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  2. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Senator Elliot moved the adjournment of the House to discuss grievances in connection with the military appointments. Senator Pearce ...

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  3. FOOTBALL.

    Lovers of football and sportsmen in general will fee glad to note that the football season opens, as advertised in our columns, on Saturday next, April 30th, at 2.15 p.m. ...

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  4. COAL CRISIS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The gravity of the decision of the National Union of Railway Men not to handle coal in the colliery sidings or from oversea during the miners' ...

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  5. CRICKET.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Sir J. Newton Moore presided at the Australian and New Zealand Club's luncheon to the Australian team of cricketers at the Connaught Rooms. He ...

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  6. KENSINGTON RACES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Kensington races to-day resulted:- Fourteen hands Handicap, 4½fur.—First division: My Nancy, 10.6, 1; Mabel Foote, ...

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  7. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Federal Public Works Committee claims to have saved the Commonwealth £2,000,000 since its appointment in 1915. ...

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  8. REPARATIONS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's Berlin correspondent says the German note to America outlines the German proposals and emphasises the fact they are the maximum ...

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  9. FIRE ON STEAMER.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The damage caused by the fire on the steamer Menando at Neutral Bay yesterday is estimated at over £5000. The bulk of the copra cargo burnt ...

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  10. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Mr. Parker Moloney gave notice of motion for the appointment of a Royal Commission on the wheat pool's management and transactions. ...

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  11. NATIONAL POOL.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Sir R. S. Home will meet the owners and miners separately tomorrow in an effort to discover means for conciliation on the question of a national ...

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  12. CAUGHT IN MACHINERY.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—John Norman, aged 76, was engaged in feeding sandal wood into a crushing machine at Fremantle when the was caught in the machinery, one side of ...

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  13. SPEAKER OF HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The intimate moments which occasionally demonstrate the warm feelings entertained in the House of Commons for some of its members occurred ...

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  14. RETAILS OF GERMANY'S PROPOSALS.

    BERLIN, Tuesday.—Germany is ready to take over within the limits of her capacity the Allied debt to the United States. If the proposals are accepted Germany ...

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  15. FIFTEEN YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In the Criminal Court, Melbourne, Bernard Brady and Francis Wright, who were found guilty of a charge of the manslaughter of Jacob ...

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  16. NEW SETTLERS EXPECTED.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Goullett, Director of Iimmigration, states it is expected from 16,000 to 20,000 new settlers will arrive in Australia this year from Great ...

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  17. BOXING.

    VANCOUVER, Tuesday.—A New York message says that Rickard has already received seat orders aggregating £20,000 sterling, and he has insured the principals for ...

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  18. SOUTH GRAFTON HANDICAPS.

    The following handicaps have been declared for the meeting of the South Grafton Jockey Club on Friday and Saturday next:- FIRST DAY: ...

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  19. LABOR AFFAIRS.

    Sydney Wednesday.—Chaplain Richmond says a thousand soldiers are on the verge of despair, destitution and starvation for want of work. He adds: "The church social ...

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  20. EXPERT SAFEBREAKERS.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Four safes were blown open in Allen and Co's music warehouse, Collins-stret, Melbourne, during the week-end. The thieves, however, left the ...

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  21. AMBASSADORS INVITED TO CONFER

    VANCOUVER, Tuesday.—Mr. Hughes, American Secretary of State, declined to announce the text of Germany's note for publication, though the newspapers had ...

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  22. AUSTRALIANS AT PRACTICE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Four casualties to the Australian cricketers are already reported, but fortunately they are not serious, with the possible exception of Oldfield, ...

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  23. "A BORN FIGHTER."

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Cook's victory over Curphey is given prominence in the press. He is variously described as a born fighter and a pugilistic cyclone, and the making of ...

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  24. COMMERCIAL BANK OF TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—The shareholders of the Commercial Bank of Tasmania unanimously confirmed the resolutions passed at an extraordinary meeting on 8th inst ...

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  25. COLD STORAGE INDUSTRY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The cold storage industry is not in a flourishing state. According to the secretary of the Cold Storage Employees' Union, Mr. Thompson, there ...

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  26. N.S.W. PREMIER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Premier of New South Wales, Mr. John Storey, in a farewell interview, said he had made an effort to get the city view of Anglo-Australian ...

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  27. CONFUSED POINTS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Germany's new offer is regarded as an unknown quantity. Many points are so confused and puzzling that the German Government have been ...

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  28. BUSH BOOK CLUB

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Lady Forster presided at the annual meeting of the Bush Book Club at King's Hall. Almost all the speakers referred to the lack of knowledge ...

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  29. HIGH SCHOOL ON FIRE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— About a month ago the High School at Northcote (Mel.) was destroyed by fire, the cause of which is unknown. The High School at ...

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  30. LAWN TENNIS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The lawn tennis championships were continued to-day. In the men's singles Anderson beat C. Willard, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3; Todd beat A. Willard, 6-3, 6-1, ...

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  31. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—"My directers will not enter into an agreement that means shortening of hours and increasing wages at this critical juncture, and they ...

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  32. GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Shocking stories of [?]-treatment of British soldiers at the hands of the Germans were related in the crowded Bow-street Court by soldiers who are unable ...

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  33. CONTESTSD WILL.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Probate. Court Mr. Justice Harvey gave judgment in the contested suit relative to the will of the late Esther Plumb, of Campsie. His Honor ...

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  34. NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—"Sporting Life" considers that Mailey possesses a better and more consistent length than either Bosanquet or Schwartz. Gregory, Taylor, ...

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  35. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

    VANCOUVER, Tuesday.—A Havana message states Capablanca was given the title of chess champion of the world when Lasker re- signed in the fifteenth game of the series, ...

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  36. MRS. FARR'S CASE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The addresses in the case of Mrs. Farr were resumed to-day. Mr. Shand said Mrs. Farr's methods must not be judged by the standard of people ...

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  37. ANZAC DAY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Petersham branch of the Progressive party last night carried a resolution placing on record its emphatic protest against the Government's ...

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  38. OVERCOME IN WELL.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—During well sinking operations at the back of Tattersall's Hotel, Temora, George Woodward and Constable Murdock were injured. Woodward ...

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  39. MILLERS IN LIQUIDATION.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—In the Supreme Court Perth to-day an order was made for the cowpulsory liquidation of O. C. Kerby and Co., Ltd., millers, who are said to have ...

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  40. ALSTONVTLLE ASSOCIATION

    In the Alstonville and District Tennis Association competitions the opening matches were played on Saturday, 23rd April, with the following results:—First grade: ...

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  41. RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A feature of the railway earnings for the first quarter of this year compared with the first quarter of last year was that while the second-class ...

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  42. ATTACKED BY COW.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—James Brewer, 84, was attacked by a cow last night, and was brought to the ground. Though dazed he retained sufficient presence of mind to catch ...

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  43. THE ENGLISH TEAM.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The probable composition of the English team is arousing considerable interest and controversy. It is anticipated the team will include new and ...

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  44. ARCHDEACON WAKEFORD.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Archdeacon Wakeford's appeal to the Privy Council was dismissed, the court upholding the finding of the Consistory Court upon the evidence. ...

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  45. TENNYSON SMITH.

    Mr. Tennyson Smith concluded on Monday night a ten days prohibition campaign in Murwillumbah with his evening of dramatic recitals, which as usual was greatly enjoyed. ...

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  46. SCULLING.

    The quiet little village of Woodburn is displaying fill the bustle and activity of a large township, and the championship race to be rowed on Saturday is the sole topic of ...

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  47. AFTER THE VERDICT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Tense scenes followed the verdict in the Wakeford appeal. A crowd gathered at the precentory in Lin- coln to express incredulity at the result of ...

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  48. EXPROPRIATIONS IN NEW GUINEA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Mr Walter Lucar, chairman of the board entrusted with the duty of expropriating businesses and plantations in New Guinea formerly owned ...

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  49. FEDERAL FINANCES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A statement of the Commonwealth receipts and expenditure for the nine months ended March 31 shows that the total expenditure to date out ...

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  50. WAR SERVICE HOMES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Before the Federal inquiry into war service homes at Melbourne, J. Thompson, chief inspector in the department, said that in his opinion a ...

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  51. WHEAT SHIPS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) states that he fails to understand the complaints which have been made regarding wheat ships and the ...

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  52. M.P. DISAPPEARS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The disappearance of Captain Knights, M.P. for Camberwell, is baffling the detectives, including some of the best crime reports in London ...

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  53. THE RED CROSS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The hearing was continued at the Central Court of the case in which Archibald Chapman, storekeeper, was charged with having committed a breach ...

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  54. BOWLING.

    Mr. S. Clark (hon. see.) has received word that a small party of bowlers from the Warwick club is shortly making a tour of the rivers. The itinerary in as follows: ...

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  55. ANTI-JAPANESE LAND LAWS.

    VANCOUVER, Tuesday.—A message from Washington states it is semi-officially announced that Mr. Hughes, Secretary of State, has assured the Japanese Ambassador of his ...

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  56. CHARGE OF INCENDIARISM.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday—At the Bathurst Quarter Sessions Joseph Andrews, baker, of Cowra, was charged with having maliciously [?] fire to Thomas Lynch's bakery at ...

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  57. AN ADDRESS ON SINN FEIN.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An address was delivered at the Southern Cross Hall to the Catholic Women's Association by the Rev. M. D. Forrest, M.S.H. The address was ...

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  58. CAPT. KNIGHTS FOUND.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Rough and unkept, with several days' growth of beard, Capt. Knights was discovered sitting in a dazed condition on the roadside at Hythe, near ...

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  59. BRITISH CENSUS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The census, postponed from April 24 owing to the coal strike, has been fixed for June 19. ...

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  60. SMALLPOX OUTBREAK.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday—Another case of smallpox has developed in Melbourne. The patient, a woman, has been removed to the State quarantine station. She was a patient ...

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  61. THE EX-KAISER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Paris edition of the Chicago "Tribune" states that the exKaiser has applied for permission to live at Mattogross, a small decayed town in ...

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  62. UNFAVORABLE CONDITION OF TRADE

    LONDON, Tuesday.—How some big industries have been hit by the unfavorable condition of trade is shown by the appointment of Sir Arthur Whitney, as receiver and ...

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  63. ALLEGED CHEATING.

    SYDNEY Wednesday.—James Jenkins 30, and Donald Barrett, 20 were charged at the Central Polee Court with having cheated and defrauded Kyrle Bossell of £2050 ...

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  64. SWIMMING.

    WELLINGTON, N.Z., Wednesday.—Langer won the 220 yards swimming race at Wellington in 2.32, taking five seconds off the New Zealand record for the distance. ...

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  65. Advertising

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  66. A KETCH WRECKED.

    HOBART, Wednesday—The Tasmanian ketch Beatrice has been wrecked on Waterhouse Island in Bass Strait. All hands were ...

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