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  2. SECOND EDITION

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

    Article : 18 words
  3. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 327 words
  4. AUSTRALIAN FINANCE.

    The price of New South Wales 3 per cent. stock is £90 5s—a fall of £1 15d since Friday. ...

    Article : 32 words
  5. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    The King will open Parliament in person to-day, and will be accompanied by Queen Alexandra. A forecast of the speech from the ...

    Article : 329 words
  6. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. Chamberlain, in the course of a speech at Beaufort; West, emphasised the importance of the assurances of Mr. de Waal that the Dutch would co-operate in bringing about ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The German newspapers are bitterly disappointed at the manner in which the Vene[?]lan difficulty has been settled. They admit that the Monroe doctrine emerges from ...

    Article : 107 words
  8. THE BANK ROBBERY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A man named J. Borrass surrendered to the police to-day on hearing that a warrant had been issued for his arrest in connection with the Bank of Australasia robbery. He said that his only transaction ...

    Article : 102 words
  9. STATEMENTS BY THE TREASURER.

    The State Treasurer, on being spoken to last evening by a " Herald." representative, stated that he supposed the fall was simply on account of the state of the money market in London. Nothing had ...

    Article : 187 words
  10. WAKATIPU-EURIMBLA COLLISION.

    The disabled steamship Wakatipu, of which was beached at the head of Neutral Bay after collision with the steamer Eurim [?]la on Sunday morning last, was successfully floated shortly before midnight last ...

    Article : 1,026 words
  11. SOUTH AFRICA.

    General Botha, Commandant Delarey, and Mr. Smuts are co-operating with Lord Milner in selecting representative Boers other than themselves for seats in the Legislative ...

    Article : 59 words
  12. GUYRA, Tuesday.

    The district is in a bad state. Water is scarce. NARRABRI, Tuesday. Up to date 3156 bushels of seed wheat have been applied for from the Government. It has been ...

    Article : 172 words
  13. A BRITISH BLUEBOOK.

    A Bluebook has been issued in connection with the settlement of the Venezuelan difficulty. None of the documents contained in the ...

    Article : 55 words
  14. THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN.

    The New Zealand 3 per cent, loan of £1,250,000, whieh is to be issued at a fixed price of 9-1½, is quoted at a_discount of 1 per cent. ...

    Article : 42 words
  15. THE AFRIKANDR BOND AND INDEPENDENCE.

    Mr. de Waal, M.L.A., the Secretary of the Afrikander Bond, admits that the Bond had favoured the independence of the old Republics. It had, however, never wanted to ...

    Article : 55 words
  16. DISTRESS IN THE WEST.

    The Premier yesterday remarked to a " Herald " representative:— " I wish Mr. George Maiden would mention the name of the writer of the pitiful letter published in ...

    Article : 257 words
  17. THE "DAILY MAIL'S" ATTACK.

    Mr. H. copeland, the Agent-General for New South Wales in an exhaustive reply to attacks of Mr. H. W. Wilson in the "Daily Mail " on Australian finance, says that if ...

    Article : 55 words
  18. TASMANIA.

    Professor Anderson Stuart, of Sydney university, expresses an opinion strongly in favour of the septic tank system in connection with the proposed underground drainage of Hobart. ...

    Article : 64 words
  19. THE UNITED STATES.

    Mr. G. B. Cortelyou, formerly secretary to President Roosevelt, has been appointed Secretary for Commerce and Labour in the United States Cabinet. ...

    Article : 32 words
  20. THE COUNTRY'S NEED.

    Sir,—The disastrous drought nearing its culminating point, in conjunction with the inability of the Government to continue its reckless spending policy (which latter has reduced the State's ...

    Article : 473 words
  21. ACCUMULATION OF CARGOES.

    Large cargoes which have accumulated at New York and elsewhere, on account of the blockade, will shortly be despatched, and will swell the Venezuelan customs. ...

    Article : 32 words
  22. LOYALISTS' ARMS.

    Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, Premier of Cape Colony. allows the loyalists to retain arms. If their rifles have been lost they are allowed to repurchase rifles from the Government at ...

    Article : 40 words
  23. CRUSHING THE REVOLUTIONISTS.

    Immediately the blockade of the Venezuelan ports was raised President Castro made rigorous efforts to crush the revolutionists. ...

    Article : 31 words
  24. NAVAL STATIONS IN CUBA.

    The agreement between the United States and Cuba providing for the establishment of United States naval and coaling stations on the island's coast has been signed. ...

    Article : 37 words
  25. STATEMENT BY SIR JOHN SEE.

    In the course of an interview which a representative of the " Herald " had yesterday afternoon with Sir John See, he remarked: "I have cabled to the Agent-General (Mr. Copeland) and the ...

    Article : 1,627 words
  26. BUSH FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    Fires are still raging in this district. Last night a fire with a front of about three miles spread from Pilcher's Mountain in a south-westerly direction. Residents along the Wallurohba-road, anticipating ...

    Article : 325 words
  27. HOLLANDERS INCITING DISLOYALTY.

    The " Daily Telegraph " states that the Hollander gang at Pretoria is inciting the burghers to disloyalty. The journal adds that deportations of ...

    Article : 52 words
  28. THE NORTHERN NIGERIA EXPEDITION.

    The walls of Kano, Northern Nigeria, which was occupied by Lieutenant-Colonel Merland on February 3, were 15ft in height. They were proof against millimetre shell fire. ...

    Article : 112 words
  29. THE STEAMER GERMANIC IN A GALE.

    The White Star liner Germanic, during the voyage from Liverpool to New York, encountered a terrific gale. While the alarmed passengers were praying in the saloon, the ...

    Article : 60 words
  30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Referring to the letter printed in your issue of this morning, under the heading of " Distress in the West," I would like to point out that in order to satisfy myself thoroughly as ...

    Article : 214 words
  31. THE WAR COMMISSION.

    General Sir George White, who commanded the forces in Natal at the outbreak of the South African war, gave evidence to-day before the Royal ...

    Article : 207 words
  32. VICTORIA.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill Water Supply the chairman., Mr. Swinburne, M.L. A., said it was a matter for satisfaction that in the driest year experienced they had been able to ...

    Article : 134 words
  33. MEETING OF LADIES.

    A meeting, convened by the Lady Mayoress, wa held at the Town Hall yesterday to consider what steps the ladies should take to assist in contributing to the fund which is being raised for the purpose of ...

    Article : 511 words
  34. THEDUCHESS OF MANCHESTER.

    The Duchess of Manchester and her child were on a visit to Alligator Farm in the State of Florida, United States, when a rattlesnake prepared to strike them. The Duchess ...

    Article : 119 words
  35. THE PLAGUE.

    There are at present four plague patients at the hospital at Woodman's Point, and the report received this morning was that they were all doing well with the exception or the man Cartwright, who was ...

    Article : 260 words
  36. THE PATERSON OUTBREAK.

    A selector named Jordan was burnt out yesterday. He [?]ode through the flames seeking safety, und narrowly escaped with his life. His horse was weriously burnt. ...

    Article : 34 words
  37. PILFERING ON THE RAILWAYS.

    For a long time consignees of goods by railway have complained of petty pilfering at the goods sheds, and frequent requests have been made for closer supervision. As one result, Richard Bournes, a ...

    Article : 198 words
  38. EXHUMATION OF A BODY.

    Owing to auspicious circumstances attaching to the manner in which un old man named Joseph Ninnes met his death at Penwortham, near Clare, on February 5, the Attorney-General yesterday ordered the ...

    Article : 590 words
  39. THE MACEDONIAN DIFFICULTY.

    A meeting of 4000 people was held in Paris yesterday in connection with the Macedonian difficulty. The meeting was attended by representatives of all parties and classes and by ...

    Article : 68 words
  40. THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION.

    Mr. Elihn Root, Secretary for War, and Senators Lodge and Turner, have been appointed to represent the United States on the Arbitration Commission in regard to the ...

    Article : 43 words
  41. QUEENSLAND.

    Tenders were opened this afternoon for the second section of the Gladstone to Rockhampton line. The distance is 40 miles, and the lowest tender was that of G. C. Willcocks and Co., as follows:— ...

    Article : 79 words
  42. THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly the Premier gave notice of his intention to move to-morrow,—" That the consideration of the report from the select committee upon the administration of the Lands' ...

    Article : 411 words
  43. OLD-AGE PENSIONS IN ENGLAND.

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain (the PostmasterGeneral), in the course of a speech yesterday, said that the Government was not likely to deal with a scheme for old-age pensions ...

    Article : 40 words
  44. BULGARIAN MARAUDING BANDS.

    Russia sternly rejects the plea of Bulgaria that she is unable to restrain the marauding bands of Bulgarians in the Monastir province of Macedonia. ...

    Article : 61 words
  45. FATAL EXPLOSION OF GUNCOTTON.

    An explosion of guncotton occurred at woolwich Arsenal yesterday. One workman was killed, and Captain R. G. Partridge, R.A., officer in charge of danger buildings, and three ...

    Article : 43 words
  46. WESTERN-AUSTRALIA.

    A telegram received from Yalgoo yesterday stated that pending the arrival of someone to take charge of the case nothing was being done by the local police to follow up the clues. It was generally known ...

    Article : 160 words
  47. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Lewis Richard Hogg, who has been customs officer for 20 years, was at the Criminal Court to-day senenced to 18 months' imprisonment for embezzlement. The prisoner forfeits a retiring allowance of nearly ...

    Article : 80 words
  48. TURKEY'S PREPARATIONS.

    Forty quick-firers have been sent to Adrianople, where the 2nd Army Corps of Turkey is mobilising. The construction of 96 cannons for Turkey, ...

    Article : 45 words
  49. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Sultan of Morocco has cuptured and beheaded 40 of the Pretender's escort. The Porte has ordered the Turkish troops to evacuate the territory in dispute in the ...

    Article : 226 words
  50. CARRIAGE OF SEED WHEAT.

    Mr. Kidd, Minister for Agriculture, has made inquiries into the statement published in the "Sydney Morning Herald" to the effect that although the Government had publicly announced that all ...

    Article : 152 words
  51. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

    The Minister for Education has ocean inquiring personally into the criticisms which have been levelled at the inspecting staff connected with the Education Department. He states as a result of his ...

    Article : 53 words
  52. ITALY'S POSITION.

    Signor A, Baccelli, Secretary to the Italian Minislry for Foreign Affairs, in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday spoke confidently of the results of the tour of Count Lamsdorff, ...

    Article : 85 words
  53. NEW ZEALAND.

    Thomas Reid, clerk, in the employ of Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Dunedin, was murderously assaulted and robbed of £286 yesterday afternoon. Mr. Reid was taking the money in a bag from the ...

    Article : 231 words
  54. SCHOOL BOARDS OF ADVICE.

    Owing to some rather extraordinary accounts which have recently been sent to the office of the Minister of Education, requesting payment for carringo hire for boards of advice visiting schools, the ...

    Article : 85 words
  55. VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE UNEMPLOYED.

    Mr. Bent (Minister for Railways) was asked today by Mr. Floming, who " leads " the unemployed, to provide work by clearing roads in the Fumina district by day labour. Mr. Bent declined on the ...

    Article : 172 words
  56. ACTION BY THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

    At a conference of the Women's Christian Temperance Union held yesterday afternoon in the Mothodist schoolroom, Newtown, the following resolution, moved by Mrs, Masterman, seconded by ...

    Article : 99 words
  57. TELE TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY.

    Mr. Palmer (Engineer-in-Chief) and Mr. Muir (Inspector ol Engineering Surveys) will leave Promantle to-day to attend the conference of engineers to consider the truns-Australian railway question. ...

    Article : 60 words
  58. THE TIMBER DUTY.

    An important point regarding the duty on timber has been raised by some of the lending timber importers in this State in connection with a large consignment of planed flouring boards from the Baltic. ...

    Article : 182 words
  59. RUSSIAN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.

    Russia is building in Baltic yards several battleships of 10,000 tons. They will be each armed with four 12in. guns, 12 8in. guns smaller guns, and quickfirers. ...

    Article : 73 words
  60. BRISBANE, Tuesday.

    Mr. W. Pagan, chief engineer of the Queensland railways, trill leave Brisbane next week: for Melbourne to attend the Railway Engineering Conference. ...

    Article : 27 words
  61. THE STATE OF THE SOUTH.

    Mr. A. G. Humby writes as follows from Bolero, via Narrandera, under date of February 15:—"I have just arrived here—400 miles west from Sydney. The condition of the country between Goulburn and ...

    Article : 294 words
  62. MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

    Pieton.—J. Connellan (re-elected). Moruya.—Alderman Johm Emmott was elected Mayol last night. Nowrs.—Alderman David Hyam was last night elected ...

    Article : 32 words
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