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  2. STATE ELECTIONS

    The political contest in the new Monar[?] electorate promises to be one of the most exciting in the State, for all the elements of political, personal, and social controversy ...

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  3. SWITCHING ON THE LIGHT

    Shortly after 5 o'clock last evening the Lady Mayoress of Sydney turned a gold key at the new power house, Pyrmont, and a few minutes later a number of great are lights ...

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  4. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The State Promier, Mr. T. Waddell, remarked yesterday that in the course of a few days he would communicate with the Commonwealth Government on the subject of selecting a site ...

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  5. PRIME MINISTER IN SYDNEY.

    Mr. J. C. Watson, the Prime Minister, arrived in Sydney yesterday morning, and spent the afternoon at the Commonwealth officers. He stated that he had nearly recovered from ...

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  6. FIGHTING IN THIBET.

    In the attack on the jong at Gyangtse three Ghurkas were killed, and four officers and three British privates and 20 Sepoys were wounded. The loss of the ...

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  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The "Standard" says that the new army scheme of Mr. H. O. Arnold-Forster, Secretary of State for War, is a drastic one, and full of amazing and impossible ...

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  8. THE WAR.

    Chinese refugees from Port Arthur report that the workshops at that place are [?]uslly engaged in cutting brass piping [?]or cartridges. ...

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  9. COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION.

    The stage of Port Arthur has reached a critical stage. A cable message makes reference to Marine Camp, which means Shulshih-ying, or Naval Camp. When the ...

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  10. LOSS OF ARTICLES IN THE POST.

    Several correspondents have addressed us lately on the subject of the loss of articles passing through the post. The complaint made by Messrs. M'Murtrlo and Co. has been ...

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  11. IMPERIAL FEDERATION.

    Captain Alfred T. Mahan, the great naval authority, in addressing the Imperial Federation Defence Committee, said that the sentiment inspiring the ...

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  12. RUSSIAN LOAN ATTEMPTED.

    M. S. J. Witte, President of the Council of Ministers of Russia and formerly Minister for Finance, is at present on a visit to Berlin, ostensibly to hasten the ...

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  13. THE MAJOR CARROLL COMMITTEE.

    The select committee appointed to inquire into the case of Major Carroll met again at the Commonwealth offices, Sydney yesterday, and took further evidence. The members of ...

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  14. LORD DUNDONALD SPEAKS.

    Major-General the Earl of Dundonald, who was recently retired by the Canadian Government from the position of Commandant of the Dominion Militia, ...

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  15. PLANS OF ITALIAN DEFENCES.

    An Italian captain named Ercolessi and his wife have been arrested for selling to France plans of mobilisation and the fortifications of Sicily, an island in the ...

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  16. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Assets Realisation Board shows a surplus for the year of £27,293. The various estates and properties still in hand are in good condition. ...

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  17. THE LICENSING BILL.

    The Convocations of Canterbury and York and the Houses of Laymen of both provinces, provisionally constituted as the Representative Church Council, held their ...

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  18. THE ADVANCE IN MANCHURIA.

    Major-General Sakharoff, at Mukden, states that two Japanese companies of infantry and two squadrons of cavalry are 60 kilometres (37½ miles) south-east of that ...

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  19. A MYSTERIOUS CRIME.

    A brutal outrage was committed at an early hour this morning at the residence of Mr. Thomas Shields, farmer of Rothsay, in the Benalla district. An attempt appeared to ...

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  20. POLISH REVOLUTION THREATENED.

    General Tehertkoff, the Governor-General at Warsaw, asks to be allowed to proclaim Poland to be in a state of siege. This, he states, is the only means of ...

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  21. ARBITRATION BILL

    Yesterday members were disinclined to talk politics at all, and no one could be found who would give any opinion on the events which had happened on the previous night. To-day, ...

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  22. THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY.

    The National Democratic Convention at St. Louis ignores Mr. W. J. Bryan, the silver advocate. It is likely that Justice Parker will be ...

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  23. DRAWING RUSSIANS SOUTHWARD.

    Russian official reports of skirmishes in the vicinity of Seung-yue-cheng, 25 miles south of Kal-ping, in the north-west of the Liao-tung, have been issued. These ...

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  24. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    There was an animated market at the wool sales to-day, and prices were stronger. July 8. ...

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  25. QUEENSLAND POLITICAL CRISIS.

    The Premier, Mr. Morgan, stated to-day that he had received an intimation from the Governor, intimating his concurrence in the Premier's recommendation that the Legislative ...

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  26. THE BRITISH WHEAT CROPS.

    The "Times" says that the condition of the British wheat crops on July 1 was 82 per cent. if 100 represents perfect health. ...

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  27. JUSTICE PARKER.

    Justice Parker, who our cables indicate will be selected by the Democrats as their candidate for the Presidential election, to take place on the first Tuesday in November next, ...

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  28. VICTORIA.

    During his recital at the Town Hall on Thursday evening, M. Paderewski injured one of his fingers, and in consequence will be unable to appear to-morrow evening. The ...

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  29. COAL FOR VLADIVOSTOCK.

    The steamer St. Petersburg, 9252 tons, of the Russian Volunteer Fleet, passed through the Bospborus from the Black Sea three days ago. She has on board a ...

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  30. MR. W. R. HEARST.

    Mr. William Randolph Hearst is barely 40 years of age, and represents the 11th New York district in the House of Representatives. He is in possession of an enormous income, ...

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  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    At the trial of H.M. battleship Commonwealth her engines developed a speed of 19 knots, being [?] a knot beyond expectution. ...

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  32. INTERVIEW WITH THE PREMIER.

    Mr. Morgan, on being interviewed to-day, said that no announcement could be made at present as to the probable date of the elections. In view of the fact that the ...

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  33. CHOLERA AT ANTUNG.

    Mr. Horace B. Alien, the United States Consul at Seoul, telegraphs to his Government that cholera has broken out at Antung, at the mouth of the Yain. ...

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  34. MR. W. J. BRYAN.

    The cable does not definitely state whether Mr. Bryan has been put before the convention as a candidate, but it is not likely. Free silver has been growing too fast in discredit ...

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  35. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    H.M.S. Challenger will leave for Albany to-morrow morning, and will take with her 30 naval recruits from this State. After three days' stay at Albany she will resume her ...

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  36. VIEWS OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

    Sir Arthur Rutledgo, in an interview, stated that he considered the Government had placed their own interest first and that of the country second, in persisting in their request for ...

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  37. A JAPANESE DISASTER.

    Reuter's correspondent reports that the Japanese cruiser Kaimon struck a mine in Ta-lien-wan, north of Port Arthur, on Tuesday, and sank. ...

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  38. DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS.

    The race for the Diamond Challenge Sculls, held in connection with Henley regatta, was finished yesterday, and was won by L. F. Scholes, of the Argonaut ...

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  39. THE CITY AT NIGHT.

    Shortly after dusk the current was transmitted to the are lamps in the city streets. It was at once aparent that the new illuminant is a distinct improvement on the gas lam[?] ...

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  40. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    The steamer Illawarra, belonging to the fleet of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company, Llmited, collided with the wharf at Wollongong when entering that port on ...

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  41. WRECK OF THE AUSTRALIA.

    The report of the Court of Marine Inquiry, giving the result of the investigation of the Court into the charge of misconduct against George Freake Dennis, was presented to the ...

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  42. THE CARGO OF THE GENERAL GORDON.

    A survey of the wheat carg of the fourmasted barque General Gordon, which put into Sydnoy in distress, was conducted yesterday by Captain Cuthbert, of the Sydney ...

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  43. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    A ukase has been issued for the mobilisation for the Baitic fleet of all the Russian naval reservists, excepting those at Orenburg, in South-eastern Russia, and ...

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  44. TRAM AND LORRY COLLISION.

    A collision, fortunately unattended by any very serious results, occurred in Harris-street, Ultimo, yesterday morning, between a tram and a lorry. The former was driven ...

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  45. ARRIVAL OF THE SCHOONER AUSTRALIA.

    The schooner Australia, of the fleet of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., which was stranded on the north bench at the Manning on the 16th ult., and was a few days ago ...

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  46. SALVAGE OPERATIONS.

    Favoured by the fine weather experienced all this week, salvage operations at the stranded R.M.S. Australia proceeded briskly. Captain Wymark and the officers of the P. ...

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  47. CABLE TO THE CONSUL.

    Mr. K. Iwasaki, Acting Consul-General for Japan, received the following cablegram, yesterday from Baron Komura, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs:— ...

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  48. A PUNT FOUND AT SEA.

    The signal-master at South Head yesterday noticed a punt being driven pant the port by the strong southerly wind. He at once informed the pilot steamer Captain Cook, which ...

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  49. SILVER

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 2 11-16d per ounce standard, a fall of [?]d since yesterday. ...

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  50. LATE SHIPPING.

    Chillagoe, s, 1400 tons, Captain W. Hammer, from Melbourne, bound to Newcastle. Howard Smith Company, Limited, agents. ...

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