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  2. BRITISH ELECTIONS.

    Mr. John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Nationalists, stated at West Tyrone on saturday that if the Lords are defeated Home Rule will be ...

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  3. EUROPEAN SITUATION.

    In the German Reichstag on Saturday, Baron von Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, made an important speech on the foreign relations of Germany. ...

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  4. CITY, COUNCIL ELECTION.

    At yesterday's meeting of the' City Council, a letter was read from Messrs. Dobson, Mitchell, and Allport, written on behalf of Mr. R. H. Stable, one of ...

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  5. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

    Rain has been falling heavily during the past 48 hours, and there is every. likelihood of its continuance. The ground is under water. Early in the ...

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  6. THE FIGHTING IN BRAZIL.

    The city was awakened nt 5 o'clock this morning by heavy cannonading, which proved to be from the guns of the naval scout Rio Grande de Sul, 3,000 ...

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  7. FLOODS IN EUROPE.

    Severe floods in many parts of Spain have caused widespread damage. In the province of Castile several of the inhabitants have been drowned. The ...

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  8. DEMAND FOR MORE PAY.

    A drivers' strike began this morning, and over 1,000 men ure idle. The men are asking for the institution of eight hours a day and 8s. per day. Recent ...

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  9. PERSONAL.

    To-day His Excellency the Governor will receive the newly-elected Mayor of Hobart (Alderman T. Amott) at Govornment House. On Thursday evening he ...

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  10. YARRA BROWNING ACCIDENT.

    The Coroner held an inquiry, to-day into the circumstances attending the death of Engineer Lieutenant William George Robertson, who tell overboard ...

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  11. BRITISH LADS FOR NEW ZEALAND.

    In accordance with the promise made by the New Zealand Government of assisted passages for 50 town lads, Mr. Thomas Sedgwick appealed for £600 for ...

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  12. THE FINANCE ACT.

    In the King's Bench Division, last month Mr. Justice Lush delivered judgment in an appeal of great importance in connection with Form IV. of the ...

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  13. INTERNATIONAL PEACE.

    The members of the Independent Labour party held a demonstration yesterday in the Albert-hall in favour of the promotion of international peace. ...

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  14. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.

    The Rhodes scholarship selection Committee, of which His Excellency the Governor, in his private capacity, is chairman, met yesterday afternoon for ...

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  15. KING LEOPOLD'S MILLIONS.

    Despite the efforts of the King of the Belgiaus Princess Louise, his sister, has lodged a formal claim against the Belgium Government in connection with ...

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  16. LABOUR LEGISLATION.

    The Minister of Labour told a deputation from, the Trades-hull to-day that the existing Industrial Disputes Act, Amending Act, the Clerical Minimum ...

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  17. BILLIARDS.

    The "Daily Telegraph" states that there is a probability of the gate money in the billiard match which starts on March 6 next between, H. W. ...

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  18. ATTACK ON THE KHEDIVE.

    In reference to the expulsion from Cairo of M. Derroja, a Frenchman, who was a director of the "Depeche Egyptienne," the French vice-consul ordered ...

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  19. THE REFERENDA.

    Commenting to-day on the Acting' Prime Minister's memorandum to the State Premiers regarding the extent to which the Commonwealth proposed to ...

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  20. UNIFICATION OF ITALY.

    Owing to the Italian festivities next year, in connection with the 40tl[?] anniveisary of the Unification of Italy as a Kingdom, the late King Victor ...

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  21. POOR LAW STATISTICS.

    The percentage or English and W[?]h pa[?]era for 1909 was 7.5 per 1,000 of the population in 1905, and 8.2 in 1910. The total expenditure on poor relief for the ...

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  22. FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.

    As a sequel to the French railway strike, four men were sentenced at Rouen last month for murdering "blacklegs." One of the prisoners, ...

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  23. EARLY CLOSING.

    The Minister of Labour, in reply to a deputation to-day in regard to early closing, expressed a belief that a great deal of business was being done in ...

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  24. PERU AND BOLIVIA.

    Last week a body of Bolivian troops surprised the Peruvian garrison at Guayabal, on the frontier of the two republics, and, after a fight, massacred ...

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  25. FEDERAL LAND TAX.

    It was stated in a telegram from Hobart that a petition, bearing the signatures of over 2,000 Tasmanian land owners, who asked the Governor ...

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  26. ALLEGED CHILD MURDER.

    Jessie Campbell, aged 24 years, was arrested to-day on the charge of having murdered a male child at South Yarra on or about November 24. She ...

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  27. THE CALCUTTA RIOTS.

    The serious religious riots which broke out yesterday in Calcutta between the Hindoos and Mohammedans have coased. ...

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  28. PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION.

    The Portuguese Court of Appeal has decided that the a[?]esty issued by the Republican Government on the 1[?]th inst. covers Senhor Jose Franco, who ...

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  29. STATE COAL MINE

    The New South Wales Cabinet to-day, on the recommendation of the Minister of Mines, declined the free offer of coal on the Warner estate, at ...

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  30. WIRELESS INSTALLATION.

    Mr. H. R. Denison, the chairman of directors of the Australian Wireless Co. Ltd., to-day expressed pleasure at the fact that a contract for wireless stations ...

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  31. BETTERMENT TAX.

    The Minister of Works (Mr. Griffith), as a result of a visit to the country, is of the opinion that a heavy botterment tax is absolutely necessary in land ...

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  32. TASMANIAN SMELTERS.

    Mr. H. Harris, general manager of the Tasmanian Smelting Co., sent the following letter, dated 9th inst., to the Minister for Mines (Mr. A. E. ...

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  33. RAILWAY MEN'S WAGES.

    The Railway Commissioners to-day interviewed the Premier and the Treasurer regarding the request of the goods shed employees that their wages ...

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  34. FATAL ACCIDENT IN LONDON.

    A serious accident, which was attended with fatal results, took place to-day in Regent-street, in the West End. A motor omnibus which got beyond ...

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  35. PARIS A SEAPORT

    The Paris "Matin" emphasises the necessity of deepening the River Seine between Paris and Rouen, with a view to averting the disastrous results of ...

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  36. INTER-STATE CRICKET.

    At a meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association to-night a suggestion was received from the Tasmanian Cricket Association that the visit of the ...

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  37. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    The adjourned meeting of the Licensing Bench to-day grunted Louis F. Jones's application for a, "reduction of the license for the Mt. Read Hotel to ...

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  38. GENERAL CABLES.

    During yesterday severe earthquake shocks were felt at Florence, in Italy. KING EDWARD'S MEMORY. LONDON, December 12. ...

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  39. GERMAN BRUTALITY.

    "A court-martial at the German naval station at Kiel has sentenced two engineer petty officers belonging to a torpedo-boat destrorer to seven years' ...

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  40. POSTAL REGULATIONS.

    A postal regulation was issued to-day, prohibiting alcoholic beverages, excepting sumples from being transmitted through the post. The regulation will be ...

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  41. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A cyclonic storm yielded a splendid rain over a large portion of New South Yales to-day. It developed in the north-east corner of the State, where the ...

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  42. AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has recerived a recommendation that an inquiry should be instituted on the break of guuge question. Mr. ...

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  43. RECORD SHIPMENT OF LAMBS

    The export of lambs from Melbourne during November amounted to 469,023 carcases, which constitutes a record. "The Gazette"—To-day's "Gazette" ...

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  44. AUSTRIAN NAVY.

    The Austrian Minister of Marine (Admiral Montecuccoli) is submitting to the delegations a naval programme for the construction of four battleships of the ...

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  45. BARQUE'S ROUGH VOYAGE.

    Information has been received by the Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria from London that the barque Annesley from Melbourne, laden ...

    Article : 71 words
  46. ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY.

    The annual meeting of the Northern Arts and Crafts Society was held to-night, when a satisfactory report was presented. The following officers were ...

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