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  2. FEDERAL REVENUE.

    The following is a statement of the net customs and excise revenue for the month of September, 1910 (omitting interstate adjustments), together with a comparison of ...

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  3. IS TURKEY PREPARING?

    The Athens correspondent of The Times states that the Turks are with extreme vigour disarming the Macedonians, and that this action strengthens the suspicion ...

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  4. THE LATE JOCKEY LOATES.

    Thomas Loates, the one-time prominent jockey, who died suddenly at Brighton this week, had been suffering for several weeks from alcoholic dementia. He was found ...

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  5. TRADE & LABOUR.

    Several months ago the Amalgamated Society of Engineers sent on a new log of district rates and conditions to private employers and the Government, answers ...

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  6. MINE EXPLOSION.

    A gas explosion is reported to have occurred in a mine at Palen, Mexico. One hundred and fifty miners, comprising natives and Japanese are entombed. ...

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  7. EIGHT HOURS CELEBRATION.

    SYDNEY, October 2.—There were 300 guests present at the eight hours banquet held on Saturday night, including the State Governor, the Prime Minister. Mr. John ...

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  8. BLUEJACKETS OVERBOARD.

    The tender of the United States battleship New Hampshire, 16,000 tons, capsized on the North River, New York, during the night. There were 100 bluejackets aboard ...

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  9. THE CRIPPEN CASE.

    English newspapers by the latest mail contain particulars of the arrival in England on Saturday, August 27, of Dr. Crippen and Miss Le Neve, exactly seven ...

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  10. Military, Despotism

    Reuter's correspondent at Cetinge, the capital of Montenegro, telegraphs that in consequence of the severities practised by the Turkish military authorities the entire ...

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  11. NOTES AND QUERIES.

    From "Spero Meliora":—"I was startled to see thai while the population of the Commonwealth had made during the June quarter the fairly satisfactory increase of ...

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  12. GENERAL CABLES.

    The Commonwealth "destroyers Yarra and Parramatta now on their way to the Australian Station, have passed Port Said. THE LATE MR. G. HOWELL. ...

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  13. FORGERY ALLEGED.

    In July Mrs. Olive Alice Simco Willyams, wife of Capt. Hugh Willyams, was brought up at the South Powder Petty Sessions at Truro, charged with having forged ...

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  14. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Batchelor) has received from the Imperial authorities copies of regulations governing the Civil Service examinations of India, to ...

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  15. FOREMAN HEDGER'S CASE.

    From W. D. Ponder, M.P.:—"A letter signed 'Henry H. Hedger' recently appeared in The Register, wherein that gentleman, referring to Us dismissal from the ...

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  16. THE PARK LANDS.

    From "West-End":—"The residents of the western part of the city think that it is hardly fair that any more of their pork lands should be taken. This end is thickly ...

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  17. PERILS OF THE AIR.

    Capt. 13. Dickson, the well-known English aviator, while aeroplaning at Milan collided with a French aeronaut named Thomas in midair. The impact of the ...

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  18. SPEEDY CRUISER.

    A remarkable performance has been achieved by a British second-class cruiser on her steam trials. She attained a rate of 26.84 knots. Excepting torpedoes this ...

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  19. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    Silver.—The price of standard silver to-day is 2/—an advance since Thursday of l-16d. Kauri Gum.—At to-day's auctions 296 ...

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  20. IRISH WHISKY.

    The exports of Irish whisky in 1904 and 1006 averaged 8,000,000 gallons, of a value of over £2,000,000. The effect of the heavy spirit duties imposed by the Budget ...

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  21. RACE FOR 1,000 MILES.

    An aerial race over a distance of 1,000 niles from Chicago to New York has been planned. There are already 10 entrants. ...

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  22. AUTOMOBILE RACING.

    The automobile race for the Vanderbilt Cup, over a distance of 278 miles, was won by Mr. Harry Grant, with an Alco car. Four persons were killed and several ...

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  23. THE BARRIER.

    For the three months ended September 10 the local telegraph office sent away 5,942 telegrams,, and received 19,703 messages. ...

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  24. TRADES COUNCIL'S POSITION.

    The resignation of the Trades ana Labour Council executive was widely discussed in union circles on Saturday. It was recognised that the position was a serious ...

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  25. RELIGION IN SPAIN.

    From "Teacher" (Ronda, Spain):—"I have just seen a report of a speech delivered by Cardinal Moran, at the opening of a new church at Watson's Bay in June ...

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  26. UNEARNED INCREMENT IN LAND.

    From J. Gazard:—"At a meeting at St. Peters in connection with the proposal to rate unimproved land values in that municipality the Hon. E. Klaper. M.L.C., in ...

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  27. AUTOMOBILIST KILLED.

    Mr. Vrendenburgh, the well-known auto-moblist, competing in a race of 20 miles, from Springfield to Illinois, was killed. His car pluged into a fence, and he was almost ...

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  28. WHITEHAVEN DISASTER.

    Seventeen bodies in addition to the 52 already reported, have been brought to the surface from the Wellington Colliery, at Whitehaven, in which, as the result of the ...

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  29. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.

    The scheme of amalgamation in connection with the Railway Employes' Association was brought before the Transportation. Employes' Association at its annual ...

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  30. GOLD IN A QUARRY.

    Gold has been discovered at Reef Hills, about four miles from Benalla. Mr. Pearson, contractor for the shire council brought several loads of stone from a ...

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  31. THE BOY WIZARD.

    George Gray, the Australian boy, who holds the world's record for the highest break (excluding the anchor stroke), and who has received the homage of his ...

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  32. POWER OF PARLIAMENT.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher), speaking at the Eight Hours banquet on Saturday night, said that women were nobly playing their part in the forward ...

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  33. THE RECENT STRIKE.

    The trouble at McEwin's jam factory cort the strikers a little under £100, and already considerable financial assistance has bren given to the U.L.U. All the men ...

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  34. POSTAL OFFICIAL SUSPENDED.

    F. A. Grosvenor, the controller of stores in the Postal Department, has been suspended, and called upon to reply to the allegations made against his administration ...

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  35. DRIVERS' ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of the Adelaide branch of the Drivers Association was hold at the Rechabite Hall on Saturday night. Mr. J. Gunn was in the chair. Six new members ...

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  36. COUNTRY SCHOOLS OF MIXES.

    From H. Newman Harwell, Port Pirie:—"In the Assembly on Wednesday the Minister of Education, referring 10 the letter written by myself to The Register ...

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  37. WIDENING OF PROSPECT ROAD.

    From "Observer":—"I regret that the Hon. John Carr should appear to act like the other few keen supporters of the movement and endeavour to show that ...

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  38. FLOATING ISLAND.

    The barque Atlas to-day arrived at Seattle, on Puget Sound, haying journeyed around Cape Horn from Philadelphia. Her captain reported a remarkable discovery. ...

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  39. LIFE IN THE LINER.

    From the moment they sailed in the White Star liner Megantic the two prisoners never caught a glimpse of one another until they were hustled across the ...

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  40. VICTORIA.

    Commodore Van Doss and the principal officers of the Netherlands squadron paid a number of official calls yesterday. In the evening the ...

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  41. RAILWAY EMPLOYES AND WAGES BOARD.

    Dissatisfied with the rates of pay in some grades of the service, employes of the victorian Railway Department have decided to move for the appointment of a Wages ...

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  42. PUGILISM.

    Alter 20 splendidly contested rounds at the Edward Street Stadium on Saturday night, the Queensland Joe Russell, secured a ...

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  43. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Western Australian revenue for September was £352,593, and the expenditure amounted to £282, 758, the surplus on the month's transactions being £69.836. On ...

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  44. AUSTRALIAN CADETS IN ENGLAND.

    By the steamer Zealandia the Australian mounted edicts, who left. Australia in May last, touched their native shores once more. Six weeks were spent in London, and while ...

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  45. MISCELLANEOUS.

    J. H. Jones:—The Government Dairy Expert has informed us that the breeds of Government cows entered in milch cow competition were as follows:—Cows ...

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  46. POINT TURTON STRIKE.

    Most of the men who are on strike for higher wages at Point Turton have left and there are now only about 20 there (says The Port Pirie Recorder). The men, ?who are unionists, receive pay from the A.M.A. regularly. For some time a levy ...

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