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  2. THE FITZROY DOCK.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night the question of the Fitzroy Dock report was raised by Mr. Carruthers, loader of the Opposition, when the time came for asking questions without notice. ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 0¾d per ounce standard. ...

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  4. THE POPE'S ILLNESS.

    The bulletin issued last evening regarding the condition of the Pope, states that the decrease of strength noticed in the morning continues. The pulse of his Holiness is ...

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  5. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    A bluebook has been issued containing correspondence from May, 1897, to July 8, 1903, between Great Britain and Germany relative to commercial relations. The ...

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  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    At the meeting of the Dublin Corporation yesterday, a Nationalist proposed, and a Nationalist (seconded, a motion that an address should be presented to ...

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  7. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Mr. Bamford, while the preliminary business was being transacted in the House of Representatives this afternoon, asked the Minister for Home Affairs wheter sufficient extension of time had not been ...

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  8. THE VICTORIAN EARTHQUAKE.

    Details to hand to-night concerning the earthquake at Port Fairy show that the shock was felt throughout the whole of the Warrnambool district. The walls of many buildings were cracked by the vibration. ...

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  9. GUARDS OF HONOUR.

    Sir John Forrest has considered the question of guards of honour to the state Governors at State functions, especially in the light of contretemps which occurred in Adelaide on the arrival of Sir ...

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  10. SOMALILAND.

    The correspondent of the London " Daily Telegraph " states that the expeditionary force is returning to the coast, leaving garrisons at Damot and Bohotle. ...

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  11. ELECTORAL MAPS.

    This morning Sir William Lyne received a telegram from Western Australia stating that the map of the State, dividing it into electoral districts, was now complete and ready for exhibition. The Tasmanian ...

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  12. MURDER BY A GERMAN CADET.

    The Admiralty of Germany has demanded the revision of the later sentence passed on the German cadet, Robert Hussner, who was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily ...

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  13. BROKEN HILL WATER FAMINE.

    Since the starting of relief last Thursday week 3645 odd coupons have been issued and 3150 presented for goods valued at £845. There was a record day on Monday last, when 500 coupons were presented. ...

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  14. SLIGHT RALLY FOLLOWED BY RELAPSE.

    Reuler's correspondent at Rome states that the Pope rallied slightly late yesterday evening, and conversed lucidly with Cardinal Satolli regarding the Commission of Biblical ...

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  15. NAVAL AGREEMENT BILL.

    As the debate on the Naval Agreement Bill progresses it becomes certain that there is a strong current of opposition to be faced. No couut can yet be made with any semblance of certainty as to the result ...

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  16. AUSTRALASIAN BLUEJACKETS.

    The " Spectator " states that the local training of 1600 Australasian bluejackets would teach the colonials the vast importance of sea power such as the hiring of ...

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  17. LOCAL BODIES VOTE ADDRESSES.

    Several local bodies in Ireland have resolved to present addresses to King Edward on his visit. ...

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  18. MINES SHARING THE WATER.

    In accordance with a decision arrived at last evening at a meeting of the Mine Managers' Association, that the three productive mines on the southern end of the line should work on alternate fortnights, ...

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  19. HIS HOLINESS GREATLY WASTED.

    The Pope is greatly wasted. The only sign of life is in his eyes, which are bright. ...

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  20. KING EDWARD'S DIPLOMACY.

    The " Times " correspondent at Berlin states that German opinion is awakening to the significance of King Edward's leading part in the development of Great Britain's ...

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  21. ALL HOPE ABANDONED.

    Reuter's correspondent at Rome states that the Pope had several attacks of vomiting during the night. All hope of improvement has now been abandoned. ...

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  22. QUEENSLAND.

    The Commissioner of Police has written an exhaustive report on the question of the identification of prisoners, showing what has been done so far to secure a uniform ...

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  23. NEW MILITARY REGULATION.

    In March last Senator Neild wrote to Sir Edmund Barton protesting against a regulation prohibiting members of the defence force from " instituting " meetings for religious or political ...

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  24. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, the Premier of Cape Colony, has introduced into the Cape House of Assembly a bill providing for the raising of £280,000, which will be used for ...

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  25. CONDITION ON MONDAY MORNING.

    The Pope passed a tranquil night. Later he became feeble, depressed, and restless. ...

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  26. GERMANY'S CHANGE OF FRONT.

    The "Times," in commenting upon the contents of the bluebook, says that Germany relying upon our inability to retaliate threatened to interfere with the internal ...

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  27. MOVEMENTS OF CARDINAL MORAN.

    It is probable that Cardinal Moran will leave for Roma early next week. He has not yet, however, booked his passage. ...

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  28. THE MISSING ELECTORS.

    Various suggestions have been made to account for the large proportion of electors' names missing on the federal electoral rolls. If the experience related by a correspondent who signs himself " One ...

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  29. THE BISLEY MEETING.

    At the Bisley rifle meeting yesterday the Barlow match for Lee-Enfield rifles was shot. Among the prize-winners are Mr. George Lindsay (Wollongong) and Mr. R. ...

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  30. PARLIAMENTAKY MEASURES.

    It is understood that the Attorney-General, in response to a request from the Brisbane Traders' Association, has agreed to reintroduce the Bills of Sale Act Amendment Bill when Parliament meets. ...

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  31. COST OF THE TROOPS.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, stated that the cost of maintaining the troops in South Africa amounted to £110,000 ...

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  32. A TARIFF REFORM LEAGUE.

    A new body, called, the Tariff Reform League, has absorbed the recently established Tariff League. The offices are at No. 7 Pall Mall. The object of the Tariff Reform ...

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  33. THE REPORT CIRCULATED.

    Yesterday afternoon the full text of the report was made available to members, and notwithstanding the copious extracts which have appeared in these columns the evidence was perused with avidity. As ...

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  34. TASMANIA.

    At the Royal Society meeting to-night the Government Statistician (Mr. Johnston) said that from the present outlook it would take Australia 39 years instead of 11 and Tasmania 42 years instead of 16 ...

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  35. GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

    The Russian newspapers comment reservedly on the visit of M. Loubet, the French President, to England. They consider it will improve the Anglo-French relations and ...

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  36. THE FREE TRADE UNION.

    A Freetrade Union has been formed. Mr. Arnold Morley is the president. It is intended to urge that Mr. Chamberlain's policy is certain to complicate trade relations with ...

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  37. VICTORIA.

    The people of Port Fairy, in the western district, were thrown into a state of alarm at 8.30 o'clock tonight by a violent shock of earthquake, which moved in a south-easterly direction, and [?] for about ...

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  38. STATE POLITICS.

    A meeting of the Liberal and Reform Association was held at the rooms, Vickery-chambers, Pittstreet, last night, under the presidency of Mr. John Hughes, M.L.C. There was a good attendance of ...

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  39. THE RAMSGATE EXPLOSION.

    The trial of the man Samuel Henson for the murder of his son William John Henson by causing an explosion at his residence at Ramsgate on February 25 was concluded ...

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  40. THE CZAR.

    It is reported that the Czar will shortly visit England. ...

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  41. A TRAGIC OCCURRENCE.

    A sheep-stealing case in the Winchelsea district had a tragic ending this afternoon. Some 20 sheep were stolen last week from Armytage's Mount Pleasant Estate. The police ascertained that the ...

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  42. (FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

    Instructions have been issued by the Postmaster-General that after to-day the new 9d stamp recently adopted by the postal authorities shall be issued in New South Wales. The stamps have been ...

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  43. UNIONIST FREETRADERS.

    The committee of Unionist Freetraders, of which Sir Michael Hicks Beach is president, has organised a Free Food league, with offices at 15 Victoria-street. ...

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  44. GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

    Mr. J. H. Choate, the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in a speech at a banquet at London, suggested as a mark of the Anglo-American reconciliation and ...

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  45. FEDERAL CAPITAL SITES' REPORT.

    Sir William Lyne received a telegram this morning from the chairman of the Federal Capital Sites' Commission informing him that its report is printed, but delay has occurred on the part of the New South ...

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  46. THE MINISTER FOR WORKS IN MELBOURNE.

    Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan passed through Melbourne to-day on his return journey to Sydney from Broken Hill. Immediately on arrival by the Adelaide express Mr. O'Sullivan proceeded to the Grand ...

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  47. THE UNITED STATES.

    The strike in the building trades at New York is virtually at an end. Fifty thousand skilled builders have accepted the terms of the employers, abolishing ...

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  48. GOLD SHIPMENTS.

    The shipments of gold from Melbourne to-day by the R.M.S. Australia amount to £47,338. ...

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  49. WHAT IS PROTECTED.

    Sir Robert Giffen, the statist, in a letter to the " Times," suggests the holding of an inquiry into how far the self-governing colonies are really protectionist. He declares that the ...

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  50. SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE MINISTER.

    The Minister for Education has notified the State school teachers through the " Education Gazette " that they must discoutinue to make representations to him through members of Parliament and others ...

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  51. COLD STORAGE ON MAIL STEAMERS.

    When the Vancouver mail service agreement was before the House of Representatives Sir John Quick moved an amendment which subsequently was withdrawn towards securing improved facilities for the ...

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  52. THE LOCAL OPTION POLL.

    In connection with the local option poll taken in Flemington-road Division of North Melbourne some months ago, the Crown Solicitor has now been asked to take the necessary steps to have consituted a ...

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  53. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day biddings were irregular. There were numerous withdrawals of speculators' lots. Prices for crossbreds and best merinos were well maintained. ...

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  54. PRICE OF COTTON.

    The prices of cotton in the New York market, chiefly for August and September delivery, are falling. ...

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  55. SWINE FEVER.

    At a meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society to-day it was resolvod that pigs be eliminated from this year's show owing to the outbreak of swine fever. Mr. Kendall, hon. veterinary ...

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  56. SERVIA.

    A lieutenant of the army in a frontier town of Servia has been arrested for threatening Colonel Maschin, one of the leaders of the late revolution. ...

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  57. AUSTRALIA'S DESIRES.

    Mr. H. A. Grainger, the Agent-General for South Australia, in a letter to the " Times," replying to letters from Sir W. V. Harcourt and others, says that no man in ...

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  58. THE DISCHARGED RAILWAY MEN.

    The Premier (Mr. Irvine) speaking with reference to the dismissal of the railway employees, said that the Government had aimed at acting with as little harshness as was consistent with keeping faith with ...

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  59. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of the Hon. J. D. Armour, a puisne Judge of Canada, and one of the Alaskan Boundary Commission. ...

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  60. THE BUDGET SPEECH.

    Sir George Turner, the Federal Treasurer, is very busy preparing for the budget speech. He is not able to say definitely on what day it will be delivered, but probably it will be on the 28th instant. ...

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  61. NEW ZEALAND.

    An American ship named the Milly Reed, from Hobart, put into Lyttelton in distress on Sunday. She is loaded with timber for Simon's Bay, and is said to be in a leaky condition. A considerable ...

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  62. THE CRISIS IN JAPAN.d

    The political crisis in Japan has been settled. The Marquis [?] has been appointed President of the Privy Council, Viscount Kalsoura resumes the office of Premier, and ...

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  63. REDUCTION OF MEMBERS.

    Reference was indirectly made to the question of reducing the number of members of the Legislative Assembly last night in Parliament by the member for Petersham. Mr. Cohen asked the Premier: ...

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  64. ARRANGEMENTS WITH SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At a special meeting of the Mine Managers' Association, held last evening, temporary arrangements were made for dealing with a supply of water from South Australia. It was decided that for the present ...

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  65. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Prince of Wales to-day inspected the American squadron at Portsmouth. At the instance of the French Consul at Yunnan, the leader of the Yunnan rebellion ...

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  66. PUBLIC SERVICE INQUIRIES.

    Recently the necessity has arisen for the alteration of the Public Service Act in the direction of making other provision for boards of inquiry into charges against officers. Supposing ...

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  67. CYCLONE FUND.

    The receipts at Auckland of the North Queensland Cyclone Fund are over £500. ...

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  68. CANADIAN LOCOMOTIVES.

    Thanks to the preferential tariff of Canada, a Glasgow firm has obtained a contract for 20 locomotives for the Canadian Pacifie Railway Company. ...

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  69. THE TROUBLE AT THE PELAWMAIN COLLIERY.

    A settlement has been arrived at between the manager and the employees of the Pelaw-Main colliery in connection with the refusal of the wheelers to fill away more than 12 skips of coal in each shift ...

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  70. THE BALKANS.

    The " Neue Freie Presse," of Vienna, reports that Bulgaria has countermanded the mobilisation of her troops along the frontier, and that the forces are now being withdrawn. ...

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  71. WOMEN'S POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE.

    A meeting of the Chatswood branch of the Women's Political Educational League was held at Chatswood on Monday evening. Mrs. Claude Leplastrier (president) occupied the chair. Mrs. E. Fry ...

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  72. A LIBERAL LEADER'S VIEWS.

    Sir W. Vernon Harcourt, M.P., in a letter in the " Times," predicts that the country's verdict will be adverse to the taxation of food. ...

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  73. LATE SHIPPING.

    Electm, s., 395 tons, Captain Beach, from Manning River. North Coast S. N. Company, Limited, agents. ...

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  74. CARRYING OUT FEDERAL WORKS.

    The complaints which have been made concerning he delays in New South Wales in erecting post[?] and other buildings were brought before Mr. O'Sullivan, the Minister for Works in New South ...

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  75. MR. COPELAND'S ATTITUDE.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Haynes asked the Premier whether his attention had been directed to a cable message setting forth that some official statement had been made by ...

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