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  2. THE COAL STRIKE.

    All the collieries in the Newcastle district ceased work yesterday. The only exception was Lambton, which is being worked on tribute. Southern district miners have been urged to strike, and one lodge, that at Mount Kembla, has agreed to do so. ...

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  3. MONETARY STRINGENCY.

    Although 20,000,000 dollars' worth of gold (£4,000,000) have reached New York from abroad, the currency stringency is still acute. The premium on gold has ...

    Article : 88 words
  4. EMPEROR WILLIAM AT WINDSOR.

    Shooting at Windsor yesterday the German Emperor bagged 700 birds. The Emperor and Empress were entertained by the King and Queen at a State banquet at ...

    Article : 311 words
  5. IRON BONUS BILL.

    In the House of Representatives, to-day, the Iron Bonus Bill was introduced by the Treasurer, who, after explaining its provisions, said that ...

    Article : 292 words
  6. EFFORTS AT MEDIATION.

    Mr. Edden, M.L.A., who arrived by train last night with the object of approaching both proprietors and miners' executive in the hope of bringing the two parties together, went ...

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  7. CONSOLS ADVANCE.

    Consols were quoted yesterday at £82 2s 6d, an advance of 12s 6d since Thursday last. ...

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  8. IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES AFFECTED.

    The coal famine has commenced in earnest in Newcastle, where all visible stocks amounted to a few thousand tons. This is one of the many strange incidents arising from ...

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  9. ROYALTY AND RELIGION.

    The "Daily Chronicle" states that owing to Prince Valdimir of Denmark and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria breaking their verbal promises the Pope has ...

    Article : 79 words
  10. MEETINGS OF MINERS.

    In connection with the strike at Newcastle Messrs. Keersley and Paterson, delegates representing the northern miners in this district, attended a meeting of the Mount ...

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  11. PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.

    The principal feature of the bill is provision for the Government taking over ironworks on demand. The rate of bounty to be paid is to be fixed on the value of goods, ...

    Article : 325 words
  12. MR. WADE'S SERVICES.

    Mr. Learmonth waited upon the Mayor this afternoon, after having consulted with the other proprietors. In stating the position, he said that as the first meeting, of ...

    Article : 136 words
  13. IRISH REFORMS.

    Speaking at Southampton last night, Mr. A. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said that the Government was doing its best to stop the illegal conspiracy of ...

    Article : 77 words
  14. WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE.

    Advocates of womanhood suffrage persistently interrupted Mr A. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in the course of his speech at Southampton. Many were ...

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  15. THE MINERS' FUNDS.

    As indicated yesterday, practically the whole of the miners in the Newcastle and South Ma[?]tland districts are out on strike to-day. Only one small colliery, Lambton, which is ...

    Article : 432 words
  16. PLOT IN MONTENEGRO.

    In connection with the discovery of a plot to kill Prince Nicholas of Montenegro by means of explosives 150 persons have been arrested, including three of the ...

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  17. A BLOW TO WORKMEN.

    The closing of all the collieries has naturally affected the traffic on the coal mines. Thirty-four locomotives are usually engaged in hauling coal waggons from the pit's mouth ...

    Article : 208 words
  18. LABOUR WILL MOVE FOR NATIONALISATION.

    A meeting of the Federal Labour party was held to-day, at which it was decided that on the second reading of the Iron Bounties Bill, the leader of the party will table a motion ...

    Article : 48 words
  19. CORRUPTION IN ITALY.

    Signor Cappelli, President of the Parliamentary Committee, appointed to inquire into the charges against Signor Nasl, formerly a member of the Italian Cabinet, ...

    Article : 177 words
  20. THE WIRE-NETTING EPISODE.

    In the Senate to-day, Senator Neild stated that he had had information from the highest authority in New South Wales regarding the proceedings over the wire-netting ...

    Article : 434 words
  21. SWEDISH MINISTER RECALLED.

    The Swedish Minister at Christiania has been recalled because on the day the treaty guaranteeing the integrity of Norway was signed by Great Britain, France, ...

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  22. QUESTION OF AMALGAMATION.

    A combined meeting of the Mt. Pleasant and Corrimal Miners' Lodge, attended by 600 miners, was held to-night at the Balgownie School of Arts. Mr. A. Hicks (president of ...

    Article : 320 words
  23. MR. BALFOUR'S EXPECTED SPEECH.

    Mr, A. J. Balfour, leader of the Unionists, will deliver a speech at Birmingham on Saturday in connection with the annual conference of the National Union of ...

    Article : 54 words
  24. WALLARAH MEN OUT.

    The Wallarah colliery which is not regarded as being a Newcastle district mine (the seam there being similar to that worked in the southern district), was idle this morning. ...

    Article : 84 words
  25. ASSISTING NIGHT FIRING.

    Experiments are being conducted at the Lorient Arsenal, France, with a shell from which a ray of light is thrown as it touches the ground, thereby assisting ...

    Article : 47 words
  26. THE DRUCE CASE.

    The New York correspondent of the "Daily News" states that Nathaniel Inch, a bank clerk, declares that, he is coming to London to testify in connection with ...

    Article : 83 words
  27. MASS MEETING AT WAILSEND.

    A mass meeting of miners from Wallsend, Maryland, Elermore Vale, and Co-operative Collieries was held in the Wallsend Park this morning, when the present situation was ...

    Article : 338 words
  28. MEETING OF MINERS' COMMITTEE.

    The committee of management of the Miners' Federation held a meeting extending over some hours at the Trades Hall to-day. The whole of the situation was reviewed, and ...

    Article : 675 words
  29. THE EFFECT ON THE PORT.

    The disorganisation of the shipping of the port which resulted from yosterday's partial stoppage of work at the collieries of the district merged into almost complete paralysis of ...

    Article : 473 words
  30. BUILDING IN NEW YORK.

    The Building Commission in New York has decided that buildings must not exceed 250ft in height. Singer's Sewing Machine Company's building, containing ...

    Article : 38 words
  31. AMERICAN HOTEL DESTROYED.

    The act of a careless cigarette smoker caused the destruction of the Hotel Garde at New Haven, Connecticut. Two hundred guests were rescued with difficulty ...

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  32. COMPARISON OF COALS.

    The select committee appointed to inquire into the working conditions generally of Gippsland coalmines took further evidence to-day. The inquiry was confined mainly to ...

    Article : 196 words
  33. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Imperial Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on January 29. ...

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  34. POSITION IN SYDNEY.

    Coal has been in abort supply in Sydney for months past, and, if the strike goes on even for a few days, the effect will be most disastrous. Holders, who were selling at from ...

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  35. DEATH OF SIR LEWIS MORRIS.

    The death is announced of Sir Lewis Morris, poet, aged 74 years. ...

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  36. PEERESS'S PHILANTHROPY.

    The Duchess of Marlborough (Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt), who is interested in English prison reforms, inspected the Tombs Prison, New York, where she saw ...

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  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The death is announced of Mr. Lewis Macleod, a Cambridge footballer. HERR DERNBURG. Herr Dernburg, Director of German ...

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  38. THE MAITLAND MINES.

    All the mines are idle. Aberdare and Aberdare Extended have been called out. General depression prevails amongst business people all over the field, everybody being affected. ...

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  39. DISEASED FRUIT FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.

    There has been much misunderstanding indulged in in New South Wales on the subject of the regulations imposed by the Victorian Government to prohibit the ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. THE GUERIN CASE.

    Mr. Justice Grantham, presiding at the Sussex Assizes, sentenced Farrari, alias Miller, a partner of Charles Smith and May Churchill, alias "Chicago May," to ...

    Article : 86 words
  41. LUCKY NEWS VENDOR.

    A newspaper vendor, of Keady, in Armagh, Ireland, named Matthew Mills, is heir to a fortune of £12,000, left him by his brother and sister, who were burned to death in a ...

    Article : 63 words
  42. ON THE SOUTH COAST.

    The chief top[?] discussed in m[?]ng circles on the South Coast yesterday was the coal strike. This district, in common with that of the north, has been enjoying unexampled ...

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  43. A PREMIER'S RESENTMENT.

    Sir Robert Bond, Premier of Newfoundland, has been severely criticised for abstaining from the dinner which the Governor of the colony gave in honour of the ...

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  44. ELECTRICITY IN COAL MINES.

    Professor David and Mr. James Curley, members of the commission of inquiry on electricity in coal mines, visited Lithgow yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the ...

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  45. TALLOW SALES.

    At the sale of Australian and New Zealand tallow to-day 2063 casks woro offered and 910 were sold. No fine tallow was sold; medium tallow showed a decline, mutton of 6d, and ...

    Article : 40 words
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