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  2. SIR EDMUND BARTON.

    Sir Edmund Barton, accompanied by Sir John Forrest and Sir William Lyne, arrived in Melbourne to-day. There was a large gathering of representative citizens at ...

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  3. THE WORTHINGTON CASE.

    The hearing of the charges against Arthur Bentley Worthington, formerly head of the religious denomination in Melbourne known as "The Students of Truth." and latterly ...

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  4. BRITISH POLITICS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, with Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman's support, the Nationalists asked for a day to discuss the question of coercion in Ireland. ...

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  5. SOMALILAND.

    The officials of the War Office profess ignorance concerning the loss of two Maxim guns by Colonel Swayne's forces in Somaliland, and the other disasters described by ...

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  6. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A leading Dutch newspaper admits that the denial by General Botha of the report that Mr. Kruger had carried off with him in his flight from Pretoria the Transvaal ...

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  7. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    In reference to the proposal of the Commonwealth Government to charge for all shipping news, Mr. Drake (PostmasterGeneral), when interviewed this morning ...

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  8. STAMP DUTIES.

    On Thursday afternoon the Executive Council issued a proclamation bringing the Stamp Act Amendment Act into operation. The measure will have the force of law from ...

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  9. PERSONAL.

    A ball was given at Government House on Thursday evening in honor of the visit of the Vice-Admiral (Sir Lewis Beaumont) About 600 invitations were issued, and the ...

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  10. THE IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION ACT.

    The Prime Minister stated to-day that he had a conversation in London with Sir John Anderson, of the Colonial Office, with reference to the general working of ...

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  11. INTER-STATE TRADE.

    Sir—During the debate in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, on the unfair obstruction Victoria is offering to South Australian competition, some of the members ...

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  12. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    Mr. Balfour yesterday notified his acceptance of an amendment to the Education Bill, empowering the local authorities to dismiss on educational grounds any ...

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  13. CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    It transpires that the Government of Russin, while ostensibly surrendering the northern railway- to China, concluded a secret agreement with ...

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  14. A CONSERVATIVE VICTORY.

    The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Devonport in the House of Commons, caused by the death of Mr. E. J. C. Morton, a Liberal, has resulted in ...

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  15. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, committee on the Retrenchment of Salaries Bill, Mr. McDonald moved to raise the minimum at which reduction in salaries ...

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  16. BANK-NOTE FRAUDS.

    Six foreigners, chiefly of Russian extraction, have been arrested by the London police on a charge of bank-note forgeries. At the time of their apprehension the ...

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  17. THE SAMOAN DISPUTE.

    Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm states that the award of King Oscar of Sweden, the arbitrator in the Samoan dispute between Germany, Great Britain, and ...

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  18. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Consideration of the Estimates was resumed in Committee of Supply to-day. Mr. Carruthers stated that there were many reductions which could be carried out ...

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  19. KANAKA LABOR.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, replying to a question by Sir W. B. Gurdon, Liberal member for the north division of Norfolk, Mr. Chamberlain expressed his ...

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  20. THE PARKER ENQUIRY.

    The Parker enquiry was resumed to-day. Gilbert Hale, typist, stated that he typed the document, which was alleged to have been handed by Mr. George to ...

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  21. THE WORLD'S HARVEST.

    The "Bulletin des Halles" estimates the world's wheat harvest at 353,000,000 quarters. ...

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  22. RUSSIANS AND GERMANS.

    The German naval authorities are annoyed because of the number of Russian warships which have recently been frequenting the harbor of Kiel, which is the chief naval ...

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  23. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Legislative Assembly sat till a quarter past 3 this morning, discussing the Factories and Shops Bill in committee. The debate was an acrimonious one, and charges ...

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  24. FRENCH TRAIN ROBBERY.

    An extraordinary train robbery has been perpetrated in France. Eight London and five Paris mailbags, destined for South America, while in course of conveyance by ...

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  25. DANISH WEST INDIES.

    The Danish Landsthing, or Upper House, have rejected the Bill authorising the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States. ...

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  26. THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The amateur golf championship, played at Sandringham, was won by H. MacNeil, of Sydney, who clearly proved himself the best man. His driving especially is very ...

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  27. THE AMERICA CUP.

    Mr. C. Iselin has been appointed manager for the owners of the American yacht which is to defend the America Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's third attempt ...

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  28. PRESIDENT LOUBET.

    An Anarchist has been arrested by the Parisian police in the precincts of the Palace d'Elysee, the residence of the President of the Republic, having in his possession a ...

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  29. THE FRENCH DOCKYARDS.

    M. Pelletan (the French Minister of Marine), who recently caused so much stir by his speech at Ajaccio, in which he pointed out to the Corsicans that the east coast ...

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  30. QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. George Lewis (Chief Electoral Officer under the Federal Government) has arrived in Brisbane in connection with the initiation of the machinery for the ...

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  31. THE GERMAN TARIFF.

    The Agrarian Party in the German Reichstag, by a majority of 194 votes to 145, despite a special appeal from Count von Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, has ...

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  32. THE CITY ABATTOIR BILL.

    Sir—Really this is appalling. In your issue of the 18th inst. I find opposed to me not one Mr. Grundy, but six more, and they tell us they are the chosen elect of ...

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  33. SIR EDMUND BARTON.

    Sir Edmund Barton will address a public meeting in Melbourne on the results of his mission to London. The date has not yet been fixed, but the meeting will be held ...

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  34. MACEDONIA.

    Lord Cranborne (Under-Secretary Foreign Acairs), in reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, stated that the Imperial Government had urged ...

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  35. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    The directors of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company have declared a dividend of 3 per cent., the sum of £25,432 being brought forward to provide ...

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  36. A QUESTION OF SEAWORTHINESS.

    The Royal Commission to-day took evidence as to the condition of the steamer Balmain, which put into Auckland with leading boiler tubes, and was refused a ...

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  37. MR. ROOSEVELT AND THE IRISH CONVENTION.

    President Roosevelt was invited to attend the Convention of the United Irish League at Boston, at which several speakers have been delivering themselves of anti-British ...

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  38. THE CABLES.

    The long story of the question of the substitution of a Federal agreement with the Eastern Extension Company with reference to the Cape cable for the existing ...

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  39. A STOLEN LUGGER.

    The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from the authorities at Perth, West Australia, stating that the lugger Tamivah, owned by Messrs. Tagg and ...

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  41. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The University of Cambridge has conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the Rev. Canon Henry Lowther Clarke, Bishop-designate of Melbourne, in ...

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  42. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    (As announced in to-day's "Advertiser.") AFTERNOON. Gresham Hotel. 4—Meeting Adelaide Hunt Club. Citizens' Building, 3—Health Lecture. ...

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  43. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Copper.—Copper is quoted at £52 10/ on spot and at three months. Tin.—Tin is quoted at £119 15/ on spot, and £118 5/ at three months. ...

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  45. BALLARAT CHORAL CONTEST.

    Upwards of three thousand two hundred people were crammed into the Alfred Hall tonight, and many others were unable to obtain admission, the great attraction being ...

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  49. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    One of the most important matters touched on to-day by the Prime Minister when interviewed was the New Hebrides problem. It appears that the Australian ...

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