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  2. SECOND EDITION

    The price of bar silver to-day is 2s 0 5-16d per ounce standard. ...

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  3. STATE POLITICS.

    We have received a letter from Mr. Francis Bacon, of Dumble, Brewarrina, who expresses himself as surprised to hear that Sir John See had stated, in reply to the leader of the Opposition, that "a strong ...

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  4. THE SMALLPOX OUTBREAK.

    Two additional cases of smallpox were reported to-day, the [?] being Annie Patman, a domestic, residing with her parents at Inveresk, and Thomas Sparks, a cabman, living at Invermay. The former ...

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  5. WATER FAMINE AT BROKEN HILL.

    With regard to the report that the municipal council of Broken Hill is securing water from the Government at 3s per 100 gallons and reselling i at 5s, an explanation has been made which presents ...

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  6. BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

    The followng list of Birthday honours has been published:- PEERAGES: Mr. William Armstrong Watson-Armstrong, ...

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  7. THE FAR EAST.

    Viscount Cranborne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons last night that China declares she is negotiating an arrangement with Russia to ...

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  8. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has unanimously carried a resolution welcoming the inquiry into the fiscal question with a view of drawing the commercial relations of ...

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  9. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Earl Grey's Bill to abolish the King's Accession Declaration, on the ground that it is superfluous, has been rejected by the House of Lords by 109 votes to 62. ...

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  10. PROLONGED AND ROUGH VOYAGE.

    The ship [?], for the safety of which fears were entertained, arrived in port shortly after midnight after a prolonged passage of 112 days, with a full cargo of wheat from Bahia Blanca in the ...

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  11. CHINESE COMMERCIAL TREATY.

    The United States of America and Japan have refused to enter into a commercial treaty with China if the question of the opening of Manchurian ports to trade is left in abeyance. ...

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  12. CONTROL OF COASTAL TRADE.

    Lord Muskerry, in the House of Lords last night, urged legislation on the lines of the Colonial Conference set forth in the resolution of the Colonial Conference providing for ...

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  13. MINISTERS AND POLITICS.

    During the course of an address at the banquet given by the Congregational Men's Fellowship on Thursday night the Rev. N. M. Hennessy, of Birmingham, referred to political matters. He said ...

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  14. THE EDUCATION ACT.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, writing to a correspondent, vigorously denounced passive resisters of the Education Act as conspirators against the cause of ordered freedom. ...

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  15. THE ST. GEORGE RETURNS TO PORT.

    The North Coast Company's steamer St. George, which left Sydney at 11 o'clock last night for the Richmond River, via New castle, returned to port at 1 o'clock this morning, and anchored in Watson's ...

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  16. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales, who holds the rank of Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy, has been treated a Vice-Admiral. ...

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  17. PRINCIPLE TO BE FIRST ESTABLISHED.

    In replying to a correspondent, asking if in his scheme he contemplated a duty on apples and fruit products imported from France and the United States, Mr. Chamberlain said that ...

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  18. PEOPLE'S REFORM LEAGUE.

    A meeting of the Redfern branch of the People's Reform League was held in the local Town Hall last night. The Mayor (Alderman G. R. Parkes) occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance. ...

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  19. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. S. A. Fisher, the Canadian Minister for Agriculture, in replying to complaints by the leader of the Opposition in the Dominion Parliament, that Great Britain was restocking ...

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  20. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The steamer Brewarrma has arrived here in charge of Captain Payn, with a cargo of supplies from Brewarrina. On attempting the return journey yesterday the vessel went aground on [?] ...

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  21. VESSELS FROM TASMANIA.

    The Board of Health has decided that all vessels from any Tasmanian port shall on arrival go into quarantine. The passengers will be landed, and remain in isolation for from 14 to 21 days, according to ...

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  22. PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE.

    The conference of members of the House of Commons interested in the iron and steel industries, engineering, and electricity has appointed a committee to arouse public ...

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  23. EVASION OF THE COAL TAX.

    Mr. Ritchie, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is devising means to prevent the evasion of the coal tax. It is estimated that half a million sterling is lost to the revenue annually ...

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  24. CHURCHES.

    A successful ball was held last night in the Masonic Hall and a juvenile ball will be held to-night in aid of the building fund in connection with the Church of England. ...

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  25. PRECAUTIONS AT BRISBANE.

    At a meeting of the Board of Health to-day Tasmania was declared an infected place. All vessels coming directly or indirectly from that State will be placed under medical supervision on arrival at ...

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  26. CARPENTERS IN PRETORIA.

    The carpenters at Pretoria have been on strike for two months. The strike has now been settled, the masters agreeing to pay the standard wage of £6 16s for a week of 48 ...

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  27. ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT.

    The Board of Trade at Sydney, Cape Breton, has passed a resolution endorsing Mr. Chamberlain's scheme of preferential trade. ...

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  28. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S PROPOSALS.

    Writing from New York on May 30 our United States correspondent discusses Mr. Chamberlain's preferential trade proposals:- Of Mr. Roosevelt's many speeches, at least half ...

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  29. THE WEATHER.

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  30. SERVIA.

    The new King, Peter of Servia, has taken the oath of fidelity to the Constitution before the Skupshtina, and afterwards reviewed the troops of Servia. ...

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  31. THE ALLEGED ABDUCTION CASE.

    Captain Charles Alfred Percy Gardener, a Victorian, was before Bow-street Police Court to-day on the charge of abducting Frances Lesar, aged 17 years. The girl, in giving ...

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  32. MUNICIPAL.

    Mr. W. H. Anderson was to-day elected alderman unopposed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. C. T. Whiteman. GUNDAGAI, Friday. ...

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  33. A ROYAL PROCLAMATION.

    King Peter, after reviewing the army, confirmed the Cabinet Ministers in their positions. The King has issued a proclamation announcing that he will rule constitutionally, ...

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  34. THE WOMAN'S VOTE.

    Sir,—Your correspondent, C. A. Gibson, is quite right in his statement "that the women who took the trouble to apply for rights are not on any roll," either State or Federal. I took out a right last ...

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  35. SOUTH COAST.

    Mr. Morton, M.L.A., has been informed by the State Treasurer that authority for the resumption of the Crookhaven Harbour works will be given in a few months' time. The dredge will start work again ...

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  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The St Petersburg Geographical Society has conferred special honour upon M. Zybikoff, the Russian explorer, who spent a year in Lhassa, Thibot, disguised as a lama. ...

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  37. SOMALILAND.

    H.M, gunboat Hussar captured a dhow off Somaliland, which had on board 200 contraband rifles and 27 cases of ammunition. ...

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  38. OUR PARLOUS PARLIAMENT.

    Sir.—Increasingly evident is it that the People's Reform League should neither think of dissolving nor amalgamating until such time as it is ascertained who are the men who are to offer ...

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  39. SITUATION AT BROKEN HILL.

    Mr. Smith, engineer for the Umberumberka weir, has arranged with the Proprietary mine for a supply of electric-lighting plant in order to push on with construction work. Three shifts daily will be ...

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  40. YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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  41. THE PLAGUE.

    No further case of plague has been reported to the Board of Health. Arrangements have now been completed for a receiving depot for rats. The depot will be placed at the new railway station, and from ...

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  42. HUNGARY.

    Count Hedervary is forming a new Cabinet in Hungary. He has conciliated the Kossuthists by agreeing not to increase the number of army recruits. ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND.

    It is understood that recruiting in connection with the Defence Force has been stopped by order of the Federal Minister until such time as the Estimates have been passed. ...

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  44. A CASE AT AUCKLAND.

    A case of plague has been discovered at Auckland, the patient being a newspaper runner. The source of infection is unknown. ...

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  45. RIOT IN VIRGINIA.

    The strike of tramway men in Richmond. Virginia, led to a riot. The militia was summoned to quell the disturbance, and, using their rifles, they wounded six of the strikers. ...

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  46. BRIDGE OVER THE MACDONALD RIVER.

    A new bridge has been constructed across the Macdonald River at St. Albans to replace an old timber truss bridge, which, owing to age and decay, had become unsafe for traffic. The new structure ...

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  47. MASSACRE IN ARMENIA.

    Kurds pillaged a monastery near Erzeroum, murdering six of the priests. They also pillaged a village and massacred a number of the principal residents. The troops did not ...

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  48. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Princess Royal G.M. Company was held to-day. Sir Jenkin Coles, who recently resigned from the board of directors, explained why he did so. He moved an amendment ...

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  49. RAIN-MAKING EXPERIMENTS.

    Yesterday evening the following message was received from Dr. M'Carthy by the Chamber of Commerce:—"Money received, Leave by express to-morrow. Please wire the Premier at Adelaide ...

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  50. COLOURED LABOUR ON MAIL STEAMERS.

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain, PostmasterGeneral, in replying to a question by Mr. Keir Hardie in the House of Commons last night, said that the Government was not ...

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  51. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Hon. Mr. [?] has arrived at Auckland from England, where he has been attempting to establish the [?] industry for the West Coast, North Island, and Parapara, Nelson. The scheme is ...

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  52. THE DROUGHT.

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

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  53. MILITARY NEWS.

    The following officers have been appointed members of the Military Clothing Board:—LieutenantColonel W. Holmes, D.S.O., 1st Infantry Regiment; Major R.M.S. Wells, N.S.W.A. (Field); Captain ...

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  54. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    The International Cup, and the accompanying sweepstake, were shot off under the auspices of the Hurlingham Gun Club. Messrs. Cartels and C. J. Lane divided the ...

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  55. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    A man named Oliver Brooks, 64, lately residing at 6 Griffity-street, Manly, died suddenly yesterday. He became ill on Monday, and was attended by a local doctor. Death is believed to have been caused by ...

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  56. WINE MANUFACTURED.

    The value of the wine manufactured in New Zealand last season was about £10,000. ...

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  57. EXHIBITION BY THE DEAF AND DUMB.

    A novel and instructive exhibition of the work carried on for the education and general training of the pupils of the Waratah Institution for the Deaf and Dumb was given at the Criterion Theatre last ...

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  58. WRECK OF THE ADA AND EVA.

    Intelligence has been received that the barquentine Ada and Eva, from Sydney for Greymouth, was wrecked at Gillespie's Bluff, 100 miles south of Hokitika on Tuesday. A seaman named Johnson ...

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  59. FALL FROM A TRAM.

    Edith Flegg, a young married woman, living in Pine-street, Newtown, fell from a tram opposite Mark Foy's yesterday, and received internal injuries. She was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital, and ...

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  60. DISTRIBUTING THE MONEY.

    The weekly meeting of the executive of the Lord Mayor's Drought Relief Fund was held yesterday at the Town Hall. Mr. George Maiden presided, and there were present Dr. Burne, the Rev. J. E. ...

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  61. SOUTH AUSTRALIA CANNOT SUPPLY MINING NEEDS.

    To-day Mr. E. Laughton, managing director of Block 14, discussed with the Commissioner of Public Works whether the Government could supply Broken Hill with water at 10s per 1000 gallons in a ...

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  62. MAITLAND TO SOUTH GRAFTON RAILWAY.

    In the course of his evidence given on Thursday before the Public Works Committee in reference to the proposed railway from Maitland to South Grafton, Mr. P. H. Morton said the Gloucester ...

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  63. TRADES AND LABOUR.

    A special general meeting of the Hairdressers' Union was held on Thursday night, the president (Mr. W. L. Falvey) being in the chair. Arrangements were made to hold a smoke concert and ...

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  64. TASMANIA.

    The steamer Wanaka leaves for Sydney tomorrow with 65 cages, 664 loose stud sheep; and the Wakatipu, which leaves on Tuesday, will take 15 cages and 708 loose. Total, 80 cages, 1372 ...

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  65. WOOL MARKET.

    The arrivals of wool amount to 228,000 [?] of which 87,000 were forwarded direct to manufacturers, leaving available for the next series of sales 160,000 bales. For the ...

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  66. A STOREMAN INJURED.

    A storeman named Joseph Regun, residing at Rootey Hill, was working at a store in Pitt-street yesterday, when the crane broke, and the top of its fell on his head. The Civil Ambulance Brigade was ...

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  67. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE (1084 miles).—A[?].: June 26. Wollo[?], s., from Fremantle; [?], s., from Melbourne. Dep.: June 26, [?], s., for Western Australia. ...

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  68. A WOMAN'S DEATH.

    Mrs. Sarah Hart, who was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital on Thursday suffering from the effects of an overdose of [?], died in the institution yesterday. ...

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