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  2. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY OTHER INDUSTRIES.

    Sir,—The Sugar Commission which has just concluded its sittings in Sydney is evidently determined not to consider how the sugar tax affects country ...

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  3. LATE CABLES.

    Rome, Thursday.—The Italians at Homs, 56 miles north-east of Tripoll, occupied the Melrgheb Heights, after driving out the Turks and Arabs. Both the latter ...

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  4. COMPLAINED OF OVERWORK.

    Tasman Meuzies hanged himself at his father's residence, Hobart, on Thursday morning. His brother Ernest told a constable that shortly before 6 a.m. ...

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  5. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS.

    At the conference of Chambers or Manufactures in Sydney, Mr. J. Martin (Victoria) moved—"That while condemning the action of the Commonwealth ...

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  6. NOTES AND NOTIONS

    Mr. justice Higgins has decided that the union men employed by the Brisbane and Melbourne Tramway Companies may wear their badges, and that the ...

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  7. PORTUGUESE GUNBOAT SUNK.

    Lisbon, Thursday.—The Portuguese gunboat Faro was sunk off Algarve, southwest Portugal, through collision with a merchant vessel. Six of the gunboat's ...

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  8. SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND CABLE.

    London Thursday.—The Pacific Cable Board has accepted the tender of the Indiarubber and Guttapercha Telegraph Works Company to construct and lay a ...

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  9. COAL CRISIS IN ENGLAND.

    London, Thursday.—It is officially announced that the Government has sent a communication to the colliery proprietors in the following terms:— ...

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  10. CRETE AND THE POWERS.

    Paris, Thursday.—The protecting powers have decided to strengthen their forces in Cretan waters. Three French crulsers have been ordered there, with ...

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  11. LABOURER TO MILLIONAIRE.

    Seattle, Thursday.—W. Hofius, a millionaire manufacturer and capitalist, has died at the age of sixty. He started life as a day labourer in a foundry, saved ...

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  12. SUDDEN DEATH AT LOWER BELFORD.

    In last issue a brief reference was made to the sudden death of Mr W. F. Griffin, a resident of Lower Belford, at the farm of Mr W. K. Symonds, on ...

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  13. AN AVIATOR'S ESCAPE.

    San Diego (CaL), Thursday.—An aviator named Crawford fell from a height of 200 feet. His aeroplane became unmanageable, and he attempted to ...

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  14. DISTRICT NEWS.

    The first sod towards the construction of the railway line from Branxton station to the new colliery was turned last week, and work is now in full ...

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  15. CHARGE AGAINST MONKS.

    St. Petersburg. Thursday.—The trial has begun at Petrillovka of three monks of the Pauline Convent, at Czenstochowa, charged with murder and sacrilege in ...

    Article : 106 words
  16. THE BRISBANE STRIKERS.

    Speakins at the Centennial Hall. Brisbane on Wednesday. Mr. Breck, a delegate from the Sydney Wharf Labourers Union stated that he bad been sent ...

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  17. HEAVY SNOWSTORM.

    Montreal, Thursday.—Owing to a heavy snowstorm, many buildings in the city have collapsed. The wooden roof of the Forum Skating Rink fell in, Imperilling ...

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  18. RIOT IN JAMAICA.

    Kingston. Thursday.—In resentment against the fares charged on the tramways a mob attacked the gaol, and assaulted the Governor and his ...

    Article : 66 words
  19. BOY COMMITS SUICIDE.

    A sixteen-year-old boy, employed in a chemist's shop in Auckland (N.Z.), committed suicide by taking prussic acid. In a letter addressed to his mother he ...

    Article : 48 words
  20. CLEVER THIEVES.

    Vienna. Thursday.—A robber or robbers in the Paris express made a valuable haul of Jewellery, securing a quantity of pearls and diamonds, valued at £10,000, ...

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  21. GLENDON.

    As the committee of the School of Arts are always anxious that their institute shall mark progress for the district, they were naturally gratified at ...

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  22. STARTING EARLY.

    Although H. M. S. Drake has only just arrived on the Australian station to replace the Powerful desertions have occurred. Men have also left H. M. S. ...

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  23. TOLL OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS.

    Washington, Thursday.—The remarkable death-rate on the United States railways is exemplified by the figures for the months of July, August, and ...

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  24. Appeal to the Miners.

    The Government, which has been attending incessant conferences, is doing its utmost to formulate a scheme of settlement. ...

    Article : 243 words
  25. Advertising

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  26. AMERICAN STEEL TRUST

    Washington. Thursday.—The Steel Trust Inquiry Committee has published the results of Its investigation Into the accounts of the trust, conducted at the ...

    Article : 105 words
  27. THE CRICKET DISPUTE.

    A great crowd attended at a meeting in Melbourne on Thursday night, to protest against the action of the board of control in regard to the Australian ...

    Article : 146 words
  28. GOOD FILM SUBJECT.

    Marfa, Texas, Thursday.—Despite the declaring of the United States Government that there must be no fighting on the American side of the border, a band ...

    Article : 107 words
  29. STATE REVENUE FOR FEBRUARY.

    The State revenue for the mouth of February shows an increase of £262,033 compared with February ot last year. The increase represents the difference ...

    Article : 92 words
  30. BRITISH FEMALE SUFFRAGE.

    London. Thursday.—A meeting, which was attended by 10,000 persons, was held yesterday at the Albert Hall to protest against the grant of the ...

    Article : 166 words
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