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  2. DATE OF ELECTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier, Mr. Dooley stated to-day: "We intend to meet the two millions deficit by increasing the tax on incomes over £500 with slight, reductions ...

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  3. EGYPTIAN RIOTERS. FRACAS AT CAIRO.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's Cairo correspondent states that a serious fracas occurred in the native quarters, where barricades had been erected. A petrol lorry was ...

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  4. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. OLD LADY DISAPPEARS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An old resident of New England named Mrs. Tobin, who had been an inmate of the hospital at Armidale, was allowed to spend Christmas with her ...

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  5. COMMISSION'S NOTE. GERMANY WILL NOT REPLY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's Paris correspondent reports from Berlin that Rathenau is convinced that there is nothing to be got out of England and that he favours ...

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  6. NEW CHINESE CABINET. CREATES, FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION.

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Inquiries show that the Chinese delegates welcome the formation of the new Chinese Cabinet because it will strengthen their cause at the ...

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  7. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Several matters remain over from the last meeting of the State Premiers held in October which will come up for discussion when a further ...

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  8. SUGAR CONTROLLER. TO VISIT ENGLAND.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Colonel Oldershaw Commonwealth sugar controller, has been commissioned by the Prime Minister to visit England early in the New Year on ...

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  9. RUN DOWN BY TRAIN.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—While crossing the line at Stanmore railway station this morning Percy Prior, a labourer, was run down by a train. ...

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  10. FIJI MILL CLOSING.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A message from Suva states the Fiji-Vancouver Sugar Company, which has a large sugar mill at Navan, announces that after the crushing next year ...

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  11. STRIKERS RESUME.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's correspondent states that the Alexandria conference on the general strike of Government officials was arranged to take place there to-day. ...

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  12. FELL FROM TRAIN.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Thomas Maddams, a Military Medallist, received shocking injuries to his head, resulting in death, by falling from a special train while ...

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  13. EUROPEAN CORPORATION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—It is expected that the meeting of the British and French business men and industrialists will lead to an agreement on certain broad principles ...

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  14. KARITANE DISASTER.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The disaster to the Union Company's steamer Karitane is attributed to a dense fog. When the vessel struck her forepart was stove in and the ...

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  15. TRAIN DERAILED.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A Foreign Office communique states that the disturbances continue at Cairo and that attempts were made to wreck the railway. A train was derailed ...

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  16. SAILING BOAT ON ROCKS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A sailing boat was washed on to the rocks near Manly this morning. Two men who are thought to have been in the boat were seen near it by the ...

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  17. WEST-END TRAGEDY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—At the inquest into the death of Theodore Padapoulous, a Greek, who walked into the office of Stanley Theeman in the West-End, a money lender, and ...

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  18. PEREGRINATING CRIMINAL.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Frederick George O'Neill was charged in the Central Court with having at Liverpool in August, 1916, uttered, disposed of, offered and put off a ...

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  19. BOYCOTT OF BRITISH GOODS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Daily Mail's" Cairo correspondent cables that a boycott against British goods has been declared at Alexandria. Many Egyptian merchants have ...

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  20. STRUCK BY HATCH BEAM.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Three wharf labourers were more or less seriously injured while working on the steamer Period this morning. ...

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  21. A PATHETIC COINCIDENCE.

    LONDON, Tuesday. — "Love conquers all." There never was a more striking or more pathetic coincidence than that offered by the following story, which incidentally ...

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  22. FOREIGN LOANS.

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—It is authoritatively learned that there is not any intention of abandoning the Foreign Loans Refunding Bill, which measure has not yet ...

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  23. "ERHARDY'S BRIGADE."

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The "Times" Berlin correspondent says a branch of a secret organisation known as the "Erhardy Brigade" who work for the restoration of ...

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  24. TREATY OR CHAOS. BISHOP DOWN'S VIEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Preaching at Belfast Bishop Down said that he could see nothing but chaos in Ireland unless the nation approved of the treaty. ...

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  25. OUR POPULAR PRINCE.

    CALCUTTA, Tuesday.—The Prince of Wales' popularity continues to be enhanc[?] almost hourly by unrehearsed incidents. By stopping and taking notice of a large crowd ...

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  26. SHIP'S PURSER ROBBED.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—With the return to Sydney of the American mail steamer Marama particulars were received dealing with the robbery at San Francisco of 5000 dollars ...

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  27. THIRTEEN PLAGUE RATS. WHAT DAY-STREET PRODUCED.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two more plague rats were found to-day on premises in Day-street, making 13 in all from this particular building. ...

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  28. A FATAL FIGHT.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—John Patrick Fay was remanded in the Central Court, to-day on a charge of having feloniously slain Lawrence Scannell during a fight at Enmore on ...

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  29. SHOOTING IN BELFAST.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Shooting occurred Belfast this morning and a civilian killed policeman. The civilian was wounded. ...

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  30. SUBMARINE QUESTION.

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Leading American delegates refuse to anticipate what failure to agree on the submarine question would mean, preferring to contemplate the ...

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  31. ITALY AND RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's Rome correspondent states that the Italo-Russian commercial agreement will be followed by the conclusion within six months of a ...

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  32. COMMUNIST TERRORISM.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—It is stated on good authority that the British and French Prime Ministers have decided to invite Tehitcherin and Litvinoff to London in February to give ...

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  33. UNIFORM RAILWAY GUAGE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A draft agreement has been prepared by the Federal Government in regard to the unification of the railway gauge, the standard width of 4 feet ...

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  34. LATEST CASE DECLARED TO BE PLAGUE.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Of three cases of suspected plague admitted to the isolation hospital one was to-day definitely diagnosed as plague. ...

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  35. BIG GRASS FIRE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—William Cook, who was arrested on Thursday last by the Bathurst police in connection with an outbreak of fire on Orange Plains station, was ...

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  36. A PRISONER'S FORTUNE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—In a will made in Winchester prison five days after his sentence of two years' imprisonment for conspiring to defraud the Inland Revenue of ...

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  37. ROCK VALLEY MYSTERY.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An application was made before Mr. Justice Street in Chambers to-day on behalf of Hadjury, a Hindoo, for bail. ...

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  38. CHINAMAN'S STORY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Chinese gardener of Mascot has informed the police that while at work in his garden he noticed a young man enter his house. ...

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  39. ITALY'S VIEWS.

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—It is authoritatively learned that Italy would regard as deplorable a postponement to a future conference of the submarine discussion if it ...

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  40. BUTTER PRICES.

    SAN FRANCISCO.—Two shipments of butter amounting to 1,000,000 pounds to arrive by the Ventura and Tahiti has hammered down prices to 41½ cents a pound. This is ...

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  41. OPIUM SMUGGLER.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—At the Townsville police court to-day George Haldane Blues, a watersider, was sentenced to six months for being found in possession of ...

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  42. BOURNEMOUTH MURDER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Intense interest all over the country is being evinced in the Bournemouth murder mystery. The whole of the resources of Scotland Yard have been ...

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  43. COLLEGE "BROTHER" ROBBED.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The North Sydney police arrested a man who is alleged to have been concerned in the robbery of £100 in bank notes from the room of Joaquin ...

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  44. WASP STING KILLS ENVOY.

    M. Henrik Grevenkop Castenskiold, Danish Minister in London, died recently at his home, 1 Cadogan square. He was 59. About a fortnight previously, after golfing at ...

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  45. CHRISTMAS DINNER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—For the first time in the history of flying a real Christmas dinner was served in the air, to passengers in an aeroplane flying from London to Paris, ...

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  46. JENOLAN CAVES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Over 20,000 people visited the Jenolan Caves during the past 12 months, the receipts amounting to £46,273. ...

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  47. FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Times" Paris correspondent says the Chamber carried a vote of confidence in the Government by 361 to 238. ...

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  48. RUN OVER BY TRAIN.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—John Burden (70), who was stated to be deaf, was knocked down by a train at the level crossing at Gatton to-day and killed. The deceased ...

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  49. MR. McGIRR'S SEAT.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. McGirr states he intends to re-contest the Cootamundra seat. ...

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  50. POSSIBLE OIL DISCOVERY.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—In a report to the Mines Department on the possible discovery of oil in the Blackall district, the warden at that centre states that the area ...

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  51. GOOD RAINPROOF COATS

    The best oilskin coats and macintoshes are the best friends in wet weather. Mason and Hague have a big stock of the very best brands, and they sell them at a reasonable ...

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  52. JUDGE POWER'S AWARD.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the local branch of the Seamen's Federation members decided after discussion to stand by the Melbourne decision to accept Judge ...

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  53. FIRE IN FRUIT SHOP.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Damage to the extent of about £1200 was caused by a fire in a fruit shop at Cronulla early-this morning. ...

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