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  2. LONDON TABLE TALK.

    The most amazing feature of the story of the surrender at Krugersdorf, told by Sir John Willoughby and now confirmed on independent Boer testimony, is the truly rural ...

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  3. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] MATABELELAND.

    News has been received in Cape Town from Buluwayo that the Matabeles are very closely investing the latter town, and that unless help arrives the position of the inhabitants will ...

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  4. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Some time ago regulations were issued providing for taking up areas on the Collie goldfields. An English company, through its local directors, lodged an application ...

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  5. THE SANGSTER BOARD.

    The Sangster Board sat again to-day, when the Port Chalmers case was further investigated. John McKenzie, a master mariner, stated ...

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  6. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] ENGLAND IN EGYPT.

    In the recent dispute between the members of the Khalifa's bodyguard 500 were killed. ...

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  7. NEWCASTLE COLLIERY TROUBLE.

    The conference between the coalowners and miners of the northern district, convened by the Premier, met at the Colonial Secretary's office to-day. Mr. Reid presided, and there ...

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  8. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH] ARMENIA.

    The Sublime Porte explains to the European Ambassadors that the appointment of the Mahommedan Governor to Zeitoun, where serious trouble took place recently between the ...

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  9. THE HOSPITAL TROUBLE.

    On Wednesday morning a representative of The Advertiser waited on Dr. Hayward, the chairman of the late honorary medical staff, to ascertain whether he had anything to say in ...

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  10. THE BATTLE AT TOKAR.

    Further particulars have been received from Suakin respecting the recent defeat of a large force of dervishes in the neighborhood of Tokar. ...

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  11. MADAGASCAR.

    The French Senate has postponed the consideration of the vote in respect to the administration of affairs in the island of Madagascar until a Cabinet is formed which shall possess ...

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  12. THE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    The inquest on the body of Edward James Sheridan, one of the four young men killed at the Grand Junction-crossing on Sunday night, was concluded by the city coroner on ...

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  13. BULUWAYO OUT OF DANGER.

    The latest advices from Buluwayo are to the effect that the town and its inhabitants are no longer endangered. They have an ample supply of provisions, sufficient to last for two ...

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  14. RUMORED MINISTERIAL RESIGNATION.

    The French Senate by 171 votes to 90 decided to postpone the consideration of the vote already passed by the Chamber of Deputies in respect to the administration of ...

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  15. BROKEN HILL.

    At the Stephen's Creek waterworks last night an additional fifty-seven points of rain was recorded. The total accession to the reservoir to 3 p.m. to-day was 775,000,000 ...

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  16. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.

    Information has been received from Rome that General Baldisserdfa, the Commander-in Chief of the Italian Army of occupation in Abyssinia, has returned the proposals for ...

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  17. MR. W. A. TRENWITH.

    The steamer Yarrawonga, by which Mr. W. A. Trenwith, M.L.A. for Richmond, Victoria, is leaving on a visit to England, arrived at the Port on Wednesday at midday. Mr. ...

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  18. ESPERANCE.

    Captain Clark, of the steamer Liddesdale, 4,500 tons, reported in an interview to-day that the chart of the island is misleading and a new survey should be made without delay, ...

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  19. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA.

    Play was resumed in the championship chess match to-night. In a few moves Mr. Wallace won the first game, after being surrounded with very many difficulties, by a false move on ...

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  20. RETURN OF MR. WALTER GRIFFITHS.

    Mr. Walter Griffiths returned to Adelaide by the Melbourne express on Wednesday morning after a visit to the Northern Territory. Mr. Griffiths, who is looking ...

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  21. THE COREA.

    The Government of the Corea have addressed a dispatch to the Czar of Russia asking him to appoint a Russian bodyguard to protect the palace of King Li Hsi at Seoul, and to appoint ...

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  22. VENEZUELA.

    Mr. G. W. Smalley, the New York correspondent of the London Times, states that the situation with regard to the boundary dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela ...

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  23. P. & O. COMPANY.

    The 3½ per cent, debentures for £300,000 issued by the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company have been subscribed fivefold, and the whole amount has been allotted ...

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  24. NEWS FROM MAURITIUS.

    Mail advices from Mauritius by the steamer Warrimoo state that a violent cyclone passed over the island at the end of February. Not much damage was done to the sugar crops, but ...

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  25. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    The following are the present average-quotations for the shares of the:— Bank of Australasia, £54. Bank of New South Wales £36 10s. ...

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  26. VICTORIAN CYCLING MATCH.

    A private match over-five miles took place on the St. Kilda track this afternoon between James Carpenter, the road champion, and Cecil Turner. Carpenter staked £60 to his ...

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  27. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The body of a man, about 50 years of age, was found in the Yarra, near Punt-road. One boot was off, and the man's trousers were entangled round his feet. ...

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  28. A WARNING TO LADIES.

    A London doctor has addressed to the Daily Telegraph a practical letter which ought to be taken as a solemn warning by ladies addicted to the extraordinary hats that have been in ...

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  29. DEBENTURE STOCKS.

    The following are the latest quotations:— Bank of New Zealand 4 percent, guaranteed stock, £107. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ...

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  30. THE SYDNEY BOOT TRADE.

    The resolutions which the Boot Manufacturers' Association passed at a recent meeting abrogating the statement of wages some time ago agreed upon between the masters and ...

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  31. VICTORIAN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

    The returns of exports and imports for March have been issued. The exports were valued at £1,172,684, an increase of £165,000 as compared with the preceding month, but a ...

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  32. AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES.

    The following is the latest quotation:— Melbourne Trams, 12s. ...

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  33. TWICE PAD TAXATION.

    A memorial from the members of the Colonial Institute has been presented to the Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, praying that the ...

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  34. SHARE SALES.

    The latest share quotations are:—Mount Lyells, £6; Mount Morgans, 74s.; British Broken Hills, 20s. ...

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  35. SIR HENRY PARKES.

    The condition of Sir Henry Parkes is still very serious. Drs. Warren, Angelmoney, and Scotskirving held a consultation this evening over the case. They found that Dr. Maurice ...

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  36. THE "ARGUS" LIBEL CASE.

    The hearing of the libel action brought by Mr. James Mirams against the Argus was resumed in the County Court to-day. The defendant published an article on the affairs of ...

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  37. GOLD IN VICTORIA.

    Some recently-discovered quartz veins in a diorite dyke near Alexandra are giving excellent yields of gold. A telegram received by the Mines ...

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  38. THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD

    M. Leon Say, the celebrated French statesman, whose serious illness has been previously announced, died to-day at the age of 70. Much regret was caused this afternoon when ...

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  39. EXPORT OF FRUIT.

    The Export Produce Department sent to the London depot by the R.M.S Himalaya 69 cases of fruit, which included 60 cases of apples, consigned to the order of Mr. S. ...

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  40. SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

    The lawn tennis match, Victoria v. South Australia, was postponed to-day in consequence of the wet weather, and will not probably be commenced till Saturday. The ...

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  41. SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

    President Cleveland has been invited by the City of Birmingham Corporation to attend the Shakespeare birthday celebration, which takes place in that city on Thursday. ...

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  42. INTER-UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

    To-day the Adelaide University eight-oar crew will leave for Victoria, where they will meet the representatives of the Melbourne and Sydney Universities in the annual race for the ...

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  43. CHESS.

    The annual meeting of the Norwood Chess Club was held at the Norwood Institute on Wednesday evening. Sir Edwin Smith presided over a fair attendance. ...

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  44. A JUDGE'S DECISION REVERSED.

    The Full Court to-day reversed the decision of Judge Molesworth, who refused to grant a certificate and dispensation in the estate of Joseph Cabena, merchant, on the ground that ...

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  45. DISEASED KANGAROOS.

    It has been reported for some time past that kangaroos are dying of some disease in many districts of Queensland. The Brisbane Courier states that the stock inspector at Longreach ...

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  46. AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION.

    The Right Hon. Sir H. H. Fowler, the liberal representative of East Wolverhampton, who was Secretary for India in the Rosebery administration and previously held office under ...

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  47. MODERN EXPLOSIVES.

    The Premier, acting on the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, has decided to send Mr. C. N. Hake, the Government inspector of explosives, to England to study the latest ...

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  48. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S Himalaya, a boat which has acquired a well-deserved reputation for speed, left Largs Bay homeward bound on Wednesday, amongst her through passengers being Sir ...

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  49. WEST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS.

    A cable message has been received from the Agent-General (Sir Malcolm Fraser) stating that four engines will be shipped for the colony in the first week in Jane, three ...

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  50. THE LORMER ENQUIRY.

    The Crown has decided to proceed against Messrs. Rapiport and Baxter, ex-J.P.'s, on a charge of conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice. The prosecution arises out of the ...

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  51. A FAMILY POISONED.

    A report from Gunnedah states that a family named Hoy have been poisoned through eating pork. It appears that Mrs. Hoy prepared a dish of brawn for the family on ...

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  52. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    BREADSTUFFS.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,330,000 qrs., as against 2,330,000 last week, being a decrease of 50,000 qrs. The ...

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  53. LADIES AS DOCTORS.

    In November last the London Royal College of Surgeons rejected by a narrow majority the proposal to admit fully qualified women as members, but at a meeting of the fellows of ...

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  54. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

    Union-ball, Pirie-street, 3 — Address by Mrs. Nicholls on "How to vote." 23, Waymouth-street, 2.3o—Meeting of the Junction Consolidated Silver ...

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  55. FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

    Proposals for the consideration of the directorates of the various freezing works in connection with the formation of the Frozen Meat Trades Association will be posted from ...

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  56. Advertising

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  57. SOMETHING LIES IN MEANNESS

    Which excites a species of resentment that never subsides. Once deceived by an imitation of Wolfe's Schnapps one is 10th to patronise the place again. Buy bottles intact. ...

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