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  2. THE HYTHE TRAGEDY.

    George Hudson is not to be hanged. The prerogative of mercy has been exercised, and the sentence of death passed upon him has now been commuted to ...

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  3. VICTORIAN POLITICAL SITUATION.

    Sir Alexander Peacock (Chief Secretary) and Mr. Donald Mackinnon (hon. Minister) to-day resigned from the Ministry. ...

    Article : 187 words
  4. FEDERAL POLITICAL SITUATION.

    There was much earnest canvassing by Federal members to-day of the "situation" in Federal politics, created by Mr. Reid's motion, expressing dissatisfaction ...

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  5. CORRUPTION IN AMERICA

    The Sheriff at Nebraska, in the United States, was instructed last week to serve on Mr. W. R. Hearst a writ for damages for slander, but he was unable ...

    Article : 275 words
  6. SOUTH AFRICAN UNITY.

    The Natal Government gave a banquet at Durban on Saturday evening in honour of the officers and men of the British squadron that has recently ...

    Article : 270 words
  7. PERSONAL.

    To-day's Government "Gazette" contains the appointment of the following justices of the peace:—H.R. Reynolds, Deloraine; H. I. Pilcher, Kingborough; ...

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  8. THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.

    Vienna newspapers are making angry protests against the idea of compensating Servia and Montenegro. A majority of the newspapers ...

    Article : 117 words
  9. AUSTRIAN SHOPS ATTACKED.

    An Italian mob at Belgrade, in Servia, has attacked the shops owned by Austrians. The gendarmes did not interfere. ...

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  10. M. ISVOLSKY IN FRANCE.

    M. Isvolsky, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, who was in England last week, arrived at Paris on Saturday, and interviewed President ...

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  11. MEDICAL CONGRESS IN MEL BOURNE.

    The eighth session of the Medical Congress of Australasia opened to-night in the Town-hall. Professor Allen (Melbourne) presided. Among those present ...

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  12. WHAT LIFE IMPRISONMENT MEANS.

    Hudson at the present time is only a young man of 25 years of age, and, although the sentence now imposed upon him is one of life imprisonment, it is ...

    Article : 80 words
  13. KAISER'S' EFFUSIVE WELCOME.

    The Kaiser has effusively welcomed at Berlin the new Turkish Ambassador. The Kaiser declared that his friendship for Turkey had never wavered. ...

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  14. MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.

    "The Times" correspondent at Washington states that experiments by the Agricultural Department of the United States show that the use of maize straw ...

    Article : 183 words
  15. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The "Spectator" says that the recent rearrangement of Cabinet offices shows that the Imperial Government is afraid of by-elections. ...

    Article : 58 words
  16. BULGARIAN RESERVISTS.

    "The Times" says the situation in the Balkans is still very anxious, though Bulgaria's countermanding of the summoning of additional reservists has ...

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  17. CHIEF JUSTICE'S ATTITUDE.

    The Chief Justice (Sir John Dodds, K.C.M.G.) was asked last night if he would care to make a statement regarding the position he had taken up. While ...

    Article : 77 words
  18. WHY THE CHIEF JUSTICE WAS NOT APPROACHED.

    From what can be gathered, the Ministers did not call upon the Chief Justice, for guidance in the matter as they did not deem it either necessary or ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. FEELING IN TURKEY.

    While Constantinople telegrams declare that the reported mobilisation is unfounded, find that the belief probably arises from an exchange of troops ...

    Article : 142 words
  20. WOMEN'S CONGRESS IN SYDNEY

    Divorce and divorce laws were discussed by the Women's Congress to-day. Mrs. Anderson (Queensland) said she was not in favour of divorce.(Cheers.) ...

    Article : 380 words
  21. UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.

    The business people in London are becoming appreheusive owing to the growing discontent among the unemployed. ...

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  22. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REPRIEVE.

    The decision of the Executive Council was made known shortly after 6 o'clock, and the news, which was posted up outside "The Mercury". Office, was eagerly, ...

    Article : 398 words
  23. NOVIBAZAR.

    Tewfik Pasha added that the retrocession of Novibazar was conditional on neither Servia nor Montenegre obtaining territorial compensation there. ...

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  24. BROKEN HILL LABOUR TROUBLE.

    BROKEN HILL, October 19. The ballot at Broken Hill resulted in favour of a strike by an eight to one majority. The poll was:—For, 3,540; ...

    Article : 310 words
  25. THE KING SEEKS INFORMATION.

    The President of the Local Government Board (Mr. J. Burns) spent the week-end at Sandringham with His Majesty the King, who wished to obtain ...

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  26. PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE.

    An unauthenticated version of the programme of the Conference has been published at Paris, and has caused an excited and bitter feeling. at ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. THE BATTLESHIP COMMONWEALTH.

    A meeting in furtherance of a proposal to make a presentation to H.M.S. Commonwealth was presided over by the Lord Mayor at the ...

    Article : 42 words
  28. MR. GRAYSON ADVISES UNEMPLOYED TO STEAL.

    Mr. Grayson, M.P., in addressing five thousand unemployed at St. Paneras yesterday, said that Mr. Burns was acting as flunkey to the genteel, ...

    Article : 286 words
  29. THE WOOL TROUBLE.

    Pending the return of a number of buyers who attended the Adelaide wool sales, to-day no effort has been made to effect a settlement of the matter in ...

    Article : 73 words
  30. THE CLANRICARDE ESTATES.

    The Irish Estates Commissioners are acquiring compulsorily 1,800 acres of land on the Marquis of Clanricarde's estate in Galway. ...

    Article : 166 words
  31. SUDDEN DEATH.

    An old West Coaster, named Benjamin McCormick, expired suddenly at Magnet yesterday. An inquest will be held to-morrow. ...

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  32. CONSTITUTION OF THE EXECUTIVE.

    The following letter has been for warded by the Premier to the Hon. B. Stafford Bird, who had asked for the calling of the "unofficial" members of ...

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  33. A PECULIAR CASE.

    A case arising out of the Braybrook railway disaster occupied the attention of Judge Chomley in the County Court to-day. One of the victims of the ...

    Article : 143 words
  34. "TOMMY" BURNS AT QUEENSTOWN.

    "Tommy" Burns arrived at midday to-day from Zeehan, and was met at the station by a number of representative citizens and most cordially welcomed, ...

    Article : 138 words
  35. THE AMERICAN FLEET.

    The American fleet commanded by Admiral Sperry, which left Manila some days ago for Japan, has arrived at Yokohama. ...

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  36. A RIFLE SHOT FINED.

    W. Cutler, winner of the King's prize last year, who was firing in the recent rifle meeting, has been fined by the council of the National Rifle ...

    Article : 69 words
  37. THE TOWN OF FERNIE.

    The town of Fernie, in British Columbia, was practically destroyed last August, during the prevalence of forest fires, and the damage done was ...

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  38. NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS.

    On Saturday, 24th October, a number of new postal regulations will come into force throughout the Commonwealth. The most important of these relate to ...

    Article : 394 words
  39. ANTHRACITE COAL DISCOVERY

    It has been reported by the proprietors of the Excelsior colliery at Thirroul that, after carrying on development work for two years, they ...

    Article : 88 words
  40. BANK CLERK SHOT DEAD.

    A telegram was received by the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney to-day from the Queensland police, stating that James Muir, clerk of the branch of ...

    Article : 233 words
  41. SENDING UNDESIRABLES TO AUSTRALIA.

    A case was before the Criminal Court in Sydney in May last in which a new arrival from England who had been convicted on two charges of robbery in ...

    Article : 212 words
  42. AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES.

    J. Todd, of Australia, with a start of four yards, won the professional hundred yards race at Newcastle on Saturday, in a yard and a half, worse than ...

    Article : 53 words
  43. CHIEF JUSTICE'S RECOMMENDATION.

    The Ministers read out to "The Mercury" representative the report which was submitted by the Chief Justice to His Excellency at the latter's request. ...

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  44. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Further rain, light to good with heavy at a few places, has fallen over the eastern half of New South Wales, so that the whole State has ...

    Article : 52 words
  45. A MISSING BALLOON.

    All of the balloons that started from Berlin on October 10 in the Gordon-Bennett Cup race have now been discovered. ...

    Article : 73 words
  46. WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

    President Roosevelt has informed the Secretary of the Women's Suffrage Congress that a petition with a million signatures will not induce him to ...

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  47. DEATH OF A MINING PROSPECTOR.

    Mr. Chas. M. Sandberg, a well-known mining prospector and investor, died to-day, aged 74 years. He was one of the pioneers of the Lefroy goldfields, and was ...

    Article : 43 words
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