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  2. EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.

    A serious earthquake has occurred in parts of Japan. The shock at Nagayo, Kyoto, and Osaka was exceptionally severe. ...

    Article : 73 words
  3. THE MISSING WARATAH.

    The owners of the steamer Waratah are quite sanguine of her safety, and emphasise the fuct that other vessels have been upwards of a fortnight ...

    Article : 330 words
  4. JUVENILE THIEVES.

    Two boys named Jas. Pretty and Wm. Draper were yesterday charged at the Launceston Police Court with the larceny on the 8th inst. of a quantity of mercery ...

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  5. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The story of to-day's proceedings can be told in a very few words. The Premiers chatted informally till about 10.30. when Mr. Deakin, accompanied ...

    Article : 612 words
  6. POLITICAL LIBEL ACTION.

    Mr. Justice Hodges and a jury to-day commenced the hearing of an action, in which the plaintiff was Mr. George Swinburne, M.L.A. for Hawthorn, who ...

    Article : 589 words
  7. DEFENCE CONFERENCE.

    The Imperial Government's proposals have been accepted by the Defence Conference. They provide for the interchangability of the forces of all parts ...

    Article : 187 words
  8. THE AUSTRALIAN XI.

    In the match between the Australians and Gloucestershire, which started at Cheltenham to-day, the following players have been chosen to represent the ...

    Article : 483 words
  9. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    Lord Monson has declined to attend a Liberal demonstration at Bartonupon-Humber, in Lincolnshire, on the ground that the budget proposals are ...

    Article : 165 words
  10. NEW ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR

    The "Morning Post's" correspondent at Christiania says that an inventor of German origin in that city claims to have invented a dry electric ...

    Article : 76 words
  11. CORRUPTION IN NEW YORK.

    "The Times" correspondent at New York (Mr. Smalley) says that General Bingham, ex-Commissioner of New York Police, declared in an article in ...

    Article : 274 words
  12. THE POPE IN A MOTOR-CAR.

    The Pope has taken his first drive in a motor-car. American Catholies presented the car to the Pope, who is highly pleased with ...

    Article : 38 words
  13. A SWIMMING CONTEST.

    H. Taylor, of Chadderton, who won several of the swimming events at the Olympic contests last year, has just won the fifteen miles swimming race ...

    Article : 93 words
  14. SITUATION IN CRETE.

    The Greek officers commanding the Cretan militia were recently hooted and expelled from their quarters when they endeavoured to prevent the hoisting of ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. DISASTROUS FIRE.

    One of the biggest buildings in the Auckland Strand Arcade belonging to Campbell Eheenfried, and running from Queen to Elliott streets, was totally ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

    In the Federal Budget, which reached Hobart last night, it was to be noticed that the estimates for different services or works were as follow: ...

    Article : 419 words
  17. SIR C. WYLLIE'S ASSASSIN.

    The Secretary for Home Affairs (Mr. H. Gladstone) has stated that he sees no reason to interfere in the matter of the sentence of death passed upon the ...

    Article : 64 words
  18. MEAT CARTING.

    At a meeting of the New Town Council last night a letter was read from the Warden of Glenorchy (Councillor Valentine), acknowledging receipt of a copy of ...

    Article : 425 words
  19. GENERAL CABLES.

    Heavy rains have fallen over a large area of the Soudan. DE BEERS DIAMOND MINES. The directors of the De Beers ...

    Article : 63 words
  20. SENTENCED FOR FORGERY.

    Duncan McIntyre Johnson, who pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery and uttering, and another charge of uttering, was, at the General Sessions to-day, ...

    Article : 52 words
  21. HEAT WAVE IN CHINA.

    The weather in parts of China during the past few days has been intensely hot. One hundred and fifteen degrees in ...

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  22. STAMPEDE AT AN ENTERTAINMENT.

    A stampede occurred at a children's cinematograph entertainment at Southsea, Portsmouth, ou Saturday night, owing to an alarm of fire being raised. ...

    Article : 44 words
  23. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    William Fox, who has been a guard on the Government lines here for the past 10 years, died at the hospital to-day from typhoid fever. He leaves a widow and ...

    Article : 95 words
  24. PERSONAL.

    Mrs. Stourton, hen, secretary of the Victoria League, who accompanied Mrs. Henry Dobson to Toronto, Canada, as one of the Tasmanian delegates to the great ...

    Article : 584 words
  25. MARRIAGE AGENCIES.

    Some remarkable evidence was given in the Criminal Court to-day, in the case in which John Anderson was charged with having committed bigamy. ...

    Article : 184 words
  26. UNITED STATES NAVY.

    The New York "Tribune" says that the Secretary of the United States Navy (Mr. Meyer) is considering a proposal to build thirty-thousand ton battle ...

    Article : 62 words
  27. GUN SMUGGLING.

    Advices from Simla state that forty breechloader rifles, and two thousand cartridges have been captured near Nowshera, on the north-west frontier, ...

    Article : 74 words
  28. THE COMMERCE CONGRESS.

    According to a cable message received by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce from Captain Collins, the press representatives to the Congress of Chambers ...

    Article : 83 words
  29. SOUTH AFRICAN WRECKS.

    The Cape Colony authorities are appointing a commission to ascertain what arrangements are necessary, to deal with shipping casualties on the coast, with ...

    Article : 68 words
  30. FIRE ON THE LUCANIA.

    A fierce fire broke out on Saturday in the steerage quarters of the Cunard liner Lucania, at Liverpool, and extended to the saloons and hold. ...

    Article : 118 words
  31. RIFLE STOCKS.

    Extensive experiments are to he conducted by the Defence Department to test the suitability and durability of the various Australian woods which have been ...

    Article : 83 words
  32. QUESTION OF UNIONISTS' CONTRIBUTIONS.

    In a case which came before the Industrial Court to-day concerning the unionists' contributions, Judge Heyden decided that until the unions registered ...

    Article : 47 words
  33. POLIGE INQUIRY.

    The police inquiry board, consisting of Dr. Adams, Mr. R. M. Thule, J.P., and Acting-Inspector McCarthy, sat at Derby on Saturday night to inquire into ...

    Article : 161 words
  34. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.

    The Master Warden of the Launceston Marine Board stated at yesterday's meeting of the board that he had received a letter from the ...

    Article : 214 words
  35. CHINESE IN SAN FRANCISCO.

    A number of influential Chinese, who are, practically the governors of China Town at San Francisco, urge the city authorities to suppress the guides who ...

    Article : 88 words
  36. POSTAL EXAMINATION LEAKAGE.

    The Board of Inquiry appointed to make investigations in regard to the leakage of postal examination papers in connection with the recent clerical ...

    Article : 176 words
  37. HALF-MASTING FLAGS.

    The recent decision of His Majesty the King, that, on the demise of a foreign Sovereign, flags should be flown at halfmast on the day of the Sovereign's death, ...

    Article : 128 words
  38. THE KING AT HARIENBAD.

    His Majesty King Edward, who is at Marienbad taking the waters, entertained M. Clemenceau, ex-Premier of France, and M. Crozier, the French ...

    Article : 41 words
  39. GERMAN FINANCES.

    The increased naval expenditure in Germany is beginning to exercise un influence upon the general finances of the country. ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. TREE CLIMBING FATALITY.

    At the General Hospital this afternoon an inquest was held touching the death at the institution on Saturday last of Leslie Lionel Marchant, who was ...

    Article : 95 words
  41. THE BRITISH AEROPLANE.

    Colonel Cody made several further successful trials with his aeroplane on Saturday. With Colonol Capper as a fellow ...

    Article : 56 words
  42. Advertising

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  43. STRIKE AT NEWCASTLE.

    The crane employees at Newcastle went on strike to-day, and the shipping of the port was laid idle. The men have a disagreement with the contractor ...

    Article : 36 words
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