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  2. STATE POLITICS.

    A caucus of the Opposition was held at the party room, Parliament House, yesterday, when after a deliberation extending into three and a half hours Mr. C. A. Lee, the member for Tenterfield, was ...

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  3. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Major-General Sir Edwin H. H. Collen, K.C.I.E., member of the Council of the Governor-General of India, and Mr. W. T. Taylor, C.M.G., Auditor-General for Ceylon, ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    The final stace of the Kemp v. Madden action for alleged slander has been reached. Mr. Justice A'Beckett summed up to-day, and said that he would ask the jury—(1) Did they find the ...

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  5. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    The Duke and the Duchess of Cornwall and York have just concluded a triumphal progross. The fetes were brilliant, and were not attended with any hitch. ...

    Article : 101 words
  6. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    During the operations conducted by MajorGeneral Babington in the south-western Transvaal the column in command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. S. Rawlinson ...

    Article : 147 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Japan is urging China to send troops to Manchuria to restore order. April 16. China has thanked Japan for the latter's ...

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  8. THE STATE PARLIAMENTS AND TARIFFS.

    " This association has been criticised," said Mr. Moore, secretary of the Federal Freetrade and Liberal Committee, yesterday, "for trying to keep alive the freetrade ...

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  9. THE FEDERAL CABINET.

    The Federal Cabinet had another long sitting today, and gave further consideration to the draft bills which will be submitted to Parliament early in the session. All the members were prosent except Sir ...

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  10. BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS.

    Sir E. M. Satow, the British Minister at Peking, is negotiating mainly with Liu-kunyi, the Viceroy of the Liang-kiang. Sir E. M. Satow does this as he finds it useless to deal ...

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  11. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

    Mr. H. H. Share, Secretary to his Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Rear Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, has forwarded to us the following copy of a memorandum issued to the officers in command of ...

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  12. QUEENSLAND.

    There is continued turbulence amongst the kanakas at Prosperine, and an extra constable has been sent from Bowen. Heavy rain fell between Hughenden and ...

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  13. SUPPRESSION OF MARAUDERS.

    Increasing numbers of Orange River Colony Boers are joining the British to hunt down marauding commandos. April 16. ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. A CHINIESE DENIAL.

    Prince Ching denies the truth of the statements made by missionaries regarding the rebellion in Mongolia. ...

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  15. THE IMPERIAL COURT.

    The Imperial Court is removing to Hsiang yang and is abandoning its intention of returning to Poking. Hsiang yang is in the province of Hupei and is ...

    Article : 81 words
  16. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Alexander Francis Tassie, manager of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank at Riverton, was arrested at that township on Sunday, on a charge of having embezzled £415 belonging to the back. ...

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  17. THE COLLAPSE OF THE RECENT NEGOTIATIONS.

    The "Daily Mail" reports that the collapse of the negotiations between Lord Kitchener and General Botha in March last was due to the belief of General Botha that ...

    Article : 62 words
  18. GENERAL NEWS.

    It was reported a few days ago that Captain Bartsch, of the German Infantry, had been murdered outside of Peking. Two Chinamen, who were riding Captain Bartsch's horse, ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. NEWCASTLE.

    The four-masted schooner Prosper arrived to-day from Sydney to load a cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for Honolulu; the steamship Min sailed to-day for Manila with 4618 tons of ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

    Colonel John Hay, the United States Secretary of State, has announced that President M'Kinley has decided to include in the new Nicaragua Canal Treaty a provision making ...

    Article : 145 words
  21. GENERAL BOTHA AND DE WET.

    It is semi-officially stated at Capetown that General Botha conferred with Commandant de Wet in the Heilbron district on the 11th instant. From that date several Boer ...

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  22. WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD.

    The usual weekly meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board was held at the offices, Newcastle, this morning. The president (Mr. W. J. Millner) occupied the chair, and Messrs. J. ...

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  23. MOUNTED TROOPS IN THE FIELD.

    The "Daily Mail" affirms that Lord Kitchener has now 60,000 mounted men in the field. Compulsory sales of horses in Cape Colony to the military have yielded ...

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  24. NEW SOUTH WALES VISITORS TO MELBOURNE.

    Mr. Arthur Mucarthur has been appointed by Mr. Barton, Premier of the Commonwealth, to be the representatives of New South Wales in Melbourne in connection with the issue of invitations to residents ...

    Article : 316 words
  25. THE PROCESSION.

    Sir Frederick Darley, the Lieutenant-Governor, forwarded to the Premier yesterday a copy of a telegraphic despatch which he had received from the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of ...

    Article : 84 words
  26. SIR ALERED MILNER ON LEAVE.

    Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colonies, and High Commissioner for South Africa, will shortly take two or three months' rest in England ...

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  27. CANADA.

    Dr. J. T. Lewis, the Anglican Archbishop of Ontario, has resigned, owing to illhealth, Dr. W. B. Bond, Bishop of Montreal, has succeeded him. ...

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  28. THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER FEDERAL.

    The city coroner inquired to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of six men who were washed upon the eastern coast of Victoria on or about March 21, and at later dates. Four of the men were ...

    Article : 439 words
  29. ATTITUDE OF THE LABOUR PARTY.

    In the course of an interview to-day Mr. Thomas said that members of the labour party were unfettered with regard to the tariff question, and were free to exercise their individual judgment, but on other ...

    Article : 167 words
  30. THE PLAGUE.

    Numbers of plague-killed rats have been discovered in stacks of mealies at Port Elizabeth, in south-eastern Cape Colony. ...

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  31. CITIZENS' ROYAL RECEPTION FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 308 words
  32. PUNISHMENT FOR TREASON.

    The Treason Committee sitting at Barkly West has sentenced Mr. Pieter Jacobus ("Pony") de Wet, a member of the Cape House of Assembly for Wodehouse, to three ...

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  33. HONOUR FOR AN AUSTRALIAN.

    Mr. Hudson Beare, a South Australian, has been appointed to the Chair of Engineering at the Edinburgh University. ...

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  34. DISCOVERY OF RICH REEFS.

    Rich gold-boaring reefs have been discovered in the Murchison Range, Transvaal. The Murchison Range is a portion of the Zoutspauberg Mountains to the east of Pietersburg. For ...

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  35. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3 1-16d per ounce standard—a fall of 1-16d since Friday. ...

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  36. PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS.

    A conference of commissioners and registrars of patents and trade marks of the States of the Commonwealth is being held at the Custom-house to consider, under the direction of Mr. Kingston, a ...

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  37. MR. FEGAN'S POSITION.

    Our Melbourne telegrams yesterday stated that it was currently reported in the lobbies of Parliament House there that the Federal Ministers resented the appointed of Mr. Fegan, and that his delay in ...

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  38. AUSTRALASIAN CASUALTIES.

    Lieutenant W. Strong, of the Victorian Bushmen, has been discharged from hospital and has resumed duty. Private J. Moore, of the New Zealand ...

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  39. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir Henry Irving produced "Coriolanus" at the Lyceum Theatre last night. Sir Henry Irving, as Coriolanus, had a masterly conception of the part, and it was one of the finest of ...

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  40. THE OPENING OF THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. Barton states that in all probability the ceremonial of opening the Federal Parliament will be followed by in adjournment until the conclusion of the Royal visit to Melbourne. ...

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  41. GENERAL NEWS.

    A column composed of 600 colonial troops has left Rosmead Junction in pursuit of Commandant Kruitzinger. A woman at a farmhouse treacherously ...

    Article : 89 words
  42. THE PREPARATIONS IN MELBOURNE.

    The Governor-General is taking an active personal interest in all that concerns the movements of the Duke and the Duchess of Cornwall and York in Melbourne next month. Yesterday he inspected the ...

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  43. GLEBE ELECTORATE.

    Mr. J. A. Hogue, M. L. A., delivered an address in the Record Reign Hall last night on the political situation, Alderman Macuamara (Mayor of the Glebe) occupied the chair, and the hall was fairly ...

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  44. MR. O'SULLIVAN IN THE NORTH.

    A deputation to the Minister for Works on Saturday night, consisting of Messrs. A. Ross, A. H. Garven, and G. Payne, presented an extensively signed petition asking for the protection of the River ...

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  45. MARKING SEATS IN PARLIAMENT.

    Following the example set by Mr. King O'Malley, several members of the House of Representatives attended Parliament House to-day and selected their seats, Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Higgins found a ...

    Article : 66 words
  46. FREETRADE BANQUET AT ALBURY.

    It is proposed by the freetraders of Albury and the Hume federal electorate to tender a banquet to Mr. W. C. Goddard, who unsuccessfully opposed Sir William Lyne at the recent federal elections, and ...

    Article : 102 words
  47. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 414 words
  48. TEN THOUSAND INVITATIONS.

    The work of issuing invitations for the Commonwealth festivities is now completed. Nearly 10,000 invitations have been sent out altogether, or about 2000 in excess of the number issued in connection ...

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  49. MR. WATSON ENTERTAINED.

    Mr. J. C. Watson, representative of the Bland electorate in the Federal Parliament, visited the field yesterday. He was met some miles out by numbers of supporters, and escorted into town by a large ...

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  50. THE ANTILLIAN AT ALBANY.

    Mr. L. A. Pogonowski received the following telegram yesterday from Captain J. W. Nissigh:- "Albery, W. A., April 16, 1991.—Transport antilhan sails to-morrow forenoon for South Africa." ...

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  51. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    The following is a copy of a letter addressed by Mr. Barton, the Federal Premier, to Mr. See, the Premier of New South Wales, with reference to the federal capital. ...

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  52. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The census for the magisterial district of Perth gives a total of, 43,646, namely, males, 23,277; females, 20,369. The total for the Perth municipality, included in the above, is 27,471. namely, ...

    Article : 127 words
  53. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN QUEENSLAND.

    Addressing a meeting of farmers at Cairns, Dr. Maxwell, the sugar expert, stated that he was depuled by the Federal Premier to visit the sugargrowing districts throughout Queensland and ...

    Article : 237 words
  54. CENTRAL LICENSING COURT.

    At the Central Licensing Court on Monday, before Messrs. G. H. Smithers and F. S., Isaacs, S. Ms., and F. Penny, L. M., a conditional publican's license was granted by a majority of the Bench to Deniel ...

    Article : 109 words
  55. SALVATION ARMY CONGRESS

    By our advertising columns it will be seen that [?]dant and Mrs. Booth, of the Salvation Army, are visiting Sydney shortly in connection with a series of annual congress gatherings, a special feature of ...

    Article : 117 words
  56. LEGISLATIVE REFORM.

    A public meeting was held in the Protestant Hall last night to consider the question of the reductionin the number of members of the State Parliament, the introduction of local government, and generally the ...

    Article : 2,381 words
  57. Advertising

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  58. Advertising

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