchurch. Hans Wilson, who some time ago attempted to murder his wife, was recently released from the Mental ...

    Article : 72 words
  50. Advertising

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