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  2. TURKEY THREATENED. ACTION BY ITALY.

    Serious trouble has arisen between Italy and Turkey, and is now so acute that a naval demonstration by Italy is threatened, a squadron of war-ships having been got ...

    Article : 419 words
  3. BRITISH ELECTIONS. MANCHESTER CONTEST.

    Considerable interest has been excited in regard to the Irish vote in the North-West Manchester election, in which Mr. Winston Churchill, who has been raised to Cabinet ...

    Article : 280 words
  4. ROYAL VISITORS.

    Their Majesties the King and Queen will leave to-day on a trip to the Continent, during which they will be the guests of Royal families to which they are related. ...

    Article : 116 words
  5. TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE.

    The most appalling railway accident that has happened in the history of Victoria occurred yesterday evening, when two trains —one from beyond Ballarat and the other ...

    Article : 539 words
  6. THE TARIFF.

    SYNDNEY, Monday.—The Federal Trensurer (Sir William Lyne), who leaves for Melbourne to-morrow night, stated to-day that he was going to ask the House to ...

    Article : 128 words
  7. AMBULANCE WORK.

    It was 25 minutes past 11 o'clock when the St. John Ambulance Association, whose premises are in Lang-lane, at the rear of the Grand Hotel, Spring street, ...

    Article : 161 words
  8. MR. F. COURT.

    Mr. D. Court, of East Melbourne, said:— "I was on the Ballarat train when the collision occurred. I was thrown across the carriage, and scrambled out. The scene was ...

    Article : 209 words
  9. PERSONAL.

    [?] Excellency Sir Reginald Talbot leaves Melbourne to-morrow morning on a visit to B[?]ght and St. Bernard's Hospice, returning to Melbourne on Saturday afternoon. ...

    Article : 408 words
  10. EX-PRIME MINISTER.

    The latest information concerning the state of health of the ex-Prime Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermnn, is disquieting. Although successive bulletins issued by ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. BROTHERS IN DISTRESS.

    Mr. E. A. Eddy, a resident of Footscray, and a passenger by the Ballarat train, who is a brother of Mr. Richard V. G. Eddy, tells a remarkable story. It chanced that ...

    Article : 126 words
  12. STAGING COLLAPSES.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—A startling acccident occurred at a buckjumping exhibition in Prince Alfred Park to-night. The whole of the staging of the shilling seats collapsed ...

    Article : 507 words
  13. GAMBLING IN TRADE.

    A few weeks ago the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce sought diplomatic intervention in checking a proposal of the Japanese Cotton Spinners' Association to foster ...

    Article : 223 words
  14. EDUCATION PROBLEMS.

    Mr. Winston Churchill, in the course of an election address at Manchester, declared that the education problem must be settled either by a compromise between the ...

    Article : 67 words
  15. MR. MAT. EDDY.

    Mr. Matthew Eddy, another passenger in the Ballarat train, said:— "When I crawled out of the carriage after being thrown down by the shock no one ...

    Article : 245 words
  16. RECOVERING THE DEAD.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 35 words
  17. MR. RUNCIMAN OPPOSED.

    Mr. Runciman, who has to go before his constituents at Dewsbury for re-election in consequence of his elevation to the Cabinet as President of the Board of Education, is ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. PASSENGERS STATEMENTS.

    "It was a terrible smash. I dared not go past the place of the accident, because it was all so dreadful that it was not fit for women to see." ...

    Article : 441 words
  19. A FRENCH DEMAND.

    Turkey is faced with trouble with France, as well as with Italy. The French dispute is in relation to some French-owned collieries at Heraklia, near Ada Bazar, in Asia ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. LIST OF KILLED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 28 words
  21. STUBBORN VENEZUELA.

    No steps have been taken by Venezuela to meet the desire of the United States that the dispute over the question of asphalt concessions should be referred to ...

    Article : 327 words
  22. RAILWAY MEN'S HOURS.

    The employees of the North-Eastern Railway Company recently demanded a programme including an eight hours day for all grades engaged in the movement of ...

    Article : 89 words
  23. LINLITHGOW STATUE. "THE ARGUS" FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 53 words
  24. THE INJURED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 336 words
  25. GERMANY AND ROME.

    Prince Bulow, the German Imperial Chancellor, has been in Rome for some days past on a mission to secure the support of the Vatican in his endeavour to break down the ...

    Article : 119 words
  26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Referring to the paragraph in "The Argus" of last Saturday under "In the Papers," it probably needs but, an invitation to bring forth numerous equally ...

    Article : 450 words
  27. AN EYE-WITNESS.

    Miss Williams, of Braybrook, who was terribly shaken by witnessing the accident, and was waiting on the platform to see Miss White off, said:—"Braybrook is a ...

    Article : 222 words
  28. CHANNEL DISASTER.

    A relief fund is being organised to meet the needs of the wives and near relatives of the men drowned in the torpedo-boat destroyer Tiger through her, collision with ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. TRADE IN MANCHURIA.

    Towards the end of last month great irrtation was caused in Russia through the refusal of Mr. F. D. Fisher, United States consul in Harbin, to ask Russia's ...

    Article : 181 words
  30. SYDNEY POST-OFFICE.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Grievances are still the subject of complaint in the Sydney General Post-office, and the department is, in many instances, accused of infringing the ...

    Article : 436 words
  31. BENT MINISTRY.

    Persistent rumours are afloat regarding pending changes in the state Ministry, and they gain colour by reason of the attitude of many Government supporters. Although ...

    Article : 339 words
  32. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.

    The Social Democratic Federation, which is holding its annual conference at Manchester, is strongly against coming into touch with the Labour party. ...

    Article : 138 words
  33. ANXIOUS INQUIRERS.

    It was remarkable how soon the news of the disaster got round amongst the public, many of them, even at the late hour, besieging the harried stationmaster. with tears ...

    Article : 103 words
  34. PATHETIC INCIDENT.

    One of the saddest stories told by passengers was of the death of a bride and injuries to her husband. Mr. D. Court, who related it, said:— ...

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  35. MR P. BLOM.

    Mr. Picler Blom, who is well-known at the Flemington stock markets, was a passenger on the Bendigo train. "I was in the smoking compartment of the, boudoir ...

    Article : 264 words
  36. BENDIGO EASTER FAIR.

    BENDIGO, Monday.—The annual carnival in aid of the Bendigo Hospital and Benevolent Asyalm was inaugurated to-day, the chief feature of interest, as in former ...

    Article : 430 words
  37. COLLAPSED BUILDING.

    A disastrous accident[?] has accompanied the work of construction on an addition to the Co-operative Stores in Milan, in Italy. A new wing was being added to the ...

    Article : 65 words
  38. LATEST DETAILS.

    Immediately on receipt of news of the collision we despatched a special staff by fast motor cars to Braybrook, and they have supplied the ...

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  39. RUSSIAN PLOTTERS.

    The fortunate discovery has been made by the St. Petersburg police of a plot against the lives of the highest personages in Russia. ...

    Article : 87 words
  40. A MOTHERS TRIAL.

    Wholesale disaster overtook Mrs. Lily Huntingdon, of Footscray, who was accompanied by her two children. She was seriously injured herself, and when she ...

    Article : 44 words
  41. CHESS TOURNAMENT.

    The International Chess Tournament, which has been proceeding in Vienna for the last month, was concluded yesterday. Three well-known players tied for first ...

    Article : 96 words
  42. UNPLEASANT INCIDENT.

    A medical man, who has dealt with fifteen of the injured, reports a horrible occurrence. While moving about be caught a man endeavouring, under cover of the confusion ...

    Article : 75 words
  43. SMALL-POX ON THE ALDENHAM.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Eastern and Australian steamer Aldenham, on which a case of small-pox occurred before the vessel reached Port Darwin, was boarded by the ...

    Article : 209 words
  44. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Sugar.—Mr. F. O. Licht, of Magdeburg, states in his monthly circular that the production of beet sugar in Europe for the first seven months of the 1907-8 campaign, ...

    Article : 100 words
  45. HARBOUR TRAGEDY.

    WELLINGTON, Monday. — A tragic affair occurred in Dunedin harbour on Sunday night. A number of volunteers and others were proceeding to the Heads in a ...

    Article : 78 words
  46. CHINESE SEAMAN LOST.

    No further light upon the mystery of Ju Min Lee's disappearance from the Swedish steamer Opland has been afforded by the police inquiries. When Inspector Gleeson, ...

    Article : 136 words
  47. CARD-PLAYERS' ESCAPE.

    In the third of the shattered carriages on the Ballarat train were nine people, four of whom were playing cards. Just as the train had drawn out of the station they had ...

    Article : 378 words
  48. MR. J. H. STONELEY.

    Mr. J. H. Stoneley said:—"I left Bacchus Marsh in the train from Ballarat at about a quarter to 10, and we must have arrived at Sunshine at about 10.45. We ...

    Article : 232 words
  49. AT THE HOSPITAL

    As soon as the news of the disaster reached the Melbourne Hospital Dr. M'Kelvie, medical superintendent, summoned all the assistance available, and ...

    Article : 63 words
  50. THE GREATNESS OF BULK.

    Of "Wolfe's-Schnapps" consumed in Australasia has been attained by its excellency as a stimulant and a diuretic.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 22 words
  51. MILO CIGARETTES.

    Are preferred by lovers of good things. Guaranteed hand-made.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 36 words
  52. NURSES RECOMMEND IT.

    Bonnington's Irish Moss is valued by nurses for troublesome Chest Complaints They know it is good, and has stood the test for over 10 years.— [Advt.] ______________ ...

    Article : 56 words
  53. WHAT ONE OUGHT TO KNOW.

    Pears' Soap is fragrant, refreshing, and soothing.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 14 words
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