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  2. TIN LOST IN TRANSIT.

    Mr. F. B. Jackson, manager of the Mount Bischoff Smelting Works, when seen this afternoon in regard to the statement made in the House of Assembly by ...

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  3. FEDERAL REFERENDUM.

    In the House of Representatives to-day. The Prime Minister (Hon. A. Fisher) continued the debate upon the second ...

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  4. LEVEL CROSSING ACCIDENT.

    There was a marvellous escape from a shocking fatality at Lemana Junction, near Deloraine, this evening. The tram from Burnie to Launceston ...

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  5. EMPIRE DEFENCE DEMANDS OF THE NAVY LEAGUE

    The Navy League demands the laying down of four large armoured units in addition to the five capital ships provided in next year's programme, in ...

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  6. JAMAICA HURRICANE

    Communications have now been restored with the districts affected by the great hurricane in the island of Jamaica, which wrecked the town of ...

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  7. MONTE CARLO WELLS.

    In March last Charles de Ville Wells, otherwise Lucien Rivier, the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo, was arrested at Falmouth, and charged, ...

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  8. THE BALKANS WAR. FAILURE OF THE PEACE PROPOSALS

    Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," describes the square at Hademkeui as resembling a fly-paper covered with ...

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  9. FORCES IN PERFECT READINESS.

    In the course of a speech delivered last night at Holborn, in the City of London, Mr. H. J. Tennant, the Under-Secretary of State for War, said ...

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  10. NAVAL ENGAGEMENT

    Yesterday four Bulgarian torpedo-boats attacked and damaged the Turkish battleship Hamidieh (6.700 tons) off Varna, but another Turkish ...

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  11. THE BATTLE OF TCHATALDCHA.

    The Bulgarians, after abandoning the Turkish advanced works, burnt the railway station at Tchataldcha, and all the surrounding villages, and are now ...

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  12. BULGARIANS FIRE ON THE CROWD.

    Salonika newspapers report that Bulgarian officers, alleging that they had been insulted by the Turkish populace at Serres, ordered the troops to fire ...

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  13. THE NATIONAL RESERVE.

    In the House of Commons to-day, Colonel Secly, the Secretary of State for War, in reply to questions, said there wero no funds available to supply the ...

    Article : 276 words
  14. SPORTING CABLES. BOXING.

    The National Sporting Club, will award a belt to the winner in the boxing match between Hughie Mehegan and Freddie Welsh. ...

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  15. THE SERVIAN CAMPAIGN.

    The "Reichpost" states that the Servians have refused to allow Herr Wagner, its war correspondent, to investigate at Nish the alleged ill-treatment ...

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  16. SCULLING.

    In August last Harry Pearce, of Sydney, cabled a challenge to Ernest Barry, the champion sculler of the world, for a match to take place in ...

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  17. VIGTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier (Hon. W. A. Watt) moved the second reading of the Surplus Revenue Bill. He said the bill made ...

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  18. MANSION HOUSE FUND.

    King George has given £100, and Queen Mary£50, to the fund now being raised at the Mansion House in aid of the non-combatants in the war. ...

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  19. THE LABOUR PARTY AND UNIFICATION.

    A lively passage-at-arms occurred in the House of Representatives to-day betwen Mr. Cook (N.S.W.) and Mr. Higgs (Q.), during the debate on the second ...

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  20. SHIPPIIG DISASTER

    Passengers of the steamer Oravia, 5,357 tons, which was wrecked on the Falkland Islands, have arrived at Buenos Ayres, and report that the ...

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  21. PRINCESS'S FUNERAL PYRE.

    The Turkish Princess Zekkie, who was the wife of a Turkish officer, in despair at the disastrous defeat of the Turkish troops at the battle of Lulela-Burgas, ...

    Article : 57 words
  22. THE TERRITORIALS.

    For the future imprisonment is to follow the non-payment of fines imposed on members of the Territorial forces failing to attend the summer ...

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  23. OVERTURES FOR PEACE.

    It is officially stated in Constantinople that the terms of peace of the, allies, which included the surrender of Adrianople, Scutari, and Janina, and all ...

    Article : 75 words
  24. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NAVY.

    The "Volkstem," the semi-official organ of the Botha Government, recently suggested the establishment of a South African Navy by the expenditure. ...

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  25. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

    The Home Rule Bill was further considered in committee of the House of Commons yesterday. On Clause XIV, an amendment that ...

    Article : 103 words
  26. HARDSHIPS EXPERIENCED.

    The Servian flying column, which has penetrated to the Adriatic, to give Servia status in demanding a port in Albania, encountered severe hardships. ...

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  27. MESSAGE FROM AUSTRIAN CONSUL.

    The "Neue Freie Presse" of Vienna has received a telegram from M. Prochaska, announcing that he is proceeding from Prizrend to Uskub. ...

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  28. INDIA'S POSITION.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, replying to Mr. A. Fell, the Unionist member for Yarmouth, said the ...

    Article : 63 words
  29. DEFENDER OF ADRIANOPLE.

    The title of Ghazi, which means victorious, has been conferred upon General Chukri, the commander at Adrianople, in recognition of his splendid ...

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  30. A FEROCIOUS BATTLE.

    Before its capture the Turks armed the inhabitants of Monastir, and the latter, fighting with great ferocity, inflicted heavy losses on the Servians. The ...

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  31. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council to-day. Mr. O'Sullivan moved that the guillotine be applied to the Liquor Bill on Wednesday next, but after several supporters of the ...

    Article : 180 words
  32. THE CHOLERA SCOURGE.

    Reuter's correspondent at Constantinople, who has visited the San Stefano camp, says that soldiers on the railway embankment, which is 30ft. high, ...

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  33. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION GREAT LOSSES FROM DROUGHT.

    The drought is still severe in many districts of South Africa, but has broken up in Natal and Johannesburg, where a water famine was feared. ...

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  34. EMPIRE TRADE COMMISSION.

    The sittings of the Empire Trade Commission appointed to inquire into the natural resources of and improvement of trade in the Empire, in ...

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  35. MR. WILLIS AS SPEAKER.

    As the Government did not move in the matter, the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Wade) has given notice of a motion that the House affirms its right ...

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  36. GREEK CAMPAIGN.

    The Greeks have occupied Florina, 17 miles to the south-east of Monastir, and intercepted the retreat of the rearguard of the Turkish army driven from ...

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  37. SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY.

    The South African Party's Congress at Pretoria, which opened yesterday under General Botha's presidency, approved of a platform including the ...

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  38. ALLEGED INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS.

    An action which is being brought by the Otto Weschatz Proprietary Ltd., of Richmond, to recover £1,000 damages from the Victorian Society of Operative ...

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  39. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

    A commence has been held at Buda Pesth between Count Berchtold, the Austrian Foreign Secretary, Herr von Tehirschky and Bogendorff, the ...

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  40. MARCONI AGREEMENT.

    At yesterday's proceedings before the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the agreement between the Imrial Government and the Marconi ...

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  41. AVIATION.

    Yesterday, at Rheims, the aeroplane in which two members of the French Army Aviation Corps were [?]ing collapsed, and both men were killed. ...

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  42. PANAMA CANAL.

    The Inter-State Commerce Commission has decided to withdraw the ruling restraining foreign shipping from carrying material from United States points ...

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  43. INTER-STATE CRICKET. WEST AUSTRAIA v. VICTORIA.

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  44. FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S THREAT

    The French Government has informed the Porte that it will hold Turkey responsible for the massacre of any christians in the city if the foreign ...

    Article : 37 words
  45. YOUTHFUL DESPERADOES.

    Last month two youths, armed with revolvers entered a wineshop at Balham, in South-West London, and, holding up the manager, attempted, to rob ...

    Article : 70 words
  46. LORD DENMAN'S EVICTION.

    The "Times" states to-day that whatever are the rights or wrongs of the case, Lord Denman's evacuation of Sydney Government House is not ...

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  47. ATTACK ON DARDARNELLES

    Twelve Greek warships have arrived at the island of Mitylene. It is believed the rear attack on the Dardanelles forts will be supported by the ...

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  48. THE BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN.

    It is rumoured that the Bulgarians are falling back to get healthier positions for their camps near Tchorlu. The Bulgarians captured at ...

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  49. GENERAL CABLES. LONDON TAXI-CAB DRIVERS.

    Three thousand taxi-cab drivers in London have rejected a proposal of the owners to increase the price of petrol in January next. ...

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  50. THE FATAL FIRE IN LONDON.

    Early in the month a destructive fire broke out at the large drapery establishment of Messrs. John Barker and Co. Limited, in High-street. ...

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  51. CABLE RATES.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Herbert Samuel, the Postmaster-General, in reply to Major ArcherShee, the Unionist member for Central ...

    Article : 113 words
  52. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

    An effort is being planned to induce Congress to revise the Constitution, and provide for the direct election of the President. ...

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  53. QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The cricket match, Queensland v. New South Wales, was to have commenced to-day on the Brisbane cricket ground, but following on the rain yesterday, and ...

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  54. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR.

    The American Federation of Labour has refused to endorse a proposal for the formation of a National Labour Party, preferring a continuance of the ...

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  55. NORTH MELBOURNE RAILWAY DISASTER.

    In the Court of General Sessions to-day, acting Judge Gurner sentenced Thomas Nelson, who is about 50 years of age, to nine months' imprisonment ...

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  56. GERMAN NAVY.

    The German naval estimates for next year, in addition to providing for the construction of two battleships, one armoured cruiser, small cruisers, a ...

    Article : 55 words
  57. MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.

    Reports received in Mexico City indicate that the town of Acanbay has been destroyed by an earthquake. Communication is interrupted. The ...

    Article : 45 words
  58. FURIOUS DRIVING.

    A lady motorist was fined 20s., with 18s. 6d. costs, at the St. Kilda Police Court to-day for £furious driving. ...

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  59. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    Whilst working at the Boulder mine, North Dundas, to-day, S. Russell accidentally struck himself on the left ankle with an axe, which inflicted a ...

    Article : 51 words
  60. EXPLOSION ON JAPANESE CRUISER.

    In reference to the boiler explosion on the Japanese armoured cruiser Nisshin, which was stated to have caused the death of 20 men, it is officially ...

    Article : 47 words
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