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  2. POLITICAL, INDUSTRIAL, MUNICIPAL. The real statesman acts on enduring principles and for immortality; the pretender lives by the day and acts on expediency. —BURKE. General.

    This week a communication was received from Sir George Reid by Mr. Batchelor, Minister for External Affairs, relating to the proceedings of ...

    Article : 81 words
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  4. VICTORIA.

    The Railway Commissioners' annual report shows a profit of £155,000, against £235,000 for the preceding year. ...

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  5. ACCIDENTS, CRIMES, COURT CASES. The bruises and diseases of our time. —ANON. £2,000 ROBBERY.

    Burglars entered the residence of Mrs. Bell, in Gloucester-terrace, and removed £2,000 worth of jewellery and notes. ...

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  6. INSECURE SCAFFOLDING.

    The scaffolding at the new Royal Hotel at Rupanyup collapsed, bringing down 400 bricks and burying the contractor, Gilles, who was injured ...

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  7. Australia.

    In spite of the assurance given by Mr. Hughes last week, the Premier (Mr. Wade) states that the Federal capital site is in jeopardy, owing to ...

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  8. A MOTOR'S DIVE.

    An automobile in New Orleans plunged from the roadway into the canal. Four occupants of the car were drowned. ...

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  9. UPPEE HOUSE ELECTION.

    The election for the vacancy in the East province, caused by the death of the late Hon. George Throssell, has so far resulted:— ...

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  10. SUNDAY QUESTION.

    The borough councils are urging the London County Council to prevent cinematograph shows from exhibiting on Sundays. ...

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  11. BEATEN WITH CRICKET BAT.

    John Neal, a gardener, was the victim of a brutal assault, being attacked with a cricket bat. His condition is serious. An unsuccessful ...

    Article : 58 words
  12. DISCIPLINE LACKING.

    A freight train and an electric tram collided at Tipton, Indiana. Six persons were killed and six injured. Disobedience to orders caused the ...

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  13. CHOLERA.

    Four cases of cholera, one of them fatal, are reported from Rome. One case has occurred at Copenhagen, and twenty-eight in Hungary, eleven of ...

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  14. SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

    Two hundred sailors and firemen have left London to take the strikers' places in Germany. The Transport Workers' ...

    Article : 47 words
  15. ARBITRATION.

    In the Arbitration Court an application to fix the wages, hours, and conditions in the tanning industry was heard. The wages were fixed at ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. DROPPED A MATCH.

    Mark Woods, caretaker of the Government launch at Wynnum, went into the magazine where 200 lbs. of gelignite was stowed. He ...

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  17. ACTOR DROWNED.

    At the inquest on Arthur Edwards, member of a theatrical company, it was stated that he and James Wood went for a row in a dingey, which ...

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  18. KNOWLEDGE OF AUSTRALIA.

    Sir George Reid has taken, action to secure the inclusion in the school books of the United Kingdom reliable information concerning ...

    Article : 48 words
  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The employees of McEwan's jam factory, comprising thirty men and forty women, have struck for higher wages. The secretary of the United ...

    Article : 181 words
  20. Foreign.

    The German Socialist Congress has passed a resolution in favor of general, equal, direct, and secret suffrage for all persons over twenty ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. SLAVS FALL OUT.

    The body of a Russian, thirty years of age, was discovered floating in the Darling River sewn up in a tent-fly. The head was battered almost out of ...

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  22. North Western.

    Kimberley—A. Male, Esq. Pilbarra—R[?] H.Underwood, Esq. Roebourne—Henry Osborn, Esq. Gascoyne—W. J. Butcher, Esq. ...

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  23. THE NEW COINS.

    Owing to the strong demand, the Federal Government has ordered another £200,000 of the new silver coinage. ...

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  24. PERTH AUCTIONEER.

    G. Amsberg, aged 38 years, of the Central Auction Mart, Hay-street, has committed suicide. At 10 o'clock on Monday morning his assistant, Dyson, ...

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  25. SINGS LIKE A BIRD.

    Dr. Hardy, of Ballarat, reports that a local girl, thirteen years of age, has a throat like a bird's, and that he is unable to distinguish the notes ...

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  26. EGYPT.

    The Egyptian Congress has welcomed Mr. Keir Hardie. A letter was received from Mr. Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, the Irish poet, author of ...

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  27. SIR NEWTON MOORE.

    The health of the ex-Premier is causing his friends a[?]xiety. Since he resigned the premiership he has been motoring around the country. ...

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  28. CRIPPEN CASE.

    The jury found Crippen and Ethel Clara Le Neve guilty of wilful murder, and that Mrs. Crippen's death was due to hyoscine poisoning. Both ...

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  29. W.A. AGRICULTURE.

    Professor Lowrie, Director of Agriculture, has resigned, and leaves the State in February next to take a similar office in South Australia. ...

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  30. UNITED STATES.

    Mr. Bryan, who has been several times defeated as the Democratic Party's candidate for the Presidency, has charged Mr. Roosevelt with ...

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  31. QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. Bowman, leader of the State Labor Party, is suffering from cerebral hemorrhage, and his condition is critical. ...

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  32. JOCKEY DROWNED.

    John Gilbert, aged 18, employed by S. Howie, horse trainer, was drowned under peculiar circumstances at Burswood. He took two horses to ...

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  33. WARS AND PREPARATION.

    Now I would faine know which were my friends from my foes. —MALORY. Foreign. ...

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  34. West Australia.

    Mr. McKenzie, honorary Minister, speaking at a reception, strongly advocated the construction of the Leonora-Lawlers and ...

    Article : 187 words
  35. British Empire.

    The Daily Chronicle, commenting on the shipbuilding lockout states that the outlook is gloomy. The leaders of the men are ...

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  36. GERMANY.

    A new German warship is about to leave on a several months' cruise in South American waters. The object is partly to test some devices which ...

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  37. FATAL FIGHT.

    John Brookes, aged 54, has died from fractured skull. It is reported that Brookes and another man fought, and the former was knocked down. ...

    Article : 42 words
  38. General News.

    The craving Dragon—the Public—must be fed; it expects its rations; and we do the best we can on this side bursting him. —LAMB. ...

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  39. RUSSIA.

    The Russian naval estimates for 1911 show an increase of £2,300,000. The total includes £2,800,000 for new construction, against £900,000 ...

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  40. THIEVES AT VARIANCE.

    Mr. Nathan Bear, a machinery merchant, has been charged with the larceny of £1,571, the property of Thomas Pitch. Mr. Justice Hodges ...

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  41. CIVIL SERVANT'S DEATH.

    Andrew Sarkies, a clerk in the Department of Home Affairs, dropped dead in the street. A cabman said the deceased and another man rode in ...

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  42. AERONAUTIC FEAT.

    An aerona[?]t named Chavez, when competing for the £3,000 prize for a flight from Brigue, over the Simplon Pass, to Milan, was just completing ...

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  43. TURKEY V. GREECE.

    The Times correspondent at Athens telegraphs that Roumania has promised to mobilise troops on the Bulgarian frontier in the event of war ...

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  44. British Empire.

    The House of Representatives is considering new defence proposals. The Government consider that 50,000 men will be enrolled, and that the ...

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  45. PTOMAINE.

    Two boys named Salmon have died of ptomaine poisoning after eating shell fish[?] ...

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  46. VIVISECTION.

    A petition with 850,000 signatures, including 1,305 doctors, has been presented to Parliament, asking that dogs should be exempt from ...

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  47. BAD WHISKY.

    James Stevenson, licensee of the Telluride Hotel, was fined £25 and costs for having adulterated whisky on his premises. Mr. Walter, R.M., ...

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  48. TRAMWAY TROUBLE.

    Duriug the week a number of slight accidents have happened to the electric tramcars. Yesterday two cars collided on a sharp bend, owing to a ...

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  49. N.Z. DROWNING ACCIDENT.

    Two men, named Clark and Johnston, have been drowned by the capsizing of a c[?]tter in the Thames River. ...

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  50. WIRELESS.

    Signor Marconi, while on board an Italian steamer, flew a kite, and communicated with Canada, a distance of 3,500 miles. ...

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  51. IMPERIAL.

    The Federal Prime Minister, referring to Canadian reciprocity, said that the Government is sympathetic. Mr. Hogg, President of the Chamber ...

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  52. AUSTRALIA.

    The Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, is visiting Yass-Canberra to inspect the military college site. At a meeting of the Cabinet, ...

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  53. A NURSE'S CRIME.

    Norse Ellinor Brown, who is under committal for the murder of Ivy O'Brien, has been granted bail at £1,000, as she requires medical ...

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  54. JOCKEYS HURT.

    During the principal race at the Fremantle race meeting two horses fell when rounding the turn. The other horses galloped on to the ...

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  55. MOTORS AND CHILDREN.

    Ten thousand two hundred cottage women have petitioned the Queen to use her influence to secure relief from the motor car nuisance. They assert ...

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  56. DANGERS OF MINING.

    While Daniel Watson and Richard Evans were working in a colliery at Kurri Kurri a fall of stone occurred, which buried Evans. The ...

    Article : 94 words
  57. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. J. B. Robinson, the South African millionaire, has telegraphed to the British Press denying that any crisis has occurred in General Botha's ...

    Article : 103 words
  58. A ROAD BOARD SECRETARY.

    Patrick Lawler. secretary and engineer of the road board has been arrested for falsifying the books and embezzling the funds of the board. ...

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  59. MINERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Fourth annual conference of the Federated Miners Union is being held. A resolution was passed, entering a protest against the ...

    Article : 76 words
  60. SWEDEN TO AUSTRALIA.

    A Swedish company intends running a steamer service to Australia. There will be eight steamers of 9,000 tons each. ...

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  61. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The executive of the federated coal workers for the first time since the strike has decided to issue the details of the balance-sheet showing moneys ...

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  62. AN OLD IDENTITY.

    Mrs. King, of Cheltenham, has died, aged 94 years. The deceased lady remembered many stirring incidents connected with bushranging ...

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  63. NIAGARA.

    A Canadian, named Leach, went throngh the Niagara whirlpool rapids in a barrel, coming out of the ordeal only scratched and bruised. ...

    Article : 28 words
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