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  2. THE TIME SERVICE.

    The unsatisfactory way in which the arrangements which were made with Melbourne for the transmission of the 1 o'clock time signal have operated has ...

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  3. IN THE WILD WEST.

    No-one coming into Zeehan and viewing it and the snrroundings would become enthusiastic over its beauty. All the secnery is dour, unrelieved by ...

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  4. THE BERLIN RIOTS.

    Although much indignation has been expressed in Berlin at the wholly unprovoked assault by the police upon English and American journalists the ...

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  5. A STERN INDICTMENT.

    Following upon a judge's comments in an action-at-law early in July, the Public Prosecutor dropped a bombshell into Cornish county society circles ...

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  6. LABOUR POLITICS.

    In referring to-day to the decision of the executive members of the Labour party to recommend at the Leicester Conference in February next the ...

    Article : 547 words
  7. LABOUR DISPUTES.

    Mr. George R. Askwith, the Comptroller-General, of the Commercial, Labour, and Statistical Departments of the Board of Trade, arranged a conforence ...

    Article : 244 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    From our own diocese (says the Church News" of Saturday) there has passed away in the person of Mr. Bernard Shaw, I.S.O., perhaps the most ...

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  9. EXPLOSION DISASTER.

    An appalling explosion, which resulted in the destruction by fire of "The Times" office at Los Angeles, in California, occurred at midnight last night, ...

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  10. WARSHIP'S TENDER CAPSIZES.

    The tender of the United States battleship New Hampshire, 16,000 tons, capsized yesterday in the North River, at New York. It is thought that eight ...

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  11. EMIGRANTS FOR-NEW SOUTH WALES.

    During the past ouarter the New South Wales Gpverm,emt Agency in London has sent out 326 farm hands and 80 domestic servants, and 840 have been ...

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  12. NAVAL DEFENCE.

    The steam trials took place yesterday of a seoond-class cruiser recently completed for the British Navy, and aspeed of 26.81 knots was attnined. This is a ...

    Article : 91 words
  13. TOKIO TO PARIS.

    Baron Hirai, President of the Japanese railways, is at present in Paris, seeking to arrange for a loan to make a railway from Wiju, in Korea, to Mukden, ...

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  14. FATAL MOTOR RACING.

    The motor-car race for the Vanderbilt Cup was contested for yesterday, and won by Harry Grant, with an Alco car. The distance covered was 278 ...

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  15. WHITEHAVEN COLLIERY DISASTER.

    In the work which proceeded yesterday at the Wellington pit at the White- haven mine in Cumberland, whore 136 miners lost, their lives through an ...

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  16. AVIATION.

    Captain Dickson yesterday collided in mid-air with M. Thomas, a French aviator. Both the aviators were severely injured, Captain Dickson ...

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  17. WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales yesterday there was spirited competition, although faulty sorts and Merinoes were somewhat weak Prices for crossbreds, however, ...

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  18. SEDITION IN INDIA.

    Evidence adduced at the trial at Nasik of the Indians charged with conspiracy and making war against the King-Emperor, shows that a secret ...

    Article : 68 words
  19. BRITISH REVENUE RETURNS.

    The British revenue account, published to-day, shows that the total receipts for the quarter ended September 30 amounted to £41,540,819. The account ...

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  20. BILLIARDS.

    The Australian boy billiard player George Gray, as a result of—his match with Hughes, in which he made a break of 985, receives 100 guineas from the ...

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  21. THE CAMORRA.

    The notice at Cincinatti, in the American State of Ohio, are now investigating a murder committed by Italians in the town, and hope to locate the ...

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  22. THREATENED WAR IN EUROPE

    The correspondent at Athens of "The Times," who recently commented on the provocative attitude of Turkey towards Greece, and stated that there was a ...

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  23. AMERICA'S RESOURCES.

    Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, in an address to the Conservation Congress it St. Paul's, in the State of Minnesota, emphasised that the Government must ...

    Article : 96 words
  24. EIGHT-HOUR BANQUET.

    Three hundred guests were prpsent at the Eight Hour banquet last night, including the State Goternor, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher). Mr. John Hughes, ...

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  25. GENERAL CABLES.

    Bullion silver is quoted to-day at 2s. 0ld. per ounce standard. KAURI GUM. At the auction sales of kauri gum ...

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  26. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The esporte of Irish whiskey for the years 1904-1908 averaged 8,000,000 gallons a year, and returned over £2,000,000 a year to the revenue, but owing to ...

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  27. PUBLISHERS FINED.

    Messrs, John Heywood and Co. Limited, publishers, have been fined £363 for selling objectionable books without imprints. Two thousand books were ...

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  28. WIRELESS LIGHTING.

    At Copenhagen yesterday there was exhibited by an inventor named Paulsen a wireless lighting apparatus. While an[?]assistant in another room ...

    Article : 112 words
  29. MINING DISASTER IN MEXICO.

    A disastrous explosion is reported as having occurred at the Palen mine in Mexico. It is stated that 100 miners have lost their lives. ...

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  30. MIDLAND RAILWAY OF WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The directors of the Midland Railway Co. of West Australia recently issued a reconstruction scheme, which aimed at redeeming the Government ...

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  31. AMERICAN POLITICS.

    Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, in opening the New York State campaign, declared that the Republican party stood for honesty in public life, governmental ...

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  32. SENTENCED TO DEATH.

    Mary Dolan and Thomas McNolty have been sentenced to death at Barrie, in the province of Ontario, for the murder of the former's illegitimate child. ...

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  33. NOTE FORGERIES.

    Members of the United States Secret Service have unearthed what appears to be an extensive attempt at counterfeiting the national bank notes. ...

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  34. VICTORIAN DELEGATES IN AMERICA.

    Mr. H. McKenzie, the Victorian, Minister of Lands, is now altending the Irrigation Congress at Pueble[?] the State of Colorade, and in the course of ...

    Article : 82 words
  35. SPRINT RACING.

    R. Walker has challenged J. Donaldson, the Victorian, who created a world's record (9 3-5 see.) for 100 yards in February last, to run 109 yards at ...

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  36. FLOATING ISLAND.

    The barque Atlas, on arriving at Seattle, in the State of Washington, from Philadelphia, has reported that a floating island half a mile square had ...

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  37. CHOKED BY A PEANUT.

    Consuelo Poole Stanley, aged 6 years, met her death in a remarkable manner at Windsor yesterday. She was choked by a peanut, and died before medical ...

    Article : 36 words
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