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  2. LORD HAWKE'S TEAM V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The South Australians defeated Lord Hawke's eleven on Tuesday by 97 runs. It was a sensational finish, and a brilliant victory. When play ceased on Monday ...

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  3. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. G. W. Moore, the chief station inspector of the Union Bank of Australia, who arrived at Cobar yesterday evening from Louth, and put up at the Grand ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    Constable Bartlett, who had his skull fractured when he was savagely assaulted by several young men at Brunswick on Thursday night, is progressing favorably on ...

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  5. THE FRENCH NAVY.

    The French Minister of Marine, speaking yesterday in the Chamber of Deputies, stated that the new submarines ordered for the French navy weighed 350 tons, and had ...

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  6. BRITTISH DEFENCES.

    Mr. Brodrick, Secretary for War, speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, expressed his belief that it would be quite possible to improve on the German ...

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  7. THE LATE SIR HECTOR MACDONALD.

    The remain's of Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald were interred in the Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, to-day. It was a spring-like morning when the ...

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  8. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The Postmaster-General has not yet arrived at a decision in regard to the point as to whether letters addressed to the secretaries of the Druids' and Eight Hours' ...

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  9. THE SHAMROCK ASHORE.

    The steamer Shamrock, which arrived at Catherine Hill Bay from Sydney on Sunday evening to load coal for Adelaide, went ashore during last night. She has settled ...

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  10. NORTHERN NIGERIA.

    Sir Frederick Lugard (High Commissioner in Northern Nigeria), in acknowledging Mr. Chamberlain's message of congratulation on the submission of the Emir of ...

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  11. SMALLPOX ON A FOREIGN VESSEL.

    It was decided by the Health Department this afternoon that the Italian ship Angelo Ropato should be allowed to come alongside Port Melbourne pier to discharge ...

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  12. THE MURRUMBIDGEE DROWNING FATALITY.

    The three bodies of the victims of the drowning fatality that occurred 20 miles from Lockhart have been recovered from the Murrumbidgee River. Miss Gray's ...

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  13. A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

    William Watcher, 55 years ot age, a resident of South Melbourne, was at work at a donkey engine attached to a crane at Duke's Dock this afternoon, when the ...

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  14. VISIT TO QUEENSLAND.

    The Melbourne "Argus" reports that Sir William Lyne states that he has not abandoned the idea of visiting Queensland with a party of Federal politicians. He is only ...

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  15. IRISH AFFAIRS.

    It is officially announced that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit Ireland in July or August. A convention of the Irish Nationalist ...

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  16. COLD STORAGE.

    The cold storage chambers erected in connection with the Central Markets at Paris have been opened. They have a storase capacity of 220,000, cubic feet, and the ...

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  17. REVENUE FOR MARCH.

    The revenue for March totalled £995,522, a decrease of £47,062 on the corresponding month of last year. The principal decreases were:—Land revenue, which represented a ...

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  18. THE MINIMUM WAGE.

    It is costing the Commonwealth over £45,000 year to pay a minimum wage of £110 per annum to all adult officers, says the Melbourne "Argus." Officers in the ...

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  19. AN ACTION AGAINST MINEES.

    At the Korrumburra Police Court to-day a commencement was made with the cases in which the Outtrim Coal Company is proceeding against twenty miners under the ...

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  20. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A shark, 14 ft. long, was caught at Fremantle this morning near Robb's jetty. Big sharks have been seen for some days, and several times they have killed and ...

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  21. DELAGOA BAY.

    His Majesty the King will be accompanied on his forthcoming visit to the King of Portugal at Lisbon by Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge, formerly Commissioner and ...

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  22. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier moved—"That the House agrees with the amendments in the Reform Bill adopted at the free conference." The point ...

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  23. TROUBLE AT A HOSPITAL.

    The Melbourne Hospital medical staff usually ask permission from the relatives of a deceased patient to conduct a post-mortem examination when the illness has been ...

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  24. AMERICA AND THE POWERS.

    Reuter's correspondent in New York reports an interview in which Admiral George Dewey (Commander of the American fleet) referred in eulogistic terms to the ...

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  25. THE PACIFIC MAIL.

    A communication designed to awaken the Central Postal Bureau to a possibility of vastly improving the Trans-Pacific mail services has been addressed to the ...

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  26. A LITTLE CHILD BURNT.

    Jane Bridge, aged 11 years, was busy in the kitchen at her parents' residence, in Looronga, Gippsland, when she had occasion to lift the lid from the kettle, lier ...

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  27. BIRD VERSUS BEAST.

    Mr Henry Bradford, rabbit trapper, when setting traps about two miles from Rochester on Thursday afternoon, heard a commotion near a rabbit burrow. He found ...

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  28. VICTORIAN STATISTICS.

    The Government Statist issued to-day preliminary estimates of the agricultural production of the State during the season 1902-3. The figures show, as expected, a ...

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  29. THE ARMY UNREPRESENTED.

    At the funeral of Sir Hector Macdonald the absence of any official representative of the army was remarked, though it is believed that the War Office were aware of ...

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  30. JERUSALEM IN DANGER.

    A severe shock of earthquake was experienced at Jerusalem to-day, and a great panic was caused among the population. The damage done to the buildings of the ...

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  31. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

    As ten prisoners are under sentence of death it is interesting to know that there have been 37 executions in this State since 1883, namely, 9 Europeans, 13 Asiatics, and ...

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  32. JAPANESE WARSHIPS.

    It is expected that the three Japanese warships, Itsukushima, Matushima, and Hashidate, will arrive at Fremantle tomorrow, with Admiral Kamimura in ...

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  33. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 1/10¾ per oz. ...

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  34. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Under the South African new railway scheme the rates on imported corn, grain, and flour to East London, Durban, and Johannesburg, have been reduced from 115/ ...

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  35. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The earnings of the Palmerston and Pine Creek railway for the week ended March 28 were £133. The steamer Wai Hoi sailed for ...

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  36. A BRAVE WOMAN.

    Two ladies named Dodds, who were guests of Mr. Beggs, of Bushy Creek estate, near Glen Thompson, decided to bathe in a creek, which runs through the properly. ...

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  37. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    New Zealand 3½ per cent. Government stocks are quoted at £102. ...

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  38. THE RATE OF DISCOUNT.

    The market rate of discount for three months' bills is 3¾ per cent. ...

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  39. QUEENSLAND.

    The E. & A. Company's steamer Empire arrived from Hongkong to-day. The passengers for Sydney were:—The Hon. C. S. Sharp, Mrs. Mead, Dr. and Mrs. Duncan, ...

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  41. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND MORTGAGE COMPANY.

    The balance-sheet of the Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company shows a debit balance of £29,607. ...

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  42. FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

    Some time ago a bookmaker, John Hitchen, of Prahran, was fined —20 for using his shop as a betting place, but on appeal the conviction was quashed. To-day ...

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  43. THE KING'S TOUR.

    His Majesty the King, who wds accompanied by the Prince of Wales, bade farewell to the Queen this morning prior to his departure for the Continent to join the ...

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  44. THE PRICE OF LEAD.

    Lead is quoted at £13 3/9 per ton. ...

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  45. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

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  46. TROUBLE AHEAD FOR CHINA.

    Among the passengers of the Empire from Hongkong is the Hon. C. T. Sharp, the manager of Messrs. Gibb, Livingstone, and Co., and a member of the Legislative ...

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  47. TASMANIA.

    Mr. George Adams is gradually improving in his health. At a meeting of the Tasmanian Racing Club to-day the disqualification of B. Poole ...

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  48. BRITAIN IN AFRICA.

    In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Lansdowne, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, reported the receipt of an intimation from the Porte that the Turkish troops, whose ...

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  49. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

    At a conference between members of the Trades Hall Council, the Council of Churches and representatives of temperance organisations to-night a report was ...

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  50. HIS MAJESTY'S EMBARKATION.

    The King embarked at Portsmouth last night for his Continental tour, but in consequence of a severe gale, the departure of the Victoria and Albert was delayed till ...

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  51. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Wanganui Borough has accepted the tender of Messrs. Mephan, Ferguson, and Co., of Melbourne, to supply steel water-pipes for £22,000. ...

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  52. LABOR IN AMERICA.

    The New York correspondent of the "Times" reports that the labor situation in America becomes more serious every day, and that strikes are threatened in every ...

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  53. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

    The Mayor of Hobart on Saturday entertained a large picnic at Risdon, on the spot where 100 years ago Lieutenant Bowen, of the warship Porpoise, as commandant of ...

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  54. SHIPPING.

    Harbirg, steamer, 5,217 tons, at Hamburg from Sydney January 3. Departures. For Sydney—Karlsruhe, steamer, 5,057 ...

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  56. THE NEW GUINEA MURDER.

    Information from New Guinea states that the skull of the Rev. W. J. Chalmers, the well-known missionary, which was recovered from the natives, by whom he was ...

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  57. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Queen Alexandra has given £1,000 to the London Hospital. In consequence of the low rates obtaining on the Siberian railway, the German ...

    Article : 68 words
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  59. A BIG DECREASE IN STOCK.

    An approximate return furnished shows that the number of cattle in Queensland on January 20 last was 2,440,001, and sheep 7,027,215. This is a considerable falling off ...

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