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  2. TEACHERS' CONFERENCE.

    The leathers spent a comparatively light day on Tuesday after the big session on Monday with its important addresses. Today will be devoted principally to the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT.

    The latest information from Reno, where Jeffries (the ex-champion of the world) and Johnson (the black champion) will on July 4 punch each other, states that both men ...

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  4. TRADE & LABOUR

    The Sawmillers and Timberyard Employes' Union has received no reply so far to its letter, asking for the Wages Board for the trade to be called together again. ...

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  5. BUSH NURSING SCHEME.

    Lady Dudley's bush-nursing scheme was inaugurated at a public meeting presided over by the Governor-General in the town hall to-night. Lord Dudley moved— ...

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  6. CAPT. SCOTT'S EXPEDITION.

    It is announced that Capt. Scott, the leader of the British expedition to the south pole will reach Capetown on August 2, and remain there 10 days. He ...

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  7. GREAT FIRE IN GLASGOW.

    A tremendous fire occurred in Glasgow on Monday night, when Messrs. Ogston and Tennant's great soapworks were destroyed. The spectacle was a remarkably brilliant ...

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  8. THE GOLD RUSH.

    Although there is a great stampede from every part of Canada to the new goldfield discovered by the railway engineers at Bitter Creek, near Stewart Mining Camp, in ...

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  9. AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

    The Sydney Shipping and Mercantile Agency, of Pitt street, Sydney, which is under the management of Mr. F. C. Moore, has submitted to the Commonwealth ...

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  10. BAKERS' CARTERS.

    The fortnightly meeting of the Bakers' Carters' Association was held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening. The President (Mr. H. Capper) occupied the chair. ...

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  11. PAINTERS' SOCIETY.

    Mr. C. Howe presided over a large meeting of members of the South Australian branch of the Federal House and Ship Painters. Paperhangers, and Decorators' ...

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  12. BOOT TRADE TROUBLE.—AN IMPORTANT LETTER.

    Mr. A. Whybrow, of Messrs. Whybrow and Co., boot and shoe manufacturers, Melbourne, one of the firms in connection with the appeal in the boot trade arbitration ...

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  13. TENNIS CHAMPIONS.

    Excitement has been aroused in the contest for the All-England Singles Championship. In the semifinals Beak C. Wright, the famous American tennis player ...

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  14. SYDNEY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    The Legislative Assembly spent most of this evening's sitting in electing a Chairman of Committees. The Government nominated Mr. J. J. Cohen for re-election ...

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  15. CARPENTERS AND JOINERS.

    A well-attended meeting of members of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Jointers was presided over by Mr. H. Snape at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening. ...

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  16. COTTON FROM WALGETT.

    The experts of the British Cotton-growing Association have examined the sample of cotton grown by Mr. Fletcher, of Walgett, New South Wales. ...

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  17. FIERCE FEUD.

    Fierce passion has again accounted for the taking of life and a desperate feud against the law in America. A fanner named Bostwick, whose ...

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  18. THE ART OF BROOMMAKING.

    In giving evidence before the Broommakers' Board in Sydney, Mr. George McLeod, an employe of Messrs. W. J. Moxham & Co., said artificial light was a ...

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  19. The Ship.

    The Terra Nova, formerly the old Dundee whaler, of 749 tons, was built 26 years ago, and has been transformed into a model yacht, and is undoubtedly the most ...

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  20. RELIGIOUS RIOT.

    Unhappily, serious religious disturbances have broken out in Liverpool. A mob of Protestant adherents stoned the carriage of the Roman Catholic Bishop ...

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  21. YACHTING.

    The International Yacht Racing Union last year agreed to hold a series of yachting festivals, the first to take place in Great Britain. The Royal Sydney Yacht ...

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  22. IMPERIAL GOLF.

    Golfers in the United Kingdom are greatly interested in the suggested visit of the Australian team to England. Mr. A. R. Lempriere, the well-known golfing ...

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  23. BRICKLAYERS' WAGES—WORKERS AVERAGE EARNINGS.

    At the last meeting of the Bricklayers' Industrial Board in Sydney, Mr. A. R. Frearson, of Marrickville, who had been 30 years in the trade, gave evidence. ...

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  24. THE TARIFF.

    A deputation seeking alterations in the tariff in regard to handkerchief material was introduced to the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) to-day. The deputation asked ...

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  25. BRAVE BRITONS.

    Commemorative tablets recalling the humanitarian work of British bluejackets and civilians in succouring sufferers at the time of the terrible earthquake at ...

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  26. HOBART.

    The Mayor of Hobart announced to-day that the City Council had come to a final arrangement with the Complex Ores Company, Limited, in retard to the supply of ...

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  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The directors of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, Limited, hist week informed the holders of the B £5 ordinary shares that they had received an offer to ...

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  28. THE TRUNK MURDER.

    Porter Charlton, against whom the accusation of wife murder at Como, in Italy, will be levelled afresh on Tuesday, remains in a piteous condition in his New York ...

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  29. MORE FLOODS.

    There have been further heavy rainstorms and renewed floods in Switzerland. The River Aar has burst its banks at Utzenstorf—a point on the stream above ...

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  30. BOY LAWBREAKERS.

    John Woods, aged 13 years, and John Williams, aged 16 years, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of housebreaking, stealing from a dwelling and ...

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  31. PORT SAID.

    Owing to circumstances which have not been made public, the authorities at Port Said have declared the port plague-infested. ...

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  32. AUSTRALIAN WORKERS' UNION.

    That great political machine known as the Australian Workers' Union (says The Ballarat Star) keeps on growing at a remarkable rate. At the annual meeting of ...

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  33. WARDANI EXECUTED.

    On February 20 the Premier of Egypt (Bontros Pasha Ghali)—the first Egyptian Premier the country had known—was shot to death outside the Government Offices ...

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  34. EXPORT TARIFF.

    As the result of the meeting recently held in Sydney by the Federal Council of Marine Underwriters, it has been decided that from July 1 tariff rates for marine ...

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  35. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

    In Channel, for orders—Torrisdale, barque, from Port Adelaide March 9; Svolder, barque, Wallaroo March 16; Heindal, barque, Port Adelaide January 17 ...

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  36. "THE CURSE OF THE BREAD TRADE."

    At the meeting of the Bredcarters' Association at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening a long discussion took place, over the supplying of retail grocers with bread. At ...

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  37. OVERDUE STEAMER.

    No news has been received of the Austrian Lloyd's steamer Trieste, which has not been spoken since the left Aden on June 14 for Bombay. ...

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  38. SHOCKING OUTRAGE.

    A girl of nine years, who lives at Midland Junction, was waylaid by a man last evening and taken into an outbuilding, where a shocking offence was committed. ...

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  39. AMERICAN WHEAT MARKET.

    There has been heavy selling of wheat in Wall street, but owing to disappointing crop reports from the north-west States, July wheat in Chicago rose on Monday from ...

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  40. NEW UNION—BOOT MAKERS AND REPAIRERS.

    A meeting of boot makers and repairers of Leichhardt, Annandale, and Petersham was held a few nights ago in Sydney (says The Sydney Morning Berald), for the purpose ...

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  41. GIRL BURGLAR.

    In the Ballarat Supreme Court to-day Nelhe Young pleaded guilty to having broken into the house of Stephano Metax, at Ballarat South, and having stolen wearing ...

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  42. ISLAND SAVAGES

    Mr. C. E. Young, of Bundaberg, well known in sugar circles, returned to Queensland to-day on board the Makambo from the Solomons. He has been on a visit of ...

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  43. KIDNAPPING.

    An extraordinary case of child abduction in engaging the attention of the English police authorities. Nurse Ingles, who is described in the ...

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  44. STEAMER ASHORE.

    The crew of the Lauderdale—23 in number—were sent ashore in a basket which plunged in the surf. Capt. Clarke has stated thai he had to beach the steamer ...

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  45. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    Breadstuffs.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,215,000 qr., compared with 3,260,000 qr. a week ago; and for the ...

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  46. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WOMEN WORKERS' ASSOCIATION.

    A large meeting of women workers in the service of the South Australian Government was held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening, when it was decided to form ...

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  47. VICTORIA.

    The third outbreak of Irish blight in potatoes is now stated to have occurred at Aura, about 30 miles from Melbourne. Investigations have ...

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  48. CLERKS' UNION.

    A meeting of the United Clerks' Union was held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening. It was reported that the efforts of the union had been largely responsible ...

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  49. EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN GERMAN.

    Some interesting statistics have been published about the growth in the employment of women in Germany. From 1895 to 1907 (12 years) while the employment of ...

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  50. DEATH SENTENCE.

    On behalf of Mrs. Downey, who with two other women was convicted last week on a charge of murder, an application was made to-day to Mr. Justice Hood to state ...

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  51. THE DESTROYERS.

    It was announced by the Minister for Defence (Sr. Pearce) to-day that the new destroyers Parramatta and Yarra were to come from Scotland via Broome and ...

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  52. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A sage at Walker's Coffee Palace, Park street, city, was opened by thieves late last night or early this morning, and £200 was abstracted. the money represented ...

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  53. NORWEGIAN SURPLUS.

    Norway, having a surplus in its national income of £275,000, the Government proposes to devote £220,000 of the sum to extraordinary naval expenditure. ...

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  54. PAINTERS' AWARD—A DISPUTE SETTLED.

    SYDNEY, June 28.—On the case of [?] v. Callen & Sons, which was a summons for penalty of an alleged breach of the painters' award in the Newcastle district, being ...

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  55. BILLIARDS.

    When play ceased to-night the scores in the match between Roberts and Lindrum stood:—Lindrum (receives 3,000), 5,010: Roberts (in play), 3,000. The principal ...

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  56. WILFUL MURDER.

    At an inquest concerning the tragedy at Lismore the Coroner found that Lillian Frahm and Jack Day were wilfully murdered by the Japanese Mori Mase, who ...

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  57. COUNTRY SCHOOLS.

    PORT LINCOLN, June 28.—Arbor day was celebrated on Friday at the public school. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Seddon (Chairman of the Board of Advice), and Randall, the ...

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  58. WESTERN RAILWAY.

    Referring to his Transcontinental Railway proposal, the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. O'Malley) said he was ready to build the railway, but wanted the question ...

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  59. AFTER THE PRIZE.

    Mr. T. Gill, a Dunedin resident, has invented a monoplane of the Bleriot type to compete for the Commonwealth prize. It is reported that at a private trial the ...

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