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  2. THE BOERS IN EUROPE.

    Since the beginning of the Boer war, 2,000,000 florins (£100,000) have been collected in Holland for the Boers. Of this sum 450,000 florins are still ...

    Article : 90 words
  3. THE KING'S CRUISE.

    The King and Queen were much interested in some remarkable sheep dog trials on the Isle of Arran. ...

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  4. THE WERNHER BEIT SLANDER CASE.

    The long-pending slander suit instituted by Messrs. Wernher, Beit and Co., the well-known South African banking firm, against Mr. Arthur Markham, Liberal ...

    Article : 313 words
  5. THE PEARLING INDUSTRY.

    The following message has been received here from Melbourne:—"Minister directs as follows:—That all previous instructions regarding men landing for the ...

    Article : 230 words
  6. PARLIAMENTARY PARAGRAPHS.

    About half an hour after it met yesterday, the Assembly once more got on to its favourite bone—the Railway Commissioner system. Mr. Nanson attacked ...

    Article : 963 words
  7. INTER-STATE.

    In the House of Assembly to-day, the Government modified its proposed texation on insurance premiums, and fixed the tax at 10s. per £100 for life policies ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the Senate to-day the consideration of the tariff was resumed, in Committee, on the requests that the House of Representatives had not agreed to. ...

    Article : 578 words
  9. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,329 words
  10. WEST INDIES ERUPTION

    Mount Pelee, on the French island of Martinique, in the West Indies, continues in a state of violent eruption. ...

    Article : 30 words
  11. MOUNT KEMBLA DISASTER.

    The inquest concerning the deaths of certain miners who lost their lives in the Mount Kembla colliery disaster was continued to-day. ...

    Article : 81 words
  12. SWIMMING.

    The long-distance swimmer, Holbein, started from Grisnez on Wednesday afternoon on a third attempt to swim the English Channel. ...

    Article : 71 words
  13. A RETURNING TRANSPORT.

    The Oswestry Grange, a sister ship to the Drayton Grange, has started from South Africa for Southampton with 2,000 troops. ...

    Article : 51 words
  14. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The Secretary of the Decimal Association asserts that 290 members of the House of Commons are prepared to support a measure for the compulsory ...

    Article : 80 words
  15. THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

    The Collector of Customs, Mr. Clayton T. Mason notifies by circular, dated August 27, the following official Federal tariff decisions:— ...

    Article : 271 words
  16. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.

    The Hague International Arbitration Court has been convened to arbitrate upon its first case. This is a long-standing difference ...

    Article : 87 words
  17. THE NEW GOODS ENGINES.

    It was reported in the Press yesterday that a trial had been made of the new Class F engines which have recently been imported, from designs by the Omer ...

    Article : 539 words
  18. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Although the inhabitants of Norfolk Island have, by a plebiscite, determined to remain a Crown Colony, it has been stated in Federal circles that the British ...

    Article : 152 words
  19. LABOUR AND CAPITAL.

    The Commission which has been organised by Mr. Alfred Mosley to study in America problems connected with the relations of labour and capital, methods ...

    Article : 142 words
  20. COMMERCIAL.

    Copper.—Copper on spot is quoted at £51 12s. 6d. per ton, and forward at £52 10s. Tin.—Tin on spot is quoted at £122 ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.

    President Roosevelt, of the United States delivered an address at Augusta, The capital of the State of Maine, yesterday. ...

    Article : 121 words
  22. LABOUR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.

    Owing to a strike among the miners of the Stavely Coal and Iron Company, in Derbyshire, the directors have decided on a lockout. They have given the whole ...

    Article : 52 words
  23. A TRUMPED-UP CHARGE.

    In the Criminal Court to-day Jas. Sullivan, a farmer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having indecently assaulted his step-daughter. Alice ...

    Article : 154 words
  24. CHARGE AGAINST A CONSTABLE.

    Eva French, who appeared in the Kalgeorlie Police Court to-day to answer a charge of having solicited prostitution in Brookman-street, made a serious ...

    Article : 202 words
  25. TROOPSHIP SCANDALS.

    The Drayton Grange Commission sat again to-day. Lieut.—Col. Embling; acting P.M.O., said that he thought that lives would ...

    Article : 123 words
  26. THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

    A President Roosevelt has delivered an important speech, in which he has renunciated the Monroe doctrine. "The Monroe doctrine," declared the ...

    Article : 177 words
  27. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the House of Representatives to-day. The Treasurer said, in reply to Mr. Clarke (N.S.W.), that his advance fund ...

    Article : 405 words
  28. EARTHQUAKES IN THE PHILIPPINES.

    A series of earthquake shocks occured at Malanom, in the Philippines, and near the headquarters of the American army. ...

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  29. SERIOUS STEAM EXPLOSION.

    A serious explosion of steam occured this afternoon on the steam collier Duckenfield, belonging to Messrs. J. and A. Brown. Two lads were killed, and ...

    Article : 168 words
  30. RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

    The "Novosti," a St. Petersburg journal, states that the amended German Tariff Bill is undoubtedly prohibitve, and must lead to a tariff war between ...

    Article : 38 words
  31. THE WAVERLEY ASSAULT CASE.

    At the inquest in connection with the death of John Bingham, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital, on Sunday last from the effects of a fracture of the skull, the ...

    Article : 206 words
  32. A STRANGE SHOOTING CASE.

    A sensation was caused at Thames to-day by the arrest of a woman, named Mrs. Taylor, on a charge of having attempted to murder Michael Whelan. ...

    Article : 163 words
  33. SLEEPER-HEWERS.

    Sir,—You recently published a report of an interview with Ministers by a deputation on behalf of sleeper-hewers, and reference has been made in Parliament ...

    Article : 190 words
  34. A MAMMOTH CAVE.

    The blasting operations that are in progress on the eastern side of Gibraltar have disclosed a mammoth cave 350ft. long by 70ft. high. The cave abounds ...

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  35. KING AND KAISER.

    The King of Italy has arrived at Potsdam. His Majesty, who was effusively welcomed by the Kaiser, will make a great; State entry into Berlin to-day. ...

    Article : 39 words
  36. ROUND THE WORLD.

    The P. and O. Company, the Orient Company, the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company the Messageries-Maritimes, ...

    Article : 54 words
  37. AIDING UNEMPLOYED PRINTERS.

    The Melbourne Typographical Society has determined to send out two unemployed printers in order to see whether or not the men can earn a fair living by ...

    Article : 73 words
  38. ANARCHISM.

    A Spanish anarchist has been arrested at Nice. It is reported that he was under orders to kill the German Kaiser. ...

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  39. A RIFLE CLUB CONCESSION.

    Notwithstanding the refusal of the Victorian Ministry to allow members of rifle clubs to travel on the railways free of charge under certain conditions, Sir ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN TASMANIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier made a statement as to the Ministerial position consequent on the adverse vote on the income-tax proposal ...

    Article : 62 words
  41. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAY CASE.

    In the Campbell railway action to-day, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and also found that Campbell was identical with the man who was ...

    Article : 64 words
  42. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand Government lately applied to the British Admiralty to raise its subsidy to the Calliope dock, at Auckland, to £150,000, such subsidy to ...

    Article : 46 words
  43. THE TINDERRY TRAGEDY.

    Further evidence was taken to-day at the inquest concerning the death of W. H. L. Ranking, of Tinderry Station. Drs. McKillop and Burkett were ...

    Article : 67 words
  44. HOOLIGANISM.

    An outbreak of ruffianism is reported from Paris. Gangs of "Hooligans" are said to be daily indulging in fighting among ...

    Article : 50 words
  45. ALLEGED INFANTICIDE.

    Rachel Samel, the young woman who was alleged to have killed her newlyborn child on Monday afternoon, by placing it in a grate and setting fine to ...

    Article : 51 words
  46. PROPOSED STATE IRON WORKS.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. McGowan moved—"That, in the opinion of this House, the Government should establish State ironworks." The ...

    Article : 33 words
  47. MR. SEDDON.

    Mr. and Mrs. Seddon have visited Dublin, where they were the guests of the Earl of Meath. ...

    Article : 26 words
  48. PERSONAL.

    On Wednesday evening last a number of Cue citizens tendered a farewell social to Mr. W. H. Greenard, Inspector of Mines, who has been transferred from ...

    Article : 91 words
  49. THE DROUGHT.

    The Council of Churces has resolved to ask the Federal Government to invite the people of the Commonwealth to observe Sunday, September 7. as a day of ...

    Article : 57 words
  50. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 42 words
  51. SLY-GROG SELLING.

    In the Leonora Police Court to-day four persons were fined £30 each, with costs, on charges of sly-grog selling Several other prosecutions are pending. ...

    Article : 29 words
  52. CYCLONE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

    A cyclone has occurred at Majorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea. Many houses have been destroyed. ...

    Article : 34 words
  53. Advertising

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    Advertising : 972 words
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