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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The second meeting of the Commonwealth Cabinet was held to-day. The Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin), on being seen after the meeting,said:—"Although ...

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  3. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    Accompanying the usual notice from the Ministerial whips to the Government supporters recently, was a circular inquiring whether the recipient was ...

    Article : 136 words
  4. THE GOVERNORSHIP.

    The Lieutonant-Governor (Sir John Stokel Dodds, K.C.M.G.) received a cablegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Earl Crewe) during ...

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  5. THE AUSTRALIAN XI.

    The weather was dull this morning, out when the match started at Cambridge between the University team and the Australians it brightened ...

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  6. KAISER AND THE CZAR.

    The German Ambassador (Count Pourtales) with the military and naval, attaches at St. Petersburg will join the Kaiser during the latters visit to the ...

    Article : 118 words
  7. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    The Orient Co.'s mail steamer Ortona, with the English mails of May 7, arrived at Fremantle on Thursday, and is due at Largs Bay on Monday, when the mails ...

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  8. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Chamber of Commerce at Durban has adopted, by sixty votes to four, a resolution urging Natal to accept the Constitution providing for the union of ...

    Article : 350 words
  9. RUSSIAN PRISONS.

    Prince Krapotkin states that the Russian prisons are capable of holding 90, 000 prisoners. This, he says, is their official complement, and not 181,137, ...

    Article : 123 words
  10. POLICE AND STRIKERS.

    A fight between the police and tram employees, who are on strike, occurred at Philadelphia yesterday. Many "blacklegs," who were working ...

    Article : 64 words
  11. SELF-RELIANT AUSTRALIA.

    The "Daily Mail" publishes a special cablegram from the Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin), and its first leading article is headed, "Self-reliant Australia." ...

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  12. ACTION AGAINST EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT.

    The heirs of the late Khedive Ismail I. of Egypt, recently brought an action against the Egyptian Government to recover £1,000,000 said to be due on ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. PERSONAL.

    Lieut. Basil G. Nicholas, son of Mr. G. C. Nicholas, of Nant, Bothwell, will return to Tasmania next month on a visit to his people here. Lieut, Nicholas has ...

    Article : 429 words
  14. ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL.

    There appears to be some misunderstanding among a section of the public as to the real objects of the Alexandra Hospital for Women and as to the ...

    Article : 418 words
  15. CRETAN AUTONOMY.

    Referring to what the position of Crete will be on the withdrawal of the international troops in July Rifaat Pasha, Minister for Foreign Affairs in ...

    Article : 85 words
  16. TREATMENT OF MINERALS.

    The Oro Concentration Company Limited, the owner of the Elmore patents, has commenced an action in Australia against the Sulphide Corporation for ...

    Article : 105 words
  17. THE SHAH BORROWING.

    The Provincial Council of Khorassan, in Persia, has protested against the Shah borrowing without Parliamentary authority. ...

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  18. STATE-OWNED CABLES.

    Opportunity will be taken of the Imperial Defence Conference in July to discuss the question of State-owned cables. In all probability the first Imperial ...

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  19. FITZSIMMONS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA.

    Reuter states that Mr. D. H. McIn tosh, head of the syndicate that arranged the fight between Johnson and Burns, has signed articles with Bob ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. A VALUABLE PAINTING.

    It was stated some weeks ago that the Duke of Norfolk had sold the portrait of Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, painted by Hans Holbein in ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. FRENCH BATTLESHIP DANTON.

    The launching of the French battleship Danton, which failed recently, has not yet been effected. The difficulty is due to the fact that ...

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  22. ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANA

    The Rotomahana was sighted from Low Head at 7 p.m., and entered about twenty minutes later. She reached Rosevears at 9.40, and came alongside ...

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  23. MILITARY AIRSHIPS.

    Mr. E. Dickinson, a member of the United States Cabinet, is in favour of balloon houses beiug established 250 miles apart along tne coast from Maine ...

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  24. THE HOLIDAY.

    Prince of Wales's Birthday will be celebrated by a public holiday on Monday, and in the varied programme of special holiday attractions arranged ...

    Article : 343 words
  25. THE BUDGET DEBATE.

    The House of Commons, which adjournod a fortnight ago, has reassembled. The fight on the Budget is likely to ...

    Article : 73 words
  26. FINANCIAL.

    The Bank of England figures for June 3, with the previous fortnight's totals given in parentheses, are as follow:— Issue Department.—Reserves in notes ...

    Article : 190 words
  27. HANDLING OF FROZEN MEAT.

    The principal underwriters who are in the habit of insuring Australian produce, have requested Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, to ...

    Article : 118 words
  28. YILDIZ KIOSK AND GROUNDS.

    The Yildiz Palace and grounds, the home of the ex-Sultan of Turkey (Abdul Hamid), have been thrown open to the public as a park. ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. MALICIOUS PROSECUTIONS.

    Edward Barnes, a railway porter, and James Cullenger, a miner, to-day brought an action in the County Court against Constable James Hoban for false ...

    Article : 126 words
  30. EARTH TREMORS IN VICTORIA.

    Two earthquakes were recorded on the seismograph of the Observatory for the week ended June 4. On May 31 a shock was registered, commencing at 7h. 12min. ...

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  31. POPULATION OF FRANCE.

    The population of France during 1908 increased by 66,333. The decline in the death rate represented 48,266, and the increase in births ...

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  32. DESTRUCTION OF TELEGRAPH WIRES.

    There is a mania in Paris, and in a number of large towns in France, for destroying telegraph and telephone wires. ...

    Article : 63 words
  33. PROHIBITED IMMIGRANTS.

    Of a party of 10 Chinese who were coming to Tasmania a fortnight ago six were stopped by the Customs authorities in Melbourne, whilst four, of whom Poo On ...

    Article : 146 words
  34. POSTAL COMMISSION.

    The evidence given before the Postal Commission to-day by J. G. Willson, president of the Post and Telegraph Association, was to the effect that the post-office, ...

    Article : 79 words
  35. GENERAL CABLES.

    Bullion silver is quoted at 2s. 0¼d. per oz. DROUGHT IN ARGENTINA. A prolonged drought in Argentina ...

    Article : 48 words
  36. FAKUMEN RAILWAY DISPUTE.

    China has now withdrawn her proposal to submit the Fakumen railway dispute with Japan to arbitration, and has expressed a desire to reopen ...

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  37. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT.

    The Australian and Tasmanian apples by the Hector and Omrah have arrived in good condition. The Tasmanian apples realised from 8s. 9d. to 12s. 6d., ...

    Article : 120 words
  38. MALTERN ASSAULT CASE.

    Maud Polley and Frederick Lewis, the principal witnesses in the Malvern case (in which it is alleged by Polley that she was assaulted by four young ...

    Article : 110 words
  39. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    The Waratah Band bazaar was opened by Mr. J. D. Millen last night. The hall was crowded, and the takings amounted to £58. ...

    Article : 71 words
  40. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN RUSSIA.

    The Russian Duma has rejected a bill that was designed to abolish capital punishment. The measure was opposed on the ground that courts-martial could ...

    Article : 48 words
  41. MEAGHER REINSTATEMENT CASE.

    Mr. Geo. Reid's address in the case of R. D. Meagher's application for reinstatement as a solicitor occupied the whole time of the Full Court to-day. ...

    Article : 36 words
  42. WEST AUSTRALIAN BY-ELECTION.

    The by-election necessitated by Mr. James Mitchell taking the portfolio of Minister of Lands and Agriculture took place at Northam yesterday. Mr. Mitchell ...

    Article : 50 words
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