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  2. EAST SYDNEY VACANCY.

    To-day the electors of East Sydney will have th[?] opportunity of stating at the ballot box whether they approve of Mr. Reid's action in resigning his seat as a protest against the disgraceful tacti[?]s of the Federal ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 2½d per ounce standard, a fall of 3-16d since yesterday. ...

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  4. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    A meeting of working men, held at Birmingham yesterday, heartily supported the policy of preferential trade enunciated by Mr. Chamberlain, on the ground that such a ...

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  5. THE AMERICA CUP.

    The weather off Sandy Hook this morning was foggy, and there was an absolute calm. There was little prospect of the race for the America Cup being re-sailed during the day. ...

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  6. THE REBELLION IN MACEDONIA.

    The "Standard" this morning, commenting upop the importance of the visits of King Edward, the Emperor William, and the Czar Nicholas at this juncture to Vienna, says ...

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  7. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Al[?]ost as soon as the Senate met this afternoon it resumed consideration of the Defence Bill, beginning at clause 35. Several of the clauses were passed with minor amendments, which partook of the character ...

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  8. SPECIAL CABLES.

    King Edward, it is expected, will arrive at London, from Vienna, to-morrow, on the eve of the departure of Queen Alexandra for Copenhagen. ...

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  9. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    THE LAND BILL. When our first edition went to press, the Legislative Assembly was considering the Crown Lands Bill in committee. ...

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  10. THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION.

    In the course of his address to the electors a of Cook division in the East Sydney electorate last night Mr. Reid referred to the position of the Government with respect to the federal capital. He said it was not a ...

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  11. SIR THOMAS LIPTON.

    Sir Thomas Lipton, the owner of the America Cup challenger Shamrock III., is disturbed at the delays that have arisen in connection with races for the cup. His presence is ...

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  12. THE FAR EAST.

    A Russian contributor to the "Gaulois," a Paris journal, says that it has been decided at St. Petersburg not to permit any rival Power to obtain a foothold in Korea. ...

    Article : 56 words
  13. SPEECH BY SIR EDMUND BARTON.

    At the [?]ncheon in connection with the sh[?]w of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, which was held yesterday, Sir Edmund Barton, in replying to the toast of the ...

    Article : 617 words
  14. RUSSIA TO ENFORCE REFORM.

    The "Novoe Vremya," in an article yesterday, strongly hints that Russia alone, with Austria supporting her, will enforce final measures of reform in Macedonia and Old ...

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  15. CHALLENGER'S CREW DISHEARTENED.

    The crew of Shamrock III. are disheartened at the inability of the yachts to finish recent races, and the men have lost much of their smartness and vigour. ...

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  16. MORE VILLAGES DESTROYED.

    The Turks have burned the village of Smilevo. Many of the inhabitants have taken refuge in Monastir, and have informed Hilmi Pasha, the Inspector-General of the ...

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  17. THE UNITED STATES.

    Mr. L. M. Shaw, the Secretary to the Treasury in the United States Cabinet, speaking at Chicago yesterday, said that the United States was the most prosperous nation in the ...

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  18. THE YONGAMPHO INCIDENT.

    The Tientsin correspondent of the "Standard" says that a Japanese gunboat seized the Russian chartered, American owned, and British registered steamer Stanley Dollar at ...

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  19. VICTORIA.

    A great amount of work has been done by the State Cabinet at [?]ec[?]nt meetings on measures for the session of Parliament which begins on Tuesday next. Ministers declare ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. HOW GUILTY OFFICIALS ARE PUNISHED.

    The Sublime Porte had promised Russia that it would dismiss 24 officials for malpractices in Macedonia. It has been ascertained that nine of the officials were dismissed, that three ...

    Article : 49 words
  21. CANADA.

    By a majority of 46 votes, the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada has affirmed the principle embodied in the contract for the construction of the Grand ...

    Article : 234 words
  22. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    It was understood when the debate in committee on the Electoral Divisions Bill was closed last night that an arrangement had been come to between the leaders of the Government and the Opposition that ...

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  23. POLLING ARRANGEMENTS.

    Mr. Charles Lovely, the returning officer, has completed all the necessary arrangements for carrying cut the election to-day. The following are the polling [?]ooths: ...

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  24. INSURGENT TACTICS.

    Colonel Jankoff, one of the leaders from Bulgaria, is at Demotika, 30 miles south of Adrianople. He intends to destroy the railway bridges on the Maritsa and the Arna Rivers, so ...

    Article : 43 words
  25. ALLEGED LABOUR BLACKMAILING.

    Labour circles in New York are elated at the release of Samuel Parks, who had been convicted at New York on a charge of blackmailing employers. ...

    Article : 71 words
  26. NATIONAL CITIZENS' REFORM LEAGUE.

    At a largely attended meeting of women electors, held at the invitation of the executive of the National Citizens' Reform League, for the purpose of taking steps to form a ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. MAFFRA CONVENTION.

    The convention convened by the Maf[?]ra Shire Council to protest against the erection of a "Federal bush" capital, met at the Town Hall this morning. About one hundred delegates were present, ...

    Article : 316 words
  28. A BOMB OUTRAGE.

    While the steamer Vaskapu, of the Hungarian-Levant Company, was proceeding from Varna, in the Black Sea, to Burgas and Constantinople, a bomb on board exploded and set ...

    Article : 222 words
  29. ACTION AGAINST SHOPKEEPERS.

    Mr. Bent, in his capacity as Minister for Health, dealt to-day with a complaint that many articles sold locally as pure linen goods contained a considerable proportion ...

    Article : 115 words
  30. INTERVIEWING THE PRESIDENT.

    A German, who was mentally weak, was arrested yesterday for demanding an interview with President Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay, a New York watering place. The man ...

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  31. MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS.

    The mass meeting of citizens held in Moore-street between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. yesterday, for the purpose of adopting a petition to the Federal Government protesting against its action with regard to the ...

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  32. SWIMMING ACROSS THE CHANNEL.

    M. A. Holbein, the celebrated swimmer, has made another attempt to swim across the Channel from Dover to Calais. He was in the water for 17h 20m, and swam to within four ...

    Article : 162 words
  33. THE TARIFF WAR.

    A Blue Book has been published, containing further correspondence between Great Britain and Germany, relative to the increased tariff imposed by the latter country on ...

    Article : 86 words
  34. CASES OF FISH POISONING.

    Three families residing at Port Melbourne, who made a supper last evening of fish bought from a local fishmonger, developed acute symptoms of poisoning during the night, and ...

    Article : 87 words
  35. THE WEATHER.

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  36. SMALLPOX AT LAUNCESTON.

    A case of smallpox was reported to-day, the victim being John Hubert Clarke, 18, residing on the Wellington-road, about one mile from the centre of the city. He is a "contact" of the girl Brooks, and ...

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  37. DROWNED IN LAKE WENDOUREE.

    The body of a married woman named Alice Millice, aged 29, was recovered this morning from Lake Wendouree, at Ballarat. The deceased, who lived apart from her husband, ...

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  38. THE VENEZUELA CLAIMS.

    Italy has refused to agree to Germany's claim for preference over Great Britain in the payment of the claims against Venezuela, maintaining that the three States stand on ...

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  39. BASHI BAZOUKS CATCH A TARTAR.

    Advices received from Burgas, on the Black Sea Coast, state that a party of 40 Bashi Bazouks attacked the village of Penena. An insurgent band arrived on the scene, ...

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  40. QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. J. D. Campbell, M.L.A., owner of the steamer Pacific, which went ashore on Lamont Island on Monday, received a telegram from the master of the Taldora to-day to the effect ...

    Article : 157 words
  41. WESTERN MINERS' CLAIMS.

    The Arbitration Court continued the taking of evidence to-day regarding the minors' claims. The council clerk produced a statement of ...

    Article : 341 words
  42. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A. E. Knight (Leicestershire), a member of the cricket team for Australia, at Kennington Oval in the second innings of the match Leicestershire v Surrey, carried his bat ...

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  43. PROTECTING THE POSTAL REVENUE.

    At the beginning of the present session Mr. Joseph Cook, while speaking, called attention to one of the regulations of the Postal Department, under which postage on a packet of documents which it was ...

    Article : 123 words
  44. THE GERMAN DEFICIT.

    The final returns for the financial year 1902-3 show that the deficit in Germany consisted of 22,000,000 marks (about £1,100,000) on the ordinary revenue, and 9,000,000 marks ...

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  45. CONSTANTINOPLE EMBASSIES IN DANGER.

    The Sublime Porte has warned the Embassies at Constantinople that Macedonians are projecting outrages on the Embassies and other buildings in the city. ...

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  46. SUPPOSED MURDER AT TOOWOOMBA.

    A post-mortem examination of the body of Jane Potter, who was found dead on Monday evening in a by-lane at Toowoomba, disclosed the fact that death was due to a fracture of the ...

    Article : 45 words
  47. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    The International Congress for the Regulation of Wireless Telegraphy, now sitting at Berlin, has passed resolutions favouring the construction of coast stations to ...

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  48. STATION REPORTS.

    The Australian Estatesand Mortgage Company, Ltd., is in receipt of the following rain advices, viz:- Terrick Terrick, Blackall (Q)., August 31.—"Homestead 92 points, Mistake 165, Thornleigh 100, Woolshed 60. ...

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  49. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

    At a meeting of the Federal Executive to-day an order in council was passed providing for the temporary suspension of the regulation referring to the closing of telegraph offices in the country. This ...

    Article : 97 words
  50. LEPROSY AT CROYDON.

    A [?]hinese leper has been discovered at the Golden Gate, Croydon. He has been living there for the past couple of years. ...

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  51. THE BANK RATE.

    The Bank of England rate of discount is per cent., an advance of 1 per cent. ...

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  52. THE SULTAN THREATENED.

    The Sultan has been the recipient of many letters threatening his life. He has redoubled the measures of surveillance, lest infernal machines should be sent to the Yildiz Kiosk, ...

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  53. CATTLE STEALING CASE.

    A cattle stealing case, in which Thos. Coolan was charged with stealing a cow from Kirkup Brothers, the Prairie, near Clermont, in March last, was concluded at the Supreme ...

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  54. FEDERAL ELECTORAL DIVISIONS.

    In the House of Representatives to-night, Sir William Lyne, when speaking on the third reading of the Elections Bill, quoted figures to show the number of electors in the New South Wales divisions ...

    Article : 416 words
  55. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The annual report of the Commissioner of Police for the year ended June 30 states that the total number of offences roportod during the year was 6653, an increase of 636 on ...

    Article : 128 words
  56. SIR EDMUND BARTON AND THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP

    The movement among the Ministerial members of the House of Representatives with the view of inducing Sir Edmund B[?]rton to accept the position of Chief Justice of the High Court appears to be gaining ...

    Article : 127 words
  57. DEPUTATION TO RUSSIA.

    Russia has declined to receive a deputation of Macedonians, on the ground that the deputation was not necessary, as the Government understood the purpose which the ...

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  58. RAINS IN QUEENSLAND.

    Rain yesterday was generally [?]on[?]ned to the southeastern districts. The following were the principal rainfalls for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day:— South Allora, 24; Beenleigh, 16; Booval, 25; ...

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  59. POPE PIUS X.

    Pope Pius X. is dismissing many functionaries at the Vatican who are regarded by him as being superfluous. It is reported that his Holiness detests the ...

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  60. PRINCE FERDINAND'S MOTHER.

    It is roported that the Princess Clementine of Saxe-Coburg, the mother of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, had half an hour's interview with King Edward at Vienna. ...

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  61. RAINS IN THE FAR WEST.

    The life rains were widespread. The driver of the Wentworth coach reports a grand full between there and Broken Hill. At Bu[?]naringee, 46 miles from Wentworth, the property of Mr. Crozier, 165 points were ...

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  62. FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    In the State Legislative Assembly last night. Mr. YOUNG asked the Premier when he would be in a position to give the House an opportunity of expressing an opinion as to which site for a federal ...

    Article : 276 words
  63. MOTOR CARS ON RAILWAYS.

    The Highland Railway Company, whose head office is at Inverness, Scotland, is adopting motor carriages for the conveyance of the lighter descriptions of traffic over its lines. ...

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  64. THE ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    The Antwerp wool sales will open on the 7th inst. and conclude on the 9th. ...

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  65. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In t[?] Criminal Court yesterday, George Francis Mulqueeny, who pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour. The ...

    Article : 106 words
  66. NEW ZEALAND.

    [?]e Poultry Expert states that there is an unprecedented demand at the present time for New Zealand poultry in the African market. One firm lately received an order for 224,000 ...

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  67. ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.

    Copper.—Spot, 586/8 and three months 57?. Lead.—11 5-32 per ton. ...

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  68. A BOATING FATALITY.

    A steam collier at Yarmouth ran down a pleasure yacht. Three members of the crew of the yacht and a similar numbor of passengers were drowned. Six persons were saved. ...

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  69. MOUNT LYELL LABOUR TROUBLE.

    A[?] a meeting of the A.M.A. to-night to receive th[?] resu[?]t of the ballot it was announced that the voting was 363 against accepting the now scale of wages and 177 for acceptance, being three votes over the ...

    Article : 99 words
  70. DEATH AT A RELIGIOUS SERVICE.

    At the United Tent Mission here last night a Mrs. Andrews remained after the service and, with others, passed into the "inquiry room." Almost immediately after, when in the act of kneeling, she ...

    Article : 57 words
  71. EXCLUSION OF AUSTRALIAN GRAPES.

    Replying to a question in the House of Representatives, Mr. Seddon said Australian grapes had been kept out of the colony on account of phylloxera, but phylloxera was ...

    Article : 63 words
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