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  2. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS.

    Mr. Sampson (V.) in the House of Representatives to-day. asked whether the principle of preference to unionists was observed in Government factories. ...

    Article : 487 words
  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the Senate to-day, The debate on the second reading of the Royal Commissions Bill was continued by Senator Gould (N.S.W.) He said the ...

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  4. SUGAR CONVENTION.

    In speaking to-day of Great Britains withdrawal from the Sugar Convention, Mr. Squith, the Prime Minister, said he rejoiced that the decision had ...

    Article : 153 words
  5. IMPERIAL CRICKET MATCHES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 312 words
  6. COLLIERY DISASTER IN GERMANY.

    A dreadful explosion of firedamp took place to-day at the Lothringen colliery at Bochum, to the north-east of Dusseldorf, in Prussia, and resulted in 100 ...

    Article : 166 words
  7. PANAMA CANAL BILL. SPREAD-EAGLEISM IN THE SENATE

    The American Senate refused last night, by 44 votes to 11, to strike out of the Panama Canal Bill the provision exempting American ships from the ...

    Article : 110 words
  8. IMPERIAL POLITICS. NORTH-WEST MANCHESTER BY-ELECTION.

    The by-election for the North-West division of Manchester, rendered vacant owing to the resignation for private reasons of Sir G. Kemp, the ...

    Article : 557 words
  9. PERSONAL.

    The Governor of Tasmania, Sir Harry Barron, was entertained at luncheon by the South Australian Ministry at Parliament House yesterday (cables our ...

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  10. "GREATER DISGRACE THAN A NAVAL DEFEAT."

    The Senate exempted from payment of tolls ocean-going vessels registered in America, provided the owners permit them to be used by the United ...

    Article : 394 words
  11. DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

    While dragoons were preparing to blow up improvised bridges on the railway lines at Rheims yesterday, a dynamite cartridgo prematurely exploded, ...

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  12. IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

    Lord Esher, who is a member of the Committee of Imperial Defence, in a preface to a lecture delivered at the Royal United Service Institution in ...

    Article : 177 words
  13. RALPHS BAY NECK CANAL. A MEETING AT TARANNA.

    A large and influential meeting was held in the public-hall, Taranna, on Wednesday evening in connection with Ralph's Bay Neck Canal scheme. Mr. ...

    Article : 371 words
  14. NEW TOWN JETTY.

    The Warden of New Town (Colonel St. Hill) has received a letter from the Secretary of the Works Department respecting the New Town jetty. After referring to ...

    Article : 403 words
  15. BRITISH TRADE.

    The Board of Trade returns for July show that imports increased by £7,266,170, as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, and ...

    Article : 43 words
  16. GRAFT IN AMERICA.

    Mr. John D. Rockefeller, the multimillionaire, and his son are interesting themselves in a war against the prevalence of vice as revealed by the ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. COMPENSATING INJURED WORKMEN.

    It has been estimated in connection with the Country party's proposal that employers, employees, and the State should jointly bear the burden of ...

    Article : 63 words
  18. ALLEGED ESPIONAGE.

    Dr. Stone, one of the party of English yachtsmen who were arrested at Eckenforde, the chief seat of the Prussian fisheries, and charged with ...

    Article : 115 words
  19. MINISTER VISITING INDIA.

    Mr. E. S. Montagu, the Under-Secretary of State for India, will leave England in October for that country, and will remain there for four months. ...

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  20. LIBERAL MEMBER'S RESIGNATION.

    Mr. H. H. Raphael, the Liberal member for South Derbyshire, who has resigned his seat, in a letter to his constituents refers to the land crusade of ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. TYPHOID IN CANADA.

    The outbreak of typhoid fever in Ottawa is assuming alarming proportions. Over 1,000 cases have been treated recently, but ...

    Article : 75 words
  22. BRANCH LEAGUE FORMED AT CARNARVON.

    An enthusiastic meeting in favour of Ralph's Bay Neck Canal was held at the Town-hall, Carnarvon, on Tuesday, and there were present:—Mr. J. P. Mathias ...

    Article : 140 words
  23. A GENEROUS OFFER.

    A generous offer was received to-day by the board of management of the Young Women's Christian Association from the family of the late Mr. George ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. THE BALKANS. TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO.

    The dissolution of the Turkish Chamber of Deputies has gratified the Albanians. A state of siege has been proclaimed ...

    Article : 84 words
  25. FINANCIAL. BANK OF ENGLAND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 words
  26. LABOUR UNREST. THE STRIKE AT HONOLULU.

    The strike of the masters and mates employed by the Inter-Island Steamship Company of Honolulu continues. The men demand higher pay and an extra ...

    Article : 52 words
  27. MELBOURNE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

    The Director of Education (Mr. W. T. McCoy) has received intimation that as a result of the recommendations and resolutions passed by the conference ...

    Article : 282 words
  28. LACROSSE.

    Tho second inter-State Lacrosse Carnival commences on the M.C.C. ground to-morrow. There was a very large attendance to-day at the reception ...

    Article : 49 words
  29. VICTORIAN HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

    Friction, which has been known to exist for some time between the Minister for Health (Mr. Edgar) and Dr. Ham (permanent head of the Health ...

    Article : 113 words
  30. SYDNEY GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

    The long negotiations which have taken place between the Commonwealth and the State in regard to the use of Government House, Sydney, by the ...

    Article : 135 words
  31. MONTENEGRIN DIFFICULTY SETTLED.

    Owing to Italian and Russian influence the Turko-Montenegrin difficulty has been settled, and the Turkish Minister, who was on the point of leaving ...

    Article : 39 words
  32. ORGANISING FOR A STRIKE.

    The Masters and Mates Trade Union of Great Britain are orgainsing a strike for higher pay, and threaten to commence at Cardiff and London. ...

    Article : 32 words
  33. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION.

    In the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Cook (N.S.W.), by way of a personal explanation, said that at the ...

    Article : 86 words
  34. CZAR'S VISIT TO MOSCOW.

    In anticipation of the Czar's visit to Moscow, the police made a huge raid in the poorer districts of the city, and arrested no fewer than 3,000 men and ...

    Article : 237 words
  35. DISCOUNT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 35 words
  36. NATIONAL INSURANCE.

    Since the National Insurance Act came into operation on July 15, 10,500,000 people have insured, of which number 1,000,000 belong to trades unions, ...

    Article : 93 words
  37. THE DROWNING TRAGEDY AT SHEERNESS.

    On Monday last members of the Dulwich Sea Scouts went from London to Sheerness, and during the day a cutter containing 23 of the lads and five adults ...

    Article : 166 words
  38. CONSOLS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 11 words
  39. COMPULSORY TRAINING.

    In the Children's Court to-day, five youths were charged with having failed to render the personal service required by the Commonwealth Defence Act. ...

    Article : 47 words
  40. AUSTRALIAN STOCKS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 14 words
  41. DEFENCE.

    The newly-appointed High Commissioner (Mr. T. H. Mackenzie), speaking at Christchurch to-day, said defence was a question upon which there must be no ...

    Article : 85 words
  42. A CHARGE OF LAZINESS.

    Mr. Riley (N.S.W. complained that he had been charged with laziness in the columns of a Melbourne journal, and gave notice that he would move for the ...

    Article : 99 words
  43. P. & O. STOCK.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 14 words
  44. GENERAL CABLES. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

    The Government of the Argentine has given £1,000 towards the new buildings in London of the Royal Geographical Society, and the provisional ...

    Article : 39 words
  45. THE MILITARY FORCES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 words
  46. DOMINION OFFICES.

    The "Morning Post," in its issue to-day, advocates New Zealand and Canada securing a site in Aldwych, London, for an office for their High ...

    Article : 105 words
  47. ADVERTISING.

    Mr. Palmer (V.) moved for a return, showing the amounts spent by the Common wealth in advertising in Australian journals. ...

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  48. THE TRAMWAY DISPUTE.

    The agreement arrived at between the Melbourne Tramway Co. and the Tramway Employees' Association, by which increased wages will be given to ...

    Article : 78 words
  49. TELEGRAPH OPERATORS GRIEVANCES.

    A message from Sydney to-day intimated that the telegraph operators of the different States had decided to take extreme action unless the whole of their ...

    Article : 145 words
  50. QUARANTINE.

    The Minister of Customs (Hon. F. Tudor), in reply to Mr. Ozanne (V.), said that the Director of Quarantine had recommended the establishment of a ...

    Article : 33 words
  51. TYPHOID IN SICILY.

    Typhoid fever has broken out in Sicily, the cause being the pollution of the wells. Twelve hundred people in the villages of San Giovanni and ...

    Article : 41 words
  52. PERILOUS VOYAGE.

    The motor launch Detroit, bound from New York to Queenstown, in Ireland, has arrived, after a voyage of 21 days 16 hours, during which she ...

    Article : 40 words
  53. PRICE OF MEAT AND BUTTER.

    The Minister of Customs, in reply to Mr. Catts (N.S.W.), said that he would have a return prepared, showing the relative prices of meat and butter in Great ...

    Article : 38 words
  54. FOREST FLORA OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Part XLVIII. of the "Forest Flora of New South Wales," by Mr. J. H. Maiden, Government Botanist and Director of the Sydney Botanical Gardens, which has ...

    Article : 125 words
  55. BRITISH PRIESTS FOR PERU.

    In compliance with the desire of the Pope, four British priests of the Franciscan Order have been deputed for missionary work in the Putumayo ...

    Article : 46 words
  56. ESTIMATES FOR NEW WORKS.

    The House having been counted out the previous sitting, Mr. Fisher moved that the sitting of the Committee of Supply be resumed at the stage then reached. ...

    Article : 345 words
  57. RAILWAY DISASTER.

    In the collision which occurred on Wednesday at Labatul, in France, between an express and a local train, and resulted in the guard of the express and ...

    Article : 60 words
  58. NAVAL DEFENCE.

    The Admiralty is calling for 26 volunteers for three years' service at the Australian Naval College at Geelong. Priority will be given to applicants of ...

    Article : 47 words
  59. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    Thursday night was exceedingly boisterous here. Twenty-eight points of rain fell. To-day was marked by squally showers, which are still ...

    Article : 31 words
  60. VICTORIAN EXPORTS.

    Large increases have marked the Victorian exports of practically all perishable produce except butter during the first quarter of this year. ...

    Article : 30 words
  61. CANADIAN CADETS.

    A special appeal is being made in Canada for 1,170 dollars, which is the deficit on the amount subscribed for the visit of the Canadian Cadets now in ...

    Article : 40 words
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