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  2. Telegraphic News.

    During a ball last night at Yarrawonga, Mr John L. Stevenson, the local station master, danced a few steps of a schottische when he complained of ...

    Article : 124 words
  3. CABLEGRAMS

    Very conflicting news regarding the state of affairs in the Transvaal and the prospects for the future has been, arriving in London to-day. The tone of the ...

    Article : 166 words
  4. Telegraphic News

    Charles Livingstons [?] £20 and costs for using a certain place for purposes of betting. ...

    Article : 28 words
  5. Telegraphic News.

    It is anticipated that the Select Federal Committee will finish the examination of witnesses this week. Their report will be ready for ...

    Article : 148 words
  6. CABLEGRAMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 words
  7. CABLEGRAMS

    Very little interest was taken in the conclusion of the Lancashire match this afternoon, a draw being a certainty unless something marvellous happened. ...

    Article : 140 words
  8. DEATH AT DAYLESFORD.

    Thos. Jno. Deakin, a Daylesford councillor, 60 years of age, was found dead in his bed this morning. ...

    Article : 28 words
  9. PRESIDENT AND AGENT.

    When Mt Conyngham Greene yesterday handed to President Kruger Mr Chamberlain's despatch containing the answer to his latest proposals, the two ...

    Article : 55 words
  10. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

    A man named John Clines, a fireman, was knocked down by some roughs during the party hours of this morning, and £12 was abstracted from his ...

    Article : 35 words
  11. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    An influential deputation waited on the Commissioner of Railways to-day asking for a reduction of the fares on the suburban line between Perth and ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. ENGLISH RACING.

    "Mr Jersey's " Australian bred horse Merman has accepted for the Great Yorkshire Handicap, and has been allotted 9st 71b. ...

    Article : 35 words
  13. MISSING AT LLOYD'S.

    The Underwriters' Association of Victoria learn by cable from London that the barque Caswell, 499 tons, of Swansea, which left Newcastle on ...

    Article : 40 words
  14. COUNTY SECOND INNINGS.

    The county began their second innings to the bowling of Trumble, and McLeod, Ward and Spooner being again the first pair at the wickets. The ...

    Article : 72 words
  15. PEACE OR WAR.

    Opinions at Pretoria as to whether there will be peace or war are very much divided. A number of the officials there profess to regard war as almost ...

    Article : 90 words
  16. WORK AT COOLGARDIE.

    A further batch of signatures to the petition praying Parliament to submit the Commonwealth Bill to the people was sent down yesterday by the Town ...

    Article : 121 words
  17. BOERS ON THE BORDERS.

    As was reported yesterday from Johannesburg, the Boers seem to be concentrating their forces towards the west of the Transvaal, on the borders of ...

    Article : 72 words
  18. DREYFUS CASE.

    The general effect of the evidence given by handwriting experts on the bordereau has been to make the prospects of Dreyfus'. acquittal look much ...

    Article : 65 words
  19. ART UNION ABOLITION.

    The board of directors of the Australian Natives' Association to-day vetoed, by 7 votes to 4, the scheme of the metropolitan committee, which ...

    Article : 35 words
  20. INFANT INQUEST.

    An inquest was held to-day on the body of an infant that was found on the beach at Fremantle yesterday. After some evidence had been taken, it was ...

    Article : 39 words
  21. AUSTRALIAN SECOND INNINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 420 words
  22. ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.

    James Coad, a homestead settler of Cohuna, was accidentally drowned ia Carr's Creek. ...

    Article : 19 words
  23. PUBLIC BATTERIES.

    The Superintendent of Public Batteries, Mr D. H. White, has left by the goldfields' express for Menzies, where he will confer with the managers ...

    Article : 51 words
  24. KRUGER'S LAST PROPOSALS.

    Advices received, from Pretoria last might show that the Transvaal Government has received a communication from Mr Joseph Chamberlain in reply to the ...

    Article : 501 words
  25. BRITISH VESSELS.

    Several of the British men-of-war and torpedo boats on the South African station are being overhauled in the dockyards of Simons Town, the naval station ...

    Article : 49 words
  26. MUTINOUS MILITARY.

    The volunteer artillery corps at Trinidad, in the West Indies, consisting of about 800 men, has been disbanded for mutiny and insubordination. ...

    Article : 32 words
  27. MINING FATALITY.

    A fatal accident occurred to-day in the First Chance Mine at Ballarat. Ebenezer Isaacs and John Angw in were working at the No. 1 level, when ...

    Article : 73 words
  28. THE QUEENSLAND REFERENDUM.

    Next Saturday a referendum will be taken in Queensland on the Commonwealth Bill. Mr Wragge predicts fine weather. An immense majority for ...

    Article : 89 words
  29. CHANGED HIS MIND.

    Ernest Brand was found floating in the sea at Fremantle to-day. He says he attempted suicide but had changed his mind. He hailed a tng. He admitted ...

    Article : 36 words
  30. SOUDAN AFFAIRS.

    A British force on the Blue Nile yesterday defeated a Dervish army, with considerable loss. Among those who were killed were Cherif Pasha and two ...

    Article : 41 words
  31. STEYN AND SCHREINER.

    Judge Steyn, President of the Orange Free State, and Mr W. P. Schreiner, Premier of Cape Colony, have both renewed their efforts to induce President ...

    Article : 51 words
  32. WEARY OF LIFE.

    An elderly man named James Cumming, residing with a married sister at Northcote, attempted to cut his throat with a penknife to-night. He was in ...

    Article : 58 words
  33. POLICE APPOINTMENTS.

    The following police appointments were announced to-day: Inspector Lawrence, Geraldton, to be chief inspector ; Sergeant Sellinger, Perth, to ...

    Article : 43 words
  34. ALPINE ACCIDENT.

    A terrible disaster is reported from Zermatt, in Switzerland. Two professors in the City of London School named Jones and Hill, were ascending ...

    Article : 141 words
  35. A FATAL FALL.

    A married woman named Margaret Clayton, living in William-street, fell down the stone steps of her residence last evening and died almost immediately ...

    Article : 35 words
  36. BOER POLICE.

    Several other members of the Boer secret police have been placed under arrest at Lorenzo Marques by the Portuguese authorities. Among them ...

    Article : 47 words
  37. SALVATION ARMY SETTLEMENT.

    Commandant Booth left for Adelaide by the Arcadia. He states be is pleased with his visit to the colony, and adds that the Premier has promised to ...

    Article : 43 words
  38. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Frank Ward, the Mount Mary murderer, has been transferred to the Parkside Lunatic Asylum. ...

    Article : 25 words
  39. THE FRUIT INDUSTRY

    An intercolonial conference on phylloxera and vegetation generally as affecting the fruit industry met this afternoon. Mr McCulloch, the delegates. He hoped they would succeed in framing valuable and effective recommendations. Mr Martin, secretary to the Victorian" Department of ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. EIGHT HOURS' DAY.

    To-morrow will be observed as a general holiday in connection with the eight hours' demonstration. It promises to be very successful, and in addition ...

    Article : 43 words
  41. MORE POLICE FOR KALGOORLIE.

    Constables Parker, Porter and Lynne, of the Perth force, have been selected for plainclothes duty in Kalgoorlie. They are leaving to-morrow. ...

    Article : 28 words
  42. FRIENDLY ADVICE.

    Writers in several of the German newspapers are advising Great Britain not to repeat her former mistakes if she does go to war with the Transvaal. ...

    Article : 62 words
  43. PERTH MINT.

    The Perth Mint during August received 42,321oz of gold, and issued 127,178 sovereigns. ...

    Article : 16 words
  44. ENCOUNTER BAY ELECTION.

    In connection, with the Encounter Bay election information has been laid against Mr King O'Malley charging him with having committed a breach of ...

    Article : 67 words
  45. STUD SHEEP SALES.

    The annual sales of stud sheep were commenced to-day by Messrs Powers, Rutherford and Co. Pastoralists from all the colonies were present. The ...

    Article : 117 words
  46. A NEW POCKET BOROUGH.

    A deputation from Leederville asked the Premier not to include any portion of West Perth in the new electorate of Subiaco. The Premier said he would ...

    Article : 91 words
  47. CUBAN CENSUS.

    The, American Government is having a complete census taken of the population of Cuba, preparatory to relinquishing their occupation of the island and ...

    Article : 40 words
  48. MEAT TRUST.

    The poor of New York are protesting against the Meat Trust in that city, which is causing a considerable rise in the price of beef. ...

    Article : 69 words
  49. SCARBOROUGH MATCH.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 239 words
  50. CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.

    An inquest was held to-day on the death of an infant at Wanneroo on August 14. The mother, Margaret Dearden, a widow, are evidence that the ...

    Article : 73 words
  51. RITUALISM.

    Lord Halifax, the president of the English Church Union, has advised the union to follow the example of its priests and submit to the ruling of the ...

    Article : 66 words
  52. THE WEATHER.

    The weather now is fine and clear after the extensive coastal rains. ...

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  53. BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    It was reported a few days ago that several cases of the bubonic plague bad occurred in the Russian province of Astrakhan, on the lower Volga. This ...

    Article : 58 words
  54. A WOUNDED NATIVE.

    A native letter-carrier was admitted to the Geraldton Hospital to-day suffering from a gunshot wound in the side, which is believed to have occurred ...

    Article : 34 words
  55. SYDNEY HARBOR BRIDGE.

    The cablegram in this morning's papers, referring to negotiations for the erection of a bridge to connect the city with the North Shore, Mr Kenwood ...

    Article : 55 words
  56. BOY BREAKAGES.

    A boy named Brown was chasing some bees to-day in Bourke-street, when he fell over a fence and broke his right leg. ...

    Article : 62 words
  57. N.S W. LANCERS.

    The contingent of New South Wales Lancers yesterday visited the Earl of Rosebery at Cheddington, in Backing hamshire, at his lordship's invitation. ...

    Article : 32 words
  58. NORTH MURCHISON ELECTION.

    Several persons are spoken of as candidates for the North Murchison electorate. Mr S. S. Parker, who was previously announced, has withdrawn. Mr ...

    Article : 81 words
  59. THE AMERICA CUP.

    Sir Thomas Lipton has quite a flotilla of vessels at New York now. There are two yachts—the cutter-yacht Shamrock, which will try conclusions ...

    Article : 85 words
  60. DOCKERS' STRIKE.

    A strike has just, taken place among the dock labourers at Hartlepool, in Durham, and in consequence twenty steamers are now detained in that port ...

    Article : 41 words
  61. CRUSHED BY A LOG.

    Alfred Willmott, timber cutter, was crushed to death under a log at Moggill yesterday. ...

    Article : 24 words
  62. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The Premier has promised that every precaution will be taken to prevent the bubonic plague reaching New Zealand. ...

    Article : 27 words
  63. APPOINTED Q.C.

    Mr Rutledge, the Attorney-General, has been appointed Queen's Counsel. ...

    Article : 14 words
  64. A MILLION LOAN.

    The Midland Million Loan Bill was read a first time in Parliament to-day. ...

    Article : 19 words
  65. REPLY IN A WEEK.

    The general feeling in Government and political circles at Pretoria is one of great disappointment with Mr Chamberlain's reply. The Boers do not at all like ...

    Article : 123 words
  66. TRADE AND FINANCE.

    The wheat cargoes by the ships Irene and Elisa, now off the coast of England, have been sold at 29s and 28s 9d per quarter. ...

    Article : 35 words
  67. FATAL ABORIGINAL FRACAS.

    A police-tracker named Davey had his skull fractured to-day by a blow from a stick delivered by an aboriginal called Tommy. Davey has died, and ...

    Article : 35 words
  68. Advertising

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    Advertising : 115 words
  69. Advertising

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