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  2. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

    The United States Senate passed the Post Office Savings Bank Bill but so amended as to permit of the investment of deposits in Government securities only ...

    Article : 138 words
  3. BRITISH JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS.

    The Right Hon. Sir Jobn Bigtham, President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice, has reigned. He has been created ...

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  4. A BOMB EXPLOSION IN SPAIN.

    A bomb was thrown into a priest's dining-room, at Nocada, Spain, where dinner was being held in celebration of the clerical victories at the municipal election. ...

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  5. SLAVE-GROWN COCOA.

    Mr. James Burtt had a successful mission in the United States. He succeeded in inducing the largest cocoa manufactures not to use slave-grown cocoa from ...

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  6. THE EARTH.

    The United States geoditic survey announces that the equatorial radius of the earth is 6,378,388 metres (about 3925 miles). This it says, is exact within 6 ft. ...

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  7. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

    The Duke of Connaught and party have arrived at Laikipia, British East Africa, after a successful elephant hunt in the Aderdare Mountains. ...

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  8. A BELGIAN BANK BOBBERY.

    Two men have been arrested in London for blowing open the safe of the Bank of Liege, Belgium, with dynamite and stealing therefrom £9000 worth of bonds. ...

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  9. FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

    The French Minister for Foreign Affairs (M. Pichon) and M. Elmokri have signed the Franco-Moroccan agreement. ...

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  10. INFLUENZA IN LONDON.

    There has been a recrudescence of influenza in London. In the last three weeks 125 deaths have occurred. This is thirty-eight more than in the previous three ...

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  11. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    Small polls and general apathy characterised the London country Council elections. ...

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  12. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    A recount of the votes for Central Finsbury shows that Messrs. Hempshill and Rostron, the Progressive and Moderate candidates, obtained 3460 each. A final ...

    Article : 91 words
  13. A MURDER LEAGUE IN COREA.

    A murder league has been discovered in Seoul, the capital of Corea. as the result of investigations into the attempted assassination of the Premier. It was admitted ...

    Article : 80 words
  14. TURKEY.

    The Balkan Committee entertained at luncheon to-day Enver Bey, whom the Right Hon. H. Samuel. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, described as Turkey's ...

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  15. THE FESTIVAL OF THE EMPIRE.

    Many offers of hospitality to visitors to the Festival of the Empire have been received. Thirty patriotic societies in London are arranging the ...

    Article : 36 words
  16. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE.

    Senator Farina has resigned the position of President of the International Institute of Agriculture, which owes its inception to the King of Italy, owing to a ...

    Article : 48 words
  17. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.

    Plebiscites of the students of Glasgow University resulted in an expression of confidence in Lord Curzon, who has, in consequence, decided to remain Lord ...

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  18. A MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED.

    Mr. J. P. Cudahy, a millionaire packer of Chicago, returned borne unexpectedly, attacked a wealthy banker named Lillis, whom he had suspected of intriguing with ...

    Article : 253 words
  19. OPERA FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Messrs. Beecham and Quinlan, who produced the opera "Electra" at Covent Garden. purpose to conduct a season of opera in Australia, America, and South Africa. ...

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  20. CASTLE FREKE DESTROYED.

    Castle Freke, Cork, Ireland, the property of Lord Carbery, winch teemed with historic associations, has been destroyed by fire. The whole of the contents, with ...

    Article : 42 words
  21. CHINESE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    "The Times" is publishing a series of letters from Dr. Morrison, its correspondent at Pekin, who is journeying across China and Turkestan. Dr. Morrison ...

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  22. CENTENARY OF ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD.

    The centenary of the death of Admiral Collingwood was celebrated by a service in the cathedral At Newcastle, the birthplace of the Admiral. A service was also held at ...

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  23. BREWERS BEQUEST TO PHILANTHROPHY.

    The late Mr. Edward Massey, brewer, of Burnley, bequeathed £100,000 to philanthrophy. ...

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  24. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

    Scrip of the last New South Wales loan is quoted at a premium of 7s. 6d. ...

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  25. THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

    The branch of the Hetvolk at Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, passed a resolution empowering the head committee to seek empowering with other political ...

    Article : 95 words
  26. THE UNITED STATES FEDERATION OF LABOUR.

    A conference of leading capitalists and manufacturers at Washington initiated a national labour alliance. The object of the organisation is to curb the political ...

    Article : 58 words
  27. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

    Returns issued by the Board of Trade show that the imports in February increased by £690,214 as compared with the previous corresponding period, the exports ...

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  28. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE QUEEN VICTORIA.

    The First Commissioner for Works (the Right Hon. L. V. Harcourt), in replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, said he anticipated that the ...

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  29. FRANCHISE DEMONSTRATION IN BERLIN.

    On the understanding that the socialists intended to make a demonstration against the Franchise Bill in Trieptow Park, Berlin, the police assembled to prevent ...

    Article : 156 words
  30. TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC.

    Trinity College of Music has appointed Mr. Henry St. George and Mr. Alfred Mistowski as examinations for Australia and Mr. [?] for New Zealand for 1910. ...

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  31. AN AMERICAN FINANCIER ON CHINA.

    Mr. Jacob Schiff, a financier, speaking at a meeting of the New York Republican, Club, said—"The understanding between Russia, Japan, and Britain Trill constitute ...

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  32. THE MURDER OF A RUSSIAN COUNT.

    Passionate serenes occurred at the Venice Assizes during the trial of a Russian named Naumoff, a lawyer named Prilukoff, the Countess Tarnowska, and her maid ...

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  33. THE WESTERS AUSTRALIAN PREMIER IN ITALY.

    The Premier of Western Australia (the N. J. Moore) visited Rome this week. He had a private audience of the King and an interview with the Premier (Signor ...

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  34. KING EDWARD'S HOSPITAL FUND.

    The receipt towards King Edward's hospital fund in 1909, including additions to capital, were £258,926 and the expenditure was £133,000. The total sum ...

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  35. THE RUBBER TRADE.

    The imports of rubber into the United Kingdom in 1909 exceeded those of 1908 by £1,000,000. ...

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  36. THE MURDER OF A MILLIONAIRE.

    Dr. Bennett George Hyde has been indicted for the murder of Colonel Thomas Swole, a millionaire philanthropist of Kansas City, and eight members of Mr. ...

    Article : 193 words
  37. OBITUARY.

    The death is reported of ex-Senator Platt. the new York Republican boss. LONDON, March 8. The death is announced of the Bishop ...

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  38. WARDERS ATTACKED BY PRISONERS.

    Forty prisoners at Carthagena, Spain, seized and disarmed the sleeping warders and attempted to escape. They were fired on by the troops and ultimately ...

    Article : 35 words
  39. A FRAUDULENT COLLECTION.

    Experts have pronounced Hie famous Japanese collection in Weimar Cattle, Germany, to be largely fraudulent, and the Grand-Duke lias ordered the collection to ...

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  40. THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

    The British Museum has purchased a remarkable collection of Chinese paintings from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries for £9000. ...

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  41. OIL FUEL FOR THE BRITISH NAVY.

    The "Economist" says it is evident that the Admiralty is convinced of the superiority of petroleum for certain purposes; but the difficulty is the necessity ...

    Article : 129 words
  42. THE BRITISH COAL TRADE.

    The exports of coal from South Wales last month showed a falling-off, as compared with the previous corresponding month, of 280,827 tons, foreign firms ...

    Article : 197 words
  43. TRIAL OF RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONIST.

    The Russian Tchaikowsky for whom [?] was raised in England and America, is being tried in camera at St. Petersburg for having distributed revolutionary ...

    Article : 55 words
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