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  2. WEST AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

    The policy of the Ministry was announced by the Premier at Busselton on Saturday. He said the accumulated deficit of £102,000 had been replaced ...

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  3. MAD AIRMAN.

    A great sensation was caused yesterday at the Bleriot Aviation School at Hendon. A pupil named Havant, being unable to recover fees which he had ...

    Article : 106 words
  4. EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT.

    At the Prahran Court to-day, Albert G. Davis, chauffeur to His Excellency the Governor (Sir J[?]o. Fuller), was proceeded against on a charge of ...

    Article : 101 words
  5. THE STRIKE IN ENGLAND.

    In the explosion which took place at Llanelly, where the rioters set fire to trucks of provisions in the goods sheds, six people were killed. The officer in ...

    Article : 908 words
  6. PERSONAL.

    Miss Josie Miles, well-known in musical circles in Hobart, is proceeding to Sydney for a short visit. Yesterday Mr. J. L. Livingston, of ...

    Article : 885 words
  7. ENGLISH DERBY WINNER.

    Mr. J. B. Joel's br[?] Sunstar, by Sundrodge—Doris, which won the English Derby this year, has broken down in his St. Leger preparation. He will ...

    Article : 316 words
  8. DEATH OF AN ABORIGINAL.

    The trial of Constable Muegge and Bartram Taylor and Frank Clinch, two West Coast scrub cutters, on a charge of having murdered Yendinda Jack, an ...

    Article : 139 words
  9. THE STRIKE SETTLEMENT.

    All the troops have been withdrawn from the London railway stations, and the Home Office reports that conditions are quieter everywhere. ...

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  10. A MADMAN AT LARGE.

    Much excitement and no little alarm were caused in the city this morning by a powerfully-built young man, whose doings left no doubt as to his insanity. ...

    Article : 311 words
  11. FALL OF EARTH.

    John Kenny and Henry Kenny, two miners working in the Long Tunnel mine, Gundagai, had a marvellous escape from death on Saturday while ...

    Article : 73 words
  12. ATHLETICS.

    At Bath on Saturday Schneider beat the half-mile grass truck record, doing the distance in 64 1-5sec. He also won the five mile race with a magnificent ...

    Article : 39 words
  13. INCITING CADETS.

    The attention of the Prime Minister (Hon. A. Fisher) was directed to-day to the action of the International Socialist party in Sydney in placing in ...

    Article : 128 words
  14. THE HEAT WAVE.

    The unusual heat which has prevailed of late in England affected a number of lyddite shells stored in the magazine at Portland, and £2,000 worth had to be ...

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  15. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the ladies and gentlemen's doubles for the Eastern Counties lawn tennis championship S. N. Doust, of New South Wales, and Mrs. Lambert ...

    Article : 126 words
  16. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    The Postmaster-General (Hon. Josiah Thomas) stated to-day that he had seen the Rev. Father Shaw, who proposed to establish an experimental wireless ...

    Article : 101 words
  17. SLAUGHTERMEN'S DISPUTE.

    The trouble which has been threatening for some time at Glebe Island abattoirs was settled to-day, when agreements were signed by the representatives of the ...

    Article : 138 words
  18. CARTERS AND DRIVERS.

    The position regarding the carters and drivers in Launceston is becoming interesting. As stated in "The Mercury" to-day, the employers informed ...

    Article : 484 words
  19. RAINS IN N.S.W.

    Very welcome monsoonal rains have fallen over the eastern half of the State and southern districts have had scattered falls. These rains are the best since July, ...

    Article : 48 words
  20. AVIATION.

    Whilst aeroplaning at Thetford yesterday, Lieutenant Reynolds, of the Army Aviation School, was overtaken by disaster. He had ascended to a ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. BRITISH SUBJECT IMPRISONED IN RUSSIA.

    Last month members of the Social Democratic League held a demonstration in Trafalgan-square, and demanded the intervention of Sir Edward Grey, ...

    Article : 161 words
  22. BOXING.

    The Mehegan versus Griffin boxing contest has been further postponed to a date to be fixed, on account of wet weather. ...

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  23. THE FIFESHIRE WRECK.

    Messrs. Birt and Company, Ltd., Sydney, have received a cablegram advising them of the names of the passengers and crew in the boat missing from the wrecked ...

    Article : 124 words
  24. WARDEN'S COURT.

    In the Warden's Court to-day, an objection by W. Notman to a mineral lease of five acres being granted to H. D. Marsh was heard. The ground ...

    Article : 177 words
  25. CRICKET.

    In the county cricket match between Lancashire and Middlesex, which was concluded at Manchester yesterday, the home team won by 80 runs. ...

    Article : 96 words
  26. ARMY MANŒUVRES.

    Owing to the prevailing drought the annual British Army manœuvres, which were to have taken place next month, have been abandoned. ...

    Article : 32 words
  27. THE COAL VEND.

    The coal vend case entered upon its sixty-eighth day of hearing to-day before Mr. Justice Isaacs in the High Court. ...

    Article : 103 words
  28. PORTUGUESE AFFAIRS.

    The Constituent Assembly in Portugal has passed the Constitutional Bill. The Assembly, by a large majority, adopted the two-Chamber system. ...

    Article : 32 words
  29. MYSTERIOUS POISONING.

    There is a mystery surrounding the poisoning with carbolic acid of a stream of water which is now temporarily supplying the town of Porthcawl, the ...

    Article : 46 words
  30. CITIZENS' PROGRESS ASSOCIATION.

    At a meeting of the committee of the Citizens' Progress Association to-night it was derided to hold a public meeting on Thursday, and to submit a resolution ...

    Article : 91 words
  31. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    The Mutual Improvement Society to-night debated the relative power of tongue and pen. After a vigorous discussion, the advocates of the pen secured ...

    Article : 76 words
  32. DEVONPORT HARBOUR.

    Contrary to expectations, Mr. Bell's complete plans of the proposed harbour improvements had not arrived for to-day's meeting, but the board accepted ...

    Article : 97 words
  33. PRIME MINISTER IN MOTOR ACCIDENT.

    Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, was travelling in his motor-car at Newbury yesterday, when a collision took place with a lady cyclist, who was thrown ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. COLLISION BETWEEN STEAMERS.

    A collision occurred between the steamers Barrabool and the Koonoowarra at Bulimba Reach this afternoon. The Koonoowarra was swinging on ...

    Article : 70 words
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  36. COURT OF REQUESTS.

    The sitting of the Court of Requests which was to have been held yesterday before Mr. Commissioner Wise did not take place, all the cases listed having ...

    Article : 35 words
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