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  2. OBITUARY.

    King Frederick VIII of Denmark died suddenly last night in Hamburg. He had been staying at the Hamburger Hotel there since Monday. The cause ...

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  3. THE NEW MILITIA. THE REGULATIONS FOR THEIR ORGANISATION.

    The Minister of Defence to-day made available regulations passed in the Executive Council dealing with the organisation of the new militia. They are ...

    Article : 98 words
  4. TROPICAL AUSTRALIA. CONTROLLED COLOURED LABOUR ADVOCATED.

    The Hon. J. M. Creed, of New South Wales, read a paper at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute last evening, in which he advocated the working ...

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  5. AFGHAN ACTIVITY IN PERSIA.

    The Afghan intrusions into Persian territory have provoked protests from Great Britain under the terms of the treaty of 1857. ...

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  6. TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. OPENING OF THE DARDANELLES.

    Shipowners are indignant at the delay in the opening of the Dardanelles the channel connecting the Mediterranean with the Sea of Marmora, and ...

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  7. THE TITANIC DISASTER. BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.

    The Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the White Star liner Titanic was continued yesterday. The captain of the steamer ...

    Article : 267 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    Mr. Piddington, a prominent Sydney barrister, has been instructed by the New South Wales Government to proceed to Elgland and represent it in the Privy ...

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  9. THE PARIS APACHES.

    Garnier and Vallet, two of the apaches for whom the police have been searching in connection with the motorcar murders and bank robbery at ...

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  10. IN THE ARAB CAMP.

    A correspondent of the London "Times," reporting from Senecy Duni Adam, under date March 27, says:—"For the moment the only sign of activity on the Italian ...

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  11. PROMOTION.

    The most drastic change introduced is that which applies to the examination and promotion of officers and non-commissioned officers. The method of promotion ...

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  12. PAY OF ALL RANKS.

    For all officers and non-commissioned officers of and above the rank of corporal the existing rates of pay will be continued, also for all existing members of ...

    Article : 245 words
  13. BROOKLANDS MONOPLANE FATALITIES.

    Mr. Mason, who was killed as the result of a monoplane accident at Brooklands on Monday, was a wealthy. American, and was a friend of both ...

    Article : 77 words
  14. BOXING.

    Johnny Kilbane, the feather-weight champion, outfought and defeated Frankie Burns in a fast ten-rounds bout yesterday. ...

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  15. STRIKE OF NEW ZEALAND MINERS.

    A strike of a novel character occurred at the Waihi mine to-day. There are two unions among the men, one consisting of most of the miners which has ...

    Article : 235 words
  16. THE RELIEF FUNDS.

    The funds raised for the relief of those affected by the Titanic disaster now amount to an aggregate of over 400,000. ...

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  17. TALES OF WANTON DESTRUCTION.

    "Public opinion in Tripoli—and since the Arabs are great tulkers and news among them travels very rapidly, public opinion is formed there without a pressv ...

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  18. A MINING DISASTER.

    Thirteen men have been burned by a "cave-in" of earth at the Norrie mine. Two bodies have been recovered, but there is no hope of any of those who ...

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  19. THE SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.

    In the further course of the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the Titanic yesterday, Lord, the wireless operator belonging to the steamer ...

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  20. ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS. WHY THE AMBASSADOR RETIRES.

    The Berlin correspondent of the "Frankfurter Zeitung," published at Frankfurt, in South Germany, declares that Count Wolff-Metternich, the ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY UPHELD.

    Lord Marlborough presided at the meeting. Bishop Frodsham, of North Queensland, vigorously upheld the white ...

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  22. THE FRUIT COMMISSION.

    The Federal Fruit Commission took further evidence here to-day. Ben. Mills, fruit farmer, residing in the Freshwater district, said nobody here ...

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  23. THE CANTEEN.

    Several regulations refer to the prohibition of intoxicating and spirituous liquors in camps and canteens on and from July 1. ...

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  24. THE COAL INDUSTRY.

    The main grievance the South Wales miners have against the award given by Lord Saint Aldwyn, the president of the South Wales district board, which ...

    Article : 123 words
  25. MR. STEAD AND THE MEDIUMS.

    Some of the spiritualistic mediums in Paris profess to have secured communication with the spirit of Mr. W. T. Stead, late editor of the "Review of ...

    Article : 93 words
  26. SIR EDWARD GREY'S TRIBUTE.

    The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), speaking in the House of Commons last night, paid a tribute to Count Wolff-Metternich, ...

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  27. MILITARY COMPETITIONS.

    With a view to the encouragement of valuntary effort in the attainment of a high standaid of training in the several arms of the citizen forces, provision is ...

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  28. CHARGE OF WOUNDING.

    A man of middle age named Patrick Joseph Kearney was charged at the Darlinghurst sessions this morning with having, at Willoughby on March 14, ...

    Article : 350 words
  29. "AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST DANGER."

    The "National Review" publishes an article entitled "Australia's Greatest Danger," which states that, should China and Japan decide to send swarms ...

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  30. IMPERIAL ARMY AS MODEL.

    The present has been recognised as an opportune time for the adoption of the recommendation of the Sub-Conference on Imperial Defence of 1909, that the ...

    Article : 222 words
  31. POLITICAL OFFENCES.

    Mr. Keir Hardie introduced a Political Offenders Bill in the House of Commons yesterday. It makes political offences a misdemeanour, which entitles ...

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  32. CANADA AND THE STATES.

    The Canadian Government has refused, to allow the Great Northern Railway of the United States to use running rights to Winnipeg over the lines ...

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  33. LADIES'GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Miss Nancy Parbury, a New South Wales player, defeated Miss Harvey, the ex-lady champion of Canada, to-day in the first round of the ladies' golf ...

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  34. MR. BRYCE AND AUSTRALIA.

    In connection with the recent report that Mr. James Bryce, now British Ambassador to the United States, intends to write a book about Australia and ...

    Article : 112 words
  35. THE SENUSSI.

    "The longer the struggle lasts, the more men will flock to the Crescent from the interior. The Arab version of the massacre, and of other reported excesses upon ...

    Article : 322 words
  36. WEST AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 words
  37. SEAMEN'S WAGES.

    At a conference between the Liverpool Shipowners and the Shipping Employees' Unions, it has been arranged to advance the wages of sailors and ...

    Article : 42 words
  38. WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT.

    Mr. Balfour, speaking in the debate on the Welsh Disestablishment Bill in the House of Commons last night, said that disestablishment was ...

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  39. TROUBLE IN TURKEY.

    Two thousand insurgents, made up of both Moslem and Christian Albanians, have gathered in the mountains overlooking the town of Diakova. They ...

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  40. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.

    The shipping conference has decided to increase the emigrant rates to Australia to £14 at the beginning of the year, 1913, in place of the £12 at ...

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  41. FOREST FIRES. GREAT DAMAGE IN WESTERN AMERICA.

    Twenty-four square miles of timber (over 15,000 acres) have been burned by forest fires in the States of Oregon and Washington. ...

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  42. THE SUGAR COMMISSION.

    At the Water Police Court to-day, the hearing was resumed of the case in which Sir Henry Normand Maclauria, director of the Colonial Sugar Refining ...

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  43. CYCLONE IN HUNGARY.

    A cyclone swept over the country round Alsofeher yesterday, and destroyed several villages. In all 450 dwellings were levelled with the ground, ...

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  44. MOROCCAN AFFAIRS.

    A fine of £43,000 has been imposed on the town of Fez, in Morocco, where the native troops and a section of the population broke out into revolt last month ...

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  45. BRISBANE TRAM ACCIDENT.

    Mr. Badger (manager of the Brisbane Tramways Company) explained this morning the reason for the accident to a tramcai in the city last evening. ...

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  46. SPANIARDS IN MOROCCO.

    Several Spanish columns were fighting all day on Sunday against the Moors on the neighbouring heights of Melilla. ...

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  47. GENERAL CABLES SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY.

    The South Australian Co. has declared a final dividend of 30s. per share and a bonus of 20s. ...

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  48. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS.

    The long-continued dry weather has started numerous forest fires throughout the Western States of America and in various parts of British Columbia. ...

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  49. MELBOURNE DIVORCE COURT.

    In the Divorce Court to-day, Ada Newman, aged 31 years, asked for dissolution of her marriage with Wm. Robert Newman aged 39 years, printer, on grounds ...

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  50. ALSACE-LORRAINE.

    A telegram from Strasburg, the chief town in Alsace-Lorraine, states that the Kaiser, in the course of conversation with the Burgomaster of the town, ...

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  51. FINANCIAL.

    The New South Wales Government has issued Treasury bills to the amount of £2,000,000, dated at twelve months, and bearing interest at the rate of 3½ ...

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  52. AVIATION. TWO AIRMEN KILLED IN AMERICA.

    Ray Wheeler, an amateur aviator, was killed here to-day in an aviation accident, and Glasser, his companion in the flight, was fatally injured. ...

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  53. EXPLOSION ON MOTOR BOAT.

    Two Bunbury residents named Hawkes and Tangye had a thrilling experience while on a fishing excursion in a motor-boat on Sunday. ...

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  54. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    The annual meeting of the Devonport branch of the St. George Society was held to-night. The report stated that there were 16 financial members. The credit ...

    Article : 144 words
  55. COLONIAL OFFICES IN LONDON

    The Premier of British Columbia (Hon. R. McBride) has secured a site for State offices in the Strand. The site obtained is twice as large as that ...

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  56. METAL IMPORTS.

    Lead imports, 26,081 tons (including Australian, 3,715 tons); exports, 4,436 tons. ...

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  57. A CHINAMAN KILLED.

    A police telegram from Albany states that a Chinaman named Ah Hong was found with a knife wound in his temple on Middleton-road last night, and died ...

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  58. THE TAILORS' STRIKE.

    The tailors in the "West-End of London, who have been on strike, are gradually returning to work. The East-End tailors demand a day ...

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  59. TALLOW.

    At the auction sales of tallow to-day 987 casks were offered and 346 casks sold. Fine mutton realised 37s. per cwt., medium, 34s. per cwt.; fine beef, ...

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  60. NAVAL DEFENCE.

    Vice-Admiral Colville has been appointed to the command of the first squadron, and Rear-Admiral Briggs to the command of the fourth squadron. ...

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  61. THE AIRMAN AND THE GULLS.

    Investigation shows that the accident which caused the death of the aviator Rodgers was brought about by the body of a seagull catching in the control ...

    Article : 73 words
  62. WIRELESS TELEPHONES.

    Successful experiments by means of wireless telephone have been conducted in Italy. Communication was established over a distance of 160 miles. ...

    Article : 30 words
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