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  2. SUMMARY.

    A Belgrade message states that the Bulgarians are fighting the Servians and Greeks along a front of 140 miles. The Bulgarians. after dislodging the ...

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  3. Home Rule Bill.

    In the House of Commons last week the financial resolution in connection with the Home Rule bill was carried by 270 votes to 148 amid cheers from the Nationalist ...

    Article : 41 words
  4. Turkey Pleated.

    A general mobilisation has been ordered at Constantinople; The 'Porte hw notified the Powers that it reserves to itself liberty of action in the event of war in Macedonia. ...

    Article : 52 words
  5. Fighting in Mexico.

    After fierce fighting the Mexican rebels have taken the port or Guaymas by storm. The whole of northern Mexico is now in the hands of the rebels. The French aviator ...

    Article : 74 words
  6. NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.

    Much indignation has been expressed by a section of the women of Louisville, Kentucky (U.S.), at the enforcement of the sumptuary laws. The police chief has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  7. Bulgarian Brutalities.

    Foreign Consuls who have visited Ghevgheli report that the allegations of Bulgarian brutalities, and the killing of wounded Servians are true. ...

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  8. Broken Off.

    The engagement in England of the Marquess of Hertford to the widow of Charles Moss Cockle, solicitor and former Commissioner for Queensland, who left her ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. Immigrant's Suicide.

    Farm life in Australia, combined with home sickness, drove a young immigrant, who had formerly been a shop assistant in Essex (Eng.), to commit suicide recently ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. Incite Soldiers to Mutiny.

    The secretary and treasurer and eleven leaders of the General Federation of Labour have been arrested on a charge of inciting soldiers to disobedience. ...

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  11. Police Women.

    The action of the municipal authorities of Vancouver, in appointing police women, has been followed by Seattle and San Francisco. There were 300 applications for the ...

    Article : 58 words
  12. London Stock Exchange.

    The Stock Exchange in London is calm regarding the renewal of hostilities in the Balkans. The general strike in South Africa is regarded as more serious, as it ...

    Article : 57 words
  13. Tank Steamer Explodes.

    An oil tank steamer exploded in New York last week harbour and burst in flames. Many of the crew were killed, and the vessel was for some time unapproachable ...

    Article : 65 words
  14. Farm Hands on Strike.

    A strike of farm hands occurred in the Ormskirk district, England, last week. The trouble has assumed serious proportions, necessitating the services of the police to ...

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  15. American "Craft."

    David Lamar, a Wall-street operator, has informed the United States lobbying committee that he frequently impersonated prominent financiers in telephone conversations ...

    Article : 90 words
  16. Thief Steals Dead Cat.

    At Toorak (Vic.) last week a society housewife was carrying the dead body of a Persian cat to throw it into the river, when she was accosted by a fashionably dressed ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. Heat Wrecks a Train.

    Intense heat last week caused the rails near Peru, in Indiana (U.S.), to spread, and a train was wrecked in consequence. Twenty-five persons were injured, and two ...

    Article : 42 words
  18. The Meat Trust.

    The Argentine Parliament debated the question of the Meat Trust last week. One of the deputies declared that 50 per cent of the meat consumed in Buenos Ayres ...

    Article : 58 words
  19. Dangerous Suffragettes.

    The London "Daily Express" states that Mr. Reginald M'Kenna, Secretary of State for the Home Department, has received details of the intention of a small ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. Creece Takes Action.

    Greece has notified the Powers that its Macedonian Divisions are taking the offensive, owing to the Bulgarians beginning a general attack. ...

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  21. A Serious Strike.

    There has been a serious extension of a strike of miners in the Benoni district, South Africa, which has been in progress for the past five weeks. The strike ...

    Article : 58 words
  22. No Women Solicitors.

    The High Court in England has ruled that, under the present law, women are not entitled to qualify as solicitors. A test case was dismissed. ...

    Article : 28 words
  23. A Violent Mob.

    The Government of Greece has forwarded a violent Note to Bulgaria, accusing her of making a fraudulent agreement with others against the interests of Greece. The Note ...

    Article : 63 words
  24. Influencing Legislators' Votes.

    The lobbying investigations in the United States have disclosed the existence of paid press bureaux, conducted by large corporations, in order to influence ...

    Article : 68 words
  25. Lost Crown Jewels.

    Sir Arthur Vicars (late Ulster King of Arms) has been awarded £5000 damages in an action for libel against the London "Mail," a weekly journal. The libel was ...

    Article : 52 words
  26. Betting in Germany.

    The German Government has drafted a bill legalising bookmakers and reducing the totalisator tax. The bill provides for a tax of 6 per cent on bookmakers' takings and ...

    Article : 52 words
  27. The Fire Fiend.

    A terrible fire has occurred at Astradamooka, in Russia. One hundred and fifty-four corpses have been found in the ruins of burnt buildings. ...

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  28. Sydney Declared Infected.

    Sydney, within an area of 15 miles from the General Post-office, has been declared a quarantine area. This step was taken by the Federal Executive authority under the ...

    Article : 46 words
  29. Heat Wave In America.

    A fierce heat wave spread over the Northern States of America last week. The death roll in Chicago numbered 40. Thousands of people slept out on the shores ...

    Article : 61 words
  30. Petition to King.

    A suffragette was arrested in the act of throwing a petition into the King's carriage at Bristol last week. ...

    Article : 23 words
  31. Suffragette War.

    A warrant has been issued in London for the arrest of Miss Sylvia Pam[?]irst for failing to answer a summons calling on her to show cause why she should not be ...

    Article : 108 words
  32. Commonwealth Turned Down.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has refused leave to appeal in the case of the Commonwealth Government v. the Marconi Wireless Company. The appeal ...

    Article : 57 words
  33. indispensable Ice.

    The Cincinnati Board of Health has ordered the health officers to seize and operate all ice plants and to use every available means of distributing ice to the ...

    Article : 108 words
  34. Military Hunger Strike.

    Thirteen territorials undergoing military detention at Christchurch (N.Z.), are hunger striking. In a letter to the "Unity" Labour Congress they state that one already is ...

    Article : 37 words
  35. Would be Regicide.

    Alegre, the anarchist who attempted to assassinate King Alfonso of Spain some weeks ago. has been found guilty. Sentence was postponed. ...

    Article : 24 words
  36. Germany and Austria.

    A statement in "Die Ziet" (Vienni, inspired from Berlin, censures Austria for her partiality for Bulgaria, and condemns Austria for not securing Servia's ...

    Article : 46 words
  37. The Rand Strike.

    The Secretary of State for the Colonies was questioned in the House of Commons last week regarding the sending of troops to the scene of the Rand strike ...

    Article : 89 words
  38. Catholic Prelates Attacked.

    As Cardinal Bourne (Archbishop of Westminster) and other Roman Catholic prelates were motoring to the Catholic Congress at Plymouth, a number of ...

    Article : 61 words
  39. Advertising

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  40. Chinese Conspirators.

    A conspiracy has been discovered at Wu chang the capital of the province of Huned on the Yang tac-hang. The conspiraters were aiming to supersede Li ruan ...

    Article : 47 words
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