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  2. Advertising

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  3. POINTED QUESTIONS.

    In the House of Commons to-day further enquiries were made regarding the appointment of the Rt. Hon. W. G. Ellison Macartney as Governor of Tasmania. ...

    Article : 195 words
  4. HOME RULE.

    In the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister promised the House a full day to discuss the Irish Unionists' amendment for the exclusion of Ulster from the ...

    Article : 255 words
  5. A NATURAL FRONTIER.

    Referring to the Peace Conference, the newspaper Mir states—"If the Turks persist in prolonging the negotiations, the allies will be forced to put the sea between ...

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  6. LORD HARDINGE.

    The Viceroy of India (Lord Hardinge of Penshurst) has so far recovered from the wounds sustained by the bursting bomb at Delhi that he is considered by ...

    Article : 123 words
  7. NOTORIOUS CHARACTER.

    Detective-Sgt. Cooper, who had been sent by the Scotland Yard authorities to Loanda, in Portuguese Southwest Africa, has cabled that he is about to return, and ...

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  8. MURDERED CHILDREN.

    The mystery of the terrible murder of two little girls near Kimberworth on November 16 has apparently been solved. Walter Sykes a labourer has been ...

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  9. EMPIRE WELFARE.

    The Prime Minister, replying in the House of Commons to a question by Mr. J. N. Griffiths (Unionist for Wednesbury), said he was unable at that stage to make a ...

    Article : 82 words
  10. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 320 words
  11. CHEAP CABLES.

    The Postmaster-General. (Mr. Samuel) has announced a further reduction of three halfpance in connection with the deferred cable rate to Canada and America, to take ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. GARMENT MAKERS.

    Eighty' thousand garment workers, men and women, have gone out. on strike Cor higher pay. Three thousand clothing manufacturing firms are affected. ...

    Article : 35 words
  13. BIG GUNS.

    Important improvements have been made upon the new British super-Dreadnought. Centurion, which has been docked since her collision on December 10 with ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. ANGLO-TURKISH OFFICIAL.

    Mr. Smith, formerly Superintendent at Constantinople of the Turkish Admiralty Department, will join the board of directors of the British naval shipbuilding firm of ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. TARIFF REFORM.

    A Conference of Unionist leaders in the House of Commons is understood to have decided to modify the Unionist policy in regard to the imposition of food taxes, as ...

    Article : 57 words
  16. TUBE PERILS.

    Owing to the short circuiting of a current on the Piccadilly electic tube railway system passengers became greatly alarmed. They were compelled to alight from their ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. THREATENED THE KING.

    Percy Collins has been brought before Magistrates at Horsham, in Sussex, and charged with sending threatening letters to the King. ...

    Article : 41 words
  18. MR. BONAR LAW.

    A well-informed correspondent of The Pall, Mall Gazette asserts that if the Unionists attempt to press Mr. Bonar Law to modify, his Ashton speech it is ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. GERMANY'S FOREIGN MINISTER.

    Herr von Kiderlen-Wachter (German Secretary for Foreign Affairs), whose death was announced yesterday was ill for only a few days. He died while upon ...

    Article : 135 words
  20. MR. BRYCE.

    It is reported that the Right Hon. James Bryce, late Ambassador to Washington, who visited Australia and New Zealand recently.' will receive a peerage, and will ...

    Article : 36 words
  21. TO-DAY'S DIARY.

    Sun rises 5.6 a.m.; sets 7.32 p.m. Moon rises 0.40 a.m.: sets 0.33 p.m., Semaphore Tides.—High water, 8 a.m. 1.50 p.m. ...

    Article : 140 words
  22. ALASKAN AVALANCHE.

    An avalanche swept away a carpenter's shop where 13 men were at work, on the Fernie Coal Mines, in Alaska. When the buried men were dug out by miners ...

    Article : 44 words
  23. THE GREAT GALE.

    The four-masted barque Marion Light body, of Glasgow with a cargo of Australian wheat bound from Geelong to Limerick, was sighted on Saturday in distress ...

    Article : 82 words
  24. RUSSIAN DISASTER.

    An explosion at the Government gunpowder works at Ochta resulted in three employes being killed and 51 injured. Nine of the letter are in a serious ...

    Article : 74 words
  25. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 words
  26. LATE COMMERCIAL.

    Bradstuffs:—Wheat was slightly weaker to-day. Sales of parcels were made at 3/6½, and shippers limits were 3/6¼. Jute.—Cornsacks were advanced to 7/4½ and the ...

    Article : 117 words
  27. KEEP OFF.

    A week ago a German ship was proceeding to an anchorage at Cherbourg at a spot which for national defence reasons is prohibited from use. The movement of ...

    Article : 97 words
  28. GEOGRE GRAY.

    Aiken, the well known professional billiardist, has arranged to tour Australia in company with George Gray, the phenomenal young Australian champion. ...

    Article : 50 words
  29. ITALIAN STEAMER CRIPPLED.

    The Italian steamer Trento has been towed into Southampton in a crippled condition similar to that of the Narrung. The Trento was stuck by a have wave ...

    Article : 43 words
  30. NABRUNG'S PASSENGERS.

    The majority of the passengers for Australian ports by the Narrung will join the streamer Ballarat, which will take her departure from England on January 23. ...

    Article : 35 words
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  32. JEALOUS HUSBAND.

    A tragedy, due to jealousy, has occurred in the French settlement in this city. M. Batut a retired army doctor, surprised his wife in confidential conversation ...

    Article : 76 words
  33. LATE INNING.

    The Hampden Cloncurry Company's smelting return for December (21 days' smelting) was:—Ore treated, 3,337 tons; blister copper produced. 446 tons, containing 441 tons of fine copper, 167 ...

    Article : 45 words
  34. LATE SPORTING.

    In connection with, the S.A.J.C. New Year's Day Meeting. Ireland was scratched for the Keswick Stakes, and Pistole for the St. Leqnards Handicap at ...

    Article : 132 words
  35. RAILWAYMEN AT A FIRE.

    A novel manner of giving a fire alarm was adopted at Morwell early this morning. While the goods train from Warragul to Traralgon was running into Morwell at ...

    Article : 116 words
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  37. MAYOR ARRESTED.

    M. Pirou, the reputedly wealthy Mayor of Gentilly, has been arrested on a charge of having, attempted to murder Madame Chabrux, widow of a banker, and her ...

    Article : 66 words
  38. OLD AGE AND INVALID PENSIONS.

    The Commonwealth old-age pensions granted to December 27 numbered 103,927. Of those, however. 20,506 had been cancelled on account of death, and 3,153 for ...

    Article : 66 words
  39. OLD MAN'S STORK

    At midnight yesterday Isaac Beresford 60 years of age, a rabbit trapper, called at the Stawell East Police Station, bleeding; from wounds in the head and a thigh: He ...

    Article : 252 words
  40. JAPANESE INSURANCE.

    A new insurance ordinance of protect local life, fire, and marine insurance companies has been gazatted. It is of a stringent character, and compels foreign ...

    Article : 56 words
  41. DYNAMITARDS.

    Sentences have been imposed by the Court at Indianapolis upon officials, of the American Federation, of Labour, who with officers of the Structural Steelworkers ...

    Article : 113 words
  42. BABY BONUS.

    The maternity allowances granted by the Commonwealth during the year involved payments amounting to £77,540. Of the 15.508 claims allowed, 5,604 were in New ...

    Article : 39 words
  43. GABLES IN BRIEF.

    Eight shops and stoics at Hamilton, on the Clyde, have been burned to the ground. No lives were lost, but damage to the extent of £20,000 was caused. ...

    Article : 38 words
  44. NATURALIZED AUSTRALIANS.

    During the year 1912, 1.723 men and 222 women were naturalized in Australia. This total of 1,945, is less than the figures (2,077) for last year, and more than those. ...

    Article : 333 words
  45. FRENCH NAVY AND WELSH COAL.

    The French, naval authorities have ordered 50,000 tons of coal from South Wales colliery proprietors. ...

    Article : 24 words
  46. TRADE UNIONS AND INSURANCE.

    A special committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions in its report advises the adoption of a comprehensive general insurance scheme on a sound ...

    Article : 44 words
  47. ENGLISH TRADE UNIONS.

    The Amalgamated Railway Servants and General Railway Workers, and United Rointsmen and Signalmen have decided to amalgamate under, the title of the ...

    Article : 55 words
  48. EASTBOURNE MURDER.

    Florence Seymour applied to marry Williams, the Eastbourne murderer, who is desirous of legitimatising his child, but the House Office authorities have declined ...

    Article : 28 words
  49. AUSTRALIAN BANK NOTES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 164 words
  50. OPIUM TRAFFIC.

    It is understood that Great Britain proposes to terminate the Anglo-Chinese agreement made in 1911 in reference to the opium traffic, unless the present ...

    Article : 42 words
  51. TASMANIA LOAN.

    The Government of Tasmania is arranging for the issue of a loan of £1,300,000 bearing interest at 4 per cent., at £99. ...

    Article : 29 words
  52. PUGILISM.

    A boxing match took place in this city last night between Rodell, of South Africa and Gaston Pigott, the Frenchman. Rodell best his opponent in 10 rounds, on ...

    Article : 42 words
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