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  2. INTERCOLONIAL.

    Samuel Trewin, who was changed with having unlawfully wounded Selina Mueller with a knife, was committed for trial to-day. ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The election for the West Ward was a very tame affair. Mr. C. M'Kenzie, the Mayor, acted as returning officer, and on calling for a show of hands, one ...

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  4. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Ownership of Small Houses Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has ...

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  5. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At [?] Junction last night, an old man named Jas. Bennett was struck by a train while crossing the line, and killed. ...

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  6. SPAIN.

    Madame Nevada, the well-known American operatic vocalist, was insulted in an extraordinary manner in the Opera house in Madrid. ...

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  7. THE PHILIPPINES.

    Major-General Lawton, who has assumed the command of the American forces in the Philippines, leaving General Otis to devote his attention to the ...

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  8. Advertising

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  9. FLOATING DOCK SCHEME.

    The proposal to construct a floating dock at Newcastle has again been put forward. The dock will have a lifting capacity of 2,400 tons, and is estimated ...

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  10. ENGINE-DRIVER DISRATED.

    Crow, the driver of the express, which caused the Wolsebey collision, has been disrated from the position of first-class driver at 14s per day to the third-class ...

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  11. PRISONER LIBERATED.

    At the February sittings of the Criminal Court Arthur Woolley was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for an assault on a girl. If the girl had ...

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  12. ITALIAN WARSHIP.

    The Italian warship Etna (Captain Cavallero Giorello) left for Albany this morning. The captain and officers were entertained by the acting Commandant ...

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  13. PERSONAL.

    Mr. J. W. Taverner, the Victorian Minister of Agriculture, who left Melbourne for London in the R.M.S. Oruba to represent the colonies of Victoria ...

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  14. UNITED STATES.

    Mr. Richard Croker, the Tammany leader in New York, who gave such sensational evidence before the Commission which was appointed to inquire into ...

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  15. THE MOLONG SKELETON.

    In connection with the discovery of a skeleton at Molong last week, it has been ascertained that a battle between two tribes of aboriginals was fought ...

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  16. BURNS'S GRAND DAUGHTER.

    Mrs. Elizabeth Burns Thompson M'Lean, a granddaughter of the poet Robert Burns, died suddenly at Good-wood on Monday morning. She was 67 ...

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  17. FESTIVITIES AT COOLGARDIE

    Dancing from time immemorial, has been recognised as a factor in daily life. At times, figuring largely in religious ceremonies; it is now chiefly recognised ...

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  18. VICTORIA.

    Mr. E. Morrie Chewing, manager of the Colonial Bank at Birregurra, committed suicide last night by shooting himself through the head. No cause ...

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  19. QUEENSLAND.

    Seven tenders were opened to-day for the new central railway station. The lowest was that of Messrs. Phippard Bros., for £36,877. Messrs. Phippard ...

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  20. SCULLING.

    James Wray, the New South Wales sculler, who recently defeated William Haines, an English oarsman, in a contest an the Tyne, has issued a challenge ...

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  21. STAGE INCIDENT.

    A young lady, the wife of Mr. Benton, the American actor, has caused great astonishment in Chicago by going on to the stage on behalf of her invalid ...

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  22. THE MARKET TRAGEDY.

    The inquiry into the Eastern Market tragedy was continued to-day, Medor being present in custody. He seemed to be indifferent to the proceedings. After ...

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  23. DEATH OF A MINISTER.

    The death is announced of the Rev. E. K. Makin, Baptist minister, formerly of New South Wales. ...

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  24. CUE.

    At the police court April 18, before Warden Dowley, R.M., Thomas Cavanagh was fined £2, with costs, for having used insulting language to John ...

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  25. THE WINE DUTIES.

    The proposal in the Budget speech of the British Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase the foreign wins duties has caused the French and Spanish ...

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  26. WILSON CONVICTED.

    At Ipswich to-day Wilson was charged with having committed an abominable offence on November 8. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Intense local interest was ...

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  27. CHINA.

    Further fighting between the British and the Chinese is reported from kowloon. The British soldiers eventually chased their assailants into Chinese ...

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  28. A VICIOUS SYSTEM.

    Maria Theresa Thornton was tried to-day for the manslaughter of an infant, which she had adopted for the sum of £7. Mr. Justice Hood expressed the ...

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  29. TREATMENT OF NATIVES.

    Mr. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has asked Sir Gerard Smith, Governor of Western Australia, to furnish a report in reference to the ...

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  30. CONTINENTAL PROTEST.

    The French, Spanish, and Italian Governments hare protested against the increased wine duties proposed by the British Ministry. ...

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  31. KALGOORLIE.

    An Italian camp was entered on Monday night, and £72 in notes and gold was taken. There is no trace of the offender. ...

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  32. FRANCE.

    A further instalment of Colonel Picquart's evidence before the Court of Cassation has been published. Picquart stated that he assured ...

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  33. VOLUNTARY SEQUESTRATION.

    The estate of Gavin G. Brown, sharebroker, who recently died, has been voluntarily sequestrated. The debts amount of £10,367, and the assets to ...

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  34. SAMOA.

    Mr. St. John Brodrick, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons last night that the British consul at Apia. ...

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  35. A DEATH SENTENCE.

    Thomas Ryan, an aged man, was charged to-day with the murder of James Harrington, at Duffer's Gully. A verdict of guilty was returned, with a ...

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  36. THE ENGLISH TURF.

    The Australian horse Survivor, by Lochiel—Melissa, formerly owned by Mr. W. Kelso, of Sydney, has advanced to the position of first favorite for the City ...

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  37. FORGERY AND LARCENY.

    James Whyte, formerly a legal manager, has pleaded guilty to seven charges of forging and uttering scrip and larceny. He was remanded for sentence. ...

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  38. TASMANIA.

    The Premier, Sir E. N. C. Braddon, has written to the Premier of Victoria, asking him to allow the dairy expert of the Victorian Agricultural Department ...

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  39. MR. SERVICE'S SUCCESSOR.

    Mr. J. M. Davies has consented to be nominated for the Melbourne Province for a seat in the Legislative Council. ...

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  40. BUNBURY.

    At the Burnbury Police Court on Monday, before Mr. W. H. Timperley, R.M., John Charles Illingworth, the licensee of the Rose Hotel, was charged with ...

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  41. FINANCIAL.

    The balance-sheet of the British and Australasian Trust and Loan Company, Ltd., shows a profit of £22,102. A dividend of 1s. 3d. per share has been ...

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  42. MANURE FRAUDS.

    The acting Minister of Agriculture has had some long consultations with the Government chemist with, reference to the artificial manure frauds. He ...

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  43. IRELAND.

    The parish and local councils in Ireland are passing resolutions in favor of Home Rule, the establishment of a Roman Catholic University, and the ...

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  44. IRON TELEGRAPH POLES.

    A Sydney contemporary says:—Attention has lately been directed by the Melbourne "Age" to the possibility of saving some thousands of pounds per ...

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  45. TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL.

    An ordinary meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in its Perth office, April 19, when Mr W. Diver presided. ...

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  46. MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.

    An anonymous donation of £250 to the Melbourne Hospital was announced at a meeting of the committee to-day. ...

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  47. FIRE IN LONDON.

    The upper floors in a house eleven stories high, at Hyde Park corner, London, caught fire last night. The floors burned fiercely, and some ...

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  48. FEDERATION.

    The Premier has received the following cable message from the Attorney-General (Mr. J. H. Want, Q.C.):-"Decided with regret tender my resignation ...

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  49. CARRARA SCRATCHED.

    Carrara has been scratched for all engagements at Flemington on Saturday. ...

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  50. ILLNESS OF MR. H. FOSTER.

    The Minister of Mines, Mr. H. Foster, M.L.A., is very ill, and is confined to his bed. ...

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  51. NEW ZEALAND.

    The steamer Tutanekai, with, despatches from the imperial Government, left for Samoa to-day. All the despatches from the American ...

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  52. SHIPPING.

    Arrivals.—Lamorna, barque, 2,160 tons, at London from Melbourne (December 30); Barbarossa, steamer, 10,769 tons, at Bremen from Sydney ...

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  53. WOMEN'S COUNCIL.

    A resolution passed by the Women's National Council on the question of illegitimacy is to be brought under the notice of the affiliated societies. The ...

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  54. LEGISLATORS AT WORK.

    The Legislative Council this afternoon formally read the Federal Enabling Bill the first time, and fixed the second reading for to-morrow. In the ...

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  55. COMMERCIAL.

    The wheat market is firm, the price being 6d per quarter dearer than last week. ...

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  56. A PORT OF CALL.

    The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce has decided to urge upon the Government the desirableness of Wellington being made a port of call for the ...

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