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  2. AMBRYM DISASTER.

    Dr. Bowie, the hero of Ambrym, who was the last to leave the hospital before it was blown into the air by the great eruption, and who risked his life for ...

    Article : 141 words
  3. SAFETY AT SEA

    The international conference on the question of making better provision for safety of life at sea has been concluded, and the members have signed a draft report ...

    Article : 236 words
  4. BRITISH CABINET.

    Rumour has been rife with regard to an alleged crisis in the British Cabinet on account of the naval policy. It has been stated by the press that strained relations ...

    Article : 284 words
  5. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 304 words
  6. LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

    An extraordinary murder case, which has been heard at Philadelphia, has resulted in William Eberwein, a civil war veteran, aged 80, being sentenced to life imprisonment. ...

    Article : 163 words
  7. RAILWAY TRUSTS.

    President Wilson, in a message which he personally read to Congress, dealt with trust legislation. Applause greeted an announcement that legislation would be ...

    Article : 118 words
  8. THE POLICE FORCE.

    The first article dealing with the police force, published on Wednesday morning, dealt with the need of an alteration of the system of protecting the city. Another ...

    Article : 1,407 words
  9. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    His Excellency the Governor, who has been for a trip to several of the outports, will return to Adelaide this afternoon. On Monday, with Lady Bosanquet and the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,141 words
  10. NEW ZEALANDER HONOURED.

    The Royal Society of Arts has awarded the Swiney prize of £100 and a cup valued at £100 to Mr. John William Sa[?]mond, M.A., LL.B., K.C. ...

    Article : 141 words
  11. VICTORIAN LOAN.

    The Westminster Gazette fears that the great success of the Victorian loan of £1,000,000 will stimulate so many borrowers that financial congestion will again ...

    Article : 122 words
  12. A NIGHT OF TERROR.

    Some particulars of the Ambrym (New Hebrides) disaster, when the mission station was blotted out by a volcanic eruption, have already appeared in ...

    Article : 1,389 words
  13. TO-DAY'S DIARY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 words
  14. POWERS' SHARE OF COST.

    Under the convention adopted at the Safety of Life at Sea Conference, Great Britain pays 30 per cent., and Germany and France 15 per cent each, the balance to ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. VICTORIA'S GOVERNOR

    The Governor-designate of Victoria (the Hon. Sir Arthur Stanley) and Lady Stanley left to-day to join the steamer for Australia. ...

    Article : 79 words
  16. SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

    The English sculler Albany claims the title to the world's sculling championship, now held by Ernest Barry, in consequence of the champion having failed to accept ...

    Article : 36 words
  17. DOMINIONS' COMMISSION.

    Before the Dominions Commission yesterday Mr. Gilbert Anderson, representing the Incorporated Meat Importers, complained of the multiplicity of brands which ...

    Article : 225 words
  18. HOME RULE.

    In a speech at Batley Yorkshire, the Chief Secretary for Ireland (Mr. Birrell) observed that shallow-pated, feather-headed people would have them believe that the ...

    Article : 176 words
  19. CASUALTIES.

    A sad fatality occurred on board the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Indarra, at Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide, on Wednesday afternoon. George Dawson, a lumper ...

    Article : 262 words
  20. JACK JOHNSON.

    Leading newspapers express the hope that the National Sporting Club will not encourage the fight between Jack Johnson and Sam Langford, owing to the public ...

    Article : 32 words
  21. "DO NOT UNDERSTAND SCOTCH."

    The Interstate Commission to-day continued its enquiries into the tariff as affecting the boot and shoe trade. William Leeming, retail salesman, said the ...

    Article : 412 words
  22. SINKING BRIGANTINE.

    The Cunard liner Lusitania, homeward bound, encountered the brigantine May-flower in a sinking condition. First Officer Alexander and a volunteer crew launched ...

    Article : 64 words
  23. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 518 words
  24. ULSTER WOMEN IN TRAINING.

    The Ulster Women's Council, representing 130,000, held a meeting at Belfast yesterday. The report showed that women had undergone training in nursing ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. NURSE SEVERELY BURNED.

    A small fire occurred at Glenelg on Wednesday morning, and but for the prompt arrival of the fire brigade it might have had serious consequences. At about 9.40 ...

    Article : 155 words
  26. FIGHT IN PARLIAMENT.

    A fist fight between Rp. Johnson, of Kentucky, and Attorney Shields broke up a meeting of the House Committee on District of Columbia matters. A quarrel ...

    Article : 151 words
  27. A FRENCH JOURNALIST

    M. Francois Dahault de Pressense, the well-known journalist, and one of the Foremost champions of Dreyfus, is dead, The deceased was also a leading promoter ...

    Article : 229 words
  28. KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRAIN.

    Phillip Robertson, eight years of age, and residing in Stanley street, Kilkenny, was knocked down by a train at that station on Wednesday night. He was admitted to ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. MARRIAGE FITNESS.

    The Milwaukee State law providing for the issue of marriage certificates only to those persons who can show a clean bill of health has been declared unconstitutional ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. A BUTCHER INJURED.

    HOUGHTON, January 20.—A serious accident happened to the local butcher, Mr. Arthur Possingham, this morning. He was driving a horse belonging to Mr. ...

    Article : 146 words
  31. ABSENT FROM BANQUET.

    Washington political circles are agog at the reported refusal of the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Champ Clark) to attend a Democratic Party ...

    Article : 123 words
  32. DOCTORS' DEMANDS.

    The annual meeting of the Ancient Order of Foresters will be held on January 29. The district executive, in their report, refer to the new agreement submitted to ...

    Article : 210 words
  33. MISSING SUBMARINE.

    The search for the missing submarine A7 continues. The searchers are now sweeping farther seaward, and the water is too deep for divers. ...

    Article : 67 words
  34. FURZE FIRE.

    HOUGHTON, January 19.—On Sunday, at about 5 p.m., residents were awakened to the fact that something out of the common was occurring by the ringing of the ...

    Article : 72 words
  35. AGED FARMER'S END.

    LAUNCESTON, January 21.—Mr. George Jones, a farmer, at Underwood, went out shooting birds yesterday. His gun exploded, and half his head was blown ...

    Article : 36 words
  36. ZABERN INCIDENTS.

    The Upper Chamber of the Alsace Diet almost unanimously adopted a motion that the incidents at Zabern would have been prevented if the military authorities had ...

    Article : 65 words
  37. MISS ELLEN TERRY.

    Miss Ellen Terry will undertake a Shakespearean lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand, beginning in Melbourne in April. ...

    Article : 154 words
  38. YOUNG BRIDE CLAIMS VAST FORTUNE.

    Mrs. Ellaline Muriel Parnall, who is now living in rooms at Bristol with her husband. Mr. Frank Gordon Parnall, an engineer's draftsman has been informed ...

    Article : 412 words
  39. CABLES IN BRIEF.

    The first submarine for the Australian Navy has left Barrow for Portsmouth. Lieut. Besat is in command. The second vessel of the type will be ready in a few ...

    Article : 42 words
  40. A BORROWED DREDGE.

    The demand which the Customs Department has made on the Victorian Government for the payment of between £4,000 and £5,000 as duty upon a dredge which ...

    Article : 133 words
  41. THE LATE GEN. PICQUART.

    In the Chamber of Deputies Dreyfusards and anti-Dreyfusards exchanged taunts over the proposal of the Government to vote £800 to accord a State funeral in ...

    Article : 71 words
  42. MARGARINE CONFERENCE.

    The President of the Board of Agriture, replying to the Margarine Conference's request for an interview, said he had already heard Australia's and New ...

    Article : 38 words
  43. NAVAL OFFICER'S DEATH.

    The Hon. Douglas Hamilton Gordon, commander of the torpedo boat destroyer Thrasher, has been found dead in his bunk. The deceased was a cousin of the Earl of ...

    Article : 35 words
  44. Advertising

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    Advertising : 107 words
  45. MONEY FOR MISSIONS.

    The Anglican Central Board of Missions collected £1,041,000 in support of various activities during the year 1913. It is estimated that £1,231,000 will be required for ...

    Article : 33 words
  46. THE MOTTISFONT.

    News has been received that the new steamer Mottisfont, which left Middlesbro on January 13 with a cargo of rails for Melbourne, has arrived at Las Palmas ...

    Article : 48 words
  47. CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS.

    The trial has just been concluded of Carl Richter, an employe in the Tokio office of Siemens & Schunkert, electrical engineers, who was charged with having stolen ...

    Article : 121 words
  48. BURDEN ON THE STATE.

    A report furnished to the Premier (Mr. Holman) shows that during the last three years the number of oversea immigrants was 135,586. Of these 74 are being treated ...

    Article : 127 words
  49. NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT

    The Joint Advisory Committee in the United Kingdom under the National Insurance Act has approved of the regulations to reduce the scale of benefits to ...

    Article : 43 words
  50. BARRIER WHARF, LIMITED.

    A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the ordinary shares in the Barrier Wharf, Limited, a special dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum and ...

    Article : 150 words
  51. KILLED OUT OF REVENGE.

    A native soldier shot dead Col. Walker in revenge for punishment for a breach of discipline. A non-commissioned officer who attempted to rescue Col. Walker was ...

    Article : 35 words
  52. GEM ROBBERY.

    An extraordinary affair occurred in a cafe in Berlin yesterday. A man struck a woman in the face. Two American diamond merchants intervened ...

    Article : 59 words
  53. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier moved for the discharge of 26 Bills from the business paper, and remarked that the Government thought it ...

    Article : 57 words
  54. FRANCE WANTS HER INTEREST.

    The Government has instructed the French representative in Mexico to protest against the suspension of the payment of interest on the national debt, which has ...

    Article : 38 words
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