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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH BILL.

    Mr. Edmund Bilton the New South Wales federation-delegate contends that a wrong interpretation is placed by the newspapers on the cable message sent by ...

    Article : 398 words
  3. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    To build a proper plague hospital upon Coode Island would, it appears, cost some £19,000. The question which has naturally occurred to many people is. "Why should ...

    Article : 2,124 words
  4. THE TICHBORNE CASE.

    The report of the commission appointed to inquire into the case of William Cresswell, an inmate of the Parramatta Lunatic Asylum, whose identify with Sir Roger ...

    Article : 204 words
  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. Wm. Anderson, manager of the dramatic company now appearing at Her Majesty's Theatre, was fined £1 at the city police court on Wednesday for allowing the ...

    Article : 217 words
  6. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 words
  7. THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

    The delegates to the Intercolonial Protectionist Conference did not meet till this evening, when they resumed the discussion on the Queensland black labour ...

    Article : 1,588 words
  8. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER'S FORECAST.

    Wednesday (6 p.m.).—Generally fine, with light casterly winds, gradually veering to northerly; cloudy or misty, with fresh south-casterly winds on east coast; fine, with northerly on west coast; ...

    Article : 913 words
  9. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. Crick is willing to meet Mr. Watt, the Victorian Postmaster-General, to discuss matters in connection with the Cape cable, but the time and place of the ...

    Article : 585 words
  10. GEELONG.

    A flower show and exhibition of cage birds, opened at the Meclianics' hall on Tuesday, was concluded on the following night. It was under the auspices of the ...

    Article : 160 words
  11. MR. DONALD MACDONALD.

    On the occasion of the firewell to Colonel Kelly, at the Naval and Military Club yesterday, the members present took advantage of the opportunity to propose the ...

    Article : 743 words
  12. CASTLEMAINE.

    At the sitting of the Land Board on Tuesday, the local Mining Board objected to certain applications for land. The Mining department, however, reported no ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. BAIRNSDALE SUPREME COURT. A DISTRACTED MOTHER.

    The sittings of the Supreme Court were concluded to-day. After a protracted hearing the charges of sheep-stealing preferred against two youths named James and ...

    Article : 217 words
  14. AMERICAN PACIFIC CABLE.

    In February last the commerce committee of the United States House of Representatives declared in favour of an annual subsidy of 400,000 dollars (£80,000) ...

    Article : 477 words
  15. KILLED BY A FALLING TREE.

    A man named Harrison was killed by a falling tree nt Wadelock some days since. He was not seen for two or three days, and on Monday his body was found pinned to ...

    Article : 48 words
  16. QUEENSLAND.

    Parliament has been further prorogued till June 12. ...

    Article : 11 words
  17. BUTTER BOARD.

    The board appointed to inquire into the alleged deterioration of butter paid a surprise visit to Poowong last week. They were well pleased with the local butter ...

    Article : 74 words
  18. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A proclamation has been issued further proroguing Parliament until June 14. BANK OF ADELAIDE. The directors of the Bank of Adelaide, in ...

    Article : 100 words
  19. SALE OF STOCK.

    There is a keen local demand for stock, all classes of which are selling readily at high price. At Messrs. Young Bros.' yards on Saturday upwards of 5,400 sheep ...

    Article : 157 words
  20. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Heavy weather prevailed throughout the southwest district to-day. At Hamelin Harbour the Norwegian barque Arcadia was blown aground. The vessel lies about ...

    Article : 163 words
  21. A TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.

    The Turkish torpedo boat Seham has been lost off the Syrian port of Beyrout. A search light was being tested, when an explosion occurred, which sunk the vessel. ...

    Article : 45 words
  22. COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADES BOARD.

    To-day the monthly meeting of the Country Fire Brigades Board was held in the Kyneton Shire Council chambers. The chief officer reported that since last meeting eight ...

    Article : 173 words
  23. VOLUNTEER RIFLE MOVEMENT.

    The following office-bearers of the Port Melbourne Rifle Club have been elected for scason 1900:—Patron, Mr. F.T. Derham: president, the mayor of Port Melbourne (Councillor H.N. ...

    Article : 844 words
  24. LATE MINING NEWS.

    A resident of the new copper field at Hampden, 60 mmiles from Clocurry, Northern Queensland, writing to his brother, states that for the[?] time in 20 years the tropical rains had not fallen ...

    Article : 184 words
  25. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    News has been received that the state school and dwelling-house at Upper Maffra West, Miss Peters teacher, was burnt to the ground on Tuesday. Mrs. Petets and ...

    Article : 71 words
  26. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 words
  27. TASMANIA.

    The dead body Charles Cooke, aged 19, a native of Tasman's Peninsula, has been found in his hut near Queenstown. There are indications that Cooke took a ...

    Article : 268 words
  28. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

    Ada J.S. Bull was remanded by the City Court magistrates yesterday, until the 27th inst., on a charge of bigamy. The same Bench. of which Mr. C.J. Cook was chairman. remanded Arthur ...

    Article : 449 words
  29. MINING ACCIDENT.

    A man named Thomas Boyeott, employed at the South Star mine, Sebastopol, on Wednesday sustained fracture eif the thigh and other injuries by a fall of earth in the ...

    Article : 47 words
  30. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    At the Brunswick Police Court yesterday, two brothers named Edward and Thomas Gunston were each lined 10% willi 2/6 costs, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for riding bicyles at a ...

    Article : 121 words
  31. BEATING A FATHER.

    An exemplary sentence was passed yesterday by Captain Burrowes, P.M., and a local bench upon a young man named Patrick Burke, convicted of a savage assault upon ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. CONSOLS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 18 words
  33. WAR CASUALTIES.

    The casualties reported in the south African war. though not comparable to the lossers incurred in former great wars, are sufficiently terrible. We notice, however, that out of the heavy total ...

    Article : 442 words
  34. DOORKEEPER INJURED ON DUTY.

    Whilst acting as doorkeeper at a tennis ball at the state school. Pyalong, on Friday night last Mr. J. Whiffen, connected with the local railway station, bad his thigh ...

    Article : 80 words
  35. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Wheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,575,000 quarters, as against 3,595,000 quarters last week and ...

    Article : 60 words
  36. EMPIRE PATRIOTIC FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 44 words
  37. PLAGUE OK MICE.

    Mice are still abundant in the district. Near Woolsthorpe they are found in quantities under logs or other similar cover. In cold weather the workmen spend part of ...

    Article : 1,105 words
  38. NEW ZEALAND.

    SAN FRANCISCO MAIL CONTRACT. With regard to the new San Francisco mail contract, the Postmaster-General thinks the Government will pay no subsidy, ...

    Article : 77 words
  39. INDIAN FAMINE FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 139 words
  40. THE BUSHMEN'S FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 words
  41. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    At a meeting of the South Melbourne Council held last evening, Alexander Cameron, of Maryborough, was appointed manager of the new abattoirs, at a salary of £200 per annum. There were ...

    Article : 100 words
  42. Advertising

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    Advertising : 126 words
  43. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    HOWLONG, April 21—Stock Movements—April 19—14 head fat cattle, Albury to Corowa, C. Phipps owner; 6 head fat cattle, Albury to Corowa, T.P. Rutzon owner: 7 head fat cattle, ...

    Article : 84 words
  44. Advertising

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    Advertising : 36 words
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