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  2. FEDERAL POLITICAL NOTES.

    Small man from a small State though he be, Mr. O'Malley surveys mankind "from China to Peru," and as a statesman seeks to turn to the advantage of the ...

    Article : 1,260 words
  3. THE FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.

    The Federal Treasurer, Sir George Turner, expresses great surprise at the deductions drawn from the figures setting out the Federal expenditure down to 31st ...

    Article : 196 words
  4. CHAMBERLAIN'S FISCAL POLICY.

    In the House of Lords last night an important debate took place on Mr. Chamberlain's preferential trade policy, and the inquiry which the Government intended to ...

    Article : 784 words
  5. CRISIS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The State Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor. The crowd in the Council Chamber was as large as ever, and included lady and Miss Rawson. The Governor, ...

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  6. THE SERVIAN REVOLT.

    The Servian Skuptskina met yesterday at Belgrade, and unanimously elected Prince Peter Karageorgeovitch, descendant of the liberator of Servia from the Turkish ...

    Article : 256 words
  7. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The predikants (pastors) of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa have come to the conclusion that it is better to sink their animosity to the Boers who ...

    Article : 154 words
  8. FREE-TRADE FALLACIES.

    In a letter in reply to a private correspondent published to-day, Mr. Chamberlain points out the fatuity of the opposition and free-trade alarmist cry that the ...

    Article : 130 words
  9. MEETING OF THE OPPOSITION.

    Prior to the reassembling of the Legislative Assembly this afternoon a meeting of the Opposition was held. There were 42 members present, ten others being ...

    Article : 110 words
  10. BROKEN HILL MINING CREEPS.

    The report of the royal commission appointed to inquire into the fatal accident at the Central Mine, Broken Hill, on 8th October last, was laid on the table of the ...

    Article : 239 words
  11. CRITICISM BY MR. A. M'LEAN.

    Whilst on their visit to Bairnsdale, Sir John Forrest and Mr. A. M'Lean, M's.P., were the guests of the shire councillors at the municipal hall. In replying to the ...

    Article : 623 words
  12. UNIONISTS AND FREE-TRADE.

    The London "Spectator," which has from the first vehemently urged the sanctity of free-trade principles against Mr. Chamberlain's preferential policy, advises the ...

    Article : 139 words
  13. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    The Governor-General and Lady Tennyson arrived in Adelaide to-day to attend the Mayor's ball. Lord Richard Nevill, General Hutton, Captain Danger and ...

    Article : 298 words
  14. TO THIS EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--Will yon permit me to say that in one respect, probably owing to my own want of clearness, a point winch I deemed to be of the utmost importance in my ...

    Article : 192 words
  15. ANGLO-SERVIAN RELATIONS.

    In the House of Commons last night the Prime Minister, in reply to a question, said that inasmuch as Dr. Militchivitch, the Servian Minister, and the members of the ...

    Article : 78 words
  16. MR. DEAKIN'S MESSAGE.

    Exception is taken by the Victorian Premier to the terms of the communication sent by Mr. Deakin to the editor of the "British Australasian," in which it was ...

    Article : 358 words
  17. LILLYDALE WATER SUPPLY.

    On 5th February last the Governor in Council made an order approving of the construction of water works for Lillydale, and constituting a water works trust. The ...

    Article : 659 words
  18. A POISONING PLOT.

    The Servian conspirators against King Alexander, it seems before resorting to violent murder to get rid of him, tried to quietly dispose of their King and Queen ...

    Article : 159 words
  19. FEDERAL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

    Now that the results of the Commonwealth public service examinations have been ascertained, the Public Service Commissioner. Mr. M'Lachlan, says that ...

    Article : 192 words
  20. AUSTRALIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

    The second annual meeting of the council of the Chambers of Commerce of the Commonwealth opened at the office of the Adelaide chamber this afternoon. The ...

    Article : 404 words
  21. QUEEN DRAGA'S FORTUNE.

    Renter's Belgrade correspondent states that it is reported there that the murdered Queen Draga has left a fortune of the value of 11,000,000 f. (£440,000), and that the ...

    Article : 84 words
  22. NEW MILITARY PAY SCHEME.

    In the course of conversation yesterday the Minister of Defence gave some of the details of important changes brought about by the new militia and volunteer pay ...

    Article : 392 words
  23. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--As a reader of your invaluable paper for the past quarter of a century, [?] would crave your indulgence to add my protest to the passing of the High Court Bill. Mr. ...

    Article : 149 words
  24. THE SOMALI TROUBLE.

    Further reports have been received at Aden from Berbera with respect to the Somali Mullah's sudden resumption of aggressive hostilities, by a raid at the head of ...

    Article : 180 words
  25. A SINGULAR SUICIDE.

    A remarkable illustration of the mariner in which the Servians regard the brutally ferocious murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga has been given at Belgrade. ...

    Article : 73 words
  26. PLAGUE AT MARSEILLES.

    The French authorities at Marseilles have quarantined two steamers on one of which a certain case of bubonic plague was discovered, while on the other were ...

    Article : 36 words
  27. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--In a former letter I called attention to a statement, made in the House on the second reading of the Federal High Court Bill, calculated to mislead, viz., that "in ...

    Article : 244 words
  28. BUBONIC RATS AND MICE.

    A sudden increase in the number of plague infected rats and mice in Sydney is reported. Of sixteen rats found infected with plague on Monday, eleven came from ...

    Article : 41 words
  29. THE GOVERNMENT INQUIRY.

    In reply to a question asked in the House of Commons last night by Mr. Labouchere, Liberal member for Northampton, and proprietor of "Truth," the Prime Minister ...

    Article : 139 words
  30. LATE MINING NEWS.

    KALGOORLIE.--A crushing of 240 tons from the Queen Margaret Company's South Gippsland properly yielded 150 oz. Most of the ore was taken out in course of development work. The mine is ...

    Article : 209 words
  31. ADDRESS IN REPLY DEBATE.

    When the Legislative Assembly met to-day Mr. Broughton took his seat on the back Opposition benches, and Mr. Eden George sat on the Opposition cross benches. ...

    Article : 577 words
  32. THE FRENCH CONCORDAT.

    The Rev. Father le Rentel, of St. Patrick's Church, Sydney, an ecclesiastic who can speak with militarily and knowledge upon the Concordat question, states ...

    Article : 131 words
  33. NEW ZEALAND MUTTON.

    Dealers in imported frozen meat complain that a quantity of the New Zealand mutton in recent shipments was damaged, owing to the use of inferior ink in branding the ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. A MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.

    The Secretary for War, Mr. Brodrick, was interrogated in the House of Commons yesterday in respect to the press reports of the Somali Mollah's raid on the British ...

    Article : 58 words
  35. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    This evening a most representative gathering of residents assembled in the town hall in order to discuss the question of the alteration of the Federal electorate ...

    Article : 347 words
  36. THE FAR EAST.

    The special commissioner of the Japanese Government, empowered to negotiate the terms of a new commercial treaty between China and Japan, imperatively insists on ...

    Article : 139 words
  37. CLOUD BURST IN AMERICA.

    Another fearfully fatal flood, caused by a cloud-burst, is reported in the United States. In the State of Oregon, after a terrific downpour in the mountains at the head ...

    Article : 99 words
  38. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--The contemplated extravagances of the Federal Executive should be condemned by every taxpayer in the Commonwealth. There are at least seven ...

    Article : 172 words
  39. MASTER BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION

    A meeting of the Master Butchers and Live Stock Buyers' Association was held last night to consider the resignation of the secretary, Mr. W. S. Gadd, Mr. V. Stooke (president) was in the ...

    Article : 66 words
  40. ENGLAND AND FOREIGN TARIFFS.

    Mr. Bonar Law, secretary to the Board of Trade, in reply to a question with respect to the tariff imposts of foreign nations on British goods, stated that the ...

    Article : 68 words
  41. THE FIRE BRIGADE SYSTEM.

    In the Fitzroy council on Monday evening Cr. Hooper complained of the heavy cost of the fire brigade system. The Fitzroy council's proportion for the quarter was ...

    Article : 123 words
  42. THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

    CAMPERDOWN.--The butter factory during May received 196,120 gallons of milk--97,023 at Camperdown, 40,413 at Bostock's creamery, and 58,679 at Pomborneit. The quantity supplied in ...

    Article : 243 words
  43. CITIZENS' REFORM LEAGUE.

    Sir,-- An appeal is made to the supporters of the National Citizens' Reform League to forward a subscription towards the funds of the league. An effort is being made to ...

    Article : 144 words
  44. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Arnold Foster, Secretary to the Admiralty, in reply to a question in the House of Commons last night, said it was not intended to establish a naval base at ...

    Article : 122 words
  45. MR. SEDDON'S ACTION.

    Mr. Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, has written to the "Standard" in reply to the cabled report of Mr. Seddon's recent speech on Imperial ...

    Article : 126 words
  46. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--It was expected that if we had a Federal Parliament it would economise. It was supposed that by this time, the tariff being settled, the Federal Parliament ...

    Article : 575 words
  47. TRUSTEES AND INSOLVENT ESTATES.

    At the Court of Insolvency to-day, before Judge Chomley, a certificate of discharge from his debts, amounting to about £90, was grunted to George Ellis, railway ...

    Article : 107 words
  48. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrived.--Gladys, barque, from Auckland 27th February; Letterewe, barque from Wellington 10th February; Karamea, steamer, from Wellington 1st May. ...

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  49. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    F.M.S. Dumbea, homewards, arrived Marseilles 15th. ...

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  50. AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

    DUNKELD.--Crops are coming on splendidly. Wool growers are looking forward to a good clip. The lambing season is practically over on the large holdings, and owners are well satisfied with ...

    Article : 93 words
  51. GEELONG COMPETITIONS.

    The musical and elocutionary competitions were continued on Tuesday. Results:-- Cornet solo: Percy Jones, Geelong, 1; Geo, 11. ...

    Article : 65 words
  52. PUBLIC CONTRACTS.

    The following tenders for the supply of railway material were accepted yesterday by the Railway Commissioners:--Supply of wheel centres. Monkbridge Iron and Steel Co., £13 (part of item ...

    Article : 44 words
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  55. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 words
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