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  2. THE R.M.S. CORINTHIC.

    The R.M.S. Corinthic, which arrived here at midnight on Tuesday from England, via South Africa, berthed at Princes Wharf yesterday morning. She ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    The Treasurer (Hon. D. C. Urquhart) left Hobart by express yesterday morning, and will in all probability be absent from Hobart until early in May. He will ...

    Article : 557 words
  4. THE POSTAL COMMISSION.

    During his examination before the Postal Commission to-day, Edward Cross, secretary of the Letter Carriers' Association, said that letter sorters ...

    Article : 589 words
  5. STARTLING NAVAL SITUATION.

    The House of Commons was crowded yesterday when the First Lord of the Admiralty. (Mr. McKenna) introduced the naval estimates. The disquieting ...

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  6. COMMONWEALTH'S POPULATION.

    The population of Australia at the end of last year was 4,275,904. At the end of 1907 the estimated population was 4,197,037. Of, the present population ...

    Article : 368 words
  7. AUSTRALIAN SCULPTOR.

    Mr. Bertram Mackennal, the Australian sculptor, was entertained at a banquet at the Trocadero last evening. There were 120 persons present, and ...

    Article : 284 words
  8. THE BALKAN SITUATION.

    While relying upon the Powers to secure a settlement of the international aspect of the Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation question, the Premier of ...

    Article : 137 words
  9. THE PERSIAN REVOLUTION.

    The revolutionaries at Resht, in Persia, are mostly Caucasian Christians. They are being equipped with arms by committees abroad. ...

    Article : 41 words
  10. MASONIC INSTALLATION.

    The impressive ceremony of installing the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Victoria was performed at ...

    Article : 149 words
  11. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Captain England, who commanded the Nimrod on her first voyage to the Antarctic, says that it is quite impossible to give anything more than a ...

    Article : 188 words
  12. FISCAL REFORM.

    The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has just concluded a discussion on the subject of fiscal reform. A resolution in favour of freetrade ...

    Article : 41 words
  13. A MARATHON RACE

    The Italian athlete, Dorando, who recently defeated Hayes in a Marathon race at New York, has again shown his superiority over the American athlete. ...

    Article : 110 words
  14. MINING FATALITY.

    A minor named Cornelius Beresford, aged about 45, was found in a dazed condition at the mouth of Anderson's shaft, near the Comet property, North ...

    Article : 663 words
  15. INFLUENZA IN ENGLAND.

    Influenza is still prevalent in London, and other parts of England. Forty members of the House of Commons are unable to attend to their ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    Mr. G. T. Allen, Secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed Chief Commissioner to the Old Age Pensions Administration. Mr. Allen will ...

    Article : 212 words
  17. BRITISH RAILWAYS IN CHINA.

    China has expressed her willingness to see that the contract terms under which British capital has been advanced for the construction of Chinese ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND.

    Mr. A. B. Kent, a prominent English manufacturer, and a member of the Tariff Reform League, who is on a visit to New Zealand, expressed the ...

    Article : 68 words
  19. A PECULIAR DIVORCE CASE.

    Some weeks ago a long argument, involving a number of legal technicalities, took place before the Chief Justice on a summons for alimony pendente lite ...

    Article : 368 words
  20. DISORDERS IN INDIA.

    Letters that have been discovered show that the placing of a bomb in a law-book that Judge Kingsford, of Calcutta, was expected to open had been ...

    Article : 61 words
  21. THE POLITICAL LIBEL ACTION.

    The hearing of the action brought by the Rev. J. B. Ronald against Robert Harper, M.P., to recover £3,000 damages for alleged slander, was continued ...

    Article : 352 words
  22. WORLDS CHOPPING RECORD

    At the St. Patrick's Day sports at Benalla to-day Miley, a well-known axeman, endeavoured to lower the world's record of 27sec. for 1ft. standing logs. ...

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  23. THE SOMALILAND MULLAH.

    During the debate in the House of Commons on Monday evening on the item of £47,000 in the estimates for operations in Somaliland, it was stated ...

    Article : 77 words
  24. A LESSON IN TACTICS.

    Some extraordinary admissions were made by the complainant in a maintenance case, which this morning engaged the attention of Mr. E. L. Hall, P. M., ...

    Article : 399 words
  25. COMMONWEALTH AND STATES.

    The Premier of Queensland (Mr. Kidston), in referring to the criticisms of Mr. Hughes on the Premiers' Conference resolution, said:—"Mr. Hughes ...

    Article : 192 words
  26. RUSSO-TURKISH WAR INDEMNITY.

    The compromise arranged between Russia and Turkey with, respect to the settlement of the war indemnity due by the latter, also provides for the ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. POSTAL STRIKE IN FRANCE.

    There is a general strike among the French postal, telegraph, and telephone employees owing to alleged oppressive and tyrannical regulations. ...

    Article : 51 words
  28. APPLES FROM TEE TAMAR.

    Mr. J. A. Jensen is shipping from his orchard at Beauty Point this week 400 cases, of apples, of which 150 will go to England, 100 to Queensland, and ...

    Article : 45 words
  29. TWO WOMEN ON TRIAL.

    The robbery from the Rev. William Dunlop Barrie on the evening of Tuesday, November 24, again occupied the attention of the court to-day, when the ...

    Article : 160 words
  30. GENERAL CABLES.

    Quotations for Australian stocks and shares are unchanged. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN. Scrip in the New South Wales loan ...

    Article : 96 words
  31. THE SYDNEY POST OFFICE.

    The Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) stated to-night that he went down to the G.P.O. and saw the place for himself. Mr. Thomas said the place was ...

    Article : 88 words
  32. LAUNCESTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPORTS.

    Church of England Grammar School sports were held this afternoon in the presence of a large attendance of parents and friends of the scholars. The ...

    Article : 123 words
  33. VISITING RAILWAY COMMITTEE.

    The members of the New South Wales Parliamentary Committee on narrowgauge railways returned to Launceston to-day after having made a thorough ...

    Article : 103 words
  34. VICTORIAN REVENUE.

    It is anticipated that the current financial year will return to the Railway Department a surplus of about £160,000. Last year's surplus was ...

    Article : 52 words
  35. CHURCH OF ENGLAND MISSION.

    The Church of England ten days' mission, conducted by Archdeacon Whitington and the Rev. R. H. Richard, of New Norfolk, show large and ...

    Article : 42 words
  36. A CHARGE OF LARCENY.

    Jas. McKenzie was to-day brought, under escort in the steamer Mahinapua, to Launceston. He was arrested at Williamsford last Thursday on a charge ...

    Article : 35 words
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