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  2. THE STATE FINANCES.D

    The utmost secrecy has been observed by the Government in regard to the fact that for some time past the Treasurer has been quietly borrowing sums of money from local financial institutions until at the ...

    Article : 575 words
  3. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 283 words
  4. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is Quoted to-day at 2s 3¼d per ounce standard, an advance of ¾d since Saturday. ...

    Article : 26 words
  5. THE BALKANS.

    Count Goluchowski, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Count von Bulow, the German Imperial Chancellor, have conferred or the Balkans situation. ...

    Article : 82 words
  6. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    Mr. Chamberlain is receiving assurances of unabated confidence in him from all parts of the Kingdom. A committee of Anglo-colonials has been formed to support Mr. ...

    Article : 49 words
  7. THE IMPERIAL MINISTRY.

    The "London Gazette" announces that the King has been pleased to accept the resignations of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Hon. Arthur ...

    Article : 140 words
  8. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Senor Silvela, formerly Premier of Spain, has retired from the leadership of the conservative party owing to the unpopularity of his proposal for a Franco-Spanish alliance. The ...

    Article : 148 words
  9. THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT.

    The Federal Cabinet met early this afternoon, and [?]at for about hours. It was not, however, unti[?] evening that the Prime Minister could be seen, as he was engaged with some of his colleagues. He ...

    Article : 1,124 words
  10. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    At a wooling of the Council of the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures to-night a letter was read from Mr. W. Philpotts Williams, an English financial expert, on the ...

    Article : 136 words
  11. FOREIGN FISCAL AGGRESSION.

    Austrian newspapers commenting upon the retirement of Mr. Chamberlain from the British Ministry fear he will ultimately gain the victory and render England less impotent ...

    Article : 38 words
  12. SERVIA AND BULGARIA.

    The press of Servia advocates that the kingdom should become reconciled to Bulgaria. Closer commercial relations between the two countries are recommended, together ...

    Article : 40 words
  13. PROBABLE APPOINTMENTS.

    The "Times" foreshadows Lord Milner, the High Commissioner for South Africa, as succeeding Mr. Chamberlain at the Colonial Office. ...

    Article : 177 words
  14. FREETRADE MANIFESTO.

    The manifesto issued by the Freetrade Union states that the objections of the Prime Minister, Mr. Balfour, to preferential trade are based not on the ground of principle, but ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. THE TRANSVAAL EXPENDITURE.

    Sir Arthur Lawley, the Acting Governor of the Transvaal, speaking at Klip River, stated that the Government had spent £1,000,000 in foodstuffs, £500,000 in seed loans, £1,500,000 ...

    Article : 52 words
  16. VICTORIA.

    The liquidation of M'Lean Brothers and Rigg, Ltd., is approaching its termination. The Melbourne stock having ben disposed of, the following announcement has been issued:— ...

    Article : 111 words
  17. THE BULGARIAN NOTE.

    Bulgaria has explained that her recent Note to the Powers was not Intended as an ultimatum, but only an appeal to the Powers to intervene in Macedonia before it should prove ...

    Article : 45 words
  18. TRADES UNIONS AND CO-OPERATORS.

    A conference of co-operative societies and trades unionists of the Midlands, held at Birmingham on Saturday, representing 240,000 people, passed a resolution adverse to the ...

    Article : 41 words
  19. THE SOUTHERLY GALES.

    The violent southerly gales which raged throughout Saturday and Sunday moderated to some extent yesterday still along the northern portion of the coast-line the conditions continued boisterous. Seal ...

    Article : 496 words
  20. BULGARIA MOBILISING.

    The mobilisation of three divisions of the Bulgarian army is proceeding. Great enthusiasm is manifested by the soldiers. [The above appeared in yesterday's second edition.] ...

    Article : 31 words
  21. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA.

    Lord Northcote, the Governor-General designate of Australia, will sail from London for the Commonwealth about the middle of November. ...

    Article : 30 words
  22. THE MILDURA RAILWAY.

    The completion of the Mildura railway is being rapidly pushed on. According to the Engineer-in-Chief (Mr. M. E. Kornot), arrangements have been made w[?]th the traffic ...

    Article : 75 words
  23. THE CANADIAN PREFERENCE.

    The Canadian Manufacturers' Association has resolved to urge the Government of the Dominion of Canada to increase the percentage of preference in the duties on goods ...

    Article : 101 words
  24. MACEDONIAN RETALIATION.

    The chiefs of the Macedonian rising threaten, unless the Powers intervene, to order the committal by insurgent bands of atrocities compared with which the atrocities of Turkish ...

    Article : 43 words
  25. QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL.

    Yesterday the King unvoiled a memorial to Queen Victort at Crathie Church. The Rev. Dr. Gillespie, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, pronounced the panegyric on the late ...

    Article : 122 words
  26. A SOLICITOR'S APPEAL.

    Robort Lee Fedden, the Williamstown solicitor who was recently sentenced to four months' imprisonment on a charge of forgery, and who has completed his sentence, to-day appeared ...

    Article : 109 words
  27. THE WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION.

    Mr. Balfour, the Prime Minister, and the Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, have been on a visit to the King at Balmoral Castle. ...

    Article : 71 words
  28. PUNISHMENT OF ASSASSINS.

    The Sultan has promised M. Zinovieff, the Russian Ambassador at Constantinople, to punish those officers and soldiers who have been guilty of excesses in Macedonia. ...

    Article : 33 words
  29. MISS ADA CROSSLEY.

    Yesterday afternoon there was a large and brilliant assemblage at the Town Hall, about 1500 guests responding to the invitation of the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. T. Hughes) "to meet Miss Ada Crossley." A ...

    Article : 1,004 words
  30. ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBERS OF MINES.

    At a meeting of the council of the Chamber of Mines held to-day it was resolved,—"That the secretary communicate with the Australasian Chambers of Mines, mine owners' ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. TARIFF REFORMS.

    The Birmingham Tariff Reform League has had printed 20,000,000 pamphlets in advocacy of preferential trade, of which it has already had 16,000,000 put into circulation. The ...

    Article : 79 words
  32. THE LORD CHANCELLORSHIP.

    It is stated that the Earl of Halsbury, the Lord Chancellor, will shortly retire, on account of his advanced ago, and that he will be succeeded by Sir Robert Finlay, the ...

    Article : 62 words
  33. A DARING AERONAUT.

    Signor Spellerini, an aeronaut, with two companions, has succeeded in crossing the [?]lps in a balloon. Ascending at Berne, they spent 20 hours in the air, and descended at ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.

    It is reported at Constantinople that Bulgarian engineers assisted by six Russian volunteer officers are surveying the Black Sea coast for a fortified camp for 180,000 men. ...

    Article : 37 words
  35. DAMAGES AGAINST THE RAILWAYS.

    In the County Court to-day Judge Johnston concluded the hearing of an action instituted by Georgina Grave against the Railway Commissioners for the recovery of damages in ...

    Article : 55 words
  36. MASSACRES MUST BE STOPPED.

    Great Britain, France, and Italy, have notified the Sublime Porte that the massacres in the Macedonian and the Adrianople vilayets must be stopped. ...

    Article : 89 words
  37. A RUSSIAN VIEW.

    The Russian press considers that the fall of Mr. Chamberlain rids the world of one of the principal elements against the peace of Europe. ...

    Article : 36 words
  38. THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

    Passengers by the Sydney express to-day included many members of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, which is convened to meet at St. ...

    Article : 132 words
  39. SUSPENSION OF A COMPANY.

    Clerques Consolidated Lake Superior Company, with a capital of 40,000,000dol. (£8,000,000), has suspended operations. Three thousand five hundred employees have ...

    Article : 33 words
  40. DEMAND FOR THE FISCAL BLUE BOOK.

    There has been an enormous sale of the Blue Book, of 500 pages, dealing with the foreign trade of Great Britain. ...

    Article : 32 words
  41. A COLD SNAP.

    Unseasonable weather has been experienced during the past couple of days. On Sunday wintry conditions ruled throughout the State, and at several places on the highlands there were snowstorms—an ...

    Article : 126 words
  42. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    The Mayor of Brisbane has sent the following cable to Mr. Chamberlain:—Brisbane, Townsville, Bundaberg, Charters Towers, Cairns, Croydon, Gladstone, Gympie, Ipswich, Mackay, Maryborough, ...

    Article : 124 words
  43. WHAT THE IMPERIAL CABINET DID.

    Mr. Wise said yesterday to a "Herald" representative that he did not think anyone had noticed that Mr. Chamberlain made two proposals, and that one of them was accepted by the British Cabinet. Mr. ...

    Article : 169 words
  44. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A thief broke into the headquarters of the Austrian Cavalry at Limberg by cutting through the celling of the building, and stole plans of mobilisation of the Austrian army. ...

    Article : 107 words
  45. THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

    The Professorial Board of Melbourne University, acting under the direction of the council, has prepared a report on the desirability of reintroducing into all departments ...

    Article : 83 words
  46. FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.

    Floods have been reported at various places in southern Queensland Goondwindi reports that all day yesterday and last night the M'Intyre was in flood, rising over 31ft. The lower portion of the town ...

    Article : 285 words
  47. FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA.

    In an engagement with Turkish troops near Ochrida, west-north-west of Monastir, three hundred Bulgarian Macedonians were killed, including many officers. ...

    Article : 89 words
  48. REGRET IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Immediately on the House meeting to-night Mr. Seddon moved.—"That the House desires to express its great regret at the retirement from office of Mr. Chamberlain, and to place on record its appreciation ...

    Article : 263 words
  49. THE FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY SILENT.

    "The Federal "Labour party," said Mr. J. C. Watson, M.P., yesterday to a "Herald" reporter, "has not expressed any opinion as a body about the preferential trade proposals. ...

    Article : 169 words
  50. HARDWOOD FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Minister for Public Works is in receipt of a letter from South Africa advising him that there is great activity in Johannesburg in the matter of tramway construction, and that tin ...

    Article : 109 words
  51. VICTORIAN FACTORIES LEGISLATION.

    A deputation representing the Chamber of Manufactures und the Victorian Employers' Federation waited to-day upon the Premier (Mr. Irvine) and the Minister of Labour (Mr. Murray), to urge reasons ...

    Article : 638 words
  52. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    This afternoon five men were taken to the Adelaide Hospital and placed in front of Constable Donovan, who was shot on Sunday morning. He immediately picked out Thomas ...

    Article : 130 words
  53. JEWISH NEW YEAR.

    The Jewish new year, 5664, commenced at sunset yesterday. This season is one of the most important in the Hebrew calendar, leading up as it does to the Day of Atonement, which will be celebrated on ...

    Article : 624 words
  54. NEW ZEALAND.

    Instructions have been receievd from the Admiralty that after the relief of the Antaractic expedition the vessels shall come to New Zealand, and are to go to England via ...

    Article : 62 words
  55. STATION REPORTS.

    Messrs Dalgely and Co., Limited, are in receipt of the following telegraphic rain reports:- Euroka Station, Walgett, Sept. 10: 203 points on Thursday. ...

    Article : 303 words
  56. STATEMENTS BY QUEENSLAND POLITICIANS.

    Mr. Morgan, the Premier, asked for an expression of opinion regarding Mr. Chamberlain's resignation, said he had not discussed the matter with his colleagues, and could only give a personal opinion. He ...

    Article : 244 words
  57. MURDER OF A PROSPECTOR.

    The aboriginal who is alleged to have murdered the prospector Lange at the Crown Point Station, in the Northern Territory, was taken to Port Augusta, where he was committed ...

    Article : 46 words
  58. DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN.

    Archdeacon Lingard, one of the oldest of the Anglican clergy of Canterbury, is dead. ...

    Article : 18 words
  59. LORD MILNER'S CHANCE.

    "I remember dining with Professor Jowett (Master of Balhol) in the early eighties (writes a contrubutor to "Blackwood's Magazine"), Arnold Toyabee being one of the oddly assorted guests, ...

    Article : 231 words
  60. NEWCASTLE.

    Owing to the rough weather prevailing along the coast the shipping to-day was almost at a standstill. The steamer St. Louis cleared at the Customs for Noumea, via Sydney, with 1100 tons of West Wallsend ...

    Article : 74 words
  61. QUEENSLAND.

    The costs in connection with the Tyson action heard in the Queensland Supreme Court some time ago, when the Crown secured a large sum as succession duties, is likely to ...

    Article : 213 words
  62. THE CITY COUNCIL.

    The fortnightly meeting of the city council was held to-night, the Mayor (Alderman Cann) presiding. It was agreed, at the suggestion of the new Lambton Council, that a conference of district municipal ...

    Article : 300 words
  63. THE CHURCHES.

    There was a parade of the Waverley Volunteer Cadet Corps at St David's Church, Surry Hills, on Sunday morning, at which there was a good muster. Captain F. Pitney Martin was in command. The ...

    Article : 271 words
  64. TASMANIA.

    A daring robbery was committed yesterday afternoon at Sibley's Metropole Hotel. The takings of the day before had been locked up in a chest of drawers in the proprietor's bedroom ...

    Article : 89 words
  65. VISIT TO THE LIEDERTAFEL.

    Miss Ada Crossley last evening attended the practical of the Sydney Liedertafel, and had a very enthusiastic welcome from the members. She was accompanied to the platform by nine members of the ...

    Article : 211 words
  66. TASMANIAN POLITICS.

    Nothing definite has transpired in the political situation. A Cibinet meeting will be held to-morrow, when Ministers will come to a decision Rumour says that they will certainly ask for a ...

    Article : 50 words
  67. INQUEST ON THE MOUNTAIN VICTIMS.

    An inquest was commenced to-day concerning the deaths of the two victims of the mountain "go as you please" disaster. A strong opinion was expressed that the ...

    Article : 59 words
  68. THE MEDICAL SCANDAL.

    The board appointed by the Government to consider the charges laid against Dr. Ramsay Smith which led to his suspension from the position of City Coroner met to-day to consider its finding. The ...

    Article : 65 words
  69. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    At Kalgoorlic Pim Quarter Sessions on Saturday Robert Bruce was sentenced to [?]oven years' imprisonment with hard labour for having attempted to procure abortion with respect to a ...

    Article : 44 words
  70. LATE SHIPPING.

    Bega, s, 507 tons. Captain S. Bishop, from Bateman's Bay. Illawarra S.N. Co., Limited, agents. ...

    Article : 20 words
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