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  2. THE RIDGEWAY RESERVOIR.

    The Mayor of Hobart (Alderman J. W. Hoggins) is in receipt of a further report from Mr. L. A. B. Wade, C.E., chief engineer for irrigation and drainage in ...

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  3. THE AUSTRALIAN XI.

    The Australian cricketers commenced the first match of their tour to-day at Nottingham. The weather was fine, and the wicket fast. ...

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  4. ILLEGAL GOLD BUYING.

    Referring to-day to the remarks made by the Victorian police officers sent to Sydney to report with regard to the buying of gold in this city, the Chief ...

    Article : 267 words
  5. THE BUDGET PROPOSALS.

    The retail price of tobacco has been increased by a halfpenny per ounce. A meeting hold in London yesterday, of persons claiming to represent two ...

    Article : 181 words
  6. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT.

    The apples by the Orontes and Somerset have arrived in excellent condition. The market is strong. Tasmanian New Yorks realised from 9s. 3d. to ...

    Article : 172 words
  7. A GLASGOW TRAGEDY.

    Oscar Slater has boen sentenced to death for murdering Miss Gilchrist at Glasgow last December. A wealthy lady named Marion ...

    Article : 357 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    The date of His Excellency the Governor's departure from Hobart has now been definitely fixed. His Excellency will sail by the Union Co.'s liner Moeraki for ...

    Article : 405 words
  9. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    The Convention at Bloemfontein which is, considering the subject of South African Union has agreed, in order to secure Cape Colony's adhesion to the ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. THE DEFENCE CONFERENCE.

    Canada has nominated Sir F. W. Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence, and Mr. L, P. Brodeur, Minister of Marine as delegates to attend the ...

    Article : 374 words
  11. THE EMPIRE DEFENCES.

    Senator Poarce, Minister for Defence, will be asked by his colleagues in the Federal Ministry to represent Australia at the Imperial Conference ...

    Article : 49 words
  12. TROUBLE IN PERSIA.

    The Nationalists in Persia control the following cities:—Bushire, Bunder Abbas, Lingah, Urumiah, Shiraz, Hamadan, and Jask. ...

    Article : 36 words
  13. SEDITION IN INDIA.

    Baren, Arabindo Ghose's brother, who confessed, to having perpetrated a bomb outrage, and Dutt, who prepared the bombs, have been sentenced to ...

    Article : 197 words
  14. FEDERAL ARBITRATION.

    Justice Higgins, the President of the Federal Arbitration Court, informally sanctioned the agreement between the Marine Engineers and the ...

    Article : 105 words
  15. OLD-AGE PENSION SCHEME.

    The Premier and Treasurer of Victoria are to confer on Monday with the Prime Minister on the subject of the payment of old-age pensions after July ...

    Article : 64 words
  16. GENERAL CABLES.

    Owing to the unsettled conditions in the Balkans, Austria is retaining fifteen thousand reservists in Bosnia. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL CASE. ...

    Article : 241 words
  17. THE FEDERAL SITUATION.

    "There is some talk of fusion," said the Minister for Defence, when speaking on the Federal political situation to-day, "but I think that the Government is in ...

    Article : 53 words
  18. MR. DEAKIN'S TOUR.

    Mr. Deakin arrived from Queensland to-day, and was soon in communication with the leaders of the new Liberal and Progressive League. In the afternoon a ...

    Article : 290 words
  19. A PROPOSED CREMATORIUM.

    A deputation from the Cremation Society asked the Premier to-day to provide £2,000 for the erection of a crematorium. ...

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  20. AMERICA'S NEED OF A NAVY.

    Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, ex-President of the United States, in an article in the "Outlook," in which he mentions that it is America's duty to wait and see ...

    Article : 163 words
  21. MINERS ON STRIKE.

    A strike took place at the Golden Fleece mine, Wyalong, to-day, about fifty men coming out, consequent on the engagement of an engine-driver who ...

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  22. AERIAL NAVIGATION.

    It was stated yesterday that Captain J. W. Dunne, Royal Engineers, had invented an aeroplane some time ago that was mysteriously tested among the ...

    Article : 80 words
  23. A SUSPENDED CERTIFICATE.

    The Supreme Court gave judgment to-day in the appeal by Captain Naylor against the Nautical Court's decision, suspending his certificate for twelve months, ...

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  24. WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT.

    At a convocation of the clergy of the Church of England yesterday, the subject of the disestablishment of the church in Wales was considered. ...

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  25. SOUTH BROKEN HILL MINE.

    At a meeting of the Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company to-day, a motion to the effect that there should be an addition to the directorate was ...

    Article : 76 words
  26. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

    A movement to promote personal friendships between leading men in Great Britain and France has been started, and is progressing. ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. ANGLICAN SYNOD.

    The standing committee of the Anglican Synod met this afternoon, and decided that Synod shall meet on Tuesday and elect an Archbishop. ...

    Article : 116 words
  28. ARBITRATION ACT.

    Argument was concluded in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day with respect to the registration of the Australasian Institute of Marine ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. SITUATION IN TURKEY.

    Leading bankers at Berlin state that the Turkish Government is unable to touch the money invested in Germany by the ex-Sultan, Abdul Hamid. ...

    Article : 82 words
  30. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    In the Geelong Supreme Court today, two employees of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, named William Harry, a driver, and David Thomas, ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' CONGRESS.

    The conference of Commissioners and General Managers of the State railways of the Commonwealth, which commenced its sittings in Melbourne on Tuesday last, ...

    Article : 373 words
  32. EMPIRE DAY PREPARATIONS.

    Preparations are being made at 17,359 schools in the United Kingdom, which are attended by 3,637,838 scholars, to observe Empire Day. ...

    Article : 35 words
  33. WHEELERS' STRIKE.

    Pelaw Main wheelers returned to work yesterday afternoon, but twenty-five of them are to be prosecuted, and summonses are to be taken out this ...

    Article : 38 words
  34. THE BROKEN HILL RIOTS.

    At Albury this morning, Henry Edwin Holland, who was convicted on the previous day of seditious utterances at Broken Hill, was sentenced. Mr. ...

    Article : 124 words
  35. PEA RIFLE ACCIDENTS.

    At a meeting of the Longford Council to-day, it was decided to take action against those whose rates are in arrears. Councillor Titmus referred to ...

    Article : 93 words
  36. MR. WILBUR WRIGHT.

    Mr. Wilbur Wright, who visited London this week, and had an interview with the Secretary for War (Mr. Haldane) with regard to the aeroplane ...

    Article : 89 words
  37. FINANCIAL.

    The Bank of England figures for May 6, with the previous fortnight's totals given in parentheses, are as follow:— ...

    Article : 141 words
  38. DEATH OF AN OLD IDENTITY.

    Richard Wm. Chugg, who died yesterday at Corra Linn, near Launceston, was a native of Franklin village, where he was born 68 years ago. In 1804 he went ...

    Article : 116 words
  39. LAUNCESTON TRAMS.

    Mr. Hain, the representative of the London Tramway Group, arrived to-day to resume negotiations with the City Council with regard to the ...

    Article : 92 words
  40. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    Competition at to-day's wool Bales was very animated, and prices of all sorts are hardening. Australasian brands sold as follow:— ...

    Article : 81 words
  41. THE TASMANIAN CABLE.

    "The chief electrical engineer of the Commonwealth (Mr. Hesketh) returned to Melbourne from Tasmania to-day. He reported to the Postmaster-General ...

    Article : 66 words
  42. NEW BOWLING GREEN AT LAUNCESTON.

    Some little time ago the City Council gave favourable consideration to a petition from the residents of Invermay, that a portion of York-park should be ...

    Article : 85 words
  43. A VALUELESS CHEQUE.

    John Jupiter McGregor was arrested this afternoon on a charge of obtaining £5 from Rd. Sykes, of the Belfast Hotel, by means of a valueless cheque. ...

    Article : 32 words
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