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  3. LATE CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—A British steamer passed two squadrons, one of seven ships, the other of eight, on Thursday night, 60 miles south of Penang. The squadrons are ...

    Article : 76 words
  4. THE SWIMMING DEADLOCK.

    The Kieran trouble, as far as Mr. W. W.Hill is concerned, ended last night. The largest meeting ever held at the Sports Club, Hunterstreet, confirmed Mr. Hill's appointment, but ...

    Article : 1,091 words
  5. CAPTAIN COOK.

    To-day is die anniversary of the landing of Captain (then lieutenant) Cook, in Botany Bay. In the private log of Cook, he states that on April 28, 1770, he "went in show with the yawl ...

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  7. BRITISH STEAMER CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—Admiral Rozhdestvensky has captured the British steamer Beatrice, bound from Saigon for Japan. ...

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  8. RUSSIAN SHIPS AT SHANGHAI.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—Five Chinese cruisers and four torpedo boats are watching the Russian warships, which are interned at Shanghai. ...

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  9. EARLIER CABLES.

    LONDON, Friday.—It is stated in Tokio that the place and date of combat between the Russian and Japanese fleets depend entirely upon Admiral Rozhdestvensky. The ...

    Article : 208 words
  10. New Russian Battleships.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—The visit of Mr. Charles Schwab, resident of the United States Steel Corporation, to St. Peterburg, has resulted in an arrangement for the construction in ...

    Article : 55 words
  11. May Day in St. Petersburg.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—One-hundred thousand troops are stationed in St. Petersburg with a view to suppressing probable disturbances on May Day. ...

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  12. SIR JOSEPH BANKS' SPECIMENS.

    When Captain Cook landed on the shores of Botany Bay, in 1770, the botanist and financier of the expedition, Sir Joseph Banks, accompanied him. This latter gentleman collected ...

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  13. THE BRITISH NAVAL GUNS.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—Two of the big wire guns on the battleship Albion and on the battleship Glory have been replaced at Kowloon, Hongkong. ...

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  14. WRESTLERS AT FITZGERALD'S CIRCUS.

    The Scottish wrestlers, hammer throwers, and shot putters—A. A. Cameron and G. H. Johnstone, made their first appearance in Australia, at Fitzgerald's circus, last evening. A ...

    Article : 211 words
  15. OUR NATIONAL BIRTHDAY.

    According to Captain Cook's own diary, an extract wherefrom is printed in our issue of today, he did not land at Kurnell on April 28, but on April 29, 1770. Consequently yesterday's ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN SOCIALISTIC LEGISLATION.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—Mr. B. R. Wise, in a letter to the "Times," complains that a recent article in that paper caricatured the aims and effects of Australian legislation. Mr. Wise ...

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  17. KIERAN'S DISCOVERY.

    There have been many reports as to how Kieran, the Australasian champion swimmer, was "discovered." The matter, however, was set at rest last night by the champion himself. ...

    Article : 133 words
  18. Family Notices

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  19. THE MONEY MARKET.

    LONDON, Friday.—The open market rate of discount for three months bills is 1/8 higher at 2 1/8 per cent. The Bank of England rate remains at 2½ per cent. Consols are 1/4 lower on the ...

    Article : 42 words
  20. MONDAY'S MAILS.

    Mails close at the G.P.O., Sydney, on Monday: For Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, and New Hebrides, per the Induna, at 11 a.m.; for Eden, per the Eden, at 1 p.m.; for Port ...

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  21. DRINK AND BUSINESS.

    "COME and have a drink!" is the regular termination to a business transaction in Sydney, and the contracting parties adjourn to the nearest establishment bearing over its ...

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  22. LONDON UNEMPLOYED.

    LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.—The management committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions suggests that the provisions of the Unemployed Workmen's Bill be made compulsory ...

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  23. MR. WISE IN DEFENCE.

    There was never a suspicion in the minds of those who know and appreciate Mr. Wise that when he went away from New South Wales to England lately, he did so to avoid the coming ...

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  24. TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT.

    At the Centenary Hall, York-street, this evening, a concert will be held in aid of the Kieran Fund. An excellent programme has been arranged, the contributors including many ...

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