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  2. THE DRAYTON GRANGE.

    The Royal Commission enquiring into the overcrowding of the troopship Drayton Grange, took further evidence to-day. Captain R. A. Dove, staff officer on board ...

    Article : 622 words
  3. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    A question which is in the mouths of many people at the present time is, "When will the divorce case end?" No one knows, but there are many prophecies as to the date ...

    Article : 1,197 words
  4. FROM DAY TO DAY.

    Many, people are wondering why "King Dick" Seddon had no share in the Coronation honors. Did he refuse to take any, or was he neglected; or, again, was the ...

    Article : 1,160 words
  5. THE KING.

    The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, with their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra on board, left Waymouth at daybreak to-day for Falmouth. ...

    Article : 32 words
  6. RECRUITING THE ARMY,

    For the purpose of stimulating recruiting and, generally speaking, causing more interest to be taken in military affairs, the War Office has decided to station a ...

    Article : 104 words
  7. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The match against Kent was resumed today at Canterbury in brilliant weather. The wicket had dried and was faster than on the opening day. The attendance was ...

    Article : 752 words
  8. GLEANINGS OF HUMOR.

    "Was she a trained nurse?" "She must have been. She hadn't been in the hospital a week before she was engaged to the richest patient." ...

    Article : 1,521 words
  9. SIR HENRY IRVING.

    Sir Henry Irving, the great actor, denies the report which was recently circulated to the effect that he had arranged for a tour of the Australian States. ...

    Article : 53 words
  10. A DREADFUL TORNADO.

    The little town of Borup, on the St. Vincent line of the Great Northern, is an absolute wreck as the result of a fearful tornado. The first report of the ...

    Article : 236 words
  11. A NEW WEAPON,

    The War Office authorities are experimenting with a new 18-pounder field gun, which promises to prove superior to anything of the kind in possession of any of ...

    Article : 40 words
  12. DR. GRACE.

    Dr. W. G. Grace, in spite of his increasing age, has just completed the task of making a thousand runs in first-class cricket this season. ...

    Article : 36 words
  13. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A message from Cape Town states that half the Progressives, as the anti-Afrikanders are called, have announced themselves as opposed to Sir J. Gordon-Sprigg, who ...

    Article : 207 words
  14. SCIENTISTS AND THE ERUPTIONS.

    Dr. Edwin Otis Hovey and Professor George Carroll Curtis, who have been in St. Vincent and Martinique, the former representing the American Museum of ...

    Article : 438 words
  15. THE LATE GENERAL MEYER.

    The funeral of the late General Lukas Meyer, the popular Boer general, who died soon after leaving England for Holland, has been postponed for two months, and ...

    Article : 54 words
  16. HONORING A SCULLER.

    The London "Sportsman" is organising a movement for the presentation of a testimonial to Mr. George Towns, the Sydney sculler, who has had such a successful ...

    Article : 68 words
  17. MOUNT KEMBLA DISASTER

    The enquiry into the Mount Kembla disaster was resumed to-day, when John Morrison was further examined. Witness stated that he had never reported the ...

    Article : 252 words
  18. THE LATE MR. BARNEVELD.

    The funeral of Mr. Robert Barneveld will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock, and not on Sunday afternoon, as stated in the advertisement in "The Advertiser" this ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. AMERICAN NEWS. LIBELLING AN ACTRESS.

    Helen Grantley, an actress, has sued Weingarten Brothers, corset 'manufacturers, for 50,000 dollars because, she said, they libelled her in printing her portrait as a corset ...

    Article : 183 words
  20. DARING VOYAGERS.

    In a launch 38 ft. long Captain Henry Newman has started from New York for England, his crew consisting of his son, who is 16 years old. The launch is ...

    Article : 288 words
  21. THE SEVEN SECRETS.

    Mr. Le Queux, the author of "The Seven Secrets," is one of the most popular novelists of the day, and through his intimate acquaintance with nearly every European ...

    Article : 517 words
  22. COURSING.

    A coursing meeting is being held at the Plumpton to-day, and the principal event is the Price Challenge Cup. ...

    Article : 20 words
  23. VICTORIA.

    An action in which Messrs. Falshaw Bros. sought for liberty to recover money alleged to be due by Mrs. Ryan, of Tarcoola, South Australia, and contracted in Victoria, was ...

    Article : 175 words
  24. KILLING A JEALOUS LOVER.

    Cora Isabelle Waltz, 17 years old, in defence of her father, shot and killed George Helmer, aged 40. The shooting took place on the farm of Burt Olny, just east of ...

    Article : 272 words
  25. EXPENSIVE HATS.

    Twenty guineas is by no means an extravagant price for a man to pay for a really good Panama hat, writes a correspondent of the London "Daily Express." ...

    Article : 94 words
  26. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    Before the Australian team which is at present touring England disbands the public on this side of the world would welcome an opportunity of seeing them play. The ...

    Article : 333 words
  27. DOCTORS AND HOMERS.

    At Evian-les-Bains there is a doctor who does not waste time. When he makes the round of his patients he carries in his carriage a basket of homing pigeons. Before ...

    Article : 84 words
  28. A SHOCKING FATALITY.

    An accident occurred at Harper's mills at Port Melbourne this morning, when the foreman, Mr. Charles Thwaites,was caught in some belting, and killed. His head was ...

    Article : 86 words
  29. PAPER STOPS A FIRE.

    The Italian barque Pasquale Lauro, which arrived in harbor recently with her cargo on fire, would probably have been entirely destroyed but for the fact that among the ...

    Article : 219 words
  30. A YOUTHFUL BRIDE.

    Mr. W. Johnstone, S.M., was called upon to decide an interesting point at the Port 'Adelaide Police Court on Friday. Maria Bavistock had pleaded not guilty to ...

    Article : 231 words
  31. A GENEROUS GIFT.

    Andrew Carnegie has remembered another friend of his youth. John Powers, of Sharpsburg, recently received word that he had been placed for 600 dollars a year ...

    Article : 85 words
  32. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Early this morning a city bank clerk, Reuben Elias Nobbs, aged 57, was found in a stable at the rear of his residence on Gordon-road, Chatswood, with his throat ...

    Article : 85 words
  33. INSURANCE FRAUDS.

    A telegram from Mexico says that three American insurance companies which have exposed insurance swindles in that country have caused the arrest of 16 persons. Three ...

    Article : 312 words
  34. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 81 words
  35. THE DANDENONG TRAGEDY.

    On the arrival of the barque C.J.S. at Newcastle from Melbourne this morning, the police boarded the vessel, and obtained from an apprentice, William Beranges, a ...

    Article : 162 words
  36. Advertising

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    Advertising : 18 words
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