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  2. DARWIN TO THE SOUTH.

    The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Thomas) to-day made an important announcement in connection with the development of the Northern Territory by ...

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  3. CURIOUS EASTER CUSTOMS.

    Eastertide, the first great sacred holiday of our year, commemorates the Crucifixion—as to pood Friday—of Christ, and His resurrection on Easter Day. Long before ...

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  4. THE LOST KOOMBANA.

    There is little to add in connection with the loss of the Koombana Judging by the direction of the wind during the gale, the opinion held at POrt Hedland is that the ...

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  5. SYDNEY SHOW.

    Splendid weather again favoured the Sydney Show to-day, and the attendance was large. An official visit was paid during the afternoon by tie Governor-General ...

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  6. IMPERIAL AFFAIRS.

    The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Harcourt) announced in the House of Commons to-day the personnel of the Empire Trade Commission which has been ...

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  7. COAL WAR.

    Although only two-thirds of the coalminers on strike voted in connection with the recent ballot the number of pits which ire reopening is increasing. ...

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  8. Some of the Missing Passengers.

    The Mr. Main, of the Presbyterian Mission, who was one of the Broome passengers, is probably (says the Rev. W. Gray the South Australian home mission organizer) ...

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  9. THE TWO NAVIES.

    The Daily Telegraph's navid correspondent points out that whereas the normal outlay by Great Britain in shipbuilding amounts to £13,000,000 Germany's new ...

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  10. A CLEAN CITY.

    Those who arc endeavouring to play on the feelings of the public in connection with the strike of corporation employes have recently been concentrating their attention ...

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  11. Smart Cattle Men.

    The two brothers, George and Alfred C. Piper, who were on the Koombana, were for some time in Mr. S. Kidman's employ in Queensland. Mr. Georae Piper ...

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  12. BATTLE IN MEXICO

    Reports from Jiminez Mexico, stale thai President madero's troops have achieved their first notable victory over the rebels who have been decisively defeated. The ...

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  13. INTERFERENCE WITH WORKERS.

    Two thousand men and women attempted to binder the operations of nonunionist workers at the Glen Craig pit, in Fifeshire. Wild scenes resulted. Fifty police, mostly ...

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  14. Disinclined to Leave.

    Capt Allen seemed disinclined to leave Port Hedland, and, when he decided to do so, said, "I am going straight out to sea and will be lucky if I get to broome on ...

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  15. WINDOW-SMASHING AND FIGHTING.

    Unruly scenes have been witnessed in the Welsh centre of Pontypool, in connection with the grievances of ?workmen on the coal outcrops. Numerous windows in ...

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  16. Personal Notes.

    The latest files of The West Australian, which reached Adelaide on Thursday, gave he following information in reference to some of the Koombana's passengers:—Capt. ...

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  17. TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

    Advices from Tripoli indicate thai the Turks continue to harass the Italians in their operations of constructing forts at Tobruk ...

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  18. THE GREAT BALLOT.

    The Tesult of the great ballot on the Question whether the strike should be continued, has been disclosed. It is announced that 158,836 miners voted for ...

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  19. ALLEGED SWINDLER.

    Last October legal proceedings were instituted by the Solicitor-General (Sir J.A. Simon) against E. T. Hooley a notorious financier. Hooley was summoned in ...

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  20. South Australian Officers.

    In addition to Capt. T. Allen, at least three of the officers on the ill-fated Koombana were South Australians. ...

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  21. The Second Officer.

    The second officer (Mr. W. R. A. Kinley) was the son of Mr. W. H. Kinley of Penola in the south-east. He begar his early education at the Semaphore Collegiate ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  22. RETURN TO WORK FAVOURED.

    Mr. Albert Stanley (Labour M.P. for the North-western Division of Staffordshire) informed a mass meeting of strikers at Cannockchase that it was now impossible ...

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  23. —The Hot, Cross Bun.—

    Like some other pleasant things that are associated with Christian festivities the hot cross bun us we are assured upon andoubted authority, an article of distinctly ...

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  24. "WIPE UP THE MESS."

    One leading official of the Miners' Federation has expressed himself forcibly on the situation. When interviewed lie remarked that he was doubtful whether a two-thirds ...

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  25. ARMENIAN PLOTTERS.

    The Senate has tried 146 Armenian revolutionaries who were charged with having attempted to establish a Caucasian republic. Fifty-two of the number have ...

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  26. GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. H. Page Croft (Unionist member for Christchurch directed attention to the lack of organization in connection with Imperial ...

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  27. RUSSIAN DESPERADOES.

    Ten masked men invaded a restaurant at Rostoffindon in broad daylight. They killed the proprietor and cashier, murdered two waiters, and ordered the customers to hold ...

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  28. MINERS RETURNING.

    There is every indication that the Miners Federation will declare the coal strike off I to-day. A large number of additional miners have ...

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  29. Old Skipper's Statement.

    Capt. Richardson, master of the Western Australian liner Paroo, which has for many years traded between Fremantle- and Singapore, has had an experience on the ...

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  30. —TRADE COMMISSIONERS.

    Mjr. M. Archer Shee (Unionist member for Central Finsbury) suggested the sending of trained experts to the British colonies and protectorates as Trade ...

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  31. OVERLANDING IN A SULKY.

    Messrs. Walter K. and Jack C. Harris, of Newcastle recently completed a journey which they claim is the longets overlanding journey ever attempted in Australia in a ...

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  32. STATE-OWNED CABLE.

    The Postmaster-General (Mr. Samuel), in reply to questions, repealed what bad been done in respect of reductions in the cable rates. He adhered to his statement that ...

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  33. The Purser.

    The purser of the Koombana, Mr. Francis Hedley Harris came from Port Adelaide. He was 26 years of age and the son of Mr. F. J. Harris of H. M. Customs ...

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  34. RAILWAY STRIKERS.

    Six thousand railway construction workers in British Columbia have struck. With a view to bring out other workers the malcontents have made several armed ...

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  35. RELIEVING DISTRESS.

    The Agent-General for New South Wales (Mr. T. A. Coghlan, I.S.O.) has received from Sydney the £1,000 given for the relief of distress caused through the coal ...

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  36. RAILWAY EXTENSION.

    A most enthusiastic public meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute last night. It was the largest gathering ever held in Wentworth Visitors from a hundred miles ...

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  37. GOVERNMENTS DEFINITE ACTION.

    The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Harcourt) pointed out that the Government had taken definite action in regard to 12 of the subjects which were raised at the Imperial ...

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  38. THE REGISTER HILLS FIRES FUND.

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  39. DONATION BY PRINCE OF WALES.

    His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales who is now in Paris, has given £500 towards the fund for the relief of the distressed coal strikers and families. ...

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  40. "TREASONABLE SPEECHES."

    Mr. Will Thorne Mr. George Lansbury, and Mr. James O'Grady (Labour members of the House of Commons) have given notice of motion for April 24 calling for ...

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  41. WAGES BOARDS APPOINTED.

    The coal owners and miners in Lancashire ' and South Wales have appointed boards to fix the minimum wages in their districts as provided by the Act recently passed by ...

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  42. PREFERENCE TO BRITISH GOODS.

    Newspapers give prominence to the conditions for lenders for Victorian State supplies. They describe the present as the first occasion on which preference for ...

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  43. RAILWAY BUSINESS AFFECTED.

    The decrease in receipts in connection with the railway business for the past four weeks in consequence of the strike amounts to £2,500,000. ...

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  44. Chief Steward

    The chief steward, Mr. Frank William Johnson, was well known at Port Adelaide, where he was born 33 years ago, and chree years ago married a Western ...

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  45. FRENCH APACHE OUTRAGE.

    The authorities have arrested an alleged Anarchist named Blazins, who is stated to have harboured Bonnot, one of the escaped criminals in connection with the Apaches ...

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  46. LOCKOUT IN DUNDEE.

    Thirty thousand employes in the jute works of Dundee have been locked out. This is in consequence of the refusal of about 5,000 to return to work after an ...

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  47. CASUALTIES.

    PERTH, April 4.—James Borland Minagle, aged 28, conductor of the orchestra at Spencers pictures, a recent arrival from the eastern States, died suddenly last ...

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  48. RODGERS THE AVIATOR.

    A sensation has been caused by the announcement that Mr. C.P. Rodgers the well-known aviator, who was the first man to fly across the United States has been ...

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  49. INSUFFICIENT MAJORITY TO CONTINUE STRIKE.

    Mr. Ashton (General Secretary of the Miners' Federation) has announced that the necessary two-thirds majority for continning the strike has not Been obtained as ...

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  50. Advertising

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  51. MOTOR LORRY ACCIDENT.

    A corporation motor lorry accidentally knocked over a boy named George Williamson, of 101 Carrington street, on Thursday morning, in Kins William street. The ...

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  52. NEW SOUTH WALES GENEROSITY.

    The Lord Mayor has received £50 from the Governor-General towards the fund for the relief of persons in distress in connection with the coal strike in England. Mr. ...

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  53. UNITED STATES.

    President Taft, addressing the Cotton Manufacturers' Association, renewed his plea that the tariffs should be revised only after having been fully investigated by an ...

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  54. BLAZE IN A BRIOKYARD.

    At 2.12 a.m. on Thursday the Hindmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to a fire in Dennis's brickyard Tythe street, Ridleyton. A large quantity of wood ...

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  55. AMERICAN COAL STRUGGLE.

    Sentiment is developing among the coal miners on strike in favour of insisting upon their demand that their trades unions shall be recognised by the employers. The men ...

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  56. Advertising

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  57. MISSING MEN SAFE.

    SYDNEY, April 4.—The two young Germans who disappeared in a sailing boat outside the Heads on Tuesday returned to Maly to-day. They were forced by ...

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  58. Flags at Half-mast.

    The Adelaide Steamship Company yesterday officially notified the public of the Job t of the Koombana, which means that it has: relinquished all hope. Flags were flying at ...

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  59. FLOODS DISORGANIZED TRAFFIC.

    The sailing of the Pacific liner Taniti has been delayed owing to the late arrival of the mails. The great Hoods have completely disorganized the railroad traffic ...

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  60. PRESERVED MEAT.

    The Minister for External Affairs has received from the High Commissioners office in London the forms of a tender for the supply of preserved meat to the War ...

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  61. FIFTY YEARS AGO.

    FROM THE REGISTER. The Government has decided to erect a telegraph station in Yankalilla. Telegraphic communication was opened between Port MacDonnell and Mount Gambier and ...

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  62. ONLY SOCIALIST MAYOR DEFEATED.

    Mayor Seidel the only Socialist civic magistrate in the United States, has been defeated upon his renomination for the mayoral seat in this city. All opposing ...

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  63. USE OF DYNAMITE.

    Several fatal fights have occurred in the troubled mining districts. In one instance dynamite was used to intimidate workers, but no harm resulted. ...

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  64. GOVERNMENT IN CHINA

    The Minister for War (Huang Hsing) has appointed a chief of staff with headquarters at Nankin. This act on the part of the Government is considered to demonstrate that ...

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  65. Advertising

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  66. HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS.

    The Children's Hospital collections on Sunday totalled £678. ...

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  67. THE NEW CABINET.

    Chenchimei, the military Governor at Shanghai, was offered a portfolio in the Republican Cabinet. He has declined, the honour, because he says acceptance would ...

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  68. JAPANESE CRITICISM.

    Japanese newspapers are pessimistic regarding the competition of the Chinese Cabinet. They declare that bureaucrats bold the most important positions, and that ...

    Article : 41 words
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