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  2. MR. REID IN QUEENSLAND.

    During this morning Mr. Reid and his party visited the Scottish Cympie mine. They descended to the 1650ft level, and were shown over the workings by Major Reid, D.S.O. ...

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  3. TRAMWAY CRISIS. CONTINUATION MEETING.

    The resolutions which were passed at Wednesday night's mass meeting of tramway employees were again carried unanimously at the continuation meeting held yesterday ...

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  4. QUARREL IN PARLIAMENT. MR. NORTON CHALLENGES MR. HOLMAN.

    Some of the wretched business that has marred the proceedings of this session of Parliament provided a dramatic tableau last night, when the curtain was rung down on the ...

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  5. OUR DUTY TO THE EAST.

    Mr. W. J. Bryan, a leader of American Democrats, in addressing the American Society at the Hotel Cecil last night, delivered an eloquent speech on the duty of ...

    Article : 148 words
  6. RUSSIA IN TRAVAIL. CONCESSION OR REACTION.

    The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Times" says that Russia is on the eve of frank concessions to the people or ominous reaction. The only alternatives are the ...

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  7. IN PARLIAMENT.

    The exciting scenes of the last, two nights in Parliament have had more than usually substantial results. Generally the rapid interchange of unsavoury passages between ...

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  8. CHIEF COMMISSIONER AND THE GOVERNMENT.

    The Chief Commissioner, Mr. Oliver, during the course of an interview yesterday, said the matter had, by the intrusion of certain other elements, got beyond the Railway ...

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  9. CHINESE ON THE RAND.

    General Botha has sent a message to the workers of Great Britain, urging them to induce the Government to get rid of Chinese labour in the Transvaal, and open ...

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  10. TRAMWAY OFFICERS' STATEMENT.

    Inquiry from tramway officers has elicited the information that the tramway employees did not approach the Railway Commissioners or endeavour to lay before them in any way ...

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  11. THE BYELOSTOK MASSACRES.

    The report of the committee appointed by M. Goremykin, the Premier, to inquire into the massacres at Byelostok exonerates the officiais and the troops. The report ...

    Article : 62 words
  12. WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

    Miss Kenney and two other women advocates of woman suffrage have been sent to Holloway Prison for six weeks for refusing to give sureties not to annoy Mr. H. ...

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  13. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Representatives this evening. Mr. Storer (Tas.) moved,—"That this House expresses its deep regret at the news ...

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  14. VICTORIA. LIQUOR LAW AMENDMENT.

    The Premier, Mr. Bent, said to-day that the main points of the Licensing Bill which he outlined at Brighton a fortnight ago would stand. Of course, if any business suggestions ...

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  15. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION PROSECUTION.

    The master of the steamship Empire was fined £100 and costs to-day for allowing Lam Pong, a prohibited immigrant, to land. Lam Pong was a member of the crew, and deserted ...

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  16. MR. IRVINE'S SEAT.

    A writ has been issued for the election of a member of the Legislative Assembly for Lowan in place of Mr. Irving, resigned. Nominations must be made before July 13. Polling ...

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  17. MENTALLY DEFICIENT CHILDREN.

    A highly influential deputation of medical men and representatives of philanthropic, educational, and religious institutions, asked the Minister for Education to-day to make ...

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  18. NATAL REBELLION. A CONVOY ATTACKED.

    Seven hundred rebels in Natal attacked a convoy of 28 waggons, escorted by 140 soldiers, 12 miles from Bond's Drift. The natives made thre desperate charges, and, ...

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  19. THE COODE CANAL.

    Operations in connection with the widening of Coode Canal were begun on Monday, when a few Government men were set to work, but the Harbour Trust will shortly have a dredge ...

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  20. HAMBURG CHURCH DESTROYED.

    St. Michael's Church at Hamburg has been destroyed by fire. The tower, which rose to a height of 430ft, collapsed and fell into the streets, setting fire to ...

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  21. ENCOURAGEMENT TO ZULUS.

    Mr. Keir Hardie, leader of the socialist party in the House of Commons, writing to a Zulu now in Edinburgh, declared that the wholesale massacres of natives in ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. THE SALISBURY DISASTER.

    The Queen, through Mr. Whitelaw Reid, Ambassador for the United States, has expressed her heartfelt sorrow at the terrible railway catastrophe at Salisbury, in ...

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  23. COMFORTS FOR THE TROOPS.

    Princess Christian (Princess Helena) of Schleswig-Holstein, Lady Elgin, Lady Loch, Lady Lyttelton, and Mrs. Royston (Natal), have made an appeal to all Britons ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND. PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL RAILWAYS.

    The Commissioner of Railways left this morning for Sydney. Mr. Thallon will stop en route, and join the Minister for Railways. They will inspect the proposed lines from ...

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  25. ARRESTS IN JOHANNESBURG.

    Five kaffirs, who were shouting for Bambaata, have been arrested in suburbs of Johannesburg. They had severely stabbed and robbed several white persons. The ...

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  26. MEAT INSPECTION.

    The United States Secretary for Agriculture, Mr, James Wilson, has announced that under the new meat inspection law the Government supervision is extended ...

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  27. THE CLONCURRY RAILWAY.

    Speaking at the luncheon at the Lockyer Agricultural Society's show, Mr. Denham said that the railway to Cloncurry was now being built, and that plans of the intervening ...

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  28. MOUNTAIN TRAM RUNAWAY.

    A miscreant released a car on the mountain tramway between the mining town of Puritan and Portago, in Pennsylvania. Eleven persons who were walking along ...

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  29. AN ANTI-SOCIALIST CANDIDATE.

    Alderman W. G. Lucas, chairman of the Temora Shire Council, has announced his intention of contesting the Cootamundra seat against Messrs. Holman and Norton as an ...

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  30. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. THE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB.

    The Perth Licensing Court held a special sitting to-day, and granted a certificate for the Cosmopolitan Club in the city. This club was established mainly by workmen, and was ...

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  31. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.

    Mr. Ashton, speaking for the Government last night in the absence of the Premier, made an important statement regarding the result of the conference between the members of ...

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  32. TRADE IN MANCHURIA.

    The Japanese Government, in reply to the report that Japanese goods, duty free, are pouring into Manchuria via Dalny, states that it is ready to allow China to ...

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  33. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NEW ZEALAND.

    Lecturing on the [?]port meat trade, Mr. Gilruth, chief veterinarian, stated that all meat exported bore a guarantee that it was healthy when slaughtered. He urge that nothing ...

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  34. THE MEN OF THE GLAUCUS.

    Sir,—I have been asked to write to you in the name of the whole of my fellow-passengers on the Kanowna. They were all so much impressed by the nerve and fortitude of the ...

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  35. THE NARLARLA EXCITEMENT.

    Excitement was created in mining circles in Perth this morning by news from Adelaide that Narlarla shares, which, owing to certain unfavourable reports had dropped to £18, had ...

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  36. GERMAN CROWN PRINCESS ACCOUCHED.

    The German Crown Princess has given birth to a son. ...

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  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Admiralty has decided to work all torpedo boats with oil instead of coal. PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF SUGAR. ...

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  38. A SERIOUS CHARGE.

    This afternoon the attention of Mr. Justice Burnside and a jury in the Criminal Court was directed to a charge against John Carter of having on June 13 attempted to commit an ...

    Article : 185 words
  39. THE ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    Antwerp wool sales opened very dull yesterday. Crossbreds were especially neglected. Compared with last auctions merinos fell from 5 to 10 centimes, ...

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  40. THE FUTURE OF AMERICA.

    Mr. H. G. Wells has made a reputation, not only by his handling of scientific materials for romaace, but also by his remarkable speculation upon the development of human ...

    Article : 203 words
  41. THE CRICKET TROUBLE.

    Representatives of the Victorian Cricket League and Cricket Association had a long conference this afternoon, to discuss anomalies which the league object to in the grading ...

    Article : 96 words
  42. COAL PRICES IN MELBOURNE INCREASE.

    As the price of New-castle coal in Melbourne has increased that for [?]bunna has advanced 2s 6d per ton. ...

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  43. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5 13-16d per ounce standard, a fall of 3-16d since yesterday. ...

    Article : 23 words
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