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  2. EXPERIMENTAL RAILWAY.

    The Minister for Works on Friday promised to recommend to the Cabinet that what may be the first of an immense national network of light railways—the experimental line ...

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  3. RADIUM IN ANTARCTICA.

    Among the minerals brought back by the expedition from Antarctica there is a most important possibility. It is a small piece of jagged stone that seems to have been ...

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  4. ADVENTURESS'S CAREER.

    For many months the New Zealand detectives and police had been wanting to apprehend a woman whose name is believed to be Amy Book, but who armad herself with many ...

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  5. NIMROD THROWN OPEN. ATTENDANCE OVER 2000.

    Further evidence of the deep interest taken by the citizens of Sydney in the visit of the Antarctic exploring ship Nimrod to this port was furnished yesterday, when considerably ...

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  6. THE BARRIER TROUBLE. REOPENING BLOCK 10.

    The attempted reopening of the Block 10 mine this morning, to unwater the mine so that active operations could be recommenced, was a failure. A meeting of the ...

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  7. AMERICAN TARIFF.

    The United States Government, in anticipation of the enactment of the new tariff law, has notified Great Britain, Germany, France, and six other countries that the ...

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  8. SUPERTAXING THE RICH. WILL THE POOR SUFFER?

    Regarding the supertax on incomes of the rich, proposed by the Budget, the Duke of Westminster, in a letter to the "Daily Mail," writes:—"I ...

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  9. TURKEY'S NEW SULTAN. INTENTIONS DEFINED.

    An Imperial Hatt (edict), issued by Mohammed V., enjoins the Ministry to work for the interest of the country, and respect the Sheriat (sacred law), the laws, ...

    Article : 158 words
  10. LABOUR PARTY'S APPROVAL.

    The Labour party approves of the Budget, but intends to oppose the tobacco duty. ...

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  11. THE BLACK HAND.

    Some Italians who were living in a tenement house in New York, which was also occupied by twenty Italian families, refused demands made by the Black Hand ...

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  12. FEARLESS PROCEEDING.

    Mohammed V. of Turkey, attended only by a mounted orderly, drove to the various hospitals in Constantinople yesterday and visited the wounded. ...

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  13. TORNADO IN AMERICA.

    A tornado, which has swept over the southern portion of the United States, killed 60 people in Tennessee, and 114 in the extreme southern States. ...

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  14. ESKIMO PUP STOLEN.

    While the Nimrod was lying at Cockatoo Island, between 6 p.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. yesterday, one of the three Eskimo pups born on the voyage of the Nimrod from ...

    Article : 153 words
  15. REACTIONARIES' LAST STAND.

    The forces of the Young Turks, under Shevket Pasha, yesterday surrounded the naval arsenal, which was the last stronghold of the reactionaries. The garrison, ...

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  16. AUSTRIA'S NAVY.

    The "Nene Freie Presse" of Vienna reports that, besides four battleships of the Dreadnought type, Austria-Hungary is completing within two years three ...

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  17. MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS.

    May Day celebrations in France and Belgium passed off quietly. The cessation of work was widespread, but not general. About 21,000 took part in a ...

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  18. BROKEN HILL TRIALS.

    The Broken Hill trials were continued at the Circuit Court to-day. Walter Stokes and John May, charged with riot and unlawful assembly on January 9, pleaded not guilty, and were ...

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  19. THE KING'S CRUISE.

    The King and the Queen, and the Empress Dowager Marie of Russia, now on a cruise in the Mediterranean, on Saturday ascended Mount Vesuvius. ...

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  20. DARING JEWELLERY ROBBERY.

    A gang of international thieves bored through the celling of a jeweller's shop in Hamburg and stole gold and jewels valued at £200,000. ...

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  21. A VALUABLE PORTRAIT.

    The Duke of Norfolk has sold the portrait of Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, painted by Hans Holbein in 1538, the price being £66,000. ...

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  22. TREASURES IN YILDIZ KIOSK.

    Jewellery of immense value has been discovered in Yildiz Kiosk, the residence of the late Sultan; also 700,000 Turkish lottery tickets belonging to Abdul Hamid. ...

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  23. TOM MANN'S ADVICE.

    Tom Mann forwards the following advice to Broken Hill workers from Albury:—"(1) From this time on no more entering into industrial agreements or arbitration awards or wages ...

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  24. MAKERS OF MODERN EUROPE.

    In proposing the toast of Anglo-German friendship at a dinner to German Labour leaders, Mr. John Burns, President of the Local Government Board, urged the duty ...

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  25. YOUNG TURKS.

    The Cabinet formed by Tewflk Pasha, Grand Vizier, contains elements of the Young Turkey Party, especially among the under-secretaries. ...

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  26. ENGLISH BOYS FOR COLONIAL LIFE.

    The Rev. R. L. Gwynne, of Tunbridge Wells, England is now on a visit to Australia partly for pleasure but mainly to forward a movement for the settlement of English lads on ...

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  27. MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.

    The body of a man dressed in a woman's ball costume and manacled was washed ashore at Penzance. May 3. ...

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  28. THE WRIGHTS IN ENGLAND.

    Messrs. Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the aeroplane, arrived in London on Saturday, and were welcomed by British aeronauts. The Messrs. Wright ...

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  29. TASMANIAN ELECTIONS.

    Counting of votes for the Wilmot Division took place to-day, and was completed tonight. Messrs. Jensen and Lyons (Labour candidates) and Messrs. Hope, Lee, Field, and ...

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  30. A REPORTED BLACK LIST.

    Speaking at to-night's mass meeting, Mr. Hewitt said it was reported from Port Pirie that Mr. Delprat said a black list of men who would not be employed on the ...

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  31. LONDON BANK FRAUDS.

    Windell, who was arrested in Madrid in connection with the frauds on the branches of the London and South-Western Bank last year, has been extradited. ...

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  32. SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    The central Customs administration has found it necessary to issue a new regulation to provide that the Sugar bounty shall be payable only to the grower of sugarcane. The ...

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  33. EMACIATED MUTTON.

    Dr. Collingridge, medical officer of the city of London, in his monthly report, recommends that the attention of Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South ...

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  34. GERMAN DREADNOUGHTS.

    Six more docks capable of accommodating Dreadnoughts will be completed by Germany in 1911. Germany has 14 slips capable of ...

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  35. OFFICIALS' HOUSES GUARDED.

    Several of the Block 10 officials, who went into the mine this morning, came out this evening under police escort. There was no demonstration, though a couple of men were ...

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  36. ANOTHER TRAM COLLISION.

    At about 4.50 p.m. yesterday a tramcar was being run out of the sheds near the Rushcutter Bay power-house, when it crashed into a car bound for the city. It struck the ...

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  37. THE PORT PIRIE CONFERENCE.

    A conference was held to-day at Port Pirie between Mr. Delprat and representatives of the combined union from both Port Pirie and Broken Hill. The meeting lasted over on hour. ...

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  38. AMERICAN ANTI-TRUST LAWS.

    The Waters Pierce Oil Company has paid ¥360,000 to the State of Texas,in settlement of penalties imposed for violating the anti-trust laws of the United States. ...

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  39. LOSS OF THE BEECHDALE.

    Details of the disaster which overtook the the British barque Beechdale while on a voyage, in ballast, from Delago[?] Bay, South Africa, to Newcastle, were received in Sydney ...

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  40. ENGINEERS' DISPUTE.

    When the dispute between the Australian Institute of Marine Engineers and the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association was called on in the Federal Arbitration Court ...

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  41. CORK ELECTION.

    The election of a representative of Cork City in the House of Commons, the vacancy being due to the resignation of Mr. William O'Brien, took place on Saturday, and ...

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  42. WRECK OF THE PENGUIN.

    Mr. Justice Cooper and Captains Grey and Lake, to-day commenced the hearing of the appeal of Captain Naylor, master of the steamer Penguin, recently wrecked at Cook ...

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  43. THE MURRAY WATERS.

    Sir Jenkin Coles, Speaker of the House of Assembly, interviewed the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Wade) in Sydney recently, and discussed with ...

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  44. OBITUARY.

    The Right Rev. Dr. Theodore Marshall, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, died in a railway carriage while travelling through Perthshire. ...

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  45. THE AMATEUR STATUS.

    The case of "Snowy" Baker is being generally discussed amongst footballers. They believe that if the federation's view is upheld it will ruin country football, as nearly all ...

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  46. THE DREADNOUGHT. THE SCHOOLS' DISPLAY.

    The entries for the displays in connection with the Dreadnought Empire Day celebration are coming in very satisfactorily. The first general rehearsal of the schools will ...

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  47. ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

    Dr. J. W. Barrett moved, at a meeting of the council of the University of Melbourne held to-day:—"That Melbourne University invite the co-operation of the Universities of ...

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  48. THE UNIONS' QUESTIONS.

    The directors of the Broken Hill Block 10 Company meet to-morrow to deal with questions submitted to the general manager by the combined unions:—(1) Whether full work ...

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  49. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The New South Wales Mortgage, Land, and Agency Company in its annual report shows a profit of £28,438. Of this amount the directors recommend that £6983 be ...

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  50. MEETINGS IN THE COUNTRT.

    Mr. James Sharpe, Mayor of Gerringong, convened a meeting in the Council-chambers on Saturday night. There was a fair attendance, all being enthusiastic. Over £10 was ...

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  51. PRINCIPAL LANG.

    The death is announced of the Very Rev. John Marshall Lang, D.D., Chancellor, and Principal of Aberdeen University, and father of the Archbishop of York, aged 74 ...

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  52. WINDOW-BREAKING.

    Early yesterday morning the police were informed of a couple of cases of windowbreaking. At the promises of Mr. S. Bowen, tailor, in Regent-street, a window was smashed, ...

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  53. A DESPERATE PRISONER.

    Alexander Jones, a convict prisoner, serving a sentence of seven years in Pentridge, attempted to commit suicide this morning. In an outhouse by cutting his throat with a knife ...

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  54. TASMANIAN REVENUE.

    The financial statement for April has been issued. The revenue was £89,817, as compared with £72,231 last year, an increase of £17,586. The Commonwealth returned ...

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  55. ARRIVAL OF THE AGAPANTHUS.

    The steamer Agapanthus, with a full cargo of timber from Puget Sound, arrived early this morning after a fine weather passage of 35 days, and anchored off [?]wder Bay. ...

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  56. "S. M. HERALD" LIST.

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