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  2. STATE POLITICS.

    Mr. Carruthers yesterday made a vigorous reply to the strictures passed upon the Opposition by the Premier (Sir John See) and the Treasurer (Mr. Waddell). He said: "I notice Sir John See is very ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 0¼d per ounce standard. ...

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  4. THE UNITED STATES.

    The Congaree River, South Carolina, is 13ft. above the dangerline and is sweeping seawards debris from the Piedmont districts. An enormous flood wave struck Pacolett and ...

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  5. PAEFERNTIAL TRADE.

    Mr. H. A. Grainger, the Agent-General for South Australia, in a letter to the "Standard," states that the colonies ask Great Britain to make a beginning, however small, in the ...

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  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Turks surrounded and annibilated a band of insurgents near Ristov[?]tz. ...

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  7. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    A deputation, consisting of [?] Bishop of Melbourne, the Moderator, and the Convener of the business committee of the Presbyterian Assembly, with other members of the Council of Churches, waited on the ...

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  8. THE CONVERSION OF STATE LOANS.

    During the federation campaign it was frequently urged that federation would be able to convert State loans on a 3 per cent, basis, and thus save about a million per annum in interest. Sir George ...

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  9. SENTENCED TO DEATH.

    Four Bulgarians have been convicted of participation in the dynamite explosions at Salonika, and have been sentenced to death. ...

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  10. LABOUR PARTY'S POLICY.

    Mr. Watson, M.P., gave an address yesterday on the policy and aims of the labour party. He repudisted published statements regarding the action of his party, which, he said, supported the Federal ...

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  11. MISSISSIPPI CITIES THREATENED.

    A group of cities on the cast side of the Mississippi and north-east of St. Louis are from 10 to l8 feet under water. Seven hundred people spent the nigbton the ...

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  12. CONDEMNED BY LORD HAMPDEN.

    Viscount Hampden, formerly Governor of New South Wales, has been interviewed by a representative of the "Daily News" regarding Mr. Chamberlain's preferential trade ...

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  13. MR. ASHTON'S CHARGES.

    The Treasurer (Mr. T. Waddell) in not disposed to rest quictly under the criticisms passed by Mr. Ashton, M.L.A., upon the financial adminsitration of the Government. In the course of an interview ...

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  14. THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION.

    An Abyssinian General asserts that there are English prisoners in the Somaliland Mullah's camp. The prisoners are supposed to be some of Lieutenant-Colonel Plunkett's officers ...

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  15. FOREST FIRES IN CANADA.

    The forest fires in Canada are now confined to three counties bordering on the St. Lawrence. In other districts heavy showers extinguished the flames, and the danger of ...

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  16. SOUTH AFRICE.

    The Rand Chamber of Mines is considering the offer of a Japanese syndicate to supply 100,000 Japanese miners. ...

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  17. INTER-STATE ADJUSTMENTS.

    The figures concerning the adjustments made between different States from customs and excise collections for May were available to-night. They [?]w ...

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  18. MIDLAND COUNTIES' SUPPORT.

    At Birmingham (Mr. Chamberlain's constituency) a Tariff League has been formed to support the Colonial Secretary. Already 1000 manufacturers of the Midland counties ...

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  19. IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.

    Although General Ben Viljoen selected land in Mexico for Boer irrec[?]ncilables, he himself will settle in South Africa. He considers the outlook at the Cape is hopeful. ...

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  20. "RAGGING" IN THE 21st LANCERS.

    A court-martial has convicted nine officers of the 21st Lancers stationed at Dublin on a charge of "ragging" Lieutenant H. A. Willows, a colonial, because he would not join in ...

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  21. THE QUEENSLAND ELECTORAL ROLLS.

    It is believed that the apparent difference between the census figures and the Queensland federal roll will not really prove as great as was anticipated in some quarters, where the difference is put down at ...

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  22. TWO RETIRED MILITARY OFFICERS.

    Last week motions were carried in each House of the Federal Parliament for laying on the table copies of papers connected with the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonels Braithwaite and Reay from the ...

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  23. MOORISH FREEBOOTERS.

    French troops to the number of 3500, with 10 guns, are operating in the Figig oasis. 600 melinite shells, which were fired into the Zenagua tribe's stronghold, occasioned much ...

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  24. STORM, FLOOD, AND FIRE IN AMERICA.

    Cable messages from America have described ravages by the three pote[?]t destructive elements in nature, and with a view to obtaining further information regarding the subject a representative of ...

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  25. THE JOHANNESBURG OUTRAGE.

    Frank Goddard, one of the men who waylaid and robbed two Customs officers at Johannesburg, has been sentenced to 12 years' penal servitude. An accomplice, who threw ...

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  26. RAIN-MAKING EXPERIMENT.

    The secretary of the local chamber of commerce, in response to a message concerning Dr. M'Carthy's rain-making offer, has received a telegram to-day from the ...

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  27. THE MAIL CONTRACTS.

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain, the Post--master-General, when questioned in the House of Commons last night on the subject of new mail contracts for Australia, ...

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  28. THE SALE OF INFECTED BLANKEIS.

    Mr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, explained in the House of Commons last night, in reference to the sale of 2[?]0,000 military blankets in South Africa and ...

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  29. TRANSVAAL MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE.

    The Legislative Council of the Transvaal has sanctioned the exclusion of coloured persons and aliens from the municipal franchise. ...

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  30. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

    The figures prepared by the Board of Trade show that the imports during May decreased by £1,438,599, as compared with the corresponding period of ...

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  31. A REMARKABLE MURDER TRIAL REVIVED.

    The woman Gabriello Bompard, who was convicted in 1890, with Mich[?]l Eyraud, of the murder of a lawyer's employee named Toussaint Gouffe, at Paris, in 1889, and ...

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  32. VICTORIA.

    In the District Court to-day A[?]fred P[?]tchard Mo[?]is sued the Sultan of Johore for £11, claimed to be due in respect of services rendered in preparing an illuminated pedigree of the racing mare ...

    Article : 220 words
  33. BROTHERHOOD OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

    The State Governor will visit Dubbo on August 7 to lay the foundation-stone of a home for the proposed now Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd. The objects ...

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  34. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.

    Advices from Berlin in reference to the return of the German Antarctic exploring steamer Gauss state that the report that the Gauss communicated with the ...

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  35. LIBERAL AND REFORM ASSOCIATION.

    Another of the series of meetings promoted for the dissemination of the principles of the Liberal and Reform Association was held at Vickery's chambers last night. Among the audience were a number of ...

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  36. MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

    A return was laid on the table of the House of Representatives to-day showing what appointments [?]d been made since the Commonwealth came into existence in 1901. Of the permanent commissioned ...

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  37. THE LATE RAILWAY STRIKE.

    The Government has referred to a sub-committee of the Cabinet appointed to deal with questions arising out of the railway strike a complaint made by a newspaper correspondent that a list of names ...

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  38. A CHARGE OF ABDUCTION.

    Captain Charles Al[?]red Percy Gardener, deseribed as a native of Victoria and a cattle dealer, lately arrived from Capetown, has been charged at Bow-street with having abducted ...

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  39. THE BRITISH RELIEF EXPEDITION.

    The House of Commons yesterday approved of the vote of £40,000 for the fitting out of a relief expedition for the British exploring steamer Discovery. ...

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  40. PRESENTATIONS TO RAILWAY MEN.

    Presentations have been made at Korumburra to Messrs. Holmes and Colgate, who took the first train from Korumburra to Melbourne during the railway strike. Mr. Holmes received a gold watch and Mr. ...

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  41. JERSEY.

    Compulsory universal military service has been adopted by Jersey, the chief of the Channel Islands. ...

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  42. PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Postmaster-General has decided that instructions shall be issued to the Deputy Postmasters-General in each State, empowering them to allow deposit accounts to be opened by senders of cables. ...

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  43. THE MINERS' STRIKE.

    At a mass meeting of the Outtrim and Jumbunna coal miners on strike it was decided to recommend the Coal Creek men to go back into the pit on the employers' terms. There are now 600 men ...

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  44. SHIPPING IN THE GALES.

    Mr. E. J. Paton, Inspecter of Fisheries at Port Stephens, yesterday brought to this office a quantity of pea-[?]ts which had been washed ashore at False Bay, a little south of Port Stephens. The ...

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  45. CARPENTERS' STRIKE.

    Carpenters at Berne, Switzerland, have gone on strike for a slight increase of wages. The strike has thrown 2000 men in the building trade out of work. ...

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  46. CUSTOMS REVENUE.

    The revenue derived through the Customs from [?] States last week amounted to £190,169, a falling[?] of £52,000 compared with the previous week. The New South Wales returns show a reduction of ...

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  47. OUTTRIM-HOWITT COLLIERY.

    Coal continues to be steadily sent to market from the Outtrim-Howitt colliery. Four trucks, containing 38 tons, were sent forward to-day, and two trucks containing 20 tons were despatches yesterday. ...

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  48. THE SUGAR REBATES.

    The Treasurer has made available a memorandum dated May 9 regarding the rebate on white-grown sugar. This statement is now in possession of the State Prem[?]ers. The position of each State is shown ...

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  49. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    Sir Horace Tozer, in a letter to the "Times," strongly supports the objections of Canada to the privileges granted by Australia to the Eastern Extension Telegraph ...

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  50. THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

    We have received the following contributions towards the "S.M. Herald" Fund for the relief of persons who have suffered by the persecution of Jews in Kish[?]eff, Southern Russia: ...

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  51. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    There are at present 73 smallpox patients in London. A number of butchers held a walking contest from Smithfield to Brighton. The ...

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  52. WAREHOUSE ROBBED.

    During last night thieves paid a visit to the leather warehouse of George Pizzey and Sons, at Brunswick-street, Fitzroy, and carried off goods valued at about £200, and four cheques totalling £24, and £1 in silver ...

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  53. TASMANIA.

    At the police court to-day, Charles M. Booth was fined £2 10s, with 8s costs, for failing to deface a stamp on a cask of beer, in accordance with the Excise Act. ...

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  54. GREAT SYNAGOGUE RELIEF FUND.

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  55. TRACES OF WRECKAGE.

    It is reported here that over fifty life belts have been found at the Gibber about 6 miles along the coast. Some of the belts are marked Tropic. ...

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  56. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Excitement was caused in the vic[?]ity of the Stock Exchange this morning by the discovery of the body of Spencer Kelly, managing clerk for Mr. H. Chewings, stock-broker, ...

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  57. ELIZABETH-STREET PIER.

    The Marine Board has decided to reconstruct Elizabeth-street pier to berth the largest interState steamers. ...

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  58. THE ILLFATED OAKLAND.

    Mr. Woods, fisherman of Nelson's Bay, was schnapper fishing at Cabbage Tree Island and saw the mast of the wrecked steamar Oakland. He sailed to within a few feet of the wreck. She lies ...

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  59. FLOODED RIVERS.

    Reports have been received from the country districts of flooded rivers and delayed mails. The storm is now subsiding. ...

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  60. Advertising

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    Advertising : 44 words
  61. TASMANIAN TIMBER.

    The Tasmanian Timber Corporation has received from Shangha[?] a largeg order for bridge timber. This may open up an important trade for Hobart shippers. ...

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  62. Advertising

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    Advertising : 23 words
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