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  2. SHIPPING.

    Oonah, s, 1757 tons, Captain J. V. Bentley, from Hobart, with passengers. F. W. Jackson, agent. Kooringa, s, 3174 tons, Captain Clack, from Western Australia. Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., agents. ...

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  3. TONGA.

    News from Tonga to-day states that on January 2 the High Commissioner met the King and chiefs, and informed them that it had been decided to change for the future the ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    The ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited, was held to-day. Mr. D. E. M'Bryde, M.L.C., presided, and moved the ...

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  5. QUEENSLAND.

    The central Downs Agricultural and Horticultural Association's show at Allora was officially opened by the Lieutenant-Governor yesterday. There was a large gathering, those ...

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  6. NEWCASTLE.

    The steamer Queen Helena cleared at the Customs to-day for Manila, via Ho Ho, with 6443 tons of coal, the steamer Karori, for Devonport, via kembla, with 500 tons of coal; the steamer Mintaro, for Port ...

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  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Election for the committee of the Cowra District Hospital resulted in the return of the Rev. Seymour Smith, Messrs. Marshall, Wyndham, Golsby, Ormiston, Links, Stevenson, ...

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  8. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    A sad shooting accident occurred in Oxfordstreet, Paddington, about 9 o'clock last evening, the victim being Annie M'Glynn, 15, residing at Sutherland-street, Paddington. ...

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  9. TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING NEWS.

    THURSDAY ISLAND (2000 miles).—Arr: Feb. 1, Ashmount, s, from Manila, bound to Newcastle, Dep[?] Feb, 2, Ashmount, s, for Newcastle. CAIRNS (1400 miles).—Arr: Feb. 2, Wodonga, s, ...

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  10. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ARSON.

    A determined attempt was made early on Wednesday morning to burn the Queensland Hotel at Miles, the property of Mr. M. J. Fogarty, by saturating the bed clothes in one ...

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  11. DIED UNDER AN ANAESTHETIC.

    Yesterday afternoon Annie Anderson, 28, a married woman, visited a dentist in Oxfordstreet for the purpose of having a tooth extracted. An annesthetic was administered, ...

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  12. PEEL RIVER COMPANY'S ESTATE.

    Speaking at a sale of the Tangaratta section of the Peel River Company's Estate, Mr. G. B. G. King, the general superintendent, referred to the closer settlement question. ...

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  13. DEPARTURES.—Feb. 2.

    Yarra, F.M.S., for Noumea. Winfield, s, for South Africa, via ports. Indradeo, s, for Manila. Manapouri, s, for Newcastle. ...

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  14. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The following have been appointed a Royal Commission to inquire into the best means of promoting immigration for purposes of land settlement in Western Australia: ...

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  15. THE AGENT-GENERAL'S MISSION.

    Sir Horace Tozer, Agent-General, returned from Allora last night, where he attended the show. It is his intention to visit the Warwick show in order that he may judge of ...

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  16. PROJECTED DEPARTURES—Feb. 3.

    Wollumbin, s, Duroby, s, and Augusta, s, all for Tweed River; Tuneurry, s, for Cape Hawke; Dorrigo, s, for Coff's Harbour and Woolgoolga; Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Company's steamer for Newcastle; ...

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  17. DAMAGED CARGO FROM THE BUTESHIRE.

    The Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria have been advised by cable that, in addition to three other steamers, the Langton Grange has been chartered to convey to ...

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  18. THROWN FROM A HORSE.

    Phillip Freeman, 15, residing at St. Joseph's Orphanage, Woy, Woy, was riding a horse yesterday, when he was thrown to the ground. The injured lad was brought to Sydney by ...

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  19. CLEARANCES.—Feb. 2.

    Wavertree, s[?], 2117 tons, Captain J. J. Simpson, for West Coast South America, via Newcastle, in ballast. Indradeo, s, 5315 tons, Captain W. Easterbrook, for Manila. Passengers—Mrs. Easterbrook, Misses ...

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  20. FIRES.

    A fancy goods shop of three rooms, occupied by Mr. Millar, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The contents were insured for £250, and the building for £50. ...

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  21. TROUBLE AT A COLLIERY.

    Trouble occurred this afternoon at the Stanford Merthyr Colliery. The men took exception to the action of the management in putting two wheelers in the bord with the ...

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  22. INFANTICIDE IN VICTORIA.

    The body of a newly-born female child was found to-day on the railway line, near the St. Kilda station. This is the third infant body found within a few days. ...

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  23. COASTERS OUTWARDS.—Feb. 2.

    Erina, s, for Broken Bay. ...

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  24. RAILWAY REVENUE RETURNS.

    A return issued by the Railway Department Shows that the net revenue for tho six months ended December 31 was £204,510 greater than for the corresponding half of the previous ...

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  25. SAD CASE OF DROWNING.

    At Menindie on Saturday evening Mrs. G. Hall and her children, in company with a friend, were going to the river to give the children a bath. The little ones, when close ...

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  26. IMPORTS.—Feb. 2.

    Willehad, s, from Hongkong, via ports, 20 bgs ginger, 15 is arrowroot, 40 pkgs porcelain, 23 bia bamboo, 54 cs curios, 40 es and 25 cks oil, 8 bls strawbraid, 20 pkgs tea, 41 bgs walnuts, 20 bgs nuts, 64 cs paper ...

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  27. WELCOME TO MR. REDMOND.

    A welcome was given by the Shamrock Club to Mr. William Redmond last night. The proceedings were most successful. Mr. Redmond, in returning thanks for the warmth of ...

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  28. PILLAR OF THE TSAR'S THRONE.

    An Englishman who has been resident in Russia for very many years (says "St. James's") declares that one of the most pregnant signs of approaching national ...

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  29. R.M.S. ORTONA AT FREMANTLE.

    The Orient Company's S.S. Ortona aimed from London and ports this morning. She brings the following passengers:- For Adelaide: Mr. B. Allen. ...

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  30. COMMISSION OF THE PEACE.

    The annual revision of the commission of the peace wis concluded to-day. The following were included in the new appointments:— Henry Yuic Braddon Sydney: Ebenezer ...

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  31. CONSUMPTIVES' HOSPITAL.

    At a meeting of the Board of Public Health on Wednesday, the chairman, Dr. Norris, reported very favourably on the site at Broadmeadows proposed for a consumptive ...

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  32. TRAGEDY IN TASMANIA.

    Andrew Ferguson, a settler at Forest, in the Stanley district, this morning forcibly strangled his wife. He has been insane for more than 12 months, but no one suspected ...

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  33. YEARS AGO ON THE STAGE.

    Stage life in old days (says the "Mirror," in referring to the death of Mr. William Rignold) was very different to what it is now. There were no princely salaries then. It was ...

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  34. STEAMER ASHMOUNT AT THURSDAY ISLAND.

    The steamer Ashmount, from Manila, for Newcastle, put in here yesterday with the chief officer suffering from dysentery. He was landed and taken to the hospital. To-day ...

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  35. EXPORTS.—Feb. 2.

    Yarra, F.M.S., for Noumea: 50 cs kerosence, 50 p[?] timber, 40 bgs potatoes, 10 kgs white lead, 62 bgs pollard, 30 bgs bran, 10 bgs salt, 144 cs fruit, 368 bgs wheat, 200 bgs flour, 100 bgs coke, 12 cs vegetables. ...

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  36. EXODUS OF CHRISTIAN ISRAELITES.

    The first exodus from Victoria of Christian Israelites, anxious in Join the main body at Denton Hnrbour, Michigan, U.S.A., took place on Wednesday, when 86 emigrants of the ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLD RETURNS.

    The gold yield for January last was 165,452 fine oz, valued at £702,797, being an increase of 11,201 fine oz compared with that for January, 1904. During January last ...

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  38. FIRE IN A COOPERAGE.

    Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in a cooperage in Darlinglane, off Wattle-street, city, owned and occupied by Mr. W. Simmonds, The alarm was ...

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  39. NEW GUINEA LABOUR.

    Considerable annoyance is felt by shellers at the practical suspension of recruiting New Guinea labour as boat crows. This stop, has been taken by the Government authorities at ...

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  40. BURGLARS ON THE RAILWAY.

    During Sunday night thieves broke into the booking offices of several railway stations on the Brighton line, and during Wednesday night they visited stations along the Clifton ...

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  41. REDUCTIONS IN INSURANCE RATES.

    The reductions in the fire insurance rates amount to 33½ per cent, on certain risks, and 10 per cent, on others. The altered tariff applies to New Zealand only. ...

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  42. A SAFE ROBBERY.

    A safe robbery was committed at the Victoria United G.M. Company's office, Ballarat East, early on Thursday morning. The safe, which contained 17½d gold and 10oz of ...

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  43. EPIDEMIC OF DENGUE FEVER.

    There has been a severe epidemic of dengue fever here during the last three weeks, greatly interfering with business. Almost every person on the island' having been down ...

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  44. MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS.

    Bowral.—As aldermen: Globe Ward, H. M. Oxley; Merilbah Ward, F. D. Kyngdon; Oxley VWard, Mose[?] Jones. Auditors: E. Davis, J. Cope. Cowra.—As aldermen: W. Ormiston, W. Golsby, J. ...

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  45. LEICHHARDT WORKERS' INSTITUTE

    Mr. J. J. Hyde presided over a large attendance of members of the Leichhardt Workers' Institute, at the annual meeting held on Wednesday evening. The committee's report for ...

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  46. MOVEMENTS OF MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S. Ortona, from London, bound, to Sydney, arrived at Fremantle at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, and sailed again at 2.15 p.m. for Adelaide. The R.M.S. Oroya, from Sydney, bound to London, ...

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  47. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

    WELLINGTON (1239 miles).—Arr: Feb. 2. Ma[?]. s, from London, via Hobart. Dep: Feb. 2, Kaikours, s, for London. ...

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  48. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

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  49. THE NORTH QUEENSLAND SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    Sir,—Mr. Menzies gives instances to prove that white mon are able and willing to work in the canefields, and that their labour is cheaper than that of others, inasmuch as it ...

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  50. THE MAILS.

    South Australia.—Overland, 5.30 p.m. Victoria-Overland, 5.30 and 7 p.m. Letters for Melbourne only will be accepted without late fee for the express from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m., ...

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  51. AMUSEMENTS.

    The final display of fireworks will take place to-night at the Royal Agricultural Grounds. The exhibitions previously given have proved of a most interesting character, and for this evening a special programme ...

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  52. THE CURRIE LINE.

    The following are the movements of Messrs. Archibald Currie and Co.'s Australian and Indian line of steamships:- The Argus sailed on Jan. 21 from Melbourne for ...

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  53. FRANCE-AMERICAN PARALLEL.

    Therese d'Aurignac (says the "New York Tribune") was the daughter of a poor French farmer. When a young woman she married ...

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  54. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The following were the principal scores made in the prize-shooting of the rifle club:—Bert. Millgate and Geo. Ball, each 55 points; T. Ball, 50; D. Ball, 47; C. Millgate, 43; H. Sutton and Lieutenant Smith, ...

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  55. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Government Geologist and a party will leave Adelaide about the middle of April for the Northern Territory, and will be absent for six or eight months. The object is to ...

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  56. THE INDRADEO DESPATCHED.

    The steamer Indradeo, with 6297 tons of coal, consigned to the U.S.A. navy at Manila, in the Philippines, was despatched last evening by Messrs. W. Scott Fell and Co., Limited. The Indradeo was to have loaded ...

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  57. IN PARIS STAGE-LAND.

    It is admitted that all is not gold that glitters. Never was proverb truer than in respect of the theatre (writes the Paris correspondent of the "Pall Mall Gezette"). You ...

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  58. THE FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE DUE TO-DAY.

    The German mail steamer Friedrich der Grosse, of the fleet of the Nord-deutscher Lloyd, is due at Sydney this morning, from Bremen and Southampton, via ports. The vessel left the Continental port on ...

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  59. LIGHT-WEIGHT BREAD AND ITS ORIGIN.

    Sir,—My attention has been drawn to a series of prosecutions against some master bakers, quite recently, for breaches of the above offence, in which cases substantial fines have ...

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  60. FIRE BRIGADES GRANTS.

    Sir,—When thousands of willing workers are unemployed and hundreds of them are destitute and sturving, and retrenchment the theme of the hour, in it right that the Government should grant a large ...

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  61. THE FALKIRK SPOKEN.

    Captain Hauth, of the German barque Seestern, which arrived here from Guayamas on Wednesday night, reports having spoken the barque Falkirk from Pisagua, bound to Sydney, on Jan. 12, in last. 15 ...

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  62. MRS. CASSIE L. CHADWICK.

    Elizabeth Bigley was the daughter of a poor Canadian farmer. While a young woman she was tried on a charge of forgery, but acquitted on the ground of insanity. A few ...

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  63. THE AUSTRALIAN, FROM JAPAN.

    The managing agents for the E. and A. line, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., were yesterday advised of the departure of the steamer Australian from Moreton Bay, en route from Japan and China, at 1.30 p.m. ...

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  64. THE LOSS OF THE MEDORA.

    Concerning the wreck of the Levuka-owned schooner Medora, a Levuka correspondent of the "Fiji Times" writes:—"It may perhaps be interesting to some of our meteorological savants to learn that the vessel ...

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  65. SAILING VESSELS DUE.

    The follouing willing vessels are now due at Sydney:- Brunel, bq, from Liverpool—110 days. Cimba, sh, from London—80 days. ...

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  66. PARRAMATTA DISTRICT.

    A meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman W. Noller) presiding. A letter was received from the Public Works Department stating that in regard to the proposed drainage ...

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  67. THE FIRE ON THE YARALLA.

    Deferring to the recent outbreak of fire on board the A.U.[?].N. Companys inter-island steamer Yarulla, reported in our issue of yesterday, the Fiji "Times" of Jan. 25 says:—"The Yaralla has been having an ...

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  68. QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The following additional sentences were passed at the Quarter Sessions:—William George Buckman, for breaking entering, and stealing, six months' imprisonment; Warren ...

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  69. PARRAMATTA POLICE COURT.

    At the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday, [?] fore Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., Henry William Claris was fined £1 and costs of court for suffering an unlawful game—throwing dice—to be carried on in his ...

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