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  2. THE EX-AGENT-GENERAL.

    A complimentary banquet was tendered at the Trocadero on Wednesday night to the Hon. J. G. Jenkins, who recently resigned his position aa Agent-General for ...

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  3. TERRIBLE MINING DISASTER.

    News has just reached London of a terrible mining disaster at the town of Hamm, in Westphalia, Prussia, on the River Lippe, and situated 22 miles ...

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  4. BARRIER LABOUR QUESTION.

    The Mining Managers' Association met this morning and considered the claims of the combined unions, as presented to last night's conference. Nothing, however, was ...

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  5. KAISER'S RULE.

    All Europe has been keenly interested in the debate in the German Reichstag which was occasioned by the recent utterances of the Kaiser, and was initiated by ...

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  6. ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.

    Legislative Council Chief Secretary moved adjournment to read a report refuting allegations ~xe anthrax made by Hon. E. Lucas. Abattoirs Bill read a third time. Alter short ...

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  7. MINISTRY BY CAUCUS.

    With alert faces and eager steps labour members thronged into their room at Federal Parliament House at 11 o'clock this morning. The debate on "How to ...

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  8. BRITISH FOREIGN RELATIONS.

    The speech of the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) at the Lord Mayor's banquet on Monday night, in which he dealt chiefly with the foreign relations of Great ...

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  9. PENNY-A-WORD CABLES.

    Mr. Henniker Heaton's proposal that the Governments of the civilized world should purchase the present cables from the owners at the market price and institute a ...

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  10. INDIAN ANARCHY.

    The authorities are actively engaged in fathoming the recent plot to assassinate Sir Andrew Fraser, the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. Roy Chowdbury (a son of K. ...

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  11. THE BALKANS.

    It is announced that Great Britain and France have admonished Servia for its bellicose attitude in the present position of affairs in the Balkans. A semi-official ...

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  12. FEDERAL CRISIS.

    The Times on Thursday morning, commenting on what it describes as Mr. Deakin's striking statement to its Sydney correspondent, trusts that he will soon return. ...

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  13. MURDERER'S ASHES.

    After the remains of the murderer Kanai Lull Datt, who was accorded a distinguished funeral, had been cremated at the burning ghat at Alipur, crowds of ...

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  14. WOODCUTTERS' STRIKE.

    The Kurrawang dispute is practically changed, though there is a remote p bility of a settlement to-morrow. This morning a conference took place at ...

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  15. EASTERN EXTENSION COMPLAINT.

    Addressing a meeting of the Eastern Extension Cable Company on Wednesday, the Chairman (Sir John Wolfe-Barry) referred to what he ...

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  16. WAR AVERTED.

    The intimation that the trouble between, France and Germany arising out of an alleged assault on a German Consular Agent at Casablanca, in connection with the ...

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  17. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    On Wednesday afternoon the Wallables (Australian Rugby Union team) defeated London by 3 goals 1 penalty goal and 2 tries against 1 try. The game throughout ...

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  18. COLONIAL SECURITIES.

    In the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon Mr. A. C. Beck (Liberal member for the Wisbeck division of Cambs) asked the Chancellor of the ...

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  19. DINIZULU ON TRIAL.

    The trial of the Zulu chief Dinizulu upon a charge of high treason' was begun on Wednesday at Greytown, before a Special Court appointed to try the persons ...

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  20. CUSTOMS V. HARRIS, SCARFE.

    Judgment was delivered to-day by air. Justice Isaacs in the proceedings taken by the customs authorities against Harris, Scarfe, & Co., limited, of Adelaide. The ...

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  21. ROCKCHOPPERS' STRIKE.

    The members of the Rockchoppers and Sewer Miners' Union found themselves in a rather peculiar position. The contractors considered they had been tricked ...

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  22. IN THE ASSEMBLY.

    The Premier informed Messrs. Butler ind Ritchie that he proposed to proceed with the Murray Waters Bill that evening, and opportunity would be given ...

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  23. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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  24. THE NEW MINISTERS.

    Mr. Fisher announced the names of the members of the new Ministry to-night. They are as follow:—Rp. A. Fisher (Q-), Prime Minister and ...

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  25. A FRIGHTFUL ACT.

    Before the Supreme Court to-day a Maori and his wife were charged with having murdered their child, 18 months old. Evidence showed that the infant's ...

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  26. GRAIN SELLING AGENCY.

    A special meeting of the Victorian Millowners' Association was held to-day to consider a scheme for the establishment of a central selling agency after the New ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.

    Rp. Andrew Fisher, born at Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland. August 2, 1362. Represented Gympie in Queensland Assembly in 1893. Was in Dawson Labour ...

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  28. EXPLORATION OF NEW GUINEA.

    A private tetter received at Brisbane states that the expedition led by Mr. Donald Mackay to explore the hinterland of New Guinea is making good progress. ...

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  29. THOSE EXTRA POLICE.

    The Sydney police in the hill in connection with the industrial dispute played two cricket matches yesterday. The Co-operative Society staff scored 163 against the ...

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  30. OWNERSHIP OF LAND.

    The Premier (Sir Thomas Bent) received a gratifying bearing when he expounded his policy at North Brighton to-night. He made an important announcement with ...

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  31. AFGHANS' UNION.

    There was nearly another strike to-day. The Afghan camel drivers had a grievance against the local wholesale firm of Messrs. Donaldson, Coburn, & Knox over loading ...

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  32. A LATTER-DAY SAINT

    William Mackie, aged 34 years, who is serving a sentence of nine months' imprisonment for having deserted his wife, was the respondent in a divorce suit brought ...

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  33. UMBERUMBERKA SCHEME.

    All Broken Hill mines with the exception of the Junction North, which has declined, have now notified the council of their intention to take all ...

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  34. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council, to-day the Motor Traffic Bill was withdrawn, and a message was seat to the Assembly asking for the reinstatement of the Bill of last ...

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  35. SATURDAY HALFHOUDAY.

    The members of the executive of the Shopkeepers' Saturday Half-holiday Association waited on the Chief Secretary (Mr. Mackey) to-day to ask that a Bill should ...

    Article : 125 words
  36. NATIVES MASSACRED.

    The partly decomposed bodies of eight aborigines—six males and two females—were discovered last night in close proximity to the Ida H. township. An ...

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  37. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1858.

    The committee appointed by the Assembly has reported against the continued issue of wine and beer licences, on the ground that they give unjust advantages ...

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  38. EMULATING SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the use of poor agricultural land South Australia, by reason of much practice, has achieved a success from which the Victorian Director of Agriculture (Dr. ...

    Article : 75 words
  39. QUEENSLAND LAND SETTLEMENT.

    One of the matters likely to receive the attention of the Minister for Lands is the system of employing private land agents in the settlement of Crown lands. This ...

    Article : 101 words
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  41. BEER VERSUS NO BEER.

    A public debate at Dunedin on the result of the no-licence in Maine between the Rev. W. Thomson (pro-liquor) and Mr. Adams (prohibitionist) resolved itself ...

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  42. SIR JOHN FORREST TILTING.

    In the House nl Representatives the afternoon Mr. Deakin announced that lie had tendered the resignations of himself and his colleagues. He understood that ...

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