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    There has lately, died in Essex an old lady who enjoyed a rather original popularity among her neighbours, by whom she was spoken of as "the old lady who kissed the ...

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    As to whether white or brown bread is the more nutritious Dr. Andrew Wilson writes to the Newcastle "Chronicle" as follows:—"I observe, that the oft-debated ...

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  4. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    Dr. Whittell, the universally respected ate City Coroner, passed away peacefully in the presence of his wife and daughter at 6 o'clock on Monday morning. During ...

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  5. THE WATCHERS BY THE SEA.

    The local historian in search of evidence of progress made during the Victorian era need not go far afield, for the record of work done in connection with the lighting of ...

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  6. VICTORIA.

    Jeremiah Heffernan, a well-known horse-owner, was presented at the Malvern Police Court to-day on a charge of having attempted to murder James Haves ...

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  7. TROUBLED FRANCE.

    Paris was the scene yesterday of a rising among the Anarchists and a section of the Socialists, who for a long time have manifested angry discontent on account of the ...

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  8. THE TRANSVAAL.

    A force of the East London and Cape Town Mounted Volunteers, amidst the acclamations of large crowds of spectators, started on Saturday for Buluwayo, in ...

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  9. WEST AFRICA.

    Advices from West Africa state that Colonel Klobb, the French officer who was dispatched to assume the command of Captains Voulet's and Chanoine's column in the ...

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  10. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN

    Australian Eleven appeared again at Lord's to-day, when they had as oponents the following, representing Middlesex:—J. T. Hearne F. G. J. Ford ...

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  11. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    According to official reports there were fifty-one cases of bubonic plague at Mauritius last week, and thirty-six deaths occurred from the malady. ...

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  12. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The annual meeting of the National Shipwreck Relief Society was held to-night. The Governor presided, and the Premier, Archbishop Smith, and many other ...

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  13. RAPID MILITARY PREPARATIONS.

    The employes at Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, are working overtime in preparing camp equipments, which will be dispatched to South Africa without delay. ...

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  14. PROTECTION.

    Sir—On Mr. Wood's motion for a referendum on free trade and protection certain statements were made by two members of Parliament, which should not be ...

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  15. BOERS BURIOUS.

    The "Rand Post," a subsidised Transvaal newspaper, published an article on Saturday, fiercely denouncing Portugal for refusing to allow the streamer Reichstag to ...

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  16. THE HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES.

    Following upon the hurricane which recently visited, the West Indies, it is reported that in the British Island of Nevis, off the south coast of St. Christopher, there ...

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  17. A LETTER BY J. DARLING.

    From Captain Henry K. Toll, Plymouth, England, we have received the "Western Daily Mercury" of July 14, in which is a copy of a portion of a letter written by ...

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  18. THE ADMIRALTY.

    Lord Walter-Talbot Kerr, K.C.B., a Vice-Admiral, has been appointed a First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, to take the place of Sir Frederick William ...

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  19. FEDERATION.

    The sitting of the Joint Select Committee on the Commonwealth Bill was continued to-day. Mr. Owen, Government Actuary, gave evidence. He presented an ...

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  20. SPORT.

    The Grand Prix de Deauville, France, was contested yesterday with the following result:—Fourire, b.c, by Palais Royale—Fourchette 1 ...

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  21. RELATIONS WITH THE ORANGE FREE STATE.

    President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, has forwarded to Holland a letter, acknowledging the receipt of resolutions passed at meetings of Dutchmen, urging ...

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  22. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    Silver.—The price of bar silver to-day is 2s. 3 5-8d. per oz., compared with 2s. 3 7-16d. on Saturday. ...

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  23. GREATER SYDNEY.

    A reputation representing the City Corporation and suburban municipalities waited upon the Premier to-day to urge, in accordance with the resolutions of the recent ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND.

    The annual report of the Government Printer for 1898 states that there was a steady increase in work, necessitating expenditure in new machinery. The gross ...

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  25. GENERAL JOUBERT APPEALS TO THE QUEEN.

    Commandant J. P. Joubert, the leading military commander in the Transvaal, has addressed to the Queen a letter which occupies six newspaper columns. He urges Her ...

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  26. LIBEL ACTION AGAINST JOHN NORTON.

    In the No. 2 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Owen and a Special Jury Henry Woodridge Prescott proceeded against John Norton, the proprietor of ...

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  27. THE LICENSING LAWS.

    The scrutiny in connection with Saturday's local-option poll was concluded to-night, when the Millicent. Furner, Beachport, and Tantapoola boxes were dealt ...

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  28. CARTRIDGES FOR THE BOERS VIA CAPE COLONY.

    Intelligence has been received from Cape Town to the effect that 1,000,000 rifle cartridges have been conveyed to the Orange Free State from Port Elizabeth, in Cane ...

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  29. TASMANIA.

    The local Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution condemning the proposed alteration in the tariff. Negotiations are proceeding between the ...

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  30. A GOLD MINE ON FIRE.

    No. 2 shaft of the Madame Berry West Mine, at Ailendale, has been the scene of a raging fire since an early hour on Sunday morning. Repairing was being done ...

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  31. NEW ZEALAND.

    It is feared that the ketch Envy foundered during the recent gale off Great Barrier Island while on a voyage from Wellington to Auckland. Last Friday a bottle ...

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  32. To the Editor.

    Sir—"Crawford Vaughan" and other prominent Freetraders argue that all trade is barter. Very good. All imports must be paid for by a corresponding amount of ...

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  33. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.

    The condition of Maitre Labori has improved, and it is expected that he will resume his duties as leading counsel for Dreyfus to-morrow morning. ...

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  34. RHODESIA GETTING READY.

    Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, of the 5th Dragoon Guards, has concentrated a Considerable military froce at Buluwayo, the capital of Southern Rhodesia, and drills are ...

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  35. THE TRADES HALL COMMITTEE AND MR. TUCKER.

    Sir—The Trades Hall Secretary. Mr. Wallis, seems desirous to draw me into a protracted newspaper controversy re the Trades Hall doors. Now I contend that ...

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  36. A WAR CHEST.

    The Bank of England has dispatched 400,000 sovereigns to the Cape, towards the formation of a military treasury chest, in the event of hostilities. ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Railway Department is bringing into force a new seale of rates from September 1. Freights on produce and ore are to be reduced. ...

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  38. THE DELAGOA BAY INCIDENT.

    It is stated that the 2,000 additional cases of explosive substances which are expected co arrive at Delagoa Bay shortly were bought for the Transvaal Government by ...

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  39. TO-DAY'S DIARY.

    Sun rises, 6.18 a.m.: sets, 5.47 p.m. Moon rises, 7.36 p.m.; sets, 7.6 a.m. Semaphore.—Low w., 11.19 a.m.; high, 5.10 p.m. 9-5.—Frome-road—Zoological Gardens. ...

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