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  2. TOLSTOI'S ILLNESS. An Affecting Story.

    Serious news comes to band with regard to the condition of Count Tolstoi. On leaving the monastery he became so ill that he could not journey further, and had to be ...

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  3. HIGHER WAGES. GOODS SHEDS WORKERS.

    It is understood that the question of the conditions of goods sheds men was receiving the serious consideration of the commissioners. Some months ago the ...

    Article : 308 words
  4. AMERICAN FLEET.

    The fleet of United States battle-ships which is to moke a Mediterranean cruise has arrived at Brest. LONDON, Nov. 16. ...

    Article : 187 words
  5. TARIFF CHANGES. DEPARTMENTAL CORRECTIONS.

    A Tariff Revision Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday by Mr. Tudor, the Minister of Customs. The form in which the schedule has been ...

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  6. BRITISH POLITICS. The Constitutional Crisis.

    Developments in the political situation in Great Britain are being watched with the keenest interest. The Prime Minister having been ...

    Article : 198 words
  7. PERSONAL.

    Our Vancouver correspondent cables that Canadians have made a hearty response to the appeal for subscriptions to a fund for the erection of a memorial to General Wolfe ...

    Article : 534 words
  8. Single Day Elections.

    The passing of single-clause bills, fixing the elections for the one day, and bringing the new electors' register into operation on December 1, is urged by the "Daily News." ...

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  9. DEMANDS ON THE BARRIER.

    BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The contest over the alteration of the mine wages agreement has commenced, but so far it appears to be more friendly than it was ...

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  10. Country Plunged in Turmoil.

    Mr. Asquith, according to the "Pall Mall Gazette," has flung all his pledges to Parliament to the winds. The country is plunged into the turmoil of an election unprovoked ...

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  11. Verdict of the Elections.

    The "Westminster Gazette" declares that the Government has been compelled to dissolve because the House of Lords and the Unionists decline to admit that the country ...

    Article : 44 words
  12. MR. MURRAY REBUFFED. LICENSING AMENDMENT.

    A significant incident occurred in the legislative Assembly last evening, during the consideration of the licensing Act amendment Bill, the second reading of ...

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  13. CHOLERA IN ITALY.

    A serious riot occurred yesterday at Ostuni, in Apulia, where the cholera is raging. The mayor, on hygienic grounds, had vetoed the holding of a pilgrimage to a ...

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  14. THE PATIENT DELIRIOUS.

    Count Tolstoi is still lying in the stationmaster's room at Astapovo. He is suffering from bronchitis, and is at times unconscious and delirious. ...

    Article : 33 words
  15. A Single Issue.

    Several newspapers, including "The Times," support concentration on the constitutional issue for the election. ...

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  16. ONE SHILLING EXTRA.

    At present the railway goods sheds are dealing with a record tonnage of goods, and the present number of employees, 1,200, would not be engaged all the year round. ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. PARLIAMENT BILL DEMANDED.

    The House of Lords was crowded yesterday, when Parliament reassembled after the recess. Unexpectedly the Marquis of Lansdowne ...

    Article : 235 words
  18. HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE.

    "There must be no more ploughing of the sands," the Prime Minister declared shortly after the new Parliament assembled in March. The Government's proposals for ...

    Article : 588 words
  19. POLICING MOROCCO.

    After lengthy negotiations Morocco has agreed to indemnify Spain for her outlay in maintaining order amongst the Riff tribesmen. The claim originally put forward by ...

    Article : 89 words
  20. INTERVIEW WITH MINISTERS.

    The leader of the State Opposition (Mr. Prendergast) and Mr. Plain, M.L.A., yesterday had an interview with the Premier (Mr. Murray) and the Treasurer (Mr. ...

    Article : 137 words
  21. COWBOYS ARMING.

    The band of Mexicans who were reported to have crossed the border into Texas, bent upon avenging the lynehmg of one of their countrymen, have failed to materialise. The ...

    Article : 71 words
  22. SHIPPING MISHAPS. MAROONED ON AN ISLAND.

    The wooden steamer Portland, 1,400 tons, of the Alaska Coast Company, has gone ashore on Katalla Island. Her passengers and crew, numbering 83, are stranded on ...

    Article : 79 words
  23. BEDSTEAD-MAKERS.

    The Bedstead-makers' Wages Board has adopted a revised determination, which provides for an increase of wages in most branches of the trade. The following is a ...

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  24. PANAMA CANAL

    President Taft is paying a visit to the Panama Canal works. He has been informed that the opening will take place in December, 1913. Rapid progress is being ...

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  25. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Mary Tahey, of Yarrawonga, widow, who died on July 25, left by a will dated June 23, 1910, realty valued at £300 and personalty £2,253 to her children. ...

    Article : 178 words
  26. MISSING LAKE STEAMER.

    The report that the steamer Wolverine had foundered in Lake Winnipeg, with her crew of 14 and 66 passengers, has not been confirmed. The steamer, however, is ...

    Article : 57 words
  27. SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS.

    The amendments to the schedule of the act are as follows:— 4. By omitting the whole of the item, and inserting in its stead the following item:— ...

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  28. THE KING AND MR. ASQUITH.

    A meeting of the Cabinet, lasting two and a half hours, was hold yesterday. Lord Knollys, Private Secretary to the King, afterwards conferred with Mr. Asquith. ...

    Article : 120 words
  29. GRAY IN ENGLAND.

    George Gray, the young Australian billiard-player, who is playing a match against W. Cook, concluded his break yesterday afternoon for 1,05[?], all off the red ball. This ...

    Article : 124 words
  30. VANCOUVER MAILS.

    The refusal of the Commonwealth Government to accept the tender of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand for a Vancouver mail service, having Auckland ...

    Article : 72 words
  31. A RUINED CORNER.

    ADELAEDE, Wednesday.—The most de structive fire known in Adelaide for years occurred at an early hour this morning, when the block known as Gender' ...

    Article : 476 words
  32. ELECTION GUARANTEES.

    The "Daily News" says:—"If the Government resigns, the only conclusion is that the King has intervened by refusing contingent guarantees, but it is inconceivable ...

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  33. AMERICA'S FOOD.

    Bumper corn crops and heavy receipts for cattle and hogs in the stockyards have caused a decline in the price of foodstuffs throughout the United States. The high ...

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  34. WELSH COAL STRIKE. CONCILIATION BOARD PROPOSALS.

    Proposals put forward for a settlement of the dispute in the Aberdare mines by the Conciliation Board have been rejected by the strikers, who number 10,000. ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. TELEGRAPHIC RECORD.

    A telegraph operator, worging with a Gell transmitter on the line between London and Manchester, has established a world's single-handed record In the presence of ...

    Article : 136 words
  36. LORD ROSEBERY'S PROPOSALS.

    Lord Rosebery, in an interview yesterday, demanded precedence for his reform resolutions. He said that he would sooner sit all night long on Thursday, and risk a ...

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  37. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Griflith (the Minister of Works) to-day introduced to Mr. Beeby (the Minister of Labour and Industry) a deputation representative of ...

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  38. THE DESTROYERS. BROOME'S WELCOME.

    BROOME, Wednesday.—The average speed of the Australian destroyers Yarra and Parramatta on the voyage from Singapore to Broome was 13.7 knots. The slow ...

    Article : 239 words
  39. UNIONIST PROGRAMME.

    As the result of a consultation with Mr. Balfour, Lord Lansdowne, and Lord Cawdor, Mr. Austen Chamberlain will move three resolutions at the Unionist ...

    Article : 148 words
  40. DESPATCH OF TROOPS.

    Replying to a question by Mr. Keir Hardie in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Haldane, Secretary for War, said the troops had been sent into South Wales at his ...

    Article : 214 words
  41. THE LIQUOR TRADE.

    BENDIGO, Wednesday.—A number of Melbourne hotelkeepers visited Bendigo on Wednesday to form a branch of the United Hotelkeepers' Association of Victoria. They ...

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  42. PAYMENT OF PENSIONERS. FEWER QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.

    The process of claiming an old-age pension has been greatly simplified, mainly by the reduction of the number of questions which acquaintances of claimants are required to ...

    Article : 283 words
  43. ADVICE TO UNIONISTS.

    Lord Curzon, in a speech at Bristol, exhorted his fellow-Unionists in these terms: —"If we preach Union, for Heaven's sake let us set the example among ourselves." ...

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  44. LABOUR CANDIDATES.

    The members of the Labour party have all decided to stand for their present constituencies, except Mr. D. J. Shackleton (Clitheroe, Lancashire), who has just been ...

    Article : 60 words
  45. OFFICIALS INTIMIDATED.

    Another conflict between strikers and officials occurred yesterday at Rhondda. The strikers persuaded the enginemen and stokers employed in the Britannic colliery ...

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  46. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At Half-past 10 a.m.—National Mutual Life As[?]ociation of Australasia Ltd. v. Australian Widows' Life Assurance Socicty Ltd. (part heard). Practice Court. ...

    Article : 186 words
  47. OIL FUEL.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) has approved of an order being given to the Commonwealth Oil Corporation for a trial supply of 150 tons of fuel oil, to ...

    Article : 188 words
  48. EFFECT ON CHRISTMAS TRADE.

    The prospect of a general election early in December is not viewed favourably by shopkeepers, who contend that it will ruin the Christmas trade. The drapers' and ...

    Article : 48 words
  49. VIEWS OF THE PRESS.

    "The Times" says that the abandonment of the business, of the session has some obvious advantages for the Government, who were confronted with awkward ...

    Article : 63 words
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  51. FAMILY NEARLY DROWNED.

    QUEENSCLIFF, Wednesday—The wife and two young sons of Mr. G. W. Stevens lightkeeper at Port Lonsdale, tempted [?] the hot weather to-day, were bathing near ...

    Article : 139 words
  52. PAYMENT IN ADVANCE.

    The Acting Treasurer (Mr. Frazer) stated yesterday that it had been decided that invalid and old-age pensioners whose claims are received after December 15 shall ...

    Article : 102 words
  53. "PROTECTOR OF ISLAM."

    The Teheran correspondent of "The Times" notes the fact that the entire press of Persia is advocating the establishment of closer relations with Turkey and ...

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  54. SYDNEY WHARF WORKERS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A new working agreement between the Sydney steam collier owners and the Coal Stevedores and Coal Lumpers' Union was signed to-day. It ...

    Article : 202 words
  55. A Dramatic Stroke.

    The "Daily Chronicle" insists upon the point that, before the elections begin, guarantees wall have been asked and been given that the will of the people as ...

    Article : 79 words
  56. FORTS OF CALL.

    The destroyers Yarra and Parramatta are expected to arrive at Geraldton from Bloome about November l8, and at Fremantle on November 23. It has not yet ...

    Article : 72 words
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