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PERSONAL.
Yesterday was the 68th anniversary of the birth of His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII. The customary salute was fired from the Queen's Battery at ...
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CANADIAN DEFENCES.
A deputation from the Labour party waited upon the Premier of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, yesterday, and presented to him a copy of the ...
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BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
The following birthday honours have been conferred by His Majesty the King:- Privy Councillors: — Colonel Seely ...
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THRILLING SMUGGLING STORY.
A remarkable affair, culminating in a sensational tragedy, is reported from Honduras. A great deal of smuggling has ...
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COAL TRADE STRIKE.
As an outcome of the conference, at the Trades-hall, Sydney, to-day, the following resolutions were carried unanimonsly: ...
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FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCE
The House of Representatives to-day went into committee to further consider the bill to amend the financial clauses of the Constitution Act. ...
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GOVERNMENT'S TAXATION PROPOSALS.
In the House of Assembly last night, the Treasurer (Sir Elliott Lewis) moved the second reading of a Bill to Amend the Land Tax Act, 1905. He said that it was ...
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IRISH LAND BILL.
The Government is hopeful of effecting a compromise with the House of Lords on the Housing and Town Planning Bill, and also on the Irish Land ...
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THE DUBLIN CROWN JEWELS.
Sir Arthur Vicars, late Ulster King-of-Arms, writes to "The Times" respecting the theft of Crown jewels in Dublin in 1907. The Government and ...
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THE BRITISH NAVY.
The British cruiser Lion and a sister ship are about to be commenced at Devonport. Each cruiser will cost £2,000,000, be ...
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THE SUEZ CANAL.
Reuter understands that the Council of the Suez Canal Company has rejected Egypt's latest conditions for a renewal of the concession. ...
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IMPERIAL POLITICS.
The Conservatives are inaugurating a campaign in Lancashire in connection with a meeting of the National Union about the middle of November. ...
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NEW THEATRE AT NEW YORK
The inauguration of a new theatre at New York, erected at a cost of £600,000, by thirty millionaires is proving a great success. ...
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ARGENTINE MEAT TRADE.
"The Times" special correspondent in Buenos Ayres says that apart from wheat, maize, and cattle, Argentina sent to Great Britain in 1908 nearly as ...
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MINE OWNERS IN GERMANY.
The mineowners in Germany have organised a Miners' Labour Exchange, with twelve branches, besides a head office at Essen. ...
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AMERICAN TONNAGE TAX.
Owing to the action of the United States authorities, under the new tariff, in reimposing the tonnage tax upon vessels engaged in the Great Lakes ...
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FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.
In the House of Representatives to-day, the Minister of External Affairs (Mr. Groom), in reply to Mr. McDougall (V.), said the Government did not approve of ...
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THE LORDS AND THE BUDGET
The Finance Bill has been read the first time in the House of Lords. "The Times" says that on the second reading stage an official Opposition ...
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UNITED STATES TARIFF.
Owing to the new tariff imposing a duty of thirty-fire per cent on belting entering the United States, Messrs. R. and T. Dick, of Glasgow, are ...
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SMOKING IN PARLIAMENT.
A novel point of order had to be decided recently by Sir D. Brynmor Jones, the chairman of the House of Commons Standing Committee, which was ...
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COMMONWEALTH TRAWLER.
A preliminary report has been submitted on the 16th cruise of the Commonwealth trawler Endeavour by the Director of Fisheries (Mr. H. C. ...
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KING OF PORTUGAL.
King Manuel of Portugal has left Lisbon on visits to Madrid, Paris, and London. The greatest precautions have been ...
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OLD-AGE PENSIONS.
The Commissioner for Old-Age Pensions has decided to initiate a prosecution against an old-age pensioner said to have been guilty of making a false ...
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FUNDS FOR THE NATIONALISTS
Mr. T. P. O'Connor, speaking at New York yesterday, said that no combination of parties can prevent the Irish party, with 82 members, being masters ...
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BRITISH NAVAL BASES.
The British Admiralty is establishing a new base at Scalpa Flow, Orkney Islands, and secondary bases at Wick and Cromarty, in Scotland. ...
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TRAINING SHIP FOR BOYS.
The Premier has agreed to pay £3,000 for the ship Loch Ryan, to be used as a training ship for boys. The Premier said that generally speaking it ...
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THE CLAN MACPHERSON.
H.M.S. Challenger returned to port after an unsuccessful search in the vicinity of Kermandie Islands for traces of the missing ship Clan MacPherson, ...
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LONDON ELECTIONS BILL.
After speeches by Lord Loreburn, Lord Midelton, Lord Farquhar, Earl of Crewe, and others, the House of Lords yesterday rejected the London ...
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GENERAL CABLES.
Bullion silver is quoted at 1s. 11?d. per oz. BREADSTUFFS. The quantity of wheat afloat for the ...
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MOTOR-BOAT IN A ROUGH SEA.
The motor-boat Fay and Bowen, which left Queenscliff on Tuesday of last week, has arrived at Eden. Some stormy weather was met with, but the ...
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SHOW AT DEVONPORT.
Great expectations are held of a successful agricultural show to-morrow. The ground already presents the appearance of a small canvas town. The ...
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ELECTORAL REFORM IN FRANCE.
The French Chamber of Deputies yesterday had only adopted the first clause of the Electoral Reform Bill, which provides for proportional ...
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