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  2. SUMMARY.

    The French Ambassador in Washington has been officially consulted by President Taft with a view to a Franco-American arbitration treaty. ...

    Article : 792 words
  3. Impersonating an Elector.

    At the Lismore Quarter Sessions last week, a woman pleaded guilty to a charge of having unlawfully personated her mother at Newrybar, in connection with ...

    Article : 80 words
  4. Costly "Scrapping."

    Five battleships, 15 destroyers, 50 torpedo-boats, seven obsolete submarines, and 16 other vessels, aggregating 130,000 tons, have been sold during the last 15 months. ...

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  5. NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE

    The London County Council has authorised cinematograph exhibitions on Sundays on condition that a portion of the proceeds is given to London hospitals. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. War In the Air.

    President Fallieres recently witnessed a successful test at Paris of an invention in the form of a harpoon, which may be attached to and released from an aeroplane ...

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  7. Gathering Financial Clouds.

    The London "Daily Mail" announces the failure of the Bowron Bros., of Bermondsey, leather and sheep-skins importers, and that the liabilities of the firm ...

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  8. Bitten by Mad Dogs.

    Twelve persons have been bitten by mad dogs on the island of Ushant, off the west coast of France. The patients, who are suffering from hydrophobia, have been sent ...

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  9. Famine In China.

    In one of the northern provinces of China the famine conditions are terrible. It is five months yet to harvest, and the people are eating weeds, bark, also dogs ...

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  10. Growth of Co-operation.

    The Chief Registrar's statistics for 1909 show the increasing growth in Great Britain of co-operation representing a membership of 2,777,513. The total assets ...

    Article : 43 words
  11. Down with the Blackguard.

    A riotous uproar occurred in the Russian Duma last week. Deputy Urbrusoff alleged that women students during the recent disturbed period consorted with drunken ...

    Article : 60 words
  12. Militant Suffragettes.

    The English suffragettes anti-census campaign is growing. They are arranging all-night entertainments away from their homes to avoid making returns. ...

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  13. Chicago Meat Packers.

    The indicted Chicago Meat Trust packers have lost their legal fight, and they must now stand their trial like ordinary persons. The millionaire bosses of five companies are ...

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  14. The Insurgents' Demands.

    Madero, the leader of the Mexican insurgents, declares that the rebellion will not be ended till President Diaz agrees to a new Presidential election, grants ...

    Article : 33 words
  15. Wireless Capture.

    After having been pursued from Myslowitz, a town of Prussia, in Silesia, on the Polish frontier, after having murdered the cashier of a bank in a Russian border ...

    Article : 69 words
  16. The Imperial Conference.

    Mr. Harcourt (Colonial Secretary) in reply to a question in the House of Commons said that the Government proposed that the Imperial Conference should ...

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  17. Two Generals Killed.

    News has been received from Tegucigalpa, in the republic of Honduras, that Generals Lara and Palma were killed in a street riot, which ended in a pitched battle. ...

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  18. Espionage Cases.

    Three Germans, including a woman have been arrested at Bremen, in connection with alleged espionage at Hamburg. ...

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  19. Decoyed by Mormons.

    The Countess of Chichester, speaking at Chester, denounced the propaganda of Mormonism in England. She asserted that in 1910 555 girls were decoyed to Salt Lake ...

    Article : 49 words
  20. An Automatic Calculator.

    A typewriter, in which in addition to operating like an ordinary machine, adds and subtracts, has been placed upon the market. Little skill is required from the ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. The Electric Eye.

    A Russian scientist has invented an artificial eye which will enable man to peer into every part of the earth that has hitherto been hidden from him. The ...

    Article : 56 words
  22. Shooting of Strikers.

    As a protest against the shooting of two strikers in Lisbon, a general strike was ordered last week by the leader of organised Labour, and the publication of all ...

    Article : 65 words
  23. Son Sues His Father.

    At the Sydney Supreme Court the other day, a young man, aged 20, sued his father, claiming £3000 damages for assault. It was alleged that the defendant, when ...

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  24. After Twenty Years.

    Andrew Toth sentenced for life on a charge or murder in America, was liberated at Pittsburg (U.S.). After 20 years his innocence was established. ...

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  25. Apache Murderers.

    French Apaches murdered a policeman on a crowded boulevard in Paris last week. They used their knives and revolvers to commit the deed. ...

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  26. Latest in Smuggling.

    An Italian aviator, attempting to smuggle goods across the Alps by aeroplane, was discovered at the foot of Mount Cenis. He had both legs broken, and had ...

    Article : 34 words
  27. Epidemic Due to Cats.

    Investigation has shown that an outbreak of diphtheria which recently occurred in England, was due to the introduction of the disease into the houses by ...

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  28. Sensational Camorrist Trials.

    The trial of the Camorras at Viterbo, Italy, is being marked by great theatricalism. The accused persons frequently break into tears, applaud their counsel, invoke ...

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  29. King and Labour Leader.

    Ramsay M'Donald, the leader of the Labour party in England, refuses to entertain any idea that King George will refuse to create new peers if the Lords reject the ...

    Article : 61 words
  30. Fighting In the Argentine.

    Severe fighting took place at Villa Rosario. The dictator (Senor Jara) routed the rebels routed the rebels, killed Dr. Riquelme, and captured other rebel leaders. The dictator ...

    Article : 37 words
  31. Negroes in Canada.

    Negroes, who it was reported were prohibited from entering Alberta, Canada were not refused admission into the province, but were only detained pending ...

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  32. Demonstrating Italians.

    The Italian coal miners in America, who are out on strike, have been demonstrating in the streets of Chicago. Several clashes with the police have occurred and ...

    Article : 33 words
  33. A Revolutionary Alternative.

    The Mexican insurgents captured a number of Federals, and ordered them the alternative of joining the rebels or being shot. This action is taken in return for the ...

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  34. Starving the Hired Soldiers.

    The insurgents in Mexico are clearing the war zone of provisions, and thus attempting to starve the federal troops. ...

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  35. A Terrible Eruption.

    A terrible volcanic eruption has occurred in the island of Taal, near Luzon, Manila. The explosion was audible a distance of 250 miles, and the molten lead and ...

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  36. The Red Flag Hoisted.

    Recently riots occurred in the champagne producing districts of France, owing to the Practice of vignerons in importing wines from other districts and blending ...

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  37. Spurious Coins.

    The New South Wales police last week arrested two men at Balmain, where they were found in a cottage with a quantity of spurious half-crowns. About 1000 coins ...

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  38. Effect of an Invasion.

    Information has been received from Washington, U.S., that Mr. Taft, the President of the United States, will consider any invasion of Mexico equivalent to ...

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  39. An Enormous Death Roll.

    During, the month of February the deaths from plague in India reached 84,498. The officials report that the plague is particularly violent, and the most persistent ...

    Article : 44 words
  40. Welsh Industrial War.

    Serious rioting has taken place at the Cambrian Combine's Colliery at Clydathvale, in Wales. A mass meeting of miners condemned the executive for arranging a ...

    Article : 102 words
  41. Undesirables In Paris.

    A raid was made on the Montmartre quarter of Paris last week, and resulted in the arrest of 165 men and women who were regarded as "undesirables." They were ...

    Article : 42 words
  42. Girl Sold to a Hindu.

    A case presenting extraordinary features occupied the attention of the Melbourne bench last week. During the hearing of the case it was stated that one of the ...

    Article : 56 words
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