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  2. THE ROYAL SHOW. OFFICIAL OPENING.

    The great Easter show was in full swing yesterday. The heavy showers which the night before caused apprehension to the council and the officials ceased before morning, and served ...

    Article : 826 words
  3. GOOD FRIDAY. CHURCH SERVICES.

    At St. Andrew's Cathedral morning service will be held at 11 o'clock, with the Litany and ante-communion; and evensong at 3.15 p.m. At 7.30 p.m. tho choir will render the ...

    Article : 428 words
  4. COURRIERES DISASTER.

    Further details respecting the recent colllery disaster in France are contained in files brought to-day by the R.M.S. Omrah:— The full extent of the fire lamp explosion ...

    Article : 1,650 words
  5. RUSSIA'S DUMA.

    Half of the provincial elections to the National Duma and two-thirds of the city elections in European Russia have been decided. ...

    Article : 86 words
  6. SOUTH AFRICA. LAND SETTLEMENT PROBLEM.

    Mr. Churchill, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in the House of Commons yesterday, in reply to Sir Gilbert Parker (Conservative), said that the ...

    Article : 89 words
  7. VESUVIUS ERUPTION. BURIED IN ASHES.

    A' terrible hurricane, which was accompanied by torrents of water and showers of red-hot stones the size of eggs from Vesuvius compelled the people to abandon ...

    Article : 107 words
  8. THE LUNCHEON.

    Between two and three hundred gentlemen sat down to the official luncheon. The chair Was occupied by Sir F. B. Suttor, president of the Legislative Council, who had on ...

    Article : 1,693 words
  9. HORSES.

    The first grand parade of horses and cattle took place in the afternoon, and formed a spectacular effcet of which the members of the Royal Agricultural Society had reason to ...

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  10. THE GOVERNMENT'S TONE.

    The "Times" states that it notes an improvement in the Government's tone in regard to South African affairs generally. ...

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  11. EVENTFUL VOYAGES. THE SCHOONER RAPHAEL IN A CYCLONE.

    After a sensational voyage from the Islands, and with several members of her [?] stricken down with beri beri, the little foreand-aft schooner Raphael, belonging to the ...

    Article : 481 words
  12. CLEMENCY IN NATAL,

    Sir Henry M'Callum, Governor of Natal, acting on the advice of his Executive Council, has exercised the Royal Clemency in the case of five natives who were ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. SCIENTIST'S HEROISM.

    Professor Metucci, the director of the observatory on Mount Vesuvius, remained at his post in the observatory, despite the partial destruction of the building. He ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. SIR JOHN FORREST.

    A reception by Western Australian citizens in London, followed by a luncheon, was given to Sir John Forrest, the Federal Treasurer, yesterday. Mr. W. H. ...

    Article : 258 words
  15. MEDDLESOME BOER LEADERS.

    Believing that the speech recently delivered by Mr. Winston Churchill, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies, implies manhood suffrage, leaders ...

    Article : 79 words
  16. SACRED CONCERTS.

    Good Friday this year will be characterised by an unusual number of sacred and classical concerts, in which connection the Town Hall, all the theatres, and some of the minor concert ...

    Article : 609 words
  17. LAND SETTLEMENT IN IRELAND.

    Mr. James Bryce, Chief Secretary for Ireland, stated to the House of Commons yesterday that the vacancies in the Land Commission of Ireland were thrown open ...

    Article : 95 words
  18. EDUCATION AMENDMENT.

    Thirty-two bishops of England and Wales, at a meeting at Lambeth, resolved that the Education Act Amendment Bill as it stands must be unhesitatingly ...

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  19. A SINKING BARQUE SIGHTED.

    The German ship Kalliope, which, as briefly announced a few days ago, sighted the Norwegian barque Servia in a sinking condition, and rescued her crew, arrived at Sydney ...

    Article : 353 words
  20. WARNING TO ANGLICANS.

    Mr. W. Runeiman (Liberal), speaking nt Newcastle on the education question, warned the Archbishop of Canterbury that if it was attempted to use the House of ...

    Article : 79 words
  21. RECIPROCAL TRADE.

    The "Tribune" states that owing to the illness of Mr. W. S. Fielding, the Canadian Minister for Finance, and the sitting of the Dominion Parliament, it is doubtful ...

    Article : 101 words
  22. PRINCESS ENA.

    Mr. H. J. Gladstone, the Home Secretary, has informed the Protestant Reformation Society that the assent of King Edward to the marriage of Princess Ena of ...

    Article : 43 words
  23. RELATIONS WITH SERVIA.

    Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the resumption of relations cannot be discussed with ...

    Article : 68 words
  24. THE SWANHILDA SAFE.

    The well-known four-masted barque Swanhilda, a vessel made famous by the fact that Butler, the notorious murderer, endeavoured to escape by her from justice, safely reached ...

    Article : 78 words
  25. PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.

    Parliament yesterday adjourned till April 24 over the Easter holidays. ...

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  26. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the Supreme Court this afternoon, in the East Fremantle disputed election case, judgment was given by the Chief Justice in regard to the petition of Mr. W. C. Angwin (Labour), ...

    Article : 188 words
  27. A CONGO DIFFICULTY.

    The difficulty between Great Britain and the Congo Free State regarding the Bahr-el-Ghnzal territory has been temporarily solved. Soudanese officials will ...

    Article : 304 words
  28. THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

    Great Britain, the United States, and Germany desire that the sitting of the Hague International Arbitration Conference shall be postponed till June, 1007. ...

    Article : 30 words
  29. OFFICIAL OPENING.

    At half-past 3 o'clock the main grand stand was crowded with a gathering of ladies and gentlemen anxious to witness the formal opening of the show by his Excellency the ...

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  30. THE DAMAGED BARQUE GUNVOR.

    A cable message received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association, Limited, stated that the cargo of petroleum oil of the Norwegian barque Gunvor ...

    Article : 78 words
  31. DOGS.

    The entries in the canine section of this year's show are 336—an excess of four on last year's total. Yesterday great public interest was taken in the judging, which was in the ...

    Article : 3,371 words
  32. POSTAL STRIKE IN PARIS.

    The postmen of Paris have struck for an increase of wages, and because the Government does not recognise the Union of Postmen. ...

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  33. VICTORIA. QUAYAGE RATES.

    A discussion took place at a meeting of the Harbour Trust yesterday on the recommendation of the Finance Committee that the Trust should authorise it to prepare regulations ...

    Article : 103 words
  34. MADAME CLARA BUTT'S TOUR.

    Mr. J. N. Tait has arranged with Madame Clara Butt and Mr. Kennerley Rumford to give 25 concerts in Australia and New Zealand, commencing in ...

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  35. NEWCASTLE. EXPORTS BY SEA.

    The following were to-day's clearances:— Zelateur, bq, for Kaipara, with 741 tons East Greta coal; Silver Cloud, bqtn, for Auckland, with 320 tons East Greta coal ...

    Article : 172 words
  36. FIRE AT RICHMOND.

    Five shops were set on fire by the upsetting of a kerosene lamp in a cycle establishment last night at Richmond. The cycle shop was gutted, and all the rest were more or ...

    Article : 76 words
  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Prime Minister, replying in the House of Commons to a question asked by Mr. A. Fell (C.), said that the Government was ...

    Article : 118 words
  38. AUSTRALIAN APPLES.

    The apples exported from Australia by the Ophir were rather better than the Moldavia's shipment, though many are small and spotty. The market is strong. Good ...

    Article : 49 words
  39. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Three persons were fined at the Adelaide Police Court to-day for selling short weight bread. The fines and costs in each ease amounted to £2 5s 6d, £2 10s 6d, and £1 15s ...

    Article : 69 words
  40. WALLSEND EISTEDDFOD.

    The eighteenth annual oisteddfod conducted under the auspices of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Musical and Literary Society was commenced this evening in the Agricultural Hall, ...

    Article : 174 words
  41. GERMAN LOAN.

    The German Imperial 3½ per cent, loan of £13,000,000 has been covered one and a half times. ...

    Article : 23 words
  42. ELECTORAL REDISTRIBUTION.

    As the result of objections lodged by the municipal council and the Farmers and Settiers' Association, a wire was received to-day stating that the Commissioner proposed to ...

    Article : 48 words
  43. THE SUSPECTED SMALLPOX.

    The Courthouse Hotel was reopened this morning after fumigation. Ten or twelve inmates, after being cleansed and Yaceinated, were released from detention. The ...

    Article : 46 words
  44. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5[?]d per ounce standard, an advance of ½ since yes terday. ...

    Article : 22 words
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