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  2. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

    The Governor-General's retirement was discussed informally at a meeting of the Federal Cabinet to-day. Nothing was done in reference to the matter because Ministers are awaiting further messages ...

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  3. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

    The match Australia v. Surrey was continued to-day. The weather was dull and cold. The attendance was small. The wicket was rather difficult, and occasionally kicked. The ...

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  4. LATE EDITION.

    The match between the Australian Eleven and the Essex team was to have commenced this morning, but owing to rain play has not yet been started. ...

    Article : 226 words
  5. THE GREAT VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS.

    Mount Pelee, Martinique, is still erupting smoke and fire. The fug[?]tives from Saint Pierre before 8 o'clock on the morning of Thursday, May ...

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  6. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Boer officers in the Portuguese camps have received private messages stating that "there will be an early conclusion of the war, an honourable peace, and that they may ...

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  7. SYMPATHY OF THE SYDNEY LABOUR COUNCIL.

    At last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council Mr. D. Quinn moved,—"That the council forward a letter of condolence, through the French Consul, to the people of Martinique owing to the ...

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  8. THE CORONATION.

    The Corporation of the City of London and the metropolitan borough councils have arranged to supply hundreds of thousands of children, widows, and cripples, with teas and ...

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  9. KERMODE GOING TO ENGLAND.

    Early in the week Mr. Philip Sheridan, the manager of the Sydney Cricket Ground, received a cable message from Mr. A. C. MacLaren, captain of Lancashire, asking for the New South Wales bowler, ...

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  10. CELEBRATIONS AT ADELAIDE.

    At a meeting of the Council of the Churches held this afternoon the president (the Rev. J. G. Raws) stated that the Government had decided to proclaim June 26, Coronation Day, a public holiday, and was ...

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  11. STATEMENT BY A NEW ZEALAND PAPER.

    The Wellington "Post," speaking without authority, expresses the belief that the Government has received official information that the peace negotiations are expected to be brought to a successful issue at a ...

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  12. BANISHMENT OF BOER LEADERS.

    Thirty more Boer leaders have been banished in terms of the proclamation of August last, Among the number is ex-Judge Kock. ...

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  13. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S POSITION.

    When the position of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia was first created it at once took equal rank in the estimation of the public men of Great Britain with those other two great ...

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  14. BRITISH CAPTURES.

    The Boer prisoners captured by Lieutenant-General Ian Hamilton in the Western Transvaal chiefly comprise Commandant Vanzye's section of Irreconcilable. ...

    Article : 70 words
  15. COLONIAL PRESENTS TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    Yesterday the Queen inspected at the Imperial Institute the presents which were presented to the Prince and the Princess of Wales during their tour of the-colonies. ...

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  16. THE S.S. BOVERIC.

    The steamer Narrang, of Lund's Blue Anchor line, bound from Melbourne to London, via Cape Colony, fell in with the Boveric on the night of May 9. The Narrung stood by till daylight, and then agreed to ...

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  17. FURTHER CALAMITY PRESAGED.

    Three luminous points appear on the lower slopes of Mount Pelee. A further calamity is held to be thus presaged. ...

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  18. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    In the Canadian House of Commons last night Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier, said that in the Conference of Premiers he would be prepared to discuss the question of defence ...

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  19. RECOVERY OF TREASURE.

    Thirty thousand pounds worth of jewellery has been recovered from the vaults of the bank at St. Pierre. Five crecles and a white man have been ...

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  20. THE STEAMER BOVERIC.

    The anxiety felt as to the whereabouts of the Boveric and the apprehension respeeting the fate of those aboard, were allayed this morning by the safe arrival at Fremantle of the drifting vessel in tow ...

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  21. THE COMMONWEALTH HORSE.

    Arrangements are well forward now for the embarkation of the Fifth Battu[?]ion on board of the transport Columbia next Tuesday. Yesterday morning a mounted parade was held on the old rifle range, ...

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  22. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S RESIGNATION.

    The Chief Justice (Sir John Madden), who on different occa[?]ions has acted us Govenor of Victoria, was interviewed to-night with regard to certain aspects of Lord Hopetoun's retirement. Sir J. Madden ...

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  23. THE OUTBURST ON ST. VINCENT.

    Two thousand persons have perished at St. Vincent. Most of the deaths occurred at Caribi. A stream of stone and mud half a mile wide ...

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  24. THE NAVY.

    The new cruisers which are being built on the Clyde are longer and broader and have a greater displacement than those of the same class now in commission. The greater ...

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  25. AUSTRALASIAN FRUIT IN ENGLAND.

    The apples shipped by the R.M.S. Ortona arrived in good condition. The market was firmer than at the sale of the last shipment. Tasmanian realised 9s to 15s; Australian, 8s ...

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  26. TROOPSHIPS AT MELBOURNE.

    The steamer Menelaus, which arrived here with a detachment of troops from Sydney will ship 47 men and 201 horses to-morrow, and will resume her voyage to South Africa via Adelaide. The troopship ...

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  27. RUSSIA.

    M. Pl[?]hve, the Russian Minister for the Interior, has secured the repeal of the law making a district responsible for the taxes due from the individual. ...

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  28. RETURN OF SIXTH NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT.

    The Sixth New Zealand Contingent was accorded a hearty welcome on arrival by the Monowai at Wellington this morning. ...

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  29. THE EMPIRE'S TRADE.

    Fifty-seven Unionists and Liberals of the House of Commons have formed a permanent committee to promote the interests of trade and commerce. ...

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  30. MOVEMENTS OF THE STEAMER.

    A feeling of relief was experienced this morning when news came through from Fremantle that the steamer Narrung, which was on a voyage from Melbourne to London, had put into port with the ...

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  31. AUSTRALASIAN CASUALTIES.

    A native of Yass named Leonard is reported as being dangerously ill in South Africa; also an old Yassite, Corporal Dick Furlong, is reported to have been killed in action. Furlong was regarded as a ...

    Article : 51 words
  32. FRANCE.

    President Loubet loft Brest yesterday on his visit to the Czar at St. Petersburg. On the eve of his departure President Loubet declared that M. Waldeck-Rousseau, the ...

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  33. ILLNESS OF A TROOPER,

    The following is a copy of a telegraphic despatch received by the Lieutenant-Governor from the chief casualty officer, Capetown:—"Dangerously ill of enteric fever, May 11, at Heilbron, 3rd New South ...

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  34. NEWMARKET STAKES.

    At the Newmarket Second Spring Meeting to-day the race for the leading item on the card resulted as under:— Newmarket Stakes, a sweepstakes of 30 sovs. ...

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  35. THE R.M.S. AUSTRAL AT FREMANTLE.

    The R.M.S. Austral arrived from London at 10 p[?]n. yesterday with the following saloon passengers aboard:— For Adelaide: Mr. and Mrs. Pengelley, Miss S. ...

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  36. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 63 words
  37. A CHAT ABOUT ST. VINCENT.

    A few interesting particulars were ga[?]ed by a "Herald" reported during a chat with Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M., on the volcanic eruptions at St. Vincent. Incidentally he mentioned that the present Governor, ...

    Article : 195 words
  38. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    Cardinal Vaughan (Archbishop of Westminster) invited Mr. J. Redmond, M.P., to appoint an Irish Nationalist member to sit on the Cardinal's committee which is watching ...

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  39. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    In the House of Commons last night Viscount Cranborne, the Parliamentary Under-Sceretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that Great Britain and France had each ...

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  40. THE RECENT TRAIN DERAILMENT.

    The Melbourne express left Mit[?]ham at 10.35 p.m., after being delayed six hours and five minutes owing to having been derailed. An examination in daylight of the railway line ...

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  41. MADAME MELBA IN GRAND OPERA.

    At Madame Melba's appearance as Gilda, in Verdi's opera "Rigoletto." her Majesty the Queen was present. In this opera Mine. Melba repeats one of her ...

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  42. ABANDONMENT URGED.

    The Colonial Secretary of Jamaica (Mr. S. Olivier) thinks that Great Britain ought to deport the population of St. Vincent and abandon the island. ...

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  43. BREAD CARTERS' UNION.

    A largely attended meeting of the Bread Carters' Union was held last night in the Trades' Hall, under the presidency of Mr. J. Larter. The first half-yearly report and balance-sheet were received. The ...

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  44. THE MATCH AGAINST ESSEX.

    The Australian team will commence their match against Essex at Leyton this morning. The county team will be selected from the following:—H. G. Owen, F. L. Fane, P. ...

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  45. THE ALLOWANCES QUESTION.

    When radically amending the Governor-General's Allowance Bill three weeks ago members had no idea that their action would precipitate a return of Lord Hopetoun to England. It has been suggested ...

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  46. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day prices were very firm. Competition was keen and general. May 15. At the wool sales yesterday the following ...

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  47. ASSISTANCE FOR THE SUFFERERS.

    At the request of Mr. Chamberlain the Lord Mayor has opened a Mansion House fund for providing for the relief of the distressed on St. Vincent. ...

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  48. TAREE QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The Quarter Sessions Court was held to-day before Judge Heydon. An aboriginal named Barlow was charged with stealing money from a store at Black Flat. He p[?]eaded guilty and was sentenced to ...

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  49. NOTES ON THE MATCH.

    It would be difficult to have a more decisive victory than that gained by the Australians over Surrey. To declare the innings closed with only five wickets down and then to win in an innings and 78 runs is ...

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  50. FEARED SHIPPING DISASTER.

    It is feared that the steamer Camorta, of the British India line, has foundered in a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. The crew of the vessel numbers 89, and there are 650 native ...

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  51. POSITION OF ARCHDEACON MOXON.

    Bishop Cooper, in accepting Archdeacon Moxon's resignation fully endorsed his protest against raf[?]ling in connection with the late bazaar. However, the Cathedral council met last night, when a ...

    Article : 55 words
  52. THE NEW PYRMONT BRIDGE.

    The State Minister for Public Works has received a report from the engineer (Mr. Percy Allan) in charge of the construction of the new Pyrmont Bridge. It appears that the large ma[?]onry rest piers ...

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  53. DEATH OF MR. H. A. UNWIN.

    The death is announced of Mr. Harry Addington Unwin, who was private secretary to Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales from 1879 to 1885. The event took place at Mr. Unwin's ...

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  54. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    The amount of £6000 asked by the Royal Geographical Society to complete the fitting out of the relief ship for the Antarctic expedition has been raised. Five thousand pounds ...

    Article : 53 words
  55. INFLUENCE OF THE ERUPTIONS.

    Two earthquakes and several shocks of earthquakes have occurred at Saint Thomas. May 15. It is estimated that 2,000,000 tons of vol[?] ...

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  56. COLD WEATHER COMFORT.

    Nothing so cheerful as ARNOTT'S Milk Arrowroot Biscuits. They are just the nicest things to give children in the cold weather—Advt. ...

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  57. QUALITY WILL TELL.

    and so it comes about that ARONOTT'S Milk Arrowroot Biscuits have a larger sale than all the other; put together.—Advt. ...

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