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  2. SYDNEY TRAMWAY TROUBLE.

    Mr. Lawton, president of the Tramway Union, on leaving the Trades'-hall last night, was followed by a large body of men, who had congregated in ...

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  3. TRAGEDY AT HYTHE.

    A shocking occurrence took place at Southport, Huon district, yesterday, in the shape of an attempt at double murder. A young man named Adolf ...

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  4. FRUIT FLY AND OTHER PESTS

    "I have no more faith in the value of parasites as an absolute solution of the orchard pests problem than before I undertook the trip." That ...

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  5. RAILWAY STATION FIRE.

    An inquest was held to-day at the Terminus Hotel, Williamsford, by the coroner (Mr. Turner) and a jury into the circumstances surrounding the fire ...

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  6. TYPHOON AT HONG KONG

    The typhoon which occurred at Hongkong on Tuesday has caused a great deal more damage than was at first supposed. ...

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  7. QUEBEC CELEBRATIONS.

    The celebrations in connection with the tercentenary of Quebee have been concluded, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has started on the ...

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  8. LORD CROMER'S PENSION.

    Mr. W. Crooks (La.) gave notice in the House of Commons yesterday of his intention to move: "That the House having voted £50,000 to Earl Cromer, is of ...

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  9. PERSONAL.

    In the recent quest for the most beautiful woman in Australia, instituted by "The Lone Hand," the portrait of Mrs. W. D. Goodsir (nee Miss Edith Sargent) ...

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  10. TRIAL OE SIEVIER.

    The trial of R. S. Sievier on a charge of attempting to obtain money from J. B. Joel by means of threats, was continued at the Old Bailey to-day before ...

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  11. DR. SVEN HEDIN.

    It was recently stated that anxiety was being felt for the safety of Dr. Sven Hedin, who is exploring in Thibet, and who had not been heard of ...

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  12. DINIZULU'S SALARY.

    Mr. T. F. Carter, Minister for Justice in Natal, stated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that Dinizulu was not in an impoverished state, ...

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  13. NAVAL COMPARISONS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. R. McKenna), in replying to a question asked by Mr. J. C. Wason (L.), said he ...

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  14. GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY

    The executive committee of the Labour party in London has invited the workmen in Germany to co-operate with British workmen in defeating the war ...

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  15. A STRONG NAVY DESIRED.

    A parliamentary committee of a non-party character is being formed in London to support the maintenance of a strong Navy. ...

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  16. REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. H. H. Asquith) has received an appeal signed by 144 of the supporters of the Government in the House of Commons, ...

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  17. MILITARY MATTERS.

    To-morrow the Minister of Defence (Mr. Ewing) will select four officers who are to visit India during the drill season. They will be chosen from 60 ...

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  18. MR. GEORGE'S EXPLANATION.

    Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, denies that in his speech at the Peace Congress on the previous evening he assailed the two-Power ...

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  19. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    The Assembly sat till six o'clock this morning and disposed of the Address-inReply. Divisions on the original amendment and on two others were on ...

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  20. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

    A proposal to abolish the Works Department of the London County Council has been under consideration for some time past. ...

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  21. CIVIL AGENTS IN MACEDONIA.

    It was stated some days ago that the Young Turkey Party had invited the Russian and Hungarian Civil Agents to retire from Macedonia, and had ...

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  22. GENERAL CABLES.

    Harold Smyrk, of New South Wales, has won tho fancy diving championship of England. ...

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  23. ARBITRATION IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Farmers' Union has passed resolutions calling for the repeal of the Arbitration Act, or its amendment, in order to prevent its application to ...

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  24. THE TURKISH CONSTITUTION.

    The granting of the new Constitution has been received with popular approval throughout Turkey. Responding to the wish of immense ...

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  25. THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.

    The London correspondent of the "Age" writes as follows under date June 19:—"The ex-Premier of New South Wales, like other Australian politicians ...

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  26. SEDITION IN INDIA.

    Bombay is now quiet. A majority of the mills are again working, and the markets and shops have been reopened. ...

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  27. BREADSTUFFS.

    The American visible supply of wheat east of the Rockies is estimated at 20,482,000 bushels, as against 19,102,000 bushels a fortnight ago. ...

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  28. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    The weather to-day is fine, but cold. ...

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  29. LAMBING PERCENTAGES.

    Official returns show that for autumn and winter lambing 12,261,000 ewes produced 8,976,600 lambs, or nearly 73¼ per cent.; but, owing to unfavourable ...

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  30. SUICIDES IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Four cases of suicide occurred in New South Wales to-day. ...

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  31. ARRIVAL OF THE VICTIMS IN HOBART.

    At 3 o'clock this morning the Huon, which had been specially sent to Southport, arrived in Hobart with Bock and Miss Bradley on board. Mr. Robert ...

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  32. NEW SOUTH WALES REVENUE

    The operations of the Railway Department for the year show a surplus of £648,000. It is stated that 26 lines were worked at a loss of £286,950. The ...

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  33. FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION[?]

    A dinner was given at the Trocadero last evening by the New South Wales Commissioners at the Franco-British Exhibition. ...

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  34. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. FOR MURDER.

    The Attorney-General has refused to file a bill against Griffiths Stevens and his wife, who were committed for trial for the alleged murder of a child at ...

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  35. THE POSTAL COMMISSION.

    Mr. Scott, secretary of the Postal Department, continued his evidence before the Postal Commission to-day. He said that if left to himself, he would ...

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  36. USE OF INSULTING WORDS.

    In the case of Maud Kenna, secretary of the Tailoresses' Union, who was charged with having used insulting words to a tramway driver by calling ...

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  37. A CHARGE WITHDRAWN.

    The charge of theft preferred against ex-Sub-Inspector Balchin by Mrs. Lee was withdrawn to-day. Mrs. Lee made a statement in writing, to the effect that ...

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  38. AMERICAN RAILROADS.

    The Canadian Pacific, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, the Oregon Short Line, and the Atchison, Topeka, and ...

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  39. BURGLARY AT ULVERSTONE.

    The house of Mr. Hamilton, estate agent, was entered by burglars last night. Six shillings worth of stamps were stolen. An entrance was gained ...

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  40. AN EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE

    An extraordinary weapon was used in a case of suicide discovered at Tunstall to-day. The body of Archibald Windram, foreman of the ...

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  41. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    At a meeting of the Advisory Committee yesterday, over which Lord Harris presided. Mr. Horner moved, and Mr. G. L. Jessop seconded, a ...

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  42. APPEAL AGAINST AN AWARD.

    The Secretary for Public Works intimates that the Government is objecting to Mr. Grealey's appeal in the GrealeyEmmerton arbitration case as being ...

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  43. AN AGED CARRIER OF MAILS.

    The mails between Elphinstone and Sutton Grange are now carried by a woman nearly 80 years of age. About a week ago her horse dropped from ...

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  44. EGYPTIAN TRAIN DERAILED.

    Reuter's correspondent at Cairo states that brigands, presumably Bedouins, have derailed a train in the Fayoum province, to the west of the ...

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  45. MELBOURNE SHEEP SHOW AND SALES.

    The following shipments of sheep were sent forward to the annual Melbourne sales held by Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. and ...

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  46. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    The Finance Bill has been read the second time in the House of Lords. Business of Supply has been concluded in the House of Commons. ...

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  47. CUSTOMS ANALYSIS.

    The Minister of Customs (Mr. A. Chapman) has approved of an amount being placed on the estimates for the current year for the establishment of ...

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  48. THE CASE OF CANON NASH.

    The Vicar-General to-day vetoed the re-nomination of Canon Nash to the incumbency of Christ Church, Geelong. Mrs. Beechey Fund.—We have ...

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  49. THE KING'S VISIT.

    His Majesty King Edward will leave London on August 10 for Marienbad, and will be absent from England for a month. ...

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  50. FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

    It is semi-officially reported at Reval that the meeting of President Fallieres of France[?] and the Czar of Russia has revealed the fact that there is a ...

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  51. THE BOUNTIES ACT.

    Many fine questions regarding the colour line arise in the administration of the Federal Bounties Act. To-day the Minister of Customs decided that a ...

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