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  2. CENSUS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    A start was made last night to take the census in Great Britain and Ireland. King George set an example by arranging for an accurate compilation of ...

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  3. THE CENSUS.

    It appears that the distribution of census papers for Sunday night was not so complete and satisfactory as might have been hoped, but the authorities ...

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  4. THE REFERENDUMS.

    Mr. Carr, M.H.R., a Labour member, in the course of a speech at Blayney, claimed that the referendum was a nonparty matter dealing with technical and ...

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  5. DISARMAMENT.

    Mr. A. Birrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, delivered a speech in London on Saturday, and referred to that one made in the German Reichstag on ...

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  6. PERSONAL.

    Yestarday afternoon the officers of the Lauds and Survey Department assembled in the Surveyor-General's office to bid [?] voyage to Mr. E. A. Counsel, who ...

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  7. BLACK HAND IN ITALY.

    The trial continues at Viterbo, to the north-west of Rome, of the 41 Camorrists who are charged with Black Hand crimes in Sicily, including the murder ...

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  8. QUARANTINE EXTRAORDINARY

    The Federal laws are harassing at many points. An instance of this occurred last week. Mr. Reid (Reid and Stride) has ...

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  9. THE CORONATION.

    Despite the multitude of attractions at the Coronation, one of the most imposing will be the naval review at Portsmouth. King George and ...

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  10. THE PLAGUE.

    The fears entertained by the Bombay correspondent of "The Times" that there were indications of a grave epidemic of plague commencing have been ...

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  11. £5,000,000,000 ON WAR AND WAR MATERIAL.

    In the Bloomsbury Contral Church yesterday Mr. P. Snowden, the Labour member for Blackburn, stated that since 1800 Groat Britain had spent ...

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  12. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    Captains of mail steamers trading to South Africa sharply criticise the action of the Government in rejecting the amendment to the Post Office Bill, ...

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  13. TRAGEDY IN PARIS.

    A shocking tragedy occurred yesterday morning in Paris. For some time past a tailor nnmed Bochelier had illtreated his wife, and his conduct forced ...

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  14. THE MILITARY BOARD.

    At a meeting of the Federal Executive Council to-day some important changes in connection with the Military Board of Control were decided upon, on ...

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  15. SITUATION IN MOROCCO.

    The situation in Fez, the capital of Morocco, is extremely grave. All the tribes have combined against the Sultan, and an attack on the town, which ...

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  16. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    Nine hundred amendments to the Parliament Bif[?] have been given notice of. The commitee stage will be taken to-day. ...

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  17. ALL-BRITISH SHOPPING.

    The "All British" shopping week, which started on March 27, the object of which is to get shopkeepers to give special prominence to goods made ...

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  18. BRITISH ARMY.

    The British War Office authorities recently ordered a new gold and crimson waist sash for infantry officers. The sashes were to cost from £5 to £6 ...

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  19. THE LOST YONGALA.

    The steamer Ouraka arrived at Brisbane this morning, and the master, Captain Laing, reports that he made a close examination of the Nares, and ...

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  20. COLLISION IN THE THAMES.

    A collision occurred yesterday off Rosherville, near Gravesend, between the steamers Malaga, 1,614 tons, belonging to Messrs. J. Hall, jun., and ...

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  21. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.

    Mr. Justice Higgins yesterday begin the hearing of evidence as to the merits in dispute between the Enginedrivers' and Firemen's Association and the Mt. ...

    Article : 427 words
  22. TURKEY AND GREECE.

    The boycott of Greeks in Turkish ports has been revived. The shops kept by Greeks in Broussa, Asiatic Turkey, have been placarded with warnings to ...

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  23. THE ALBANIAN RISING.

    The Turkish troops who yesterday made a sortie from Tushi and attacked the Albanians, continue to hold the blockhouses surrounding the town. ...

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  24. DOG TAX IN BERLIN.

    The dog tax in Berlin has been increased to 30s. per animal, and as many owners were unable to pay the tax wholesale poisonings of dogs have taken ...

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  25. BILLIARDS.

    George Gray concluded his third match yesterday with E. Diggle, one of the loading English professional billiard players. As on previous occasions the ...

    Article : 69 words
  26. INDIAN DURBAR.

    All India is wildly delighted at the decision of King George and Queen Mary to visit Delhi in December and the magnificent character of the ...

    Article : 101 words
  27. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

    During the progress of the boat race yesterday between the Oxford and Cambridge crews, the progress of the contest was watched by people in ...

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  28. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Dr. Mawson, who is to lead the Australian expedition to the Antarctic, will take with him an aeroplane—probably a military Bleriot—which will carry two ...

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  29. FINANCIAL.

    At a meeting held yesterday of shareholders in Messrs. Barclay, Perkins and Co., brewers, of London and Burton-onTrent, the statement of accounts' ...

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  30. GERMAN POTASH CONTRACTS.

    Mr. David J. Hill, the United States Ambassador to Germany, has arrived in New York with full power to negotiate in regard to the potash controversy, ...

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  31. BRITISH CAPITAL ISSUES.

    The financial journal "Economist" states that for the past quarter the issues of British capital amounted to £61,000,000. Of this sum £5,362,800 ...

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  32. THE IRON WORKING INDUSTRY

    A meeting of ironworkers was held in the Victoria-hall last night for the purpose ot forming a union. Mr. W. E. Stafford was voted to the chair. There were ...

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  33. NAVAL DEFENCE.

    "The Times," in a leading article today, says the matter is a more detail that five Japanese architects and engineers should be attached to the ...

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  34. POST OFFICE CRICKET.

    The Tasmnninn Post Office team played Sydney P.O. to-day on the University Oval in glorious weather with a good wicket and a fast outfield. Fisher ...

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  35. FIRE IN RUSSIA.

    A destructive fire took place yesterday at Yaroslavi, on the right bank of the Volga, and to the north-east of Moscow. Several timber yards caught ...

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  36. TRAIN DISASTER.

    The failure of the brakes of a train going into the Gare du Nord yesterday was responsible for the engine crashing into the buffers and two of ...

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  37. TREACHERY IN TRENCH GUINEA.

    News has been received in Paris from French Guinea that a captain and 10 tirailleurs have been murdered hy friendly natives. ...

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  38. UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.

    It is still held in diplomatic circles in Berlin that the mobilisation of American troops on the Mexican border is merely the forerunner of a great clash ...

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  39. PENSIONS IN FRANCE.

    The French Government recently prepared a bill to provide for the payment of supplementary pensions to railway men based on the number of years of ...

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  40. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING LAWS

    News has been received that the Royal assent has been given to the Shipping and Seamen Act Amending Act. ...

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  41. NETHERLANDS CUSTOMS.

    The Dutch Government has submitted a Customs Bill to Parliament, which is expected to yield 10,000,000 florins a year. Of this sum 9,000,000 florins will ...

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  42. CABINET CRISIS IN SPAIN.

    A Cabinet crisis has arisen in spain in connection with a Parliamentary movion in favour of the revision of the condemnation of Francisco Ferrer, the ...

    Article : 110 words
  43. EASTER ENCAMPMENTS IN VICTORIA.

    It is expected that over 5,000 officers and men will go into camp in Victoria at Easter this year. This is a little greater than eighty per cent. of the ...

    Article : 127 words
  44. CHARGE AGAINST A DOCTOR.

    Dr. Anthony Colling Brownless was at the Central Criminal Court to-day charged with having feloniously slain Annie Theresa King at Paddington on ...

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  45. RECIPROCITY.

    Mr. Champ Clark, the Speaker-elect of the American House of Representatives, says that Congress will ratify the Canadian reciprocity agreement, but ...

    Article : 59 words
  46. TERRA NOVA CHARTERED.

    The Terra Nova has been engaged by the Government for coastal survey work until she is required to proceed south again. Payment will take the form of ...

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  47. OLD AGE AND INVALID PENSIONS.

    The total number of invalid pensions now in force is 5,852. The number of old-age pensions is 74,614. ...

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