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  2. THE SHIPPING COMBINE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Shipping Combine presided over by Mr. T. Pierpont Morgan is being registered in New York. A daily transatlantic service is proposed. ...

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  3. THE CORONATION.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--At the instigation of the various Agents-General, Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, will consult the King as to his ...

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  4. UNREST IN RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Czar has, at the instance of M. Pobedonostzew, Procurator-General of the Holy Synod, refused to sign a bill which was designed to modernise ...

    Article : 117 words
  5. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A smart fight took place between a roving Boer commando and a British patrol upon Commandant Olivier's farm, near Ficksburg, Orange River ...

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  6. FEDERAL NOTES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--An interview was had to-day by the representative of "Tattersall's" with the Principal Secretary to Postal Administration, in regard to the consultations. ...

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  7. CONCERNING CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

    LONDON, March 21.--Monday was an important day in both Houses of Parliament, because in both were the Government seriously challenged on their mismanagement of the war. The ...

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  8. IMPORTANT CUSTOMS PROSECUTION.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Whether vessels from abroad which happen to touch at points along the shores of Australia for the purpose of receiving orders as to their future movements ...

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  9. THE ROYAL GUESTS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--It is officially announced that the only Premiers who will be received as Royal guests at the Coronation festivities are Sir Wilfrid Laurier ...

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  10. PROFESSOR WOOD'S VIEW.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Professor Wood, of Sydney University, has an article on the war in the "Manchester Guardian." The article states that there is a very ...

    Article : 253 words
  11. "MORGANISING" THE MARINE.

    The stupendous steamship combine, some particulars of which were cabled yesterday, is perhaps the boldest and most sensational "deal" that extraordinary man, Mr. J. Pierpont ...

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  12. DISSATISFACTION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Much dissatisfaction is felt by South Australia soldiers at the treatment accorded them in this State by the Federal military authorities recently. Half of the eighth ...

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  13. PROVINCES IN A STATE OF TURMOIL.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Peasants have destroyed the Duke of Mecklenburg's chateau at Poltava. Many provinces south of Moscow are in a ...

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  14. PRESENTATION OF DECORATIONS.

    On Saturday afternoon, at the Victoria Barracks, a parade of all arras of the metropolitan troops will be held, when the following decorations will be presented:-- ...

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  15. HOLIDAY AT THE DOCKYARDS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Lords of the Admiralty have decided to close the Royal Naval dockyards for the Coronation holidays, June 26 and 27. ...

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  16. TROUBLE IN FINLAND.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A majority of the Finnish recruits due for compulsory service in the Russian forces having failed to appear, an Imperial rescript has been ...

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  17. THE CORONATION CONTINGENT.

    Following is the complete list of the officers and men from New South Wales recommended by the State Commandant to form part of the Coronation contingent from the Commonwealth:-- ...

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  18. VICTORIA.

    Probate is being applied for in the will of Mr. Michael Dawson, late of Sherwood Park. Warrnambool, who left £101,003 realty and £6740 personalty to his widow and children. ...

    Article : 138 words
  19. RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The Russian authorities are watching Ishak Khan at Samarkand, in order to prevent him making an inroad into Afghanistan. ...

    Article : 91 words
  20. ANTI-WAR LEAGUE.

    MOLONG, Wednesday.--At the municipal council meeting last night a petition was received from the secretary of the Anti-War League. The Mayor, Alderman Black, said that the name of ...

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  21. THE "WAYBACK CARBINEERS."

    Captain Ross, of a South African irregular corps, was introduced to the State Premier (Mr. John See) by Mr. C. W. Oakes, M.L.A., yesterday morning for the purpose of bringing under notice ...

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  22. CHINA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Six bearers of documents signed by Kwik, a rebel lender, and ordering the assassination of certain Manchu officials, have been arrested at ...

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  23. PROHIBITION IN MATCHES.

    The Local Government Act Commission has beeen requested by country councils to assist in framing an Act to prohibit the sale of matches between October 1 and March 31. at which time ...

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  24. ITALIAN AND AUSTRIAN IMMIGRANTS.

    Amongst the passengers for Melbourne by the R.M.S. Ormuz, which arrived to-day, were four Italians, and their detention was purely formal. Fifteen Austrians go on in the vessel to Sydney. ...

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  25. PROPOSED TERMS OF PEACE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In the House of Commons last night Mr. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, replying to Mr. R. L. Harmsworth, the ...

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  26. A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    An engine and three trucks ran off the new tramline being constructed between Dean's Marsh station and the Western Colliery Company's mine on Monday evening, and six laborers, ...

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  27. FRENCH POLITICS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The general election campaign in France has commenced, and much excitement is displayed. The Radical Republican manifesto embraces ...

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  28. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Budget debate was resumed in the House of Commons yesterday, when Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, agreed to a ...

    Article : 133 words
  29. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    It has been decided that Mr. Walter Kingsmill, Commissioner for Railways, shall represent the West Australian Government at the conference of Premiers in Sydney. The ...

    Article : 246 words
  30. "MANSLAUGHTER IN ITS WORST FORM."

    The trial of Richard Wills for wilful murder, at Dingee, of an old man named Edward Woods, was concluded to-day. Accused stated that lie went to deceased's camp in response to an ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. COMMISSION FOR A COLONIAL

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Lieutenant S. Gibbins, of the Fifth Victorian Mounteds, has received a commission as second lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London ...

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  32. QUEEN WILHELMINA.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, who is suffering from an attack of typhoid fever, is making satisfactory progress. ...

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  33. TO ASSIST TO SUPPORT HIS FATHER.

    Colonel Henry, a permanent officer at the headquarters of the Commonwealth Forces, was culled upon in the District Court to-day to show cause why he should not be ordered to contribute ...

    Article : 145 words
  34. LORD MILNER AT CAPETOWN.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The South African High Commissioner, Lord Milner, has returned to Capetown from the Rand. ...

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  35. AN INDIAN RAJAH.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The Rajah of Tanna has been deposed, and confined by the Indian Government for poisoning his uncle, the late rajah. The Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, ...

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  36. BACK FROM THE WAR.

    ALBANY, Tuesday.-- The transport Manchester Merchant reached Albany at 8 o'clock this morning having on board members of the fifth and sixth contingents returning to their ...

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  37. FOR NEGLIGENTLY DRIVING A MOTOR CAR.

    The action brought against the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company for the recovery of £499 damages for fatal injuries sustained by the racing colt Windsor by reason of the noisy and negligent ...

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  38. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Education Committee, of the Wesleyan Conference has, by 19 votes' to 23, adopted a resolution wherein strenuous opposition to the ...

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  39. DISORGANISATION OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    A large public meeting, under the auspices of the W. A. Political League, was held last night, the Mayor being in the chair. Every industry in every part of the State was represented. The ...

    Article : 132 words
  40. GREAT FIRE IN LONDON.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The damage caused by the great tire in the Barbican, E.C., is estimated at £2,000,000. LONDON, Wednesday.--Fifty firms were ...

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  41. FREETRADERS IN VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Victorian freetrade Association met to-night in the Assembly- hall, Mr. T. R. Ashworth presiding. Sir William M'Millan, M.H.R., and Senator Sir Josiah Symon ...

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  42. WOOLWICH BYE-ELECTION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The polling for the bye-election at Woolwich, rendered necessary by the resignation of the sitting member. Colonel E. Hughes, has been fixed ...

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  43. GOLD FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The steamer Aberdeen to-day took £100,000 in sovereigns on account of the Bank of Australasia and £100,000 on account of the London Bank of Australia, for South Africa. ...

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  44. THE DEATH OF AN INFANT.

    An inquest was held to-day respecting the death of a newly-born male child found dead on the roof or a store at the rear of the Sportsman's Club Hotel in Elizabeth-street on the 14th inst. ...

    Article : 116 words
  45. TO COMBAT CANCER.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The Duchess of Bedford and other society lenders have appealed for £100,000 to form a fund to provide for special investigation into the cause and cure of cancer. ...

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  46. RAILWAY TO ESPERANCE BAY.

    The Mayor of Kalgoorlie (Mr. Keen) is convening a United Goldfields Conference, to be attended by delegates from municipal, labor, commercial, and other public bodies, as well as ...

    Article : 85 words
  47. THE PHILIPPINES.

    LONDON, Wednesday. -- An American punitive expedition has been scut to the Philippine island of Mindanao in connection with the murder of two soldiers belonging ...

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  48. THE SHEARING RATE.

    The members of the Melbourne branch of the Australian Workers' Union were addressed to night by Mr. W. G. Spence, M.H.R., of New South Wales. Mr. Spence said that the rate agreed ...

    Article : 138 words
  49. UNITED IRISH LEAGUE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The United States branches of the United Irish League have contributed £1000 to the Irish Parliamentary Fund. ...

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  50. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. J. Anderson, of Melbourne, has been appointed engineer of the Dunedin Drainago Board. Wheat and oats are very firm, while ...

    Article : 160 words
  51. COMMONWEALTH HORSE.

    The medical examinations of the applicants for the Fifth Battalion of the Australian Commonwealth Horse were continued yesterday at the Agricultural Ground camp, by Major Roth, D.S.O., ...

    Article : 402 words
  52. WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--Prospectors from Waterfall have Just crushed 60 tons for 111oz. The manager of the Cosmopolitan Proprietary, who was in Kalgoorlie to-day, says that the mine ...

    Article : 142 words
  53. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The House of Commons has agreed to the proposal of the London County Council to run a tramway on the Victoria Embankment. ...

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  54. THE QUEEN.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Queen Alexandra who has been on a visit to her father, the King of Denmark, has left Copenhagen on the journey homewards. ...

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  55. TASMANIA.

    At the meeting of the synod to-day, a motion was passed, urging the desirableness of placing the control of the liquor traffic in the Federal capital in the hands of the Commonwealth ...

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  56. SMALLPOX IN LONDON.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Forty-two deaths from smallpox occurred within the metropolitan area during the past week. ...

    Article : 19 words
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