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  2. POLITICAL SITUATION.

    If the present speculative activity in political circles is to be regarded as an index of what the proceedings will be in the new Parliament, then the public may certainly count upon some interesting ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. H. Morrell, who has occupied the position of cane inspector for the Colonial Sugar-refining Company during the past few years, was entertained last night at a dinner by a number of prominent citizens. ...

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  4. NEWCASTLE.

    The annual meeting of the Newcastle district Public School Teachers' Athletic Association was held in the Bolton-street schoolroom on Friday evening. Mr. C. O. Flashman (district inspector of ...

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  5. THE PERSIAN LOAN.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. Curzon, the Parliamentary Undersecretary to the Foreign Office, stated, in reply to a question, that the project of a ...

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  6. THE WAR.

    The Spaniards are so hard pressed at Manila by the insurg[?]nts that the Archbishop of the city has sought to obtain the protection of the American ...

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  7. VICTORIA.

    The board appointed to test the sight of railway employees has so far examined 1829 men in all branches, of whom 1807 passed satisfactorily. Of the remainder nine were reduced in grade, ...

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  8. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales, and the Dowager Empress Frederick have sent telegrams of sympathy to the family of the late Prince Bismarck. ...

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  9. MR. WOOD BANQUETED.

    Last night Mr. Herbert Wood, representative of Eden-Bombala, was banqueted by a number of his supporters at Rowley's Hotel. Alderman Plowright (the Mayor) presided. In responding to the ...

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  10. CLEARING-HOUSE RETURNS.

    The Melbourne Clearing-house returns for the week ending August 1 were £2,654,496, showing a decrease of £2301 compared with the corresponding week of last year. The total clearances since ...

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  11. RUNAWAY AT YASS.

    An accident happened this afternoon to Mrs. Jackson, wife of the Rev. Daniel Jackson, Presbyterian minister. Mr. Jackson went into the residence of Mr. J. R. Ross at North Yass, leaving Mrs. ...

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  12. MR. WISE AND MR. REID.

    Sir,—Daring the recent electoral campaign Mr. Reid several times accused me of having tried to bring about a coalition between Sir George Dibbs and Sir Henry Parkes in the early part of 1895. As ...

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  13. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

    Sonor Sagasta, the Prime Minister of Spain, is conferring with the leaders of the various political parties as to the details of the terms of peace proposed by ...

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  14. A SAD SUICIDE.

    During the tea hour this evening the officials of the Spencer-street railway station were startled by hearing a revolver shot. In one of the retiring-rooms they discovered a man lying dead ...

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  15. WILD FLOWER SHOW.

    A meeting was held in the School of Arts yesterday, when it was decided to held the annual wild flower show on Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, and to devote the proceeds to a fund for ...

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  16. THE REASON FOR A PRIVATE FUNERAL.

    The reason for having the funeral of Prince Bismarck private has been stated. It transpires that some time before his death the late Prince said he ...

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  17. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    A few days ago Major Esterhazy was arrested on a charge of defrauding his cousin of several thousand francs. His cousin has now made a confession in ...

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  18. RAISING OF THE MARIA TERESA.

    The Spanish warship Maria Teresa, which was sunk by the American fleet in the engagement off Santiago, has been successfully raised by American engineers. ...

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  19. THE LESSON OF THE ELECTION.

    Sir,—A friend has sent me a copy of th[?] "Herald" of July 29 containing a letter by Professor Jetnro Brown and some comments of your own on the inequality of representation disclosed in ...

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  20. THE AMERICAN ARMY IN CUBA.

    The chief officers of the army at Santiago have signed an appeal addressed to Major General Shafter asking him to remove the troops to the Northern States, as ...

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  21. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    Vessels continue to arrive daily to load cargoes for foreign ports. The steamer Ribstone arrived from Sydney on Saturday to load a cargo from the Co-operative Colliery for Java, and the steamer Tsinan put ...

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  22. QUEENSLAND.

    At the annual meeting of Queensland Amateur Rowing Association on Thursday night, a code of regulations dealing with the question of the reinstatement of amateurs was adopted. These ...

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  23. THE TRIAL OF M. ZOLA.

    Yesterday the appeal of M. Zola and M. Perreux (publisher of "L'Aurore") against the sentence to undergo a year's imprisonment, and each pay a fine of ...

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  24. A MELBOURNE SERVICE.

    What may be called a memorial gathering in honour of the late Prince Bismarck was held at the Turnverein Hall on Saturday afternoon, when about 300 leading German ...

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  25. STOCKTON SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    The annual report of the Stockton School of Arts shows that the receipts during the past 15 months totalled £159, and the sum of £125 has been expended in alterations to the new premises. The ...

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  26. THE QUEEN OF DENMARK.

    Last week it was reported that the Princess of Wales had been summoned to Copenhagen on account of the illnoss of her mother the Queen of Denmark. ...

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  27. REPLY OF THE SPANISH CABINET.

    The Spanish Cabinet has approved of the basis of the reply to the offer of peace made by the United States. There are conflicting accounts as to the ...

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  28. THE THREATENED COAL DIFFICULTY.

    Some amount of excitement has hen caused in mining circles in consequence of the attitude assumed by the Hotton Mining Lodge in condemning the officials of the Miners' Union and in advocating a ...

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  29. MEMORIAL SERVICE AT BRISBANE.

    A laraely attended meeting of all classes of the community was held at the Centenuinl Hall to-day, when the memorial service in honour of the late Prince Bismarck was held. Addresses ...

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  30. THE METHODIST CONVENTION.

    The Rev. H. T. Burgess, of South Australi[?] (president of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodis[?] General Conference), arrived in Sydney by express from Melbourne on Saturday morning for the ...

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  31. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A large meeting has been held at the Royal Hall, Norseman, to hear the Esperance delegates speak upon the question of the routes for the railway. Both sides of the question were put. 600 people ...

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  32. THE GARRISON OF CUBA.

    There has arisen a difficulty with regard to the garrisoning of that part of south, eastern Cuba whioh has surrendered to the American forces. ...

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  33. THE QUEEN SERIOUSLY ILL.

    The condition of the Queen of Denmark is reported to be serious. Her son, the King of Greece, has been summoned to Copenhagen. ...

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  34. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    There is a movement on foot to secure a visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada and the United States next spring. ...

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  35. THE WALLSEND MINERS.

    At a special meeting of the Wallsend Mining Lodge, held on Friday night it was reported that the company had agreed to pay 25 per cent, advance to the men employed on pillars as compensation for ...

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  36. MR. HOOLEY'S EXAMINATION IN BANKRUPTCY.

    In the course of Mr. E. T. Hooley's examination in bankruptcy it was stated that the Simpson Lever Chain, Limited, after its failure as an invention, was ...

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  37. THE RISING OF SOMALIS.

    Reinforcements are being sent from Mombassa to Ras Jebul to supress the rising in Somaliland. ...

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  38. THE RABBIT PEST.

    Mr. Horace Page, who is examining the country east of Esperance and Dundas to determine the western limits of the rabbit in-0 cursion, has arrived at Eyre, and has telegraphed ...

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  39. A NEW RUSSIAN PORT.

    The "Novoe Vremya," a St. Petersburg newspaper, states that Menelik, the Emperor of Abyssinia, has ceded to Russia the protectorate of Rahoita Bay. The ...

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  40. COAL-MINING IN THE SOUTH.

    At the adjourned conference between representatives of the Southern colliery proprietors and the miners forming the Illawarra Miners' Union at the Sydney office of the Southern Coalowners' Agency ...

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  41. THE METHODIST UNION MOVEMENT.

    In connection with the Methodist Union movement an interchange of pulpits between the Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and Free Methodist churches took place throughout the district to-day, ...

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  42. THE KLONDYKE.

    Many miners are returning from Klondyke, several with large fortunes. Three thousand are travelling along the coast to escape starvation. ...

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  43. COMPLIMENTARY PICNIC TO MR. DUGALD THOMSON, M.L.A.

    On Saturday last the several committees who were formed to secure the return of Mr. Dugald Thomson as member for Warringah tendered to that gentleman a complimentary picnic. The ...

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  44. CHARGE AGAINST A SIKH.

    Gurdial Singh, a highly esteemed Sikh, has been charged with corrupting an Indian civil servant. Two witnesses who were to have been brought forward ...

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  45. A COLONIAL APPOINTMENT.

    Mr. Ernest Rutherford, of Canterbury, New Zealand, has been appointed Professor of Physics at the M'Gill University, Montreal, Canada. ...

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  46. FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS.

    The semi-final in connection with the Northern District Rugby Football Association's Senior Competitions was played on the local union ground on Saturday afternoon, the competing ...

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  47. ANTI-SEMITIC DISTURBANCE.

    A serions anti-Semitic disturbance has taken place at Nantes, where a Science Congress is sitting. Two members of the French Chamber of Deputies who are ...

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  48. THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

    The colonial sub-committee of the Paris Exhibition suggests that the colonies participating in the scheme for a colonial restaurant at the Exhibition should ...

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  49. THE VACCINATION BILL.

    The House of Commons last night considered the amendments made in the Vaccination Bill by the House of Lords. The clause allowing parents who have ...

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  50. WAVERLEY BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

    On Friday afternoon at the Waverley Hall, Ebley-street, Waverley, a two-days' "sale of work" was opened in aid of the funds of the Waverley Benevolent Society. The sale was arranged and ...

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  51. SILVER.

    Bar silver was quoted yesterday at 2s 31/8d per ounce standard. [Some of the above items appeared in our Second Edition on Saturday.] ...

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  52. AUSTRALIAN RACEHORSES IN ENGLAND.

    The entries for the big handicaps to be decided during the back end of the English racing season closed to-day, and the following Australian racehorses ...

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  53. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The following are the latest stock movements:— 2306 wethers and ewes, Barwon Vale to Aberdeen, Aberdeen Chilling and Freezing Company owmers; 2946 mixed sheep, Brewarrin[?] to Flemington, J. ...

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  54. NEW ZEALAND.

    The football match Canterbury v. Auckland was won by the latter by 24 points to 3. The amateur athletic championship meeting for next year will be held at Dunedin. ...

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  55. TO-DAY.

    United Convention of Methodists: Centenary Hall, 8, [?].30, and 7.[?]0. Cookery Lecture, School of Arts: Mrs. Wicken. Brighton Racing Club; Pony and Oalloway Meeting, ...

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  56. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Governor returned from his visit to Broken Hill yesterday, thoroughly impressed with the richness of the mines. The intercolonial mails, ex Arcadia, left by ...

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  57. BILLIARDS.

    The well-known billiardists F. Weiss (champion of Australia) and E. James are to play an exhibition game and fancy shots this evening at the Grand Hotel, Waverley. ...

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  60. BALMAIN NORTH.

    On Saturday evening Mr. Leonard Green, who contested the Balmain North seat at the recent election, but who was unable to address the electors at the declaration of the poll, spoke to a large gathering ...

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