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  2. VICTORIA RACING CLUB.

    The attendance at Flemington on Cup Day ranks among those comparatively few fashions which are not subject to change. Few cannot honestly affirm that they enjoyed the visit. The crushing on the outward ...

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  3. QUEENSLAND.

    At a meeting of the Patriotic Fund committee it was announced that the Federal Postal Department had forwarded a cheque for £243, being the proceeds of the sale of patriotic stamps in aid of the ...

    Article : 51 words
  4. VICTORIA.

    The State Government circulated to-day three loan application bills providing for a comprehensive scheme of works in connection with railways and water supply. Along with the bills, and in addition ...

    Article : 168 words
  5. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    It is not at all unlikely that when the High Court is constituted the States will appeal to it against the manner in which the Federal Ministry is apportioning the expenditure. For instance, over £20,000 ...

    Article : 185 words
  6. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR.

    Mr. Chamberlain will sail for South Africa in the cruiser Good Hope on the 25th instant. Mr. Chamberlain hopes that the chief ...

    Article : 100 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Arrangements for turning back the progress of the Mullah in Somaliland are being completed. Lieutenant-Colonel Swayne, who ...

    Article : 247 words
  8. THE LIBERAL PARTY.

    Lord Rosebery addressed 3500 people at Edinburgh on Saturday under the auspices of the East of Scotland Liberal League. Lord Rosebery approved of the idea of a ...

    Article : 249 words
  9. RAIN IN THE NORTH-WEST.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 53 words
  10. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Carnegie offers £10,000 for the establishment of a library at Dunedin on condition that the city finds the site, and pays £700 a year for maintenance. ...

    Article : 35 words
  11. THE DROUGHT RELIEF FUND.

    Madame Melba has cancelled her arrangements for securing subscriptions from a number of her wealthy friends in Europe and America to the fund for the relief of the drought-stricken settlers. She ...

    Article : 230 words
  12. DISTURBANCE IN A GAOL.

    Four long-sentence prisoners at Hokitika Gaol attacked and overpowered two warders, and secured their rifles. The prisoners escaped, and are still at large. ...

    Article : 32 words
  13. HONOUR TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Reserving their opinion on Mr. Chaberlain's action on matters apart from his tour in South Africa, the Birmingham Liberal Association has resolved to participate in the ...

    Article : 166 words
  14. NOTES IN THE STATE PARLIAMENT.

    When the Legislative Assembly met yesterday there was barely a quorum present. The questions were few in number, and the business on the paper was reached within 10 minutes. The third reading ...

    Article : 350 words
  15. AN ABANDONED BURNING MINE.

    Twelve years ago the Southern Coal Company, now the Corrimal-Balgownie Collieries, Limited, opened a new mine on the southern slopes of Mount Kembla. ...

    Article : 119 words
  16. RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT HARTWELL.

    A distressing accident happened this afternoon on the Camberwell railway line. Three young women —Miss Ada Blonksopp, Miss Grace Hicks, and Miss Rogers—who were taking part in a Methodist ...

    Article : 115 words
  17. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANIES.

    In regard to the cable message in which it was stated that the Council of Western Australian Mine Owners has protested to Mr. H. B. Lefroy, ...

    Article : 176 words
  18. THE COMMENTS OF NEWSPAPERS.

    The "Times," in commenting upon Lord Rosebery's speech, complains that small cavils and specious unconsidered suggestions will not contribute to efficiency. ...

    Article : 56 words
  19. AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT.

    Uneasiness is felt at Aden at an unconfirmed report that the Mullah raided an advanced outpost near Bohotelah, and captured an important camel transport. ...

    Article : 34 words
  20. TASMANIA.

    The Chief Secretary states that the Electoral Amendment Act reducing the number of members cannot become law prior to the expiry of the present Assembly by effluxion of time in March next. ...

    Article : 55 words
  21. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The New York " Tribune " has congratulated Great Britain on " that magnificent achievement, the completion of the Pacific cable." It also states that the work is an ...

    Article : 115 words
  22. CHINA.

    Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," reports that the promotion of a fourth-grade official to the rank of a mandarin of the first grade has been gazetted for ...

    Article : 113 words
  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The inter-state mails ex R.M.S. Orizaba left Adelaide by to-day's express. The mails by the R.M.S. Orizaba for the castern States will leave by an express this afternoon. ...

    Article : 56 words
  24. THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

    Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the leader of the Opposition, speaking on Saturday at a meeting at Alexandra Palace, called for the purpose of protesting against the Education ...

    Article : 75 words
  25. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Council to-day the Governor's assent to the Railway Acts Amendment Bill and the Trustees and Executors Bill was announced. The Friendly Societies Bill passed through ...

    Article : 423 words
  26. A CHARGE OF PERJURY.

    The trial of John Richards Campbell on a charge of perjury was continued at the Supreme Court to-day before Mr. Justice Cooper and a jury of 12. ...

    Article : 372 words
  27. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A raid was made by detectives on Monday night on some shops, and nine arrests were effected. Since the last raid betting has been carried on in the streets. While the detectives were visiting the shops on ...

    Article : 61 words
  28. THE RACING.

    The afternoon's sport opened with the Cup Hurdle Race, for which half a score were saddled up, and the South Australian golding Scutum was most in demand, but Booby ran him very close in the market ...

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  29. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.

    The Hen. J. S Larke, Canadian Commissioner, received the following cablegram yesterday from Sir Sandford Fleming, at Ottawa:— " Congratulate Australia on the completion of cable ...

    Article : 201 words
  30. THE UNITED STATES.

    At the second trial at New York of Ronald Molineux, son of General Molineux, on a charge of poisoning Mrs. K. G. Adams, accused underwent a searching ...

    Article : 235 words
  31. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    In committee on the Education Bill last night a snap division on an amendment was secured by the Opposition. The division, which took place after dinner, when there ...

    Article : 82 words
  32. THE POPULATION RETURNS.

    The population returns show an increase for the month of 774, and a total population at the end of the month of 214,215. The large exodus for the Cup carnival accounts for the increase not being up to the ...

    Article : 92 words
  33. WHOLESALE PTOMAINE POISONING.

    Persons attending the Methodist Sunday school picnic at Werribeo to-day were thrown into a state of the gravest alarm by the dovelopment of symptoms of poisoning on a wholesale scale a coaple of hours ...

    Article : 183 words
  34. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Seventy of the Boer irreconcileables have sailed from Capetown for the Argentine, where they will receive an area of 1000 acres free and 5000 acres additional at 8d per acre, ...

    Article : 66 words
  35. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    A Blue Book has been published containing a summary of the proceedings and the resolutions of the Imperial Conference held a few months ago between ...

    Article : 120 words
  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the House of Assembly to-day the Gaming Law Bill, designed for the purpose of suppressing city tote shops, was carried through all its stages, with the addition of further restrictive clauses, some ...

    Article : 114 words
  37. LYNCH LAW.

    Four thousand whites and negroes at Darling, in the State of Mississippi, burned at the stake a negro who had confessed to having robbed and murdered two whites. ...

    Article : 36 words
  38. THE RECENT SHOOTING MYSTERY.

    The circumstances connected with the recent shooting mystory near the Centennial Park were discussed at the meeting of the Paddington borough council on Monday evening. The Mayor (Alderman ...

    Article : 233 words
  39. NEW STEAMERS FOR THE ATLANTIC TRADE.

    The Atlantic Transport Company has ordered three steamers, each of 12,000 tons, of Harland and Wolff, Limited, of Belfast. Mr. Arnold-Forster, the Financial Secretary ...

    Article : 80 words
  40. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRAGEDY.

    At the inquest to-day on Mrs. Martin, the victim of the Dublin tragedy, a letter from Martin to his wife was read. Inter alia the letter stated:—"My Dear Wife,—Although we have to seperate soon you ...

    Article : 242 words
  41. THE DRESSES.

    The Cup Day of 1902 will stand out among other Cup days for its excessive heat, that increased throughout the day, even although a great part of the time the sun was clouded ovor till about 4 o'clock, ...

    Article : 1,282 words
  42. THE DUKHOBORSKI.

    The officials' of Manitoba are entraining the women and children of the Dukhoborski back to their villages[?] ...

    Article : 27 words
  43. R.M.S. AUSTRALIA AT FREMANTLE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 261 words
  44. SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOATS.

    The commandants of the French submarine torpedo boats which took part in the recent manœuvres at Cherbourg report that battleships will never be safe within the radius of ...

    Article : 70 words
  45. THE DEATH OF MR. JOHN KENSIT.

    A labourer named M'Keever has been committed for trial on a charge of the murder of Mr. John Kensit, the antiritualist. The evidence showed that the ...

    Article : 303 words
  46. THE NAVY.

    The Admiralty has notified private shipbuilders that in future the penalties for the late delivery of third-class cruisers will be enforced. ...

    Article : 30 words
  47. FALL FROM A WINDOW.

    Shortly after midnight a seaman named William Grist, of H.M.S. Wallaroo, was found in an unconscious condition on the pavement outside the Westralia Hotel, King-street, by Constable Lockhart, ...

    Article : 91 words
  48. THE RUSSIAN PASTORAL INDUSTRY.

    By the order of the, Czar, M. Kuyoff, who is attached to the Department of Agriculture and who leads the Russian farmers' deputation now in England, will spend a year in ...

    Article : 65 words
  49. THE POSITION IN THE WEST.

    Doleful reports continue to come from the districts round about Wentworth. Stock are dying by hundreds. Since the shearing it is estimated that 50 per cent. ...

    Article : 271 words
  50. THE GRAND DUKE PAUL.

    The Grand Duke Paul, uncle of the Czar, has been dismissed from the Army. Nov. 4. The dismissal of the Grand Duke Paul ...

    Article : 124 words
  51. LATE COUNTRY NEWS.

    A petition signed by the telephone subscribers has been forwarded to Mr. J. Cook M.P., for presentation to the Postmaster-General urging the removal of the new conditions sought to be imposed in ...

    Article : 88 words
  52. METHODIST DISTRICT SYNOD.

    The Methodist Synod concluded its sittings to-day. The synod placed on record its appreciation of the fact that the Methodist Union Enabling Act had passed both Houses of Parliament. A resolution ...

    Article : 218 words
  53. THE COMMONWEALTH TARIFF.

    There are many complaints that no definite information can be got in regard to the final form of the tariff of Australia. ...

    Article : 32 words
  54. STOCK MOVEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 words
  55. GERMAN IMPORTATION OF MEAT.

    It is stated that the city of Hamburg does not propose to repeal the measure prohibiting the importation of store cattle. ...

    Article : 32 words
  56. THE UNREST IN THE BALKANS.

    The Premier of Bulgaria has admitted that Bulgaria is bound to prevent revolutionary bands from invading Macedonia, but he says it is impossible to close the frontier ...

    Article : 54 words
  57. MOUNT KEMBLA DISASTER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 words
  58. YOU SQUANDER MONEY

    [?] buying substitutes. Unless you can obtain the leal article—WOLFE'S Schnapps—it would be wiser to save your money, and not take any at all.—Advt. ...

    Article : 26 words
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