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  2. SECOND EDITION

    A preliminary inquiry touching the Smith's Mill tragedy last week was commenced to day at the City Police Court According to the testimony of the widow of the murdered man, Lauffer, accused ...

    Article : 428 words
  3. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Mr. G. H. Reid addressed a crowded meeting at the Town Hall to-night on "The Work of the Federal Goment." The hall was crowded in every part, a large proportion being ladies. Mr. Reid's appearance on ...

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  4. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. Chamberlain, in the course of a speech at Grahamstown, said that if he had his way they would not speak of the Dutch or the English-they would seldom use those ...

    Article : 151 words
  5. TROUBLE IN THE BALKANS.

    Advices from Sofia state that owing to the increased agitation on the part of the Macedonians, martial law will shortly be proclaimed in several districts. ...

    Article : 210 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Mr. H. W. Bowen, the representative of Venezuela, has accepted the British protocol referring the claims against Venezuela to the decision of the Hague International Arbitration ...

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  7. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    In view of the case of bubonic plague reported at Rockhampton, the Board of Health wishes it notified that all vessels arriving from that port must bring certificates stating that they were properly fended off ...

    Article : 87 words
  8. THE UNITED STATES.

    The United States Senate has ratified the treaty between Great Britain and the United States providing for referring the Alaskan boundary dispute to a commission of six ...

    Article : 57 words
  9. ANOTHER CASE AT BRISBANE.

    A case of plague was reported at Brisbane to-day. The patient is a young man aged 17. ...

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  10. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 words
  11. THE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION.

    Mr. F. Murphy, the Governor of New Jersey, in the course of a public speech, said that unless in the near future there was greater harmony between labour and capital ...

    Article : 52 words
  12. RECEPTION AT PORT ELIZABETH.

    Mr. Chamberlain was accorded a great send-off from Grahamstown. Upon his arrival at Port Elizabeth he was accorded a tremendous ovation. ...

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  13. A MISSING BANK CLERK.

    A. G. R. M'Lagan, a clerk engaged in the Bank of Australasia for the past five or six years, recently came from Kalgoorlie to Perth on business. Having completed the business, he proposed to return to ...

    Article : 227 words
  14. SOUTH AFRICA.

    In consequence of the provisions of the Cape Colony Immigration Restriction Act 400 coolies have not been allowed to land in South Africa. Numbers of Continental Europeans ...

    Article : 82 words
  15. POWERS' DIFFERENT POLICIES.

    Great Britain is doing her utmost to effect a peaceful solution of the difficulty in Macedonia and of the probable embroilment of the Balkan States. ...

    Article : 76 words
  16. THE QUEENSLAND RAINS.

    Following are the principal rainfalls recorded during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day:— Gilbert River 74 points, Musgrave 220, Palmerville 88. ...

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  17. PLAGUE AT DUBBAN.

    Owing to the outbreak of plague at Durban Asinties, whether furnished with permits or otherwise, will not be admitted to the Transvaal or Orange River Colony. ...

    Article : 36 words
  18. WYALONG AND WEST WYALONG.

    Owing to the council being heavily in debt the Mayor was negotiating for a loan when he vacated the chair. Prior to the last election an impromptu meeting ...

    Article : 261 words
  19. MACEDONIA.

    The situation in Macedonia has been mentioned again and again in our cables, lasting now as these disturbances have for some time. They had their origin in the oppression of the Christian subjects of the ...

    Article : 1,699 words
  20. THE TIDAL WAVE IN THE PACIFIC.

    Apropos of the tidal wave in the Pacific an interesting note on January 13 shows that from 1.30 to 5.17 p.m. an extensive earthquake was being recorded at the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory. ...

    Article : 79 words
  21. SAXONY ROYAL SCANDAL.

    The Crown Princess Louise of Saxony has been divorced from the Crown Prince. The German Emperor and Empress are inexorable, and declare that the Crown ...

    Article : 96 words
  22. MADAME MELBA.

    Disappointment spread over the city this afternoon when it was announced that the Melba concert was "off." A good deal of surprise was felt, and comment was made at the circumstance that Madame ...

    Article : 315 words
  23. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The postal authorities are at a loss to understand how anybody can have arrived at any estimate of the loss that may accrue on the working of the Pacific cable for the year ending March, 1904. ...

    Article : 167 words
  24. POLITICAL PRISONERS.

    Mr. Chamberlain since he arrived at Cape Colony has been besieged with petitions. Some ask for the release of political prisoners and that clemency be shown to others. ...

    Article : 33 words
  25. AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICES.

    It was announced a few days ago that with a view of preventing the steamers of the Orient Steam Navigation Company abandoning calling at Naples, the Italian ...

    Article : 95 words
  26. THE DISLOYALIST PROPAGAND A.

    A deputation from the Progressives which waited upon Mr. Chamberlain at Grahamstown declared that rebellion had been inadequataly suppressed and punished. The ...

    Article : 77 words
  27. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    The debate on the Income Tax Bill was resumed by Sir A. J. Peacock, who displayed a friendly attitude towards the proposals of the Government, but required further information as to ...

    Article : 143 words
  28. EMPLOYMENT OF BOYS.

    At the weekly meeting of the Sydney Labour Council last night a discussion took place upon the scheme recently drafted by the Minister for Works to solve the problem of giving employment to boys ...

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  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It has been decided to try at the Paris Assizes in May the Humberts and the d'Aurigna[?]s on charges of forgery. The damage caused to the factories at ...

    Article : 530 words
  30. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    The Royal Commissioners on the federal capital site met at the School of Arts to-day. Mr. Ronald Campbell, a grazier, who hus resided in the district for 40 years, was examined. He said he had us good ...

    Article : 447 words
  31. THE AFRIKANDER BOND.

    The Afrikander Bond recommends that Mr. Chamberlain should be ignored in his official capacity during his visit, and that he should be treated as a gentleman on tour. ...

    Article : 34 words
  32. QUEENSLAND NATIONAL BANK.

    The sixtieth ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Queensland National Bank was held to-day. Mr. James Munro, chairman of directors, in moving the adoption of the report and ...

    Article : 167 words
  33. QUEENSLAND.

    Information has been received at Longreach that a serious disaster overtook Crombie's sheep which were travelling from Jundah to Greenhills When going through Neenah Park no less than 1200 ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. A STRANGE EPIDEMIC.

    A strange epidemic is prevalent at Charters Towers. There are now 69 cases in the hospital. Altogether over 100 cases are reported. The doctors at first believed it was typhoid, but the ...

    Article : 191 words
  35. TAMWORTH WATER SUPPLY.

    The pumping scheme from the Peel River, at the north of Tamworth, is now in working order. During the last few days water has been pumped into the service reservoir, a couple of miles from the pump, ...

    Article : 145 words
  36. VICTORIAN LAND SCANDAL.

    In the Legislative Assembly the Deputy-Speaker read a letter from Mr. M. K. M'Kenzie resigning his seat for the electoral district of Anglesey in order that his actions may be reviewed by the electors of ...

    Article : 189 words
  37. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    An inquest on the fire which occurred on the premises of Messrs. Holden and Frost, saddlers and ironmongers, was held to-day. A verdict was returned that the fire was the result of accident. ...

    Article : 143 words
  38. A SERIOUS AFFRAY.

    At Yarram on Wednesday evening Thomas Lynch was in an hotel yard with Charles Roberts and John O'Shannassy, two jockeys, when the former asked him for a shilling for a drink. In reply Lynch ...

    Article : 109 words
  39. AN HOTEL ROBBERY.

    It has been reperted to the police that on Tuesday night or early on Wednesday morning a bedroom at the Southern Cross Hotel, Elizabeth and Devonshire streets, was entered and a lady's gold watch and ...

    Article : 62 words
  40. IT IS NOT WISE

    to take anything the grocer offers as "just as good." It is foolish, and the children with suffer. Ask for ARNOTT'S Milk Arrowroot Biscuits.—Advt. ...

    Article : 34 words
  41. THE BEST MEDICINE

    in the world is fresh air and ARNOTT'S MILK ARROWROOT BISCUITS. Give your children plenty of both.—Advt. ...

    Article : 22 words
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