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  2. A POPULAR DIVINE.

    In Bishop Henry Codman Potter, who passed peacefully away at Coopertown, New York, on Tuesday night, after a long illness, the United States has lost not ...

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  3. YOUNG MAN'S SUICIDE.

    Yesterday morning Constable Donovan, of Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, was informed by William Rankin, a young man, who had been ...

    Article : 206 words
  4. LITERARY SOCIETIES' COMPETITIONS.

    The final contests in connection with the South Australian Literary Societies' Union competitions took place at the Victoria Hall on Monday evening. The ...

    Article : 446 words
  5. BURNS V. SQUIRES.

    Tommy Bums retained the boxing championship of the world this afternoon, when he knocked out Bill Squires, the champion of Australia, in 13 rounds, surrounded by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. TURKISH REFORM.

    The Sultan of Turkey is instituting severe economies ia his expenditure. He has dismissed 64 of his aides-de-camp, and has also decided not to longer maintain his ...

    Article : 154 words
  7. TWO-POWER STANDARD.

    The Observer, in an article on the needs of the British Navy, advocates the inclusion in the building programme of the construction of 30 battleships of the ...

    Article : 81 words
  8. ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL.

    Present.—The Mayor (Mr. Frank Johnson). Ald. Wens, Simpson, Bonython, Isacs, and Baker, Crs. [?], Angas Johnson, [?], [?], Sketheway,Clucas, Glover, Myers. [?], ...

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  9. THE WINNER'S RECORD.

    Knocked out Fred Thornton, Detroit, 5 rounds. Knocked out Fred Thornton, Delray, 5 rounds. —1901.— Knocked out Dick Smith, Mount Clemens, 9 ...

    Article : 435 words
  10. HOME RULE.

    The Premier of Queensland (Mr. W. Kidston), who at the invitation of the Irish members, is visiting Ireland, was accorded a reception by the Nationalist Party at ...

    Article : 74 words
  11. THE YOUNG TRAGEDY.

    An inquest has been opened at Young concerning the murder and suicide, the victims of which were Jean Wallace Drummond and Edward Sylvester Lillis. The ...

    Article : 124 words
  12. NETHERLANDS AND VENEZUELA.

    Correspondence is proceeding between the Netherlands Government and President Castro with reference to the Dutch threat to block the Venezuelan ports. In ...

    Article : 108 words
  13. SMALL HOLDINGS.

    Under the provisions of the Small Holdings . Act of 1907, applications were received in the six months ended June 30, 1908, in connection with 17 schemes from ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. POSTAL OFFICIAL FINED.

    The heating of a charge against Louis [?] (despatch officer at the G.P.O., Melbourne), which was conducted by the Public Service Enquiry Board, has resulted ...

    Article : 119 words
  15. KENTUCKY TOBACCO FEUD.

    For years there has been a bitter feud between the Tobacco Trust of America and some of the growers in the Kentucky State. It led to bloodshed, firing of premises, ...

    Article : 112 words
  16. ASIATICS IN TRANSVAAL.

    The Legislative Assembly of the Transvaal has agreed to the Bill which has been introduced by the Government to take the place of the Voluntary Registration ...

    Article : 111 words
  17. AMUSEMENTS.

    In the presence of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Le Hunte, Mr. Mark Hambourg, the renowned pianist, is to the first of two recitals in Adelaide this ...

    Article : 252 words
  18. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BAKERS.

    The decision of the master bakers endorsing the original proposal of the operative bakers that all work should be prohibited between 8 p.m. and 6 p.m., ...

    Article : 114 words
  19. THE CHAMPION ON HIMSELF.

    I was born on June 17, 1881, at Hanover, Ontario, my father being French and my mother German. My parents moved to Chesley, Ontario, when I was still very ...

    Article : 792 words
  20. WRECK ON NORWEGLAN COAST.

    Advices have been received from Bergen, an important town on the west coast of Norway, of a terrible wreck on the rocky shore near Strandvik, a little town about ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. ZULULAND.

    There are many indications of fresh unrest among the natives of Zululand. In consequence of this the Premier of Natal (Mr. F. R. Moor) has sent troops and ...

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  22. WHALE AT MOONTA BAY.

    There was considerable excitement at Moonta Bay this afternoon. A whale, from 70 to 80 ft. long, was sighted within 400 yards of the shore. Four of the Simms ...

    Article : 125 words
  23. WANGANUI COLLEGE.

    The Rev. John Llewelyn Dove. M.A. of Durham, has been appointed head master of Wanganui College, New Zealand. He was an assistant master of ...

    Article : 66 words
  24. DEPUTATIONS.

    On Monday the members of the district introduced to the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Hon. L. O'Loughlin) a deputation from the Stockport. Mudla Wirra North. ...

    Article : 261 words
  25. WORLD'S TOURS.

    On Saturday the World's Touring Company started on its first trip from the central station. 88 Rundle street, with over 70 persons on board. The tour, occupying ...

    Article : 117 words
  26. CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.

    Russia is suffering from an awful scourge of cholera. During the week ended August 20 1.145 cases were reported, of which 517 proved fatal, but since Thursday 2,024 cases ...

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  27. CORPORATIONS.

    Present.—The Mayor (Mr. A. S. Lewis), Aid. Cooke, [?], Macklin, and Pengilly, and Crs. Eicke, Orchard, Hantke, Pearson, and Cromptoa. Finance—Receipts including loan of £2,100 ...

    Article : 352 words
  28. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The English chess championship has been won for the fourth time by H. E. Atkins, of Leicester. In the match for the championship of the world at Dusseldorf Dr. ...

    Article : 219 words
  29. BRUCE'S COMPETITIONS.

    Bruce's competitions were continued on Monday evening. A capital musical and elocutionary programme was carried out by Misses E. James. D. Hart. Kathleen Lee, ...

    Article : 94 words
  30. RACING AND GOLF COURSE.

    Mr. John Gates, a millionaire, of Washington. U.S.A., has started the construction of a golfcourse and racecourse surrounded by a concrete automobile track. ...

    Article : 133 words
  31. VICTORIA.

    The City Council has accepted the tender of Mr. H. Henningsen for the erection of a refuse destructor at the corner of Spencer street and Lonsdale street, and next to ...

    Article : 48 words
  32. KYRE COLLEGE CONCERT.

    At the Unley Town Hall on Monday evening a successful concert in aid of Kyrs College sports fund was held. The programme submitted was as follows:— ...

    Article : 86 words
  33. OLD MAN IN A DAM.

    The old man, Pearson, who had been missing from his home at Tonimbuk since Friday morning, was found by bis grandson on Saturday standing chin-deep in a dam. ...

    Article : 100 words
  34. Advertising

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    Advertising : 449 words
  35. BRIGHTON: Friday, August 21.

    Present—The Mayor (Mr. R. G. Thistleton), Crs. Bonython, Silver, and Scott. Finance—Receipts, £31; payments. £45: payments recommended to be paid, £30. Adopted. Town Clerk ...

    Article : 82 words
  36. DISCOLOURED RAIN.

    A peculiar circumstance was observed at Picola in connection with the rain which fell on Saturday morning. The water caught in the tanks was discoloured by ...

    Article : 56 words
  37. CRICKET.

    ST. PETERS CLUB.—The animal business meeting was held at the Maid and Magpie Howl on Monday evening. Mr. U. W. [?] presided over a large attendance in his report the ...

    Article : 223 words
  38. THE CHANNEL SWIM.

    The indomitable swimmer, T. W. Burgess, who has many times attempted to swim across the Channel between England and France, failed again on Saturday after ...

    Article : 72 words
  39. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 118 words
  40. THE RIVER MURRAY WATERS.

    Sir—This question has been ably dealt with by several correspondents, especially Mr. Simpson Newland, who is perhaps the most capable man in South Australia to ...

    Article : 390 words
  41. THE MILK STANDARD.

    The Pure Foods Committee have decided to refuse the request of the Melbourne and Suburban Retail Master Dairymen's Association that the standard of fat solids ...

    Article : 51 words
  42. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Several of the mining companies, including block 10. Junction North, Block 14 and the Silverton Tramway Company, have made donations toward furnishing new ...

    Article : 264 words
  43. MUCH INJURED.

    J. Pollard, a minor was admitted to the hospital to-day in peculiar circumstances. About three months ago he was severely injured in the South Mine by an explosion, ...

    Article : 160 words
  44. Advertising

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    Advertising : 378 words
  45. WHAT IS IT?

    A strange story has been told by a resident of the Beaudesert district, to the effect that while riding home on Sunday a strange animal—dark or brown in colour ...

    Article : 149 words
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