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  2. QUEENSLAND.

    The following rainfalls are reported for the 24 hours, ended at 9 to-day:—Coen 13 points, Cooktown 42, M'Donnell 58, Mein 95, Moreton 94. ...

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  3. THE NAVAL AGREEMENT.

    The naval agreement which the Federal Premier has undertaken to submit to the Federal Parliament differs vastly from the proposal made to the colonial Premiers, and the Australian Premiers in particular, ...

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  4. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    Lord Tennyson arrived this morning from Adelaide and proceeded direct to Government House, where he was sworn in us Governor-General. His Excellency presided over a meeting of the Federal ...

    Article : 175 words
  5. THE PASSAGE OF THE DARDANELLES.

    The "Tribuna," a semi-official journal at Rome, states that Russia considers the granting by Turkey of a passage through the Dardanelies for her warships as ...

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  6. THE UNITED STATES.

    The Pennsylvania Railroad Company proposes to increase its capital to £80,000,000. With the increase in capital the company proposes to construct tunnels under the Hudson ...

    Article : 87 words
  7. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. Chamberlain, in the course of his speech at Pretoria, said that it was not intended to unduly increase the taxation of the Transvaal and hamper prompt and reasonable ...

    Article : 117 words
  8. SPECIAL CABLES.

    President Castro has accepted arbitration by the Hague Tribunal regarding the claims of Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Holland, and nominates Mr. H. W. Bowen, ...

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  9. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Captain Voss, who is sailing round the world in the Indian canoe Tillikum, left Glenelg for Tasmania to-day. ...

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  10. THE BOER DELEGATES.

    The Boer delegates (Messrs. Jooste, Lane, and Rood) have conveyed to the residents of Orange and district, by letter, their warmest thanks for the ...

    Article : 135 words
  11. RUSSIA A SCYTHE.

    The inspired German organs are reticent regarding the Dardanelles. Other German newspapers are jubilant over "Russia's success." They represent that Russia is ...

    Article : 128 words
  12. THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR.

    Baron Spech Sternberg will act as Charge d'Affaires at Washington in the absence of Dr. von Holleben, the German Ambassador, who has asked for prolonged leave in ...

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  13. ITALIAN PAKT IN THE BLOCKADE.

    An Italian cruiser is blockading Coro, on the north coast of Venezuela, 203 miles W.N.W. of Caracas. ...

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  14. THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

    The Public Service Commissioner, referring this afternoon to the statement made in Sydney that the payment of the minimum wage under the Public Service Act would exceed his estimate of £40,000 for ...

    Article : 66 words
  15. ADDRESS FROM THE BOER CONFERENCE.

    The Conference of Boer Leaders which met at Pretoria on Tuesday has presented an address to Mr. Chamberlain, making a number of requests. ...

    Article : 175 words
  16. COMPLAINT AGAINST GERMANS.

    Venezuelans complain that Germany's contradictory demands were desisnedly irritating, and inspired the belief that a seizure of territory was contemplated. ...

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  17. VACANT POSITION OF DEPUTY POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

    The position of Deputy Postmaster-General of Tasmania will be advertised in the "Government Gazette" as soon as the Public Service Commissioner is furnished with a report from the Postal ...

    Article : 96 words
  18. BROKEN HILL MINING.

    In December, 1901 the number of men employed in mining pursuits on the Barrier was 4860. At the end of 1902 the number was 5014, an increase of 154. It ...

    Article : 162 words
  19. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Three thousand railway servants in South Africa have been organised in a union. ...

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  20. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS PASS THROUGH.

    Out of the four Russian torpedo boat destroyers which it was intended should pass through the Dardanelles, two have passed, besides unarmed torpedo boats. ...

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  21. PREPARATION OF QUEENSLAND ELECTORAL ROLLS.

    It is greatly feared by those who have had experience in the conduct of elections and the preparation of the issue of rolls, &c., that the delay which is taking place on the part of the Federal ...

    Article : 134 words
  22. THE BOER RELIEF FUND.

    General Botha states that the total collections made in Europe for the Boer Relief Fund amount to £105,000. [The greatest contributor to the Boer Relief Fund ...

    Article : 47 words
  23. LATE COUNTRY NEWS.

    Clary St[?]ut, aged 16 years, youngest son or Mr. H. Stent. Cooba Bulga, died [?]s afternoon from injuries received by a fall from a horse last Wednesday. Deceased was unconscious when found, and ...

    Article : 182 words
  24. THE BLACK SEA NEUTRALISED.

    The Crimean war was brought to a definite end by the signing of the Treaty of Paris on March 30, 1856, ratifications being exchanged at the French capital about a month later. Only two or three of the ...

    Article : 1,057 words
  25. PERMITS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Premier has received through the Lieutenant-Governor a despatch from the office of the Secretary of State dated December 2 stating that in consequence of the representations received from Lord M[?]ner it ...

    Article : 66 words
  26. THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.

    The attitude of the local sheiks at Obbia, on the East Coast of Somaliland, one of the British bases, is unsatisfactory; The sheiks are sending transport animals into the interior, ...

    Article : 51 words
  27. FEDERAL CAPITAL SITES COMMISSION.

    The members of the Federal Capital Sites Commission were engaged yesterday in the consideration of reports, plans, and other information relating to the sites to be visited at an early date. They also ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.

    Dr. Randall Thomas Davidson, Bishop of Winchester, has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury ie succession to the late Dr. Temple. ...

    Article : 553 words
  29. THE WEATHER.

    The weather conditions yesterday throughout the State were fine and pleasant. The temperatures generally were low, and the maximum reading of the thermometer at the Observatory was but 78[?] ...

    Article : 110 words
  30. MOROCCO.

    A message from Tangier denies that Muley Mohamed, the elder brother of the Sultan of Morocco, is Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. On the contrary, he will be under ...

    Article : 45 words
  31. A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

    A discharged coachman cut the throat of the four-year-old daughter of Mr. Finlay, a millionaire of New York, and afterwards committed suicide. ...

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  32. STUDENTS' SUMMER SCHOOL.

    At Thursday evening's session Mr. H. S. Bettman, B.A., B.C., delivered an address on "The World's Student Christian Federation" at the last conference of which the represented the ...

    Article : 487 words
  33. VICTORIA.

    A boy named Thomas Anthony, 16, was the victim of a shocking accident at Ocean Grove yesterday. He went out in a boat with a companion on a fishing and shooting expedition, and picked up a gun to ...

    Article : 115 words
  34. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.

    The Foreign Affairs committee of the Senate of the United States has reported favourably in regard to a general international arbitration treaty applicable to the western ...

    Article : 46 words
  35. SYDNEY WATER SUPPLY.

    The flow of the rivers on the Prospect catchment area for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday was as follows:—Cataract, 2,417,000 gallons, a falling off of 269,000 as compared with the preceding ...

    Article : 105 words
  36. CHINA.

    Chinese officials say that Chang-chih-tung, formerly Viceroy of Hu-kwang and afterwards successor to Liu-kun-yi as viceroy of the Liang Kiang, is not returning to his post, but ...

    Article : 77 words
  37. MEAT SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY.

    Mr. H. Copeland, the Agent-General for New South Wales, has written to the War Office stating that Mr. St. John Brodrick will be pleased to learn that the department's ...

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  38. PROPOSED REDUCTION OF MINERS' WAGES.

    Copies of the new working rules which have been agreed upon by the managements of the Outtrim, Howitt, and Jumbunna Coal companies have been forwarded to the miners of the former company for ...

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  39. CASUALTIES.

    About 3.20 a.m. yesterday Constable Crowley, of No. 1 Station, found a man lying in Hyde Park in an unconscious condition. The constable took him to the Sydney Hospital, where he died two hours ...

    Article : 82 words
  40. THE KING'S CRUISE.

    The King and Queen will take a cruise extending over five weeks to Mediterranean ports. A cable of a few days ago stated that the Royal ...

    Article : 58 words
  41. CIVIL SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.

    The first meeting of the Civil Service Co-operative Society of Victoria was held this evening. The report of the provisional directors stated that the organisation of the society commenced on November 17, ...

    Article : 100 words
  42. FALL DOWN A SHIP'S HOLD.

    A seaman named John Lawrence fell down the hold of the steamer Helen Nicoll last night, find sustained a fracture of the base of the skull. The Civil Ambulance conveyed the sufferer to the Sydney ...

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  43. AUSTRALIAN SUPPLIES CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT.

    At the present time the question of the supply of meat to the military forces in South Africa is of considerable importance to the trado in Australasia. The Premiers of this and the other States are fully ...

    Article : 730 words
  44. SOUTHWARK POISONING CASES.

    The Polish wife of Soverino Klosoifski (a publican of Southwark), who is charged with poisoning three women, has identified her husband. ...

    Article : 78 words
  45. ACTION AGAINST MADAME MELBA.

    John Henry Tait, of Thanet-street, Malvern, concert promoter, has, through his solicitor, Mr. A. Fergie, issued a writ against Nellie Porter Armstrong (professionally known as Madame Melba), of ...

    Article : 89 words
  46. A BOY DROWNED.

    An inquiry was held by the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) yesterday relative to the death of a boy named Ephraim James, 7, lately residing with his parents at Bay-street, Botany. The evidence ...

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  47. NEW STEAMERS FOR THE NORTH COAST S.N. CO.

    The ceremony of launching a new steel twin-screw steamship for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Limited, was successfully performed yesterday afernoon at Rowntree's Dock, Balmain. The visitors from the ...

    Article : 598 words
  48. ANNUAL MINT RETURNS.

    The Deputy Master of the Melbourne Mint has issued a return showing that the Victorian gold received by the Mint during the year 1902 totalled 727,362 fine ounces, valued approximately at about ...

    Article : 300 words
  49. MANLY COTTAGE HOSPITAL.

    The board of management sat on Thursday last, when there were present: Mr. F. T. Smith (in the chair), Mr. W. H. Fletcher (hon. secretary), Mr. H. E. ...

    Article : 227 words
  50. IRISH LAND SETTLEMENT.

    Mr. T. Healy, M.P. (Nationalist) trusts that the Government, the landlords, and the conservatives will recognise the moderation of the landlords' convention, and that it will be ...

    Article : 109 words
  51. THE MICROBE OF HYDROPHOBIA.

    Professor Sormagui, of Parma, claims to have discovered the microbe of hydrophobia. ...

    Article : 21 words
  52. THE KING OF SAXONY.

    The condition of King George of Saxony, recently reported to be critical, has improved. ...

    Article : 22 words
  53. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 1s 10?d per ounce standard. ...

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  54. THE ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    The Antwerp wool sales were opened yesterday. Buyers were very numerous and biddings were animated. Of the 1601 bales of La Plata wool offered 1236 bales were sold. ...

    Article : 56 words
  55. THE DURBAR CELEBRATIONS.

    The celebrations of the Durbar at Delhi were concluded yesterday with a brilliant review. ...

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  56. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A body, identified as that of Alfred Briggs, was found in a shaft, which contained a plentiful supply of water, at Lakeside this morning. How he got into the water is so far a mystery, but the police ...

    Article : 94 words
  57. THE MURRAY RIVER COMMISSION.

    A deputation, consisting of members of the executive committee of the River Murray League, waited on the Premier to-day, and handed to him certain ...

    Article : 183 words
  58. YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

    On Wednesday evening a welcome was accorded to Mrs. W. E. Cocks, who, with Mrs. Dovey, lately represented the New South Wales Association at the World's Conference in Geneva. Reference was ...

    Article : 286 words
  59. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Article Club has been wound up voluntarily. The Right Hon. William Grey Ellison-Macartney, M.P. (Conservative) for South ...

    Article : 121 words
  60. THE BELFAST ORANGEMEN.

    Colonel the Right Hon. Edward James Saunderson, M.P. (Conservative) for North Armagh, has resigned the grandmastership of the Belfast Orangemen, alleging that he is ...

    Article : 47 words
  61. NEW ZEALAND.

    No appointment of a successor to Mr. Embling, who has resigned the managership of the Bank of New Zealand, has yet been made. Mr. Michie, of Dunedin, takes the position temporarily. Mr. C. F. ...

    Article : 47 words
  62. RIFLE TEAM FOR BISLEY.

    Brigadier-General Finn, on being seen yesterday, said that he was glad that an effort was shortly to be made in regard to raising funds to send another Australian rifle team to Bisley to defend ...

    Article : 124 words
  63. TASMANIA.

    The French Consular Agent here has received an intimation that 20 French mercantile vessels are on their way, or about to sail for Hobart, where they will await orders. They come under the profitable ...

    Article : 50 words
  64. SHIPBUILDERS' STRIKE.

    Orders for 14 new ships have gone to Germany owing to the shipbuilders and joiners' strike at Newcastle-on-Tyne. ...

    Article : 39 words
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