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  2. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The inquest on the man James Deble, who died last Wednesday from the effects of injuries received by a fall of earth in the Ivanhoe on November 4, was concluded to-day. A verdict of ...

    Article : 67 words
  3. VICTORIA.

    The Defence Department has taken charge of the military portion of the funeral of Sir Frederick Sargood, to be held on Saturday. ...

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  4. EXECUTION OF PATRICK KENNIFF.

    The execution of Patrick Kenniff took place this morning. He was very cool, walked firmly on the gallows, and said in steady, perfectly clear ascents, "I told you twice before I am an ...

    Article : 217 words
  5. THE UNITED STATES.

    In consequence of the feeling which the appointment of negroes to official positions has raised in the United States, negroes are afraid to accept appointments in the South, and ...

    Article : 74 words
  6. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    The members of the Federal Capital Sites Commission yesterday decided to leave for Albury on Friday night. After inspecting the proposed site at Albury and taking evidence they intend to ...

    Article : 222 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Sultan of Morocco, Muley Abdul Aziz, distrusting the popularity of his elder brother, Muley Mohammed, whom he recently restored to his honours, has rearrested him. The ...

    Article : 229 words
  8. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Johannesburg was decorated yesterday in honour of the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain. All classes of the community were enthusiastic in their reception. Many ...

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  9. YULONG STATION HOMESTEAD BURNT.

    A few days ago Mrs. Dallimore, wife of the late Captain Dallimore, who with his brother Frank and Mr. Wilson met a tragic death at Ryan's Den, near Cape Otway, recently, left with her friends for ...

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  10. TWO MEN SUFFOCATED.

    At Gooseberry Hill David Dickson, 48, married, and F. Stirk, 26, single, were asphyxiated yesterday under peculiar circumstances. On Saturday night last Dickson, in order to clean out a deep well, and ...

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  11. DEATH OF A RICH SWAGSMAN.

    The police authorities received a telegram this evening from Senior-constable Taylor, of Dandenong, as follows:—"The dead body of a man about 60 years old was found at noon to-day in ...

    Article : 115 words
  12. COALLESS FOR WEEKS.

    A coal train broke down at Areola, Illinois, on Saturday. The inhabitants of the town, who had been without coal for weeks rushed the trucks and pillaged them. The people ...

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  13. STORY OF THE CRIME.

    The crime for which Patrick Kenniff has paid the extreme penalty of the law was in some of its aspects one of the most horrible over perpetrated in Australia. On March 30 of last year Mr. Christopher ...

    Article : 791 words
  14. THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TOUR.

    It is impossible to obtain an official list of the federal members who will undertake the Western Australian tour, but inquiry goes to show that the following members may accompany Sir William Lyne ...

    Article : 81 words
  15. DRUNKENNESS OF CHILDREN.

    The shocking spectacle of three little girls and a boy being conveyed in a helpless drunken state through the streets by the police was seen at Beaufort this afternoon. Two sisters, aged 12 years and ...

    Article : 139 words
  16. A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.

    Mr. Bradley, who was known as "the lumber king of Milwaukee," and who was said to be worth £8,000,000, married his private secretary on his deathbed. Litigation in ...

    Article : 49 words
  17. THE WEATHER.

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  18. THE VACANCY IN THE SENATE.

    In reference to the appointment of a successor to Sir Frederick Sargood as member of the Senate, the State Premier, Mr. Invine, said to-day, "It is distinctly not a matter in which the Government ought to take ...

    Article : 90 words
  19. CHINA.

    Major-General Chaffee, who commanded the United States troops in China, speaking at Brooklyn, said that he knew where 80,000,000dol. (£16,000,000) of treasure was ...

    Article : 84 words
  20. HUGE ATLANTIC LINERS.

    The International Mcrcantile Marine Company and the International Navigation Company, which form Mr. Pierpont Morgan's Atlantic Shipping Trust, are building 12 vessels ...

    Article : 253 words
  21. THE INTERVIEW WITH REPRESENTATIVE BOERS.

    In the course of Mr. Chamberlain's interview with representative Boers at Pretoria, General Smuts told Mr. Chamberlain that since the new Government held the books of ...

    Article : 159 words
  22. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The Mines Department reports that the Victorian gold yield for 1902 was 777,738oz., showing a decrease of ll,824oz. compared with the yield of 1901. The total yield of gold in Victoria since the first ...

    Article : 47 words
  23. RESUMPTION OF THE WOOL SALES.

    The Melbourne wool sales were resumed to-day. An excellent selection was offered, and competition was very brisk. The market shows an advance of about 5 per cent compared with the rates ruling ...

    Article : 177 words
  24. FIRE AT ENFIELD.

    Shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning the Enfield Public Hall was destroyed by fire. The outbreak was discovered by Mr. Silas Keen, a butcher, residing next door, and ...

    Article : 266 words
  25. BARON KETTELER"S MONUMENT.

    Prince Ch'un, who is the brother of the Emperor of China, and who was the special envoy to Germany to profess sorrow for the murder of Baron von Ketteler, has been ...

    Article : 119 words
  26. QUEENSLAND.

    As the result of the bill passed last session which altered the terms of the Defence Act, the military and naval forces when travelling on the railways will be required to pay the ordinary fares. The ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 1s 10 3-16d per ounce standard. ...

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  28. MR. ALFRED BEIT.

    Mr. Alfred Beit, who had a stroke of apoplexy on Friday, is conscious, and his condition is improving. He is unable to open his eyes. ...

    Article : 31 words
  29. SYDNEY WATER SUPPLY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 675 words
  30. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Great Britain has offered private shareholders in the Netherlands-South African Railway Company £135 per share. In regard to the settlement of the ...

    Article : 65 words
  31. RAILWAY ECONOMIES.

    The railway traffic receipts for the week ended Friday last amounted to £17,559, which as compared with the returns for the corresponding period of last year showed a decrease of £6822. Since the beginning ...

    Article : 479 words
  32. THE RAINFALLS.

    The following are the pricipal rainfalls reported for the 48 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day:—Cumberland 76 points, Georgetown 75, Gilbert River 98, Duaringa 175, Boonah 133, Cabarlah 79, Crow's ...

    Article : 119 words
  33. THE BOER DELEGATES.

    The Boer delegates, accompanied by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Kidd), and Messrs. Gormly, M.L.A., Campbell, and W. J. Allen (fruit expert), arrived here this morning. They were driven to the ...

    Article : 502 words
  34. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

    The Duke and the Duchess of Connaught have arrived at Peshawur, near the Northwest frontier of India. ...

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  35. THE ATTEMPT ON KING ALFONSO.

    The Duke of Mandas, the Spanish Ambassador in London, states that the lunatic Feito, who was reported to have fired at King Alfonso on Saturday in Madrid, did not ...

    Article : 78 words
  36. AN ALLEGED ILLICIT STILL.

    The officers of the Excise Department this afternoon seized an alleged illicit still between Rocklea and Oxley, near Brisbane. A man his been arrested, and will be brought before the police court ...

    Article : 66 words
  37. THE GERMAN BUDGET.

    The German Budget shows a deficiency of £11,000,000, necessitating the raising of heavy loans. The deficiency is officially attributed to the ...

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  38. STUDENTS' SUMMER SCHOOL AT WOLLONGONG.

    Yesterday morning the members of the Students' Summer School visited the various churches according as their fancy led them. At 3 in the afternoon there was held in the Presbyterian Church a meeting ...

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  39. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The inquest into the circumstances of the death of George Cullen, the victim of the mysterious tragedy at Stirling West, will be resumed to-morrow, but is not likely to be concluded, as 12 witnesses have been ...

    Article : 245 words
  40. THE ROYAL SCANDAL IN SAXONY.

    The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has offered to provide the Crown Princess Louise of Saxony, whose husband is petitioning for a judicial separation, with an ...

    Article : 52 words
  41. THE EFFECT OF THE CORN DUTY.

    Mr. R. W. Hanbury, the President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at a farmers' conference at Leicester, said that the corn duty had been an object lesson, inasmuch as ...

    Article : 84 words
  42. COLLIERS' STRIKE.

    In connection with the strike of colliers at Denaby Main, Yorkshire, 750 families have been evicted. The strike is due to a dispute with ...

    Article : 92 words
  43. THE HUMBERTS' FRAUDS.

    Madame Humbert's defiant and arrogant demeanour disconcerts the Judge of the preliminary inquiry into the charges of fraud. She declares that the "Crawfords" will ...

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  44. REPORTED DEATH OF MR. E. A. P. WHITELEY.

    Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Limited, of Sydney, received a cable from the Hongkong branch of the firm reporting the death of Mr. E. A. P. Whiteley, the recently appointed New ...

    Article : 392 words
  45. IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    No information as to the working of the retrenchment scheme was obtainable at the offices of the Railway Commissioners yesterday. Similar reticence was observed with reference to any possibility of ...

    Article : 338 words
  46. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Court of Inquiry into the circumstances of the wreck of the Elingamite was resumed to-day for the purpose of hearing addresses of counsel for the various parties interested. The addresses had not ...

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  47. DEATH OF THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION BEND OR.

    The famous thoroughbred sire, Bend Or, has dropped dead while exercising. Bend Or, who was bred by the Duke of Westminster in 1877, was by Doncaster—son of ...

    Article : 447 words
  48. CATTLE FOR ARGENTINA.

    A sanitary decree issued by the President of Argentina prohibits the importation of Australian cattle into the Republic. Many other countries are treated by Argentina in a ...

    Article : 54 words
  49. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY.

    The New Zealand Insurance Company's balancesheet for the year ended November 30 shows that the credit balance after paying an interim dividend of £10,000 in July last, is £65,305, which the directors ...

    Article : 64 words
  50. DEATH OF A PILOT.

    Captain Galbraith, head pilot at Lyttelton, died yesterday. ...

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  51. THE DROUGHT IN QUEENSLAND.

    A startling reminder of the extent of the drought came forward to-day. Mount Cornish run had the reputation of having the finest herd of cattle, reaching nearly 40,000 head, in the State. To-day the ...

    Article : 118 words
  52. MEAT MARKET.

    The Agent-General cables that the mutton market is depressed. The average price for Canterbury mutton is 5[?]d, and for North Island 4[?]d. There is no alteration in the lamb market since last week. ...

    Article : 61 words
  53. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    At the request of Signor Marconi, President Roosevelt and King Edward will shortly exchange the first formal messages by wireless telegraphy. ...

    Article : 34 words
  54. HOMEBUSH STOCK MARKET.

    A quieter tone prevailed in the sheep sections at the Metropolitan Stock Saleyards yesterday than for a considerable time past. Most of the sheep forward were fair to good quality merines, with a larger ...

    Article : 177 words
  55. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

    At the annual meeting of the Melbourne Auxiliary Branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society, held to-day, a communication was received from the head office of the society in London stating that a ...

    Article : 126 words
  56. DAIRY PRODUCE.

    The butter market is dull. There are heavy supplies of butter on hand. The price is 105s to 108s per owt. New Zealand butter is giving satisfaction to buyers. The cheese market is very firm; price of ...

    Article : 45 words
  57. VICE-ADMIRAL FANSHAWE.

    Vice-Admiral Fanshawe, who has been appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Australian naval station, was a passenger from England by the Ophir, which arrived at the anchorage to-day. His Excellency ...

    Article : 75 words
  58. TASMANIA.

    The barques Kassa aud Natal Queen left Adelaide on the 8th instant with wheat cargoes for Hobart. The French barque Vicennes, of 1742 tons, has been chartered to load wheat at Sun Francisco for ...

    Article : 52 words
  59. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Miss Hetty Holroyd, of Sydney, made a successful debut in Verdi's opera of "Rigoletto" at Turin. Last year 63,365 alien immigrants arrived ...

    Article : 40 words
  60. STOCK MOVEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 words
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