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  2. THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

    To-morrow, being the first day of the New Year, will be observed as a general holiday. Saturday has also been proclaimed a public holiday. Should the weather keep fine, as there is at present every ...

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  3. THE CYCLONE AT NEVER TIRE.

    NEVERTIRE, Wednesday.--Now when they miss any little article of household furniture in Nevertire such as a piano, sewing machine, or saucepan, they have to scour the plains for miles ...

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  4. NANSEN'S STORY.

    When I left the Fram I gave instructions to Sverdrup. Among other things it ran thus: "The chief aim of the expedition is to push through the unknown Polar Sea from the district around ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. THE BOGSLIDE IN IRELAND.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The moving bog in County Kerry, Ireland, is a mile and a half wide and 30 feet deep. It is flowing toward the Lakes of Killarney, and is ...

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  6. GRAVE AND PULPIT.

    The peculiar circumstances which were revealed in the Melbourne "Argus" recently concerning the resignation of the Rev. Charles Jones as pastor of "the Reform Church of England." ...

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  7. IRISH TAXATION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A great meeting was held at Limerick last night in connection with the agitation for the reduction of Imperial taxation in Ireland. The ...

    Article : 532 words
  8. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The following arrangements have been made for conducting the business at the General Post Office to-morrow and Saturday:--Mail branch. The delivery, registration, and postage stamps ...

    Article : 276 words
  9. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET MATCH.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 678 words
  10. CHOLERA AT COLOMBO.

    The P. and O. R.M.S. Oceana brings news that cholera has broken out at Colombo. Up to latest advices, 44 cases had been reported, of which 37 had proved fatal. ...

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  11. THE RAILWAYS.

    Saturday being also a holiday, it should be mentioned that the holiday excursion tickets from all stations to all stations, except on the suburban section, will be issued both to-day and ...

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  12. ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

    LONDON. Wednesday.--Mr. G. W. Smalley the New York correspondent of "The Times," states that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassador at Washington, and ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. NO DAMAGE AT WARREN.

    WARREN, Wednesday.--The Novertire cyclone did not extend to Warren. The fury of the hurricane had nearly spent itself crossing the plains. Several trees were uprooted near the ...

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  14. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

    LONDON, Wednesday. --The National League at Dublin has determined upon ceaseless agitation with the object of securing an alteration in the existing conditions of taxation, and has expressed confidence ...

    Article : 127 words
  15. REPAIRING THE TELEGRAPH LINES.

    The Telegraph Department authorities dispatched three men from the city repairing gang to Nevertire by last night's express to put the telegraph lines in thorough repair. The force or ...

    Article : 168 words
  16. TRAMWAY FACILITIES.

    Special trams will leave Bent-street for the various suburbs at about 12.15 on New Year's morning. On New Year's Day additional trains will be ...

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  17. INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Indian National Congress which is at present being held at Calcutta, has carried resolutions urging the general adoption of trial by jury ...

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  18. RUSSIA AND CHINA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The "National Zeitung" of Berlin, which recently published what purported to be a treaty between Russia and China, now states that it was only ...

    Article : 61 words
  19. PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS.

    The annual gathering under the auspices of the Highland Society of New South Wales will be held on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-morrow, and promises to equal any previous meeting in point ...

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  20. MINISTERIAL ACTION.

    The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Brunker) received a telegram late on Tuesday night, in reply to his inquiry an to whether assistance was needed by any of the sufferers by the storm. It thanks ...

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  21. RETURN OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The members of the New South Wales cricket team left by the express this afternoon for Sydney. ...

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  22. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A terrible disaster occurred at the Clermont races yesterday. Four horses fell, and Daniel Hannan, the rider of one horse, was killed, his skull being fractured in ...

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  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The South Australian team or cricketers, who meet tho Victorian team on New Year's Day, with the exception of Darling, arrived by the Adelaide ...

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  24. MR. CECIL RHODES.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--It is explained that the remarks made by Mr. Cecil Rhodes at Port Elizabeth with reference to "an unsympathetic Power," did not relate to Great ...

    Article : 45 words
  25. THE TEAM TO PLAY SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    MELBOURNE,Wednesday.--The following have been chosen to represent Victoria against South Australia:--W. Bruce. J. Carlton. H. Graham. J. Harry, A. E. Johns, F. Barer. G. M'Leod. W. ...

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  26. THE UNITED STATES TARIFF.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The committee of the United States Senate has been sitting at Washington daily in order to hear the evidence of representatives of the trades ...

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  27. LYCEUM.

    The Irish comedy-drama, "Lady Blarney which, since the opening night, has drawn such crowded and enthusiastic audiences, will again be presented during the New Year holidays. Mr. ...

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  28. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  29. COMMENTS OF DUTCH NEWSPAPERS.

    LONDON. Wednesday.--The Dutch newspapers at the Cape urge every Africander to condemn the ovations accorded to Mr. Cecil, Rhodes at Port Elizabeth and Kimberley. ...

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  30. DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT THURSDAY ISLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A double tragedy occurred at Thursday Island last night, when a Japanese carpenter shot his wife dead and then went to the beach and shot himself. ...

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  31. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Just torpedo, the invention of Captain Just, of Tasmania, is about to be taken in hand by an English company. The patent is at present the property of the Just ...

    Article : 108 words
  32. HER MAJESTY'S.

    "Sinbad the Sailor," the Christmas pantomime now being played at Her Majesty's, has already achieved the success which its excellence deserves, and during the coming holidays the piece will ...

    Article : 105 words
  33. THE ESTATE OF THE HATE MR. S. HARDING.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Mr. Justice Cooper to-day granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council in the case in which the executor of the late Mr. Silas Harding, of Geelong, Victoria, ...

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  34. THE BULGARIAN IMPORT DUTIES.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Bulgarian Government have requested the Powers to permit of an immediate increase of the Bulgarian import duties by 3½ per cent. ...

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  35. THE REVOLT IN CUBA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- The officials at Washington and Madrid deny the report that America has arranged with Spain for mediation with regard to Cuba, but they ...

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  36. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR RAILWAYS.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--At a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday Mr. J. F. Thallon, General Traffic Manager of the Queensland railways, was appointed Deputy-Commissioner in accordance ...

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  37. THE FATAL FIRE AT THE KEW ASYLUM.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Lillias Morris, who died through suffocation by smoke at the Kew Asylum on the ...

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  38. CRITERION.

    The Brough Comedy Company are showing at the Criterion in the eccentric comedy "Naucy and Co." with every mark of success. Large audiences nightly laugh at the amusing situations, ...

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  39. THE FEDERAL CONVENTION.

    HOBART, Wednesday.--Sir Edward Braddon has wired to Mr. Reld suggesting that the Federal Convention should be held in June next. This would give West Australia time to get over her ...

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  40. HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION IN HAMBURG.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A letter was recently received by the Chief Secretary from the Agent-General enclosing a communication forwarded through the Colonial Office from the directors of ...

    Article : 239 words
  41. A FAST ATLANTIC SERVICE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Mr. Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier, of Canada, is disgusted at the efforts which are being made by Sir Charles Tupper, the late Premier, to rush the ...

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  42. THEATER ROYAL.

    "Then, it's Tommy this and Tommy that. "This and a lot more is what you hear at "Tommy Atkins," which, an a military and spectacular play, is being staged at this theater by Mr. George ...

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  43. MESSRS GOLDSBROUGH MORT AND CO.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--At a formal meeting of Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. to-day, the chairman, Mr. W. Cain, stated that the period they were passing through was unfavorable to any ...

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  44. TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

    LONDON, Wednesday,--M. Nelidloff, the Russian Ambassador at Constantinople, is urging the Sultan of Turkey to economise by the reduction of the ...

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  45. VICTORIAN CANDIDATES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Federal Convention elections are likely to arouse a great deal of interest in this colony. There are 10 representatives to be chosen, and already 18 ...

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  46. THE TIVOLI.

    Nothing seems to cloud the popularity of the Tivoli, and the management, in order to sustain tho credit of the theater, which stands so high In the estimation of the public, are preparing ...

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  47. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The first imports into great Britain of oranges from Jamaica have proved successful. ...

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  48. PALACE THEATER.

    At the Palace also the long and varied programme of special interest should draw overflowing audiences on Friday and Saturday nights. There Is a double attraction here, first the pleasure of ...

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  49. A FATAL BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mr. Archibald Anderson a clerk in the Income Tax Office, who had a serious fall from his bicycle, and received concussion of the brain, on Monday, died to-day. ...

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  50. THE PHILIPPINES.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Court at Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands, has sentenced Dr. Rizal to death on a charge of fomenting the rebellion against Spanish ...

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  51. MR. DUNCAN GILLIES.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night--Mr. Duncan Gillies, formerly Agent-General for victoria, returns to Melbourne by the Peninsula and Oriental Company's R.M.S. Arcadia. ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--The police are still investigating the Plimmerton mystery, but have not yet fixed the identity of the bodies found. ...

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  53. ALLEGED MURDER AT CASSILIS. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

    CASSILIS, Wednesday.--The case against Daniel and John Phillips, charged with causing the death of their further, was concluded this evening. Both the accused were committed ...

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  54. CONVERSION OF PRUSSIAN CONSOLS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The whole of the Prussian 4 per cent, consols are being converted Into 3½ per cents. ...

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  55. GAIETY THEATER.

    For the holidays a special programme or dances, songs, and other attractive numbers has been prepared at the Gaiety. A feature of the entertainment is the living pictures which, during the ...

    Article : 62 words
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