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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The second day's snowshoe carnival, held under the auspices of the Snowshoe Club, was brought to a successful issue on Saturday. There was a very largs attendance, many visitors being present. A ...

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  3. THE WEATHER.

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  4. THE ARGUS-MILDUlRA COLLISION.

    The shipping disaster which occurred late on Friday night formed the one topic of conversation in the city throughout Saturday and yesterday, and despite the inclemency of the weather several hundreds of ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION

    The conclave of Cardinals sitting at the Vatican attended Mass at half-past 6 o'clock yesterday morning, and then proceeded at 10 o'clock to the meeting, as cabled this morning. ...

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  6. THE PAPAL ELECTION.

    The Conclave of Cardinals for the election of a Pope in succession to Leo XIII. was constituted at the Vatican yesterday with many quaint ceremonials. ...

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  7. ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND

    On Thursday, while the King and the Queen were passing through Recess, county Galway, an old woman by tbo wayside attracted the attention of the King, and ...

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  8. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Russia hopes to complete six battleships of 16.O0O tons and three armoured eruisers by 1906. [By the latest returns, excluding the Slava, Russia ...

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  9. FURTHER DAMAGE FEARED.

    It was at first feared that the Argus had suffered further damage by taking the ground at Goat Island. The Argus, when in a sinking condition, was run ashore at full speed on a ledge of rocks, and it was ...

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  10. THE MASTER OF THE ARGUS.

    A good deal of sympathy is expressed with Captain Hill, the master of the Argus. He had just joined the ship at Sydney, and was to have taken her to Calcutta, via Java and Singapor[?]. She sailed, as ...

    Article : 85 words
  11. SCHOOLS OF ARTS.

    The School of Arts annual meeting was held o[?] Thursday night. The balauce-sheet showed a credit balance of £6 6s 2d. During the year strong efforts had been made to wipe out an old overdraft. ...

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  12. RIOT AT A RAILWAY STATION.

    Rioters attempted to stop a train at the Mlikhailvo station, on the Tiflis-Batoum line, in Transcaucasia, Russia. The rioters threw stones and fired rovolvers at the train. ...

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  13. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    Si[?] W. Vernon Harcourt, M.P.(Liberal), in an article contributed to a newspaper, argues that since the colonies are united to the motherland by the bonds ...

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  14. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE COMPANY.

    As the Argus will probably be detained at Sydney for some time for repairs, arrangments have been made by Messrs. Archibald Currie and Co. for another steamship to temporarily take her place in ...

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  15. THE SICK CARDINAL'S VOTE.

    [?]t the voting in the conclave of Cardinals yesterday Cardinal Herrera y de la Iglesia kopi; to his bed. Three infirmarians fetched his voting papers from his cell to the chalice, ...

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  16. MUNICIPAL.

    The Booligal Progress Association decided to try to obtain a further grant of £200 for relief work, as the late grant of £100 only gave momentary relief to the men. There will be little or no shearing in the ...

    Article : 194 words
  17. THE INSURANCES.

    No definite information respecting the insurance on the Argus is so far available. It is understood, however, that she is partly covered to the extent it is said, of about £20,000, and the ...

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  18. A BIG CRUISER LAUNCHED.

    The cruiser Slava, which is being built for the Russian Government, will be launched at St. Petersburg during August. The Slava is of 13,500 tons ...

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  19. THE CANDIDATES.

    Of the 20 candidates for the Papacy, it is expected that Cardinal Rampolla, the Secretary of State, will in the first ballot secure 20 votes as a mark of the esteem ...

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  20. OFFICIAL CHANGES.

    Sir Francis Mowatt, the Permanent Administrative Secretary to the Treasury, has retired. He is succeeded by Sir Edward W. Hamilton, the Permanent ...

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  21. THE MILDURA REPAIRED.

    The steamer Mildura, of the A.U.S.N. Company's line, which was not very extensively damaged as a result of the collision, was temporarily repaired at her wharf on Saturday, The holes on both sides of ...

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  22. THE CHURCHES.

    The " United Tent Mission " reached Albury off, Saturday. The mission, which is conducted by the Rev. W.H.Sourr and colleagues, is holding services in an enormous tent. ...

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  23. RUSSIANS IN TIBET.

    The "Cologne Gazette " reports that under the pretext of making geological researches in Tibet, several hundred Cossacks have entered that country. ...

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  24. SATURDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

    Meetings of the Conclave of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel were held at 10 [?], m. and at 4 p.m. yesterday. At 11.15 a.m. dense white smoke issued ...

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  25. ASSISTANCE BY THE AUTHORITIES.

    Too much praise cannot be given to the authorities for their valuable assistance and their untiring efforts to secure the safety of the steamer The harbourmaster (Captain Bird), who resides on Goat Island, ...

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  26. THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.

    The King and the Queen arrived at Cork yesterday. In replying to addresses from publie bodies the King said, " The future of Ireland mainly depends upon the development of ...

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  27. THE DEFENCE OF INDIA.

    It is reported that Lord Kitchener, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India, has submitted to the Government a scheme which involves great modifications in the Indian ...

    Article : 320 words
  28. CARDINALS AS POPE-MAKERS.

    The Cardinals of the Roman Catholie Church are electors of the Pope, The full number of the Sacred College is 70. But an a rule there are several vacancies caused through deaths and the delays in making ...

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  29. AMONG THE PASSENGERS.

    The part played by his Highness the Sultan of Johore on board the Argus and his efforts to quell the excitement among the Indian members of the crew and the women and children has won for him renown ...

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  30. UNREST IN PERSIA.

    Owing to the fanatical outbreak directed by Mohammedan priests against the Babi sect in Persia, the situation is critical. A tribe has revolted at Shiraz. ...

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  31. HEAVY STORM AT LEICHHARDT.

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  32. HUNGARY.

    Count Szapary, one of the richest magnates of Hungary, and un intimate friend of Count Hedervary, the Prime Minister, has admitted that he tried to bribe M. Papp, the member of ...

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  33. COST OF INDIAN DEFENCE.

    Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, has despatched to the Home Government a strongly worded and emphatic protest against India being saddled with a portion of the cost ...

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  34. BARRIER WATER FAMINE.

    The Mayor presided over a public meeting at the Town Hall last night, convened by requisition by the representatives of the labour bodies, to consider matters connected with the water famine. The ...

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  35. SYDNEY WATER SUPPLY.

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  36. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    In the county match Yorkshire v Surrey the former obtained 254 und dismissed Surrey for 84 aud 73. Yorkshire thus won by an innings and 97 runs. Hirst secured 10 wickets ...

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  37. SALVAGE OPERATIONS.

    Divers were sent down at daylight on Saturday to ascertain the extent of the damage below the water line, and exact measuremonts were made to permit salvage work to be commenced forthwith. ...

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  38. DISASTER AT A CRICKET MATCH.

    A terrible disaster occurred at a cricket match, at Perth yesterday, played between Perthshire and Forfarshire. Ten thousand people were present. ...

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  39. AN ARREST FOR BRIBERY.

    A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Martin Diencs, an ex-member of the House of Representatives of Hungary, on charges of forgery and attempting to bribe members of ...

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  40. THE SHIPPING TRADE.

    The non-inclusion in the Federal Arbitration Bill of a clause providing for the payment of local union rates on all ships trading between inter-state ports is viewed with ...

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  41. FRANCE.

    General Andre, the French Minister of War, has accepted an offer made by M. Santos Dumont, the celebrated aeronaut, who has gained much distinction for man[?]uvres with ...

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  42. A FIRST-WTCEKET SCORE.

    Playing for Lancashire against Gloucestershire yesterday, A. C. MacLaren and Spooner hit up 368 for the first wicket. The former obtained 204 and the latter 168. ...

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  43. REPLY TO A COMPLAINT.

    It is understood that Mr. Cann, M.L.A., made a complaint to the Minister for Works that the arrangements entered into at Broken Hill by the officers of the department to provide relief work for ...

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  44. NEWCASTLE.

    The coal shipped beyond the State during the week ended yesterday amounted to 66,087 tons, of which 34,363 tons were sent to interstate and New Zealand ports, and 31,724 tons to foreign ports, the distribution ...

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  45. A POLICEMAN BURGLAR.

    A policeman has been arrested at Grangemouth, Scotland, on a charge of being concerned in a systematic series of burglaries, ...

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  46. ANOTHER TORPEDO BOAT DAMAGED.

    Torpedo boat No. 112 ran a[?]re at Milford Haven. Two holes were knocked in the hull of the vessel. Her crew was rescued by a gunboat. ...

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  47. LIEUTENANT WITTON.

    The prayer of petition from Australians of Cape Colony to remit the sentence of imprisonment passed upon Lieutenant Witton, of the Bushveldt Carabineers, for ...

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  48. VICTORIA.

    The executive of the Engine-drivers und Firemen's Association have declined to express any opinion at present on the decisions of the Railway Commissioners respecting the question of compensation rights as ...

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  49. REFLOATING THE ARGUS.

    It required very little effort to rofloat the vessel. Indeed, as has been already indicated, the difficulty experienced throughout was to keep the steamer ashore sufficiently long to enable the ...

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  50. A MINING SALE INVALID.

    Mr. Justice Buckley, of the O[?]ncery Division of the High Court of Justice, has, held the alleged large sales of the shares in the Loddon Valley and Moo[?]ort ...

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  51. PUBLIC SCHOOLS' ASSOCIATION.

    The annual meeting of the Neweastie District Public Schools' Association. was held yesterday in the Boltonstreet school. Mr. G. A. Thorne, in the absence of Inspector Dennis, presided. The annual report referred ...

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  52. LABOUR LEGISLATION.

    The master tanners and leather manufacturers have addressed a letter to Mr. Murray, Minuter for Labour, protesting against the proposal to introduces the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill or to re-[?]uact ...

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  53. THE COTTON CORNER.

    The cotton syndicate at New Orleans holds three hundred thousand baies of cotton, which were purchased for 20,000,000 doliars (£4,000,000) The ...

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  54. THE THEATRES.

    The " Messenger Boy " has had a most successful week at Her Majesty's On Saturday night Miss Aggie Kelton joined the company, and had a cordial reception from a full house. The last nights are ...

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  55. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Owing to the epidomie at Cambridge of a mysterious disease resembling in some respects smallpox, the authorities have ordored that all coins shall be disinfected. ...

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  56. DEATH UNDER CHLOROFORM.

    William Patterson, 62 years of age, a married man, who had resided at Brunswick, died under chloroform at Melbourne Hospital on Saturday. He was admitted to the hospital in June last suffering from ...

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  57. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Gow, Commercial Agent for New Zealand in South Africa, states that there is a very fine field there for good stock, and he recommends New Zealand to have a share in the enormous fruit trade ...

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  58. SCARCITY OF PLATA MEAT.

    The. searcity of frozen lambs from La Plata induced the importers of La Plata meat at cardiff to purchase the cargo of meat by the Rangatira. ...

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  59. ANOTHER SLIGHT MISHAP.

    While the Argus was being berthed at the Contrat Wharf yesterday afternoon she collided with the steamer Orestes, belonging to the Ocean S.S. Company, Limited (Holt's Blue Fannel Line), but no ...

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