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  2. LATE EDITION.

    At Hastings to-day in the Australians' second innings Hill succeeded Duff. Trumper continued to add to the score at a fast rate. At 78 he hit Braund up to short-leg, but ...

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  3. THE MONTREAL BANQUET.

    At the banquet at Montreal on Monday, given in his honour by the members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Sir Edmund Barton said: "The Imperial ...

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  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    It is semi-officially announced that the political attitude at St. Petersburg of the Marquis de Montebello, the French Ambassador, to the Czar, has caused his recall. It is ...

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  5. POLITICAL CRISIS IN VICTORIA.

    The action of the Legislative Assembly last night in declining to accept the proposal of the Government to fix the limit of exemption under the Percentage Reduction Bill at £125 has had an unlooked ...

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  6. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    The federal tariff passed its final stages to-day, and all that remains to be done to complete its legal enactment is the Royal assent. The last step but one was taken in the Senate. On the motion for the third ...

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  7. DARLING HARBOUR.

    Nervous persons who dread the reappearance of the plague should be reassured by the reports from the authorities which we publish this morning. Of course it may ...

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  8. RUSSIA.

    The Czarina, who last week was prematurely accouched, is now out of danger. The issue of bulletins in regard to her Majesty's condition has been stopped. ...

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  9. NOTES IN THE STATE PARLIAMENT.

    With the exception of the Law of Property Amendment Bill, the further consideration of which was postponed for a week, the Legislative Council yesterday got through the business on the paper by 8 ...

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  10. THE UNITED STATES.

    It is estimated that the strike of coalminers in Pennsylvania, which ended last week, has caused a shortage of 20,000,000 tons of coal. In consequence Americans are buying large ...

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  11. MOROCCO.

    The situation in Morocco is becoming more serious. The Kabyles, near Mequinez, have risen against the Sultan, and 7000 troops have been despatched from Fez to quell the ...

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  12. THE PERSIAN GULF.

    A serious fight has occurred in the Persian Gulf between boats belonging to the British gunboat Lapwing and two piratical dhows. One bluejacket was killed and two others were ...

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  13. STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER.

    The Premier (Mr. Irvine), when interviewed to-night in reference to his action in advising his Excellency to dissolve Parliament, said: "After full consideration and consultation with my colleagues, ...

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  14. CRISIS IN CANADA FEARED.

    The declaration of the Earl of Minto at the banquet at Montreal is considered likely to provoke a crisis with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Dominion Premier, and ...

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  15. THE SINKING OF A HAYTIAN GUNBOAT.

    In the sinking of the Haytian gunboat Crete a Pierrot by the German cruiser Panther, Admiral Killick, the doctor, and two sailors were killed aboard the gunboat. ...

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  16. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD FUND.

    We shall be pleased to receive and acknowledge contributions to the "Sydney Morning Herald" Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the Mount Kembla disaster. All moneys received by us will be ...

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  17. THE DONCASTER MEETING.

    At the Doncaster September meeting to-day the race for the St. Leger resulted as follows: Mr. R. S. Siever'e SCEPTRE.... 1 Colonel M'Calmont's RISING-GLASS.. 2 ...

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  18. VICTORIA.

    Representatives of the council of the churches and the Trades Hall council met in conference to-day to discuss the question of State control of the liquor traffic. Mr. P. J. Brandt, one of the Trades Hall ...

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  19. A SOLDIER MURDERS HIS CAPTAIN.

    On Monday Private Abbott, of the Indian Army, shot dead Captain H. E. Neave, of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, in his bungalow at Belgaum, ...

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  20. IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

    It is reported in Montreal that at the Imperial Conference the first demand by Mr. Chamberlain for a contribution by the colonies to Imperial defence would ...

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  21. THE SENATE.

    Senator Walker took occasion under cover of a motion of adjournment in the Senate this afternoon to refer to the petition to the King signed by 3000 South Sea Islanders at present in Queensland ...

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  22. THE TALLOW SALES.

    At the weekly auctions of Australasian tallow to-day 1425 casks were offered and 650 casks were sold. Prices were:—Fine mutton 35s, medium ...

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  23. FEELING AMONG MEMBERS.

    The general body of members of the Legislative Assembly are disposed to resent the action of the Government in bringing about a dissolution of Parliament, and complain that the Premier ought to ...

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  24. SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS' DEPORTATION.

    When the petition prepared on behalf of the Pacific Islanders against their deportation from Queensland was compiled the Government sought an opinion from the Government Resident at the Solomon Islands. ...

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  25. RIOTS IN ITALY.

    Five hundred peasants at Candela, Apulia, Southern Italy, have struck for an increase of wages. They occupied the roads and prevented others from proceeding to ...

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  26. THE BOER LEADERS.

    General Botha, Commandant Delarey, and Commandant de Wet have sailed from England for the Hague. The leaders requested Mr. Chamberlain to allow the burgher ...

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  27. THE ALLENS' RESTRICTION ACT.

    A varied company of 20 foreigners about whose eligibility to become citizens of the Commonwealth a doubt existed were examined on board the mail steamers Austral, Darmstadt, and Armand Behie ...

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  28. SIR LEWIS BEAUMONT.

    Rear Admiral Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont, K.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief on the Australian station, has been promoted Vice-Admiral. ...

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  29. FIJI.

    The Miowera has arrived. The Governor of Fiji received a warm welcome. Madame Melba was also a passenger. She is enjoying splendid health, and states she is anxious to reach Australia. ...

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  30. PROBABLE SUCCESSOR OF VICE-ADMIRAL BEAUMONT.

    The name of Rear-Admiral George Lambart Atkinson-Willes (second in command of the home squadron) is mentioned in local naval circles as that of the probable successor of his Excellency ...

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  31. THE FLOODED COLLIERY.

    Three of the seven coalminers who were believed to have been drowned by the sudden flooding of the Union Pit, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, have been rescued. ...

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  32. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

    At a sitting of the Criminal Court at Shepparton James Baker was convicted of shooting at Miss Alice Oliver with intent to murder, and he was sentenced to six years imprisonment. The offence was ...

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  33. M'LEAN BROTHERS AND RIGG, LTD.

    The annual report for the year ended June 30 of M'Lean Brothers and Rigg, Limited, states that the gross receipts for the year amounted to £77,481, and the expenditure to £63,964, the net profit being ...

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  34. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    To-day the sitting of the House of Representatives was practically a formal one, such business as was done being merely of a stopgap character, pending the receipt of the Customs Tariff Bill from the ...

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  35. QUEENSLAND.

    It is understood that the man Henderson, arrested at Vancouver on a charge of being the accomplice of Campbell in the railway case, has proved to be Mr. Henderson, a leading coachbuilder of Glasgow, ...

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  36. AN ISLAND DISAPPEARS.

    A French admiral has notified the disappearance of the island of Bermeja, in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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  37. THE WEATHER.

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  38. NORFOLK ISLAND.

    The Titus arrived on Monday evening and sailed for the Islands on Tuesday afternoon. ...

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  39. THE MELBA SEASON.

    In anticipation of the opening, at 9 o'clock tomorrow, of the box plan for the half-guinea scats at the Melba concerts, applicants for seats begun to assemble at the box office at 8 o'clock to-night, and ...

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  40. THE AGAPEMONITES.

    The Rev. Smythe Piggott, the successor to Brother Prince as head of the Agapemonites, announced on Sunday evening at their Ark of the Covenant, Clapham, that he was the ...

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  41. THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN FRANCE.

    Colonel de Saintremy, who received a nominal sentence from a council of war at Nantes for having disregarded the requests of the civil authorities to expel nuns ...

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  42. THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.

    The sleeper cutters at Mulwala have formed an association, with Mr. George French as president and Mr. Thomas M'Donald as secretary. It is asserted ...

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  43. A REPORT CONTRADICTED.

    The health authorities have received the following telegram from the Government Medical Officer at Thursday Island regarding the supposed case of Asiatic cholera on board the steamer Duke of ...

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  44. RAIN IN VICTORIA.

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  45. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Baptist Conference scheme adopted by the South Australian Union provides for local autonomy of the State unions to be continued; the Federal Council to meet once a year at least and be ...

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  46. LIGHT RAIN IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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  47. NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH AFRICA STEAM SERVICE.

    Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent-General for New Zealand, has intimated that the tenders which were sent in for the inauguration of a steam service between South Africa and New ...

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  48. THE RAILWAY RATES INCREASE.

    Replying to a deputation of Northern members to-day, the Minister for Railways indicated that there was a likelihood of reducing the recent increase of 50 per cent. on the Normanton, Cairns, and Mackay ...

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  49. VESUVIUS ACTIVE.

    The volcano Vesuvius, Naples, is active. Loud and frequent explosions are experienced. ...

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  50. MOAMA AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

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  51. TASMANIA.

    The steamer Aparima, from Albany for Wellington, called here for 200 tons of coal, and resumes her voyage in the morning. The Commercial Bank half-yearly meeting was ...

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  52. TO-DAY.

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  53. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Two young Frenchmen sculled across the Straits of Dover from Boulogne to Dover in six hours. Mr. John M'llwraith, a brother of the late ...

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  54. THE AMERICA CUP.

    Sir Thomas Lipton is undecided as to whether he will issue a challenge for the America Cup. He states he is willing to stand aside for anyone wishing to challenge, and ...

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  55. NEW ZEALAND.

    The steamer Norfolk has sailed for Sydney with 4433 carcases of mutton and lamb and 3000 live sheep. News has been received that Mr. T. P. O'Connor, ...

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  56. LATE MINING.

    The August output of the Lake View Consols treated by the Diehl plant was 6388 tons of sulphide ore for 6605oz. 19dwt. The working costs were— Stoping, 12s 5d; treatment, 22s 7d; and general, ...

    Article : 52 words
  57. LATE SHIPPING.

    Chillagoe, s., 1500 tons, Captain W. Firth, from Brisbane. Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited, agents. ...

    Article : 23 words
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