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  2. DRUSES SURRENDER TO TURKS.

    It is reported that a thousand of the Druses insurgents with whom the Turkish troops have been fighting for some time, have surrendered and that the remnant ...

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  3. INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.

    In the Rugby football match France scored sixteen points to Scotland's fifteen. ...

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  4. DISTRICT NEWS.

    The holiday season at Brunswick Heads was a record one. Accommodation was overtaxed, and at least one family put in an uncomfortable night on the beach. ...

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  5. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. SERIOUS DRIVING ACCIDENT.

    Whilst driving home on Saturday night to Dunbible Mr. R. H. Eady and his wife were thrown out of their vehicle on to the road through the horse taking fright ...

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  6. LATEST CABLEGRAMS. GERMAN PATENT LAWS.

    An amendment of the German patent laws is to be submitted to the Reichstag in January. This will be a measure of retaliation for the British Patents Act of ...

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  7. SAVED HIS MATE.

    Two men named Edwards and Moran were capsized from a boat off the Waihi beach, New Zealand. The craft sank immediately. Edwards was unable to swim, but his ...

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  8. STUDENTS' CHRISTIAN UNION.

    The annual conference and biennial convention of the Australasian Students' Christian Union is being held at Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains. The ...

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  9. BUTCHERS' SHOPS CLOSED.

    The butchers have closed their shops as a protest against the scarcity of meat. ...

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  10. DEPORTED ALIENS RETURN.

    Mr. Robert George Seton, the Recorder Devises has emphasised the fact that deported aliens generally return within six weeks. ...

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  11. A MISSING BALLOON.

    The balloon Hildebrand, with two men on board, has been missing over the Baltic since Thursday. ...

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  12. MORE TICKS DISCOVERED.

    It is reported that some further ticks have been found on two head of cattle in the Tweed Heads quarantine area. ...

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  13. HELPING HOSPITALS.

    The League of Mercy's 1910 contribution to the hospital fund amounts to £1800. ...

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  14. THE MURDERED JEW.

    The Clapham Common victim was named Beroneurench, and was a Jew living at Rowton House, Whitechapel. He had been out collecting rents at Badham. ...

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  15. BOARDING HOUSE BURNED.

    A large boarding house at Wellington, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire last night. In all 25 of the boarders escaped through ...

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  16. THE MEXICAN REVOLT.

    It is officially announced that 27 were killed and 28 wounded in the fighting between the Mexican Federal troops and the insurgents on Thursday last. ...

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  17. MOTOR CAR ON FIRE.

    Last night a larae motor car belonging to J. Wulff was discovered to be on fire and was considerably damaged before the flames were subdued. An inquiry is to be ...

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  18. PRETTY DIVORCE CASE SEQUEL.

    Mr. Arthur Ralph Stephens, a barrister, has married Mistress Pretty, who recently figured prominently in a divorce case. (Justice Sir Bargrave Deans, in divorce, ...

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  19. FOUND WITH HIS THROAT CUT.

    An old man named Patrick O'Brien was found lying in a house in Wilmot-street, City, with a large gash in his throat. A razor was lying by his side. He explained ...

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  20. NEW YEAR'S EVE IN LONDON.

    There were great New Year's Eve gatherings in the Savoy, Carlton, Ritz, Piccadilly, Cecil, and Waldorf Hotels, London. The Scots Guards held celebrations at ...

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  21. POSTAL MATTERS.

    During the last month the PostmasterGeneral has listened in four States to statements of grievances of the Post and Telegraph Office employees. The New South ...

    Article : 337 words
  22. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    An unknown man threw himself in front of a tram in King-street last night, but although the front portion of the car passed over him he was extricated little the ...

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  23. RAILWAY STATION BURGLARY.

    The railway station at Clifton was broken into on Saturday night and an unsuccessful attempt made to force open the iron safe. ...

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  24. GREAT BRITAIN'S REVENUE.

    The past nine months' revenue, after allowing £30,000,000 of arrears belonging to the previous year, leaves a real increase of £13,500,000. ...

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  25. PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC.

    In consequence of the protests of Germany, the Portuguese Government has withdrawn the decree recently issued that part of the Customs duties must be paid ...

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  26. MR. FISHER'S TREATMENT.

    The Commonwealth Prime Minister, Mr. A. Fisher, emphatically denies the statement that he was treated with unfriendliness by any section of the community in ...

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  27. THE MAFIA'S VENGEANCE.

    A man named Vita, manager of a sulphur mine in Sicily, and a member of the Mafia Society, was accused of betraying the secrets of the society, and its ...

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  28. BATHING FATALITY.

    Two sisters named Lyons, daughters of a resident of Taree, were drowned on Sunday afternoon, as telegraphed yesterday. They were bathing in the river at a place ...

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  29. BOLTON DISASTER FUND.

    The fund for the relief of the persons bereft of support by the explosion in the Pretoria pit, Bolton, which resulted in the death of over 300 men, now amounts to ...

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  30. PTOMAINE POISONING.

    Percy Pethersbridge, aged [?] [?] at Melbourne, it is supposed from ptomaine poisoning. ...

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  31. TRAMCAR AND OMNIBUS COLLI[?]ON.

    A collision took place last night between a tramcar and an omnibus in Goswellroad. The omnibus was wrecked, and 20 passengers injured, several severely. ...

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  32. FRENCH STEAMER WRECKED.

    A quantity of wreckage from the French steamer has been discovered. Fifteen persons are missing. ...

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  33. DEATH OF MRS. KING.

    Dr. A. C. Brownless, who is charged with having caused the death of Annie King, was to-day further remanded for a fortnight. ...

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  34. COLD HELPS FIRE.

    A fire wiped out a large area of the business section of Oklahoma city. The frozen hydrants greatly hindered operations by the fire brigade. ...

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  35. BRITISH REVENUE RETURNS.

    The revenue of the United Kingdom, for the quarter ended December 31 totalled £39,916,637. Customs duties yielded £8,976,000; excise, £11,490,000; and ...

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  36. STATUE TO GENERAL WOLFE.

    Lord Roberts has unveiled Derwent Wood's statue of General Wolfe, the victor of Quebec, in his native village, Westernham, in Kent. ...

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  37. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

    Six persons were killed in a train wreck at the Miller Creek Railroad, Kentucky. A collision occurred between a passenger train and some coal cars, the cause being ...

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  38. ALLEGED BIGAMY.

    Alfred Wilkins, aged 54, was committed for trial for alleged bigamy. Annie Wilkins deposed to having married accused in 1880, while Catherine Calder, ...

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  39. ENFORCED TEMPERANCE.

    There have been 21,000 fewer convictions for drunkenness in Scotland than in 1909. This is attributed to the increased price of spirits. ...

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  40. THE CONGO NATIVES.

    In response to an appeal by the AntiSlavery Society and the Aborigines' Protection Society, the Rev. J. Harris and his wife, who were on the Congo from ...

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  41. ELECTION PETITION.

    A petition against the election of Sir Henry King for Central Hull alleges bribery, undue influence and treating. ...

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  42. A GIRL DROWNED.

    Kate Berry, daughter of Ensign Berry, of the Salvation Army, went out with her sister and another girl and a young man named Coughlin in a boat on the ...

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  43. ANARCHISTS IN LONDON.

    Investigations have been carried on by the detectives since the murder of the several policemen at Houndsditch led to the buildings behind an anarchist club in ...

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  44. AUSTRIAN NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS.

    The Emperor Francis Joseph of AustriaHungary, who is at Schoenbrunn, is suffering from a slight cold, and consequently the New Year's Day receptions were ...

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  45. BEQUESTS TO CHARITIES.

    There were 379 wills, aggregating £77,000,000 proved during the last five years which bequeathed to charities £22,500,000, of which £4,000,000 was given ...

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  46. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STATE REVENUE.

    The South Australian State revenue for the quarter was £1,131,673, which makes the aggregate for the first six months of the financial year £2,010,640. This gives a ...

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  47. THE GLEBE TRAGEDY.

    William Wellman, charged with the alleged wilful murder of his brother at Glebe at Christmas, was further remanded at the Police Court to-day. ...

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  48. MINE WOOD GETTERS.

    It is feared that trouble, is to take place among the wood getters employed by the companies who supply the mines on the Golden Mine with fuel. The men have ...

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  49. ACCIDENT TO QUEEN OF ITALY.

    Queen Elena of Italy, while visiting her children, fell on the staircase of the palace and strained her arm and wrist, but the injuries are not of a serious character. ...

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  50. STRIKERS WANT WORK.

    There have been 6000 of the strikers at the Aberdare mines applying for work, of which number 2500 could not be employed owing to damage to the mines during the ...

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  51. BALLINA PUBLIC SCHOOL.

    Three tenders have been received for the erection of a new public school building at Ballina, and are to be reported upon. ...

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  52. A PROSPEROUS YEAR.

    Dr. T. J. Macnamara, M.P., Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking at Whltefield's Tabernacle, in London, compared the year just past with 1909. He stated that, ...

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  53. Sikhism.

    There is but one God whose name is true, the Creator, devoid of fear and enmity, immortal, unborn, self-existent, by favour of the Gurn. Repeat His name. ...

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  54. PASSENGERS BY THE ORARA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 words
  55. PRICE OF SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted at 1s 1¼d per oz. ...

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  56. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.

    Senator G. Pearce, Minister for Defence, referring to a speech of Sir John Forrest on naval defence, said the Fisher Government had adopted a policy of paying out ...

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  57. LONDON'S MEAT SUPPLY.

    At Smithfields market in 1910 the meat supplies totalled 419,550 tons, including 122,345 from South American, 105,732 from Australasian, ports, 94,008 from the ...

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  58. NEW GRAVING DOCK.

    In addition to the original contract for a graving dock, a closed basin, and an entrance lock which could be utilised as a graving dock, at Rosyth, the new ...

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  59. LAUNCHING A BATTLESHIP.

    The Primate's wife launches the Thames Dreadnought Thunderer on the 1st of February. The Primate participates in the service ...

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  60. WEATHER FORECAST.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
  61. ANGLO-NORWEGIAN CABLE.

    The concession by the Great Northern Railway to Norway having expired, the telegraph cable between Newbiggin, in Northumberland, and Arendal, in Norway, ...

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  62. TEACHING LIFE SAVING IN VICTORIA.

    The Victorian Department of Education is realising that swimming and life saving should form a valuable portion of the syllabus of State school work. The ...

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  63. FIGHTING THE OPIUM TRADE.

    China has resumed the opium negotiations, hoping to secure an agreement to accelerate the extinction of the imports from India, but the continued unchecked ...

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  64. KILLED BY A TRAIN.

    John McAuliffe and Wm. Snell, residents of Temuka, were driving in a cart, and on crossing the railway were run into by a train and killed, the bodies being ...

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  65. ACCIDENTAL POISONING.

    Evidence at the inquest concerning the death of James McLeod at Bourke showed that on going to bed he placed a bottle of whisky in one boot, and a bottle of ...

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  66. SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS.

    The Earnings of the South African railways for the seven months since the Union was established amount to £1,000,000 more than the corresponding period in ...

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  67. THE KAISER'S REGIMENT.

    The German Crown Prince states he is the bearer of the Kaiser's friendly message and reviewed the First Royal Dragoons at Muttra whereof the Kaiser is hon. colonel ...

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  68. WEST AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRANTS.

    The German mail steamer landed ninety immigrants at Fremantle yesterday, making a total of 2000 in three months that have arrived for Western Australia. ...

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  69. INDIANS IN LONDON.

    Sir Henry Cotton was the principal guest at the New Year's reception to Indians of all races and creeds, held at Bipin Chundrapal's residence, in London. ...

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  70. A SURVEYOR'S DEATH.

    Archibald Victor Martin Steane, Government Assistant Surveyor, in the Maryborough (Vic.) district, was found dead in Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy, early ...

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  71. ARCHIBALD STEANE'S DEATH.

    There was a sensational development last night in the mystery surrounding the death of Archibald Steane, aged 24, who, as previously wired, was found dead in the ...

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  72. PERSIAN TROUBLES.

    The Government of Persia informs Sir E. Grey) Secretary for Foreign Affairs, that a number of European officers have been selected to assist the Governor of Tars in ...

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  73. TREATMENT OF HARD, CAKED, OR CALLOUSED UDDERS.

    Recent or long standing cases can be successfully treated by injecting an antiseptic solution into the quarters affected. We have sold dozens of these outfits. ...

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  74. AUSTRIAN TAILORS' STRIKE.

    A total of 8000 tailors have struck work demanding a 35 per cent. increase in wages and a 10 hours day. The Emperor Francis Joseph has ordered ...

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  75. DURAND'S SENTENCE.

    The Confederation of Labour is determined to secure the strike leader Durand's, whose sentence was recently commuted, liberation, and is organising a general ...

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  76. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!

    Messrs. Lance and Co., "Engle" House, through these columns, wish to express their hearty thanks to the many customers and friends who, through their generous ...

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  77. WORKMEN AND BOMBS.

    Fifteen workmen, who were expelled from a public house at Rennes, laid a bomb outside, which exploded, killing the perpetrator of the outrage and another. ...

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  78. NEWSPAPERS DEFY STRIKING PRINTERS.

    The Helsingfors newspapers have appeared as usual despite the printers' strike, a number of girls secretly trained in the north having worked the linotypes in the ...

    Article : 35 words
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