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  2. WORLD'S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

    Towns once more proved his right to the World's Championship yesterday. Though there were several features of cote about this race, it could not bear ...

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  3. THE LATEST CABLE NEWS

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, in tho course of the debate on the new Army scheme in the House of Commons, deprecated the extinction instead of the reform of ...

    Article : 73 words
  4. A MURDEROUS ASSAULT

    A sensational incident occurred in Pitt-street last evening. A man who wan standing near the corner of Goulburn-street was attacked with a tomahawk. ...

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  5. THE LAST CHANCE

    Just ninety-nine years ago in such stress was the British army for recruits that levy and bounty money of £40 a man was being paid (equivalent to at least ...

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  6. THE MAIL CONTRACT.

    Sir Thomas Sutherland, chairman of the P. and O. Company, in a letter to the "Times," asserts that he is unaware of any conspiracy against the ...

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  7. THE TIDE OF IMMIGRATION.

    The increased facilities for immigration offered by the New South Wales Government are causing numerous applications to be forwarded to Mr. ...

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  8. AMERICAN SHIPPING.

    The United States House of Representatives, by 134 to 100, has omitted from the Ship Subsidy Bill the clauses relating to fast services to the Orient. ...

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  9. INTERVIEW WITH DURNAN.

    Durnan apparently took his defeat to heart. After returning to his dressing-room, he rested for five or ten minutes before anyone was allowed to see him. ...

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  10. CHAMPION PIGEON SHOTS.

    Hector Fraser, McIntosh, and Greig divided 17,328 franca (about £650) at the Triennial Championship pigcon-shooting meeting at Monto Carlo ...

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  11. HOSPITABLE KING EDWARD.

    King Edward, hearing that the Houses of Parliament had arranged for a luncheon to be tendered to the Colonial Premiers on their arrival in ...

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  12. THE BOER RAIDERS.

    A petition is being circulated in Cape Colony praying for the reprieve of Ferreira, the Boer raider, and his companions, who were recently ...

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  13. ENGLISH MAIL CONTRACT.

    Mr. Deakin, spoken to to-day about what was described as the unseemly conflict of statements between the two sections of the Melbourne Pross as to the ...

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  14. GERMAN RADICALS AND REFORMS.

    The Radicals in the Reichstag warned Prince von Bulow, the German Chancellor, that the price of their support must he the granting of liberal ...

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  15. FEDERAL ELECTION EXPENSES.

    About a month ago Messrs. Atkins, Barker, and Tu[?]ffe, unsuccessful candidates for tho Victorian Senate, and Mr. Russell, one of the successful ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. NONCOMFORMISTS AND DISESTABLISHMENT

    Mr. R. W. Peaks, Liberal Member for Louth, declared in the House of Commons that the Noncomformists would not allow the question of ...

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  17. ITALIAN FORCE ATTACKED.

    The rebellious Bimal tribe attacked an Italian primitive expedition in Italian East Africa, but was repulsed near Danae, 200 being killed. ...

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  18. WHAT STANBURY SAYS.

    "I think it was a good race," remarked Jim Stanbury. "Was Towns fully extended?" "I think so. He was rowing like a very ...

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  19. FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

    The Bill introduced by Mr. Ramsay McDonald (Labor), to extend the provisions of the Meals to School Children Bill to Scotland, and Mr. Walter Rea's ...

    Article : 144 words
  20. MEDICINES AND FOODS.

    A good deal of misconception still appears to exist with regard to that portion of the Commerce Act relating to the formulae of medicines and foods. The idea ...

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  21. GERMANY'S NAVAL AMBITION.

    It is reported that the German Government proposes to widen the North Sea Canal sufficiently to admit of the passage of the new warships of the ...

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  22. DOCTOR'S GIFT FOR EDUCATION.

    Dr. Oldham, opthalmic surgeon at Brighton, who died recently, has bequeathed £60,000 for Higher Education. ...

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  23. WHAT BEACH EXPECTED.

    On the umpire's boat while going to the starting post Bill Beach expressed the opinion that Towns would win by about seven lengths. ...

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  24. ADVANCES TO SETTLERS.

    "There can be no doubt that the Act is being fully availed of," said Mr. O'Malley Wood, who is in control of tho Advances to Settlers' branch of the Government ...

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  25. UMPIRE'S VIEW.

    While Durnan was being rubbed down in his dressing-room Mr. Upward entered and shook the Canadian warmly by the hand. "Well, Durnan," said the umpire, "you ...

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  26. TURKISH CORRUPTION.

    Fehim Pasha, Chief of the Secret Police at the Yildiz Kiosk, the Sultan's palace at Constantinople, who was reported recently to have been ...

    Article : 119 words
  27. PETER KEMP NOT SURPRISED.

    Before the race started Peter Kemp considered it would be "the softest race Towns ever had," judging by what the two men had done while training. ...

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  28. MAIL BOAT STRANDED.

    The Germain mailboat Konigin Wilhelmina stranded outside Flushing, Holland. A tug rescued 90 passengers and ...

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  29. GENERAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—Mr. Pierpont Morgan, the millionaire, has purchased lour paintings of Vandyck in Italy for £100,000. ...

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  30. LONDONER'S OPINION.

    Mr. James Field, of London, a gentleman well known and highly esteemed in sporting circles, was asked his opinion of the race. "Well," he said, "we were ...

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  31. THE RACE.

    The water was smooth as glass. The start was delayed owing to a smart shower, and also to the fact that the challenger seemed to be unaware of the ...

    Article : 277 words
  32. FIRE ON THE KANOWNA.

    The A.U.S.N. Company's ship Kanowna was found to be on fire at the wharf on the Yarra this evening just as the men had completed loading her with produce ...

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  33. LONDON MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 176 words
  34. J. R. M. MACKAY INVITED TO JOIN

    The "Daily Mall" states that J. R. M. Mackay has been invited to join the South African team to shortly leave for England. ...

    Article : 97 words
  35. A FALSE ALARM.

    The people on the hill in the vicinity of the finishing post were the victims of a false alarm. "Durnan Talks in," yelled a ...

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  36. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    The members of the Roads and Bridges staff of the Works Department, whoso positions have become vacant owing to the new Local Government Act, yesterday ...

    Article : 95 words
  37. FIRE AT THE CRICKET GROUND.

    An alarm or fire was received about halt-past 11 yesterday morning at the Paddington Fire Station from the Sydney Cricket Ground. The outbreak was ...

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  38. PROHIBITION OF OPIUM.

    Writes a Pekin correspondent to the "Japan Weekly Mall": "As to the enforcement of the edict that the use of opium must be prohibited within ...

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  39. OUR NEW OFFICES.

    On Monday and Wednesday last large parties of prominent citizens, including newspaper people, visited the offices of the "Sunday Times," ...

    Article : 183 words
  40. THE CROWD.

    The attendance altogether was estimated at 14.000 or 15,000, including the Sydney contingent, that from, the mountains and Lithgow and the local ...

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  41. HOW PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE FINISH.

    As usual there were number of photographers at the finishing post Six of these pictures and also a moving picture show that there was just daylight between ...

    Article : 98 words
  42. BOOT TRADES EMPLOYEES

    It is notified in yesterday's Commonwealth "Gazette" that application has been made for registration of the New South Wales branch of the Boot Trades ...

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  43. SCENE AT PENRITH.

    P[?]rith was the hub yesterday. Representatives of all countries were in evidence. Mr. Jim Field, from England, Mr. Abo Solman, Canada, Mr. Geo, Upward ...

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  44. INTERVIEW WITH THIS CHAMPION.

    Towns was in a bath of perspiration as he came up the path leading from the river to his quarters. He carried his boat up the ascent and appeared to be in ...

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  45. PROMINENT FREEMASON'S DEATH.

    The sudden death took place yesterday of Mr. Herbert S. Thompson, a well-known architect, of Castlereagh-street, city. The deceased was a prominent Freemason ...

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  46. DEATH OF MARCHIONESS RIPON

    LONDON, Saturday Morning.—The death is announced of the Marchioness of Ripon. ...

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  47. WOOL AND WHEAT.

    The amount of wool received at Darling Harbor, &c., during the week was 3242 bales, representing an increase of 1798 bales, as compared with the corresponding ...

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  48. RAILWAY TRAFFIC—DISAPPOINTING RETURNS.

    The railway truffle was one of the disappointments in connection with the race. It had been expected that the trains from Sydney would be patronised by an ...

    Article : 113 words
  49. THE BETTING.

    There was virtually no betting, offers to lay 2 to 1 or longer odds on Towns not meeting with any response from the other side. ...

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  50. RAILWAYS AND TRAMS.

    The railway revenue for the week ending February 23 amounted to £88,414, as against £79,423 for the corresponding week of last year—an increase of £9991. ...

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  51. PAYING OVER THE STAKES.

    The Lord Mayor will hand over the stakes at Bat[?]man's Hotel on Monday night. The race was for £500 aside. ...

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  52. ACCIDENTS.

    Sydney Fleming, 24, who resides at Alexandria, was playing cricket in the Erskineville Park yesterday afternoon, when he slipped and fell, fracturing his leg. He was admitted to the Prince ...

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  53. SALMON OVA FOR TASMANIA

    Mr. Charles Harrison, secretary of the Northern Tasmania Fish Acclimatisation Society, has arrived in Sydney to take delivery of 50,000 salmon ova to arrive ...

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  54. WEIGHTS OF SCULLERS.

    Towns' weight was 10st. 7lb.; Durnan's, 10st. 10lb. ...

    Article : 11 words
  55. POLICE ARRANGEMENTS.

    Under Inspector Mitchell, of No. 1 Station, about 60 members of the metrop[?] ...

    Article : 45 words
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