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  2. STATE POLITICS.

    There is an interesting parallal between the political condition of New South Wales to-day and in 1871. In that year the Martin Government incurred the wrath of the Liberal party and of the ...

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  3. BROKEN HILL WATER FAMINE.

    No water was received from South Australia yesterday. There will be now three daily train services from South Australia. Each train consists of 27 truck loads, and as soon as the number of trucks ...

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  4. SECOND EDITION

    Professor Mozzoni, one of the physicians to the Pope, says that his Holiness may live 24 hours but that the end is possible at any moment. ...

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  5. THE POPE.

    News from the Vatican is to the effect that it is not expected that the Pope will live the day out. Extraordinary heat prevailed on ...

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  6. THE FAR EAST.

    Diplomatists at Peking consider that the gravest factor in the situation in the Far East is the increasing danger of a war between Russia and Japan owing to Japan's ...

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  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The King and the Queen and Princess Victoria, with a large suite, start for Ireland to-day. Four cruisers and four torpedo boats will escort the Royal yacht Victoria and ...

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  8. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    Sir William Vernon-Harcourt, in commenting upon the report of the Tariff Reform League shelving preferential in favour of retaliatory duties, writes:—" The former is ...

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  9. ARTHUR LYNCH.

    The "Westminster Gazette" states that it is rumoured that Arthur Lynch, who was sentenced to death at the commencement of the year on a charge of high treason, and ...

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  10. KOREAN CONCESSIONS.

    Work on the Russian telegraph, between Antung, in Manchuria, and Yongampho, in Korea, has been suspended owing to the protest of Korea. ...

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  11. INCREASING COLONIAL TRADE.

    Sir Westby Brook Perceval, formerly of New Zealand, in a letter to the "Times" says that efforts to increase colonial trade ought to be accompanied by a movement to ...

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  12. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Select Committee of the Legislative Council of the Transvaal appointed to consider the drawing up of a diamond fields law has di[?]agreed. The majority of the committee ...

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  13. RELIEF OF DISTRESS.

    The Government Relief Board this morning took over the whole of the work in connection with the relief of distress. Operations are being conducted at the Technical College, and the arrangements are so ...

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  14. HARBOUR TRUST WORKS.

    The opening ceremony in connection with the Exchange Coffee Palace, 77 Sussex-street, city, yesterday afternoon, was made an occasion by Mr. Waddell, State Treasurer, to deliver a speech in ...

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  15. THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

    The "Sportsman" says that while he has not definitely declined the invitation of the Marylebone Cricket Club to accompany the English cricket team to Australia, MacLaren ...

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  16. THE FREETRADE UNION.

    The Freetrade Union formed by Liberal freetraders has been joined by over 100 members of Parliament. ...

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  17. BRIEF REST ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

    A bulletin [?]ssued at the Vatican at 9 o'clock this morning states:—"His Holiness had a brief rest last night." ...

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  18. GREAT BRITAIN AND KOREA.

    Reuter's correspondent at Yokohama reports that Great Britain has requested that W[?]ju, a port, on the Yalu, in Korea, shall be opened to foreign trade. It is believed that ...

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  19. AN AUSTRALIAN IN QUIRY DESIRED.

    At a meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce to-day consideration was given to the question of preferential trade, and a resolution was carried declaring that the council, while expressing no ...

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  20. POPE LEO AND HIS DOCTORS.

    Dr. Coccarelli, who was the Pope's medical adviser in 1891, ventured on this prediction—"The constitution of his Holines[?]s is so solid that he can very well live another 10 years if he does not catch ...

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  21. CONSIDERED TO BE SINKING.

    The bulletin [?]ssued at the Vatican last evening regarding the Pope states:- "His Holiness rested a little to-day. ...

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  22. SPAIN.

    Owing to difficulties connected with the reorganisation of the Spanish navy Senor Silvela, the Premier of Spain, and his Government, have resigned. A new Ministry ...

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  23. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 1½d per ounce standard. ...

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  24. RUSSIANS USE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    A wireless telegraphy station has been established at Port Arthur to enable the garrison to communicate with Russian warships in the Gulf of Pe-chi-li. ...

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  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Auckland Electric Tram Company is [?]uing £200,000 worth of debentures, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. at par. The Earl of Erne on Saturday entertained ...

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  26. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The police have been conducting inquiries into the cause of the recent magazine explosion at Robb's Jetty. After the explosion occurred it was found that [?]ive keys, including one of Guthrie and Co.'s ...

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  27. IMPORTATION OF ARMS TO CHINA.

    It has been agreed by the Powers that all prohibitions against the importation of arms and war material into China shall laps[?] in August. The prohibitions have been ...

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  28. WORK AT THE MINES.

    Between 30,000 and 40,000 gallons or fresh water have been received by Block 10 Mins up to this morning, and, as was outlined on Friday, productive work on the surface and underground, after ...

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  29. AN ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE.

    Senor Silvela, the ex-Premier, speaking at Madrid recently, advocated a close union with France on the Moroccan question. The "Imparciel," a newspaper of Madrid, ...

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  30. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Tyser liner Niwaru (Captain Fishwick) struck on the rocks near the breakwater at Napier when coming in on Sunday evening from Auckland. She is supposed to have touched the rock half a mile from ...

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  31. THE BISLEY MEETING.

    In the shooting for the "Daily Telegraph" Cup at Bisley on Saturday, at the 600-yards range Lieutenant W. Ison, of Victoria, tied with six others in securing the possible, 35. ...

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  32. DELEGATION OP SPIRITUAL POWERS.

    The Pope is reported to have delegated extensive spiritual powers to Cardinal Rampolla, the Papal Secretary of State. ...

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  33. THE WEATHER OUTLOOK.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 17 words
  34. ARMS FOR MACEDONIANS.

    With the complicity of the masterarmourer of the arsenal at Sofia, the Mac[?]donian Revolutionary Committee abstracted 60 rifles. The thieves were arrested in ...

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  35. WORK OF THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE.

    When the Minister for Works, Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, was at Broken Hill it was arranged provisionally that the citizens' committee, which had done good work in the distribution of rations, should be ...

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  36. A GERMAN CRUISER.

    The German cruiser Condor, which is to relieve the cruiser Cormoran in Australian waters, reached Fremantle from Batavia on Sunday. The vessel is in charge of Commander Kirshoff, and has a crew of ...

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  37. FIRES.

    The oldest business premises in Napier, situated in Hastings-street, and occupied by the Ka[?]poi Woollen Company and others, were destroyed by fire last night. The insurances total over £3000. ...

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  38. DEPARTURE OF CARDINAL MORAN.

    Cardinal Moran, accompanied by Dean O'Haran, left by last night's express for Melbourne. They will join the R.M.S. Oroya in the southern capital, proceeding by her to Naples, en route to Rome. The ...

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  39. SEIZURE OF BORNEO ISLANDS.

    In reference to the reported seizure of 20 islands off the coast of Borneo by the United States, Reuter s Agency states that some [?]ecks ago an American warship advised that ...

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  40. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The captain of the French barque Joliette, which arrived from New York on Sunday, reported that when off Cape Borda his cook, a Frenchman, named Eugene Povier, jumped overboard and was lost. ...

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  41. QUEENSLAND.

    At a meeting of the Queensland railway employees held at [?]pswich on Saturday for the purpose of protesting against the proposal to give direct representation in the State Parliament to Government ...

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  42. SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.

    The final report of the grand jury at Montgomery, in the United States, on the eristence of slavery there, is to the effect that the atrocities committed exceed in brutality ...

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  43. VICTORIA.

    Speaking at Moa Swamp on Saturday Mr. Bent said that it had not been all beer and skittles with the Government. The Trades Hall had been shown that it could not play with them. Every ...

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  44. A WALKING CONTEST.

    Considerable excitement arose in connection with the first public walking match in the State, which took place on Saturday over a 13-mile course. The contestants were teams of five representing the ...

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  45. STEPHEN'S CREEK RESERVOIR.

    The secretary of the Broken Hill Water Supply Company, writing with reference to the statement that the silt in the Stephen's Creek Reservoir would displace 64,000,000 gallons out of a total of ...

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  46. THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

    The police commoss[?]ries have been ordered to expel Jewish families talking refuge in the villages of Kish[?]eff district on the ground that the conduct of such families is contrary ...

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  47. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY.

    Mr. C. S. Palmer, the Western Australian Engineer-in-Chief, left by express on Saturday afternoon for Melbourne to be present at the drafting of the final report of the commission on the Kalgoorlie ...

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  48. BISHOP MOORHOUSE

    Bishop Moorhouse, who has resigned the See of Manchester, voluntarily forgoes an allowance of £1500, leaving his successor in full possession of an income of £4200 a year. ...

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  49. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The council of the Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution to-day recommending that the Pacific Cable Board should open its own offices in Melbourne, thereby placing the Board on an equal footing with the ...

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  50. AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION.

    Mr. John Darling, jun., the leader of the Opposition in the South Australian Legislative Assembly, returned from England by the R. M. S China on Saturday. He said that while in London he met ...

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  51. THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.

    In connection with the Governor's Speech at the opening of Parliament to-morrow the bills promised will probably melade the following:—Bill to prevent the use of trading stamps or coupons, bill to ...

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  52. SENSATIONAL RUNAWAY.

    A cab and tram accident, resulting in torrible injuries, being received by one lady and less severe injuries to two others, occurred in William-street, opposite its intersection with Palmer-street, at 25 ...

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  53. THE AMERICAN PETITION TO RUSSIA.

    The refusal of the Russian Government to receive the petition from Jews in America deploring the massacre of Jews at Kishin[?]ff is not resented by the public or the press of ...

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  54. THE LICENSE OF A CLUB.

    In the Licensing Court to-day Judge Molesworth proceeded with the hearing of an application to have a certificate issued to City Tattersall's Club in 1891 cancelled. The application was supported by the ...

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  55. EDUCATION IN LONDON.

    The Education Committee of the London County Council recommends that a definite annual grant for a proposed technical school in London be made, and that any deficit should ...

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  56. THE PREMIER AND MR. CARRUTHERS.

    "I notice that Mr. Carrathers, in yesterday's issue of the 'Herald,'" observed Sir John Soo yesterday to a representative of this journal, " whilst defending himself from the charge that he appeared as an ...

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  57. CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES DEDUCTIONS.

    The Premier, Mr. Irvine, stated to-day that the Act authorising a percentage of deductions on the salaries of State Public servants lapsed on the 1st instant, and there was at present no legal authority ...

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  58. LATE MINING.

    Sales on the Exchange to-day were:—Brilliant Block, b 10s 6d, s 11s; ditto, paid, b 11s. s 11s 9d Brilliant Freehold, 3s 10d; Clark's B. W. and Victory, 2s; Craven's Caledonia, 3s 4d; Day Dawn ...

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  59. DISASTER IN RUSSIA.

    A large river steamer has been burned on the Volga at Nijni Novgorod, Russia. Of 200 passengers who were on board 50 are missing. ...

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  60. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Summonses have been granted at the Guild Hall on behalf of Mr. "Mokau" Jones against four solicitors, two stockbrokers, and three others on a charge of conspiracy to ...

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  61. THE JURY SYSTEM.

    In the Criminal Court to-day the refusal of the jury to return a verdict in a malpractice case drew from Mr. Justice a'Beckett a protest that it was evident that some of the jurymen would not be guided ...

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  62. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales yesterday good merinos sold well. There was eager competition and top prices were realised for New Zealand crossbreds. ...

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  63. CARDINAL RAMPOLLA.

    The Cardinal to whom Pope Leo XIII[?] is reported to have given supreme authority in the Vatican has been spoken of for 10 or 12 years as "the coming Pope." ...

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  64. RESULT OF A STRIKE.

    On Saturday six mouths had elapsed since the Gippsland coal companies' notices of dismissal to old employees came into operation. In that period over £70,000 has been lost to the Outtrim ...

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  65. AN HONORARY MINISTER IN THE COUNTRY.

    Mr. Bennett, one of the honorary members of the Cabinet, returned to Sydney yesterday after a visit to Uralla and Walcha, in company with Mr. M'Mahon, M.L A., the representative of the ...

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  66. DEATH OF A GROOM.

    On Saturday Ernest Savage, aged 30, a married man, employed as a groom by John Kerr, horsetramer, of Howard-street, Rand wick, met with a serious injury, which resulted in his death on ...

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  67. NEWS FROM NORFOLK ISLAND.

    The steamer Tambo armed early this morning, and sailed for Sydney at 1.30. Mr. King, the former Chief Magistrate, left in the Tambo. Miss King, his daughter, was married to Mr. Branker Nobbs this ...

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  68. STRUCK BY A CAR.

    A middle-aged man named William Castles was killed this evening as the result of a train accident. It appears he was struck on the head by a, passing electric car on the Boulder-road. ...

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  69. THE OFFICE OF CAMERLENGO.

    The reference to Cardinal Rampolla in all probability means that the Pope has appointed him Camerlengo, or Chamberlain. The holder of this high office is in a sense a deputy Pope, with sovereign ...

    Article : 465 words
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