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  2. MAXIM'S "SILENT" RIFLE.

    Mr. Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Sir Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the maxim gun, recently claimed to have invented "a silent firearm," which, when used with ...

    Article : 312 words
  3. BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

    On August 26, 1858, the first treaty of peace, friendship, and commerce between the British Government and the Tycoon of Japan was signed at Tokio by the late ...

    Article : 159 words
  4. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

    In the Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, yesterday a single highwayman armed with a rifle held up 11 coaches loaded with tourists, and secured £2,000 in ...

    Article : 190 words
  5. THE TWO SULTANS.

    Advices from Morocco confirm the report that the only men who did not desert the defeated Sultan Abd-el-Aziz in his time of need were the members of the French ...

    Article : 261 words
  6. MURRAY WATERS.

    The Hon. T. Price (Premier of South Australia) arrived in Melbourne this morning, and when he called on Sir Thomas Bent in the afternoon, the State Ministers ...

    Article : 778 words
  7. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    Mr. Coombe, M.P., Chairman of Committees, who as a prominent cricketer has made some fine scores in his time, credited himself with the half-century on ...

    Article : 644 words
  8. ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.

    In Assembly Mr. Coneybeer carried motion for return showing cost to supply water for higher level districts. Mr. Archibald moved for grint to Mayor of Glenelg to enable him to entertain ...

    Article : 147 words
  9. THE WHITE ARMADA.

    Rain fell heavily last night, but to-day has been lovely—bright sunshine and general breeze. The officers and men of the fleet will carry away with them pleasant ...

    Article : 1,203 words
  10. IN THE ASSEMBLY.

    A quiet afternoon was spent in the Assembly on Wednesday, the only feature of the sitting being the passing on of the Constitution Bill to the Council. This is the ...

    Article : 857 words
  11. BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Lloyd George), who is now on a visit to Germany, was accorded a cordial welcome on Tuesday at Hamburg, and entertained, ...

    Article : 143 words
  12. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN VISITORS.

    The North Terrace Railway Station platform presented an animated appearance on Wednesday afternoon. The dose approach of fleet week in Melbourne is making ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. MURDER OF MRS. LUARD.

    Investigations are being made into the murder of Mrs. Luard, wife of Mjr.Gen. Charles E. Luard, who was brutally killed on Monday night on the balcony of a ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced at the age of 58 of Professor Antoine Henri Becquerel, the discoverer of the Becquerel rays. He was born in Paris in 1852, and was educated ...

    Article : 112 words
  15. TURKISH REVOLUTION

    Mr. Arminius Vambery, C.V.O., the well-known traveller and geographer, who takes an active part in the defence of British interests in Asia, says the destruction ...

    Article : 374 words
  16. VISIT TO JAPAN.

    Semi-official journals in Tokio, referring to the approaching visit of the American Fleet to Japanese waters, bespeak the warmest reception for Admiral Sperry and ...

    Article : 43 words
  17. NEW YORK FAILURE.

    Some sensational transactions in shares have taken place recently on the New York Stock Exchange. Suspicion was raised in connection with a number of ...

    Article : 135 words
  18. RACING MAN'S FALL.

    Mr. William Blenkiron, who years ago was regarded as one of England's foremost sportsmen, and besides racing horses in a large way was a prominent breeder, died ...

    Article : 131 words
  19. THE PINJARRAH MURDER.

    Oki, the Japanese who murdered Shaw at West Murray, was arrested about midnight on Tuesday, in peculiar circumstances, in close proximity to the scene of ...

    Article : 684 words
  20. SIR EYRE MASSEY SHAW.

    Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, a former chief of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, London, died on Tuesday, aged 78. Sir Eyre Massev Shaw. K.C.B.. D.L.. was ...

    Article : 273 words
  21. STRANGE DISCOVERY.

    Excavations at Fort Hancock, in New Jersey, have revealed a vault containing the bodies of 14 British naval officers and men who had been frozen to death in 1783. They ...

    Article : 74 words
  22. DEATH OF BARON VON SPECK-STERNBERG.

    On learning of the death of Baron von Speck-Sternberg (the German Ambassador to the United States), President Roosevelt telegraphed to the German Charge d' ...

    Article : 144 words
  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN 1858.

    A public meeting, held in Green's Exchange on Tuesday, and attended by 400 persons, passed an almost unanimous resolution. "That the proposition of the City ...

    Article : 599 words
  24. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    The Lord Provost of Glasgow has caused considerable concern by stating officially that the number of unemployed in that city is beyond all previous experience. ...

    Article : 37 words
  25. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 152 words
  26. NORTHERN TERRITORY

    A local company is in course of formation to work the Golden Boulder Reward claim at West Arm. A 10-head stamper battery is now being erected there. ...

    Article : 108 words
  27. PRUSSIAN PRINCE AND PRINCESS POISONED.

    Much alarm has been occasioned by the announcement that Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia. and his wife, Princess Louisa, and daughter Princes Victoria ...

    Article : 113 words
  28. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Yorkshire has not yet suffered a defeat in the county cricket matches this season. It is now assured of the championship. ...

    Article : 29 words
  29. AMERICAN ATHLETES.

    Some time ago subscription lists were started with the object of raising money towards the reception of the American athletes who took part in the Olympian ...

    Article : 84 words
  30. COMMONWEALTH NOTES

    A return has been prepared by the Customs Department., showing that during the season 1907-8 the quantities of butter examined under the Commerce Act in two ...

    Article : 240 words
  31. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Judge Heydon. in the Industrial Court, dealt with an application for leave to prosecute certain wheelers employed at the South Bulli Coalmine, who, contrary to ...

    Article : 55 words
  32. BANK SHARES, &c.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 words
  33. A MINE FLOODED.

    The Florence Mine was completely flooded by a burst of water to-day. The night shift, working in the face of the north drive on Flaherty's lode at No. 3 ...

    Article : 211 words
  34. PROSPECTOR'S TRIALS.

    Messrs. William Mellor, Schachtschnable II. Baker, August Petersen, and Wilmott, left here about six weeks ago in a small oil launch for the purpose of examining the ...

    Article : 306 words
  35. MYSTERY CLEARED UP.

    Six weeks ago W. Lewis, an elde lyman, a resident of Kurri Kurri, disappeared. His remains have been found in the bush within a quarter of a mile of ...

    Article : 336 words
  36. SETTLEMENT IN THE WEST.

    Speaking at the Farmers' Conference, which was opened by the Governor to-day, the Premier (Mr. Moore) said that everything in connection with agriculture was ...

    Article : 402 words
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    Unexpected good fortune has befallen a young waiter in a cafe ai Versailles, near Paris. His name is Goldschmidt, and he is only 30 years of age. Some years ago. ...

    Article : 388 words
  38. VICTORIA.

    The trial of Miss France Newport, who was charged with the embezzlement of £1.702, the money of the Marvel Loch Goldmining Company, was concluded to-day ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. BARRIER WATER SUPPLY.

    At a meeting of the City Council last night, Ald. Booth asked if Mr. Swinburne (Chairman of the Broken Hill Water Supply Company) was correct when he stated ...

    Article : 182 words
  40. SUNSHINE ACCIDENT TRAILS.

    The trial of Leonard Milburn, Gilbert Dolman, and Frederick George Kendall on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the Sunshine railway disaster will ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. VICTORIAS PRELIMINARY WELCOME.

    The Premier to-day sent the following telegram to Rear-Admiral Sperry:—"On the eve of your departure from Sydney with the fleet under your command, I, on behalf ...

    Article : 335 words
  42. PRINTERS' AND NEWSPAPERS' BILL.

    We have been considering the drift of a Printers and Newspapers Bill." announced the Premier after a meeting of Cabinet. He said the Bill would aim at ...

    Article : 48 words
  43. Advertising

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    Advertising : 391 words
  44. MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS.

    The recent Appeal Court has reduced the council's rates for the year by £2,648. Land rallies unimproved were reduced from £686,878 to £579,213. An apeal his ...

    Article : 63 words
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