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  2. IMPERIAL BUDGET. INCREASE OF EXPENDITURE.

    Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced his Budget for the financial year ending March 31, 1911, in the House of Commons yesterday. ...

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  3. THE COMING BATTLE. BOXERS' TRAINING FINISHED.

    Reno, the mountain town in Nevada, where Jeffries and Johnson will meet to decide the worlds championship on Monday, is already beginning to fill with ...

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  4. SCENE AT AN EXECUTION.

    Jean Liabeuf, the Paris Apache, who caused a sensation in January last by killing a policeman who endeavoured to arrest him, was guillotined in Paris this morning ...

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  5. CANADIAN RUSH. EARLY REPORTS DISCOUNTED.

    With reference to the quartz find in North-West Canada, which has created so much excitement, Mr. William Pigot (president of the Stewart Land Company) ...

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  6. FOOTBALL TROUBLES. DISSENSION AT ST. KILDA.

    Football at St. Kilda has not been by any neans the success its followers have desired, and much of the failure may be attributed to the uncertainty which has ...

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  7. PROBLEM OF THE SLUMS.

    While the decision of the Minister of Public Health in affirming the desirability of holding a conference of municipal health officers is a laudable move towards ...

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  8. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.

    At a meeting yesterday of the sub-committee appointed in connection with the King Edward Memorial Fund, Mr. Frank Madden (Speaker of the Legislative ...

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  9. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    At the Town-hall last night a large audience attended the annual distribution of prizes of the Working Men's College. The president (Mr. J. Lemmon, M.L.A.) ...

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  10. PERSONAL.

    In the Council-room of the Federal Government-house yesterday afternoon, His Excellency the Governor-General presented to representatives of the naval and military ...

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  11. KLONDYKE SCENES REVIVED.

    According to the Toronto correspondent of "The Times," it is difficult to get accurate information there regarding the Stewart gold-field. The glowing reports of ...

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  12. FOREIGN NAVIES. NEW GERMAN BATTLESHIP.

    The German battle-ship Oldenberg, which was provided for in the 1908 estimates, has been launched at Danzig, in the Baltic. The Oldenburg is 492ft. in length, and ...

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  13. LARGEST BATTLESHIP.

    The new Dreadnought battleship being built for Chili by Armstrong's, in England, is to be of 32,000 tons, and will cost £3,000,000. She will be the first ...

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  14. SIR GEORGE REID.

    The close of the National Service League's banquet, at the Hotel Cecil last night, was marked by an unusual feature, which took the form of a marked ...

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  15. IMMIGRATION.

    Mr. M-Kenzie, the Victorian Minister of Lands, and Mr. Mead, chairman of Water Supply Commission, who are on a tour of Europe and America to induce ...

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  16. JEFFRIES AT CONCERT-PITCH.

    The form of the men is exciting tremendous interest. Reuter's Agency at Reno says:—"Jeffries is trained to concertpitch, and all that is necessary is to prevent ...

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  17. GEELONG HARBOUR TRUST.

    GEELONG, Friday.—Several hours were occupied at the town court to-day in hearing charges of larceny of £4/2/11 and £52 2/2 preferred against Walter Samuel ...

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  18. THE EMPIRE'S PRODUCTS.

    Addressing the Union Jack Industries League yesterday, Sir George Reid urged that it was the duty of British people to purchase Australian rather than foreign ...

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  19. AUSTRALIAN RIFLEMEN. THE TEAM AT BISLEY.

    The following Australian team has been selected by Colonel Paine, the commandant, to shoot in the Empire Rifle Match at Bisley ...

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  20. VICTORIA LEAGUE.

    Miss Talbot, secretary of the Victoria League, who made a tour of Australia recently in furtherance of the work of the league—an organisation formed as a ...

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  21. EVEN-MONEY PROPOSITION.

    Betting opened yesterday at 10 to 7½ in favour of Jeffries, but there was little Johnson money in sight. A significant remark made by Jeffries to John L. ...

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  22. A SECRETARY RESIGNS.

    KOROIT, Friday. — At a meeting of the Western District Football Association on Thursday, a report was received from the umpire (Bristow), charging a player, ...

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  23. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Arthur Everist Griffin, of The Avenue, Windsor, drug clerk, who died on May 18, left by a will dated January 14, £1907, realty valued at £1,000 and personalty £1,742, to his sister and other ...

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  24. TASMANIAN FRUIT.

    In response to an invitation from the Lord Mayor of Bristol, the Chamber of Commerce and the committee of the Avonmouth dock, Dr. M'Call, Agent-General for ...

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  25. ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. Asquith announced in the House of Commons yesterday that Parliament would adjourn at the end of July until November. The later stages of the Budget ...

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  26. THE MATCH OPENS.

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  27. AUXILIARY REFEREE.

    "Charlie" White has been chosen by agreement between both parties to act as auxiliary referee in the encounter. ...

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  28. REVENUE RETURNS. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The State expenditure for the year was £13,080,589, and the balance in favour of revenue is £1,459,466. From this has to be deducted ...

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  29. VICTORIAN MARBLE.

    In order that the merits of Victorian marble may be displayed in a prominent manner the State authorities have decided to use some excellent samples of it for the ...

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  30. UNLUCKY SHOT.

    During revolver practice at Boulder Valley, a village near Butte, Montana, a bullet penetrated the wall of a building, in which a quantity of gunpowder was stored. A ...

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  31. PLAYER FINED.

    KORUMBURRA, Friday. — At the Police Court to-day, before Messrs. Cohen, P.M., A. P. Lloyd, and T. Adkins, J.P.'s, John J. Lillis, president of the ...

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  32. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBAND, Friday.—The revenue returns for the month were £582,518, an increase of £90,053 as compared with June last year. The railways showed an increase ...

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  33. MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENTS. COLLISION WITH POST.

    BENDIGO, Friday.—A number of wellknown residents who were travelling in a motor-car driven by Mr. Leonard Lansell had a remarkable escape from a serious ...

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  34. BRITISH REVENUE.

    The revenue returns of the United Kingdom for the quarter ended June 30 show that the total revenue amounted to £57,383,177, against £31,694,678 for the ...

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  35. AUSTRALIA'S WOOL WEALTH.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Sir Francis Suttor, speaking at the sheep show luncheon today, stated that in Sydney alone 818,000 bales had been sold, realising a little over ...

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  36. EAST DORSET ELECTION.

    The election for East Dorsetshire, caused by the unseating of the Hon. F. Guest (Liberal), was held yesterday. The Liberal candidate on this occasion was his brother, ...

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  37. SECONDARY EDUCATION.

    RUTHERGLEN, Friday.—Mr. F. Tate, director of education, visited the Rutherglen State school on Thursday, and in the evening was entertained at a dinner by the ...

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  38. MATRIMONIAL PUZZLE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A man and woman, supposed to be man and wife, confronted each other at the Newtown Police Court to-day, and each failed in the matter of ...

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  39. HOTEL GUEST SHOT.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—Shortly after dinner last night the guests at a well known city hotel were aroused by the sound of a revolver shot in the building. On ...

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  40. CUSTOMS RETURNS.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Customs returns for the year 1909-10 show an increase of £82,313/5/2 on the previous year. ...

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  41. NUMBERING THE PEOPLE.

    PERTH, Friday.—There is again a marked dieffrence in the Commonwealth and State population figures for March 31 last. The Commonwealth total of 275,915 is 3,667 ...

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  42. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir Eldon Gorst, British Resident in Egypt, who is spending his annual leave in England, denies the truth of the report of his appointment to the ambassadorship ...

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  43. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Friday.—The Treasurer (Sir Elliot Lewis) to-day made available the consolidated revenue returns for the year. The gross revenue is shown to be £1,008,755, ...

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  44. HENLEY-ON-YARRA.

    The annual meeting of the Melbourne Amateur Regatta Association (Australian Henley) was held yesterday at Scott's Hotel, Mr. George Fairbairn, M.H.R., ...

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  45. LAWN TENNIS. WORLD'S CHAMPION.

    Having won the All-comers' Singles at the Wimbledon lawn tennis meeting, A. F. Wilding became qualified to challenge A. W. Gore, the present holder, for the ...

    Article : 147 words
  46. SOUTH-STREET SOCIETY.

    The committee of the Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia, which the Ballarat South-street competitions are now called, have issued the prize-list for the ...

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  47. TRAIN SMASHES CAR.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—A serious accident was narrowly averted near Karara, on the Inglewood line. A motor-car, of which the occupants were Mr. R. E. O'Heara, of ...

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  48. FEDERAL POSTAL RATES.

    In connection with the announced policy of the Federal Ministry to establish uniform rates of postage throughout the Commonwealth, it is understood that the ...

    Article : 105 words
  49. TO-DAY'S PROPERTY SALES.

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  50. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—Speaking in the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) said that, compared with the same quarter of the ...

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  51. ENTERTAINED AT 100.

    HORSHAM, Friday.—Mr. John Bodey, who completed his hundredth year in May, was the guest at a unique celebration today, at the residence of his son, Mr. W. T. ...

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  52. PRICE OF SUGAR.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Colonial Sugar Company has advised the jam-makers and confectioners with whom they had annual contracts that they may expect a rise in the ...

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  53. MIXED DOUBLES.

    The third round of the Mixed Doubles was played at Wimbledon to-day. S. N. Doust (New South Wales) and Mrs. Chambers (formerly Miss Douglass) beat Thomas ...

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  54. SALVING THE PERICLES.

    PERTH, Friday.—The work of salving the wrecked steamer Pericles has been interfered with by recent rough weather. Diver Curtis has made two descents, and ...

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  56. NEW SPECIES OF TEA-TREE.

    DIMBOOLA, Friday.—An ardent botanist, Mr. St. Eloy D'Alton, shire secretary of Dimboola, whilst near the salt lake, Gerang, a little while ago, discovered what ...

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  58. THE MYSTERIOUS VESSEL.

    PERTH, Friday.—The Custom officers on the north-west coast are still prosecuting inquiries with regard to the mysterious vessel which was seen off Cape Farquahar ...

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  59. DAVIS CUP.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—At the meeting of the Davis Cup management committee to-day, no decision was aimed at in regard to the cable from the English Lawn Tennis ...

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  60. JENNINGS CARMICHAEL'S CHILDREN.

    We have received the following additional subscriptions to the fund being raised to provide for the children of the late Jennings Carmichael:— Per N. E. Dancocks, Casterton (result of an appeal ...

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