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  2. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

    The British Board of Trade returns for the month of February have been published. They show that the imports decreased by £1,120,000 as compared with ...

    Article : 44 words
  3. DISCOVERY OF GOLD

    The English newspapers are publishing stories of the gold discoveries at Arltunga, near Alice Springs, South Australia. LONDON, March 7. ...

    Article : 1,155 words
  4. SAMOA AND FIJI.

    The Governor-General (Lord Tennyson) has addressed a very full reply to the petition of the Evangelical Council of New South Wales, asking that a Royal ...

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  5. INTERSTATE NEWS.

    A statement of the affairs of the Rev. Edmund Tremayne Dun[?] late of the Pitt-street Congregational Church, shows unsecured creditors amounting to £3015 ...

    Article : 400 words
  6. BLIZZARD IN AMERICA.

    Great numbers of cattle were destroyed by a blizzard in the states of Texas and Arizona. LONDON, March 7. ...

    Article : 55 words
  7. THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

    The Methodist Conference continued its sittings yesterday. The following stationings of ministers in the Central Division were confirmed: ...

    Article : 127 words
  8. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Railway Conference sitting in Johannesburg yesterday decided to recommend the construction of a railway from Springs, near Johannesburg, to Ermelo at ...

    Article : 258 words
  9. FITZROY WARD ELECTION.

    Nominations in the election of an alderman to represent Fitzroy Ward on the Rockhampton Municipal Council, in the place of Alderman T. R. Renshaw, must be ...

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  10. FARMERS' AND SELECTORS' ASSOCIATION.

    The monthly meeting of the Central Queensland Farmers' and Selectors' Association was to have been held at the City Market on Saturday afternoon, but ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. THE BALKAN STATES.

    A British blue book has been issued showing that the Austro-Russian scheme for the enforcement of reforms in Macedonia was communicated in the Secretary ...

    Article : 167 words
  12. THE RECENT GALES

    Owing to the destruction of the telegraph lines by the recent gales in England, a system of underground telegraphy is to be established between the Midland ...

    Article : 45 words
  13. MR. KIDSTON'S POSITION.

    A meeting of the waterside workers of Rockhampton was held on Saturday evening when about forty-five members attended. The President (Mr. D. Ferney) ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. MESSRS. M'EWAN AND CO.

    The shareholders of Messrs. James M'Ewan and Co., of Melbourne and London, whose annual report, issued in Jnnuary last, showed that the net profit ...

    Article : 140 words
  15. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    The Leader of the Labour party in the House of Representatives (Mr. J. C. Watson) and the Hon. Senator Higgs were welcomed to Queensland last night by the ...

    Article : 78 words
  16. THE DEFENCE FORCE.

    It is notified in the last issue of the "Commonwealth Gazette" that Lieutenants Henry John Harris, of the 3rd Battalion of the Queensland Mounted ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. UNITED STATES ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKE.

    According to the "New York Herald," the commission appointed by President Roosevelt to inquire into the anthracite coal strike, awards a ten per cent increase ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. ROCKHAMPTON PENNY SAVINGS BANK.

    The weekly meeting of the Rockhampton Penny Savings Bank was held at the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, Messrs. C. E. Crocker and J. Hurley ...

    Article : 71 words
  19. THE GERMAN TARIFF.

    At the sitting of the conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce yesterday, it was resolved that the German tariff was injurious to Britain, and the ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. THE GERMAN EMPEROR AND RELIGION.

    It is officially announced in Berlin that the recent letter of the German Emperor to Admiral Hollman, setting forth His Majesty's views upon religion and the old ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 words
  22. AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

    The Canadian Government, on learning that the Commonwealth of Australia proposed to extend the facilities granted to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company ...

    Article : 122 words
  23. VISIT OF MINISTERS.

    It will be seen by advertisement in this issue that the Mayor (Alderman T. Henderson) has convened a meeting of the citizens to be held at the ...

    Article : 74 words
  24. CLOSING PUBLIC HOUSES.

    In the House of Commons last night, Mr. T. H. Sloan (the Independent member for South Belfast) moved the second reading of a bill enacting that all public houses ...

    Article : 58 words
  25. A BRITISH BYE-ELECTION.

    The election of a member of the House of Commons for Dublin University in the room of the Right Hon. E. H. Lecky, retired, took place yesterday. The polling ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. WHERE IS THE PRESS?

    When the action of Mulroney v. Waters was continued at the Supreme Court yesterday morning, says the "Brisbane Courier" of Thursday last, the Chief ...

    Article : 121 words
  27. GREAT FIRE IN LONDON.

    A great fire broke out in the maltsters premises of Rotherbithe, a suburb of London. A force of 200 firemen were engaged in extinguishing the fire. ...

    Article : 34 words
  28. COMMUNICATION WITH LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTSHIPS.

    The President of the Board of Trade (the Right Hon. G. W. Balfour), in the course of an address to the Lifeboat Institution, said that the difficulties connected ...

    Article : 168 words
  29. VICTORIA.

    The Cabinet has decided to appoint Mr. W. Fitzpatrick, the present Acting Railway Commissioner, and Mr. Hudson, General Manager of Tasmanian railways, to ...

    Article : 145 words
  30. THE I ATE COLONEL HENDERSON.

    The death is announced of Colonel George Francis Robert Henderson, Director of Military Intelligence in South Africa since 1900. ...

    Article : 45 words
  31. BRITISH MISSION IN NIGERIA.

    The small British military mission which recently set out for the north of Nigeria is establishing posts between Sokoto and Lake Chad. The mission has covered ...

    Article : 43 words
  32. CYCLING ACCIDENT AT KALKA.

    A cycling accident happened about seven o'clock on Friday evening at Kalka opposite the residence of Mr. C. Dallon. Two cyclists—one Mr. W. Beal and another ...

    Article : 138 words
  33. MOROCCO.

    Reuter's Agency states that the Governor of Fez reports that Bu Hamara, the pretender to the throne of Morocco, has been captured. ...

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  34. ARMY REMOUNTS.

    Mr. W. F. Riley, Longreach, writing to the "Australasian" says:—"There has been no end of writing and talk during the last year on the subject of army remounts, ...

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  35. STRIKE OF ENGLISH COLLIERS.

    Two thousand workmen employed at the Kayslope and other pits in Blac[?]avon, Monmouthshire (England), have struck work, because, being not allowed ...

    Article : 45 words
  36. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

    The Council of the British Association has unanimously, nominated the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour) as the President of the meeting to be held ...

    Article : 53 words
  37. FLO[?]GING IN THE BRITISH ARMY.

    In the House of Commons last night the Secretary for War (the Right Hon. W. St. J. Brodrick[?], in answer to a question, explained that the attention of the ...

    Article : 115 words
  38. MISS KATE HOWARDE'S DRAMATIC COMPANY.

    There was a good attendance at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night when Miss Kate Howarde's Dramatic Company gave its final performance. "A Brother's ...

    Article : 169 words
  39. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    At the City Police Court to-day A. G. R. M'Lagan, B. Leighton, and H. Jones were committed for trial in connection with the robbery of bank notes belonging ...

    Article : 38 words
  40. THE WATT-BEAUCHAMP DIVORCE CASE.

    The hearing of the suit for divorce brought by Mrs. Watt, the wife of Hugh Watte, formerly member of the House of Commons for the Camlachie Division of ...

    Article : 116 words
  41. CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION.

    An influential deputation, representing the commercial men of South Australia waited on the Minister for Trade and Customs (the Right Hon. C. C. Kingston) on ...

    Article : 297 words
  42. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Government has purchased 31,000 acres of the Highfield Estate, North Canterbury, for closer settlement purposes. On the 10th of January Senator Lodge ...

    Article : 385 words
  43. FRANCE AND ENGLAND.

    M. Paul Cambon, the French Ambassador in London, delivered an extremely friendly speech at the dinner given by the Association Chambers of Commerce last ...

    Article : 64 words
  44. THE ADEN HINTERLAND.

    Much indignation has been expressed at Aden at the action of the authorities in not punishing the Russian spy, who was recently caught inspecting the ...

    Article : 36 words
  45. POLICE COURT.

    At the Police Court on Saturday, before the Police Magistrate (Mr. P. W. Pears), Mary Frances, aged thirty-six years, with nineteen convictions, was charged with ...

    Article : 222 words
  46. BRITISH NAVAL PORT AND BASE.

    Though the Berlin newspapers declared that the creation of a North Sea squadron would be a menace to Germany, they profess to regard the formation of a ...

    Article : 115 words
  47. UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

    The United States Congress was prorogued for one day. The Senate has commenced an extraordinary session for the purpose of considering the Panama Canal ...

    Article : 38 words
  48. NEGRO QUESTION IN AMERICA.

    The prompt renomination of Dr. Cr[?] a negro, as collector of Customs nt Charleston, by the President of the United States (Colonel T. Roosevelt) is ...

    Article : 59 words
  49. TORMATION OF A MEAT COMPANY.

    The Rhodesia Cold Storage and Trading Company has been formed with a capital of £500,000, of which £193,616 will be offered to the public. The company will ...

    Article : 86 words
  50. THE KING AND M. LOUBET.

    It is expected that the King will meet the Trench President (M. Loubet) when passing through Paris on His Majesty's forthcoming visit to the Riviera. ...

    Article : 35 words
  51. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 66 words
  52. EARTHQUAKES IN EUROPE.

    Alarming earthquakes have occurred during the past two days in the provinces of Bohemia (Austria) and Saxony (Germany). ...

    Article : 26 words
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