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  2. VICTORIA.

    Captain Collins, Secretary for Defence, stated on Saturday that no appeal from the decision of MajorGeneral Hutton had reached the Minister of Defence from either Colonel Braithwaite or ...

    Article : 62 words
  3. THE DROUGHT.

    The fund is controlled by a committee of citizens. The honorary [?] are Messrs. George Maiden, Frank Grimley, and J. Randal Carey, and the honorary secretaries are Messrs. Thomas Nesbitt ...

    Article : 1,302 words
  4. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    Mr. G. B Edwards, M.P. for South Sydney, addressed a fairly large meeting of his constituents at the Town Hall, Redfern, last evening, when Mr. William Rose presided. Mr. Edwards was accorded ...

    Article : 627 words
  5. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A White League has been formed at Johannesburg for the purpose of working against the importation of all labour except white labour. ...

    Article : 31 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    President Castro, after delivering the Presidential address to the Venezuelan Congress on Saturday, resigned his office. March 23. ...

    Article : 194 words
  7. THE LIBERAL PARTY.

    The newspapers describe the letter of Mr. R. W. Perks, M.P., to the " Daily Mail," in reply to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman's speech at Leeds, as a bombshell. ...

    Article : 80 words
  8. A CHARGE OF ABDUCTION.

    The re-trial of Edward Mackney, a married man, charged with the abduction of a girl named Kate Flynn, under the age of 18 years, came to a sudden ending in the Criminal Court to-day, the accused ...

    Article : 251 words
  9. THE NEW LINE OF CLEAVAGE.

    Mr. J. X. Merriman, a member of the Cape House of Assembly, addressing a meeting at Barkly East on Saturday said he hoped that soon the whole of South Africa would ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. THE SOMALILAND OPERATIONS.

    In the operations against the Somaliland Mullah the main British column from Obbia has arrived at Galkeyu. On its way it suffered severely from the exhausting heat, ...

    Article : 76 words
  11. THE FEDERAL ELECTORAL ROLLS.

    Sir,—Notwithstanding Sir William Lyne'a reiterated assurance that the New South Wales portion of the federal electoral rolls would be printed in Sydney it now appears that Sir George Turner and the ...

    Article : 307 words
  12. WHITAKER WRIGHT.

    A firm of Chicago brokers is suing Whitaker Wright, of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, who is charged at New York with being a fugitive from justice. The claim ...

    Article : 68 words
  13. ARLTUNGA GOLDFIELD.

    The Minister controlling the Northern Territory, Mr. Jenkins, has received a telegram from the Government Geologist (Mr. Brown) stating that he had arrived ...

    Article : 312 words
  14. BOARD OF WORKS LOAN.

    Tenders were opened this afternoon by the chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works for the loan of £1,137 000 at 4 per cent. for 22 years. The tenders were opened by Mr. Fitz ...

    Article : 331 words
  15. ABYTSSINIAN EXPEDITION REDUCED.

    Owing to the lack of transport the Abyssinian column acting against the Mullah of Somaliland, in conjunction with the British columns, has been reduced to 5000 men. ...

    Article : 54 words
  16. THE SPANISH WAR BUDGET.

    Reuter's correspondent says that the Spanish War Minister, General Linares, is asking for an increase of 15,000,000 pesetas (£60),000) in the war budget. ...

    Article : 32 words
  17. THE REVOLUTION IN URUGUAY SETTLED.

    The Government of Uruguay, South America", has come to terms with the revolutionists, and peace is assured. ...

    Article : 26 words
  18. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 499 words
  19. THE MOROCCAN REBELLION.

    The Sultan of Morocco in disbanding his irregular levies officially announced that the rebellion had ended, and this in spite of the fact that the Pretender, ...

    Article : 57 words
  20. THE POSITION IN MACEDONIA.

    There are numerous reports of murders in the vilayet of Monastir, Macedonia A state of siege is imminent. ...

    Article : 29 words
  21. A BYE ELECTION.

    A bye-election to fill the vacancy in the representation of North Fermanagh in the House of Commons, caused by the resignation of Mr. E. M. Archdale, Conservative, resulted ...

    Article : 67 words
  22. THE DENABY MAIN STRIKE ENDED.

    The Denaby Main strike of coalminers has [?], the miners at a meeting having unanimously decided to resume work. Intense satisfaction is expressed throughout ...

    Article : 71 words
  23. TELEGRAPHY AND TELEPHONY

    'An Italian engineer claims to have discovered a means of telegraphing and telephoning simultaneously on the same wire. ...

    Article : 42 words
  24. AN IMPORTANT COAL CONTRACT.

    The Admiralty contract for the supply of coal to be delivered at Hongkong for China station has been definitely given to Mr. Thomas Roxburgh, of Melbourne, on behalf of the London principals. ...

    Article : 53 words
  25. COST OF A WHITE AUSTRALIA.

    The white Australia policy is at present costing about £60,000 in the way of sugar rebates alone. This is the amount due to the planters who worked their holdings with white labour for the last year, and it ...

    Article : 163 words
  26. QUEENSLAND CUSTOMS CASE.

    The hearing of the Customs action, Kingston v. Robert Reid and Co,, Limited, was continued today. S. H. Jones was further cross-examined. He said ...

    Article : 507 words
  27. FRENCH RELIGIOUS-POLITICAL STRIFE.

    In the French Senate yesterday M Combes the Premier, said that if the insulting political pastoral charges continued, the Government would denounce the concordat, ...

    Article : 88 words
  28. MUNICIPAL COMMITTEES.

    The merit of committee work, so largely adopted by the City Council, came up incidentally after today's committee meeting, when members met, at the invitation of the Lord Mayor, to drink the health of ...

    Article : 188 words
  29. THE GREEK CURRANT TRADE.

    An English syndicate has made the Greek Government an offer for the monopoly of the currant trade. Public opinion in Athens is favourable to the offer. ...

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  30. NEW ZEALAND.

    In the course of a speech the Hon. (W. Hall Jones (Minister for Works) said he thought that something should be done to assist widows and children left in poor circumstances. He had made a ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Mr. Fiala, the leader of the expedition fitted out by Mr. Ziegler; of the United States, is preparing to start from Tromso, Norway, in June for the Arctic ...

    Article : 87 words
  32. THE NEW HEBRIDES SETTLEMENT.

    The Secretary for External Affairs has received a report which shows how many Australiaus are settling on the island of Santo, in the New Hebrides, on the conditions arranged with Messrs. Rurnt Philp, ...

    Article : 115 words
  33. PARLIAMENTARY EXCURSIONS.

    It is probable that one of the Union Company steamers will be chartered for a Parliamentary excursion to the Cook Group, both the Government steamers being required for ordinary purposes. ...

    Article : 34 words
  34. MILITARY FRICTION.

    There is some uncertainty whether the Minister for Defence has received the report from Major-General Sir Edward Hutton respecting the substitution of Lieutenant-Colonel Lee for Lieutenant-Colonel ...

    Article : 200 words
  35. NEW SOUTH WALES STOCK.

    The " Daily Mail " states that the weakness of the New South Wales issues of stock is due to the fear that the Government is meeting the interest on loans out of the ...

    Article : 54 words
  36. CO-OPERATIVE FURNITURE FACTORY.

    The members of the Auckland Furniture Workers' Union have decided to form a co-operative farniture-making factory. The Agent-General cables that the mutton market ...

    Article : 138 words
  37. KOSSUTH RIOTS IN HUNGARY.

    Serious rioting took place at Buda Pesth, the capital of Hungary, on Friday, which was the anniversary of Kossuth's death. Students stoned the police, ...

    Article : 74 words
  38. EXPENSES OF FEDERAL MEMBERS.

    Are federal members to be limited ia travelling at public expense? This question it [?] was recently submitted to the Minister for Home Affairs, who gave a decision which could only be interpreted ...

    Article : 148 words
  39. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

    The betting on the Oxford and Cambridge University boat race, which takes place on April, is 7 to 4 on Cambridge. Cambridge is using a short boat, which has ...

    Article : 52 words
  40. SYDNEY WATER SUPPLY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  41. STATION REPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 words
  42. FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    Further evidence was given to-day before the Federal Capital Sites Commissioners Peter Moore, station master, said during the drought they had loaded about 20 trucks [?] and chalf per day, ...

    Article : 287 words
  43. QUEENSLAND.

    A proclamation was issued this morning further proroguing the Queensland State Parliament till May 5. ...

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  44. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of the Very Rev. frederic William Farrar, D.D., F.R.S., Dean of Canterbury, aged 71 years. A theological student in one of the English ...

    Article : 732 words
  45. THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.

    In a match for the billard championship, 9000 up, Dawson beat Stevenson by 300. There was a good deal of difficulty in the a [?] of this match. After a lot of newspaper ...

    Article : 244 words
  46. THE TRANS-AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.

    Speaking to-day with reference to the proposed trans Continental railway Sir William Lyne said he would be no party to a cheap and nasty scheme. He wants to sec a standard gauge (4ft. [?]) line ...

    Article : 187 words
  47. THE TREASURY BILLS LOAN.

    The issue of £600,000 worth of Treasury bills by the Queensland Government is now practically applied for. ...

    Article : 26 words
  48. MURDER BY A JAPANESE.

    At the Circuit Court to-day a Japanese, [?] Yabu, was arrainged on a charge of the wilful murder of a countrywoman, [?], at [?], on December 10 last. The case for the Crown was that ...

    Article : 198 words
  49. DROUGHT FUND MATINEE.

    Mrs. Eckenstein, on behalf of the Lord Mayor and committee, has in hand the arrangements for the Palace Theatre matinee on Saturday next in aid of the Drought Fund, Messrs. Willoughby and Geach's ...

    Article : 63 words
  50. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.

    A fatal accident occurred at Charters Towers at midday on Saturday at the Deep Levels. John Johnson, a miner, was coming up the shaft with the manager and two others on buckets, and fell off ...

    Article : 157 words
  51. RAINS IN QUEENSLAND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 283 words
  52. THE DAY OF HUMILIATION.

    The day of humiliation and prayer for rain was not observed at St. Saviour's Cathedral yesterday. Speaking at the evening service Archdencon Bartlett said the Bishop and himself had had a consulation, ...

    Article : 272 words
  53. PUBLIC SERVICE FIDELITY FUND.

    All the members of the Federal Public Service who have control of public moneys have been informed that a fidelity fund account will be opened in the Commonwealth Treasury after July 1. Officers will ...

    Article : 65 words
  54. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. W. Long, President of the Local Government Board, who was a guest at the dinner of the Municipal Corporations' Association last night, foreshadowed the ...

    Article : 201 words
  55. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    The Treasurer stated to-day that the actual financial position of the railway revenue shows that in the present financial year there is a decrease of £43,969 as compared with the corresponding period ...

    Article : 44 words
  56. THE MISADVENTURES OF A BARQUE.

    Quite a chapter of misfortunes marked the voyage from Liverpool of the barque Brunel, which reached the Bay this evening, Two of her crew were lost ...

    Article : 259 words
  57. WILL OF THE LATE MR. J. MILSON.

    The estate of the late Mr. James Milson, of Milson's Point, North Shore, who died on January 12 last, was sworn for stamp duty at under £155,177 6s lld. By his will deceased made his sons, Alfred ...

    Article : 299 words
  58. EMPIRE PENNY POSTAGE.

    In declining to establish penny postage between the Commonwealth and Great Britain the Postmaster-General, it [?], not only offered to accept letters from the United Kingdom bearing a penny ...

    Article : 48 words
  59. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A labour trouble which may assume serious proportions has arisen at the Midland Government workshops. The boitermakers contend that a number of riveters are engaged on work which properly ...

    Article : 75 words
  60. FEDERAL OFFICERS AND THE INCOME TAX.

    Some members of the Federal Public Service, who contested the right of the State to collect income tax from them in the law courts last year, and were directed to pay up, are sending in their schedules ...

    Article : 114 words
  61. LESSONS OF THE DROUGHT.

    At St. Clement's Church, Mosman on Sunday evening, the Rev. E. Stanley Wilkinson, M. A., referred to one or two lessons of the drought. He said that one great lesson of the drought was with regard ...

    Article : 558 words
  62. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 words
  63. PURCHASE OF A RAILWAY.

    Gooseberry Hill railway, belonging to the Canning Jarrah Timber Company, for the purchase of which provision was made on the last Estimates, will be taken over and run as a Government line from July 1. ...

    Article : 40 words
  64. NEW GUINEA.

    A very important point will be raised in connection with the New Guinea Constitution Bill. At the present time the products of this semi-federal possession when imported into Australia are taxable. ...

    Article : 76 words
  65. LATE SHIPPING.

    The French barque Em ereur Menelik, of 1567 tons, commanded by Captain Morct, arrived at an early hour this morning after a passage of 61 days from San Francisco. She brings a cargo of 2710 tons of wheat, and ...

    Article : 115 words
  66. THE STEAMER EMPIRE'S PASSENGER LIST.-,--

    Passengers by the steamer Empire for Sydney are:—Miss Church, Mesdames Mead, [?], Hon. C. S, Sharpe, of Hongkong, Dr. Duncan, Messrs. [?] Dickson, H. V. Neville, and D. Riley. ...

    Article : 40 words
  67. STOCK MOVEMENTS.

    Sheep: 4000, Barrett and Melrose, Young, to Russell's lease, [?]; 4000, Kearin's, Young to Girilambone; 4000, Osborne's, Bangaroo to Meryanbone; 4000 odd, Cooper Nephews', Young, untrucked en route to ...

    Article : 39 words
  68. THE MARCONI SYSTEM.

    The Marconi Company has submitted proposals to the Government of the Australian Commonwealth (says the "Electrician") with a view to the establishment of wireless telegraphy between ...

    Article : 198 words
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