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  2. SECOND EDITION.

    The Australians commenced a match at Brighton to-day against tho Sussex County Eleven. The weather was beautifully fine and ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The French Nationalist newspapers protest against the removal of General P[?]lli[?]ux from the command of an army brigade in Brittany. They consider that ...

    Article : 176 words
  4. NEWCASTLE.

    The match between the English team of footballers and a representative team selected by the northern branch of the [?]ughy Foothall Union attracted a gathering of fully 5000 persons at the Union ...

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  5. FEDERATION.

    The referendum to-day on the Commonwealth Bill once again emphasised in an unmistakable fashion the fact that federation is almost the unanimous wish of the people of Victoria. The absence ...

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  6. THE TRANSVAAL.

    Speaking in the Cape Assembly, Mr. Cecil Rhodes declared that it was intended to tax Transvaal products entering Rhodesia until Cape products were ...

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  7. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    The match between the Australians and Surrey was resumed on the Kennington Oval to-day. The weather was beautifully fine and the wicket good. The ...

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  8. VICTORIA.

    As the reward of £1,000 offered by the Mines Department for a cheap and efficient system of ventilating mines did not, in the opinion of the board which met and inquired into the methods ...

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  9. THE OFFERS OF COLONIAL TROOPS.

    India is ready to send 10,000 British troops to the Transvaal. The Colonial Office appreciates the offer of troops from New South Wales, but it ...

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  10. THE GREATER BRITAIN EXHIBITION.

    Thirty-five diplomas of honour have been awarded to Victorian exhibitors at the Greater Britain Exhibition at Earl's Court, London, and six to the Victorian ...

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  11. SILK EXHIBITS.

    Sir T. Wardlo, president of the Silk Association of England and Ireland, is pleased with the exhibit of Victorian silk, and offers, if supplied with 1001b. of ...

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  12. THE CENTURIES.

    The following are the individual hundreds scored for and against the Australians:- AUSTRALIANS. 124—Gregory, v. South of England. ...

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  13. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. R. M'Minn, who was twice Government Resident in the Northern Territory, is on a visit to Adelaide for the purpose, of acquiring land in the Northern Territory for dredging and hydrauli[?] ...

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  14. THE SITUATION IN SPAIN.

    Speaking in the Spanish Senate yesterday General Weylor, formerly Commonder-in-Chief of the Spanish forces in Cuba, declared that a revolution would ...

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  15. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    Mr. H, Maskelyne has carried out a series of successful experiments with wireless telegraphy. By means of this system he exchanged signals with an ...

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  16. FUNERAL OF MR. OSCAR GIRARD.

    The funeral of the late Mr. Oscar Girard took place to-day, and was most impressive. The coffin was draped with the stars and stripes. Mr. Murphy, the American Consul, attended the ...

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  17. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    The steamer Belgica, which conveyed the Belgian expedition under Lieutenant De Gerlache to the Antarctic, will return from South America to Belgium in ...

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  18. RESULTS OF THE TOUR.

    May 8, Crystal Palace, v. South of England.— Drawn. South of England, 216 and 222; Australia, 375, and 7 for one wicket. May 11, Leyton, v. Essex.— Lost by 126 runs. ...

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  19. FIRE IN OXFORD-STREET.

    A fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning at 33 Oxford-street, in premises occupied by Angelo Guiffre, fruiterer. The fire, which o[?]iginated in the front portion of the ...

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  20. STRIKE RIOTS IN AMERICA.

    The riots in connection with the strike of tramway employees continue in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and further outrages have been committed. ...

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  21. OLD AGE PENSIONS.

    The Select Committee on the Aged and Deserving Poor, of which Mr. Henry Chaplin, M.P., President of the Board of Agriculture, is chairman, has ...

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  22. IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council last night the first business dealt with was the adoption of an address to his Excellency Lord Beauchamp, congratulating him upon his assumption of the position of ...

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  23. TASMANIA.

    A new Electoral Bill has been prepared for the consideration of the Tasmanian Parliament. It provides that the Governor may appoint a commission of three to divide the colony into electoral ...

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  24. SUGAR BOUNTIES CONFERENCE.

    It is reported that France is willing to join the International Sugar Bounties Conference at Brussels if it should reassemble. ...

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  25. NEWCASTLE AND COUNTY BUILDING COMPANY.

    The thirteenth annual meeting of shareholders in the Newcastle and County Mutual Building Land, and Investment Company, Limited, was held in the Hall of Commerce to-night. Mr. Archibald ...

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  26. CHINA AND JAPAN.

    The claim of Japan for a measure of financial control over the reorganisation of the Chinese army and navy is the chief obstacle to an alliance with China. ...

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  27. LATE MINING.

    Mr. Thomas Smith reports:—The South Glanmire and Monkland has crushed 792 tons of stone for 737oz. gold in a cake. Great Eastern No. 2 South crushed 575 tons for 3765oz. amalgam. It is ...

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  28. REFORMATORY SHIP BURNT.

    The Roman Catholic reformatory ship Clarence was to-day burnt at her moorings on the Mersey. The whole of the 350 boys stationed on the vessel escaped. ...

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  29. NEW FRENCH BATTLESHIP.

    The French warship Suffren, the largest battleship in the French navy, was launched to-day from the Government dockyard at Brest. She was 190 days ...

    Article : 147 words
  30. QUEENSLAND.

    Owing to the Barcoo encountering bad weather after leaving Bowen, Gladstone was not reached until 7 this morning, and thr Premier, who expected to arrive this morning, did not reach ...

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  31. LATE COUNTRY NEWS.

    At the last meeting of the above association, Mr. Broughton presiding, a letter was received from the Railway Commissioners intimating that they had carried out the association's request relative to the ...

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  32. NORTHUMBERLAND PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY.

    The twenty-third annual meeting of shareholders in the Northumberland Permanent Building, Investment, Land, and Loan Society was held at the offices of the company, Hunter-street, to-night. ...

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  33. THE STARTING MACHINE.

    " Truth " states that the starting machine in America has proved " a complete and ignominious failure." ...

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  34. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3 11-16d per ounce standard. ...

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  35. THE REV. C. H. YATMAN'S MISSION.

    The concluding meetings in connection with the Rev.[?] C. H. Yatman's mission at this centre were commenced to-day. There was a large congregation at the Victoria Theatre to-night, when Mr. Yatman ...

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  36. THE REFERENDUM IN TASMANIA.

    The referendum on the Commonwealth Bill was taken throughout the colony to-day and resulted in au overwhelming majority in favour of the bill. The polling, however, was not nearly so heavy as the ...

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  37. GOODWOOD JULY MEETING.

    At the Goodwood July Meeting yesterday the contest for the leading event on the programme resulted as under:- GOODWOOD PLATE, a handicap of 800 sovs., by ...

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  38. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The ship Scottish Moors sailed to-day for Valparaiso with 3669 tons of Wallsend coal, and the steamer Menmuir left for Hongkong and Manila, via Sydney, with 1622 tons of Co-operative coal. ...

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  39. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A Public Service Bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly last night. The bill provides for the classification of officers of the Public Service in six classes, according to salaries, and ...

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  40. THE NEW STEAMER FOR MANLY.

    It has been decided by the board of directors of the Port Jackson Company that the building of their new steamer shall be given to Mort's Dock Company. The whole of thee work is to be done in ...

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  41. LATE SHIPPING.

    Allinga, s., 2500 tons, Captain D.P. Davies, from Melbourne. Passengers—Messrs. H. Walters, L. Duval, J. M. Wagstaff, H. Jones, F. W. Stacey, H. Leith, R. Leith, D. M'Kern, A. Jones, F. Williams, J. Creer,: F. ...

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  42. A LOCAL HOLIDAY.

    To-day was proclaimed a public holiday throughout this district in honour of the visit of the English footballers and the holiday was generally observed. The attendance at the match England v. Northern ...

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  43. A POPULAR CAPTAIN.

    Captain Hipgrave, who his been long and favourably known in the intercolonial trade as master of the steamship Burrumbeet, was made the recipient of a bandsome presentation this evening by ...

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