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  2. SENSATIONAL SHOOTING INCIDENT.

    Yesterday afternoon a commotion was caused in the city through the circulation of a report that a young girl residing in Liverpool-street had been shot. ...

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  3. WITHHOLDING THE SURPLUS.

    When Sir William Lyne's message reached Hobart on Friday ordering the permanent head of the Commonwealth Sub-Treasury not to pay any balance ...

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  4. THE COLEBROOK MINE.

    The following is the report of Mr. Cecil Rae, general manager of the Colebrook mine on the result of the amelitng:— "Colebrook Prospecting Association, No ...

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  5. KILLED BY A FALLING TR[?]

    A fatal accident occurred at [?] yesterday, the victim being a man [?] George Harrison. The unfortunate [?] had proceeded during the day to his [?] ...

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  6. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    As a result of the Minister of Lands' personal observations of the country in and around the Tyenna district, the Cabinet has decided to request the Public ...

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  7. A SERIOUS COLLISION.

    A number of lives were lost yesterday in a collision between an electric tramcar and a railway train at San Martin, 300 miles south of Bu[?]nos Ayres, the ...

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  8. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, the Old Age Pensions Bill was read the first time. Mr. W. Rutherford, Unionist member ...

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  9. A COTTON SWINDLE.

    Theodore H. Price, a cotton operator, has been indicted at New York on charges of bribing officials, conspiring to defraud, and improperly making ...

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  10. COMMONWEALTH GAZETTE.

    The following notifications have appeared in the "Commonwealth Gazette":— District headquarters staff—leave of ...

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  11. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

    W. W[?]bb, the champion sculler o[?] the world, has forwarded articles for [?] championship sculling race for Richard [?] Arnst to sign. These articles, it wa[?] ...

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  12. CHOLERA IN THE PHILIPPINES.

    A serious outbreak of cholera has occurred in Luzon, the largest of the Philippine Islands. The outbreak is said to have spread ...

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  13. PERSONAL.

    The Agent-General for Victoria (Mr. J. W. Taverner), who has gone to Rome in connection with the international Agricultural Conference being held there, ...

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  14. PRESIDENT FALLIERES' VISIT.

    His Majesty the King, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Christian were present at Victoria Railway Station, London, to-day, and took farewell of ...

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  15. THE ZEEHAN SMELTERS.

    Mr. H. Harris, manager of the Tasmanian Smelting Company, returned yesterday from a visit to Melbourne, where he has been conferring with his ...

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  16. QUESTION OF FISCAL REFORM.

    In an address at the annual meeting of the Women's Unionist Tariff Reform Association in London on Thursday, Lord Milner stated that before a ...

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  17. VICTORIAN MINISTRY'S POLICY.

    The Premier (Mr. Bent) delivered his pre-sessional policy speech at Brighton last night. After showing the savings effected by his Government, he ...

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  18. DOMESTIC LEGISLATION.

    At a dinner given by members of the Liberal Union Club at the Hotel Cecil on Thursday evening, Mr. A. J. Balfour, in a short speech, strongly ...

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  19. LIBERAL DONATIONS.

    The Sydney Rescue Work Society, of which Mr. G. E. Ardill is the director, has been appealing for funds to purchase premises for the babies' home, and to ...

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  20. MORE WORK FOR BRITISH PEOPLE.

    At the annual meeting of the Liberal Union Club last evening, Mr. Austen Chamberlain deprecated the allegation that fiscal reform would necessarily ...

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  21. THE ILL-FATED ORION.

    Mr. H. D. Baker, the American Consul, who arrived at Launceston from the Strait islands on Saturday, states that on Thursday the constable ...

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  22. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.

    Great satisfaction was expressed to-day at the fact that the report of the Railway Commission recommended the Burnie to Flowerdale extension. ...

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  23. THE GOVERNMENT AND PEERS.

    In the House of Commons on Friday, Mr. Hugh Len, Liberal member for St. Paneras, asked, with a view to showing the present Government's ...

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  24. BETTING ON THE DERBY.

    The King's horse, Perrier, is now first favourite for the Derby, which is to be run on June 3. Perrier is half a point firmer in the betting than ...

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  25. POST OFFICE RECLASSIFICATION.

    The long-looked-for reclassification scheme of post-offices outside the capital cities in the Commonwealth by the Federal Public Service Commissioner was ...

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  26. ZEEHAN NEWS AND NOTES.

    The stray cattle nuisance in this town has never been stamped out. Spasmodic efforts by the authorities have mitigated it occasionally, but it has ...

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  27. TASMANIAN FRUIT.

    The apple market is rather firmer. The Tasmanian apples by the Himalaya are bringing from 6s. 3d. to 8s. a case. A special line of New Yorks realised ...

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  28. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION.

    A fairly representative meeting of Federal public servants was held in the Victoria-hall on Saturday evening to discuss the desirability of forming a ...

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  29. SOUTH AFRICAN UNITY.

    Mr. Winston Churchill (Secretary of the Board of Trade) presided last evening at a dinner given by South Africans in London. ...

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  30. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

    The Public Works Department has accepted the following tenders: — Road, branch road to Oliver's, J. P. German, £97 2s. 3d.; road, from North Bruni ...

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  31. REVENUE RETURNS.

    The State revenue for May was £693,616, being a derease of £74,219, compared with May, 1907. The total revenue received for the eleven months of the present financial ...

    Article : 153 words
  32. ISLAND OF SAMOS.

    The Porte has violated the terms of the international treaty, and is sending troops to Samos, owing to disturbances following on the Governor's refusal to ...

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  33. THE KAISER IN DANGER.

    An engineer named Paul Nikolaus, from Charlottenburg, a town three miles west of Berlin, who has been arrested at Bari, an Italian seaport town, ...

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  34. ROBBERY AT ZEEHAN.

    Between late last night and this morning the sum of about £15 in bank-notes and cash was stolen from a till in W. P. Beauchamp's butcher's ...

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  35. MILITARY SPORTS.

    The arrangements in connection with the gymkhana and sports promoted by the Twelfth Australian Light Horse, to be held at Risdon racecourse on June ...

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  36. A GAMBLE IN OATS.

    A great gamble in oats and maize has taken place on the Chicago grain market. During the week a speculator named Patten made £500,000 on a ...

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  37. MR. WADE'S VIEW.

    The action of the Federal Treasurer in anticipating the passing into law of the Surplus Revenue Bill has aroused the indignation of the State ...

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  38. A SUCCESSFUL JOCKEY.

    The professional rider, F. Wootton, at one time of Sydney, rode the winning horse in three events at Doncaster yesterday. ...

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  39. THE METHODIST BROTHERHOOD.

    A goodly number of men attended the meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood at Melville-street yesterday afternoon. The Rev. F. Lade gave an ...

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  40. A FINE LEGAL POINT.

    There are visions of further grist for the legal mill over the railway disaster (writes our Melbourne correspondent). There is likely to be a very knotty point ...

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  41. THE WEATHER.

    After a fine week, a cnange set in to-day, and since noon several showers have fallen. A particularly heavy shower occurred between 10 and 11 to-night. ...

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  42. GENERAL CABLES.

    The New Zealand Trust and Loan Company made a profit of £21,696 during the past year, and a dividend of 5 per cent, has been declared. A sum ...

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  43. ANGLO-FRENCH ENTENTE.

    The Marquis of Lansdowne presided last evening at a dinner given by members of the Liberal Union Club at the Hotel Cecil to Mr. A. J. Balfour. ...

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  44. CONSOLS.

    Imperial Consols, 2½ per cent., £88. ...

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  45. IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER.

    The Imperial Service Order has been amended so as to admit women companions, and also to entitle women to medals for meritorious service. ...

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  46. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    Rain has fallen steadily nearly all to-day. Always keep Arnold's Balsam handy to cure the numerous chest, throat, and ...

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  47. CATTLE-DRIVING.

    Cattle-driving is spreading in Tipperary. ...

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  48. MOTOR-CAR DRIVER INJURED.

    When racing on the Baltimore track on Thursday, a car driven by Cedrinous, one of the competitors, skidded and overturned. Cedrinous had his ...

    Article : 31 words
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