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  2. SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE.

    The Commonwealth trawler, which left here on Friday on her first cruise, put into Port Stephens yesterday. A telegram from, the lighthouse-keeper stated that the vessel ...

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  3. GENERAL AND SPECIAL CABLES.

    Lord James Hereford, independent chairman of the Coal Conciliatory Board, has decided on a reduction of 5 per cent. in wages in England and North Wales. ...

    Article : 284 words
  4. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Premiers' Conference has adopted the following resolutions:- (1) In order to ensure the financial independence and solvency of the States upon ...

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  5. THE FUTURE EMPIRE.

    SYDNEY. Monday.—Sir Harry Rawson, the state Governor, was entertained by the New South Wales commercial travellers on Saturday night, and presented with a ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. DEATH OF MR. W. PIGGOTT.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The death is announced of Mr. William Piggott, of the firm of Piggott and Stinson, solicitors. The deceased gentleman was born in ...

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  7. LAST NIGHT'S CABLEGRAMS.

    The lact that Servia is equipping her secound line of reserves with rifies and cartridges has created a had impression in Vienna. ...

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  8. Australian Warships Building.

    Mr. Alexander Wilkie. M.P. (Labour). Secretary of the Shipwrights Society, in aninterview. said there would be no objection to colonial artisans coming to the ...

    Article : 76 words
  9. INTER-STATE TELEGRAMS.

    H.M.s. Psyche, one of the Australian squadron. arrived in Melbourne yesterday from Tasmania. where she has been cruising for some weeks past. ...

    Article : 110 words
  10. Anglo-French Trade.

    The "Standard" states that "Ministerial Freetraders are endeavouring to persuade Mr. Winston Churchill to conclude a cominertial treaty with France on the basis of ...

    Article : 66 words
  11. NAVAL AND MILITARY SETTLERS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Reierring to the in clusion by Mr. Haldane. the Imperial Mirister for War, of £40,000 in the Estimates in connection with a schame for sending ...

    Article : 144 words
  12. Settlers' Information League.

    The Central Emigration Board has formed a Settlers' Information League, under the Presidency of the Duke of Sutherland to encourage British emigrants to proceed ...

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  13. THE PLAGUE OUTBREAK.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Another victrm of Plague was discovered on Saturday morning, when Mr. Joseph Wearne was found to be suffering from the disease. He was ...

    Article : 165 words
  14. OUR RIVER PASSENGER FLEET.

    The advent of The Clarence gives an opportunity of reviewing the history of the river passenger trade of the Clarence. One of the speaKers at the picnic on Saturday ...

    Article : 868 words
  15. Aeroplane for Australia.

    The "Daily "Mail" states that Wright Bros. have ordered the construction of six of their aeroplanes in England. Messrs. Garrott and Letts, motorists. ...

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  16. BRITAIN'S NAVY.

    LONDON, Saturday.—The Navy estimates amount to £35, 142,700. New construction will absorb £8,885,194. whereof £6.599,424 will be on ships ...

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  17. HOW CHINESE ARE SMUGGLED.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Customs officers' searches resulted recently in the discovery of six Chinese stowaways on the steamer Paroo, which had arrived in Fremantle ...

    Article : 114 words
  18. SOCIAL NOTES.

    Mr. Hamlet Hann was entertained by a number of his friends at a complimentary social in the Criterion Hall last, night, when there was an attendance of about ...

    Article : 649 words
  19. AN ARBITRATION MATTER.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chief Railway Connnissioner was one of the witnesses in the Industrial Arbitration Court this morning. ...

    Article : 336 words
  20. POSTAL COMMISSION.

    SYDNEY, Monday—The Royal Commission, inquiring into the postal, telegraphic and telephonic services, resumed its sittings this morning. ...

    Article : 130 words
  21. BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

    LONDON, Satuday.—Several newspapers state that the prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) has censured Mr. Winston Churchhill, President of the Board of Trade, for ...

    Article : 162 words
  22. A BRUTAL ASSAULT.

    SYDNEY. Monday.—At about 4 a.m. yesterday, in Melbourne, Constable Hunt came across two men assaulting and robbing another man, whom they held on the ...

    Article : 159 words
  23. BRITISH CHANCELLOR LIBELLED.

    LONDON, Saturday.—The "People" newspaper has apologised and agreed to pay £1000 as damages for libelling Mr. LloydGeorge, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ...

    Article : 115 words
  24. AUSTRALIA'S NAVY.

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, announced to-day that he had accepted tenders for the construction of two torpedo-boat. destroyers of ...

    Article : 378 words
  25. BROKEN HILL DISPUTE.

    BROKEN HILL, Sunday.—A serious development occurred on the Barrier yesterday afternoon. The manager of the Junction North Mine, having dismissed a ...

    Article : 451 words
  26. A SCHOLAR ABROAD.

    SYDNEY. Monday.—Professor Anderson, of the Sydney University, has returned from Europe, after a year's holiday, spent largely in studying educational and ...

    Article : 510 words
  27. GERMAN RULE IN SAMOA.

    LONDON. Sunday.—Reuter's agency at Berlin reports that, in resnonse to a request from the Government of Samoa, three warships from the China station, under the ...

    Article : 113 words
  28. St. Andrew's Guild.

    At the annual meeting of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Guild the Rev D. Brown presided. The annual reports of the Treasurer and Secretary were ...

    Article : 162 words
  29. The Weather.

    Shortly after midday on Sunday the rain that had been expected for some time came down very heavily. lt lasted hardly long enough, but at this morning's ...

    Article : 62 words
  30. GERMAN NAVAL BASE WANTED.

    LONDON. Sunday.—A Canton telegram to the "New York Herald" states that it is, believed Germany intends to annex an island in the Pacific and transform it into ...

    Article : 87 words
  31. Cathedral Debating Society.

    A meeting was held last evening in the Cathedral Hall for the purpose of considering the advisableness of forming a Literary and Debating Society in connection ...

    Article : 226 words
  32. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    SYDNEY, "Monday.—Protests have been received by the Minister for Home Affairs from the Sydney Trades Council and the secretary of the Sydney Trades Hall ...

    Article : 165 words
  33. AERIAL EXPERIMENTS.

    LONDON. Saturday.—Dr. A. Graham Bell, the original inventor of the telephone, and now president of the Aerial Experimental Association of Canada, has been ...

    Article : 185 words
  34. Cause of Rifle Scarcity.

    The defence authorities attribute the scarcity of rifles/to the rapid growth of the rifle club system, and to the delay in the consigumenu of rifles ordered. The Minister states that riffles ...

    Article : 207 words
  35. THE FEDERAL SITUATION.

    SYDNEY, Monday—Mr. Joseph Cook, Leader of the Federal Opposition, accompanied by Senator. St. Ledger and Mr. Archer, M.H.R., arrived in Rockhampton ...

    Article : 93 words
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