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  2. GALLERY NOTES.

    After question time in the Legislative Council yesterday, the Potato Diseases Bill was taken up as an urgent measure, but hon. members showed no signs of ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    A meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday, when Mr. Bernard Cocil Greene was appointed registrar of the Court of Requests and Court of General ...

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  4. WHEAT GROWING W AMERICA.

    Mr. J. J. Hill, the railway magnate, commenting upon the increasing desertion of the country for towns in the United States, says he foresees that a ...

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  5. THE IRISH LAND BILL.

    During the debate yesterday in the House of Commons on the Irish Land Bill which was recommitted, the Chief Secretary for Irelnnd (Mr. ...

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  6. A ROYAL WEDDING.

    Prince Miguel, son of the Portuguese pretender, the Duke of Braganza has been married at Dingwall, in Scotland, to Amita, the daughter of Mrs. James ...

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  7. ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Commander Peary explains that no white man accompanied him to the North Pole, because he wanted the honour for himself. ...

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  8. THE FEDERAL PARTIES.

    Members of the Ministerial party in both Houses held a caucus this morning to consider what might be done to prevent the Opposition again ...

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  9. THE AUSTRALIAN XI.

    The match between the Australians and a South of England team was continued to-day at Hastings in dull weather. ...

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  10. MYSTERIOUS BUSH TRAGEDY.

    when passing tile camp of william Butters and Malachi Byrnes last night, seven miles from Warwick, a man named Moss heard yells, and later found ...

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  11. A MEXICAN RAILWAY.

    Mr. Thompson, the United States Ambassador in Mexico, has purchased on behalf of his Government 9,600,000 dollars' worth of stock of the ...

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  12. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    A correspondent in Sunderland states that regret and surprise are expressed in trade union and labour circles in the north of England at the decision of ...

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  13. THE FINANCE BILL.

    The House of Commons, by exceeding 648 divisions, has made a record for a sincle session. The whole of the death duties' ...

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  14. SHIPMENT OF TASMANIAN ANIMALS.

    Five coges of Tasmanian animals were to-day shipped for the mainland per s.s. Wareatea. They were consigned to Adelaide. The animals included kangaroos, ...

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  15. A MILITARY AIRSHIP.

    During inilitary man[?]vres in France yesterday, the French dirigible, the Republique, rose to a height of a thousand metres (approximately ...

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  16. STRANDING OF THE WAITARA.

    The Marine Board to-day found that the stranding of the steamer Waipara was caused by a default on the part of Pilot Smith, and recommended his license ...

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  17. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

    The work of the week so far has been of a most extraordinary nature. Certain Standing Orders have been framed with the clear intention that no bill shall be ...

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  18. CRISIS IN GREECE.

    Cablegrams, from Athens indicate that the crisis is obscure, but is apparently grave, largely owing to the King's weakness to grapple with the ...

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  19. THE DEVON HOSPITAL

    Yesterday a deputation waited upon, the Hon. the Chief Secretary regarding the affairs of the Devon Hospital, Latrobe. The two lion. Ministers (Mr. ...

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  20. NEW BANK IN HAYTI.

    The Haytian Government is in favour of a scheme propounded by the German Minister at Port au Prince to create a German bank. It is ...

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  21. THE INTER-STATE COMMISSION

    A bill for the establishment of an Interstate Commission, notice of which was given in the Senate yesterday by the Minister of Customs (Sir Robert Best), is ...

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  22. PERU AND BOLIVIA.

    It is rumoured at La Paz, in Bolivia, that the Peruvian Government has sent an ultimatum, demanding that Bolivia shall accept or reject the ...

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  23. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

    The Premier of Russia, M. Stolypin, has issued a circular to the local authorities, in which, he enjoins upon them the greatest circumspection in ...

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  24. LONDON TAXICABS.

    A thousand taxi-cabs are idle in London, owing to the lack of competent drivers. The motor-cab companies complain ...

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  25. DISREPUTABLE POLICE OFFICERS.

    A number of police officers at Preston, in Lancashire, have been found guilty of bribery, drinking, and betting. ...

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  26. CANADIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    "The Times" correspondent at Ottowa says that the request of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company for Asiatic labour will be refused, but it is ...

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  27. AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION FARM.

    Lord Milner, in the course of an interview respecting the proposal of the Sydney Citizens' Committee to establish a naval college and immigration ...

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  28. WEMBLY PARK AVIATION MEETING.

    The aviation contests which it was proposed to hold at Wembly-park, Middlesex, next month will not now take place, as M. Bleriot and Mr. Latham ...

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  29. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    Mr. Marconi states that Captain Scott, who is to load the Antarctic expedition next year, can transmit ethergrams a distance of two hundred miles ...

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  30. OCCUPATION OF EGYPT.

    Mr, Keir Hardio, M.P., presided yesterday at the final meeting of the 'Young Egypt Congress" at Geneva, which resolved to demand the ...

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  31. LABOUR EXCHANGES.

    Three thousand applications have been received for two hundred positions that were created this session under the Labour Exchanges Bill. ...

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  32. A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.

    Donald McLean, a cabman, was shot dead at Brighton early this morning. The circumstances are at present enshrouded in mystery. Late last night ...

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  33. LAND DEVELOPMENT BILL.

    At a meeting of the Scottish Liberal members of the House of Commons yesterday, it was decided to oppose the Government's proposal to apply a ...

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  34. POOR LAW RELIEF.

    In the House of Lords yesterday, the Primate (Dr. Davidson) called attention to the Poor. Law Commission's report, and emphasised the fact thats ...

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  35. UNREST IN CALCUTTA.

    There is renewed unrest in Calcutta and Bengali students are systematically' insulting and assaulting tram-car conductors, and are refusing to pay ...

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  36. LATE SHIPPING.

    warriinoo, s.s., 3,529 tons, R. Neville, from Molbourne. Passengers:£Saloon: Mesdames Gillon, May and infant, Walstell; Misses Holloway, Fennon, Speller: Messrs. Brent, ...

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  37. THE DAVIS CUP.

    In the lawn tennis contests between representatives of the United States and England to decide which country shall challenge Australia for the Davis ...

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  38. THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

    A feature of to-day's play in the second round of the Ladies' Golf Championship of Australia was the fine return by Mrs. Gatehouse. She did the round in 80, 40 ...

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  39. SCOTTISH LIBERAL CLUB.

    The Earl of Rosebery has resigned the presidency of the Scottish Liberal Club. ...

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  40. HALLEY'S COMET.

    Photographs taken at the Greenwich Observatory reveal a faint impression of Hallev's comet, the positions confirming the observations taken at ...

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  41. MINERS' ASSOCIATIONS CONFERENCE.

    The conference of representatives of Victoria, tasmania, Brokou Hill, and Cobar Miners' Associations resumed its sittings to-day. The discussion on the ...

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  42. GOOD SAMARITAN COMMITTEE

    At a meeting of the Good Samaritan Committee to-night, it was shown that, although there was a debit balance last month of £6 13s. 8d., and the expenses ...

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  43. PRESIDENT TAFT ON TOUR.

    President Taft has started on a motor-car journey of 13,000 miles through the United States. He will make a series of speeches explaining the new ...

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  44. GENERAL CABLES.

    The Antwerp sales opened to a large attendance yesterday. There was considerable animation, and an all-round advance of 74 to 10 per cent. over July ...

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  45. PROTECTION OF WOMEN BILL.

    The bill to provide for the protection of women, and to make illegitimate children legitimate, which was introduced to the Legislative Assembly last week by ...

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  46. SIR RALPH MOOR.

    Sir Ralph Moor has committed suicide at Barnes, in Surrey, by taking poison. Sir Ralph Denhnm Payment Moor was ...

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  47. THE CONFECTIONERY TRADE

    In connection with the inquiries which have been made by the Federal AttorneyGeneral (Mr. Glynn) into the alleged existence of a combine in the ...

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  48. CRIME IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In his annual report, the Commissioner of Police (Colonel Madley) states that the number of offences reported during the year ended June 30 last showed an ...

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