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  2. TRAGEDY AT AUBURN.

    Early yesterday morning the quiet little village of Auburn was startled by hearing that Police Constable Long, one of the most trustworthy officers in the Parramatta district police force, had been shot ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to day at 1s 9¾d per ounce standard. ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    The session of the State Parliament, which adjourned over the Christmas vacation, will be resumed to-morrow, when both Houses will meet. One of the first matters to be attended to will be the ...

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  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The dedication of the arch spanning the spot where the late Baron von Ketteler, German Minister, was murdered in Peking, was made yesterday. The ceremony, which was ...

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  6. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Correspondents of London newspapers in South Africa, in commenting upon the announcements made by Mr. Chamberlain at the Johannesburg banquet, describe the ...

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  7. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Among those present at the banquet given at Johannesburg in honour of Mr. Chamberlain on Friday were Lord Milner and General Louis Botha. The Mayor of Johannesburg ...

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  8. A PREVIOUS ATTEMPT.

    Of late there have been several burglaries in this little township, the most daring being the breaking into of a grocery store, when a horse was taken out of the stable, harnessed into a cart and a load of ...

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  9. JOINT RAILWAYS.

    The State Cabinet agreed to-day to the arrangement made by Mr. Bent (the Minister for Railways) with the New South Wales Government in regard to the extension of the Yelta and Strathmerton railway ...

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  10. PECULIAR CASE OF LOCKJAW.

    A young man named George Fox, a resident of the Kyneton district, was attacked with lockjaw under peculiar circumstanceson Thursday. He was[?]wakened with a strange stiffness in the jaws, and in the ...

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  11. DEEP MINING ON THE RAND.

    The Rand mining companies contemplate an expenditure of £50,500,000 upon [?]eep levels and other projects, and are discussing the possibility of mining down to a depth of ...

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  12. GOVERNMENT REWARD.

    It is understood that the Government has decided to offer a reward of £200 for information leading to the arrest of the murderer of Constable Long. ...

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  13. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE COMMISSION.

    The Federal Capital Commissioners to-day visited Tabletop, and to-night commenced the taking of evidence. Dr. Andrews, the Government Medical Officer, ...

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  14. THE COST OF WHITE LABOUR.

    The engineers of the Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, have informed Mr. Chamberlain that the earnings of 12,000 whites averaged £353 yearly, increasing the cost of ...

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  15. FATAL ACCIDENT IN A MINE.

    A fatal accident occurred at Chiltern Valley No. 2 Mine on Saturday night, the victim being Thomas Nash, 15, second son of Peter Nash, an employee at the mine. Deceased was employed as a blanket ...

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  16. THE INQUEST.

    Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., held an inquest on the body at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon when the following evidence was adduced. EVIDENCE OF THE DOCTOR. ...

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  17. CONTROL OF THE POST OFFICE.

    France under a secret agreement entered into in 1896 claims to be entitled to the control of the Chinese Post Office. ...

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  18. MISMANAGEMENT OF NATIVE LABOUR.

    There is a growing conviction in South Africa that the Kaffirs are badly managed, and that their recruiting is defective, but that ultimately there will be sufficient native ...

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  19. THE CITY COAL CONTRACT.

    The question of a coal supply for the city of Melbourne was discussed at a meeting of the council to-day, when the tander of the Adelaide Steamship Company for the supply of screened coal was ...

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  20. THE UNITED STATES.

    An explosion occurred yesterday in an eight-inch gun in the turret of the United States battleship Massachusetts. Five sailors were killed, and four others were injured. ...

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  21. FLOODS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A great flood is reported from the Upper Fitzroy. The telegraph lines have been interrupted some days. It appears that the river and the creeks started rising with great rapidity on the 13th instant. The ...

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  22. LABOUR ON THE RAND.

    In the troublous times before the war the question of the supply of labour for the proper conduct of the gold-mining industry in the Transvaal was a constant worry to the companies. The ...

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  23. DEATH FROM BLOOD-POISONING.

    At Ararat last week a young man named Alfred Hurstfield developed blood-poisoning through getting a splinter in one of his hands while cleaning a dog kennel. First the fingers and then the arm were ...

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  24. GERMAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES AT WASHINGTON.

    Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German Charge d'Affaires at Washington, in the course of an interview, was profuse in his compliments to America. His remarks are ...

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  25. EXPORT OF CATTLE.

    Captain A. H. Dufrayer (winner of the Queen's Searf for bravery in the Boer war), who left Melbourne on December 11 in the steamer Orange Branch with a shipment of cattle for the restocking ...

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  26. THE INCOME TAX.

    Considerable anxiety prevails at Bendigo respecting the proposal of the Treasurer to treat companies as individuals for income tax purposes. It is feared the proposed alteration in law may result in the Income ...

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  27. MR. TRANTWEIN'S STORY.

    Mr. T. C. Trantwein, the licensee of the Royal Hotel, on being interviewed, said: " Usually on Sunday night I retire to bed earlier than on week nights. On Sunday night it was a few minutes after ...

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  28. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At Auburn on Friday a number of cyclists were riding round the local track when one of them, W. Whitehead lost control of his machine and fell. He was rendered unconscious and sustained a broken ...

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  29. SIXTEEN-INCH COAST DEFENCE GUNS.

    Sixteen-inch coast defence guns have been successfully tested at Sandyhook, New York. The range of the guns is 20 miles, and the effective range is 5 miles. ...

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  30. BANK OF VICTORIA.

    The report of the directors and balance-sheet for the half-year ended December 31 of the Bank of Victoria, Limited, has been issued. The profit and loss account shows net profit £33,715, which is a ...

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  31. MRS. CECILE ANDERSON TO BE RELEASED.

    The Cabinet has decided that Mrs. Cecile Anderson, who is serving a life sentence for murder, shall be released on June 30 next. Mrs. Anderson was sentenced to death in 1894 for shooting a man ...

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  32. INSPECTION OF MEAT.

    The City Council has decided to charge a fee of 3d for examining every carcase of meat slaughtered on premises outside the metropolitan meat area. Councillor Tait stated that hitherto the examination ...

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  33. VENEZUELA.

    Advices from Caracas state that the German cruiser Panther tried to enter Lake Maracaibo, and fired on the fortress San Carlos. The fortress returned ...

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  34. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

    Among other efforts being made by settlers to obtain relief has been the appointment of a representative to reside for some time in Sydney and direct attention to the more immediate causes of ...

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  35. A BOY DROWNED.

    A boy named Bertie Roberts, aged 6 years, was playing near a quarry hole in Barkly-street, East Brunswick, this evening, when he fell into the water. A number of children of about his own age were ...

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  36. THE VICTORIAN RAILWAY SERVICE.

    At a meeting of the State Cabinet to-day consideration was given to the action of the Locomotive Engine drivers and Firemen's Association of the Victorian railway's in becoming affiliated with the ...

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  37. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    The half-yearly report to December 31, 1902, of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited, shows that the net profit for the half-year was £68,881, but from this has to be deducted the amount ...

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  38. CANADA.

    The Canadian Government is sending a mission to England to induce war reservists to settle in Canada. Forty successful Manitoba farmers will ...

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  39. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES CONVENTION.

    Germany has ratified the Sugar Bounties Convention. ...

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  40. VIEWS OF THE BANQUETERS.

    Mr. Chamberlain's audience at the banquet showed themselves strongly opposed to the introduction of Asiatics and to any premature introduction of self government. ...

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  41. INTER-STATE CRICKET.

    Mr. Heather, secretary of the Victorian Cricketing Association, received a telegram to-day from the secretary of the Tasmanian C.A., that they had succeeded in setting together a strong team, which is ...

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  42. RUSSIA'S REPLY TO GREAT BRITAIN.

    Russia, in her reply to Great Britain's Note on the Sugar Bounties Convention, states that she awaits the decision of the International Commission whether money paid on ...

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  43. THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES.

    The Porte has just paid £12,000 to Italian subjects for losses sustained in the Armenian massacres. The Austrian, German, and Russian claims ...

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  44. THE DELAY TO THE ST. LOUIS.

    The passengers by the Atlantic liner St. Louis, which had a long passage crossing to New York, are suing the International Navigation Company for damages ...

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  45. QUEENSLAND.

    It is unlikely that the protests now being made against the closing of the Bowen and Cooktown lines will have any effect on the authorities, and unless the local authorities concerned come to terms with the ...

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  46. THE TOWN HALL MEETING.

    Arrangements for the public meeting to be held at the Town Hall on Thursday night have been completed. The Lord Mayor will preside, and there will be speeches by both country and city goutlemen. A ...

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  47. MRS. TRANTWEIN'S EVIDENCE.

    Kathleen Gertrude Elizabeth Trantwein, wife of the provious witness, deposed to being awakened at 20 past 2[?]that morning by a sound as of a crack, and immediately afterwards she heard a heavy fall as of ...

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  48. INTERVIEW WITH THE ENGINEDRIVERS' SECRETARY.

    When interviewed to-night with reference to the attitude of the Premier (Mr. Irvine) towards the affiliation of the Locomotive Enginedrivers' and firemen's Association with the Trades Hall Council, ...

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  49. THE REBELLION IN MOROCCO.

    The uncle of the Sultan of Morocco, with 5000 troops, has started from Fez for Teza, the stronghold of the Protender There has been a slight encounter with ...

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  50. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Muhmed Pasha, first aide-de-camp to the Sultan of Turkey. ...

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  51. M. DE BLOWITZ.

    The death is announced of M. Henri Georges de Blowitz the "Times " correspondent in Paris, aged 77 years. [Henri Georges Stephane Adolphe Opper de ...

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  52. THE LONDON UNIVERSITY SEAT.

    Sir Michael Foster, M.P., who was elected is a Conservative to represent the London University, being in disagreement with the Government, especially with its education ...

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  53. THE DENTAL ACT.

    Under the new Dental Act a dental board has to be appointed. The matter is now under consideration, but so far no recommendation has been made by those principally affected. ...

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  54. FOUNDERING OF A STEAMER.

    The steamer Upup[?], of the City of Cork Steam Packet Company, Limited, proceeding from Cardiff to Cork with a cargo of coal, foundered off Ballycotton. ...

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  55. NERANG EXTENSION RAILWAY.

    Plate-laying has just commenced on the Nerang extension, and the work will now be rapidly pushed forward. As most of the construction works have been completed it is hoped the line will be ready for ...

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  56. SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.

    The Royal Hotel, the place where Constable Long was cruelly done to death, is situated about 200 yards from Auburn station, on the lefthand side coming from Sydney, and at the intersection of Queen-street ...

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  57. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    During December there was a remarkable absence of men inquiring for work on the railways, but since the new year commenced quite a rush has set in. At present fully 60 men have their names on the books ...

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  58. LATE MELBOURNE SPORTING.

    Messrs. Albert Miller and J. C. Bowden have been duly nominated for the vacancy on the V.R.C. committee caused by the resignation of Mr. Phillip Russell. ...

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  59. THEFT OF A BAS RELIEF.

    The bas relief entitled " The Descent from the Cross," which is the work of Luca della Robbia, and which is valued at £20,000, has been stolen from the church of San Severo, ...

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  60. THE SAXONY ROYAL SCANDAL.

    The Crown Princess Louise of Saxony and her paramour, M. Giron, travelled to Mentone as Mons. and Madame Jerard. ...

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  61. THE DECEASED'S CHARACTER.

    The murdered constable was 37 years of age, and a single man. His father was for many years connected with the Victorian police force, and his uncle, Subinspector Long was for some years in charge of the ...

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  62. A SALVAGE CLAIM.

    The action brought by the owners of the steamer Narrung against the owners of the steamer Boveric for the salvage of the latter vessel has been concluded. ...

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  63. RAILWAY MISHAP.

    The traffic on the Milson's Point railway was interrupted on saturday morning at Lindfield for a few hours owing to the overturning of a car. It occasioned some inconvenience to passengers ...

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  64. RAILWAY SUPERANNUATION SCHEME.

    A large number of railway men assembled in the Masonic Hall on Saturday for the purpose of hearing an address by Mr. H. Richardson, superintendent of lines, regarding the advisability of establishing a ...

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  65. SEARCHING FOR FUGITIVES.

    As soon as news of the murder was sent through all the police stations in the surrounding districts were notified and orders given to keep a sharp look out for possible suspects Superintendent Brennan ...

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  66. SIR JOSEPH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE.

    Sir Joseph Sobag-Montefiore is dead, aged 80 years. [Sir Joseph Sebag Montefiore was the son of Solomon Sebag, and was born in 1822. On ...

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